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J. Kelly Vh!te Wins
Nomination For "
Office Of Sheriff
Voters -of. Perquimans County went
to the polls last Saturday and cast a
commanding majority Of votes for Al
ton A. LennOn, candidate for the U. S.
Senate; they also gray a majority to
. Edwin Gill as candidate for the office
of State Treasurer, and Charles Gold,
candidate for Commissioner of Insur
ance. , ,'
Election day was cloudy, rainy and
-sunny, but despite the weather voters
turned out In a better than expected
number, a the : records showing -,. 1500
Votes were cast during the day.
In the contest for U. S. Senate Len
'non received a total of 012 votes while
W. Kerr r Scott , who won the state
nomination, received 494. Eleven votes
were given to five1 other candidates as
follows: Wingfield Ij ; Turner 6, Bos-
, tick 2, Boyd 2 and Sprinkle one,
In the contest foe. State Treasurer
1 Perquimans voters gave Gill 726 votes
while his. opponent, James, received
. 232. In the race Between Gold and
Fletcher for the. nomination for Com
missioner of Insurance, a close race
developed in this county. . Gold ' won
the nod with 455. votes while Fletcher
' received 4M.:J:
In the only county contest, decided
by the election, J. Kelly White defeat
ed incumbent M., G. Owens for the
nomination for sheriff. White receiv
ed a majority of ; the votes in each
of the six precincts, getting a total
of 931 votes while Owens, received 567.
Elton 'Aydlett of Pasquotank -Coun-ty
led in the balloting for the office
of State. Senator for the First Dis
:trict .receiving" fc total of 876 votes.
A. P. Godwin, of Gabs, was second
with 733 Votes, while tTayland Sprufll
of Bertie County ran t' .ird with a to-
v . uiowivi nuvn wsj nuuHia iu vnio tun-
' test were Aydlett and Godwin.'
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opposition in the primary and who will
be certified as Democratic nominees
.. for the general election in November
were Commissioners A. T. Lane, Wil
liam C. Chappell, R. L. Spivey, E. B.
Hollowell and Warner Madre; Clerk of
Court W. H. -Pitt; Treasurer D. F.
: Reed, Jr.; Record Judge C. E. John
son; Coroner Dr. , C. A. Davenport;
Board of Education Members J. Ed
, ' gar Morris, Mrs. T. P. Brinn and Mrs.
A. E. Cook. - - .
IIEAOinS
- Almost 10 million more Americans
will be included, within the Social Se
curity program, under terms of a bill
passed in-Congress this week. The
measure alsoincreases payment for
those now receiving benefits. Includ
ed in the new list to be added to the
rolls will be more than 8 million farm-.
era and state and municipal employees.-
The bill must pass the. Senate
to become law. v. - ; ; ;
From Geneva this week was a re
port a truce may develop in the Indo
china war, but both sides continue to
clash over terms. . France is "report
ed stepping up activity in regards to
the fighting, sending more men and
material to the area. There is less
Indication, now, from Washington the
U. S. will become involved! one report
stated President Eisenhower will not
authorize use of U. S. forces without
authority from Congress. " ''
Federal Judge Don Gilliam handed
down a ruling last Friday which' de-
nied the operators of the Moyock Dog
Track an injunction, sought t6 pre
vent law enforcement officials from
arresting persons making bets at the
track. Reports stated the operators
sought the injunction- as- a means to
permit operation of ;the track this
summer. What; if any action, the op
erators may . now take to reopen the
, ciosea tracK is unknown. ,
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County Board To
Meet Next Monday
Perauimans County Board of Com
missioners will meet here in regular
session next Monday, beginning at 10
o'clock. Among other business expect
ed to be handled during the . meet
ing will be adoption of tentative bud
gets from the various .county agen
cies.: " i - ; A . ' A-';
These budget proposals will be in
corporated into an over-all" county
budget for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, and will be the basis for set
ting the tax rate for the county for
the year 1954-55,
Oe Discontinued By
The! results of the bloodmobile visit
to Perquimans County on .Tuesday
was very disappointing, according to
Talmage Rose, chairman of the Jay
eee Committee, sponsors of the project-'
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Mr. Rose reported the number of
donors appearing to contribute blood
was far below expectation, even under
the number which appeared at the
January visit of 'the bloodmobile . On
Tuesday only 23 persons volunteered
to-donate blood to this program, which
is considered one of the valuable
health programs being carried out by
the American.. Red Cross.
, In connection with the future of the
program Mr. Rose stated:
. "The possibility" of discontinuing
the visit of the Bloodmobile visits to
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due to the
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that since no blood comes from this
to dd fe Wood
f....v t j,i.j
which are constantly being depleted,
charge will be made to any person
from this county who requires blood
in the event of an emergency. ; This
possibility was only discussed and ho
decision was reached.
"The - chairman of this program
would like, however, to express his
appreciation to those who did give
blood, small as the group was. Also
would like to thank those workers
who give of- their time and energies
time after time to make possible the
visit of the bloodmobile. Those help
ing this time were Mrs. Corbin Cher
ry, Mrs. John Biggers, Mrs. a. C. Ber
ry, Mrs.' Cecil Winslow.Mrs. C. A.
Davenport, Mrs. A. B. Bonner, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jessup, Mrs. Frank Skinner
and Mrs. W. E. Drake."
A!u3mrle League
The first round of games in the Al
bemarle League will get under way
next week, it was reported today Jby
H. N. Nixon, business manager for
the Perquimans Indians.
The Perquimans Indians will open
the season in Elizabeth Citv on Mon
day night; Rocky Hock will play in
Hertford on Wednesday night; Eden-
ton will be in -Hertford on Thursday
night and the Indians will play at
Colerain on Friday. .
Ajb. 'Williams, manager for the In
dians, reported he expects to use most
of the ; players on this years high
school team in forming the league
team, but he also has a number of
former , Perquimans stars who will
have a part on the league team. -
Edward B.Lane To
Receive Commission ; ;
' Edward B. Lane, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Lane, Route one, Hert
ford, will receive a commission as
Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Army
in exercises to be held at Fort Jack
son. S. C, June 15, according to a
report received here this week.?
Lane has been attending Officers'
Candidate , School at Fort Benntng,
Ga. ' He entered service six months
ago. ;e: r,- 'v"-v
He is a graduate of Perquimans
High School and Atlantic Christian
Collet, Wilson. WMle attending high
school here he won letters in football,
basketball and baseball, and also won
letters at' ACC in footlall and base-
1 1. He served as director of Intra-
r "r-,1 forts at ACC for two years
i." 1 -k ry member of the ACC
D!ood Progrcn May
Fifty Seniors Of
Perpnoliigh
Avcrdad D:;!omas
Closing Exercises Held
Tuesday Night In
School Auditorium
Closing exercises at Perquimans
High School, marking its 29th annual
commencement, were conducted last
Tuesday night and climaxed the ac
tivities which started with baccalaur
eate services Sunday. .
. Fifty seniors received diplomas at
the exercises held before a capacity
crowd in the auditorium of the school,
The commencement program' was con
ducted by members of the. graduating
class, with several of the seniors tak-
ing part-. .
The following students were award
ed diplomas: Shirley Baker, Margaret
Ann Banks,. Jean Butt, 7Wihna Ann
Caddy, Betty Lou Chappell, Marian
Chappell, Edna Earl Cobb, Rosalie
-Cobb, L. B. Cobb, Leo Dail, Ocia Lee
Elliott, Margaret : ' Harrell, Audrey
Jackson, Kittle Sue Johnson, JoAnne
Lane, Selma Dean Lane, Mildred Ann
Lewis, - Lina Ruth- Proctor, --Shirley
Ann Skinner, Ann Stalungs, Janice
Sumner, Sylvia Symons, Suzanne
Towe, Katherine Ann Ward, Myrtle
G. Williams, Mary Winslow, Rachel
Winslow, Katherine Nixon, Jimmy
Baker, Sidney Bateman, Walter Ben
ton, Philip Bunch, Clarence Chappell,
Tilson Chappell, Roy Evans, Howard
Felton, Hudson Fisher. Clifton Hol
lowell, Bobby Jones, Richard Mathews,
Tommy Mathews, John Morris, Steve
Perry, Jack Phillips, Bobby Smith,
Avery Trueblood, Frank White, How
ard Williams, Lawrence Winslow and
Marshal Winslow.
Following the presentation of the
diplomas, which was done by J. Edgar
Morris, chairman of the Board of Edu
cation, Prineipal.-E. C. Woodard made
presentation ofcpwsdals to number of
students for -achievement in studies
and extra curricular activities during
tne past scnool year. "
The Rev. Virgil Pike, pastor of
Piney Woods Friend Church, delivered
the baccalaurate sermon on Sunday
night and Class Night was observed
en Monday night
Students Awarded
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Eighteen awards for
achievement during the
outstanding
past school
year were presented to
students of
Perquimans High School at the com
mencement exercises conducted Tues
day night .
The awards, presented by Principal
E. C. ' Woodard, were: Scholarship,
John Morris; Sportsmanship, Suzanne
Towe and Howard Williams: Activi
ties, Suzanne Towe and Bobby Smith;
Dramatics, Bobby Jones and Kather
ine Nixon; Citizenship, Ann Stallings
and Jake Myers; Outstanding student
below senior class, Mary Frances
Eure; Debates, Joanne Lane; Glee
Club, Annie Reed Stokely; 'Journalism,
Ray Lane; Student Council, Marshall
Winslow, . Mrs. B. G. Koonce; medal
for highest grades, Judy Winslow;
BPW Commercial Medal, Ann Stall
ings; William C. Chappell Award for
Agriculture,. Philip Phillips; G." C.
Buck award, Billy Elliott Xa
U. S. SENATE (Regular Tem)t
Lennon
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98
Scott
Wingfteld
Turner v
Bostlck Boyd j
Sprinkle
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U. S. SENATE (Short Terra):
Lennon .-..357
Scott 220
Win-a.eld 8
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STATE TREASURER:
Gill 426
James - 109
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COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE:
Gold 280
87
Fletcher -227
STATE SENATE:
Aydlett .409
Godwin .: i334
Spruill 1 250
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COUNTY VOTE BY PRECINCTS I
CCTTNTT SHiaiFF:
Vh!Is ..846
. C e..a ; 832
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KeX-rayUnit
Jd: In Hertford
For 30 Day Program
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Residents Offered Op
portunity To Obtain
Free Chest X-ray
Residents of Perquimans County are
reminded that now is the time to get
a free chest X-ray at the mobile unit
which is located on the Court House
Green in Hertford.
The X-ray unit arrived in Hertford
Tuesday mo ung to begin operation
of a mass X-ray program being spon
sored by the District Health Depart-,
ment in cooperation with the District
Tuberculosis Association and Boards
of County Commissioners of the four
counties. ,
This program, which is being car
ried out as a public health service, will
continue through July 8. X-rays will
be made by the county unit every day
except Sundays and Mondays, begin
ning at 10 A. M., and lasting until
4 p.m.' -:-; i
Individuals pay nothing to receive a
free chest X-ray. It takes only a min
ute or two of one's time, and each in
dividual will be notified as to the re
sults of the picture.
The program offers every person,
over the age of 15, an opportunity to
secure information about himself as
to the possibilities of tuberculosis, can
cer of the chest cavity or enlarged
heart .
Health officials are hopeful at least
6,387 Perquimans County residents
will take advantage of this oppor
tunity to secure a free chest X-ray, by
appearing at the mobile unit some
time' between now and July 8.
A -similar project was carried out
in this; area in the fall of 1949, and
the urns-ram Droved verv successful.
It enabled the Health Department And
theTB A Association to compile im
portant information about health con
ditions, and it has been beneficial m
helping to reduce TB when discovered
at early stages.
If you' are 15 years of age or older,
be sure to get a free chest X-ray while
the program is under way in the
county.
Hertford Jaycees
The Hertford Junior Chamber
Commerce held its annual
Ladies'
Night party, and conducted installa
tion services for new officers at a din
ner held Wednesday night at the Ho
tel Hertford.
'Special guests included Wives and
sweethearts of the Jaycees and Wil
liam Henderson, State President of
the organization.
Jarvis Henry was installed as pres
ident of the local unit for the coming
year. He will succeed Henry C. Stokes,
Jr., who will shortly assume the of
fice as vice president of the Jaycees
for the 10th district
Other officers of the local unit, in
stalled Wednesday were Eldon Wins
low, vice president; James Divers,
treasurer; Marion Swindell, secretary;
Emory White, State Director; Preston
Divers and Hilton White, Club Direc
tors. ' '
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Three Game Series Scheduled On Local
Diamond To Start Thursday Night 8 O'clock
Report On Cotton
Failure Advised
Much of the cotton crop in Perquim
ans Couny has failed due to the ex
cessive rain and cold weather this
spring. The acreage of cotton plant
ed in 1954 will effect the cotton acre
age allotment for a farm in 1955 and
future years, reports Helene W. Nixon,
Perquimans County ASC Office Man
ager. Miss Nixon is reminding farm
ers who have a cotton failure to ad
vise the reporter when he visits the
farm of his cotton failure in order
that he may measure the cut of land
on which cotton was planted. This is
very important as under legislative
laws cotton acreage allotments in
1955 will be based on the acreage
planted to cotton in 1952, 1963 and
1954. --
Recorder's Docket
Listed 11 Cases At
Eleven cases were listed on the doc
ket of Perquimans Recorder's Court in
session here last Tuesdav.
Patsy Parker was fined $10 and
costs after pleading guilty to charg
es of speeding.
Earl Layden submitted to a charge
of using an improper muffler and paid
the costs of court.
Costs of court were taxed against
Jessie Benton, who entered a plea of
guilty to charges of failing to observe
a stop sign.
Harry Lee was fined $25 and costs
on charges of reckless driving. Lee
entered a plea of guilty.
' - -.Tyler Vick, Negro, paid a fine of
$10 and costs after pleading guilty
to charges of reckless driving.
Seth Cayton, charged with failure
to comply with restrictions on his op
erator's license, entered a plea of guil
ty and paid a fine of $25 and costs.
George Butler submitted to a charge
of being drunk on the streets of Hert
ford. He paid a fine of $2.
Costs of court were taxed against
Carson Benson, who submitted to
charges of failure to dim lights on
his motor vehicle.
Russell Winslow, Negro, paid a fine
of $2 and costs after submitting to
charges of being drunk.
Calton Perry, Negro, was found
Session On Tuesday
of; guilty on charges of driving after re-
1 vocation of his license and speeding.
He was fined $200 and costs.
Elsie Harris, Negro, was found guil.
ty of reckless" driving and driving
without a license. She was given a
60 day jail sentence, suspended upon
payment of a fine of $50 and costs.
Colonial Stores
Robbed Saturday P. M.
Sheriff M. G. Owens is continuing
an investigation of a daring daylight
robbery at Colonial Stores in Hert
ford last Saturday afternoon. The
Sheriff reported Tuesday three, and
possibly four Negro men robbed the
Colonial Store of $161. The money
was taken from a money drawer, lo
cated in the manager's office. ,
A. S. Chory, manager of the store,
reported the thieves dropped eight dol
lars in change as they left the scene.
It is believed two of the men entered
the store during the busy part of the
day and one watched store employees
as the second man broke into the
money drawer, then the second man
passed the cash to a third confederate
in the rear at the store building.
Sheriff Owens stated he has an eye
witness who saw the men as they left
the store and entered a ear parked
back of the store on the west side of
Church Street He also stated the
witness described the car as a green
Studebaker. It was reported the rob-
ben were believed to be the same
ones which robbed a Colonial Store at
Smithfield, Va., recently.-
Delinquent Taxes To
Be Advertised July 2
Real property in Perquimans Coun
ty upon which 1953 taxes have not
been paid will be advertised for sale
by Sheriff M. G. Owens on July 2,
and sold at the Court House door in
Hertford on Monday, August 2. The
action was ordered by the Board of
County Commissioners in May. v
' , - MASONS TO MEET . .. . ,
. The Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No.
106, A. F., & A. M., will meet Tues
Class A State Champ
ionship To Be Determ
ined By This Playoff
The Indians of Perquimans High
School ,runners-up for the Class A
State baseball championship in 1953,
will attempt to regain the State title
they won in 1952 in a three-game se
ries to be played in Hertford this
week-end. with Mt Holly, western
champions, furnishing the opposition.
Coach Ike Perry's Indians won the
Eastern championship, for the third
straight year last Friday afternoon
when they defeated Southern Pines by
a score of 5 to 2.
Hap Perry, Secretary of NCHSAA,
in a phone conversation with E. C.
Woodard, principal of Perquimans '
High School, on Monday announced
plans for this year's Class A series.
He stated all games will be played in
i Hertford, starting on Thursday night
at 8 o'clock. He and Mrs. Perry plan
to attend the series here.
Mt Holly won the western title last
week, defeating Kernersville. Little
information concerning the strength
of Mt Holly has been learned, but lo
col fans believe the Indians to be fa
vored in their efforts to regain the
State title.
Perquimans won the right to com-,
pete in the state ffnal playoff by win
ning the sub-district title over Ahos
kie, the district title from Chowan.
The Indians then played and defeat
ed Corinth-Holders for the northeast
ern flag and finally won the Eastern
Championship by defeating Southern
Pines in two games.
In the final game with Southern
Pines Allan Winslow and Paul Mat
thews combined to pitch the Indians
to victory. The losers outhit the In
dians 9-8 but errors cost Southern
Pines two runs in the third inning.
Both teams scored one run in the
first inning and then the Jndians scor
ed twice in the third while Southern
Pines picked up one. The Indians
clinched the victory with two more
runs in the sixth. Towe's two-bagger
in the third which scored two runs,
was the cincher for the victory.
Winslow, Ted Chappell and D. A.
Carver shared hitting honors for Per
quimans, each getting two safeties.
Perquimans scored five runs on 8
hits and committed one error. South
ern Pines scored two runs on nine
hits and made three erors.
Safety Program
Presented At BPW
Meeting LastWeek
Accident Prevention was the theme
of the program presented by the
Health and Safety Committee with
Miss Audrey Umphlett and Mrs. Rox
anna Jackson as chairman at the May
dinner meeting of the BPW Club at
the Hotel Hertford Thursday night of
last week..
Miss Hulda Wood introduced the
guest speakers, Miss Agnes Campbell,
Consultant Nurse and Edgar Seagle,
Sanitation Engineer, who are from
the Accident Prevention Section of the
N. C. Department of Health in Ra
leigh. They represent a unit which
works to discover ways to cut down
on the accidents in the state. This
unit is composed of a physician, en
gineer, public health nurse, and a
health educator.
They pointed out that accidents rate
third as the cause of death in North
Carolina, heart and cancer being first
and second. Perquimans County rates
as one of the best counties in the
State, having had only two accidental
deaths this year. They pointed out
ways in which individuals, groups, and
a community could help to prevent
accidents. -.
The president, Mrs. Betty Swindell.
recognized the special guests who
represented some of the organizations
in town. Those attending were May.
or V. N. Darden. Miss Thelma El
liott, Mesdames Frank Bray, W. C.
Cherry, and C. T. Skinner and R. M.
Thompson, Ralph Sasser, Hank Christ-
gou, Francis Nixon, Cliff Banks, Wil
lie Ainsley,' Charles Harrell, Carroll
Holmes. ' ; '. .. - V .' t,;. :-
Following the dinner, a- short busi
ness meeting was held during which
Mrs. Emily Harrell,. incoming presi
dent, and Mrs. Alice Towe were elect
ed as delegates to the State BPW Con-,
vention which is being held in Char
lotte June 4 through June 6. The
president announced that dinner meet
ings will be discontinued until next
September; ...but business meetings
would be held monthly during the
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day night at 8 o'clock.
summer. , .