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i ' r 1 ' r Ml MM. vJJ J I AW 1 1 V ' I i 3. r Voluxno XXI.- Number33. F;,t i":.:::iJ fotnrs y. UA.U Farm demonstrations Attract Larce Num ,'. , bcr of Spectators4 In case you didnt have the time v to see the many exhibits in the gym - nasium' at Farmers' Day which was held - on Wednesday , at . Perquimans " High School, you missed a" great deal because the merchants in Hertford ' .' really spent njuch time, thought, and . effort making Tory attractive exhibits. . ' For those that did. see these exhibits . there is no doubt that you appreciated ; the fine cooperation between the mer chants of Hertford and the committee for the Farmers' Day. - The following merchants exhibited merchandise Hertford Motor Co., Perry Electric ;' Co., Jr. CABlanchard & Co., Hertford 'Hardware Co- Pitt Hardware Co., Morgan Furniture Co., Harris Building and Supply Co., Reed Oil Co., Towe Sinclair Oil Co., Harrell Gas & Coal Co., W. D. Landing A Sons, Etheridge e Rulane Co., Milton Dail & Son.iPer- quintans County Farm Bureau, Wins-low-Blanchard Motor Co., Hollowell . Chevrolet Co., .Towe-Webb Motor Co. Other booths were sponsored by the FHA, Soil, Conservation Service, 4-H . Clubs," PFA and Home Demonstration Clubs. - ; : Standard Fertilizer Co., of William ston, N. C, Dillon Supply Company of Raleigh, and Hendrix-Barnhul ! of Greenville brought irrigation equip ment for. the irrigation . demongtra tion, which created a great deal of in- , terest due" to the dry years we have committee sponsoring the Red Cross ' . had. Jack Kelley, Animal Husbandry project , . il. v Specialist from State College, con- Since the need for blood in civilian V ducted a Hog Carcass Demonstration, hospitals 'and for defense 'purposes . which is very pertinent to the farm- continue high, Perquimans County has . ers and consumers in this area. He been requested to produce 150 pints showed the type of slaughter hogs; of blood, on the" next visit of the Blood most desired for market eaU explained mobile. ' ; ' . why. W. Tr Ellison, Jr., Extension; Mr. Ross pointed oat he local com- j - Forester, shewed the proper way to.mittee is planning diligent campaign treat fence posts for lasting quality, to meet this quota on August 30 and A Tractor Rodeo, which was sponsor- he urges all residents of the county . ed by Byram Implement A Truck Co., to join' in and support the program. ' of Edenton, J. C. Blanchard & Co., and He pointed out the committee will Hertford Motor Co., of Hertford, endeavor to contact ddnor volunteers Neece Tractor Co., and Carroll Equip- paior to the bloodmobile visit and urg 4 ment Cb., ef Hizabeth City, created es those' who' make appointments to 'much interest, and entertainment for fill the date.' 1 . s ? - M 1 1 a . ' . ... ... larmcrs muu bibo Lite niereimiiia. '-v The womWexhlUted articles 'w'fhe following departments: Clqthing, Can- ng lhsofajr ;aS collection of blood was Bed Goods, Home Cooked Articles, concerned, and the committee is hope Floral' Arrangements and Arts and fi this record can and will be better Crafts. " ' jed August 30, The morning demonstration for the ' As usual the donor station will be women was on Frozen Foods and was,8taffed with skilled medical nursing given by the Assistant Home. Agent,'and technical personnel, supplement-! Wilis viara mauoii. in iiuhi uemon - stration the women saw the various ' types of containers for frozen foods, vegetables, meats, poultry, etc. In the - afternoon ah ironing demonstration " was given, by the Home Agent, Miss Kimsey Perry, showing the easy steps in ironing shirts. . Annie Xou Lane, 4-H Club member,- gave a stenciling demonstration showing ' the ; various . i vei. : '''j j.- " . , -,(,. . ways in wiucu we can uecorate . our . . home articles. 1 i The General - Assemblv which was held at 2:00 P. M., in the school audi torium, consisted of the following: v Invocation by Donald f. Stoner; Sing- . spiration led by C. ,W. Overman; y. Prawing of Door Prizes; Special Mus ic by Wendy Matthews; 4-H Speech es by Kay Howell and Bobby Smith, "itfST Dre88,Re.vn iiiuucicu mcjr uresBO. , i. , ' SERVICES START SUNDAY ;t Revival servicse beginning Sunday, August 15 at 7:45 will be held in Chappell Hill Baptist Church for one T in nim MnnJ ', v.n. Bible School will start Monday morn- mg, August I6at 9 o'clock under th supervision of Rev. Evans. Corgress approve J Presl-'nt Eisen 1 ower's farm p'n il.lt wcik, calling f r flexible pr f :' ' of five ma ' r c-vob, Adv - s t f C s rrtm r :d flexiblei 's.vl.l enable ' government t? I vr Juce,tJie ' i rjrpluses of Sii;8 commodities. . ' 'us years the farm program . f .J. for a rigid price support; T t e t ft "'rt n"y fee lowered or-rata-: i TV2 rid S3. per cent Gov- i r i f l cl v ' V ? wy to t a r ' s ij t: tn 1.0,'B are cf t..r:'7 t lo r lar j arJ r encc C '7 . week. The Rev. Mr. Chandler of TyHthe "i'" VB previously art neT will be' guest minister; the Rev. nounc.ed' or Per cent of their pari Vivi irna i. no.tn. ty prices as of August 1. The mini Br; Froso L.J riUUtJ ill L,wll Jaycees Seek Picture For Calendar. Cover - n The Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce, making preparations for its annual civic calendar, is seeking It picture of a scene in Perquimans County to be used on the cover of the calendar, it was reported this week by Henry C. Stokes. i . Individuals having a picture of this type, and who wish to submit it to the Jaycees for consideration as the calendar picture are asked to send the picture to the Hertford Jaycees, Box 25, Hertford, N. C, before Aug ust 15th. " The owner is asked to write his name and address on the back of the picture, as all pictures submitted in the contest, will, be returned to the owners. .-.." - (lcs!L':nts Urged To Donate 0!t oil V7in Perquimans County's "Blood . Donor Day" will : be held in the Hertford Methodist Church Monday, August 80. it was announced today by Tal- maee Rose, chairman of the Javcee ,.. JJunjig the last, Visit 01 th DlOOdi, mobilisli countyf-niade a poor show- iprf hv local vnliintoara. The local chairman .also, stated fur ther information concerning the next visit of the blomobile will be given. UUb lUVCL ill UU3 IllUUMly CU1U VUlUlg the time volunteers are soliciting for blood donors. sScrtPriSST a 31.53 Cents Pound iland cotton, basis' middling 78' inch, mill ha HI KH oonto nav .nnnnH erwna weight, according to F. R. Keith, chair- uan of the state ASC committee, Price support on 1954-crop , upland cotton is mandatory at the higher of mum price previously announced i for JPianucotton was, ud cents per v""' VttB' f ". inch cotton, the base quality, will, be 1.65 cents per pound above the aver age 'rate for middling -78 inch .cot ton, or 33.23 cents per pound, gross weight The chairman said that prem iums and discounts Tor the various other grade and staple length combi nations ' of upland cotton under the 1954 loan program will be calculated in relation to the price support Jrate for middling 1516 inch -cotton. , Loan rates for upland .cotton will also vary according to location. The rate for middling 1616 inch cotton, gross weight, will vary from a high of 34.29 cents per pound in the concen- trated tn"A area of the Carolinas to a'f-"05" ' -low of S2.43 c. per pound in Cali-in at . 0:" A: fomiaandAr! a. - ' , T"I!1 areas in North CarolinaV that 1 ' (1 nt nn'll i-n- , t,l COU-...LS we-t of Granville. ,.8, Ir" b, 11,-1- and Scotland. C - i counties - (all i Durham, -ond) ' r i Hertford, Perquimans 0)unty,North Blood Means llBl COOLEVS ANEJUA This eight-year-old lad, afflicted with dread Cooley's anemia, must have a blood transfusion as often as one every M hours In acute stages of the disease. Here be receives a transfusion of tilobQ furnished through, American Red Cross. Tour blood uo.fr.Uons Ctji help victims of this and other blood diseases.""":; .w? . ......;yl?y. f, t.t... : -,i'') ;''; t . "'I' -V . " l!bsnicrie League Play Ends Monday Willi Edenton Here Indians Retain Third Place In Standing During Past Week The Perquimans ' Indians retained kird place in thestanding of the Al bemarle League during the past week and is practically assured of a place n the league play-off which will start next Tuesday. ' ; ; i , A scheduled double header with , j , " -- or whom subm tted to charires of rained out and these contests will beLj,i . - t"BIBe w played iaHertford next Monday nightl 7". . Tr L the-dosing round of play for. mtJISrSS season.- - : t. ,. i Perquhnans won three' straight 'rVffr AL?3 I reckless driving, then "dfrrMtmr CoTe - rain ,in Hertford Monday night bya score of 4 to 3, in a thrilling contest decided in the ninth inning. The In- dians swamped Edenton- on Tuesday night by a 24 to 9 margin. ' Ted Chappell did the pitching for the Indians at Colerain and held the Trapper8 ,nnder control during the contest. John Morris hit a home run which featured the Indian attack, Vernon White turned in a fine pitch ing performance .against Colerain on Monday night besting Wayne Belch, Colerain hurler. Joe Towe and Vance Bright collected two bingles each to lead the Perquimans batters. The contest with Edenton on Tues day was completely one-sided. . Paul Mathews did the hurling for Perquim ans while Edenton used four pitchers on the mound during the. game. Perquimans dropned its game with Rocky Hock, played here Wednesday night by a one point margin of 4 to 8. Ted" Chappell went the route for the Indians as pitcher and Paul Chap- jell was hurler for the visitors. Each truck out four hittef s. Rocky Hock scored twice in the 4th: Perquimans tallied one in the 5th. The visitors made it 3-1 in the 8th then Perquimans tied the count in the ninth with- Rdcky Hock scoring the winning run in the last of the ninth. League directors have announced the play-offs will - start next Tuesday night with the first and fourth place teams and the second and third place teams meeting in a three best out of five Beries for the semi-finals. The two winners will play for the league championship the following week. Homemakiner Class To Reopen On August 16 , . The Adult Homemaking Class of Perquimans Training School will re open for the 1954-55 school term on Monday, August 16. ' ' Any persons interested in attending the same will please report to the school to r--V r on Monday morn- .12. - , A, 1 3 to be taught will be on i si i I "vatlon and Conserva tion to le f .ed by Clothing Con- ;; j oums are to be touffht "3 L?,VUU -""nuc Mjacner, vyv- Ian J- ' ar" a- " ; rwii. Tc Till, . .JIToIds V cf . Commissioners 'on at t'-e J" - ?y nlJX 1 nd i .-Jn .v .".1 i. reported to Ce r s1--. t rc.' j " r.r ' f 1 r, Carolina, Friday, August life to Him Twenty Cases On Recorder Docket I!:rcLastTuesd3y Traffic Violations Make Up Majority of the Cases Heard r A varied docket consisting of ; 20 cases, fttostly of the traffic violation variety was disposed of in Perquim ans neqoraers uurt here Jast Tues day morning. V Fines of $10 and costs were taxed against i Larry Ruegseger, Gilbert JMire, jr., and Thomas Layden, each "Vr ' t mia-' enterea ""0""1'"" ".Jr.ana Jame Negroes, entered pleas of eruiltv and- each was fined $25 and costs of court. Shirley Basnight paid the costs of court after submitting to a charge of failing to observe a stop sign. Robert E. Chappell was fined $25 and costs after pleading guilty to a harge of reckless driving. i Dewey Wilson submitted to a din rep of nnqsW n vi,i ;n.n tr tlPSgn.Tf Illegally' He P8ld A fine of $15 and costs were levied against Watt Copeland on charges of being drunk and possessing non-tax-paid liquor.. Joe Cherry, Negro, was fined $2 and costs after pleading' guilty to charges of being drunk. Beazer Davenport was found guilty on a charge of reckless drivinar. He was fined $400 and costs, the fine to De paid to William Sawyer for dam ages done the Sawyer truck involved in an accident with a car driven by Davenport An appeal to Superior Court was noted in this case. - I David Dempsey, Negro, paid a fine of $25 for driving without a license and Robert Revell, Negro, was fined $25 and costs for permitting use of his car by an unlicensed operator. El- T 11 TkT . .. . - ft hS T8?, Mrtr mlawfiil M of his Paul Bembry. Necro. was fined 10 and costs on charges Of disorderly conduct and use of profanity. Martha Winslow, Negro, was fined $25 and costs after beinar found eniltv of assault with a deadly weapon. ine cases in which Ellis Weaver and Sarah Barnes are charged with assault were continued. Funeral Monday For Mrs. . Rebecca Ward Mrs. Ida Rebecca Ward, 71, died Sunday morning at 8 ot'clock follow ng a short illness. ' . She WAR A lifa-fifttf WioiAf A ner, daughter of the late Robert andi8 Margaret Chappell and wif of Robert Ward. 5?h ten. ,. a- it py Home Pentecostal Holiness Church. Snnrivinv n aam are one foster, daughter. Mrs. Good win of Hamnton. Va.: two hmtiim-a the Rev Moody Chappell and Lucien Chappell tf Tyner; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Boyce and. Mrs. Nathan Vail of Tyner. . a r uneiui ; services were conaucieai 1 .bf a............ Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the happy Home Church by the Rev. Gii bert ChrP'l w?f;h burial in the fami y ceme . at C'.apel Hill. ' i-.. Xa a n ANT QUI! CIjSEN X ' T'r. svi I'rs. James Layden an 'nce t' e ll..h of a daughter. Shelia ,J", -.tsat 1 at Chowan V 1 1 hi - p- .? -. H 13, 1954. State Board Approves Fund To Build Addition At Centra) Grammar School Tax Collections Now Over $135,000 Tax collections for Perquimans County for the fiscal year 1953-54 are running slightly ahead of last year, according to Sheriff M. G. Owens, who reported this week that collections, in cluding tax sales which were conduct ed August 2, total $135,754.43. Sheriff Owens reminded all persons, who still owe personal property taxes, to come forward and make immediate settlement and avoid a possible lien against the property. He pointed out full settlement of 1953 taxes must be made by October 1. Approximately $15,000 in 1953 taxes ere f'U outstanding according to the ollection figures. Dail-CaddyVows Spoken July 23 At Berea Church The marriage of Miss Wilma Ann Caddy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ul ric Caddy of Hertford, Route 3, to Lloyd Ray Dail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Dail, took place Friday evening, .ThItt 93 of fi-Sn n'olnolr in tVio Tfolwft ' ' Jhurch of Christ. The ceremony was Ai-fimal Kir Wo 1 Vat P Paitit minis. ter of the church, in a setting of, lms. whit. asters and liehted can - dies. Mrs. Dewey Yeates played the wed ding music and accompanied her daughter, Miss Mollie Lu Yeates of Norfolk who sang "I Love You Truly", "Because" and "The Lord's Prayer." "TO a Wild Rose" was played softly during the ceremony. hv W father, the bride wore a wedding dress of nylon, over cnnolene. fashioned with a round yoke of Alencon lace. The fitted bo-1 dice was buttoned up the back with small pearl buttons and had short Ttnffpri rIopvar with larp insets and ! fshe-matehing mitts. .The veryiy; skin was ballerina length. Her fin ger-tip 'veil of nylon tulle fell in tiers from a band of pearls. She carried white asters and carnations. Her onlyi ornament was a string of pearls. Mrs: Whit Cartwright sister of the. bride, was matron of honor and the bride's only attendant. She wore a blue sheer afternoon dress with a matching net arrangement in her hair, and carried rose asters. Colon Butler of Hertford was best man- usners were jue jxoy uau ana Charlie Appleton of Norfolk. Mrs. Le man. Ushers were Le Koy Dail and Roy Dail was mistress of ceremonies and wore a sky blue linen dress withj Much work will be needed to con a white carnation corsage. (dition and rebuild the Indian team for The bride's mother wore a navyjthis season, since five regulars from dress with white hat and accessories last year's Northeastern Champion and a corsage of white carnations. . team were lost throueh eraduation or Ts VnilnrvtiAnm'a wistftiai nrnwi a trfov dress with a white carnation corsage. 1 After the ceremony a reception was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Dail. The bride's table was decorated with candles and the two tiered wedding cake. ' Mrs. Dewey Yeates and Mrs. Charlie Appleton ser ved' punch and cake, assisted by Mrs. George Baker. Monds-Chapnell Vows Spoken On July 25th Miss Gloria Jeanette Chappell of Belvidere and James Oliver Monds of mony July 25, at 9 o'clock in the pres ence of the immediate families at the Great Hope Baptist Church. Vows were spoken before the Rev. L. C. Chandler. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chappell of Bel videre. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Monds of Ty ner. . . ,: The bride wore a light blue nylon embroidered dress with white acces sories and a corsage of white car nations. '. The only attendants were Miss Imo gene Chappell of Edenton, sister of the bride and Miss Bertha Gaye Chappell of Belvidere. James Jordan of Tyner " f "l11 Immediately after the ceremony the wedding couple left for a short wed n Wp- The bride is a potato of Perquimans High School and the bridegroom is a graduate of Chowan High School. . . ' t . Mr, and Mrs. Monds will make their home at Tyner. REVIVAL SET v The Rev. C. H. Beale, pastor of the Evans Methodist Church of the Cho- iwan Charge, announces that a revival will begin in the church Sunday night August at 8 o'clock and will close Fri.lry, August 20. . . . , , Tbs visiting minister, a former pas tor, w HI be the Rev. A. I G. Stephen coru 'y Lnyited to' attend all ssrvice, 5 Cents Per Copy Contractor Started Pro ject Last Monday; To Finish In 5 Months The State Board of Education, meet ing in Raleigh last Thursday, granted a request of the Perquimans Board of Education for the sum of $65,000 to construct four additional classrooms and a library at the Central Grammar School, near Winfall. Contracts for the construction of this project were approved by the local Board several weeks ago, but since the funds are to come from the sale of State school bonds, voted last year, .work on the project has to await final ' , II Mi l. T . ..1 approval 01 me a tare Boara. Work on the project was started last Monday by J. N. Bryan, who has the general contract, and it is expect ed the project will be completed and ready for use within about five months. "-v The local Board of Education, aware of the extreme need fo the additional facilities had hoped to have the addi tional classrooms ready for use at the opening of the new school term next month, but delay on the part of the architect in preparing the -plans caus ed the delay in the start of the con struction work. Two temporary classrooms, con structed within the school auditorium last fall to ease the crowded condi- 4.: ...:n j., a i i ... "u" wl" w ue uuea uniu the new classrooms are ready, it was Pi Dy j. v., diggers, County ;ocn001 superintendent, The overall bid for the construction at the school calls for outlay of ap proximately $59,128, plus architect fees and furniture and fixtures, for he rooms. The contractor, Mr. Bryan, has as sured the local Board of Education that he will expedite the work in or- der that the building Will be comnlet- ed 'in the shortest possible time for ,UHe uy me svnooi. LAf MQVf f liHlflOlf T 111 If tA I ItlUIIUuff ' Candidates for the 1954 football team at Perquimans High School are requested by Coach Ike Perry to re port at the school gym next Monday, August 16 at 1:30 P. M., to receive equipment and information concerning pre-school practice, it was announced today. for other reasons. The six regulars who will be miss- ns, Wayne White and Howard Wil- liams who graduated, Daryl Allen who has moved to Durham County, Cliff Towe, who will attend Virginia Epis copal School next year and Eugene White, who has joined the armed forces. Coach Perry expects between 30 and 40 boys to report for football by the time school opens next month, but be- tween now and that time he will be working with the youths, conducting drills in fundamentals and condition ing in preparation for the 1954 sched ule which now consists of nine games, five at home and four away. Coach Perry is expected to build his 1954 Indian team around big Paul Mathews, halfback last season. Chas. Whedbee and Pierce are two other backs expected to have an important place on the team and linemen will include veterans Richard Mathews, D. A. Carver. Eddie Overton, Charlie Johnson, Melville Williams and Bruce Lowe. ' Perquimans will again participate in football as a member of the Albe marle Conference composed of Per quimans, Edenton, Plymouth, Ahoskie, Winiamston, Tarboro.' Columbia has dropped out of this conference and will not play Perquimans this coming year. Commissioners In Special Meeting The Board' of Commissioners for ' Perquimans County met in special ses-- ' sion last Monday afternoon and ap proved bids amounting to approxi mately $3,000 for equipment and BUD- v pliea for the1 county's new Public Health Center. ' ' 1 A bid submitted by J. D. Ross Co..' of $1,724 for office equipment was the largest item on the purchase of equip ment surgical selling Co., received . the bid for medical and laboratory equipment tta price being . $817.44. Bids by Sel" r i,i'w Approved tor ' i-iiJd (EJpiieS a JE;-.'. ?i te is aurr . purchase of t ray equipme : OflphPcrrvfallc WVUWIIJ lillj VUIIU Fpoi&I Practice
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