THE PEMUXMAN
WEEKLY
Volume XXI. Number 52.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 24, 1954
5 Cents Per Copy
clline Near For
ntries In Jayeees
-nnual DS Contest
December 31st Last
-Date For Submit-
ting: Names
Hertford's m o t outstanding
young man: between the ages of
21 ani 35 for 1954 will he honored
again this year vat' a .banquet
which will be given in his honor
during Jaycee- Week, . January 14
through 21.' Th exact date has
not been . determined yet
' : : Jaycee. clubs all over the coun
try will be honoring the young man
Who has contributed most in the
t .way " of achievements,, leadership
and service to his community for
the" calendar year 1954 during Jay-
'; cee Week. Although the recipient
. of the 'award is in the age classi
fication of the Jaycees, he need not
.. - be, or have been a Jaycee. The
award 'has no relation to Junior
Chamber of Commerce membership.
. The judging committee is made up
- of a secret committee of promi
Iient local citizens over the age of
35 and. the recipient of the award
is selected from nominations receiv
ed. - (
. .The Jaycees are urging every
one .Who would like to ; nominate
. some outstanding young man for
fhte award to. make their nomi
. tuition before the deadline for re
. '; : ceiving nominations which is De
j cember"' 31, 1954. Nominations
ihould-! include name of nominee,
. - ; h date of birth, address, sponsor, ad
. j : dress, of sponsor, achievements and
Pjf nature of se"rvk: -(List and explain
s . in detail the achievements, nature
of -service, iature-af tatttnHum
And leadership of nominee, bearing
.in mind that judging will be done
J ; -on following basis: contribution to
'.. community and state welfare and
. j i betterment!' participation ' In all
' '' round community and state activi-
" ties-and civic enterprises! evidence
' iV : of lasting contribution to communi-
1 tjr' and state welfare evidence .of
' ; Readership ability; success in own
vocation and personal and business
progress; cooperation with individ
uals and civic organizations. All
- activities for which judging is to
, be., made must have been perform
ed while nominee was 35 or young
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The Jaycee Committee for this
. "-event is made up of Francis Nixon,
chairman, Moody Matthews and
; Guy Cannon. .
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FcrStnta's Visit
s . .The -sixth annual arrival of San
ta Claus'in Hertford was termed a
huge success by the committee of
l the Hertford, Fire. Department and
the Hertford Jaycees, which spon
sored the Christmas party for the
children of Perquimans County last
Saturday afternoon. . One of the
largest crowds, both- children and
adults, -ever, to attend . this event
-were gathered to Welcome Santa
as he drove up to the Court House
at about 2 o'clock : - :' ;
On his arrival here, Ole Santa,
all dressed up in his' holiday togs,
had favors and gifts for the child
r-n, and he was assisted in the dis
' ution of these by members of
; s two sponsoring organizations.'
The ' sponsoring organizations
i . - ess appreciation tq all who had
- i t in assisting this project, and
had a part in making it a big
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' -nsr &' Loan
J Saturday , ,
. office of the Hertford Build-
,.d Loan Association will be
1 all day Saturday in obsery
of Christmas, it. - was an-
1 today by Max Campbell,
ry of the .Association, ' wl,
the office will be open as
-.e following Saturday, Jan-
Early Edition
I This week's edition of The Per
quimans Weekly has been printed
and corned to its readers one day
ahead of the usual schedule. -This
stepping up of the press schedule
will, enable' the editor, and the
printers of The Weekly to enjoy a-
vacation during the holidays, Edi-
tor and Mrs. Max Campbell will
spend the holidays in Indiaffa, and
the office of The Weekly will be
closed from December 22 through
December 31. -
In this issue of .The Weekly the
merchants and business men of the
community are sending - season's
greetings (to the residents of this
trade area and to the readers of
The Weekly. These fine : expres
sions of . greetings tell of the ap
preciation merchants hold for resi
dentsof this area, and for the pat
ronage of local . stores during the
past year. .
Christmas Theme
Features Meeting
Of Central PTA
. The PTA of the. Central School
held its regular meeting Monday
night- at - 7 :30 o'clock in the cafe
teria, with the president, Mrs.' B,
F-Rray; .nresiding: Mrs Ruth
Burden was in charge of arranging
the program for this meeting. Pu
pils from the various grades por
trayed in a most effective way .the
true meaning of Christmas by pre:
seating a' play entitled fThe' Two
Christmases." ' "Ai ''
During-, the- business session '; toe
minutes .'iwere '" read ; and ; approved
and tne treasurer's report was giw-
en. ' Mrs. Bray urged all leaders of
the study groups to have their
meetings in January. The Win-fall-Cumberland
group , had theirs
in November. It was reported that
Miss Margaret White, chairman of
the' building fund, had raised. $15.00
to be sent in. ' The program chair
man, Mrs. Charlie Umphlett, re
ported that the Belyidere commun
ity, with Mrs. Edwin White as
chairman, will have- the - January
program. ,. Mrs. . Bray, recognized
J. .T. Biggers, who urged all ta re-4-
member the ' true . meaning ' of
Christmas, as' was. illustrated in
the program. Mr; Biggers: stated
that there .had been some! sugges
tions about lighting the front of
the building, and asked the; presi
dent to name a committee, to meet
with him to -.help secure some
lights before the next meeting of
the; PTA. Elwood White,1 Claude
Williams and "'Thomas Maston
were appointed to serve on -j this
committee. The . meeting .-..'was
closed by Mrs. Bray wishing all a
merry Christmas and a prosperous
New Year. . -; .;
Mrs. Ruth Burden's third grade
won the attendance ward.
Junior Red Cross
Plans Being Made
Mrs. Lawrence Towe, Junior Red
CrosV'V chairman ' of Perduimam?.
County, is studying lttethods of im;
proving the activities of the JurdiJrpJ'i 'J T7
Red Cross . and -. will, work with
teacher sponsors in carryinaf out a
well-planned program o .activities
in tiie schoolsl M, f!i :"v7
- Membership in the organization
is maintained throughout the cal
endar year. " All schools are invit
ed to enroll and to participate in
the work of the Perquimans County
Chapter of the Jumor Red Cross.
- Local,, national and international
services form a principal part of
the Junior , ;Red " Cross program.
Loqal eryice include . school im
provement projects, courses- in- first
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Beautiful, indeed is
Story of Christmas
;the Story of how,
many years ago, the
Wise Men saw the
Light . . . the Star . . .
and followed it to a
rich and wonderful
reward.
CountyVotesFor Winfall Residents
Marketing Quotas
On Cotton In '55
Perquimans County cotton grow
ers voted overwhelmingly for mar
keting quotas for 1955 when the
referendum was conducted through.
out the county on December 14.
154 growers participated in the vot
ing with 149 voting for the pro
gram and five voting against
, Unofficial .:; returns - from ; the
counties revealed -more than 30,000
growers . favoring marketing quo
tas while only . 1,867 opposed. -
Polling places in Perquimans
County were located at the Com
munity House in Belvidere, R. M.
Baker's Store in Whiteston, Agii
culture Building in Hertford, C, T.
Phillips' Store at Bethel and the
Community House at Winfall and
New Hope.
The vote in North Carolina will
be added to those of other cotton
states, Unless the quota issue car
ries overall by two-thirds major
ity, price supports of 90 per cent
of parity will drop'to only 50 per
cent of , parity. Prelirninary re
turns from seven other participat
ing states indicated a margin of 93
per cent in favor of the quotas.
The North Carolina vote fell far
under the 50,616 ballots cast in ft
jlar referendum ft. year ago.
County Schools Closed
For Annual IJolidays ,
f Pe'runwn'tount,chdol bSi
gan' an'il-daChb'stnjaSj. vacation
at npbii last Wednesday, syhilch will
carry through .. New. . .Year's Day.
The vacation actually accounts for
seven school days, and is in line
with the vacation schedule adopted
by the Board of Education last fall.
Classes will be - resumed at all
schools on Monday, January S. .
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR '
CHRISTMAS SEALS?
Wishing You
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The Publishers
P e t itio n
A large number of residents of
the Town of Winfall, estimated at
about 90 per cent of the property
owners, have prepared a petition
seeking to put an end to the char
ter incorporating the town.
It is the plan of the petitioners
to present the proposition to Rep
resentative C. R. Holmes for action
at the 1955 General Assembly.
The Town of Winfall was incor
porated sometime in the 1800's,
and then the Town Board became
inactive. Reorganization was com
pleted about four years ago but
the petitioners now claim the gov
erning body has discontinued regu
lar meetings, and the town's busi
ness seems not to be conducted ac
cording to the law. , They alsc
claim, despite these contentions,
the Board continues to try to op
erate and to levy taxes.
In the petition the residents
state: "We feel the charter of
the. Town of Winfall should be re
pealed and the governing body dis
solved." -. y.
Signing the petition were the fol
lowing residents: Mr., and Mrs.
Troy Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wil
liams, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Spruill,
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Moore, Hulda
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Copd-
land, Mr. and Mrs. Rex 'Jones, Lula
Lane; Alex Jordan, Mrs. Ermon
Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tadlock,
Maude Lane, W. C, Jordan, Mat
thew Lane, C. E. Lane, A. F. Stall-
mgs, W. W. Daughtry, Mrs. W. F.
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. True
blood, Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Proc
tor, Evelyn Proctor, 'Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Fred S.
Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pike,
Mrs. R. M. Melton, Mrs.. H. M.
Copeland, Mrs. Leslie Gregory, C.
E. Wilder, B. H. Ward, Mrs. E. B.
Charter
To End
Of Town
Daughtry, Mrs. Carson Jordan,
Mrs. Charlie Wilder, Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Umphlett, Mrs. B. H. Ward,
Mr. and Mrs. George Parker, Mrs.
Charlie Lane, Mrs. Ruth Perry.
Miss Annie White.
Also L. R. Perry, Pearl Perry,
Maggie Perry, Joe Moore, Mercy
Perry, Bemice Woodard, Maggie
Woodard, Louise Jr. Bragg, Ella
Lumber, Roberta Mason, Fioreda
Lynd, William Lynd, Mary Red
Deck, Thomas C. Riddick, Pearline
Riddick, Margaret Riddick, Pearl
Rumber, Martha Welch, James
Washington, Louise Washington,
Anna Washington, Minnie Nixon,
Terlar Nixon, Luther Perry, Dear
deary Riddick, Martha Riddick,
Rosa Felton, Ethel Miller, Odessa
Miller, Madeline Fletcher, Sack Ad
ams, Joseph Adams, Odel Whitat-
ner, Deborah White, Eleanor Pet-
ters, Samuel Petters, Ocer Creeey,
Hattie Griffin, David Griffin, Ed
na Griffin, Edna Howell, Willie
Howell, William' Rumber.
VFW To Sponsor
Holiday Dances
The-Garland H. Ownley Post of
the VFW and its Auxiliary will
sponsor two dances - during f the
Christmas-New Year . holidays,' Jt
is . announced here. ! Both dances
will be held at the VFW hall.
The Post's annual , Christmas
dance will be held on Christmas
night, December 25, and the New
Year's dance will be on the night
of January 1.
Because of the limited space at
the VFW hall, two admission tick
ets will be permitted each member
of the Post, and individuals desir
ing to attend the dances are urged
to contact , one of the members
early to secure a ticket.
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Again it is Christmas
. . . a time to find new
t
faith and new1 hope in
the true spirit of the
occasion. May your;
Christmas be rich inf
joy and happiness1
. . . a season of much
joy.
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Rnal Appeal Made
By TB Chairman
For Contributions
With the end of the season for
use of Christmas Seals rapidly ap
proaching, Jarvis Ward, chairman
of the Perquimans TB Seal Sale
Committee today issued a final ap
peal for contributions to the Dis
trict TB Association Fund. .
He urged all persons who as yet
have not mailed in contributions
for the seals received earlier this
month to do so now. He pointed
out that the succes of the com
plete tuberculosis program depends
upon the public support of the TB
seal campaign.
District-wide the campaign is
progressing slightly slower than
the Association's officers had hop
ed for. Dr. A. B. Bonner of Hert
ford, reported last week that total
contributions amounted to $3,832.65,
of which $2,360.70 came from Pas
quotank County; $585.50 from Per
quimans County; $575.85 from Cho
wan County and $310.60 fronvCam
dert County.
Persons who have overlooked the
purchase of these TB Seals, are re
quested to return contributions to
Mr. Ward before Friday, Decem
ber 24th. .
Court House Green
Project Is Underway
i The Court House, Green iti.&U
ting a face-liftipg . y . -!,'DeacTaiid
diseased trees are be
ing removed in preparation for the
replanting of hew trees and beau
tifying the Green generally. The
old . trees are being removed by
employees of the Town of Hertford
and the beautification project will
begin, under the supervision of the
County Commissioners, Just as soon
as the work of removing old trees
has been completed.
The project, adopted several
months ago, by the County Board,
will be completed as soon as pos
sible.
Board of Education
Requests Division
School Bond Funds
Not Too Late
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Individuals and organizations of
Perquimans County who desire to
assist unfortunates at Christmas
time still have the. opportunity to
do so, it is reported by C, Edgar
White, Superintendent of Public
Welfare.
Mr. White pointed out that the
joy fund list, made up of about 25
to 30 families, who unless aided by
those more fortunate, will have a
joyless holiday. He stated that a
largo number of families have al
ready been chosen to receive food
baskets from individuals and organ
izations, but a few families still
remain on the list.
The joy fund in Perquimans is
supervised each year by the Wel
fare Department. It is outside the
department's usual work but the
officials of the department do thin
job to hcl)) others to provide a
cheerful Christmas for the needy.
Individuals who desire to contri
bute to this fund are requested to
contact Mr. White at the Welfare
Office in the Court House.
ians
The Perquimans Indians closed
out their pre-holiday basketball
games last Thursday night, losing
to the Elizabeth City Yellow Jac
kets by a store of 39 to 42. It
was the fourth loss of the "season
for the Indians.
Elizabeth City's accuracy at the
foul line during the final period of
the contest accounted for (the vic
tory. Perquimans had secured a
two point lead in the game, with
three minutes to play, then the Jac
kets sank five charity tosses to win.
Elizabeth City had a 24-19 lead
at halftime but Paul Matthews
found the basket range in the third
quarter and with help from Hill and
Carver the local closed the gap un
til they took the lead in the fourth
quarter. ' ;
Hooker led the winners with 15
points, followed by Smoak who hit
for nine.
bconng for Perquimans were
Matthews with 13, Hill 10, Carver
8, Williams 6 and Bray two. '
The Indians jumped into an early
lead in the game, with some good
shooting by Carver, but the Jac
kets rallied to secure a 13-12 lead
at the end of the first canto.
In a preliminary game Elizabeth
City Jayvees defeated the Perquim
ans Junior Varsity by a one-point
margin of 22 to 21, in what turn
ed out to be a hard fought, exciting
contest. The visitors secured an
early 8-1 lead and increased it to a
10-4 advantage at halftime. The
Indian Jayvees came back strong in
the second half to narrow the score
to 12-10. Scoring for Perquimans
were Hurdle, nine; Cherry' and
Tommy Matthews, four each; Chas.
Whedbee and Johnny Miller, two
each. Melvin and Bobby -Hooker
led the Baby Jackets with six
points each. ,.
Stores To Close !'
Saturday and Monday
Owners and employees of, a ma
jority of Hertford stores and busi
ness houses will enjoy a three-day
holiday at Christmas time -this
year, it having been reported the
stores will be closed Saturday,
CJirjstmas day, SunSay and Mon
day. A survey made of the busi
ness houses last . week indicated
most of the stores will -ibserve
this schedule, and then will remain
open on Saturday, January !. r
Yellow Jackets Top
Perquimans Ind
42J;Jayveesiose
Varied Agenda Con
sidered By Board
At Last Meeting
The Board of Education went on
record at its December meeting,
held Wednesday night of last week
at the home of Superintendent J.
T. Biggers, seeking action on the
part of the State for a division of
the final half of funds to bo made
available through the sale of
school bonds.
The action taken by the local
Board follows similar resolutions
adopted by other educational boards
and organizations throughout the
State, and the request is being
made in order that the local board
may ascertain the full share each
county will receive through the di
vision of these funds. Many boards
desire this information to aid them
in planning construction of need
ed schoolrooms to relieve the over
crowded conditions of schools.
Fifty percent of the bond issue,
voted a year ago, lias lK-en divided
or allocated to the 100 counties, but
the remaining 50 per cent is to be
allocated by a committee set up by
the Governor, with needs and abili
ty to finance to lie used as a basis
of division of the funds.
Prior to the business meeting, ihe
members of the Bonn! and C. R.
were dinner guests of Mn and Mrs.
Biggers. .'
During the business meeting Mr.
Holmes discussed with the Board
1 possible legislation expected to be
li'&Z$:Ti&rtttZ t,,p next-GenevMl
sed Assembly. He told of the problems
facing the Legislature, especially
from a financial position, but ex
pressed the hope that appropria
tions for schools might be main
tained at 'present levels.
The Superintendent was instruct
ed to write the Attorney General
for a ruling concerning students,
residing in town, riding school bus
ses into the county for the purpose
of visiting friends. The Board de
sires a ruling on this question in
order to ascertain responsibility for
such passengers.
A request made by a committee
from Central Grammar School for
installation of lights on the school
grounds was taken under advise
ment and the Superintendent was
authorized to investigate the mat
ter and report at the next meeting.
The January meeting of the
Board will be held in the office of
the Superintendent on Mondav
night, January 3, at seven o'clock.
Council Calls For
Safe Christmas
Watch how you drive if you
want to be alive in '55!
That's the advice of the National
Safety Council, which points out
that it's only one more day until
December 24th the most danger
ous day of the year in traffic.
"Christmas is a very special d;fy
of joy," said Ned H. Dearborn,
president of the Council, "but be
cause of accidents and especially
traffic accidents it becomes a day
of tragedy in entirely too many
American homes. The greatest
tragedy of all is that so many of
these accidents could be prevented!
"It's time for Americans to rea
lize that these traffic accident vic
tims die in vain. They die because
the victim, or some one, was care
less. '
"If everyone would assume per
sonal responsibility for himself and
others, whether walking or driv
ing, many of these accidents could
be prevented and Christmas rould
be A happy holiday for many more
people."
' As the holidays grow nearer, the
Council Js stepping up its annual
Christmas safety campaign, Mr.
Dearborn said. ' Cooperating with '
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