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THE PERQUIMANS fEEKLT, HEKtOS, NORTH CAROLINA; FRIDAY,' MARCH 25, 1955.
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Conference
utCrhamSunday
Rotarians from Rotary Interna
tional District 278 will gather in
Purham March 27-28 for their an
nual conference, i- District 278 em
braces clubs in the northeastern
section of North Carolina, from
Burlington to Manteo, and includes
he Rotary Club of Hertford. Kg
.Bert N. Peeler of Raleigh is Gov
ernor. . '"'"I
S Principal speakers fcr the .con
ference will ' be Karl Knapp of
Pittsbjirgh, Pa., special represen
tative of Rotary International Pres
jjent Herb Taylor; JenninRS, Ran
dolph, former; j Congressman and
jiow assistant to the president Of
apital Airlines; and Dr. Pierce
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Harris, renowned minister of the
First Methodist Church at Atlanta,
Ga., ".
' The conference will formally be
gin on Sunday evening, March 27,
with the Golden Anniversary Din
ner at which Knapp will speak.
The schedule for Monday includes
a breakfast for incoming officers, a
plenary session at which the Dis
trict Governor for 1955-56 will be
elected, and a luncheon at which
Randolph wHlAspeak.- A-' second
plenary session will be held in the
afternoon; With the Governor's Ban
quet, at which Dr. Harris will
speak; V(inbtudmy the conference. .'
. Candidates for hepost of Dis
trict GoVernor are Matthew J. .Bird
of Wilson l JoeK Cetok' Holhmd of
Murfreesboro, and H. Broadus
Jones of.Wak Fors - - v
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ence is'to review the service work
of the clubs in the district and to
plan ways of increasing the effec
tiveness of their future activities.
District 278 is one of the 200 dis
tricts in Rotary International which
now includes 8,300 clubs in 89
countries and geographical regions.
A. W. Hefren, president- elect of
the Hertford Club, has been desig
nated as delegate to represent the
local club at the annual conference.
BELVIDERE NEWS
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"INVADERS" RE-ENACT LANDING There's been an "Army of Occupation" on United States
soil for 75 years, and tne group above, clad in costumes of yesterday, is re-enacting its arrival
during ceremonies held at Battery Park, New York City. Cadets of the Salvation Army Officers
Training School play the parts of the original seven women and one man who arrived in New
York in 1880 from Australia, to found the Salvation Army in the United States.
The Missionary Society of Piney
Woods Friends met Saturday after
noon with Mrs. N. W. Chappell.
The devotional was (riven by the
j president, Mrs. Claude Winslow.
I After a short business session, Mrs.
I Harold White led a study course
I using the book "Under Three
i Flags." Mrs. Jesse Spivey was
i added as a new member. The hos
tess and co-hostess, Mrs. Vernon
Lane, served delicious refresh
ments. I Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
iT. C. Perry were Mr. and Mrs. P.
I P. Gregory of Belcross and Mr. and
j Mrs. Will Godfrey of Shiloh.
The Harold White family spent
Sunday in Williamston where the
Rev. White preached at the Pres
byterian Church. ;
Kay Howell of Hertford, Route
two, attended Piney Woods Friends
Meeting on Sunday and spoke on
"Peace".
Miss Carolyn Hurdle of Poplar
Branch spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hur
dle. On Friday night she and Mrs.
Hurdle , attended the Junior play
at Hobbsville High School.
T. C. Perry, Jr., left last week
for New York City where he will
go to school to learn window dec
orating. ;.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ferrell of!
j Shiloh and Mr. and Mrs. William
. Winslow and children Arba Clair
and Pamela visited Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. Perry Sunday.
! Troy Robbins of High Point was
a recent visitor with Mr. and Mrs.
D. V. Pike.
!' Sunday visitors with Wayland
White and Bennie Wood were Mr.
'and Mrs. Sidney Blanchard and
family of Hertford, Mr. and Mrs.
Emory Rountree and family of
Sunbury, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willi-
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ford of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayland White, Jr., and family.
George Brackman, who has spent
the winter here has returned to his
home in New Jersey.
Mrs. T. C. Perry, Jr., is spending
a part of this week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benton of
Hertford, Route three.
Clarence Chappell, Jr., spent last
week in Florida on business.
; Mr. and Mrs. V. C Dale and chil
dren and Mrs. Eunice Kirby visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rlliott near
Hertford on Sunday,
Visitors of Mrs. Gilliam Twine
Wednesday were Mrs. Luther Chap
pell and Melvin, Mrs. Jessie Chap
pell, Mrs. Sidney Stallings and
children, Douglas and Dianen. ;
' Mr. and Mrs. Luther Chappell,
Doris Faye, Melvin and Lessie vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Raper and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butt Wed
nesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Samuels
and son, J. W. Hopper and sister
of Norfolk, Va., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Shelton Chappell Saturday
evening.
Ramon Samuels and J. W. Hop
per visited Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Chappell and family Saturday af
ternoon. Gilliam Twine, Ray and Grady,
Joanne and Doris Faye Chappell
were in Norfolk Friday night.
, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Chappell
and family, Mrs. Jessie Chappell
visited Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chap
pelt Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Dail of New
port News, Va., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Chappell Sunday af
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Luth
er Chappell Monday evening were
Mrs. Caleb Raper and Tommy, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Chappell, Joanne,
June Paige, Judy and E. L. Chap-
pen. , ::tf:
Percy ChapeplLhas been ill but
is now improved.
Scheduled Mar. 28
Walter N o w e 1 1, Perquimans
County Farm Bureau President) an
nounced today that there will .be
a Farm Bureau meeting in Eliza
beth City on March 28 at :00
P. M., iii the Agricultural Build
ing. This meeting is for the pur
pose of bringing the membership
abreast of the latest developments
on the agricultural legislative
front and the role Farm Bureau
must play in the year 1955. This
important program will deal with!
current issues as: National Farm
Program, Foreign Trade a must
for agriculture . Transportation
Legislation and the North Carolina
Farm Bureau Service Program.
The meeting will not last over
one and one-half hours and a short
break will be held while refresh
ments are served. All Perquim
ans County Farm Bureau members
are urged to attend.
Chowan Class To
Present Play Fri.
The, Junior 3ass 'of Chowan
High. School willpresenl; a three
act comedy, "rojythe LoveW Pete"
in, the auditojiiim of the school on
Friday night, March 25, at eight
o'clock. The public is invited to
attend. A' small admission will be
charged. ... , , ,'.
P.O. Box Rental
Rules Explained
W. W. White, Hertford Post
master, today called to the atten
tion of box holders of the local Post
Office that quarterly rental fees
must be paid and reported prior
to the close of business on March
31. He pointed out the postal reg
ulations require postmasters to dis
continuo service to boxes for which
rent has not been paid, and hence-
forth these rules .will be strictly
observed' . ,
Mr. White also commended resi
dents of rural routes, served by the
Hertford carriers, for compliance
with the recent ruling making it
mandatory for, mail boxes to be
placed on the right side of. high
ways. He reported patrons of the
local post office have cooperated
oh this rule almost 100 per cent.
CLARENCE A. SAVIN
Funeral services for Clarence A.
Savin, husband of .Mrs. Mary True
blood formerly of this county, who
died in an automobile accident last
Saturday in Elizabeth City, were
conducted Monday afternoon in the
Eureka Pilgrim Church by the Rev.
Don Richardson, assisted by the
Rev. Coy S. Saunders, pastor of the
Bagley" Swamp Pilgrim Church.
A trio from ,the Bagley Swamp
Pilgrim Church, - Mrs. Josephine
Wilder; Miss Clara Winslow and
Miss Evangeline Sanders, - sang
Does Jesus Care." A solo, "Sun
ise" Was sung by the Rev. D. B.
Cruise. Mrs. Don Richardson ac
companied at the piano. . '
Pallbearers were ' Earl Lutori,
John Elwood Luton, Everett Meads,
J. B. Meads, John White and Al-
phonso Nixon.
Burial followed in New Holly
wood Cemetery.
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I Winf all News
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Mrs. T, S. Morgan Is some bet
ter ' after being very ill at , her
home. 'Skipper, her son is still
very sick.
Douglas . and Charlie, Morgan
Umphlett, sons of - Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Umphlett .are on the sick
list.. . . '
; Little Marleen Nixon, daughter.
of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Nixon, was
seriously injured at her grandfa
ther's mill Monday, causing several
stitches to be taken on the face.
Change Indicated .
In Corn Acreage
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Reports from; i North Carolina
farmers on 1955 prospective plant
ings indicate that 2,085,000 acres of
corn will be planted. A crop of
this size wov'd be 4 per cent less
than the 2,172,000 acres planted in
1954 and 7 per cent less than the
1944-54 average plantings of 2,
233,000 acres.
Corn acreage allotments are in
effect in 23 eastern North Carolina
counties this year. The 1955 acre
age allotment in counties with al
lotments in both 1954 and 1955, is
about 10 per cent above last year.
March indications point to a to
tal U. S. planted corn acreage of
82,033,000 acres.: This is about the
same as the 1954 planted acreage
or Bi,y3,uuu acres, but is b per
cent less than the 1944-53 average
planted acreage.
W.M.S. MEE'fS
lesson presenting the study book
"Under Three Flags." Old and new
business was discussed, Mrs. Jes
sie Spivey was gladly received into
the society as a member. .The
monthly offering was taken.. The
meeting doted with 1st Corinth-.
ians 8.9 "For We are Labourers'
together with God."
During the' social period the. hos- ,
tvmtem nervAd ica cream, cake and . I
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nuts. - . - .. 1:,
i- Mrs. N. W. Chappell was hos
tess Saturday P. M., to the Wo
man's Missionary Society at her
home at Belvidere with Mrs. Ver
non Lane, assistant.
Sixteen members were present,
most of whom answered at roll
call with a Bible verse on "Send."
Mrs. Claude Winslow read the
Scripture lesson from Romans 12,
followed by prayer. '
Mrs. Harold White conducted the I
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