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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY ;Volume XXII. Number 3. Hei-tford, Peixiuimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 21, 1955. 5 Cents Per Copy ) il:t:zz:n Joi:::Jhstitute C.irizntTuasdsy -the Woman's Missionary Union ;oi the Chowan Baptist Association i f fll'hold a Stewardship, Communi- iy Mission and Mission Study Insti " tute at Cool Spring Baptist Church ! near Euro, Tuesday, January 25, beginning at 10 o'clock in the mern- Ingv Mrs. J. L. Walter Moose of t Gfttesville will preside, i .This annual endeavor, designed ' tp promote the study of mission work in the churches, is sponsored ' bV the Baptist Church women in &h eastern ,- counties, comprising flates, ' Chowan, Perquimans, Pns juotank, Camden, CJurrituck, Wash , ijigton, Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare. J The Rev. W. D. Morris, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Scot . lnd Neck," will be the featured Ipeaker ol the day. Mr. Moms, ho recently made a tour of mis sion points' in Alaska will also lead $he adult ptudy group ;on the mis- J ion work in that country. Mrs. lose " Goodwin . Pool, Greenville, & C, author of a took on mission work in Cuba, will ajso appear on the program- Other persons taking in 'the activities of the day Mrs. W. W. Finlator, Eliza- City (. Mrs. Thurman Riddick, slvideret- Mrs. J. A. Webb, Jr., Benton'; Mrs. T. 0. Asbell, Tyner; Mrs.,B. 1 -Raines, Eden ton; and Ptts. Walten A. Ward, Corapeake. arvffi, Pickard, head of the de ' trtmertt of music at Chowan Col . -i g9, and a selected group frqm the ' bllee cjioif, will present the music fwr tha.ddjr. '.' 1 f Each of tie 8ft Baptist churches , in iOiis aye is urged to send repre sentatives t this meeting.. vf ".II".'1 ".' """ ' A national budeet l calling 1 expenditures of more than; 62 bil-''-"Ijop- 'dollars' lor , the fiscal year ; jtartirtg' next' July 1, was present--'fyl 'Congress -this week by Presi ' fent JEisenhowej:. Reaction frtm " Congress', "according -to, repoj-ts f roip Washington, was most of the ' will Be adopted. About half J.lhVbudget is setup for spend iHyfojr . defense. Income for the i'fear has .been estimated at f60 bil lorii leaving a deficit of about 2.8 ijiiib.- I'.Gongrsss ia expected to give the v pudget careful consideration, and reports state some changes in the proposed ' spending will be made Congress. The President recom v rMifended no changes in tax structure v . during the year in order to keep -income as near the estimate. ( as 'l Possible. 'Predictions are there Irljfi-.v.tilWhe-nd- changes in tax laws. i million road program was the State Legislature Governor Hodges, but Worn- Raleigh- it is -reDorted the $p)an, set up by the State Highway .Conimission, Is receiving a cold re ctption from the .General Assem bly, possibly due to comments and 'Questions on the program raised by the Governor. , k V. ' .'A 1610 ,v -J presented to i I this week by t A 10-day war In Costa Rica is ' under investigation of, the Organi .v " tation of American States. The f OAS la -reported supporting the 'V fiovmtartipnt nominal: tha rpkelfi hut. f s yet basis for the trouble has not been established. The U. . sold Costa Rica four fighting planes this Week to be. used against rebel planes, and other aid is being sup ' plied .through approval of the OAS. Monogram Banquet Ileld Wednesday P. M. 1 .; J ' .':'?''. ';".'' '', Members of the Perquimans High School Monogram Club held its an nual banquet ' Ip tho school cafe iria last Wednesday nighf. Wayne Vhite, presideftt of the plub, pre d over the meeting and wel! 'd fathers of the members who - j sieciol. guests. -, . '.c "oone, coach at East Caro 1 College, scheduled to be the 1 t srakor for the event, was ' get to the banquet flue t weather conditions and e n the; program was filled t talks by Coach Ike Per- i E. C Woodard, Su J. T. I"-Ma? OUR , . i- jKTJK t r t -i:: V "tyjV W Pictured above is the second in a series of pictures of the boys and girls of Perquinfans County who will be our citizens of tomorrow. Head - ing from left to right, top line, are: W. W. Bundy, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bundy; Steve Byrnm, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. By - rum: Mike Dail. son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Bail: Jonetta Ward, dauehlerof Mr. and Mrs. John Ward; Betty (.cane (.riflin, daughter of Mrs. Geane Griffin, Jeanne Bagley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bagley. low; AnHv Smith, ton nf Mr. nnH n, n . .1 .- rars. 1. r. nyrum; marina aimer, . Another in the series of these published are those taken-for'The Red Cross Chapter Reorganized Here At Meeting Friday C. P. Morris Chair-; County Farm Bureau man; Plans Discuss- ed For Fund Drive C. I. Morris was reelected chair man of the Perquimans Chapter of the American Red Cross, at an an nual meeting of the group held last Friday at the Municipal Building in Hertford. Other officers rceject- od during the .meeting were Mrs.. IHefren, treasurer; C. C. Banks, Secretary; .1 Mrs. Lawrence- Town, 'chairman1 of the Junior Red Cross. All committee chairmen were al so reelected to serve during the comitjg year. Miss Barrett, Field Representa tive for the Red Cross, was pres ent 'and, conducted a discussion on th various programs being carried out, by ,the county chnptrr. She ad vised the chapter officers of some of the programs planned by the Red Cross during the coming year, and urged the local organization to map out plans to assure success of these projects. Discussed ' during the meeting were plans for the annual fund drive to be conducted in March, and Miss Barrett advised the Coun ty quota for 1955 had been reduced to $1,075. She pointed out that establishment of local fund quotas were based upon three factors: population, money available and experience of giving. . Approximately 21 percent of this quota will be retained in the coun ty..,fr "SC by e,!T Cha"!,er; while 79 percent wil be forwarded to area headquarters for use by the national organization. Plans for the annual roll call and fund drive are still being formu lated, according to Mr. Morris, who announced the chapter is now seek ing a chairman to direct the cam paign. Henry C. Stokes, Jr., and George, Fields, co-directors of the campaign last year, have resigned". It was pointed out duAig the meeting that major programs-cat. ried out by the local chapter in clude Home Service, which is a ma jor project of the national Red Cross, the blood program, Grants and Loans, and disaster. . Forty-five percent of funds spent fby": 'the -'American- Red Cross, ac cording to Miss-Barrett; go' for Home Service, the bigsprogram- of assisting and working with armed service personnel.: f 'f ' Chairman Calls For Reports On Dimes March of Dim?s solicitors were reminded this week by Miss Kim Bey Perry, fund 'drive ""chairman, it Is the hope of the committee that the. Perquimans ' drive ' can 1 be brought to a close on January 31. Thus far only a few reports have toeen made on the progress Of the March of Dimes campaign, and Miss .Perry urges all workers to com plete the canvass or their territory and make reports to her or Georg". Fields, fund treasurer, as soon as possible. . - CITIZENS: Afra. Jniiinh Smilh- Wavne Warn. mn 3 - 1 . " . ... aaugaier 01 airs. ina junior; James met ores will an near next week, and Weekly last October by the Allen Studios of Detroit, .Mich. j To Open Office Here The N. C. Farm Bureau is open ing an office in Hertford, next week, according to J. A. Sutton, where it will handle its insurance business and dispense farm infor mation to Perquimans County farmers.- The, office will be locat- ed in the Hollowell building An Church Street M r.' Sutton invites the public to' visit the new office for informa tion oh farm ' programs, and the new social security law as it af fects farmers. He reported the Perquimans Farm Bureau met its quota during the membership drive, and receiv ed an award .for this achievement. Bloodmobile Falls Short Of Goal Here ' ' Eighteen persons donated blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank, when the Bloodmobile visited Hertford last Monday, it was reported by H; N. Nixon, chairman of the commit tee for the blood program. Mr. Nixon said several other vol unteer donors appeared to donate blood but upon examination these were turned down, for the present, due to physical conditions. While the bloodmobile fell far ulini4 ivf ita frnnl nf 1 0S runts nf iblood, the committee felt the short- age of volunteer donors at this visit of the unit was due mostly to lack of time in organizing and publicizing the visit. - Mr. Nixon expresses his, and the committee's thanks to the blood officials in collecting the blood donors who assisted the Red Cross here. ". - . ; '. ", ' ". ' ', Heavy Snow Fall Hit County Wed. Old Man Winter gripped Per quimans County again last Wednes day, sending a rain, snow and sleet which caused a slow-down in traf fic movement throughout the" area. A snow fell early Wednesday morning covering' the ground., with, abodt a two'inch blanket BJ ,tbis was ; followed by. rairt, which, later . i .' . .... .. ...:.' 'iVjai-.-.j. cnangea to a mixture ui rairwuu enow. -, ; jjJjV : I Motorists were' rs.'. . -. L iT' 'advised .by uie Highway'Patwl o se' caution ift driving; sehjitls pj)erate"d;ort a shorpl: but closing early to give ample time - for buses to transport chili dren to' their homes ' Mail deliveries were slowed somewhat due to late .arrival of the Higbway Post Office, which was delayed by traffic, conditions. ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . - .'. , , , ' " Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Proctor an nounce the birth of a daughter Deborah Gail, born December 81, at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. .., OF TOMORROW Bottom line: Willis Bruce Window, .son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Vi ins- Willis Bruce Winslow, son of .Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wins-1 nf Mr. and Mrs. Charles V ard ; Breilda Kyrillll, daughter oi Mr. and , rc 1X71.:... ff AT lw mA mory yt niie, jr, bh ". each week thereafter until tnc scries Henry C.Stokes, Jr. Named Man Of Yeai At Jaycee Meeting Henry C. 'Stokes, Jr., sen ted the Distinguished as pre Service Award by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce, as the Out - standing Young Man of the Year, at the organization's annual birth-;tfith. day and Ladies' Night banquet, Tas tislo fnr We fjve own which was held last Wednesday j , : .lf th ,.oll,.iv ar nassinir out night at the VFW hall. ' Jarvis Henry, president of Hie Jaycees, presided over tne tanner meeting and Edgar Gurganus, Nat- ional Jaycee Director, and. also was the made the feudal. a 1 presentation of tne service a warn. - .Francis-. .Nixon, .-.vjnitef of---, the award in 1952, and George Fields, 1953 winner, were recognized fol lowing the presentation of the 1951 sen'ice emblem. . . The Jaycee Young; Man 5f the Year award is m,ade annually, the selection being made by three judg- mvr th An vrn r jicre limit, for nominees. This year's selection by Tl. ..........4 la o-;..o,i in 4hrt vmmir J1C C41V 1.T ,...11 ..... jvu.., man the judges believe has con- tributed most to the welfare of the community during the past 12 months. The selection of Mr. j Stokes .for the honor this year was based upon his participation and activities in community and civic Projects. l A past president ot the Herttora Junior Chamber of Commerce, Stokes is now vice president of the 10th District of the N, C. Junior Chamber of Commerce; as such he travels about 10 counties in East em North Carolina, encouraging better fellowship a mong , the. Jay cees and people of these communi ties. As an active member of the Jaycees he had a leading , part in local activities. During the past year he served as co-chairman of the Red Cross drive, ho was active in the Red Cross blood program and served as treasurer of the Hertford Methodist Sunday School. Stokes is a member of the Hert ford Fire Department, the VFW, and had an active part in the Per quimans basebail club. He serves as an observer in the local Ground Observation Corps and is employ ed at the Hertford Post Office. K.M.')."."J.'.WJW.W. 1.'.W1WJL.HIIIIIMU1 IW II r-MMI I WINTER'S TOYLooking like a toy village one would expect mooel railroad layout, this is actually a if ew homes and an auto r....v- "'.v. v, Mivw.. .nauunw uuara iroops were called the wake of what weathermen call the most vicious storm to f.u Vtnn.v W'liiti, I 3 is completed, ine picture oeing Tax Listers Expect Last Minute Rush That, usual last-minute rush is 1 expected to develop for Perquimans County tax listers next week. With : only eight days left during which taxpayers may list their property fr ir,r taxes, ) business with tin without penalty, listers is cxpect- ,.d to loom from now unlil January la word to the wise today, advising I them to come in early and list be- fore the rush begins. A schedule, being observed by the tax listers, will be found on another page of this newspaper, and readers who have not yet list ed their. property may learn from this schedule, where to locate his lister during the remaining days of the tax listing month. Local Businesses In New Locations Two Hertford business houses I HeW locations this week. W, M. Divers & Son Jewelers, have leased ;and arc moving into the store for merly occupied by Simon's on Church Street, and Bill Jordan's Barber Shop is moving from the Smith building into the Stokes building on Market Street, former ly occupied by Divers. Mr. Divers announced his new store will be open for business Sat urday. Mr. Jordan stated he plans to complete moving his barber shop to its new location sometime next week. County Quota $150 For Party Dinner Perquimans County has been as signed a quota of $150 to be rais ed in connection with the Democrat ic Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner to be held in Raleigh next month, it was reported by W. F. Ainsloy, Chairman of the county executive committee. Raising this amount will entitle the county to three tickets to the dinner, Mr. Ainsley stated, and 'he urged party members to contact him concerning contributions to the fund. " 1 ' ' ' , . -1 Central PTA Hears Comrn:tt3 Reports in AfMeetrngMonday Thn ' rarcnt-Tcacher Association of the Perquimans County Central Grammar School hold its regular meeting in the cafeteria Monday evening, January 17, with the pres ident, Mrs. 11. V. I'ray, presiding. "America" was used as the open- ling number with Mrs. I.elia le uri..in,,. t 11,.. ,.:.,,. m, Idere community, with Mrs. 1'Mwin i White as rhairniaii. had eltariri- of j the jirogram. The president 1 ognized Mrs. White who presented the subject of i ma mown, juvenile i i oioei inn. : She introduced the Rev. D. V. 1'ike, ; pastor of the 1'iney Woods f'riends : fl,., ,..!, 1, .!..,. ; .. . ,. , , , , , ; l"" us.d in. --ml . n.ipt. 1 of 1 roverbs for the l.asis of a very j fine adlress 011 juvenile problems. Kdwin White and the llw. Mavold ! White ave a splendid rendition of Leads," with Mrs. Kdwin "Jesus I White as accompanist.. I During the business s ssion the .minutes were read and imi.netl j The treasurer, Arvin Hudson, re- 'polled a balance of .o(!il.;ir in the: treasury. The State President's ! and . educator until He':!. In 'M. i message was read by the secretary, j he accepted a c all to tin- First Bap- Mr. Ernest Long. Mist Church in Ahoskie, and re-1 The magazine chairman, Mrs.-mained there for nearly 27 years.! Ralph Harrell, reported H suh-Lprm his recent retirement. Mr.' scriptions to the PTA magazine Creech became the associate to the and urged all -interested members, ! president of Chowan College audi who bar) not done so, to subscribe, j he holds that position at the pres-' The president, Mrs. 15. F. Bray, cut. Having distinguished him-vlf. reported that the Perquimans Coun- in the fields of ivlui,ni and edaca- ' ty Central Grammar School is on; lion, Rev. Creech is widely known! the honor roll in the ITA Bulle- tin. She also stated that the Bel- videre-Whiteston Study Group wa held and urged that the others be held as soon as possible. The .subject for February "The Sails are Set for Moral and Spirit ual Values," was announced. The New Hope community, with Mrs John Hurdle as chairman, will have charge of the program. The Secretary, Mrs. Kmest Long read a letter from Mrs. Marion Swindell, Post Supervisor of the Perquimans County Ground Obser ver Corps asking for a donation of ijSSS.OO. 'The-association voted to grant this request. J. T. Riggers reported that the committee on lighting the front of the building had met and decided to place three lights at the front of the building. One light has already been put. in operation and the oth ers will be installed at an early date. Claude Williams, chairman of the Grounds Committee, reported that some trees and shrubs would be re planted and other work done in tho near future. Mrs. Elijah White's fifth grade won the attendance awaid with 31 per cent of the. parents present. Indian Cage Teams Play Ahoskie Here Perquimans High School basket ball teams, idle during last week due to examinations, and the post ponement of one game, will play Ahoskie in a double bill on the local court Friday night. The prelimi nary game will start at 7:30 o'clock. These games will be important ones for both teams as the results will affect the standing in the Al- icmarle Conference. On next Tuesday night Coach Ike Perry's charges will travel to Edenton for another round of con ference games with the Edenton ces and Ace.lcts. to see by the side of hnv-i storagV lot In Vort Scott Kan out to di out Fort i hJtft, a4 JeM. Special Court Term Begins On Monday 2 1 Cases On Docket Rev. Oscar Creech Speaks Sunday At Baptist Ordination One of the nns; distinguished ministers in North Carolina will bl ithe guest speaker at the Hertford Baptist Church this Sunday even ing. He is the Rev. fiscal- Creech, above, of Ahoskie ard the occas ion of his coining will he the ordi nation of two newly elected dea cons in the Baptist t'hutch. Mr. Creech is a native of John ston Countv, In 19W, after leav- (illg Wake Forest College, he Went ; to Nash Countv whore he was to Iremnin imlil in cchoo! work. ' He entered the Baptist .Ministry in! 1915 and served Uolh as minister i in many parts of the i aunlrv, so h Is no stranger in' Hertford. The service at whicn Mr. Creech is to speak will be an ordination service Tor Carroll Williams and : Tommy P. Hymm, who were re.' ceiitly elected to the high honor o: deacons. This service will include) the traditional "laying on of; hand:.,' a custom used by the early Christian Church and -"till prac- j iicefi m most liaptist chu relies. All friends of (he Hertford Rap. tiists arc invited to attend this deeply significant and impressive service. Jordan Rites Held Sunday Afternoon Alexander Jordan, 88, died at his home in Winfall at C A. 51., Satur day after a long illness. He was the son of the late P.rink ley and Maty Elizabeth Jordan. lie is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. F. Morgan of Winfall; Iwo sons, J. E. Jordan of Winfall and R. S. Jordan of Elizabeth City; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services wciv conducted Sunday afternoon a) ,'l::if) o'clock in the Lynch Funeral Home in Hert ford by the Rev. II. M. .lamieson, pastor of the Winfall Methodist Church. Hurial followed in the family cemelerv. Five Parents Found Guilty On Charges Of School Truancy 'Judgment was continueii in the cases of five Negro parents, giv en hearings in Perquimans Record er's court Tuesday on charges of failing to send their children to school. The defendants, Herbert. Stewart, Frank Hassell, Wheeler Jones, Willie Lee Foreham and El la Lane were ordered by Judge Chug. E. Johnson to comply with the law or face fines or jail sen tences in the 'event' ihe children continued as truants. Fines of $15 each were taxed ,'against Henderson Craddock, Wil liam Cnrtwright, Jr., George Fred ericks, Lucile Page, and Albert Lassiter, each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. Prayer for judgment -was contin ued in the case of Henry Brown, charged with speeding. A 'verdict of not guilty was re turned in the case in which Noah Green, Negro, was charged with failure to yield the right of way. Costs of court were taxed against William Brinkley, Negro, who en tered a plea of. guilty to charges of issuing a worthless check. . Russell East pleaded guilty to charges of being druidc and paid i Judge Burgwyn To i Preside During Week Civil Cases I A special term of Perquimans i Superior Court will convene hero ; next Monday with Judge W. H. S. H'irgwyn presiding over a calendar tof 21 civil actions, it was an ! nuunced by W. II. Pitt, Clerk of : Court. The special term was authorized j by tile Hoard of County Commls- sions in order to help clear the civil docket, which now "ontains A large number .of cases. A second week of civil court will be held begiii inc Monday, January 31. The calendar listed for action by the Court next week was released liv the clerk as follows: N". W. Chappoll vs. Elbert N. Chappoll. Hannah Tlicke vs. Andrew Tucker. Ketha Che ftruster Ches- son. Nellie James vs. l-.lm.cr James. Jack Sawyer vs. Robert Ivey. Norman C'lf;;y vs. Hazel S. Jackson. Shelton .J. Lone .N'orman El- liott. Hertford Livestock lioberson. Cirllon Cannon vs. vs. D. M. Charlc R. Ward. . Her! ford Livestock vs. Andrew N'ewl.y. F. G. Genovesi v. Michael Kol pak. Irene Gcnoti vs. Michael Kol- p;,. Wa-miv, n Lbr. Co., s. Ed Lee Jennings. Duval pis. Cn., vs. Onella Copeland vs. laud. j,. p. Copeland vs. J. M. Spruill.' Parker Cope- I'arker Cope- j land. L. P. Copelalid vs. Parker Cope land. ; L. P. Copeland vs. Parker Cope land. Nut ional Cn.-h . Register Co., vs. J. M. Spruill. Martha Rrinklev vs. H. L, Hur dle. Prawn for jury service at thi special court term were: Garland Lane, Linwood L. Chap pell, Morgan Walker, E. S. Ful phum. W. E. Hobbs, William F. Madiv. Charlie Mathews, A. It. Winslow. K. J. Proctor, H. C. Hoff ler. A. W. Lane, J. P, Donchise, Talmage Lewis. Marie White, Jack Kanoy, John O. Chapuell. Mrs. Peir- j gy Webb. Joseph H. Bagley, Char j 1 S. Elliott, Paul M. Tucker, Ruby (K. Long. Hrenton Winslow, Henry jC. Stokes. Jr., Preston Copeland, ' Worth Pale, T. H. Jones, Elmer V. " iRoberson. H. H. Caddy, Joe W. j White, liert E. Smith. W. 1). Per-, ry, Jr., Claude Winslow, Woodrow : Stallings, John Ward and Blanche i eiodwin. fine of $2 and costs. James Jones, Negro, pleaded guilty to charges of driving with out a license: He was sentenced to jail for :J0 days, sentence to bo sus- " pended upon payment of a fine of $io and costs. . .- ;v . A fine of r and cojtij were tax ed against Louis Dozier, Negiro, who submitted to charges of be ing drunk and using profanity,;, King George TJyrum, charged with following a vehicle too dote- , ly was found not guilty of- the charges and the case was dismiss ed. ,'. . Zolla White. Negro, pleaded guil ty to charges of permitting use of his car by an unlicensed operator. He paid a fine of $2 and' costs.. Probable cause was returned-in the case in which Roy.G.- Lusei ter. Negro, was charged with hit and run, causing personal injuries, and the case was ordered set upon the superior court docket. It was announced the recorder court will ,be in recess during the next two weeks' due. to two WmB of superior court, the first of which will convene, here next Monday.