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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 25, 1954.
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- T.Icbile Unit Stationed
In Hertford Through
Thursday, July 8th.
Perquimans -County ' residents who
,-' nave not taken advantage of the op
portunity ttf secure a free chest X
; ray have only" eight more days - in
" which to come to the mobile unit sta
tioned in Hertford"!? a free exami
nation. "'""! . "f-i ' , '
The X-ray program, which is being
Hurdle, Sidney .Sutton, Jr., and Sidney
the District Health Department and
' the District Tuberculosis Association,
has been going on since June 2. up
to Tuesday noon only 1,721 persons
had appeared at the Unit in this coun
ty for an X-ray. The officials of the
program had hoped to secure at least
6,000 X-rays of residents of Perquim-
ans County, during the month long
y -., program.:.: v-i; " :,
Individuals who have not yet secur
' . ed an X-ray art urged to do so before
' the survey is completed on Thursday,
July 8tE. The purpose of the program
. Is to make early discovery of the diva'-,
oease, if it is present in an indi--vidual,
thus reducing time of treat-;-nent
necessary, and also hastening re
. , eevery 'i'K'-.f'Z-l'- '
. The program offers every individual
--15 years of age or over an opportunity
to secure, information about' himself
as to the possibility of tuberculosis,
cancer of the cheat cavity, and enlarge
ment of the heart... .. y i--The
unit in Hertford is In opera
', Hon Tuesday through Saturday front
; 10 A. M., until four, IV Mvand itl
:-.? takes only a minute of one's time
to have the X-ray made. :. fv.r
Since there is no charge made for
this service every man, woman and
child in Perquimans, over 15 years of
t . age, should avail himself of the op
portunity offered by the Health De
partment, in securing this important
; Information concerning his health. .
Let's all get a free chest X-ray
and help the Health Department se
v cure its quota of X-rays during this
1 survey . . . get yours today.' , ; :
I Tir?:irmr?ftHi;
Failure on the part of the Geneva
Conference to accomplish any working
agreement for a cease-fire in. Indo
china and peace in Korea; the new
French Premier Mendes-France met
Wednesday with Red .China's prime
minister in an attempt to halt the In
dochina fighting. . Mendes-France, -it
was reported, hopes to come to agree
ment with Red China which will lo
calize the Indochina ' war, and halt
supplies being furnished the Commun
ists of that country.
The Red-tinged government of
Guatemala,' faced with an uprising
which may Overturn the government,
has again called upon the UN for ac
tion to put a stop to the fighting
there. Rebel invaders have continued
their march toward the capital city,
and a pitched battle between the in
vaders and government forces : may
decide the issue this week. " , .
r A report from Washington .Tues
day announced the government will
use its price support program, next
. year, to enforce i stricter controls over
crop production. The report stated
the action; is :aimed at reducing the
mounting surplus of farni products.
' - Jresident Eisenhower declared in. a
-, speech this week that it is imperative
that Japan be spared from falling un
"... der the influence of Communist domi-
- nation in 'Asia f ,the security of the
'.''j. United States la to be "preserved.: ; j
. ITome Council To f ':
Meet Saturday P.M. i;J
The regular meeting of "the Home
Demonstration Council wiirtake pla
June 26. at the Agricultural Buik1
tt 3 o'clock. . . J " - 'S .
It isjnost Important that every t
- be represented, since there are iteo
'f business to be taken care of at the
, Jy meeting Plans wSl tr)hade" for
a r"t of Farmers ty toxbe".ob
i i August. 11- There.has been? a
c Ion of the possibility., of char
teil '? a t"s ,to go to see J'The, Com
mon Clory". -r f
T'Ibs khnsey Perry, ; Come Agents
urges all club women' Id attend this
meetirjf EutiiZay. f.
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First Cotton DlEiini
The first cotton bloom of this year
was brought to the office of The Per
quimans Weekly last Saturday after
noon, June 19, by Charlie Felton,
Negro fanner of Route One. '
; Felton was the first to bring in a
cotton bloom last year also. He
stated he-planted his cotton this year
about a week earlier than in 1953, but
thought the recent cold weather might
delay his crop somewhat. : ; ;
He said , he found the bloom this
year early last , Saturday morning in
his fields on the Gaither farm.
A large number of Hertford busi?
ness houses and public officials have
voiced a public protest against major
o3- companies for permitting a con
tinuation of a gasoline price war in
an area adjacent to Perquimans
County. The local people term the
action as unfair and discriminating,
and cair.upOn the oil companies in
volved to put -an end to the practices
which . permits the. situation to con
tinue, or to give local gasoline retail
ere the same sales conditions, allow
ing the price cuts to become effective
within this community, v t;
In a signed advertisement appear
ing in this issue of The Perquimans
Weekly the local business r organisa
tions and individuals seek an answer
to a number of questions te which the
oil companies or their representatives
are invited to give answers; -.
The gas war, which has been in
progress in the nearby area for some
months now, is deemed detrimental tc
business conditions throughout the
entire Albemarle area. It is a well
known fact that residents not only in
Perquimans County, but other coun
ties as well, are flocking to the favor
ed area, to make gasoline and other
purchases. . - -
Ij pretesting the part being played
in the situation by the. major oil com-
anle Hertford business people state
the condition is discriminating against
all communities outside the "favored"
area and leads to unfavorable business
conditions in all of these communities.
It is believed' this protest made by
looaV neonle . will . snread throughout
this entire area and maybe lead to ae-j
tion by the oil companies whereby no
one area will be granted allowances
or discounts which will permit unfair
trade practices against adjacent com
munities Beverly Chalk Weds "
John L. Townsend -
The wedding of Miss Beverly Jane
Chalk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Chalk of Greensboro, and grand
daughter of Mrs. Annie Chalk of Hert
ford, to John Leroy Townsend, Jr., son
f Mr, and Mrs. John L. Townsend
of Lumberton, was solemnized in the
Presbvterian ' Church in Greensboro
last Saturday afternoon. at 5 o'clock.
Dr. John A. Redhead, Jr., officiated.
Given in marriage by her father,
the. bride wore a white gown of tulle
over taffeta. . The fitted bodice had
portrait neckline ' framed. with
starched cotton lace and all-over shir
ring which continued slightly into the
full skirt, made with a circular train.
She wore a full length yen gathered
BusinsssfMoice
Protest Agost Act
Oy Oil Commons
to a crown of the lace and seed pearls.Colerain coa8ted to victory ln prj.
and earned a colonial bouquet of step-f jow -Sf aof 01.v. o t.i
anotis and other flowers centered with
two 'white orchids.
'Hef attendants .were the bride
groom's, sister, Miss Mary .Ann Town
send, Mrs-Joseph Flora? Miss Eugenia
McCrary, Miss Margaret Johnston,
Miss ' Anna Beeson and . Miss' Julia
Brown. ! The bridegroom ; had as his
nst man, his father. - "s.: .
Mrs. Townsend is ft graduate of the
oiiversity of North. Carolina, where
e was a member ofuPhi Beta Kappa
1 Chi Omega Sororny. Mr. Town
d is also a graduate of UNC and is
a member of Phi Delta Theta fratern
ity. The couple will make their home
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Lions Club Installs
Offers Per Yc;rY 'V
New oi Jeers for the ilertford Liorts
Qub frt!e year ir54-C5 were in
stalle 5 f t a n.ct'Kjr of i club held
last 1 1 1 y n.'e! t at Eio i's Restau
rant. T e -insf "ation ' rvice was
conduct 1 by R. liilh T , l
- In(,:..i:d as new p; .t'of 'tSe
club ws J. T, Lane; fi;ct vico presi-
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Accident Fatd To
Sammis Sutton Last
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Final Rites Conducted
At Home Saturday
Afternoon
Sammie Sutton, 51, of Route one,
Hertford, office manager for the Ches-
son Manufacturing Company in Eliz
abeth City; died in the Albemarle
Hospital ' . Thursday ; morning of last
week after being struck by a switch
engine of the Norfolk-Southern Rail
way..;. '.
The accident occurred, according to
reports, while Sutton was in the firm's
inmoer yara tilling orders. ine,
swncn engine was passing tnrougn tne
yard. M.r Sutton died of severe head
injuries. .' ..,;.,.;
.He had been employed at the lum
ber manufacturing firm for the past
10 years.
He was the son of the late Sidney
and Mrs. Minnie Griffin Sutton and
lived on Hertford Route 2. He was
a member of Hertford's First Metho
dist Church, ;
Mr. Sutton is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Antonette Williams Sutton; a
daughter. Miss Sarah Sutton, of Hert
ford; a son Sammy Sutton, Jr., of Fort
Dix, N. J.; four sisters, Mrs. J. H.
Sparks of Elizabeth City; Mrs. Mary
J. Wood, of Hertford; Mrs. Minnie J.
Riddick, of Norfolk, and Mrs. Lucious
Blanchard of Ahoskie, and two broth
ers, Sidney 'Sutton of Elizabeth City,
and D. C. Suttonjof Norfolk. . '
1 Funeral services were conducted, at!
the home last Saturday afternoon at
four o'clock by the Rev. A. L. Chap
lin, pastor of the Hertford Methodist
Church. . '.- '
- During the services Mrs. John Cos
ton, Mrs. B. G. Koonce, John Beers
and Talmage Rose sang "Safe In the
Arms of Jesus"- and "In the Land
Where Well Never Grow Old.". They
were accompanied by Mrs. L. C. Wins
low.: ';. J . :::-.-.;,r',r ' - y ' .;
. Pallbearers were Howard and Hu
bert Williams, Elihu Winslow, Elton
die, Sidney Sutton, Jr., and Sidney
Blanchard. i
" Interment was in the family ceme
tery. ;
Vin Over ElizEbath '
City I !;re Tonight
After losing seven straight games,
the Perquimans Indians are fired up
and will . be gunning , for their first
victory over the ElisabethCity Albies
in the Albemarle League baseball
game to be played in Hertford Fri
day night.
The Indians lost some .close ball
games during the past week, and wUh
a few breaks, which did riot appear,
these games could have been-wins in
stead of losses. t t '
i The Rocky Hock ; game, scheduled
for Wednesday night of last week was
rained .out and will be played at a
later date. On Thursday night the
Indians traveled to Edenton and drop
ped a 5-3 decision., Vernon White did
the pitching1, for Perquimans and Cher'
ry'was the Edenton hurler, - The con
test was -tied up in the sixth but "a
pinch single by Edenton's Parker de
cided the contest in the eighth.
Colerain tripped the Indians twice,
on Friday night by a score of 9, to . 7
i and again Monday night 5 to' one;
-gtefa, the first five innings. ' Maria;
ger Ab Williams used Matthews and
Allan- Winslow as pitchers in this
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Ted Chappell pitched against Cole
rain Monday, night and turned in. a
fine performance.. It was his first
pitching assignment for the season.
Colerain had a 2-1 lead in the sixth
inning but scored three runs in the
seventh to sew up the contest ,
" On Tuesday night the Indians lost
another close contest to Edenton by
a score of 4 to 3. Riddick and Wins
low pitched for Perquimans and D. A.
Carver was the catcher. Perquimans
held, a 3-0 lead- up to the fifth inning
but Edenton scored twice and then
tied the count in -the seventh. Eden
ton scored again in the eighth for the
final tally. -
t. The Indian schedule for next week is
as follows: ,
, -June 28 Colerain, there. ' "
; June 29--Edenton, here.
June 30 Rocky Hock, here, '
' July 2 Elizabeth City, there. '
BALL GAME SATURDAY
The Bethel baseball team will play
a team ' composed of older' men -of
:Jls kw; Church on- the Per-q-'
- a L' h School field Saturday
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indies Aiming For -;
Health Depzitpant
ion
Pre school Clinics
968 Children Are Given
Examinations; De
fects Reported
The District Health Department an
nounces completion of the pre-school
clinics throughout the health district.
A total of 968 children were examined
with 755 children accompanied by a
narent. Two hundred thirteen came
without parents.
Reports Complet
t Of defects found, 118 had tempor-1 mar,e Electric Membership Corpora
ary teeth needing immediate atten-.on.
tioh from their dentist and S3 had '
cavities in the nermanent teeth.
parents were urged to see their den-1
Kine children have ringworm of tiie
scalp. These will have to be cured
before schools open, since it is com
municable. They are urged to see
their doctor at once.
pne hundred sixty-nine children
have been referred to their family
physician for further examination of
tonsils. Forty-one have their tonsils
out already. Fifteen have suspicious
heart murmurs; four definite heart
murmurs. These too were urged to
see the family physician. Three have
orthopedic defects, and were referred
to the family physician or orthopedic
clinic. Six have evidence of serious
hearing loss. One hundred fifty-four
have smallpox scars; two hundred
eighty-two more children . without
scars cannot enter school until suc
cessfully vaccinated against smallpox.
; Fourteen have hernias. Most of
rfiese are not serious. All were re
ferred to the family physician. One
hundred fifty-one were marked as
having no defects.
iOnly two schools had a parent pres
t for every child; Weeksville with
38 and Rocky Hock with 8. Eliza
beth City- was close with 141 present
and only one absent.
. Many local practicing physicians
helped in the clinics, and Dr. B. B.
McGuire, Health Officer, expressed
his appreciation for this assistance.
Peanut Producers
LAdyised Against
iUse Of Chemical
nn0rfM tt. w,4i, Tallinn Ponnnt
Growers-Association ta the'effect thatljjn' brother of the bridegroom and
Benzine Hexachloride is heing used
by the farmers in Eastern North Car
olina in. Sn attempt to control the boll
weevil, announced J. S. Sugg, Execu
tive Secretary of the Association, and
he strpngly utges that this chemical,
known as B.H.C. not be used adjacent
to peanut fields or, on land where pea
nuts will- be planted within the next
four years. . '
According to research by the State
Experiment Station, off-flavor and
odor of the chemical is- earned into
the peanut for as long as three years
after the chemical is placed on the
soil. . Buyers detecting the flavor or
odor of this chemical in the peanut re
ject them,due to the fact that such
peanuts cannot be used in the edihle
trade. , t
Mr. Sugg pointed out that toxa
phene, aldrin, and Certain other chemi
cals are equally as effective, in con
trolling boll weevils and do not have
the harmful effect on peanuts or oth
er, crops.. Farmers are urged to dis
cuss the use of B.H.C. and follow theday night, a cake cutting was held at
recommendations - of their . County
Agents- for the control of the boll
weevil. -; i S-
Producers Oppose
Action On Peanuts
Eight Perquimans County peanut
producers traveled: to Washington, D.
C, last Wednesday to attend a hear
ing before a Congressional Commit
tee, and voice opposition to a proposed
bill calling for peanuts to be removed
from the basic commodity list. - This
bill, if 'approved by Congress will
mean .support prices for peanuts will
be withdrawn. -i
Representing county peanut pro-p,ied with the law should bring their
ducers at the meeting were R. M. !do?g to hig home fa Hertford for vac-Thompson,-county
agent, Floyd Mat- cination. . '
thews. Claude Williams, Arvin Hud
son. J. A. Sutton, John Hurdle, Marvin
Caddy and Robert Sutton,
Accept Position
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Mrs. Lawrence Towe has accepted a
position as Stenographer-Clerk II with
the State Highway and Public Works
Coirinu'ssion with Offices located in
the new building near Hertford. W.
J. Davis of Tarboro, is Eqiupment Su
perintendent ' and Carlton Bauer of
Elizabeth City is Mr. Dayis' Office.
Defendant Waives
Charge; Case Sent
Loan Approved
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner has
today been advised that a loan in the
amount of $420,000 has been approv
ed to the Albemarle Electric Member
ship Corporation. The money will be
used to provide for additional electric
power to 400 new consumers in Cho
wan, Pasquotank, Camden and Per
quimans counties.
Archie T. Lane of Hertford, North
Carolina, is president of the Albe-
bad
AlllOmilJeAMM IIIimmImii
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Vows Spoken At
Belvidere June 19
The marriage of Miss Geralene Win
slow, of Elizabeth City and Belvidere,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Wins
low of Belvidere and Vernon Smith
son, son of Mrs. Eva Smithson and
the late Mr. Smithson of Elizabeth
City, was performed at the Piney
Woods Friends Church, Belvidere on
Saturday afternoon, June 19th at 3
o'clock in a setting of ferns, feverfew,
Queen Anne's Lace, white gladiolus
and cathedral candles. The double
ring ceremony was performed by the
Rev. D. Virgil Pike, pastor of the
bride.
Miss Judith Winslow, pianist, pre
sented a program of nuptial music and
accompanied Mrs. Christine Ownlev.
aunt of the bridegroom, who sang "I
Love You Truly," and "Because."
The bride was attired in a white
nylon embroidered dress with small
covered buttons to the waistline and
a full gathered skirt with light blue
accessories and a purple-throated or
chid corsage.
Miss Frances TvncK of Hnhhaville.
was maid of honor. She wore a light;'2 and costs after pleading guilty to
blue satin dress with white accessor- .charges of being drunk,
ies and a corsage of red roses." George Trueblood paid a fine of $2
The bridesmaids were Miss Rachel,
Winslow, sister of the bride and Mrs.
Sylvia Duncan, sister of , the bride-1
groom. Miss Winslow 'wore a pink
linen dress with white accessories, i
while Mrs. Duncan wore'i.bfr .xo'nki
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TTipv each worn n MrHpnia enraavo
The bridegroom had as his best
man, Carroll Baker, of Hertford. Ush-
ers for the occasion were Alvin Smith
Talmage Byrum, cousin of the bride.
Mrs. Harry Lee Spruill, aunt of the
bride, acted as mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. Winslow, mother of the bride,
chose for the wedding, a medium blue
nylon dress with natural straw hat,
white and brown accessories and a
corsage of red roses.
The groom's mother wore an aqua
ha flvAoa nn4-M tiotnr oiAaeoiiiiAi) anI
blue dress -with navy accessories and
a corsage of red roses. All the grand
mothers wore gardenia corsages.
The bride graduated from Perquim
ans High School and is now employed
as telephone operator at Norfolk &
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph
Company at Elizabeth City..
The bridegroom, since graduating
from Central High School, has served
four years in the Air Force, and is
now employed as a steel worker at
Norfolk, Va,
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Aiwr a weamng np to nomnern
points, tne i coup.e, wiu oe at nome in
Elizabeth City. , .
the onde's parents. Ice cream, three-
tiered wedding cake and mints were
served to the approximately twenty-
five guests present.
Rabies Inspector
Gives Final Warning
A final warning was issued to dog
owners this week by G. C. Buck, Coun
ty Rabies Inspector, calling upon the
owners to have their dogs vaccinated
by June 30th or face penalties under
the law.
Mr. Buck stated about 850 dogs had
been vaccinated thus far this season
but there remains some 300 to 400
dogs. to be given the treatment. He
stated dog owners who have not corn-
Fire Damage At ,
Stalling Saw Mill
The Hertford Fire Department was
called to Clyde Stallings' saw mill.
about two miles west of Winfall, Mon
day night at 8:15 to extinguish a fire
which had gained considerable head
way by the time the firemen arrived
at the scene.-.!'Jv',,K;.;',;ri-'i.v:c;'
The firemen saved most of the ma
chinery of the mill, and about one-half
, of the building housing the operations.
Damages caused by the blaze was not
Hearing On Murder
To Superior Court
Twelve Cases Heard By
Recorder's Court At
Session Tuesday
Eula Thatch, 42, Negro, charged
with murder in connection with the
death of Willie Sutton, 59, Negro,
waived preliminary hearing in Per
quimans Recorder Court last Tuesday
morning and the case was moved to
the docket of the Superior Court for
trial next October. Bond for the de-
Ifendant was set at $1,000.
Sutton died about midnight Sunday
after being stabbed by the Thatch
woman, it was reported by Trotman
Miller, the arresting officer. The cut
ting occurred between Church Street
and White Lane in Hertford.
The woman told Sheriff Melvin
Owens, Sutton began beating her with
a stick in Tom Brooks' cafe, then
drew a knife on her after she went
outside. She said she then drew her
knife and stabbed the man in the
lower left chest
Sutton then went into their home
at 5 White Lane and the woman call
ed Policeman Trotman Miller, who
returned to the scene with her. Sut
ton was found in a serious condition
and died enroute to a hospital.
Other cases heard during this
week's term of court included those in
which B. W. Williamston, Jr., paid
the costs of court after submitting to
charges of speeding. Fines of $10
and costs were taxed against Manley
Pridgeon and Samuel Seifert, each of
whom entered pleas of guilty to the
charges of speeding.
Russell Gilliam, Negro, submitted
to charges of being drunk. He was
lined $2 and costs.
Prayer for judgment was continued
in the cases in which William Halsey
and William Downing were charged
with gambling.
Fines of $5 and costs were levied
against Elsie Felton and Hiram
Tbatch, Jr., each of whom entered
pleas of guilty to charges of being
drunk.
i t Josh Zachary, Negro, paid a fine of
ana C0SM auer pleading guilty to
Pete C. Riddick, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to charges of issuing a
worthless check. He was given a 30-
day sentence to be suspended . upon
rni.VnVfml! of PAcf a rvf Miir4 anrl fno enm a
lf the check. ' . '-
Gregory Rites Held
Tuesday Afternoon
James Ackiss Gregory, 85, died
Sunday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock at
his home in Woodville after a long
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He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Adelaide Elliott Gregory; five sons,
Joe Henry Gregory of Elizabeth City,
Johnny L. Gregory of Woodville;
Ackiss L. Gregory of Hertford, Her
sey Earl Gregory of Woodville and
Hurley G. Gregory of Elizabeth City;
one daughter, Mrs. Johnny White of
Woodville; one brother, George W.
Gregory of Woodville, and 18 grand
children. Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 3 'clock at the
Woodville Baptist Church by the Rev.
ftugh Rosg WiliamS( toPf agsisted
i by the Rev. G. M. Singletary. Burial
was in New Hollywood Cemetery.
Air Condition Unit
Installed In Church
Something new for the convenience
and comfort of those attending ser
vices at the Hertford Methodist
Church is being installed in the church
this week, according to the Rev. A. L
Chaplin, pastor of the church.
A new Coolerator air conditioning
unit is being installed in the church
this week and will be in operation for
the first time during services next
Sunday. ' ' v -
Ordinance Helpful
To Public Health
An . ordinance regarding septic
tanks, adopted last year by the Dis
trict Health Department, is proving
very valuable as a health service, it
was pointed out in a report issued
this week by the Department.
The Department stated of all the
factors influencing the health of in
dividuals in rural areas, no single
item is of greater importance than
proper disposal of , human excreta.
The report stated a septic tank is an
important part of the home and should
receive good and proper care.
Since - the adoption of the septic
tank ordinance, the Department re
ports, 83 tanks have been installed in
af : - ?n, June 23 at 2 o'clock. Assistant,
?i , 'Perquimans County.
3K
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estimated.