North Carolina Newspapers

Mi w; KLY I H Ld 1L.J I I .' II I I X ' , 1L ILJi JLi Volume XXII. Number 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 14, 1955. 5 Cents Per Copy I T3 MAES (V 'V- VIA PARCEL TOAST Good var, Scotland, in 1890. This steam wagon sped Her Majesty's Royal Mail through Aberdeenshire at ft sedate 20 miles per hour, .and can still put on a steaming-hot performance for interested visitors uch as Lord Douglas, who is in the driver's seat Lady Douglas, at left, is taking no chances. She's standing back just in case the old boiler causes, a sudden elevation in the peerage. THIS WEEK'S, HEADLINES ' i Reports from Denver state Pres i Ideht Eisenhower is showing steady ' ' recovery from a heart attack, but it is unlikely the President will re turn to Washington, for official duties, before January. He is now permitted to hold short conferences ' With administration officials Jut attending doctors, have outlined a strict routine to be followed for the next two to three weeks',! , ; ' , !. ' The Agrjcurture.Department, this . week,; issued its harvest-time crop forecast, reporting a' big increase I in production for corn and cotton V ! wjth an decline in; production, for wheat The "report; did. not give V CdttoV production . UpMght HSTl T,'. " ' PP en -4 v ......... r' , V i 18 BxpecKJU-w.ruii .o iiuhiuiib m.i is expected iusheU, The report rnted out y y hurricanes caused sharp reductions . in production of! corn and peanuts in North Carolina. . ' ' Heins Linge, personal1 vaJet to Adolph Hitler 10 years ago, return ed to Germany from a Communist .prison last Sunday and on reach ing West Germany' announced he : had witnessed the suicide of Hit ler. The fuehrer's personal pilot, also released by the Reds, confirm : ed Linge's announcement. ) ' ,' '- State school officials . reported 'this week North Carolina wil need hundreds of millions of dollars during- the next 10 years to pro vide sufficient school buildings to house the ever-growing school pop. illation. 31 Will fl;:r llinistbn fcxtFrtfyliight . The Perquimans Indians, still seeking their, first victory of the 1955 football season, Will travel to WiMiamston Friday night for an Albemarle" Conference game with . the Williamston Green Wave. - Coach Ike Perry's squad lost a . hard-fought decision to Plymouth High last Friday night by a score of M, which was the third con ference loss of the season for the Indians,.. v , ' . ' ' Inability on the part of Perquim aha to mount a scoring punch cost the, Indians the decision against the Panthers. The local .team, threat ened eymoutH goaUineonsevlTMgrpuctto roriicMtf hfch is eral occasions but failed to convert the drives into scores,- 4 t , Plymouth scored its fone touch down in -the Second period -of the c. ntr-st when Mike Estep raced 10 yaiJs for the wincing TD. The at tempt for an extra point failed with an incompleted pans. ' ' - ; . The two teams were ahout even ly mutched with Perquimans having a 'slight edge on defensive ploy. Tommy Matthews,;. Indian:, back, played best, for Perquimans 'while r.iep was outstanding for Fiy i.ou . ',; ''"; ... IVlowing its game with William ston IV y n; ay Li 1.! . lVnjuimans ' a.. -l Scots got their penny' worth when ASG Elections Set For Next Tuesday At 6 Polling Places Farmers will have an opportunity Tuesday, October 18th to vote for tn e - ASC farmer-committeemen they want to administer ASC farm programs in 1956,, Elections will be he .4 for each of the 6 farm communities in the county. v In each of these 6 communities every farmer, who is participating or who is eligible.to participate in any program administered by the County ASC Committee is eligible to votefe, This ..means any , ofPer.l operator, lernuic, or amire-crupper ',. .1 -, tj 'I'w.Ljljj: -A. ...i. 2 - servatioh, Wice bupporti or who is affected by our acreage allotment and marketing quota programs. it there is any doubt as to! whether or not you are eligible to vote,' see your County ASC Com mittee', or call at the County ASC office. If you're eligible to vote and 'most farmers, are don't let this election pass without casting your vote for the committeemen you want to' administer these im portant Agricultural. Stabilization and Conservation programs in the coming year; '.Hy.; These committeemen will be in key position in the national plans for agriculture. See that they are the Committeemen that . most of the farmers in the community want. The only way you can be sure of that is to help see that all the eli gible farmers vote. ThiS is your chance to help elect the - best committeemen you can find.. Don't let your. neighbors, down by passing up the election when it is held in your community. ( The polls ; Will open at 9:00 A. M., and close at 5:00 P. M. Farm-, ers -win vote Jn their community at L. L, Chappell's Store, BeJvi- dere community j K, M. . Baker's, At one end of the table a three Store,, Nicanor community; J. L. tiered wedding cake, decorated with Curtis' Store," Bethel community;J miniature bride and bridegroom, Agricultural Building, . Hertford, was cut and served by Mrs. W. M. community; S. T. Perry's Store, New Hope, community; .and Fred Winslow's Store, ParkviUe com munity. Peanuts Damaged By Heavy Rainfall - Production! of peanuts in North Carolina this year.' is indicated at 268,450,000 pounds by October 1 conditions, according to the North five -per cent below that predicted a month earlier, reflects damage to the crop resulting from excessive rainfall in important ' commercial areas.1. ;The per acre yield of pea nuts is now estimated at 1,475 poimds just slightly above the 1, 465 .' pounds realized . from last year's drought damaged crop, r Excessive rain during September and -the last half of August caus ed heavy growth, of plants, but re ports indicated that branches pro duced fewer "pegs", than usual. In some cases where soils have been waterlogged, peanuts were rotting. in the ground and she llg from f19 plants has been heavy ; ; HI I 4; t they mailed a letter In rva(i Golden Wedding Anniversary . Observed Sunday The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ja cob T. White entertained at open heuse in honor of the fiftieth wed- duig anniversary of their parents Sunday afternootOctober 9 Sunday afternoofttOctober ,'at tl Gfu e.rtn ! otie hundred and eighty guests Icalled to congratulate the Domilar 1 T'L TT' --- ---------- . I couple and to express their eood ... , 4. wishes. , The golden motif was featured throughout the rooms, where gold-en-colred flowers, roses, chrysan themums, pompoms and gladioli were arranged,. Mrs. Nathan Relfe received at the front door and the "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. White, MrB.,G. W. Barbee, introduced the - guests to the receivingiine, composed of Mr, and Mrs. Whiife, Mrs. White's three sisters, Mrs. G. F. Rhinehardt, Mrs. J. .Harry Grace and Mrs. Richard Winslow, all of Belvidere, and Mr, White's two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bush of Washington, D. C, and Mrs.; Milton H. White of Green' ville. ' , Mrs. W. E.. White presided over the attractively-bound golden wed- j ding register, ; Mrs; Jack Brinn invited the guests into the dining room, where the dining table,' covered with a hand-made lace cloth over gold, fea. tured a centerpiece of yellow rps- es flanked by lighted candles in brass candelabra. "1' White of Richmond, .Va,, assisted by Mrs. Harry Cleaver of Balti more. At the other end Mrs. W. Ray White presided over the punch bowl, with Misses Grace and Lou- ise Bush of Washington, D. C, as sisting, Also assisting in- serving salted ' nuts,.; dainty wafers, and mints were Misses Susan Brough ton of Norfolk, Va., i Betsy and Mary Barbee and Jan White. . . . r Mrs. Charles E. White, Sr., di rected the guests to the gift room. where ood-byes were said to Mrs. John Brough ton,- Jr., of , Norfolk, Va. J:.;,:..:; :'vv t'Z- X:, i Mr. and Mrs. White Save three children, Mrs. G. W. Barbee and W, Kay White, both of Hertford, and W. M. White of Richmond. Va and three grandsons and four grand daughters, who were present. ' . . , ; ' I' tt,,;,', SUNDAY SERVICES The Rev. Edgar Harding will be the visiting, minister for the regu lar ' 'three o'clock" service ; at the Whiteville Grove Baptist'' Church, j Belvidere, Sunday; October 18. Sunday School will be at two o'clock.'' The public is cordially irt vitei. Town Board Votes Inclreasc CommissionerB for the Town f Hertford: i met -in . regular sesski here Hast: Monday night and consid' ered a' number of projects present ed for discussion. On request of the Library Board, the appropriation for Perquimans Library, for the current fiscal year was raised from $350 to $500. Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee and Miss' Mae Wood Winslow, representing the li brary gave the Board a review of the library activities during the past year and pointed out the li brary budget' was insufficient to meet all expenditures. Mayor V. N. Darden gave the Board a report on the progress of the mosquito control program, now being carried out in cooperation with the Civil Defense Authority; it was recommended the Town ac quire a spraying machine, such as now being used , in the-controt pro gram, for use here in future years. Mayor Darden stated proposed im provement to the Town's water well field, included in the hurri cane aid program had been eliminat ed from the project because dam age to the' field was not as great as previously estimated. Thp Board discussed at some length, a number of improvements to be carried out in the coming year, especially installation of larg er water lines to take care of fu ture expansion of the town. The Commissioners also went on record favoring full cooperation and assistance to the Navy Depart ment toward any naval plans in connection with the Harvey Point base. 110 County Council Selects Officers For Coming Year The County Council held its Sep tember meeting in the auditorium of the Agricultural Building on the last Thursday of the month. A small percentage of the members were present, but roll call showed most of the clubs were represented. In the absence of Mrs. E. J. Proc tor, the vice president, Mrs. Colon Jackson, presided. Mrs. L. B. El liott, Chairman of the nominating committee offered the following names as officers for next year: President, Mrs. Colon Jackson; vice president, Mrs. Harold Whitg; sec retary, Mrs. Joseph Layden, ' and treasurer, Mrs. Cliff Morgan; these were accepted and elected. I Several matters of-'business were discussed among which were plans for Fall. Achievement Day 'which was already scheduled for October 28th at 2:30. The Council voted to have this program in the Cen tral Grammar School auditorium if it is available. The speaker for the occasion will be Mrs. Corinne Grimsley, who is Extension Spe cialist in Family Relations. - There Was some discussion of the relationship , between the Home Demonstration Clubs and 4-H Clubs, and the question was raised as to the possibility of forming a closer relationship.. No' definite ac tion was taken on the matter. The Council voted to make future Council' meetings strictly .business sessions with the exception of the Summer meeting when the '4-H clubs have the program. It 4s hop- ed this ftction may improve the at-1 tendance since the meeting time will be 'shorter.'. The officers urge every ' Councffl member "jto attend and help them settle business mat ters which pertain to and should in terest every club lit the county. " - Ounbfne Operators Must Have License Operators of combines and threshing machines wer remind ed today by Julian C, PoWelL Reg ister of Deeds, trai they must se cure a Hicense, as required byState law, before starting operations with the hiachines." The licenses may be secured -: from ' MrPoweir - at "the Court House, - 1 For Local Library IniFunds PTA Group To Sell Renewals To Paper During Next Month Plans have been completed be tween the Parent-Teacher Associa tion of Perquimans Central Gram mar arid Hertford Grammar School and The Perquimans Weekly for the PTA members and school representatives, to serve as sub scription agents for The Week ly, seeking rertewals and new sub scriptions to your- home county newspaper during the coming month." The PTA solicitors will begin taking renewals immediately fol lowing their October meeting. The plan was worked out to pro vide the PTA groups with an op portunity to acquire extra funds for use in school activities during the coming year. Most of the subscriptions for The Perquimans Weekly expire during the months of September through December and a high com mission will be paid to the PTA for signing up these renewal sub scriptions and reporting them to The Weekly office. The public can participate in this plan by renew ing subscriptions to The Weekly through any member of the PTA organizations. Subscriptions giv en to PTA members will be added to the present subscription of the subscriber and will run for one year. Thus, if the subscription of -an individual expires December and 'that nerson eivesi a' renewal to . a UfTA; mefnbertlie iu)sriptioh will- tic narKea up to uecemDer, i)ob. The Weekly, planning this event, has not sent oat notices of expira tion during the months of August, September and October, but all ex pired subscriptions will be discon tinued unless renewed through the PTA members during the next four weeks. Members of the Parent Teacher Associations plan to make a house tp house canvass of the town and county during the next four weeks, giving every subscriber an oppor tunity to renew his or her subscrip tion through the PA, Subscrib ers are requested to give their sup port in this drive and aid them in their effort to raise' funds to pro vide extra and needed equipment for the school children. A.T. Lane Reelected 11 The Albemarle Electric Member ship Corporation conducted a most successful meeting in Hertford Saturday, hearing organization re ports ;and electing directors for the cooperative for the coming year, v Elected as directors were J. A. Whitehurst and Joe Hastings of Camden, A. T. Lane, Chas. E. White and Floyd Matthews of Per. quimans, John Bunch and J. A. Wiggins of Chowan and Tommie Temple and W. R. Lowry of Pas quotank. '; -(--.Officers pf. the board, chosen af ter -the election by the directors are A. .T; Lane, president; J. A. Wiggins, vice president; Chas. treasurer and Floyd Mat. secretary. in reporting to the membership on the progress of the cooperative during 1954 President Lane point ed out. a continued growth for the organization. Seventeen miles of new 'lines were installed and the number of new members acquired was 122. 'The organization has a splendid financial report, which 're veals an excellent management of th Cooperative affairs. Preceding the annual meeting the AEMC held a barbecue dintier at its offices for officials and em ployees and special guests of the Co-op. " A musical program was al so a feature of the program which was conducted at Perquimans High : School. ' At Meet Saturday HANG YOUR SHIRT ON A KAPOK LIMB That's what Ecuador's Ministry of Economics would have you do, as it an ; nounces that it is making large tracts of land available to those : who would cultivate the living "general store," hitherto harvested only from wild growth. Bark is used in manufacture of twine, sacks, nets, hammocks and cloth. Hairlike fruit fiber, lighter than ootton, is used for stuffing floats, life preservers, cushions. Seed fiber, very elastic, far exceeds cork in floatation qualities and is used in lifesavlng devices, clothing and upholstery. Seed also yields oil for soap making and feed cake for livestock. Tree is said to ba both rain and drought resistant. State President Of PTA Gives Address AtConferenceHere The Ninth District Conference of Parents and Teachers met at Per quimans Central Grammar School, Winfall on October 5 with 12 coun ties represented at- the meeting. J Districe Director Mrs. Ollie Bell Swain of Manteo called the meet ing to order after which an inspir ing devotional wag given by Mrs. Eddie .Hrrell on the subject'of '"Home." Mrsi iMelvin Eure then sang "Bless This House", accom panied at the piano by Mrs. Pauline Webb. After greetings were extended by Thomas Maston, principal .of the school, a short business session wa3 conducted during which reports of various committees were given. The main address of the confer ence was given by Mrs. John Craw- j ford, of Raleigh, State PTA Presi dent. She used as her topic, "Building Today For the. World Tomorrow". Pleading for the se curity of America's public school system she expressed her desire that the PTA members preserve aim pronioie we puuuu scnuui sys- tern. She pointed out the State 1 L 1 1- - 11" . 1 1 PTA platform calls for strengthen ing public schools through main tenance and improvement of schools; for better schools tend to make better homes, better schools and better communities. In closing she expressed her sin cere faith and desire for schools to remain public schools "&o that we might not fail children of today. So as, not to fail dur children, we must spend wisely and well for the children of today will be the World Tomorrow." Mrs, J. W. Burke, executive sec retary, spoke to the Conference on the subject of "Let's Open Our Minds," stressing the fact of using all tools necessary to enable mem bers to be better parents by us ing the mind. v Following this talk Miss Blanche Haley, State Field Secretary, led aj question and answer discussion on the problems in connection with PTA work. ." ' The meeting was closed during a luncheon served in the cafeteria of the school during which time awards were presented with the Robersonville 'school of ' Martin County receiving the cup for most miles traveled to the Conference. ' Mrs. Crawford then installed Mrs. Highsmith of Robersonville as the ' new District Director who pledired her efforts for expansion of PTA, and requested the support of the Conference toward this goal. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs.' Zack Toms White of Boston, Mass., announce the birth of a son, Zack Toms White, Jr., born Friday, October 7, in Bos ton. Mr. White is the son of Mrs. T. S. White, Market Street. ' Legion Auxiliary Assume Duties The American Legion Auxiliary of the Wlttmm Pan) Sellings Post held the regular meeting on Octo. ber 6th at the home of Mrs. Helen Skinner with Mrs. Valeria Felton as co-hostoss. The president, Mrs. Madge Towe, presided at the meet ing. After the presentation of flags, The Star Spangled Banner was sung, followed by the Pream ble. In the absence of the chap lain, prayer was offered by the president. The roll call and min utes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. A report was made by the corresponding secre tary. ' Plans were discussed for a Dutch treat dinner in celebration of Vet erans Day. " Details will be an- nfmnce(j ater n,lri ' ,llisinpsa ,-. it was voted to send cards to the sick and to our county and town service men. the new officers for the year 1955-56 are as follows: Presi dent: Mrs. Madge Towe; first vice president, Mrs. Lessie White; sec ond vice president, Mrs. Grace Morris; recording secretary, Mrs. Edla Webb; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Minnie Miller; treasur er, Mrs. Thelma Hollowell; chap lain, 1st Mrs. Ethel Perry and sec ond Mrs, '.Mary B. Chappell; ser geant at arms, Mrs. Elsie Gregory; historian, Mrs. Helen Skinner. The president then read her com mittees fo the year: American ism, Mrs. Vera Bat ton; Child Wel fare, Mrs. Grace Morris; Civil De fense, Mrs. Edla Webb; Communi- ty Service, Mrs. Pickett Sumner; Pan American, Mrs, Irene Towe; (Continued on Page Four) Soybean Production Is Below Last Year According to the North Carolina Crop Reporting Service, soybean production as of October 1 is fore cast at 4,132,500 bushels. This is 587,500 bushels below 1954 produc tion of 4,720,000 bushels. On the basis of reports made by growers, the yield per acre is fore cast at 14.5 bushels. This is 1.5 bushels below 1954 but slightly above the 1944-54 average of 14.4 bushels. The major portion of the soybean crop is produced in the Coastal Plain counties and these counties were hard hit by hurricanes during August and September which re sulted in a loss of blooms and small pods. At the same time, several acres were destroyed by high wa Heavy Docket In - Following Recess After being in recess last week Perquimans Recorder's Court had a docket consisting of 21 cases for trial during the court term held here last Tuesday. ; Eleven defendants entered pleas of guilty to charges of speeding and each paid the court costs, plus fines assessed as listed: David Reynolds $5.00, William Sakiewici, Carol Donovan $2.00, William Pa- : gan $5.00, Millard McGhee, Jesse Swaim, Jr., $10.00, Doward Gist, Donald Berner, James Murchen $25.00, James Perry and Malcolm Mallory. Fehz Bruce, Jr., submitted to a charge of driving without a license and paid a fine of $25 and costs. : Fines of $2.00 and costs were taxed against Wesley "Foreman, John Costen and Adam Clark, all Negroes, after each had pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk: Levy Re veils, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of being drunk. He was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs and a previ ous 30 day jail sentence was in- : voked for failure to pay court costs. Elton Taylor, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of reck less driving, driving without a li cense and failing to report an acci dent. He was onlered to pay a fine of $50 and costs. Garland Harris, Negro, was giv en a 60 day jail sentence, to be sus- : pended upon payment of a fine of $25 and costs after h6 entered a plea of guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Winfred Jones, Negro, was or dered to pay the court costs after being found guilty of using profan ity in a public place. Costs of court were taxed against James Manley White, Negro, who submitted. to charges of following . a vehicl t'oo closelv. , . r - I' .... .tw 1' - .,4. ... tk."ti ij courts coses 'were' brderecr?-. paid by Howard Manly, Negtfo, who " was found guilty of charges of as- - saulting his wife. J. C. Meekins, charged with is suing a worthless check, failed to appear in court and the case was continued pending investigation by the Court. 4-H Organization Completed With. Membership At345 4-H Clubs in Perquimans Coun ty have all had organizational meetings and elected officers so that now the club leaders hope they are ready for the best year yet in 4-H club work. A good slate of v officers has been elected. in each club and a total of 345 members have been enrolled. ..V Officess for Hertford Grammar School were listed earlier, and for Central Grammar School they are:. ' Fifth Grade President, Genevieve Chappell; vice president, Wayne Winslow; -secretary, Lavone Lamb; song leaders, Celtic Ann Long and Vick Roach; program chairman, Diane Sawyer. Sixth Grade Pres ident, Linda Rae Tynch; vice pres ident, Emily Frances Hurdle; sec retary, Paige Ann Chappell; song leaders, Eddie Sutton and Ann Chappell; program chairman, Ma bel Louise Cooke. Seventh Grade President, Carroll McDonnell; vice president, Mary Ella Ssaith1; see-, retary, Connie Boyce; song leaders, ' Diane Chappell and Hubert White; program chairman, Tommy Lynn Riddick. " .' ' " Two clubs were organized for the first time at Perquimans High, School, one of 8th grade members ' ; and one of 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade members. Officers for those clubs are; Eighth Grade Presi-v dent, Wayne Howell; vice president; Preston Winslow; secretary, Diane Divers; program chairman, Willis Williams; song leader, Ruth Jones reporter,. Anne Lane. Perquimans ' . Hi Senior Club President, Thomas Ed. Chappell; vice president, An nie Lou Lane; secretary, Lois Vic- -let , Winslow; program chairmani', Kay Howell; song leaders, Jo Anne ' Matthews and Lois Byrum; report er, Rachel Spivey; parliamentarian, Wallace Baker, Jr., and LaCIalra , (Continued on Page FW) fer in thee areas, . 1 . .-'.,'.: