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Vci..3 XXIL Number 44. quimans High w i' i - ,'vs, .4i w'(" i .in :"i i ' .... m .." i ;. The Perquimans1 Indiana, still seeking their first football victory of the season, will play the Spring . Hope High School gridders Fri day night with game time set at 8 o'clock on Memorial Field in Hertford. There is little dope on Spring Hope but it is believed the pun's potential is about the same an th Indians so fans are expect ed to see- in evenly-matched con test , ' ' Last Friday night the Columbia Wildcats spoiled homecoming" for the Indians by holding Perquimans ,to a 7-7 tie in what had been ex pected to 1e an ' easy victory for ... the local gridders,': Colombia, fired up for this' game, completely put- 1 played the Indians during !the fjrst half, rolling up four first downs while he Indians collected two. Co- : lumbia threatened the Perquimans goal line once" in the' second, quarter - but the Indian line held and pre-; ; Vented ;tJie scored . Perquimans looked like a diffef- ent ball club during the' third quar ter when, after taking the kick-off scored a touchdown on the third play of the series on ; a 62-yard . paBs; from ' Pierce ' to Williams. Charlie Johnson.' smashed i through the line to convert the extra point! -1 . i-'i .-'.. i X ' ..I . n - "J&ariy in the, fourth period Co lumbia tied the count at 7-all when ' Davenport reeled off.ii43tyardj;rtitf V) tne i-erquimang ju, men lost toe . ball on downs. Miller punted to the 60 yard mark but Columbia came ' back Mith a pass offessd fkjh,was good for a' touchdown and the extra .point was converted. .; " ti t.. Both tdmn'. rolled lln foiuii f frftf? a downs emrmg the. secqncl haur wits, JL- the' Indiiins showing pp best'iit the third' quarter while Columbia held the edge in the final frame. ? .-'.? .:y r. 'i-it! L.J. 'i ; ToErr.irgcncy FL.-:d In a special meeting' held here last Monday afternoon, the Per- . quima'ng Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis voted to contribute $1,000 toward the emergency fund needed by the National Foundation to .continue Jts patient care program for the .remainder of this year. y The county contribution to the emergency fund will be, taken from the treasury f the local chapter, ' leaving a balance in the local fund of approximately $1,500. ' The . action taken by the local committee Monday followed the re . ceipt of a request from State Head .' quarters, calling on all chapters with surplus funds to contribute to the emergency arising in communi ties throughout the country Which , had experienced polio epidemics during the past summpg. t Off icers Named For County 4-H Council . The Perquimans County 4-H, Council which is composed of the officers of the eight 4-H clubs held its first meeting of the school year on Monday night October 24, at t:.e Agricultural Building at 7:30. "' 'e were 31 members and two i .ors present,., ; : ; . Li nee this was the first meeting t' 9 time was spent in electing offi. c s for the year. .Those who were c ted and accepted weres. , Presi. ' t Thomas' Ed. Chappell; vice .iJcr.t, Rachel Spivey, secretary, ' -3 yWi t Winslow; reporter, An i Lou Lane; song leaders, Whltie ' zura and LaClaire Winslow; . l chairman, Kay: roweSI;. mentarian, Preston V, iialow; i 1 ,L,3, I-i'In I.!-. r.J.l m rivers, and pianL t,. Jo ;ws.'. ' ' ' 7 the ele'.-n tj " ' n 1 L. R. r t i . , i r,t over il.B C '.' - i i in tl. 't , 1 L. I I! II "A Commissioners To , .. Meet Next Monday j', ..The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County will hold its regular November meeting next Monday in the Court House, begin, ning at 10 A. M, ' Among other matters expected to be handled during the Board meet ing will be a report on the annual audit of county books recently com pleted by the R. E. Aiken Com pany, certified public accountants. ! Persons desiring to meet with the Board are requested to note time Vnd place of the meeting. i Little progress ia being 'made by the. Big Four foreign MinistersM meetinir in "' Geneva.' r'in ! eachinif agreement' oti methods fr securing' the peace of the worid, accdHigip,l reports coming from Geneva.' These state the attitude of the East and Wert remains aboiiti the , kamej as before the meeting of ''the;' heads of the governments, and it appears unlikely Russia; or the Western powers will change their proposals presented at this Meeting. , News men report unification frf 6eipna$i and maintaining pe.ace in the Mid. die East which is now threatened with; war. . are points upon which the ministers seem far apart s The farm problem' Ww)W' a number one project for Congress when, it ttteeta next January, "with prediction f ting toward bt-J tia; between pivKnt:ncr leppwn-' ehts of rigid 'parity prices, Pres. dent', Eisenhower" conferred i with Secretory: of AgrtculturA ; Benson this week and gave support o Ben son's plans for continuation of, the preserit progr'aini' tPbHticil leaders f both parties, in recent ; weeks, have made new proposals for bol stering sagging farm prices and it appears some kind of new legisla tion will come from the next Con gress. ' The Royal family of Britain sue. cessfutly passed through another crisis this week when Princess Mar garet announced she will not mar ry , Peter Townsend,- RAF Group Captain, " The possibility Margaret might, marry Townsend, a divorced man,, caused- a : wide . division of opinion-throughout England which reached a jjimax during the past week, -, Margaret's announcement seems to have settled1 the problam fqr all concerned, i; v ; nutLlLZX A Washington report Tuesday stated a Senate Committee plans an investigation of General Motors, to determine the huge industry's posi tion in relation with the laws con cerning Anti-trus and Monopoly. The hearing Ig expected to consume three to four weeks in the gather ing of testimony of witnesses now being .summoned to the hearing. ' A . cholera epidemic sweeping Eastern North Carolina has caused the death of thousands of hogs, ac cording to an announcement Wed nesday by the Department of Agri culture. The epidemic 1b reported the worse jn IS years and veterin-ariank-are urging farmers to use every precaution to protect herds,' " i , .i.i, i; j y Judyl WinsIoVv Named ricnen Queen , ' Miss Judy Winslow' is the new qiieent' of. the Perquimans ' High L K' am CI'b, J-,-1-' ! anr.o'. ..4 aa't! -fnnr' ol utl t'.ub co' 'st f "own, . ' - l at W-i.ime t.. g the -Culu. lia game - here r ' -1 ; .t ' ". '. 't "J won second I i i i t e contest and r i - I fri . : : ' ' t r TIIiSVMS' ' ...;... ...r t.. , ;t ., . ... , 4 ,- fcfcwwtfc! " k -tea4 - " i -rin. nm , . i , , iS CRUSHED AND BROKEN, this 16-famlly apart ment house in Waterbur$, Conn.,' was left high and dry after the ravaging Naugatuck. River re- rtment Sets Schedule For If ft iMft Clintc ff duLl& ullUu The Federal, program to, .vacci nate all' 'children s'from birth through 19 years of age is now beginning, Dr. B. B. McGuire, dis trict a. health ;. officer, announced Saturday. ' ' ' ' . ; North Carolina has aQlbckted 70 per cent of its portion of the vac- cine to private physicians direct i or tnrougn tne drug trade, i r&r- ents should see their family doctor if they , want the vaccine given to children in this age' group. : The Other . 30, per cent will re ceive shots given by the health de partment: in sahopia and at the var- Permission slips! are, now being sent parents of school children un der 10 years of age. " Children five year of age and under-10 who are not in school may get the vaccine at the health office according to the schedule below. -.' A parent must come with the child and sign the card. Any par ents of last year's first and second grade children who refused the first vaccine may still get it by bringing the child to the health office and signing 'the permission card. ." . The schedule is: Edcnton, Mon days 2 to 3 P. M.; Camden, Wed nesdays, 2 to 3 P. M.; Elizabpth City, Mondays, and Thursdays, 9 A. M., to 5 P. M., with exception of the noon hour. : ' . l!3gro Residents OrgLiize County II llli Committee A group of Negro community! leaders met last Friday night in the office of the Negro Home Agent for the purpose" of organiz- Ing a county heaQth committee tq-' work with a'nd assist the Pasquo tank, Perquimans, Camden, Cho wan TB Association. , Mrs. Minnie B. Taylor, Board member from Perquimans for Pas quotank-Perquimans-Camden and Chowan TB Association assembled the group find opened' the meeting and explained that; each, was invit. ed to help with the TB and Health problems iijt Perquimans County. A firm j on Tuberculosis was shown by John Kiddick and Charles Winslow, students ' from . Perquin- ans Training School. A discussion on the fSIm "The In8idevStory",,was "old. V 1 1 . , .5 ' . Mrs. David . Fearing and,' Mrs. Duke Cropsey acted as resource for question and. answer on TB,1 Odes sa Gilliam joined in and offered hef services to help with program when needed. . 'i - -.-.j' " s-;. . .... Officers elected ' to direct ' '.the committee were King A, Williams, airman; Mrs. I. E. Rogerson,;coi liTnan; Mrs. E.v V, Billups, sec 'ry; Kiss Odessa, .Gilliam, pro i chairman; Mrs. Rachel Rid ' Kary I-jJIey, the Rev. -v.- C iieaitnuEpa que mams Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 4, 1955. ceded August 21. Tls was a sample of devasta tion in the flood which, according to the Red Cross, destroyed 1,328 houses and badly damaged 4,808. i . i . (Wide World Photo) Achievem Observed By Local HDClubs Friday . Mrs. Corinne J. Grimsley, State , Lassiter, Mrs. J. B. Perrv. Mrs J Family Life Specialist, speaking at; the annual Hall Achievement Fro - gram of. Home., Demonstration Clubs and Council of Perquimans County last Friday at the Central Grammar School, told her audience "when we want ' to mprove .'our family relation and have a. desire to help any members of our fami ly to grow in.' character the first ones to analyze, and improve 'would be ourselves."-,. .'Ay-Jh' yt -;'t';;:- vimfljatfe and Mrs. .ritiistey' Urged her listeners to "take a look 'at yourself, first and see if may be self-improvement might be the solution to your, problem and part of the solution to family problems you migght have", ';y f j ' Thomas Maston, principal of the school gave the women a most gra cious welcome to what he termed "your school", and extended a .cor dial standing invitation to all. The devotional was given by the Rev. E. JR. Meekins, who is Methodist Pastor of the Perquimans Charge and members of .the fifth -grade, Central Grammar School. He used for his Scripture a passage from Corinthians, and spoke on love as it was taught by Paul. Members of the fifth grade then. sang "The Bible Tells Me So" with Celtic Ann JLong, Mary Ella Nixon and Vick Roach singing the lead parts. ,: . . Foljowing a short business ses sion in which roll call showed every club represented the audience was delighted ' with special music by Mrs. ' R. L. gtevetlson who sang "God Bless America", accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Percy-True Mood. .The "report of County Achievements for the year, was giv- eh bv Mrs. John Symons of the Chapanoke Club,' given in rhyme. It was most interesting as well as informative. It showed that quite a'- number of women .had spent much time in freezing,; canning, sowing, building, repairing as well a$ attending meetings of different kinds.' - n : : ' Mrs. Noah Edwards of Norfolk, former Home Agent introduced Mrs. Grimsley, who, left the audience- determined: to check- up on themselves: V.:'' .Lu;:'-. .j'.Mrs. Florence ' Webb -presented awards vto'-individuals. arid clubs among which were perfect attend ance, certificates i to Mrs. Colon Jackson, Mrs; W. P. Lane Mrs Ed. Harrell, Mrs Leslie Gregory, Mrs. Nathan ' Matthews, Mrs. Ralph Whit4iM;;Ai"b) Winslow, Mrs. win, Mrs. E: L Goodwin, i.Mrs. Ji . GHobbst Mrs. E. 1 J: Proctdr,- iSr Mrs, C. W Reed, Mrs Joe Layden, Mrs, Carroll Williams, Mrs,i WiIlie Lamb, Mrs. John Symons, ' Mrs. Walace Bright, Mrs. Mf C. Boycei Sr., Mrs. Claude Winslow, Mrs. 'Je rome Hurdle, Mrs. W. .0, Hunter, Mrs. Robert button, Mrs Paul.ine Webb, Mrs. Wally Knight, Mrs, X W. Overton, Mrs. George Jordan, Mrs. Elmer Wood, Mrs. Ralph Har- ro ',,mi, r.:rs. J4 o, tiasnignt, Mrs. om-i .Ir-py Lfj. n Sr., L'rs. Raymond; ent Day Walton Lane, Mrs. Winston Lane, (Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Mrs. Pailen Lane, Mrs. Herbert Lane, ,Mrs. Singleton Lane,, Mrs Charlie Dail, Mrs. Freeland Elliott The following have to their cred it perfect attendance fo,r;idt years or more, and were presented gifts from the County Council: Mrs. J. B. Basnight, 17 years; Mrs. Sidney tayden, Sr.,. 17, years; Mrs.. Elmer Wpod'i 14i years: Mrs. Colon Jack- 11 years, mi MjisB i Blanche; boa win, ijl years. :..:.-,' ' i For reading certificates the fol lowing were recognized: Mrs. Joe Perry; Sr.', Mrs.' J. B. Basnight, Mrs. Melvin Colson; Mrs. Harodd White,; Mrs. M. T. Griffin and Mrs. Colon Jackson. Whiteston Club was recognized for receiving the award which year. Iy goes to the club who made the greatest number of points on an nual ' achievement reports and Beech Spring received the gavel which is given to the club with the largest percentage of attendance. Mrs. M. T. Griffin' former Dis trict Chairman of the 25th District conducted the' candlelight installa tion service which ended the terms of service of the retiring officers: President, M,rs. E; J. Proctor; vice president; Mrs. Colon Jackson; sec-! retary, Mrs. Claude Winslow, and treasurer. Mrs. Jack Benton: and began the term of service for the incoming officers: . President, Mrs. Colon Jackson; vice president, Mrs. Harold White; secretary, Mrs. Jo seph Layden, and treasurer, Mrs. Clifton Morgan. A social hour was enjoyed at the close of the meeting with six of the clubs serving as hostess clubs in cluding Beech Spring, Chairman, Ballahack, Burgess, Bethel, Helen Gaither, and Hopewell. " Perquimans County schools will be host at a meeting of the Albe' marie- Schoolmasters Club on Mon. day evening, November 14, It was announced today by J. T. Biggers, Superintendent of - local schools. The meeting will ' be held in the cafeteria, at Perquimans - Central Grammar School, beginning at 6:30 o'clock. .Approximately 125 members' of strati ve units . from Albemarle counties are expected to attend the meeting. , . - -y', .': - Mr. Biggers, who will .be in charge of the program, stated that State Senator Lumsford Crew of Halifax. County, wffl be the guest speaker. Mr. Crew is also a mem ber pf Oie State Advisory Commit tee on Education. ' The Parent-Teacher Association of the Central Grammar School will serve the diiinef for' ita Mr SchoolmastersTo 3t Here Nov. 14 WEEKLY County Schools To Obscrvetlationzl Education Week. Perquimans County schools will observe National Education Week beginning; Sunday and continuing through next Saturday with the theme being "Your Investment in America.", The County chapter of the Education Association has plan, ned an outstanding program for the various schools through the week with a separate theme for each day. The churches of the, county are cooperating in the observance and on Sunday many of the preachers will bring a message on "Your In vestment in Character Building." On Wednesday, Perquimans High School, under the auspices of the Student Council, will present a playlet by Miss Nancy Zachary's class, "These Inalienable Rights." Parents will visit the classrooms, meet the teachers and end up with a social hour in the lunchroom. The parents will also be asked to visit the art exhibit which will be on display at the school. Parents will be invited by the children to visit the-Perquimans I County Central Grammar School .from 2:30 until 3:30 and each child will pin the visitation tag upon his jparents.v They will be invited in j'tJie lunchroom for refreshments. i Hertford Grammar School,, after 'a short" business meeting of Par-t'ent-Teacher Association on Thurs day night, will observe "Going Back To School" day. Each par ent will be invited to visit his child's classroom, meet the teacher and hear her objectives for the year outlined. On Friday the Perquimans win ner in the Voice of America con-1 test will compete against the win- ner in the Elizabeth City contest JIj- u. over a radio station. The local NCEA will place post ers.bout the observance, in, store. vrWi8ow-m 'Hertford arfi. car tags' will also be. 'displayed; A window display of . students' work tin the local schools will also feature the Window display. The NCEA is hopeful,' through this program, to make the parent conscious ' of 'the fact; that the in vestment in the child is the great est investment of all in providing for the future of the nation. A special meeting for the Per. quimans Chapter of the American Red Cross has been called for rn- day afternoon of this week by C. P. Morris, chairman of the chapter, who requests all officers of the chapter gather at the Municipal Building today at 4:30 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting, Mr. Morris said, will be to review the activities of the chapter and dis cuss projects being carried outby the chapter, particularly the blood bank program, ; Since this is the first meeting in several months for the Red Cross Chapter, Mr, Morris is urging all officers to make arrangements to be present for the important dis cussions. .... - Officials Making Striped Bass Check ' The United States Fish and Wildlife Services is launching a study of striped bass violations in North Carolina, it was announced today by J. A. Sumrell of Curri tuck County, who has been appoint ed to assist with the program. : Sumrell said the study would in clude "checks on all commercial fishermen and dealers in an at tempt to stop the catching and sell ing of under size fish.' A check also' will be made on interstate shipments of striped bass. The le gal size for the fish is 12 inches. j Rotary To Meet Next Wednesday , ' i The Hertford Rotary Club will meet next week on Wednesday night instead of Tuesday in order that the meeting will not conflict with the annual Masonic banquet scheduled for Tuesday night 1 r , Red Cross Chapter To Meet Friday ' ..... Lenoir ManHa Road Sentences Fo Flashing Checks Lane Named Head County AiSC Board Leonidas L. Lane was reelected Chairman of the Perquimans Coun ty ASC Committee at the County Convention held Thursday, October 27, 1955. Other members elected to serve on the County Committee were Freeman S. Long, vice chair man; H. Harvey Butt regular member; Preston Nixon, first al ternate and George W. Baker, sec ond alternate. The County and Community ASC Committeemen elected to serve for 1956 took office November 1. Funeral Conducted Saturday For Mrs. Addie Reed Funeral services for Mrs. Addie White Reed, 64, who died Thurs day night of last week at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. M. Sutton, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3; o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor of the Great Hope Baptist Church Mrs. Reed was the daughter of the late Richard S. and Ester Rob erts White and wife of the late CharJes F. Reed and a member of the Great Hope Church Surviving besides her sister, Mrs. t,. ... ,lei, . ' .Keed, Jr., USA; two, step sons, William Reed of Cisin4,Park, 111., and. Dari S.' Reed .of Detraitj three .i..!i..-ki i 1! ' n.' blc(j uaugntertv jninfj aaie neea and; Mrs. Haiel Matthews of i Hert ford and MA. A. P. Barber ttf Pal' ton, 111., and three grandchildren. During the services a quartet composed of Mrs. L. C. Chandler, Mrs. Pailen Lane, Miss Jeanette Chandler ,and Mrs. Charlie Dail, sang "Abide With Me" and "Rock of Ages." The pall was of red rose buds and white astors. Pallbearers were Mac White, Bil ly White, Frank Ward, Howard Ward and E. T. Bates. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. Spiritual Retreat At Methodist Church A Spiritual Retreat will be held at the Hertford Methodist Church November 4, 5 and 6 with the Rev. Wade Goldston of Louisburg 01-J lege and the Rev. Herman Winber ry, , conference director of young people's work, in charge. The Spiritual Retreat will be open to all people of the community and will begin Friday night Ser vices are also planned Saturday night as well as at 11 A. M., and 7:30 P. M. A banquet will be held Saturday night at 6 o'clock for the younger people. Dr. I. S. Richmond, pastor of the church, said he was expecting a large attendance. Buildin? And Loan . Opens Stock Sale The Hertford BuJlding and Loan Association will offer another se- rico nf efivincr atMr frw boIa ah Cat urday, November 5, it was report- ed today by Max R. Campbell, sec etary of the Association. The stock may be purchased in any number of shares and payment is made on the basis of 350 weeks, with each share of. stock maturing at a value of $100. " ' ' 1956ChevroletsOn Display Here Today New model Chevrolets for 1956 are being displayed here this week, according to R. L. Hollowell of the Hollowell 'Chevrolet Company, who has issued an invitation to the pub lic to visit the company's show rooms to see the ew model Chev rolets. ;vV :w -V. ;':'. ; 'r Many improved features .will be found in the new models, according to Mr. Hollowell who. said the cars are available In either six or eight cylinder models'' ,': 5 Cents Per Copy nded Road sentences ' totaling 24 months were handed out to Ru dolph Albertson, of Lenoir County, in Perquimans Recorder's Court last Tuesday after Albertson enter ed pleas of guilty to issuing two worthless checks in the amount of $623 to two Hertford business con-, cerns. Albertson pleaded guilty to giv ing a worthless check to Grocery Sales Company in the amount of $170 for which he was sentenced to nine months on the roads; sentence to be suspended upon payment of . the check and costs of court He received a sentence of 15 months for passing a Worthless check in the amount of $453 at Towe-Webb Motor Company, this sentence to be suspended on payment of the check and court costs. Judge Charles E. Johnson ordered the sentences to be served at the expiration of a 36 months sentence Albertson receiv ed in Onslow County Monday for a similar offense. Court officials were advised this defendant was also wanted in Cho wan and New Hanover counties to face charges of issuing worthless checks in those counties. Other cases heard by the local court this week included the one in which Victor Hollack entered a plea of guilty to using improper lights on his car and paid the costs of court. James Rhoades paid a fine of $10 and costs of court after plead ing guilty to a charge of speeding. A fine of $3 and court costs were taxed against Anthony Ricci, who entered a plea of guilty to speeding charges. , Perquimans High For Basketball An eighteen game basketball schedule has been arranged for the Perquimans High School teams for the 1955-56 season, it was an nounced today by E. C. Woodard, principal, who stated the cage sea son will open on December 6 with the Indians playing Central High School. The Indians and Squaws will nar. ticipate in the Albemarle Confer ence competing against Edenton, Ahoskie, Plymouth, Williamston and Tarboro. The schedule as released by the school is as follows: December 6 Central, there. December 9 Camden, here. December 13 Camden, there, December 16 Central, here. January 3 Gatesville, here. January 6 Williamston, here. January 10 Tarboro, there. January 13 Ahoskie, here. January 17 Sunbury, there, ; January 20 Edenton, here. January 24 Plymouth, there. January 27 Williamston, there. January 31 Tarboro, here. February 3 Ahoskie, there. February 7 Sunbury, here. February 10 Edenton, there. February 14 Plymouth, here. February 17--Gatesville, there. February 20 Tournament Week. February 27 State Eliminations. Eiffht Donors Donate' Blood To Red Cross Perquimans County supplied only eight pints of blood to the Red Cross, blood program when the bloodmoble visited Hertford on Thursday of last week, it was re ported here Friday. Officials of the local Red Cross chapter expressed . disappointment over the lack of interest in this.' program when only eight donors appeared to contribute blood for the continuation of the program; four of these donors being from the Winslow Blanchard Motor Coin, pany. , - ' ' HOLY .COMMUNION SUNDAf , Celebration of Holy Communion will be observed at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hertford, Sun day 'morning at 9 o'clock, It va" announced , by the Rev. 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