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CTrl.Tr 77 TTI ! : TTTY T7"3 MAMS WEEKLY Volume XXII. Number 17. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 29, 1955. Board of Education ?qj3--'' To- Select teSif&icher : List j (.S;Ci h o o 1 Commipees I-: ?' Named at -Meeting Y: v TJuirsdayiNight m Acting: under authority of a new . law ratified last week by the Gen . eral . . Assembly, the Perquimans Board of Education met in special session Thursday night to take pre liminary steps in. employment of ' teachers in Perquimans County . schools for .the year. 1955-56. 1 tinder the terms of the new state law all teachers' contracts will be terminated at the close of the pres ent school term and new one-year contracts will be negotiated for the I next school term. - During , the meeting Thursday night' the local Board cf Education named committees for the various schools of the county, who will ' meet immediately for the pilrpose of recommending the employment of teachers for, the five schools for the coming new year. The Board is expected to meet again as soon as possible and pass upon these recommendations in order to expe dite the securement of teachers for county schools. ; According to J. Edgar Morris, chairman of the local Board of Education, teachers presently em ployed in county schools must sub mit new applications for positions for the year 1955-56. The special meeting of the Board ' Thursday was called in order to ad- THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Secretary of State Dulles Tuesday announced the U S., seek ing a cease-fire on the Formosa problem, will consider negotiations without the presence af Nationalist China. This announcement leaves open a door for further discussion with the Communists. The U. S. however, Dulles said, will not con sider yielding Nationalist territory in any conference without the Na tionalist government being repre sented. Ibavy Docket In HsreLastTirasday Plans for development of an Atomic Peace Ship by the U. S. were disclosed by President Eisen hower this week. The President told a meeting of newsmen in New York of plans to build an atomic equipped merchant ship which will visit ports of the world for the purpose of showing people the U. S. seeks advancement of atomic power for use by the world in peaceful purposes. A Joint-Appropriations Commit tee, of the General Assembly on Tuesday adopted budget recommen dations for the next two years, and this budget; is expected to be pre- vance the -preliminary work of ! 8ene1 thi! Legislature early next teacher selection, rather than wait until the regular meeting scheduled . for next Monday. J ;In addition to naming the school committees, the ' Board discussed plans for renovation and building projects at county , schools during the coming summer months. Y AJXkt&psjtfU)- pvsitf !a .eonstruc. tiM of (tf weir Bgffiisrooni at Per- - quimftMiTraihing iSchodl and some v, remodeling at ; Perquimans High , ' School for this summer.' However, a major project, the construction of v,. additional classrooms at King Street School must await until suf v . fioient funds ' are allocated this , county by the State Board. week. : Meanwhile, finance commit tees for the House and Senate are still attempting to work out a tax program which will supply the cash needed to operate-the State for the- coming two - years. Reports from Raleigh indicate a hard floor fight may develop when the tax bill is presented sometime this week. ' The U, S. Sepat this week voted approval of a big farm money bill which provides for an additional 55 million dollars being added to funds to be used in making payments for conservation programs. The pro posal now goes to the House for ap proval by that body. - l ma ians Score A?.': 16-2 Win Over Panthers For Ninth Victory - Coach Ike Perry's Perquimans Indians 6on their ninth baseball victory of the season here Tues ' day night, swamping Plymouth by y a Bcore of 16 to 2. . Seth Morgan ; was the winning pitcher, giving a t v line exhibition as he kept the Ply- mouth nine under control through' a out the entire game. - . : ' - ' r Playing with a revamped lineup, the Indians scored one run in the -fifth when Tommy Matthews was : safe at first on' an -error. - Ted Chappell then belted out a booming -, v triple, scoring ; Matthews. ' Ply- mouth went hitless until the sixth ' Inning, but the Indians had a field " day in' . , the bottom of the fourth , . when Simpson, , Plymouth hurler, ' developed a wild streak, walking live Indian batters. ; : Perquimans scored six runs in this inning on , five walks,, one hit and Plymouth '.. committed two errors. . , " Perquimans ran the score to 9-0 in the fifth when the Indians tallied - three more runs on three walks and . one hit . They added seven more . runs in the sixth to nuke the final 'score 16-2. ' i"" '' The Indians broke up a Plymouth - rally in the fourth on a double play from Pierce' at short; to Trueblood at second and Bray, who Was play ing at first base. , ' t - By virtue of the win the1 Indians remain tied with Willlamston for the lead in the Albemarle Confer , -. . ence. .::';'.- V-cv''-T V " v -On last Friday the Indians trav eled to Tarboro for a return game - wiih the Edgecombe County team lt , and came from behind to win an 8-v decision. Paul Matthews itart- ed on the mound -for Perquimans , but Was relieved in the sixth by Ted Chappell. The Perquimans in-! field fell apart In the third inning allowing Tarboro to score five" runs .1 Indians had scored three runs in the first and added one run in the second and third. ' Tarboro went into the lead, scor ing one run in the sixth but Pef quimans came back 3trong in th top of the seventh to score three runs and win the victory. Per quimans scored 8 runs on four hits and Committed seven errors, while Tarboro tallied six runs on four hits and made no 'errors. - Today the Indians travel to Ahoskie for an important game with the Hertford County boys, and Ted Chappell is expected to do the pitching for the Indians. . 'County NCEA Unit In Annual Meeting The Perquimans County Local Unit of the North Carolina Edu cation Association held its annual dinner meeting at the RE A build ing Thursday night, April 21,; in the form of a-chicken barbecue, r , ' The group sang "The More We Get Together." J, E. Morrjs, chair man of the ; Board:, of Education, gave the invocation. ' t " 5 j . i The - members of the ' County Board of Education and the local committees .- were 'guests- at ' this meeting. i t Mrs. Dorothy Barbae, Mrs. Grace Costen and J. T. Biggers, delegates to the State Convention held, in Asheville, N, C save very inter- e'sting reports about the different phases of the convention. , For recreation Mrs. J. L. Tunnel! led the group in playing a game, "The Hokey-Pokey." ' ' ; BAKE SALE , The Piney Woods Missionary So ciety will hold a baker sijle at Perry Electric1 Supply Saturday April 30, beginning at 10 A; M. ; - if ' - ' A heavy docket consisting of 35 cases was disposed of during Tues day's session of Perquimans Re corder's Court, which convened af ter haying been in recess last week. Costs of court were taxed against LaVerne Lutinski, Frank-, lin Harrison, Stanley Taylor, Lura Wintrick and Charles Beneway each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. A fine of $5 and costs were paid by William G. Howard, who en tered a plea of guilty to charges of speeding. Willard Smith, Joshua Cox, Bry an Cox, James Nixon and James Stallings each paid a fine of $20 and cost after pleading guilty to speeding charges. Fines of $2 and costs of court were levied against Willie Farrar, Alex Watson, both Negroes, who .submitted to charges of being drunk. Carl Neal, Negro, was ordered to pay the costs of court on charges of being drunk on-the streets of Hertford. Warren Overton, Jr., Joseph Hol- ley and Isian Gibbs, Jr., entered pleas of guilty to charges of fail ing to observe a stop sign. Each paid the costs of court. A nol pros was taken in the case in which Henry Whidbee, Negro, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. James Carter, Robert Bartlett, William Brooks and Linwood Bond all Negroes, entered pleas of guilty to charges of driving without a li cense. Eaqh waa ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs. ;- Ernest White-was found guilty on charges of fishing without a li cense. He was fined $10 and costs of court , Jay Patterson submitted to charges of driving drunk and paid a fine of $100 and costs. Clifford Ashberry paid a fine of $100 and cost after, pleading 'guirtrto k '.."rge of allowing operation, of his , vr by a person under, Influence of 'm-)Xicants.J .'xf? ' Willa Moore, Negro, entered a plea of guilty' to charges of driv ing on the left side af a highway. He paid the costs of court. David Hassell and James Wells, Negroes, were taxed with the costs of court after being found guilty on charges of parking on a high way without lights. Tyler Vick, Negro, charged with the same of fense, was. found not guilty, r 5 Cents Per Copy 1 - r ,'Si! I J ' f mT -."w toft fck 3t Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who developed the polio vaccine named In Ma honor, poses with wife, Donna, and their three sons. Among first to receive inoculations during the test run in 1954 the boys are, from left: Jonathan, 5, Peter, 11, and Darrel, 8. Increase In Peanut e Probable Of fical Reports Acreag North Carolina Peanut Growers by the Department of Agriculture are advised to make preparations . .... I iiKanui acreage allotment lor tne to be able to increase their 1955 , Virginia type peanut, which is pro- plantings by from 5 to 10, an nounced Joe S. Sugg, Executive N.Y.-Washington Thirty-five members of the sen ior class . at Perquimans, High School, accompanied bjr their super visors, Mrs. C. "R.. Holmes, .Mrs. . L. Jessup, Mrs. Charles Johnson tk" Tommy Maston, are spending , week visiting New York City and Washington, D. C. The group left Hertford Sunday night and will return Friday night ; .While -in New York the students and teachers will visit many-places of interest including Radio City, United , Nations, West Point and Hyde" Park, Rockefeller Centre; while in Washington the itinerary includes visits to the Franciscan Manastery, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, FBI Building, The White House, Blair House and Ar lington Cemetery. Students on the tour include Bil ly Elliott, Ray Lane, Paul Mat thews, Charles Smith, William Til ley, Ann Burke Chappell, Billie Carole Divers, Gracie Easbn, Caro lyn Eure, Lucy Eure, Peggy Har rell, Alice Jean Jackaon, Barbara Sawyer, .Evelyn Stanton, Juli Ann Stokes Emilie ' White,' Sue Perry White John Hill, Joseph Layden, Tommy Stallings, Joseph- Butt, Ar nold ' Chappell, Patricia Biggers, Barbara Edwards, Pat' Elliott, Mary Frances Eure. Jean Godfrey. Joan Madre, Ann Thatch, Phyllis Trueblood and Joanna Wililford;- .... i County Board To v Meet Next Monday I The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County will ' hold its regular meeting for May next Mon day, in the Court House, beginning at 10 A. M, In addition to other business the Commissioners are ex pected to consider preliminary -bud get matters for the fiscal year be ginning next'July !,.:. :-v.:1tir; 1 Secretary of the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association. Mr. Sugg made this recommendation so that the peanut farmers would be able to take advantage of an in crease' in the 1955 peanut acreage allotment if it is granted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The North Carolina Peanut Growers Association has,, along with other representatives of the. Virginia, type ' peanut growing areas; been endeavoring since Feb ruary to secure an increase in the 1955 peanut acreage allotment, ac cording to Joe S. Sugg. Mr. Sugg stated this morning that three meetings with the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture officials have been held in Washington and that a fourth meeting is scheduled in Washington,' D. C, Friday, April 29th, at which time representatives of peanut growers throughout the United States will be given an op portunity to be heard with respect to increased acreage allotments, following the meeting 'n Washing Mr. Sugg said that he felt that at ton on April 29th, it will be ampli? the hearing in Washington on the time to get the increased allotment 29th.,that a decision will be made planted to peanuts. duced in North Carolina and Vir ginia. Mr. Sugg further pointed out that at this time :t is not pos sible to indicate how much, if any, increase would be granted; how ever, he stated that representatives of the North Carolina and Virginia areas have consistently requested an increase of 10 and that he feels that justification for such an increase has been and will be pre sented) to the Department of Ag riculture. It is recognized, Mr.' Sugg said, that some areas are well advanced: in their crop planting operations and that it is beginning to be a lit tle late for an increase; however, he pointed out that based on the efforts of the North Carolina Pea nut Growers Association that a farmer will be justified in holding open enough land and seed supply to plant a 10 increase. Should the increase not come, the land held back can then be planted into corn or other crops, Mr. Sugg pointed out. If the increase is awarded Seventy-eight On Perquimans High Honor Roll List A total of 78 students at Per quimans High School were listed on the school honor roll at the close of the fifth grading period last week, it was announced Monday by E. C. Woodard, school principal, who re leased the honor list as follows: Eighth Grade Jo Davis Towe, Vicky Johnson, Letitia McGoogan, Shirley Tarkenton, Bill Keel, Ray Winslow, Becky Nixon, Beverly Tucker, Doris Faye Chappell, Ann Brinn and Aldyne Winslow. Ninth Grade Jake Myers, Phyl lis Bagley, Jean Edwards, Gail Pierce, Beth Skinner, Johnny Ston- er, Patsy Elliott, Raehael Spivey, Kay Matthews, Jean Hunter, Dan Winslow, Sonny Matthews and Tommy Matthews. Tenth Grade Don Baker, Sandy Divers, Edgar Fields, Charlie Johnson, Philip Phillips, Ralph White, Jo Anne Matthews, Marcia Stallings. Lillian Hoifler, Roger Nixon, Shelby Overton, Doris Stal lings, Gladys Umphlett, Charles Whedbee and Tola Jane Winslow. Eleventh Grade Wallace Baker, William Byrum, Bobby Matthews, Belmont Perry, Ruth Ayscue, Mar- .lorie Byrum, Annie Lou Lane, Barbara Jean Russell, Jean Stal lings, Annie Stokely, Sarah Sut ton, Lois Violet Winslow, Nancy Bagley, Mary Dow Chappell, Willie Mae Dail, Janice Stallings. Jo Pat Stokes and Judy Winslow. Twelfth Grade Jo Butt, John Hill, Joseph Layden, Patricia Big gers, Hilda Copeland, Barbara Ed wards, Mary Frances Eure, Jean Godfrey, Joan Madre, Ann Thatch, Joanna Williford, Ray Lane, Mary Elliott Brinn, Billie Cnrole Divers, Carolyn Eure, Peggy Hfcrrell, Alice Jean Jackson, Barbara Sawyer, Evelyn Stanton, Julia Ann Stokes and Emilie White. Valuation Figures On County Listing Higher Than 1954 Bloodmobile Here Thursday, May 5th Super Concluded Friday Meeting On April 21 New officers were elected for the TB Association of this district dur ing a meeting held here on Thurs day night of last week. Dr. A. B. .Bonner, outgoing president of the organization, presided over the meeting, during which a nominat ing committee recommended the following hew Officers: W. J. Tay lor, president; Archie T. Lane, vice president; J. F. Pugh,' secretary; Dennis Morgan, treasurer and R, L. Garrett, director. Ex-officio members of the board nominated included J. M. Moore, Dr: A. B. Bonner, Dr. J. N. Bon ner, Mrs. David Fearing, Mrs. J. A. Moore, Edward Davenport, C. C. Meiggs, ' Ralph Parrish, Mrs. Bob Moore, W. W. Finlator, Mrs. O. T. Wynn, Jack Jeanette, Clyde Small, Mrs. E. M. Perry, Mrs. J. W. Hal stead, V. N. Darden and Leroy Haskett - Reports Were given on the activi ties of the Association, and Mrs. Russell Baker, Mrs. Bob Moore and Edward Davenport' reported oji thei work of the Patient and Family Service Committee. " A budget for the Association for the year 1955-56 was presented by Mrs. David Fearing and this was adopted by the Executive Commit tee. ..-'-j .- t- -V .;.'.,-.-.' Dr. Bonner expressed the appre ciation of the organization to indi viduals who served as chairmen of the,, fund drive ; for the current year, pointing out the seal sale was BPW Club Names MrsJiceTowe Woman Of Year Mrs. Alice M. Towe was selected the "Club Woman of the Year" at the annual birthday party of the Perquimans BPW Club which was held at the Hotel Hertford Thurs day night. Miss Hulda Wood, chairman of the public affairs com mittee, in recognizing Mrs. Towe, told the members and their guests present that Mrs. Towe was the first president of the club, not only outstanding in the local club, but also in the District and State ac tivities. At the present time, she is serving as State chairman of the education and vocations committee. Mrs. Towe is active in the local Methodist Church, holding offices in the church and the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service. During 1954 she was.one of the most popu lar, teachers in the high school, She is an active community worker, serving in 1954 as Junior Red Cross Chairman of the county chapter, a member of the Ground Observer Corps, On behalf of the club, Miss Wood presented the honoree a gift of silver. - Mrs. Emily T. Harrell. president, welcomed all the guests present and had each member , introduce her guest Those present Were Mrs. B. G. Koonce, Mrs. Catherine, White Rountree, Mary Frances Dail, Mrs. Claire Murray, Mrs. Betty Jean Beers, Mrs. Ben Wood, Mrs; T. G. Howard, Mrs. Laura Hollowell, Mrs. Paul Smith, Mrs. Mildred Morrill,: Miss Peggy Harrell and the greatest Success since the asso MIbs Margaret ?Peggy" White. The ciatjoa waa organijed. .-. (Continued on Page Eight) ' The April term of Perquimans Superior Court adjourned last Fri day at about 11 A. M after the court had disposed of all criminal actions, except two casfes which were continued until the next term of court. Three cases were concluded on Thursday and Friday morning, A jury returned a verdict of guilty of assault on a female against Horace Reid and Roosevelt Sheard, Negroes, late Thursday evening. Burgwyn sentenced Reid to the roads for 18 months and gave Sheard a 12-fnonths suspended sen tence and ordered him to pay a fine of $250 and placed the defendant on probation for five years during which time he Is to remain away from Perquimans Beach. Samuel McCulley, Negro, charged with murder, submitted a plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter following presentation of state's evidence. He Was sentenced to State prison for a term of not less than three nor more than five years. Roy Lassiter, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of leav ing the scene of an accident. He was given a suspended sentence, or dered to pay a fine of $350 and costs of court and placed on pro bation for five years. School Bus Wrecked Tuesday Morning A Perquimans County school bus was wrecked here last Tuesday morning but no students were in jured, according to a report issued by school authorities. The accident occurred near Sutton's Creek, about four miles from Hertford on the New Hope road at about 8 A. M. The report stated Leroy Wills, Ne gro, driver of the bu3, became en gaged in an argument with one of the students, took his eyes off the highway and the bus ran into a ditch and turned over. The bus was damaged to the ex tent of about $300. Wills was charged with driving on the left side of a highway and will be giv en a hearing in Recorder's Court next Tuesday. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bateman announce the birtb, of, daughter, bom Saturday, April 23 at the Al bemarle- HospitaU , Faced with the necessity of mak ing a better showing with the con tribution of blood for the Red Cross Blood Program, members of the county chapter committee are mak ing plans for an all-out effort for the county to meet its quota of 75 pints of blood when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Hertford on Thursday, May 5. H. N. Nixon, chairman of the blood program committee, reported all civic organizations of the county are urged to have as many of their members as possible turn out as volunteer blood donors, to help Per. quimans County secure its mini mum goal. The public is urged to support this program by becoming blood donors, otherwise the county faces the possibility of being excluded from the Red Cross program which provides for ' free blood given through transfusions in hospitals. While the entire process is not free to patients, the blood is free, and charges are made only for the me chanics of the transfusions. Headquarters for the bloodmobile visit to Perquimans will, as usual, Totals Are Released By Tax Supervisor This Week Preliminary figures released this week by Julian C. Powell, Register of Deeds and County Tax Supervis or, shows valuation of Perquimans County property for 1955 is almost $200,000 higher than last year. Without considering valuations for corporations, which are set by the State Board of Assessment, local listing increased $177,750 in 1955. All townships within the county except Bethel showed increases in valuation for the past year. Offi cials state property valuation in-, creases are due mainly to the pur chases of new automobiles and the construction of new homes. The preliminary valuation fig ures for 1955 for each township was reported by Mr. Powell as fol lows: Belvidere: White, $1,095,974: colored, $lia,44. Bethel: White, $096,171; color ed, $157,326. Hertford: White, $2,483,138; col ored, $286,384. New Hope: White, $1,218,736$ colored, $166,667. Parkville: White, $1,516,478; col ored, $180,875. Total: $7,915,195. In addition to the above fieures be set up at the Hertford Methodist (approximately $285,000 is expected Church between the hours of 9 A. M and 4 P. M., on Thursday, May 5. You are urged to help Per quimans County retain its place in the Red Cross blood program by turning out as a blood donor. to be added to the total valuation as the amount of property owned in the county by three corpora tions, thus making the overall county valuation slightly more than eight million dollars. V Elections Tuesday To Name Officials For Qounty Towns 15 Local Entries In Fat Stock Show The Albemarle Fatstock Show and Sale will be held May 10th and 11th at Scott & Halstead Produce Market on the Weeksville highway. The show will start at 10 o'clock on the 10th and the sale will start at 1 o'clock on the 11th. Perquimans County boys and girls will have more steers consign ed to this sale than they have had for the past few years. Fifteen boys and girls, consisting of Lloyd Ray Morgan, Linwood Hurdle, Thomas Ed Chappell, Grover Hol lowell, Willis Williams, Billy Hud sqn, Harold Winslow, Preston Win- slow, Waldo Winslow, Clarence Chapell, Jr., Louise Chappell, Kay Howell, Wayne Howell, Julian How. ell and Irvin Mansfield will be showing fat steers in this show. It is not known now exactly how many hogs Perquimans County will have in the show but it is anticipat ed the number will be more than usual. In 1954 Lloyd Ray Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Morgan of Winfall, had the Grand Champion fat steer. Store Observing: Its 41st Anniversary The month of May will be anni versary month at the W. M. Mor gan Furniture Store, according to W. M. Morgan, who stated the bus iness is observing its 41st birth day starting today. As has been the custom for years the store is holding an anniver sary sale during the month in cele bration of the founding of the busi ness. Fire Department Answers Two Calls Hertford Fire Department an swered two calls last week-end, be ing called to the Hotel Hertford Thursday afternoon when a stove oven exploded and to the Beech Spring area of the county on Sat urday afternoon, where a forest fire had. started. No damage -nor loss was reported from ; either of thej fires. ! Elections will be held next Tues day, May 3, in Hertford and Win fall for the purpose of selecting officials for the two towns to serve as governing boards for terms which begin on May 9. i Election interest in Hertford is at a low ebb with only five candi dates seeking the five offices up for election. However, the situation in Winfall has developed into a "hot" political campaign. Winfall has two candidates seeking the office of Mayor and five candidates seeking the three offices opened on the town board. Mayor V. N. Darden is seeking re-election in Hertford as are Town Commissioners Henry C. Sullivan, Robert L. Hollowell and W. Ray White. A. W. Hefren is also a can didate for the Hertford Board, seeking the office left vacant by tha death of former Commissioner W. H. Hardcastle. Nathan Mathews is seeking re election as Mayor of Winfall and he is opposed by Fred S. Winslow. Candidates seeking re-election to the Winfall Board are D. R. True blood and D. L. Barber, Sr. Other candidates for the Winfall Board are Elijah White, Charlie Lane and Alton Moore. Polling places in the two voting precincts will be open from 6:30 A. M. until 6:30 P. M. for the con venience of the voters .in casting their ballots. : : r,- '. Dog Vaccination Work Starts May I1 Ray White, recently appointed aa Rabies Inspector for Perquunana County, announced today that tha work of vaccinating dogs through out the county will . get . underway on Monday, May 9th. He has re leased a dog vaccination schedule. which is published elsewhere in this issue of The Weekly, and dog owners are requested to clip this schedule and keep it for a refetw" ence. l : a -'i' Mr. White called to the attention! of all dog owners that the law re quires dogs to be vaccinated ana . urges all owners to cooperate with the Health Department andjthe Ra bies Inspector iu carrying .oftfc ljhia " program. - . Mf