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fifTC? 717 TCP TT j XXIII, Number 1, umissioners In :3ionOn Tuesday .The Board of Commissipners for Perquimans County met in regular session here . last1 Tuesday, the meeting having been postponed one day due to the holiday falling on Monday. , ' : A. delegation of citizens of Win fall, including Elijah White, J. F. HoUowell, Sr., and Nathan Mat- Inews, appeared before the board f-'y to request approval'of an applica tion for a street in Winfall to be r returned to the State. Highway -' system, . and this request was ap ; '. proved" by the Board. The street . in question is one leading from U. ,:.B; 17 to Highway 37, and it is re ported ; to carry a heavy traffic . load, . . - The Board was advised Mrs. T. , E. Raper is resigning as registrar U f or vitaly statistics for ;, Hertford Township! and the "County Health ... Department -was named to fill out this vacancy should the resignation -be received- Bilas M. Whedbee, County Attor ney, was authorized to confer with v the clerk of recorder's court on the , appointment of an additional depu j. ty clerk of recorder's court in or der to provide further service for this court at nights and on week I ends. The action followed a dis- cussion by the board on the opera- tion of the court, after, it has been ' reported additional service could be beneficial to the operation of the - recorder's court - The Board denied a request for a donation . to be made for furn ishings for the Negro State44-H Camp, after being advised by the County Attorney the Board was not empowered to make, such contri- buttons , j ' During -, the . meeting reports t were tendered to the Commission- ers by members of the Extension ervice and, by the Srinte-ndentt Satesville in Double Header From Perquimans TIjSVEEK'S f Congress, which convened Tues day, will hear the State of the Un- ion message by President Eisen- j hower ort Thursday and it1 is then exoected to plunge into the vast job ol'Considering legislation pro-j posed through numerous bills al- - ready introduced. Major programs the attention of Congress. 4 reports say, will deal with the farm 'f if iaation, a road building! program - e id federal aid for building ohools. A-tax reduction bill is also expected tfri considered and ''reports state sucn a, tax reduction ' Will likely be voted in this election '..year, . i. ; ' V . A riot In connetion with a West Inghouse strike n Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday resulted in the death of one porson aiid injuries to eight others. A picliet on duty died from a hf art attack during the violence. Eif'l-.ty-eighjt persona participating' ' ; 'jt wire jailed by Columbus 'eld an election Monday s of -establishing a stable t hut the - results were l no party winning a suf jority and reports indi i iron will have to con i a coalition form of gov v.ldch may not prove ef- Ti-edict a good year 1956" but state t 1 out to tiormal 1 1 fshler, produc- 1 1 i t'.ere is pos ' C' !s lot r in the ps s r I First Snow Causes jj Vj Highway Hazards : v j Perquimans Cunty's first, snow of the winter started falling last Friday morning at about 11:30 o'clock, and continued until late af ternoon, covering the ground with approximately one to two inches of snow,, '.' ;:. . The snowfall attracted .consider able attention, especially from the : children and it also brought about a number of problems. Highways became slippery and a number of minor accidents were reported due to this condition. The Highway Patrol o issued warnings to motorists to drive with caution in order to prevent acci dents. ' - Sasser Resijpis As Ralph Sasser, Assistant Farm Agent for Perquimans ' County since May, 1953, has tendered his resignation of the position to ac cept a pposition with the Albemarle Chemical Company, a new fertiliz er business to be opened here early next month. . ' Mr. Sasser tendered his resigna tion to the Board of Commissioners at a meeting -held here Monday. The resignation is to become effec tive February 15. In resigning as Assistant Farm Agent Mr. Sasser expressed his ap preciation to the Board and to the residents of the county for. the co- operation he has rec,eiyd wMteJer- -Yin; with1 rs I The Indians and Squaws of Per ' ouimana High School will open their Albemarle Conference basket ball schedule here on Friday night . i ..... . 1- - 1 1 1 ln win I playing me uuy bhu ! of Williamston. Game time has been set for 7:30 for .the prenmi nary contest between the girls. Coach Ike rerry'S squad of girls lost the first game of this season 0n Tuesday night when the Gates vllle lassies scored a 68-47 win over the Squaws. : Hobbs, scoring a to- tal of '49 points, was the leading scorer for the visitors. .Pierce hit for the remaining nine points for Gatesville. Jo Pat Stokes led the Penjjim ans: scoring, with a total of 28 points. Kussell collected 10 points, HoUowell six and Williams three. The contest was a thriller from start to finish with the teams be ing tied at the half with the score standing 27-all. Hobbs' sharp shooting in the second half gave the edge to the visitors. ' The Gatesville boys edged the Indiana 56 to 55 in the final game of the double header. Holding a three-point advantage at the half time, the visitors managed to main tain a slight lead through the sec ond 'period and finished ahead by one point r , , , . ' Williams was nigh scorer or the contest canning 24 points for Per-. quimana while Pittman tallied 22 points for the visitors. Other scor-'j ing . for i the Indiana included 16 points by Matthews, five by Miller, four by Baker and Howell and two point by pray,,;, On Next Tuesday "night the In dians and Squaws will travel to AssistcJitToAgent Cage TrW,i fM.lft.M ,'PWBent." The Department believes, will play in Hertford1 again . next . ..,.v .... ...... Friday night with the Aheskie teams furnishing the opposition. , 1 in i hi hi ii EASTERN STAR KirTlNG The Order of the Eastern Star will-meet Monday nif '.t, January 9, at 8 o'clock in the Tasonio roomi f i !' e v -t 'House. All members i 1 to attend." Hertford, Perquimans County North AVIS MACADAMUS New specie for ornithologists to study in years to come is the "highway bird." A prime example of the fowl is shown, above. Its tail feathers form" the approach to a service plaza under construction at Lawrence, Kan.', for the new Kansas Turnpike. Bird's body is outlined by lanes of the 236-mile route. They join to form the beak, which stretches into the distance at uDDer rieht. "Perch" is a secondary road which will be brideed bv the new through. my, slated 'for opening by October of'this year. ; . Spivey-Butt Vows Spoken Christmas 3WiloD8 Church ' The marriage of Miss Shirley Marie Butt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Butt of Du rants Neck, to Nathan Carlton Spivey, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Spivey of Route 3, Hertford, took place Sunday after- jioon, December ib at 4 o clock in the New Hope Methodist Church. The Rev. Earl B. Meekins per formed the double ceremony in a setting of mixed white flowers, palms' and cathedral candles. Mrs. Melvin Wood played the wedding music and accompanied Miss Ruth Tucker, who sang "Because" and "The Vtedding"Pra-yer". . Given In marriage' by her father, the bride wore a white wool dress trimmed in white satin beaded Pe ter Pan collar, , matching accessor ies and carried a white prayer book topped ; & !pink"'6rchid and streamers.' 4 Mfo MadfieCRipe" of Eliza-' be th City, the bride's : attendant, chose a. pink wool diiess trimmed in pink satin withmatching hat.', She carried a bouquet of pink carna tions showered with lavendar iris. Nathan C. Spivey, the' bride groom's father, was best man. Groomsmen were Thomas R. Butt, of Belvidere, brother of the bride; Billy H. Jones, Bobby Jones and Julian W. Hughes, all of Route 3, Hertford. Mrs, T. R. Butt, of Belvidere, sister-in-law of the bride, was mis tress of ceremonies. , The bride's mother chose a dress of blue crepe with satin trim, matching hat and black accessory's. She wore a corsage of red roses. The bridegroom's mother wore a brown silk dress flecked in gold,' brown accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. ( . . .After the ceremony the couple left for a southern wedding trip af ter which they will reside in Ga. The district school physician is now making physical examinations on third grade students through out the health district, it was re ported by Dr. B. B. McGuire. He . stated all white schools in all counties have been comuleted 1 ertcept Elizabeth City. . Following completion of the examinations in the, city schools, the third' grades in the 'colored schools of all four counties will be seen. , ' The doctor said it is always re- gretted that other grades cannot be included in the examinations but lack of time prevents it. : Parents are urged to be present at. the examinations, and are sent written notices of the date and time. ' However, the , Department reports,far too few parents are in order to have a" good program, at least 80 per cent of parents . should be present for these exami nations. ' " , i v So far, this year, : Hertford Grammar Sohool leads the district. in this regard, with 58 per cent of I parents being present at the time I examinations were made at that school.- i . rh:rd Gr 2der s Get PhysicdExamBy Msaith Depcrtmcnt County Ranks 56th In Number Farms From 1950 To 1954 According to the 1954 census of agriculture, Perquimans County! ranks 56th in North Carolina from I April, 1950, to November, 1954, in the percentage increase in number of farms. In 1954 Perquimans was ' credited with 888 farms, which rep-' resents a decrease of 7.6 since 1950. Person County heads the list with a percentage of 26.2. There are only 16 counties with more farms in 1954 than in 1950. The increases range from Person with 26.2 percent to Currituck with 0.4 percent. One county.'Grcens, reports exactly the same number of farms at each census period. Eighty-two k , counties reported fewer farms: in 1954 thah; in 1950. The losses range from 0.2 pfercent iaSurry county to37.4ieeelMh Gaston county. ; ' It is interesting to note that only two counties in the state show in creases of more than 10 percent in number of farms, while 32 counties show decreases of more than 10 percent during the 'approximately five year period. There does not appear to be any particular conclusion asto what parts of the state were most affect ed by gains and losses. Most of the counties that suffered heavy losses are pretty well scattered over the state. The number of counties showing only nominal loss es are chiefly cash crop counties. However, there ara all kinds of ex ceptionS to any geographic obser vation. Several counties showed gains, or only nominal losses, while vuwi ucAi uour iieisiioors snowea heavy losses. There simply is no pattern to the gains and losses of farms during the last five years or so. The outstanding fact is that 83 counties report fewer farms than in 1950. . y Following the Trend There is nothing to be alarmed Tax School Here On Monday Night , -There will be an Income Tax and Social Security School for farmers in the Agricultural Buildinir at Hertford on Monday night, Janu ary 9, at 7:30 o'clock. ' This is a very pertinent school at the pres ent time, as social security for rarme Something new and the changes in income tax are. such that it will be beneficial to you to b present ' to learn , more about them. "These meetings on income taxand social, security are in great ( demand throughout the state and ,W .L- Turner, Public Affairs Spe- cialist, has spent a great deal of time working up this meeting, in which the latest information will be given. I urge you to attend," said ' R. M. 'Thompson, County Agent.' ' . . BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT oftrti" birth of a son, Horn at Albemarle tTiam'tnl Tn.n.a.. Tkf. A Vaginal vujv.. roll.'. MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106,' A. F. ?4 A. M., will meet TuesdV night at T:30 o'clock. .Carolina, Friday, January 6, 1956. 1 i""ftyywtf about in the decline of farms in North Carolina. We are finally f 0,10 w'nff the national trend. In the United States the number of j farms reached an approximate peak about 1910 and remained rather constant for the next 25 years. The decline in farms set in after 1935, at which time the Census re ported 6,812,350 farms. The num ber of farms had declined to 6,382, 162 in 1950. The total for 1955 has not been reported. Preliminary re ports are out for about 30 states, nearly all of which show fewer afrms in 1954 than in 1950. ; North Carolina has experienced a Iqss of from 288,508 farms in April 1950 to 267,906 farms in November 1654. This means a loss of 20.602 .rmsv. or ' slightly under,. 5,000 arms per year for the four and one half year period. While there has been a steady decline of farms in the. United States, and in almost every state during the last 20 years or so, North Carolina has shown increas es. In fact, North Carolina is the only state in the Union that show ed increases of farms from 1940 to 1945, and from 1945 to 1950. The 1920 Census reported 269,763 farms in North Carolina; the 1950 Census reported 288,508 farms. The 1954 report of 267,906 is almost identi cal with the 1920 number. During this same period, the nation lost more than one million farms, rep resenting a decline of some -20 per cent in number of farn While there was a decline in the total number of farms, there was ,an increase of about 2,000 in the j number of farmers cultivating from h to 9 acres. There was a decrease - in all other brackets up to 200 acres of cultivated land per farm. There was an increase of 209 farm ers cultivating more than 200 acres each. This again is following the national trend, Former Resident Passes In Richmond Mrs. Hanna K. Stephens, 76, died Sunday in a Richmond nursing home following a long illness. She was a resident of Hertford for 50 years before moving to Richmond. Survivors include her husband, P. L.' Stephens of Richmond; six daughters, Mrs. W. S. Hooton of Richmond, with whom the family is" staying,. Mrs. N. C. Haskett and Mrs. A. C. Shannonhouse of Eliza' beth Mrg T C. j'ackson of Edenton, Mrs. A. C. Hall of Trus ville, Ala., and Mrs. D. D. Fuller of Gainesville. l .'"'"' ! , J , Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 1 o'olock in Richmond, and interment followed in a Richmond Cemetery. ... . i . Some Stores To Close . . ,' , IT . '. ' . ; : IIUIIIUBI- Oi X1C1 HUJlS Will , closing Wednesday after noons next week, it was announced today, following a survey conducted on Wednesday. . Several stores re- ported tW will remain open Wed - ",.. .... f . - . . nesday afternoons until a later date when jthev, too, will join tha clns- Building And Loan Association Deport Shows Fine Growth Hertford Building and Loan As sociation today reported that its as sets now amounted to $145,001.25, or about lu per cent more than what they were on December 31, 1954. A. W. Hefren, president of the association, in releasing the annual report, said that the institution's progress continued to be based on serving an increasing number of Perquimans citizens, "and serving them well". "With each passing year," he said, "we serve a growing number of people, either by providing a safe, convenient and profitable place for their savings, or by granting them loans on a sound ba sis for the purchase of homes." Mr. , Hefren listed highlights of the specialized thrift and home fi nancing institution's 1955 opera tions as follows: 1. Net savings in 1955 increased by $14,252.00, bringing total sav ings to $127,713.00. 2. Dividends paid out to savers totaled $3,917.50. 3. Home loans increased both in number and amount, witii such loans numbering, 16, and totaling $44,200.00 in 1955; Total home loans outstanding now amount to $133,156.74. f 4. Reserves now amount to $10, 261.23, or $2,155.14 more than at the end of 1954. Mr. Hefren forecast an "unusual ly good" year for business in 1950, especially for the first six months. Tho economic expansion of 1955 would continue, he predicted, bols tered by a high level of plant and equipment expenditures, expanding inventories, a high rate of consum er spending, peak employment, and a high level of construction. ' i 1 ' ' ' TB Seal Chairman For Contributions W.' Jarvis Ward, Seal Sale Chairman of Perquimans County, urges all, that have received seals, and have put off sending in their contributions, to do so as soon as possible. Mr. Ward said, "so far, that the method to raise the money by Christmas seals was also a high point to inform the public of pro gress being made against tuber culosis. It gives the TB Associa tion the opportunity of telling the people about community health pro grams financed by Christmas Seals. None of this could be done if it were not for the extensive volun teer help, and the important work that volunteers play in the role of TB control." One of the vital pro grams in TB control is the chest X-ray. In 1955, 220 people were chest X-rayed in cooperation with the TB Association in the District Health Department. Mrs. M. B. Taylor, representative of Seal Sale reports the following colored churches, that have help ed with the program: First Colored Baptist Church, $5.05; Galatia Baptist Church, $3.05. Because of the Christmas Seal democratic appeal, no pressure is exerted to make people contribute. The individual determines whether or not he will contribute for the Christmas Seal, and what it stands, for it has its own appeal. Town Board Fills Vacant Positions Hertford's Town Board met on Tuesday night in special session ior the purpose of filling a vacancy on the town's police force. After con sidering a total of five applications the Board appointed Pete Riddick to the job vacated by William Tar kenton. Riddick will assume his duties immediately, 1 , - Mrs. Steve Perry was appointed as assistant to the Town' Clerk at a meeting held by the Board on ! December 24. Mrs. Perry started ' T J She T Iceeds Miss Kathenna Nixon who resigned the position IaRt month. Makes Final Appeal Veniremen Drawn i For Regular And Special Civil Courts Sheriff Destroys 100 Gallon Still Sheriff J. ICWhite captured and destroyed a 100-gallon capacity still on Saturday, December 24, af ter having conducted a search of the premises of Herman Haynes, Negro of Route two, Hertford. : Sheriff White reported about 200 gallons of mash was also destroyed at the still site. Haynes was charg ed with manufacturing of illicit li quir and a hearing was set for January 10. Reckless Driver Fined By Court George Reid, Negro, charged with reckless driving in connection with an accident which damaged the W. M. Divers & Son store here last Christmas morning was order ed to pay a fine of $25 and costs after he entered a plea of jruilty to the charge. He was also order ed to pay the sum of $50 to the Town of Hertford for damage done to two parking meters. A hearing for Reid was held in Perquimans Recorder's Court in session here last Tuesday. Other cases disposed of during the ses sion included the one of Thomas Sawyer, Negro, who paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of failing to observe a stop sign. . George Dayton was taxed with the costs of court on a charge of speeding. Robert Levendar, Negro, was found guilty of reckless driving and ordered to pay a,- fme of $50 and costs of court. . A number ofcases on the court docket ;;Vre 'setf for hearing & "tfte January 10 term of court. Sani t a t i o n P la ns Proposed As Means For Better Health Umpiilett Funeral Held Last Saturday M arvin Hoyle Umphlett, 52, died in Duke Hospital Thursday after noon of last week at 3:30 o'clock after a long illness. He was the son of Daniel C Umphlett and the late Ella Cof field Umphlett, a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Perquim ans Lodge A. F. & A. M., Sudan Temple, Masonic bodies and the Lions Club. Survivors in addition to his fa ther include his wife, Mrs. Char lott Nixon Umphlett; four broth ers, Clyde Umphlett of Durham, Wallace W. Umphlett of Wilson, Haywood S. Umphlett of Baltimore and Charles Umphlett of Louisi ana; one sister, Mrs. Harrell Thach of Gordonsville, Va. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home here with burial in New Hope Ceme tery. Livestock School Planned January 12 There will be a livestock school held at the Agricultural Building on Thursday afternoon, Jamiarg 12 at 2:00 P. M. ThiB school Will be conducted by Jack Kelley and Sam Buchanan,1 .livestock specialists at State College. Part of the dis cussion will be led by a panel made up of the specialists, livestock leaders, and possibly a veterinar ian. "In the past a great deal of In terest has been shown in livestock and I think that these discussions are very educational and enjoyable to those thht attend," stated It. M. Thompson, County Agent. " 5 Cents Per Cop? A total of 74 residents of the county were drawn for jury ser vice at the regular and special terms to be held here the last week in January and the first week of February during the meeting of, the Board of Commissioners last Tuesday. Both sessions of the Superior Court will be devoted entirely to. the handling of civil actions. Drawn tor Jury service for tho court term convening January 30 were: J. P. Chesson, Jr., Ulric C. Caddy, F. R. Chappell, B. C. Koonce, J. J. Phillips, James V. Perry, Quincy Riddick, A dram h. Hurdle, Norman Godfrey, John Har rell, Lester Keel, W. H. Lam-, Caleb Raper, Oliver Cartwnght, Jessie Lee Harris, James T. Hall, Jones Perry, M. M. Spivey, Sr., Carson Monds, W. A. Gay, Wilbert Wilson, J. R. Jarvis, J. Alton Pierce, Earl Taylor, J. P. Cart wright, D. A. Winslow, Robert Russell, W. L. Sumner, Carl N. Owens, V. L. Proctor, Archie As bell, Henry Edd Smith, Henry C. ' Sullivan, John O. White, Jr., E. S. Fulghum, Abe Godfrey, Sr. The jurors drawn to serve ;it the special term of court, convening February 6 were: James E. Greg ory, James C. Burke,- John (). . White, III, Erwin W. Wholli-V Joseph Harrell, F. M. CopH.iWi Melvin Forehand, Oliver "' 'nslow, William E. Williams, J. ..Greg ory, W. L. Gagley, VV. S. Lonir, Mrs. J. R. Futrell, P. JJ. Thacli, Vivian C. Dale, William Forivll, -John E. Chappell, Lorenzo EIlioll, James Brothers, Miss Audrey L'ni phlett, Jarvis Henry, Ellis (i. By rum, William A. Russell, T. W. Wilson, James Barnes, J. H. lii.yccv W. V. Brabble, Curtis Wilson, Ar rie L.. Wilson, William S. . Uirph-," lett, Mrs. CorbiV Dozier Freeman; Lon p, AI tut 1' tiT E. IV Kii by. ' iloydf " La yden, Ja"mes rWJ'.&ajiiBJ.'J Jim L. Lamb and Charles E. Lautv-. K. J. Eyer, Sanitarian for the District Health Department, speak ing before the Hertford Rotary Club Tuesday night, proposed a four-point program for better sani tation in Perquimans County. Stating that sanitation is ibp foundation for better health every where Mr. Eyer said he would like to see a sewer and water ordinance adopted for the Town of Hertford;-' a year around rat control pi-ojrram established and the construction of a sewerage treatment plank The last point of the proposed program is the establishment of more dairy . business within the county. Describing his work as district sanitarian, Mr. Eyer said the job is more than simply inspecting food ' and drink establishments and plac inK up of grade cards. Public health laws, he said, provide certain codes which must be observed for the protection of public, health and the -sanitarian must carry out a vast tour of inspection in seeing these -laws are fully observed. Much work is carried out in con nection with inspection of schools and school lunchrooms' throughout. t the district to maintain a hiprh BLuuuuru oi neuun jor scnooi rnil-j dren. Eyer said each, school ia thoroughly inspected twice a year and recommendations for improve ment of conditions are made to proper school authorities. ' Mr. Eyer was introduced to the Rotarians by V. N. Darden, pre'' gram chairman. i . , ' SERVICES FRIDAY The Rev. P. E. Shultz, rector of , Holy Trinity Church announced that Holy Communion will hi ob-V served at the church at 10 A. M., Friday, January 6; Feast of the ; Epiphany. At 7:30 Friday evening -a color filmstrip, "Story of the Other Wise Man" will he shown at : the church. ' This will be a service of interest to the community and ? public is irvitud to attend. ' n4.,,.Jn-J -f I lil- J,- 1 1 1 .