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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 27, 1955.
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JO-game schedule to be -.play-"ti
. by - the Perquimans Indians in
the Albemarle League during the
: coming: summer has been released
bf A. W. Befren, president of the
Hague. " :.v
- f Representatives of six teams met
; to Hertford last Friday lught and
perfected plans for the operation
the league this year, ' After
adopting by-laws it was agreed
t - ptay: will start on Tuesday, June 7,
with games rbeing played on Tues-
r iQay.i inwjijafly una rriaay nignttj.
. y ; Vj Four, umpires wer;approved by
v ,t. a (directors. 1 Tney ,- include John
JyVHcfc Edgar ltogerson.ud Cay
i - tdn and B; J. Montgomery. Teams
I which will make up, the league are
i i 'A NAF, t Weeksvflle, Elisabeth City,
Feyujmans,, Edenton, Chowan and
IT) ', schedule for the Indians is
as follows: . -'
..jl' AF here. ',
. Uiwie, -Elisabeth City there.
;J 'KMn (14 Edenton here. ;
16 Coleraln there, i
Juh-J7 NAFhere. .
" ?June';21Elisabth City here.
,. ':i'Jmi 23 Chowan there. ,.'
j ' - iunef-Edenton there. -
r'fune 38--Colerain here. ,
. ,Jqn36-NAFhere. . "
. - July JEIisabeth City there!
, , Jily 6-JChowanJere. ' 6
'T J?ty .'T Edenton there.,
II July ft Coleraln here.
July 12-hNAF here.
' ; ; Jdlf MAEJiaabeth City! here.
I ; Jql 15 Chowan here,
.i tV July 19 EdentoW Atbi If;, al
'JulyLfct-rColAato her5'-:t
7f Ju!y 2i5,AF Vre,1- f4?
. p ' Juty iftVEUsabeth Cjity h'ere.'K
V ."ujy 28v-E4enton, there. , - ,1
uiy voiarein nere. ,
'. Auarust 2KAP hrnw. .v.; '
. t August ; 4rrElf sabeth 'City here.
l ' August Edentpn ,therev ,
A .Aupst ii-4-Chowan here, 'Jr) -;
August 12 Colerain there. ',
.... As number of local fang met here
' ' WUnesday night and perfected the
business organisation of the Per-
quimans Club. . W. W. White was
- Bstaed business manager, J. W, DII
im, secretary-treasurer, and ' Ike
.'Perryi team manager. Jack Brinn
and C. Banks sre directors.
.- On, hundred season tickets, good
for all home (fames during the reg
v, tiiar seasonyVill be offered for sale
, dfinjr, i the ; next few-days at a
; i pri;e reduction, ; These tickets may.
' ' te secured from A, VT, Uefren,
i IenryjC. Stokes, JrN. jtfixon,
V.' H, S. Monds, JrJ., W. Qillpn, John
N Ward or C. C, Banks,-
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The Executive committee of the
Central' PTA met recently and
dieted the following committees to
rrve fr the 1955-56 school term.
I ,'et 'and, Finance, .Thomas
')n.and,Mrs. Bryan Miller;
' srshfp, Mrs. Asbell; Study
V Mrs. Melvln Eurej Pre
Mrs. Thelma . Rogerson;
t representative, ( Mrs. L. B,
rr!ty, Mrs, .Ruth Bur
X .78 '-and Means,, Mrs.
. ,'Larrl, I,rri GOBge,Baker,
to',: White and Thomas
"rs,, -Graham t.'ooii'.fes
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Schedule
fanner Resigns ;
s Recorder ClerK I , i ;
1 Charles . T. Skinner, Jr., .clerk of
Perquimans, Recorder Court since
September, 1953, has tendered his
resignation to the' Board of Coun
ty Commissioners, effective June
1, 1955. .
In a letter of resignation Mr.
Skjnner stated he is accepting a
position with the North Carolina
Employment Security Commission
as a - Field Interviewer. He ex
pressed his - appreciation to the
Commissioners, local court and' law
enforcement officials for the coop
eration given him while he served
aa clerk to the court , ( ; ; i j ,
He stated be expects to begin his
new duties . shortly after - June 1,
working' in,: .Gates,; Perquimans,
Chowan and. Tyrrell counties ; He
will work out of the Commission
office located in Edenton. -
AuxHiEiryTolIold;
Poppy Day Sales
fl
Saturday, May 28, will be Poppy
Bay in Perquimans County. - .
Members of the Auxiliary of the
Wm. Paul tailings Post of the
American Legion have completed
plans for the annual sale' of pop
pies and the public is urged to
purchase and wear poppies honor
ing the nation's war dead. " .
Mra. Lessie , White, Poppy Day
chairman, has announced the chap
ter, and cooperating organizations
will canyass the county during the
daw, giving 1I Vesidents an ibpporr!
inKjtourcnasji one vot tn me-
moriaj flowers. -.' ' , ' ;
Poppy Day workers are 'donating
their' time -and proceeds , from the
cnQn nt.'tlna riMnniirfr" will . 1ia itaaA
Jfojt h. benefit qf'tlie Legion's vast
rehabilitation and welfare work.
The little crepe paper flowers
buiS een made' under the direc
tion of the N. C. Department of the
Auxiliary.' . The work being given
to those who could profit from its
occupational therapy value and
who are in most need of the earn-
Some of the men making pop
pies are World Was I veterans of
advanced ' age, who have spent
years in the ' hospitals - and are
highly skilled in the work,", said
Mrs. White. "Others are younger
men.' from World War , II, while
others are mere boys who received
their' disabling injuries in Korea.
The, veterans of,, the. three wars
work side by ( side, helping each
other, with odder men teaching' the
less experienced the 'fine points of
poppy making.
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ILIdSiiiiilayP.
: Funeral services' for Stephen E.
Elmore,' 67, who died Saturday
morning. invChowan Hospital after
an illness of five days, were con
ducted Sunday afternoon ' at 'two
o'clock at Twiford Funeral Chapel
by the Rev. H. M. Jamieson, pastor
of Epwortli Methodist, Church.
He was a native qf Pitt County
but had lived on Route two- for the
past 27 years And was an employee
of Me jor-Lopmis Company for 25
years. He was the' son of the late
John penry and Nancy, Kearney El
more and a member of ,the Baptist
Church in Suffolk.' : V
Survivinsr are three sons Step
hen E. Etmore, Jr., of Greensboro,
Etnmett , Elmore, of Winfalt and
Capt i -Ermsii -.C.'410.
and .two' grandchildren. . i ;', '
During ' the1 'services "En The
Sweet ' By and By" and "Shall We
Gather' at the River" were sung
by Mrs. Joe DeDaney. Marvin White,
Vayne' White and Raymond Stan
tun. Mrs ; Durwood Barbel1 c
cownanied at the organ. ,
li,;.' -irers were Durwood Bar-
r, Lit. ' y Hurdle, ' - Heywood
T " r, C: -' 3 T.'hitw, Marvin
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Saturday, May 28
fcri:uDoe:r.ctlii
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T, Ljt MMmI HakW MmilaflAff rh li
cases was disposed of in Perquim
ans Recorder's --. . Court: here. . last
Tuesday before. Judge .Charles E
Jfohnson..,:;;, M ! "
Costs of court were taxed against
Martin Foehrkolb r and Andrew
Matyas, each of whom submitted to
charges of speeding. Alfred
Baurley paid a fine of $5.00 and
costs after pleading guilty to
speeding.
An appeal to Superior' Court was
noted in the case in which Tom-
mie Cooper was ."found guilty on
charges of driving drunk.
Prayer for Judgment . was con
tinued in the cases of David
Welch,. Negro, and Ideil Hoffler,
Negro, , each of whom was found
guilty; of . charges of simple as
sault .
i Alfonzo Gibbs. Netrro. was order.
ed to pay the court costs after be
ing found guilty :Of charges of as
sault . ,',;
Clinton -Riddick, Negro, paid the
costs of court after , submitting to
charges of using . an improper
muffler. ; . -
T. J. Bass entered . a plea of
j guilty to charges of .being drunk
and paid a fine of $2.00 and costs
of court ;
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued in- the case in which J. W.
Lightfoot, Negro, . was charged
with using a dealer's tags on a car.
George Butler entered a plea of
guilty to charges of being drunk
He was ordered to pay the costs of
court and sentenced to jail for 15
days, the sentence to be served on
I week-ends. TV . '
Dodd Floyd paid . the' costs of
court after pleading guilty to
using an improper muffler.
, William Russell paid a fine of
$2.00 and costs after pleading
guilty to charges of being drunk.
' James Banks. Negro, was found
guilty on : charges of non-support.
He was ordered to pay 4he Vcost!s pt
Mpttt ajOi sum of. jpipo; pit
week fqr'ihe use of his! child.; :
;n
Members of the Hertford Lions
Club entertained their wives and a
number of special guests on Friday
night of last week hi observance of
Ladies' Night and the 16th anni
versary of the charter of the local
ClUb. ;v- ."'.-v;:. i .' . ':' ,
John T. Lane, president, acted as
toastmaster. Special music , was
rendered by Phyllis Trueblood and
R. R. White gave an address of
welcome with the response given
by Mrs i. A. Ward. '( , s.
Following a delicious dinner, ser
ved by members of the Belvidere
Home Demonstration Club, Norman
N. m , Trueblood, .,; State , , Secretary
Lions -International, presented per
fect -."attendance pins ,. to a large
number of members, pointing out
that the Hertford Club has one: of
the outstanding attendance records
in the State. t. . . r j ',
. Nick George of Edenton,, Zone
Chairman, presented Mr. Trueblood
with a perfect attendance pin.
Ed U. Hallford, Lions District
Governor, who was introduced by
Deputy District. Governor Paul Lit
tle, gave a short talk in which he
urged members of the local club to
continue the excellent work of Lion
ism by sponsorship of activities of
service to mankind. He pointed
out that Lionism has had tremen
dous growth since Its . founding in
1937, in many nations throughout
the world, added all clubs reported
more , than 161,000 actiWtyf, pro
grams .during the past yeai,.fl f
utner special- guests at, tne. Ban
quets were Mrs, Hallford,, Mrsr Lit
tle, Mrs. George, Mr, and Mrs. V.
N D,arden, Mr and. Mra,Max
Campbell, Mr. and. Mrs. Sjlas M
Whedbee, Miss Kiinsey, pecr janfj,
NoaEdwarda, ft y9.fti;y
TO PREACH HERE SlfflbAY""
"The Rev. Harold Thach of Flint--'
hill, Va, will preach at the Hert
ford Methodist Church next Sun
day morning, May 29, at 11 o'clock.
ThepuUic Is Invited to attend the
service.-. - -
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrt and Mrs. Horace Cahoon an-
...
tiounce- the t :i of . daughter,
born Wednp r, Hay 18, at the
A:;.-Ajie r
V.
LET DS PRAY this Memorial Pay that this beckoning figure,;
utlined atalnst the awesome I manifestation of an atomic blast,
V may be ... -
Teachers Approved
For New Contracts
In County Schools
Proceeding under a new law,' en
acted by the General Assembly,
Perquimans County School authori
ties have completed the task of ap
proving teachers' contracts for the
1955-56 year. : Applications submit
ted by teachers have been passed
upon by school principals and com
mittees, and the. Board of Educa
tion approved Wol:recbmmdmle
dnritigrthe jfisteelt,,;; ..
John T. Biggers, County School
Superintendent, reported four va
cancies exist in the white schools;
one" on "the faculty at Perquimans
High School, two at Hertford
Grammar School and one at Cen
tral Grammar School. The faculty
at both Negro schools are com-1
plete. , .
Teachers elected for the new
term beginning- next September are
as follows: Perquimans High
School, E. C. Woodard principal;
with Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyer, Mrs.
Joanne Stallings, Mrs. Anne E. Jes-
sup, MrsJ Hannah Holmes, Isaac
Perry, Jr., Herman Gurkin, Mrs.
Anne Nowell, Mrs. Dorothy Barbee,
Miss Frances Newby, Joseph Tun
nell, Miss Dillwyn Denton, Mrs.
Annlebelle Whitley, Joseph A. Wil
liams as teachers,. .
Hertford Grammar School : Miss
Thelma Elliott "principal; with
Mrs. Grace Coston, Miss Mary E.
Sumner, Mrs. Mary E. Walters,
Miss' Dorcas Knowles,, Miss Mildred
Reed and Miss Louise Chalk as
teachers, .y-s.; . :'. --f-' ,"-
Central Grammar School: Thom
as Maston, principal; ' with Miss
Margaret White, Miss Johnnie
White, Mrs. Myrtle O. Wood, Mrs.
Annie P. Asbell, Mrs. Lucile White,
Mrs. Lula B. Lamb, Mrs. Bertha
Lane; Mrs. Eugenia Beck, Mrs.
Ruth Burden, Mrs. Lessie L. Wins
low, ' Miss , Lelia Winslow, Miss
Pearle, White and Mrs. Atha Tun.
nell as teachers. ; ; v '
Perquimans Training School: R.
L. Kingsbury, principal; with Miss
Vyvian Harris, King Av. Wjlliams,
Mrs. Johnsie Privott, W. R. Priv-
ott Mrs. Mable' Stroud, Mrs. Doro
thy Thomas, Waiter J.- Thompson,
Lima Wilson, t Mrs. Cora
Washlwiton,1 iss ' Bessie' Sullivan,
Mrt.;K rarrisbn, Miss Addie M.
Roffler, Mrs.- Jennie ' Thompson,
Georgar N. Reid, Henry E. Daugh-;
try, Mrs; Mary Newby, Mrs. Mary
James; Mrs; Idonia Rogerson, Mrs.
Wealthea & Mardre, Mrs. Letitia
Lessane, Mrs. Edna Zachary, Mrs.
Myrtle Feltoii,: Mrs. Ros,a Newby
And Mrs. Harriett Winslow, teach.
ert;::-.i'';s"';:;:.;::v! vi-A':., '; '
Kintf . Street School : ,; Legrande
Summersett principal; with Mrs.
Hasel O. Beamon, Mrs. Hattie Rid.
dick, Dewey Newby, Mrs. Cleo Fel
ton, Mrs. Willie Y. Williams, Mrs.
Jessie L. Sharpe, Mrs. Dorothy
Newby, Mrs. Alma Kingsbury, Mrs.
Nellie Holley, Mrs. Elisa S. Per
ry: and Mrs. Geraldin Lowe
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THIS VMS
HEADLINES
Announcement was : made in
Washington Wednesday that Pub
lic Health official's havej dented
safe all Salk vaccin'ei'-ekcept 'two
batches ma;de tfr California lab
oratory, thus, clearing ,the way for
resumption of anti-polio ' shots.
There was no indication when the
immunization, program will be re
sumed but it is believed the pro
gram will be given the green lifiht
within a short time.
Reports from Raleigh Wednes
day pointed toward adjournment by
the General Assembly on Thurs
day. This year's session of the
Legislature was one of the longest
in history. It was beset by num
erous problems, including a finance
bill which consumed much of the
time of the Assembly. The finance
measure which passed the Senate
Wednesday enacts tax laws which
will raise an additional $9,768,000
for the State annually during the
next two years.
President Eisenhower's veto of
an 8.6 percent pay raise for pos
tal employees was upheld, by the
Senate this week by a vote of 54
39. Washington reports state the
prospect for a pay : increase for
the employees, at a lesser rate, re
mains bright' but new legislation
must be introduced to bring this
about. . ,
Further changes may be pro
posed for social security, accord
ing to a report from Washington
this week. Democratic leaders in
Congress are considering bills
which, if enacted, will permit wo
men to retire from work and re
ceive social security payments at
the age of 60, rather than 65. An-
other prospective measure would
enable disabled persons, covered
by the law, to receive monthly pay
ments prior -to retirement aie.:
Robbers Get Cash '.
At Belvidere Store - .
' Sheriff J. K. White'reported this
week he is 'continuing" an .investi
gation' of the robbery of the, 'store
of L. 14 L. Chappell inr.?BeWidere,
which "was entered : on 1 Thursday
nierh. Jt laa'f 'uraolr -. ', -' ,-( ' f ;
The thieves,-' according to Sheriff
White, carried away a cash regis
ter which contained between $40
and $45. The cash register, minus
the money, was . later recovered
about one-half mile from White-
SBI officials believe the ..person
or persons who broke into - the
Chappell store also robbed ' the
p 1 'A
as.Towe Motor Company at Sunbury
jtha same night.
Work Started On
AcreageChecking
nut;S:outfoiitity
ii
i,; Reporters working under the . di
rection of the local - ASC County
Committee will start this week,
visiting farms throughout the
county, checking acreage planted
to allotment crops, announced Hel
ena W- Nixon, Perquimans County
ASC office manager. After the
measurements are made, farmers
are, officially notified by the ASC
County office of the measured acre
age of their' allotment crops. ,
Miss Nixon says that when these
notices are mailed out there are al
ways some farmers who are not
satisfied in their own minds that
the measured acreage is actually
correct. With aerial photographs
being used this year to determine
acreage, and with well-trained re
porters and the latest instruments
for determining areas on photo
graphs, the acreage should be cor
rect However, to satisfy his own
mind, any farmer who thinks his
acreage has been incorrectly de
termined may, within seven days
after the date of the notice cf
measured acreage, request remea
surement. Any farmer making a
request for remeasurement must
deposit with the ASC County office
the estimated cost of remeasuring
his acreage. Miss Nixon calls spe
cial attention to this seven day
deadline. She - cautions that the
request must be made , within this
period for the remeasurement to
be made.
Miss Nixon further explains that
farmers who exceeded their allotted
acreage when planting an allot
ment crop may notify the ASC
County office that they wish to dis
pose of excess acreage in order to
be in compliance, avoid penalty
and be eligible for price support
In this case, too, the report of
their intention to dispose of the
excess must be made within seven
days of the date of the notice of
planted acreage. At the time the
farmer; makes his report of intend
ed disposition, , , he -L must " deposit
with the -ASC County Committee
the estimated cost of checking the
disposition of the excess acreage.
Labor Commissioner Cites
Child Labor Requirements
With summer vacations just
around the corner for school chil
dren, many of whom will be seek
ing vacation jobs, Tar Heel employ
ers were reminded of the 16-year
minimum age limit for most indus
trial type jobs under the Federal
Wage and Hour Law.
State Labor Commissioner Frank
Crane reminded employers that if
they are engaged in interstate com.
merce, or if their products move in
interstate commerce, they'are sub
ject' to the child labor provisions
of the? Wage-Hour Law. As La
bor Commissioner,'' Crane adminis
ters tnis law m JNortn Carolina un
der a special agreement with the
U. S.' Labor Department's Wage
and Houf Division."- i
"The Wage and Hour' Law sets
a basic minimum age of 16 years
for most occupations," Commission
er Crane' said. "It also makes 18
years the minimum for certain haz
ardous occupations, such as operat
ing power-driven woodworking ma
chinery, including lidding machines
used in some packing plants, or
working as a driver, or helper, on
a motor-driven vehicle.
"The law permits employment of
14 and 15-year olds in non-manu
facturing and non-mining - jobs,
such as working in offices and
gales work," Crane continued, "but
they may not be employed for more
than eight ho'iirs 'a day or oyer 40
hours a week wheit schools' are clos
ed,' nor more" than- three' hours a
day " or"' 18 1 1 fours ,; a week when
soolS'- are ftf' "session'' During
school vacations, ehildrelt of'anv
age may work atf non-hatardous
farm jobs.1 ;A ' !. ''' ':";.
"Children 14 and 15 years rff age
maj,Jbe "6ffipl6yed" In packing sheds
in non-matiuMcturfng and non-pro-
eessing occupations in workrooms
where no power-driven machinery
is . being operated and where no
manufacturing or processing is be
ing' carried on," Crane stated.
"They may not work in rooms
where lidding machines are being
operated. Those 16 and 17 years
of age, however, may work in the
rooms where the lidding machines
are operating, but they are not per.
mitted to operate power-driven ma.
Commencement At
Perq
uimans
Starts!
way
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Board Postpones
Clerk Appointment
Hertford's Town Board, meeting
in special session last Monday
night, took no action in the appoint.
ment of a Town Clerk to succeed
W. G. Newby, who has tendered
his resignation.
After considering a number of
applications which had been filed,
the Board postponed the matter un
til next Monday night at which
time it will meet to act upon the
matter. Appointment of an assist
ant clerk was also postponed pend
ing appointment of the clerk.
Peanut Support
Rate Announced
The 1955 crop of peanuts pro
duced in North Carolina-, will be
supported at a national average
price of not less than $244.80 a
ton, F. C. Hall of the state ASC
office, has announced.
Price support on peanuts this
year, he says, will be made avail
able on non-recourse warehouse-
stored loans to cooperatives, and
non-recourse farm stored loans to
producers.
This average minimum support
price is 90 per cent of the Aplril
15, 1955 parity price of $272 per
ton. The national average mini
mum price will be adjusted upward
if 90 per cent of parity on August
1 of this year is higher than the
price announced by Hall.
Hall said that the '55 crop Is
being supported at 90 per cent of
parity because of the present favor
able supply situation on peanuts;
however, under, ihelaw support, of
and 90 per cenfc.of .pariiy.,, -Next
year, he says, the minimum sup
port rate will drop to 75 per cent
of parity. ' - -
chines."
, Prospective employers of young
people can protect themselves
against unintentional violations of
the law by obtaining employment
or age certificates for each minor
employed from their local Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, Com
missioner Crane pointed out
Employers who are in doubt
about the Wage-Hour Law require
ments with regard to specific jobs
performed by minors under 18
years of age may obtain answers
to their questions by contacting the
State Department of Labor in Ra
leigh or any of the Department's
field offices located in Asheville,
Charlotte, Greensboro and Golds-
boro, Crain said.. .
Oakey Selected For ".
War College Talks
Col. W. H. Oakey, Jr., has been
nominated as one of the reserve of
ficers of the Marine Corps to par
ticipate in discussion of global
strategy at the Naval War College,
Newport R. I., May 28 to June 12.
He is expected to return home
about June 12.
He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Oakey, who will visit Lt. (jg) and
Mrs. Robert Brodie, III at New
London, Conn.
ELECT OFFICERS
The F.H.A. of Perquimans High
School has elected officers for the
coming year. The new officers are
as follows: President, Lillian Ann.
Hofler; vice president Jo Ann Mat
thews; secretary, Lois Violet Wirt
slow; treasurer, Janice Stallings;
reporter, Bertha Gay, Chappell;
parliamentarian, Mabel Keel;' his
torian, Lauaire Winslow; - song
leader, Alma Jane Godfrey.
Five of the girls, Lillian Ann
Hofler, Mabel, Keel, Jeanette Wil
liams, Shelby Overton and Nora
Grace Cook are planning to attend
camp at White Lake this summer,
with their advisor, Mibs Frances
Newby,
MSB!
Jonor Students Are
jMary Frances Eure, n J
Julia Ann Stokes '
Summer vacation is just around
the comer for some 2,000 Perquim
ans County school children.
Commencement exercises at Per-
quimans High School, which mark ,
the closing of schools for the term,
begins Friday night with the Sen- '.
iors holding Class Night The title
of this year's Class Night program
is Plantation Song. Members of
the class will participate in the -program,
with specialties by Julia
Ann Stokes, salutatorian, Carojyn r,
Faye Eure, Phyllis Trueblood, Billy i
Elliott, Charles Smith, Billie Car-
ole Divers, Alice Jean Jackson,
Evelyn Ann Stanton, Joan Madre,
Ann Burke Chappell. , -
Mascots for the class are Peggy
Lane and Billy Roberson. ' r . .
Baccalaureate services will be
held in the school auditorium on
Sunday night, May 30. at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Paul E. Shultz will give
the Scripture and prayer and the
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. James 0. Mattox. Announce
ments will be made by E. C. Wood
ard and special music will be ren
dered by Mrs. Charter E. Johnson
The commencement exercises will
be held Monday night, May 30th,
when members of the graduating
class will present th program. In- ,.
vocation will be given by Buddy
Tilley, followed by selections by tho 1
Glee Club. Patricia Bigpers will
give the address. A poem will be
given by Joanna Williford and
John Hill will recite the last will ,
and testament of the class Joe
Butt' will present he school with
the class gift., and Mary Franc?
Eure will give tiie Valedictory.
. Marshals .will be Tudith Winslow,
chief, Joe; Patjf toTipsSirah Sut-.
ton, " CftWerT Whedbee,),; E d g-J
Fields, Patsy Elliott, Dan Winslow, j,
Letitia McGoogan and Ray Wins-,
lOW. ' "'':.. I,'
Candidates for diplomas, whiah 1
will be awarded .by J. Edgar Mars'
ris, are Patricia Biggers, Mary El
liott Brinh, Ann Burke Chappell,
Peggy ChappeJI, Hilda Copeland,
Billie Carole Divers, 'Gracie Eason,
Barbara Edwards, Pat Elliott, Car
olyn Eure, Lucy Mae Eure, Mary
Frances Eure, Jean Godfrey, Celia
White Griffin, Peggy Farrell, Alice
Jean Jackson, Loin Kirby, Joan
Madre, Faye McGlawhorn, Jill Mil
ler, Ine Powers, Barbara Sawyer,
Jean Stallings, Evelyn Ann Stan
ton, Julia Ann Stokes, Alice Spear,
Ann Thatch, Phyllis Trueblood,
Emilie White, Louise White, Sue
Perry White, Joanna Williford, C.
D. Barclif t, Joseph Butf ' Oarvin
Carver, Arnold Chappell, Bilty El
liott Hazel Eure, Hazel Godfrey,
John Hill, Alvin Hollowetl, Ray
Lane, Joseph Lay den, Paul Mat
thews, Elmer 'Overton, -'Charles
Smith, .Alton Stallings, Tommy
Stallings, Buddy JNljey-, m 0
Officers Thursday
Mrs. Ruby C. Blythe of Rocky
Mount State President of the N. C.
Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs, installed
the 1955-56 officers of the Per
quimans Club in a very impressive.
ceremony at the May dinner meet
ing of the club at the Hotel Hert
ford Thursday night The meeting;
was presided over by Mrs. Emily
T. Harrell, president t '
The officer installed were' Mrs. .
Harrell as ! president; jfirst" vice
president Mrs! RoxSnna'' Jackson;
second vice ' president" Mrs Atha
Tunnel! ; recording secretary .fMiss
Hulda Wood; corresponding sec re-
tsry, Mrs. Dora Riddfck; treasurer,
Mrs. Minnie ilma Hurdle."" -'
Mrs.; Betty Swindell Introduced
Mrs. Blythe wrho',' befoWfastalling
the officers, spoke briefly oh the ,
plans and purpose of the. National
and State federation of BPW
Clubs. She,, reminded the club
that the theme for National this
year is "Aim High" and the State '
program Is "The Golden Keys to
Achievement Mrs. Blythe stated:
that the member1 is the most im
portant part of our federation and
that constructors! leaders are tha
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