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A 1 : WEEKLY t . J, -V". Jt " i Vc! XXL Number 45 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 5, 1954 5 Cents Per Copy mm l':::rs S!:::v Liii!) hucst :rd e:cL::i an 500 Votes Are 3 li Czct; County Official iJe-elected Perquimans County citizens showed Je interest in the ireneral election !d last Tuesday when less than 500 v .are went to the polls to cast pal l '3 for State and County officials. Reports from all six precincts revealed 452 ballots were cast and counted. Unofficial results of the balloting; in Perquimans County Were reported about 9 o'clock Tuesday night 'The paction officials met, in Hertford 1 I.ursday to make the official canvass of the voting and to forward the re Vurns to Ealeigh. : h '! County voters approved five amend ments to the Constitution, giving large majorities for the 1, 2, S and 5 amend ments and voting for the 4 by a 193 to 101 count. . " ' : 1 The Democratic nominees for Coun ty offices were unopposed in the gen era! election Tuesday, and with their formal election will assume the duty" " of the offices on Monday, December 6. The only change up In the present office holders will be J. Kelly White, who will succeed M . 6, Owens as Sher iff. ' ' . . . Perquimans voters gave Democratic nominees for State offices, an over V aiming . majority over Republican c onents. W. Kerr Scott' received k I votes while his opponent for the ol.ice of U. S. Senator. Paul West got S6 votes. Edwin Gill, candidate for ' State Treasurer . had 410 votes, -while Sex Morton received 48. Chas. Cold, .candidate for. Commissioner of T urance "received 400 votes to Fred Lick's 48.; M, V.'Barnhllt had 850 - tes while his opponent got 49. ;V V Herbert C. Bonner received 410 votes for reelection at Congressman while TJs opponent. W. T. Love, received 61. The results of the balloting for Dis trict and County' offices were: So licitor, Walter W. Cahoon 436; State Senator. N. Elton Avdlett 427: A.. P. Godwin, Jr., '423; Representative, C R. SfeS rfurt'wv rZrXt j-Jll t i t...j m. ts T.i m. SreIeedT Jr" SS7 C tsiitrDt C'lJavennort 445 Cornel M-V'TZ---'-, : r Sssioners A T "Tu"wm Wer looked scarce Chrnnen 441. n. I Srfvev 44?tby 016 fkst o September, the rains ' AOTioa 4ln4V Mnnn E.- B. HoUowell, 486, and Warner. .dre, 439. . Board of Education, J. . igar Morris 438; Mrs. Mary Brinn, :,3; Mrs. Mabel Cooke, 433, and Clar ence C. Chappell, 439. :i;EfiDLi;;iS Incomplete returns from the off- year election held last Tuesday lndi-;making a bale. The bulk' of Perquim cate a record vote on the part of citi- ans County cotton was sold when cot zens of the nation. Early ; Wednes- ton was bringing 13 to 13 cents per day it was apparent the Democrats pounds. V, , r had won control of the House, having With everything taken into consid- won 207 seats and needing only 11 of the 76 undecided, contests for a ma-the onty. The battle for the Senate was. even. Tne Kepumicans new an eage, 48 seats while the, Democrats held 47 with one independent Six Sen-'the ate seats were in doubt, in Ohio, Ore-1 gon, Micmgan, wew jersey. Montana OllU (IJVMH..6. -wv .w. avwm. - , . ...... n . three oi tnese states wniie tne uemo- ats led in three. A close race was in progress in New "nrk for the office of Governor with xtriman the apparent "winner over i utor Ivesv Republican. - - Harriman) n tamed a slight lead wiui prac 'y all precincts in. The Democrats i.ed up some five Governor's of s from the GOP, which is expect to have important bearing on the 'Jential election in 1956. . , , veland's famous murder trial, in 'i Dr. Samuel Sheppard is being I for murdering his wife, had a . " nax this week when It was re 1 one of the jurors selected to . j.i . . . .. 1 . .: i j i f-" d to tell about it dur' -ICnaP,in pastor in Hertford for the. Charles nd Carolyn Minnis Evans 'onlna- neriod while the iurv'P88 four years was assigned to Dur-jand wife of the late Hugh Copeland. .omng penoa wniie tne jury , - . mm-.-m 1Si, a u $ selected. The results ropy ' a mLtruJ with further d.'jl s t".e matter is finally settled, i a voters approvea xouri .jf) the Cons UiVUIlVll 111 . "-iay but defeated one ! ave "reverted a einnle i over -havinsr more V. r, tor "-oss of p-,- C. a c. i. r l 1 .ir i:::;l.Gn-tey 4-H Club Members At iuhocowinity Event Perquimans County 4-H Club mem-' bera ventured to Chocowinity.on Sat urday, October 80th' for the District (Recognition Day. This trip was s'pon- sored by the Southern Cotton Oil Co. Milton Dail & Son and the Hertford Livestock and Supply Co., who are 4-H Club boosters in Perquimans County. The boys and girls making the trip were: . ' Joe Rogersbn, Billy Hudson, Lloyd; Bay Morgan, Julian Howell, Wallace Baker, Johnny Phillips, Bobby Smith, Annie Lou .Lane, Lois Violet Winslow. Kay Howell, Diane Divers, Rachel Spivey. Mrs. Louis Winslow, adult leader, also .attended. '' ,. The district winners were announced at this affair and Perquimans County baa winners In 4-H Livestock Judging, Sweet Potatoes, Beekeeping, Health Improvement Record, Better Grooming and Poultry and Talent OcityCrqYi:!:! lis 4 Ha last Yet .S'VjC.'i iff: B Y R. M. THOMPSON ' ; v ': v Vmtw 'A mm With adverse weather conditions and infestation of crops by insects, the "e 8. , . ; ! Perquimans County farmer is still geV ; Loans may be obtained for the por ting J; good yield from his planted chase of feed, seed, fertiliser, replaee- aereamt. ' ; ; ' j' .'ment livestock and eoninmemt ranlace. On an average the corn yield was cut from 25 to 80 per cent due to dry weather, but the . corn, price held upT111? expenses. Loans may not be made! and the farmer received a good cash, return on bushels that were yielded, ' Feanuts, soybeans and cotton have, yielded exceptionally high with some farmers reporting peanuts yielding as fen the unpaid principal, and are sched high as 30 to 43 bags per acre. Of tiled for repayment over the minimum course, .there are a number of farm- fteriod of time consistent with the bor P the income from the peanut ers who. did not-do is welLN With wuu urn incvpi rvm ui peanut l ed tliin wnv tmtAoA fn "J STi" . T ""V . 7 ",v number of bushels produced per acre., ooyoeans uiat were completely pare loans is receiveo due to the army worm and the bean f Renl .' estate security is always re beetle around the 10th of September, quired when advances are made pri have yielded as high as 30 bushels of, marfly for improvements to real es beans to the acre. The market price tate. r for beans today is about $2.80 a bushel ' in bulk and $2.77 if the beans are in the buyers' bags. ' ' - ! This has been an exceptionally good j seasuii iur cohuh wiui some iarmers reporting as high as two bales of cot ton ner acre and Just about, evervone eration, the high cost , of production, high cost of dust and dusting and labor, the Perquimans County farmer win sua nave a gooa year as xar as the crop income is concerned due to high yields of peanuts and cotton and the high price of peanuts, soy-J joeans ana cotton. PstcrsAssigi:2d TOl&Z7K3S Methodist pastors of . churches lo cated in this area were assismed for the coming year at the conclusion of,lVfrS. LuCy Copeland 4-hA A null nl AViliMnk Anf a-mam M V nl A lnn . v . week at Raieigh. - i .The 'Rev, H. M. Jamieson was re assigned to the churches of the Per quimans Charge and the Rev. I. S, Richmond was assigned to the Hert ford Methodist Church. The Rev. Mr. Richmond, served at prior to the conference Burlington. Rev. A. L.I . " 1 to the-churcheji of the Chowan -3" '..'' ; ; ,-4vi Announcement was made here this ' 1 t I'rs. Jo!n T.T'rgers, '.i tf Eluies fanJ c'.iirman for the ; rri ypnn, Yas rea-'red the ,! trrd'e immr :.itely. I i r to t e pc-t has been CptyDssignatcd To Receive Aid tillage FHA Authorized Affen- cy Handling Applica tions of Residents Perquimans County has been desig nated by Secretary of Agriculture Ez ra Taft Benson as an area where eli gible farmers can obtain emergency loans from the Farmers Home Admin istration to repair damage caused by' the recent hurricane. Details of the emergency loan program were ex- plained by E. F. Morgan, FHA Coun ty Supervisor today. - ; Any established farm - owner or farm operator in Perquimans County whose crops, buildings, or other farm property were damaged by the hurri cane, and who is unable to obtain from other lenders the credit needed to con tinue normal operations may be eligi ble for- a loan. ' ;i " Applications are made at the coun ty office of the Farmers Home Ad ministration. The office for Perauim. ',; ans Uounty is located at Hertford. Eligibility of applicants is determin- ed "by the county committees of the; Farmers Home Administration, com posed by men familiar with local eon. cations. . The committeemen for Per quimans, County are. . .. '1n-a H 'flti1l: tank 1. Tiunlt C. -Layden, Route 1; Carson D. Spi- ment or repair of buildings, and for. otn essential farm and home opera t- to pay existing debts, to eompensate.ether non-conference game. Elizabeth 'applicants for their losses, et te to win play the IndiansMn Hertford! Pana operations. " The loans bear 8 per cent interest rower's ability to renav. Ordinarily loans secured by liens on chattel . erty are . scheduled , for repay pro- erxy are Bcneauiea . lor reoaymem year, andean, for repair or improvement Of real state are scheduled To -repayment within one to ten years. However, amounts n Aim mm e A mm'm-ma-m nmiliiitfnn nnimAaan i T uivictwo uiCituc; remvauia wubii wio uiwiub iiuiii the sale of thecrops produced with the QES Officios Pay WoOkpter District Deputies of the Order of Eastern Star paid an official visit to the Hertford Chapter at the regular (meeting held in the lodge Hertford, October 26, . rooms in Entertained by the local Chapter Were Mrs. Doris J. Bonner of Manteo and Robert Spence of South Mills, The lodge rooms were decorated with fall flowers and Mrs, Bonner was given a corsage of yellow and blue flowers. The Deputies gave very constructive and inspiring messages in accordance to the ideals of the Order. The Star Points and other officers presented a urogram in tribute to the Deputies. The Associate Matron and ' Patron nresentefl inemwnn giits. Keiresn- menvere served at the close of the presented them" with gifts. Refresh- program. Passes In Hertford Mrs. Lucy Evans Copeland,. 79, died Tuesday morning at 8:45 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Florence 1 t . VT t tie '.iviooawm in nernora, alter a long m- ness. She was the daughter of the late She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Elizabeth City. . . ;.i;S'.-:v .'-y-r . Surviving are ' three" sons." Arthur M. and James O.' Copeland of Hert ford and H. Morris Copeland of Char leston, S. C; three daughters. Mrs. Lucy Perry of Edenton, Mrs. Florence Goodwin of Herwor-1 t J Mrs. Bessie Speight of Miami, Ma.; 17 grandchil dren and five rr:rt gr""dvAiIdren. The body was removed to the Lynch Funeral Lome here pending , comple' tion of arra"-;ments. - - - 1 1 . n riccr j L , '-r t Perquhnans dl ti cr T 1 ' i e.- r ? Pcrqi!:menslnd!iis Win O ver Columbia Gri&rsSStoO Local Team Travels To Spring: Hope For Con test This Week i v Coach , Ik? Perry's Perquimans In dians traveled to Columbia last Fri day . afternoon for a non-conference football game with the Columbia Wild cats and came home on the lonsr end of a 35-0 score. It was the second win of the season for Perquimans. The Indians scored their first touch down late in the first quarter when Tommy Matthews went over from the 10 yard line, Paul Matthews ran the extra point,; .:. ,' Perquimans scored again in the sec ond period. f After receiving a punt on their 45 yard line the Indians mov ed to a tally in four plays with Paul Matthews going the final 10. Tom my Matthews added the extra point. The next touchdown resulted from a pass from Paul Matthews to D. A. Carver which was good for 25 yards and Tommy Matthews added the extra T! C0Unt 21 to0at time. The Indians scored on a 45 yard Paul Matthews to Carver pass in the third quarter and Paul Matthews also made the extra point i , The final score came in the fourth period when, Charley Umphlett went 25 yards and Charles Whedbee added the extra noint Coach Perry used his entire roster of player to the contest nd valuable) playing experWe was gained by the reserves. , . This week' the Indians will play Spring Hope away from home in an m rruuty mgnc, novemoer xz, ana tne "eM0B will close with the Indians playing at Morehead City November 19th. nip;n Underway Scout , leaders of the Albemarle are now conducting the annual compaigii for funds for the Boy Scout movement in the District it was reported by J. T. Biggers, who with other leaders of this county are conducting the drive locally. , '.'V . -i ' The campaign, according to Mr. Biggers, opened last Wednesday and' it is hoped the desire of the officials to bring the drive to a close on Sat urday of this week. Biggers urged the public to contribute liberally to ward this campaign in order to keep Scouting at the high level it has at tained, f'i : . Persons who desire to contribute to ward the fund, and who are not con tacted, may send donations direct to Mr. Biggers.' 4-H Council Names Officers For Year The 4-H County Council of Per quimans County held its first meet ing on Thursday night October 28th, at 7:00 in the Agricultural Building. The following, officers were elected President Wallace Baker; vice presi-1 dent Joyce Owens;' secretary, Betty Perquimans C o u n t y Agricultural Brown; reporter, Nancy Lane; pianist, Building. The speaker for the occas Anne Lane. The following committees ion will be L. B. Dixon. Mr. Dixon is were elected. Recreation, Annie Lou FrMin McGoobanand Barbara; Divers; Program, Kay and Julian, ant County Agent in North Hampton Howell, Charles Banks and Diana Di-. County and at the present time is As vers. ' ; Isistant State 4-H Club Leader. The meeting was concluded with a! Frank McGoogan, President of the social hour with recreation being led, Perquimans County N. C. State Col by Clara Mason, Assistant Home; lege Alumni group encourages all the Agent Refreshments were enjoyed by all attending. Great Masters On Exhibition Here J There will be a display of para mount interest at Perquimans . High School next week, November 8-12, an art exhibit . More than 150 pictures will be shown. The exhibit will be one of interest to individuals wishing to attend. A small charge will be made to aid the school to raise funds for a purchase of a picture. The ex- hibit will be open to the public from one P. M., to 8:30 P. M. 'ii.' i S"'nlq Ta flejv v mvs v sm ,, Fcr Teachers' Meet -1 White schools of Perquimans Coun- ty will be closed all day Friday, No- vember 5. to permit local teachers to attend the District meeting of the N.C.E.A. scheduled to be conducted in Gr n'-IIle. it v s reported by J T., ! -j, i.a "-r'mt of Schools, - U.ored sc.fHua be closed aa icy rridr. i v- Vr l?. to per:t t - x ' 3 ; a I.wi"A meet:. Six Criminal Cases, Disposed Of In Superior Court Wednesday Next Cancer Clinic Scheduled Friday 'The Northeastern Cancer Clinic will be held on Friday, November 5, at the Health Center in Elizabeth City with registration beginning at 1:00. A free chest X-ray will be given to anyone wishing it along with the examina tion of the five areas of the body where cancer is most easily found and cured. There are no limitations as to sex, race, physical or economic status at the center. However, there are age requirements. Women should be 35 or more; men should be 40 or over un less referred by a doctor, or unless one of the "Seven Danger Signals" or "Symptoms" are present An appointment may be secured by writing Cancer Center, Elizabeth City. Examinees are asked to bring a rob or housecoat with them. Ceremonies Honor TheVarner Mcdres The Master Farm Family Recogni tion Tlav wm . lielrl nt tha Wnrnorf Madre home on Thursday, October' Master Farm Family 28th, at 2:00 o'clock. Ralph Sasser.t 'Pauline Kolek. charged with forg Assistant County Agent served as1""- "'"o entered a plea of guilty and Master of Ceremonies. Miss Kimsey Perry, Perquimans County Home Agent, and R. M. Thompson, Farm iimnf tnid n thn m.iiinmih mui activities of the Madres. R. W. Shoff - Assistant Director of the North Carolina Extension Service, told why the North Carolina Extension Service is co-sponsor in the Master Farm I with; mrceny and armed robbery in Famfly Contest and some of the comy'-Con with an attempted escape achievements hoped for as a result ofi'1"01 8 road gang, were sentenced to thisprogam. W. C. LaRue, Associate one year on the larceny charge and Editor of The Progressive Farmerthe from T to 10 years each on the charge other co-sponsor of the Master Farm armed robbery. Both entered pleas Family Program, told what the pro- of K"514? to charges. gram is, why it was originated andi Heber Alligood, charged with lar presented plaque to the Madre fami-.ceny, entered a idea of guiltv to charg Ty. Warner ' Madret . receiver of the es-bffore ftrespasa.te was, or Master . Farm Family plaque and dered to pay the eoste of : court and award, thanked! Mr. LaRue and Mr. sum ot $176.06 for hogs taken Shoffner and made a few remarks i fromtte Hertford Livestock and Sup about his farm and famfly. Ply Co., and was placed on probation .After the program an Open House for two years. was held and a tour of the farm. Re- ne earl7 f "raaay morning, freshments were served by the Helen jt a nol pros m the cases in which Gaither ; Home Demonstration ClubjEula Thatch, Negro, was charged with and the Perquimans County Council .murder, furnished these refreshments. ' Mrs. " ' " " ' ' - ' Reginald Tucker, president of the wmj of Hertfo B tjst chun;h presided at the punch bowl. The Madres are the first family ever to receive this award in Perquimans County and one of the few families in North Carolina to be awarded a Mas ter Farm Family plaque. North Car olina will select Master Farm Fami lies again in three years with this award being rotated between North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia State College Sub Ti? JM fa P.M. The Perquimans County N. C. State College Alumni will have their Fall meeting November 8th at 7:30 at the a graduate of N. C. State College and served for a period of time as Assist- College Alumni to be present if pos sible. It is hoped that movies from last winter's basketball games will be shown at this time. Masonic Banquet Planned November 16 Perquimans Lodge, No. 106. A. F.. & A. M., will hold its annual banquet on Tuesday evening, November 16, beginning at 7 P. M., in the cafeteria of the Perquimans Central Grammar School at Winfall, Special music will be presented on the program and a number of special guests are expected to attend. All 'members of the local lodge are urged M make plans to attend. School Masters To Meet Here Monday , Perquimans County will be host at a meeting of the Albemarle School Master Club to be held in Hertford Monday, November 8, at 6:30 P. M, It was r-ror-i tody by J. T. Elmers, .Suite. . , tof EJiooIs. r?. r. O. I.Ixon. riWdent of Cc- v t ' Its tie guest speaker'! ly Louis Window, Four Civil Actions Four Criminal Cases Re main On Docket Be for Judge Nimocks Perquimans County's fall term of Superior Court opened here Wednes day morning with Judge Q. K. Nim ocks, Jr., of Fayetteville presiding over the session which opened two days late because of the election day holiday. . Eleven cases were listed on the doc ket for trial during the term, which court officials believe will run through Friday. Four divorce actions were disposed of Wednesday morning, fol lowing the selection of the Grand Jury, and prior to noontime adjourn ment. .Capias were ordered issued for Jo seph' Butts, Lester Keel and Alfred Wrighton for failure on the part of the above named to comply with prev ious court orders for payment of fines and court costs. Six defendants entered pleas of guilty to charges during the Wednes day afternoon session which helped considerably in disposing of the docket which was thought might consume at least six days of court , Kelford Byrum, charged with reck less driving, entered a plea of guilty to charges of following a vehicle too closely. He was ordered to pay a fine of 25 costs Judge Nimocks withheld judgment in tiiie case until later In the week, i N. A. Relfe was ordered to pay a line oi sz.i and costs alter He naa en- ; tered a plea of guilty to charges of failing to yield the right of way. Dexter Edge and John Streatt youthful ronvicts who, were charged Board Continues Tax Settlement Vitit Sheriff Owens The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County, meeting here in regular session last Monday, continued until November 9 a full settlement with Sheriff M. G. Owens on the col lection of 1953 taxes. The action tak en by the Board was at the request of Sheriff Owens. According to figures presented to the Board a total of $12,241.29 re mains outstanding on the 1953 tax levy and of this amount approximately $4,676 represents insolvents. The Board discussed beautification of the CoUrt House Green, and voted to start operations of removing the dead trees on the lawn and replacing these with new trees. The lawn will also be seeded.for new grass. ' No action was taken by the Board on a complaint concerning a store re maining open on Sunday in the Dur ante Neck section of the county; the matter being referred to Attorney Si las M. Whedbee for a legal opinion on the authority vested in the Board on such matters. Approval was voted on a petition to be presented the State Highway Com mission for improvement of the Tuck, er Roard in New Hope Township. - . , : J Hunter Rites Held Monday Afternoon v Mrs. Mamie Chappell' Hunter, 62, wife of the late George Hunter of Belvidere, died Sunday morning at 1 ;20 o'clock in the Albemarle Hospital af ter a long illness, v She is survived, by one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Chappell and one sister, Mrs. J. T. Chappell both of Belvi dere; five brothers,- Elbert, Joe and Johnnie Chappell of Belvidere; Ernest Chappell of Norfolk and Luther Chap pell of Durham; and two grandchil dren. ' : " ; Funeral 'services'- were conducted Monday afternoon! at 2:30 at the Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford, by t' e Rev. VirHl T,.x. nastor cf the . 11 y Woods Friends Church, assist. was la the family plot near, EJ ...a. 1