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Volume XXn. Number 9.
Heavy Fine Levied f
;amst
In Court
Eighteen Cases Before
Recorder's Court
On Last Tuesday
Malachi Parsons, Negro, was or
dered to pay a fine of $250 and
costs of court after being found
... guilty on three counts in Perquim
ans Recorder's Court last Tuesday.
Parsons was charged with speed
ing, reckless driving apd failure to
: observe, four stop signs. He was
cited to court by Patrolman R. A
. Tripp who testified Parsons com
mitted the violations during ' a
chase through Bethel township as
- Tripp attempted to stop the de
fendant to check on a speeding vio
lation. " Tuesday's session of court was
a long one, a total of 18 cases be
ting disposed of during the day,
with several hearings being con
tested. Fines of $20 were taxed
against Raymond Mason, Leroy
Fowler and Andrew Borys, each of
whom submitted to charges of
speeding. '.J., V. ' Summerlin and
Northrup Clayton paid fines' of $15
after pleading guilty to speeding
charges. R. A. Willis was found
guilty of speeding and fined $10
and' costs. '."'',.
: Costs of court were taxed against
Claymore Bonds, R. A. Gustafson,
and Shelton Cartwright, each of
. whom submitted to charges of fail-
lng to observe a stop sign,
r .Clinton Hollowell, Jr., paid the
costs of court after pleading guilty
to charges of using Improper li
cense opiates. : " ;; '.- .
Johiinie Copeland, Negro, enter
ed a plea of guilty to charges of
. illegal parking., He was ordered to
pay a fine' of $25 and coljtjj.
. jOwajCiHaynew Negw,'sijU Sined
u marges vi wing anuiic. .-
' Cosjts - of '. court were levied
against William Dempsey, Negro,
who submitted to a charge of driv
ing on the left side of a highway.
Douglas Hurdle paid a fine' of
$25 and costs after pleading guilty
to charges of using an improper
.. muffler and violating a restricted
operator's license. '..-"':
Judge Chas. E. Johnson reserv
ed judgment in the case of Wil
liam V. Hurdle, who was found
guilty of( a charge of driving drunk
and who entered a plea of guilty
to a charge of driving after his li
cense had been revoked. Judgment
will be given in the case on
March 29.
The court also reserved judg
ment, until March 15, in the case
6f William Billups, Negrfc, who was
found guilty on charges of Ares
pass and larceny of logs.. .
Grandy White, Negro,, was order
ed to pay into the court, the sum
of $5 a week for the support of his
. child following a hearing on a ca
pias issued in- a non-support hear
ing. - 'v ,
Three cases were continued un
til the next term of the court.
DasebL'l Meeting
Ccllad March 16th
. Preliminary plans for organizing
. a summertime amateur baseball
team for this community are being
drawn, and interested persons, fans
.and players, are .asked, to attend
a 'meeting at the Court House in
Hertford on Wednesday night.
March 16, at 7:30 o'clock, for the
purpose" of discussing operations
for the coming summer. I
, This meeting has been called by
the officials who directed the Per-
; quintans club last summer, and all
members of the team are especial
ly urged to attend. "
H. N. Nixon, business manager.
. for, the club last year, states some
interest has been shown toward the
continuation of . the Albemarle
League, but as yet there has been
. no call for a league meeting.
f Nixon reported the local team is
well' fixed for the start of a new
season;; the club has uniforms and
equipment, left from last year
which is available for use this sea
son; thus the team can begin opera
tions with a minimum' expense.
, Fans ' and players are asked to
remember the date of the meet
ing and to make every effort to
attend.
Uerenda
nt
Tuesday
County NEA Unit
I Names Delegates
The Perquimans County unit of
NEA met at Perquimans County
Central Grammar School on Wed
nesday, February 23. Mrs. Doro
thy Bnrbee, president, welcomed
Mrs. Blnnchnrd and Mrs. Lois
Stokes who have recently begun
teaching in the county.
A tribute of respect to the mem
ory of Mrs. Inez White was read
by Miss Thelma Elliott.
Mrs. Barbee appointed a canvass
ing committee, and ballots were
cast for the NCEA officers and for
delegates to the NEA Convention
to be held in Chicago. The unit
voted to send Mrs. Barbee, J. T.
Biggers and Mrs. Grace Coston as
delegates to the NCEA Convention
to be held nt Ashcville in March.
The chairman of the program
committee, J. T. Tunnell, called
upon the chairmen of the various
committees for reports.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The U. S. Senate has approved
the bill increasing pay of members
of Congress from $15,000 to $22,
500 per year. Pay increases were
also included for Justices of the
Supreme j Court. Meanwhile the
Senate Finance Committee voted 9
to fi against a $20 tax cut for in
dividuals which had been proposed
in the House in connection with a
measure extending excise and cor
poration taxes for a period of one
State Legislators are expected to
remain in session about two more
months. . Presently under consid
eration by the General Assembly.
are two important finance pro
grams, : appropriation and taxes1
jNew tax proposals have been met
with mixed reactions and sufficient
headway has not been made to re
port on a trend by which the State
is expected to raise needed addU
tional income.
The Air Force, conducting an
atomic test near Las Vegas, Nev.,
this week, demonstrated new meth
ods for radiation control and al
lowed newsmen to penetrate, for
the first time, the edges of the
cloud of a nucleai explosion. A re
port stated smog, the mixture of
smoke and air usually found ad
jacent to manufacturing centers,
has qualities for the reduction of
dangers from radiation from an
atomic burst.
Chancellor Adenauer, . of West
Germany,, won an important victory
this week when his Parliament
voted to v approve rearmament of
German troops for integration into
NATO forces for defense of West
ern Europe. The action is expect
ed to hasten the approval of Lon
don's agreements among other
countries aligned with the West.
Next Cancer Clinic
Scheduled Friday
,The Northeastern Cancer Clinic
will be held on Friday, March 4,
in Elizabeth City at the Health
Center with registration beginning
at 1 o'clock. ' A free chest X-ray
will be" given to anyone wishing it
along with the examination of .the
five areas of the body where can
.cer is most easily found and cured.
There are no limitations as to
sex, . race, physicnl . or ; economic
'status at the Center. However,
there are age requirements. Wo
men, should be '35 or more; men
should be 40 or over unless re
ferred by a doctor, or unless one
of the "Seven Danger Signals'", or
"Symptoms" are present. An ap
pointment is not necessary but a
priority may be secured by writing
the Cancer Center, Elizabeth City
for one. Examinees are asked to
bring a robe or : housecoat with
them.. :
' ' MASONS TO MEET
. The Perquimans Masonic Lodge,
No. 106. A. F.,' & A. M., will meet
Tuesday night 'at' 8 o'clock. AH
members are urged to attend.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 4, 1955.
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"ght'.toP roY aie!. Ca:0le a?d,lDonal' Wte. children of Mr. and Mis. McMullan White"Peggy White, daughter of Mr and Ray
White; Bonn.e Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Copeland; Edgar and Becky Roberson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W Roberson
Hotiom row: Kama ana VVnghtson Jackson, children of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Jackson; Cynthia and Larry Elmore, children of Mr nnrl Iru Vm
meit wmore; Angelia ana Mary
troit, Michigan,
Dates Announced
Lamb-Wool Fool
The annual lamb pool held in
Plymouth is tentatively scheduled
for May 24 and the wool pool to
be held in Washington is set for
the first, week in June, it was re
ported this week by R. M. Thomp
son, County Agent.
Persons planning to enter lambs
in the lamb pool are advised to
dock and castrate early. Last year
there was a penalty charged
against lambs not so treated. The
lambs entered should be "creep"
fed on cracked corn. This will not
be very expensive and results in
much better, grade for lambs sold.
Mr. Thompson pointed out pro
ducers who participate in this lamb
pool benefit by gaining time for
lamb production by selling lambs
early and the' breeding ewes early
;jn, the Fall.
i,'ilThe wool pool paid Perquimans
County farmers that participated
last year a nice return, and the
same can be expected this year.
The County Agent Advised farm
ers tp shear ewes early, sometime
between April 15 and May 15 as
the wool will weigh heavier and
the ewes will milk better. Fleece
should be handled separately and
not tied with binder twine as this
will tangle with the wool and low
er the grade. Wool should be tied
with paper twine, being rolled tight
before being tied.
Farmers interested in participat
ing in these two sales are requested
to contact the County Agent for
further details.
First Division Road
rt For Feb.
The, State Highway Commission
finished 10.77 miles of road im
provements in the First Division
during February, Commissioner
Emniett Winslow reported today.
In Chowan County, a sand as
phalt wearing surface only was
laid for 2.1 miles from the inter
section of a paved county road in
Tyner, southeast toward Hertford
to the Chowan-Perquimans county
line. The road is 20 feet wide, and
all work was done by State forces.
In Perquimans, sand asphalt
wearing surface only was laid for
a total of 8.67 miles on the follow
ing roads: From the Chowan-Perquimans
county line 2.1 miles
southeast of Tyner to US 17 in
Hertford; and system streets in the
town of Hertford as follows: Eden
ton Road Street, Church Street or
US 17 J from junction of US 17
south toward Harveys Neck tb the
Creek Bridge. The streets vary In
width from 18 to 34 feet. All the
work was done by State forces'.
Wallace Baker Wins
FFA Speak ine: Contest
The Albemarle Federation of Fu
ture Farmers of America conduct
ed their annual Public Speaking
Contest February 17, ' in the audi
torium of the Agriculture Building
in Elizabeth City with .; Wallace
Baker of Perquimans Chapter be
ing judged the winner. He will
represent this 'Federation in- the
District Contest to be held in Tar
boro the last of April.
By County Agent
Repo
CITIZENS
Frances Baker, children of Mr. andMrs. George Baker. Identification
Indians Finish Th
In Conference Cage
Tourney In Edenton
The Indians and Squaws of Per
quimans High School finished third
in the Albemarle Conference bas
ketball tournament held last week
in the Edenton gym.
Both local teams were beaten in
the opening round of the meeting,
tho Squaws losing to Ahoskie girls
41 to 50, while the Ahoskie boys
defeated the Indians by a margin
of 54 to 48.
Ahoskie's girls got off to a fast
start leading at halftime 28 to 18.
. ...
Ann iivcrman was high scorer
with 28 points while Barbara Ed?
wards .'.Jed. Perquimans with 17
points.
Coach Ike Perry's Indians play
ed a possession game against Ahos
kie but were unable to stop the ac
curate shooting of Odom and New
some, these two' -accounting for 36
points for Ahoskie, while Carver
and Winslow canned 11 points each
for Perquimans. Ahoskie held a
31-19 edge at halftime.
On Friday night the Indians de
feated Plymouth 62 to 33 to win
third i)Iace in the boys' division.
Tommy Matthews and Paul Mat
thews teamed to lead the Indian
attack, Tommy scoring 16 points
and Paul hitting for 13. The game
was one of the best played by the
Indians this season. They showed
amazing accuracy at the foul line,
hitting fo 22 out of 29 chances.
Carver hit for 11 points and Mel
ville Williams tallied nine.' Boas
ley and Estep w?re outstanding for l
Plymouth.
In the girl's consolation game,
played Saturday night the Indian
Squaws defeated the Edenton Ace-
lets by a 44-31 margin. Barbara
Edwards tallied 18 points, Barbara
Russell 14, and Jo Pat Stokes, nine.
Faye Haste paced Edenton .with 18
points.
Coast Guard Plans
Exams For Officers
A special officer candidate class
will, be held this year starting
March 23, 1955, at the Coast Guard
Academy, New London, Conn., the
Coast Guard announced today.
Applicants must possess a degree
from an accredited college and be
between the ages of 21 and 26.
Those accepted will be enlisted as
seaman apprentice, and upon com
pletion of 12, wee,ks- training will
receive Coast Guard Reserve com
missions, as. ensigns.'
Applications wijl be accepted urn
til March ll, .1955, at Coast Guard
District ' Office. Post. Office and
Court House Building, Norfolk, Va.,
or by the Commandant (FTP),
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TURKEY SHORT COURSE
A Turkey Short Course will be
held at the Court House in Eden
ton on March' 10th, at 9:30. This
meeting is scheduled to last one
half day. All turkey growers, feed
dealess, salesmen, agents and ev
everyone connected with the tur
key industry are invited to at
tend. The subjects to be discussed are:
The;Outlook for the' Coming. Year,
Production Efficiency, Specific Di
sease Control and Marketing. '
OF TOMORROW
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T. B. Association To
Meet Here March 10
The Executive Board of the Dis
trict TB Association will meet in
Hertford at the Municipal Build
ing at 8 o'clock on the night of
March 10, it was reported today.
Dr. A. B. Bonner, president of the
Association, urges members to be
present for this first meeting of
1955.
BFnV Talent Show
Here On March 17
The Perquimans Business and
Professional Women's Club will
present "Please Stand By", a ra
dio musical entertainment originat
ing from station B.P.W.C. on
Thursday night, March 17 at 8
o'clock in the Perquimans High
School auditorium.
The play will be under the direc
tion of Mrs. B. G. Koonce, well
known in this area for the fine
plays and musicals she has direct
ed in the past.
Some of the characters and the
people who portray them in the
play are as follows: Jesters, Cook
ie Dozier and Joan Wright; "Miss
Stand By", Patricia Keel; Pa, Billy
White; Ma, Mrs. Alice Towe; Maid,
Mrs. Charlie Ford Sumner; Joey,
Corbin Cherry; Nell, Mrs. Georgia
Perry; The Gold Dust Twins, Julie
Lane and Mary Frances Baker, and
Krazy Kat, Sandra Keel.
Specialities will consist of popu
lar songs, .hillbilly choruses and
dances.
Everyone is invited for a full
evening of entertainment. Tickets
may be bought from any BPW Club
member. Proceeds from the play I
will go toward the various projects
sponsored by the club.
Ruritan Clubs To
Attend Conference
R. L. Spivey, Ruritan District
Governor, has issued an appeal to
the more than 400 members of the
19 Ruritan Clubs of the District to
attend a Rural Health Conference
to be held at East Carolina College,
Greenville, on March 17.
Pointing out the importance of
health to a community, Mr. Spivey
said, "I feel this conference will
be beneficial to the individuals as
well as the club."
County Board To
Meet Next Monday
; The Board of Commissioners will
hold its regular March meeting
next Monday, beginning at 10 A.
M., in the Court House. The Board
will meet again on March 21, sit
ting as a Board of Review and
Equalization for the purpose of ad
justing any complaints arising
over property valuation. This lat
ter meeting will also open at 10
A, M., and the Board will remain in
session until all matters pertaining,
to valuation have been concluded.
and photos by Allen Studios' De
I Peanut Producers
To Meet Monday
At Scotland Neck
All farmers interested in the cer
tification of seed peanuts are in
vited to attend a meeting in the
Mayor's office in Scotland Neck at
2:00 P. M., Monday, March 7th,
according to Joe Sugg, Executive
Secretary, North Carolina Peanut
Growers Association. Mr. .Sugg
said that this meeting is being
held in order that the new rules
and regulations as pertaining to
the certification of seed peanuts
might be discussed and explained
to all interested parties prior to
planting time.
Last year, according to Sugg,
many farmers mislinderstood the
rules and regulations and as a ro.-
suit could not certiiy their seed
peanuts after they had gone to thei
trouble of buying high price seed
and producing what they thought
were certified seed. In an attempt
to prevent this from happening,
and to assure the peanut farmers
of an ample supply of good certi
fied seed, the North Carolina Pea
nut Growers Association is spon
soring this meeting.
John Rice, Secretary, North Car
olina Crop Improvement Associa
tion; Astor Perry, Extension Pea
nut Specialist, North Carolina
State College; and H. W. McMillan
of the Foundation Seed Growers
Association, will assist in the dis
cussions and answer questions as
presented by the farmers in at
tendance.
Milk Consumption
Increases In Area
Consumption of pasteurized milk
in Pasquntank-Perquimans-Camdcn
and Chowan Health District has in
creased steadily from 1,700 gallons
per day in 1950 to 2,417 gallons per
day in January, 1955, this being an
increase of 717 gallons per day, it
has ,becn reported by the District
Health Department. It is now es
timated that over 95';f of all milk
consumed in the Health District is
pasteurized. The almve figures are
reported monthly to State Board by
the respective distributors.
Some of the reasons for this in
crease are due to the distributors'
wider coverage of rural areas and
increase in school cafeteria con
sumption. There are twenty-four
school lunch rooms in the district.
The United States Public Health
Service recommends that children
should drink a quart of milk a day
and adults a pint. With a popu
lation of over 51,000, milk con
sumption per capita is far below
the recommended amount.
Milk- is not a mere beverage, but
is a balanced food which supplies
protein, fat, carbohydrates, mineral
matter, and vitamins in proper
proportion to meet the needs of the
human body. The chief advantages
of its use are that it is a well bal
anced ration; is easily digested;
contains( no waste materials such
as bone, peelings, skin or shell; re
quires no cooking and is cheaper
than other products having same
food value. Many persons have
the idea that milk is a child's drink.
We all need Jthe food value milk
offers to help muscles and nerves
function properly.
Entries Named For
4-H Beauty Contest
Scheduled Tonight
Miss Irene Byrum
Weds J. H. Broughton
The marriage of Miss Irene Jean
Byrum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Byrum of Tyner and Jul
ian Harold Broughton, son of Mrs.
Vera Ii. Batton took place at the
Center Hill Baptist parsonage Fri
day evening at 7 o'clock with the
Rev. I.. C. Chandler, pastor of the
church, performing the ceremony
lid the Kev. J. O. Mattox of the
Hertford Baptist Church assisting.
The bride was attired in a pale blue
lace and faille street length dress
with matching accessories, and car
ried u white prayer book topped
with white orchids. Mrs. Joe By
rum, sister-in-law of the bride, was
her only attendant and Sidney
Broughton, twin brother of the
bridegroom, was best man.
School Survey In
Progress Over Use
Of Salk Vaccine
Perquimans County schools are
conducting a survey of parents of
first and second graders pertaining
to the use of Salk Vaccine, for the
prevention of polio, providing this
serum is made available here, it
was reported by J. T. Biggers, su
perintendent of schools. This sur
vey is being conducted in coopera
tion with the District Health De
partment. If the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis puts the
final stamp of approval on the Salk
polio vaccine, North Carolina plans
to use it this spring.
The vaccine, contingent unon its
being licensed for administration
by the National Institute of Health
is expected to be available for dis
tribution during April.
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, state health
officer, said yesterday, "We have
high hopes that this vaccine will
work; therefore, we are making
full plans for a vaccine program
so that we will be prepared to
move immediately into action if we
get the green light."
In connection with these' plans
Mr. Biggers said upon the request
of parents the vaccine would be ad
ministered to first and second
grade children, if the vaccine is
made available to this county, and
parents who have received letters
concerning this matter are request
ed to return the letters to the
schools advising school officiuls of
their attitude toward the use of the
vaccine.
Rites Held Thurs.
For Mrs. Lee Eaves
Mrs-. M. Lee Smith Eaves, 78,
died Monday at 2:55 P. M., at her
home in Perquimans County after
a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late
James J. and Maria Dail Smith
and widow of John E. Eaves.
Mrs. Eaves was a charter mem
her of Bethel Christian Church.
Surviving are a son, Lewis K,
Eaves, of Perquimans County; a
daughter, Mrs. Adelaide White, of
South Norfolk, Va.; three step
daughters, Mrs. Beauna Jones, Mrs.
Pearl 1'rophater of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold of
Bristol, Tenn.; a brother, James J.
Smith, of Orlando, Fla.; 15 grand
children, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at 2:!!0 P. M., at the
Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev.
J. D. Stoner, pastor of Bethel Bap
tist Church; the Rev. W. O. Hen
derson, pastor of Four Oaks
Church, and the Rev. Joseph Brick
house of Columbia. Burial was in
Cedarwood Cemetery, Hertford.
REVIVAL STARTS SUNDAY
A revival service will be conduct
ed at Oak Grove Church, begin
ning Sunday, March 6, and contin
uing through March 11, it was an
nounced by the Rev. H. M. Jamie
son, pastor, who stated the Rev. I.
S.. Richmond will conduct the ser
vices, which will start each even
ing at 7:30 o'clock.
5 Cents Per Copy
Annual Event Expect
ed To Draw Large
Crowd To School
The annual 4-H Club Beauty con.
test will be held in the Perquimans'
County High School auditorium
on Friday night, March 4,' at 8
o'clock. The theme of this year's '
beauty contest will lie "Southern I
Belles Wishing on a Star." Mas
ter of Ceremonies for the event will
be Wallace Baker.
The judges who will select Miss
Perquimans High for 1955 are:
Miss Hattie Singletary, Homo
Agent for Chowan County; Don
Owens, radio announcer, Elizabeth
City; Jimmy Ricks, EdentonY
"Man of the Year."
Judges for Miss Perquimans
Grammar of 1955 are: Miss Syl
via Curran, Assistant Home Agent
of Pasquotank County; West By
rum, Jr., of Edenton; Mrs. Law
rence Towe, Education and Voca
tions State Chairman of the N". C.
Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs.
Special talent will be given in
addition to the beauty contest.
Those appearing will be Eddie!
Mitchell, Wayne White, Johnny
Phillips, Nellie Sumner, Barbara
Jean Lennon, Eddie Overton, I'hy
lis Trueblood and Kav Frances
White.
Contestants for the Miss Per
quimans High of 1955 title are: .
Ann Burke Chappell, Carolyn Lew
is, Iris Wilder, Ann Sawyer. Jill
Miller, Barbara Sawyer, Gail
Pierce, Mabel Matthews, Annie Lou
Lane, Annette Proctor, Debra Nix
on, Ann White, Virl Sutton, Lois
Violet Winslow, Sylvia Wrae Cope-
ind, Nora Grace Cook, Mabel Keel,
Jeanette Williams, Avis Winslow,
Mary Ann White, Joyce Sumner,
Shelby Overton, Jean Hunter, Kyy
Matthews, Rachel Spivey, Ann
Brinn, Shirley, Tarkington, Dot
Cartwright,. Gloria Stallings, LoiV
Byrum and Jean Edwards.
Contestants for the Miss Gram
mar School of 1955 title are: Ma
bel Cook, Betty Lou While, Emily
Frances Hurdle, Hetty Jane Over
ton, Brenda Kay Smith, Julia Ann
Lane, Linda Ward Chappell, Joyce)
Fay Owens, Diane Chappell, Mary
Frances Baker, Mary Ella Smith,
Sara Dale, Phylis Hendren, Judy
Winslow, Carolyn White, Barbara
Divers, Kathryn Sawyer, Linda
Lou Elliott, Joan Cartwright, Con
nie Boyce and Betty Brown.
155T7
Assist With Forms
Announcement has been made'
that representatives of the Federal
and State Departments of Revenue;
will come fo Hertford soon to assist
taxpayers in making returns for
reporting tax on 1954 incomes.
A representative of the Federal
office will be nt the municipal.'
building in Hertford on March 11,
from 9 A. M., until 5 P. M to aid
persons in filing income tax forms.
Joe E. Rogers of the State De
partment of Revenue will be at
the municipal building on April 4,
5, 7 and 8 for the purpose of aid
ing taxpayers to file returns on.
income and intangible property.
Individuals desiring aid to filing:
tax forms may secure this help by
contacting the officials on the dates
given above. Individuals having in
comes of at least $M)( during 1951
must file a federal report, while
the State forms must be filed pro
viding single individuals had fin in-
come of $1,000, or married persons
with incomes of at least $2,000. '
Commissioners At
District Meeting
A district conference for mem
bers of Boards of Commissioneral
for this district was held in Jack
son last Monday, and Was attended
by A. T. Lane, R. L. Spivey, Wms
C. Chappell and Warner1 Madre,
representing the Perquimans Boar3LN'
During the day-long BessioV
which was conducted by the Instt!--'
tute of Government, problems con
fronting local government boards!
were discussed In detail and reports '
were given as to activity of ti;
Association of County Commissi i
era. ' '