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..c WMMS WEEKLY Iff Hi 1 TP) .aaa, Volume XXIV. Number 17. Perquimans Club Wpmeri To Join In . i : North , Carolina club members ' . wiU Join 6& million club women in United ' States, Hawaii, Puerto a ; Kica and Alaska in observing Na & i jional Home Demonstration Week ApVil 28-May 4. V , v In our state the theme is "Home : Demonstration Work Serves the people" and local clubs and county councils wm observe tne week in many ways. A variety of events such as tours, teas, open houses, demonstrations, television and radio programs, news articles, flowers placed in lo cal churches, exhibits and pro grams to 'acquaint more people with the program which emphasiz es the best in family living' in homes, communities and nation and carries, education toward it fror" local through international phases This Week also gives an oppor tunity :s to. recognize leaders throughout the state for their ser vice and years of devotion to horn demonstration work. Another aim of this week is to help farm fami lies understand better , a part it? planning and carrying out, the Ex tension program a proeram whic1 interprets to people the scope of home eonomics and its contribution to family and community life. 'Local Home Demonstration Agents' service is available to you only for the asking. The latest bulletins and printed materials are in hew office- waiting for you to take hem home. 'iy; Plans for pbservlnjj this 'week In Perquimans County are , taking shape. The club members are looking forward to a tour of home? Jb th 'county on Wednesday after noon"; . May Int. The tour will be gin at 2:30 and the first stop will be the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Hollowell on Front Street. , The annual Commissioner' iliii- W ner will he' beld on' frtday. night ..,t,'t.. . .. i. . -I Ing. Show Hill-White Hat Club Will serve this dinner. Articles will be ,-jDn display aP during the -week :fn a local store window, which club members have made during the year. Some of these items will "fg those that woo prizes in the Farmers Day' last year. Others will be those that win ribbons at the State Fair, etc. All club members are urged to brings these articles 'to the Agri cultural Building not later than April 29, so that the committee may get them ready for the win dow. vV'"-' Region Baptist Brotherhood Will Hold Annual Meeting In Edenton Armory April 27th Region One of the North Caro lina Baptist Brotherhood will hold its annual convention in, the Eden ton armory Monday night, April . 29 at 7 o'clock. Charlie M. Smith, Region I president of Elizabeth City will preside. The West Cho wan and Chowan Association are 'in Region One. ' . A barbecue supper will be serv ed at, 7 o'clock while the program will begin at ,7:60. Guests who will speak briefly, include Hrace Easom, State Secre tary, Baptist Brotherhood; B. W. Jackson, State R. A. Secretary; Sylvester Green, vice president of Wake, Forest College, and Claude Caddy, chairman of Christian Edu cation. - - - . Dr. M.-A. ' Huggins, . Executive Secretary of the N. C. Baptist Con vention! will deliver a short address followed by the principal speaker, Dr. George W. Schroeder, Execu tive Secretary of the Brotherhood Commission, Southern B'a p 1 1 a t Conventiort, Memphis, Tenn. ' The program is due to close at 9:35 P.'M. -' Every man m these two associa tions is invited. Each church is urged to send a full delegation, even if thare is no organized broth erhood. -. The Brotherhood . motto , la A Million Men For Christ". There are 42,837 men in the Brotherhood of North Carolina now. It geeks to "Harness Men for a More Ac47 tive Christian Lif" I TV W'M' o pr"v Wv- Df. Schroeder will also be the i Friends Church wilt hold; a bake "iiert speaker at the Region 2 Con-j sale, Saturday, April 27 at 9:30 a, t-m 'i to tt 7 r. :;, ctUt'riy n:Ai i THIS; WEEK'S I HEADLINES Secretary of State Dulles," in a major policy speech this week, stated war between the free world and communism is not inevitable. He pointed out aggression is not profitable and the horrors of mod ern war restrains nations from starting one. Dulles told his au dience about the deep differences between the U. S. and Russia but stated these need notv ultimately 'ead to .war. ''. Meanwhile. Harold Stassen re norted to President Eisenhower nrogress was being made at the United Nations conference on dis- irmament and there was some hope of agreement among the nation' itte'nding the conference that mav 'ead to a reduction of arms in the future. -The General Assembly, havinc iretty well agreed on state expend 'tures for the next two years, ar now considering the ways an1 neans to secure revenue to cover thesb expenses. A revenue bill "ailing for some severe changes in 'he state tax structure, is now un ier consideration but reports frorr Raleigh indicate some opposition tr s number of these chansres whiV- re supported by Governor Hodg es.;.-...!:- . . Pro-Communist forces in th Kingdom of Jordan, ousted from political leadershiD last week, ar renewini efforts to. regain cbntro? of the government, ' King HusseiV installed ' a new ; pro-west prim' minister following the coup wfeie- aw the' JoHan army backing tJmf .ul.l. .; v .' n lowers. ..The ousted leaders air now trying to force organization of a new government' which will in cliidg members from all parties o' he nation. ( Th&' Dark County coast will jW host' thhi week to most of the of ficials of North Carolina wher dedication services will be held or Thursday for the new Umstead Me morial Bridge over Croatan Sound State Highway Commissioner J Emmett Winslow will introduce Governor Hodges who will deliver the main address at the event, Rocky Mount Dr. John T. High, Josh Bulluck's Barbecue Place in Rocky Mount is Regional president. Practically the same' speakers for April 29th at Edenton will 'be at Rocky . Mount on ' the evening of April 30th. : . ; v . Mental Health Meeting Friday A .meeting of persons, interested in the establishment of a mental health clinic for the counties of Camden, f Pasquotank, Perquimans and Chowan has been scheduled for Friday night, April 26, in the Agri culture Building in Elizabeth City, it was announced by Lorimer Mid gett wbo is acting as chairman of the- project for Pasquotank Coun ty... ' ' Individuals from Perquimans County interested in this project are urged to attend thia import' ant meeting".' ' ' ' , ' Store Observing -43rd Anniversary , , ' W. M. Morgan announced today hia furniture store will celebrate itc 43rd anniversary duringthe month of May, and as hag been the cus tom for yean, the store -will con duct mbnth-lonif sale in observ- i ance of the anniversary of the busi nes which wag founded in 1914. V ''BAKE SALE Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina Friday, April 26, 1957. t .l .4 Or WHAT A TORNADO CAN DO Mrs. Charlotte Ada Johnson comforts her 1-year-old daugh ter while helplessly surveying the wreckage of her home in the Records Crossing section of Dallas, Tex. The huge death-bringing tornado has passed by; the job of reconstruction has ju.n begun. Mrs. Johnson's family happened to survive the storm but four of her next-door neigh bors died in it. Conducted Sunday For George Nowell Walter Nowell, 69, died Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at his home near Belvidere after an ill ness of three months. He was the son of the late Wal ter H. and Margaret S. Nowell and husband of the late Nellie Own ley Nowell. Surviving are one son, Elwood Nowell, of Winfall RFD; one broth er, A. B. Nowell of Savannah, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Twine of Savannah, Mrs. Johnny Lane of Winfall and Mrs. W. M. Powell of Hatboro, Pa.; and two grandchil dren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home in Hert ford by the Rev. E. R. Meekins. During the services Edward Jor lwd wuig ix dan sang "Does Jesus Care." Mrs, UTll1 . '-mil itf ' Tir ii- ,t auuetirers -were v mr. rv trm, Zj. C Winslow, Clarence Chappell, J. L. lne, W. I. Winslow and Reg inald Munden. Burial was in the family cemetery near the home. Court Closes Out Three civil cases, calendared for trial during the April term of Su perior Court here last week, were disposed of during, the term which was concluded last Friday after noon. . ' - In two divorce actions, the case of James Lilly vs. Leon is Lilly wa--non-suited and a mistrial was de clared in the Francis Nelson vs Samuel Nelson case. Considerable time was taken up in the' tpial of Lulu Layden, et als, vs. Emerson Asbell and -a compro mise was reached in this case at about six o'clock Friday after noon, r The court, presided over b- Judge Joseph . Parker, ' adjournec' following the conclusion of this las case. ' . .-. . Veterans Reminded About Program Date C. C. Banks, Perquimans Count1 Veterans Service Officer, remind' all Korea veterans recently releas ed from service who plan to tak advantage 'ot the Korean Gf-BiT education and training prograrr should remember they MUST he gin such training within three (V years from date of their separa tion. - t . For- further information and as sistance veterans should contac' Mr. Banks at his office, Reed 0" Company Warehouse, Hertford, N C, or Stephen H. Alford, District Service Officer, North ; Carolina "Veterans Commission, 205 Kramer Building, Carolina. Elizabeth , Clty.North BASEBALL MEETING FRIDAY A meeting of baseball fans and Tonne in HeA'fnH Friday nieht at tt80 oVioif for the mrniHA of d Ahrmfrltr 1Kr ttn""'t i" song are urged to Attend thia meet-1 big. "f ; , ,"'"' ' " I :;:::::':-S:: r rr Indians Schedule Night Games For Next Tuesday - Fri. The Indians of Perquimans High School clobbered Plymouth High School 19 to 8 here Tuesday after noon to chalk up their fifth confer ence baseball win of the season as against only two conference de feats. . Coach Ike Perry used his entire squad during the contest, giving the reserves some valuable pfaying ex perience. Welly White started on the mound for Perquimans; he was relieved by Hunter who pitched two innings and Wheeler did the hurl ing in the final round. Billy Nixon relieved Miller as catcher for the Indians in the fourth and did a fine job behind the plate for three in nings. Plymouth used three pitch ers, Brown, Noons and Peele against'"tne Indians '' " Perquimans scored 19 runs on 11 hits and Committed ' tKree errors Plymouth 'tallied 8 runs on six hits and made six errors. .The Indians scored five runs in the second arid, four in the sixth for their big in nings. Arnold Winslow hit a triple and a single .while Parker ChessOn had two singles. Last week the Indians gained re venge over Tarboro by scoring r 7-3 victory. It was the first defea' of the season for Tarboro am' showed vast improvement the In dians have made since the loss t Tarboro earlier in the season, Hertford scored four runs in thr first inning and went on to han-' the Tarboro Indians a resoundinp defeat, somewhat compensating fo the 9-0 shutout several weeks aer that the Tarboro outfit handed th' locals on Memorial Field here ii" Hertford. Parker Chesson of Hertford ha;' a no-hitter and a shutout for si innings before Tarboro got three hits and three runs in the bottom of the seventh frame. Tommy Matthews had two dou bles and a single to lead Hertford .The Indians will travel to Wil 'iamston today for a game with the Green Wave and then will play tlwo games at home next week meeting Ahoskie on Tuesday and Edenton on Friday. Coach Perry tated these games will be play id at night if weather permits. ive Seek Office Tn Winfall Election' : Five candidates filed for office with the clerk of the Town of Win fall for the election to be conduct ed there on Tuesday, May 7, it was reported Monday by Town Clerk J. F. Hollowell, Sr, . . . . : Only one candidate) Elijah White is seeking the office of Mayor, but there is a contest among four can didates seeking to fill the three posts open as Town Commission ers. .These 'candidates are D. L. Barber, Sr., J. F. Hollowell, Sr., Nathan Matthews and D. R. True blood. . ' -. .' ' SCOUTS HOLD CAMPOREE Scout Troop No. 15S, accompanied by Scoutmaster R. A. i Willis and lars for the Post Office to con Assifttant C. C. Shouse, journeyed tinue service throu-h June, to- Hatvey Point last Saturday for, The window service at the Hert . ' two-day camporee." The Rev. . ford Post Office U" at A James Auman visited the group early Sunday morning and con- duct mwIm lervicei, " Y , ii3 a ' Glee Clllb Concert Scheduled Tonight Senior members of the l'eiquim-1 ans High School Glee Club will be I featured in the club's annual con - cert to be presented Friday night, April in the auditorium of the! school starting at 8 o'clock, it was announced by Mrs. Chas. E. John son, director. A very interesting musical pro gram has been ' arranged for this presentation of the Glee Club made up of 65 voices. " The public is cordially invited to attend the recital. ?i! Committee to Furnish Materials !To Local Schools 'Educational materials which are offered free to secondary schools in this area will he shown to many educators within the next week by Perquimans County members of the Oil Information Committee. Emmett Winslow, County Chair man, met with local oil men Mon lay at Hertford to outline the new up-to-date American Petroleum In stitute educational items. The JtVVs Petroleum School Se ries covers every phase of the oil ndustry. The materials offered, which are non-commercial, have been prepared in accordance with he advice of educators to conform o standard courses. Thev are suo died in classroom quantities to the students free; free references and materials are also provided the 'eacher. "Bv providinir this service to our chdols." Mr. Winslow said, "we Sone to provide un-to-date. unbias ed information about the oil indus 'ry, and to exnlain the industry's 'ole in American society. Tt in "hides booklets, wall charts, color ed film strjns, movies, industrv 'ours, essay miides, sneakers nnd iwnv other items of value to the student." The series was developed as the -esult of an extensive study made nmong key educators and school administrators who indicated that there was a need for such informa tion. ' BO Window Service Remains Curtailed Window service at the Hertford Post Office will continue to remain on an eight and one-half-hour basis at least through the remainder of this fiscal year, it was learned here this week, s 7 The service was curtailed two weeks ago on orders of the Post master General due to lack of ftmiU. , However. Conirresg appro- priated an additional 41 million dol- . M., and closes at. 5 P. M., each day except Saturday when the hours ra on half day schedule. School Officials Meeting To Name County Teachers Officials of 'the,, Perquimans County Schools are proceeding with the selection of teachers for county schools during the term which will begin next September, it was e ported today by J. T. Bijrgers, school superintendent. Five principals for the schools were nominated at a meeting of he District School Committee last week, and these principals will meet with the Committee next Monday night for the purpose of nominating teachers for the vari ous schools. Mrs. R. S. Mnnds, Jr., is chairman of the school com mittee. It is anticipated, the officials will have several vacancies in the ! school system to fill for the next term. Mr. Biggers reported en rollment figures for the first sev en months indicate Perquimans High School will he eligible to gain one additional teacher and in ad dition several of the present mem , hers of the teaching staff will not he up for re-election. The principals for the various schools for next year, as nominat ed last week are: K. C. Woodard, Perquimans Hiph School; Miss Thelma Elliott, Hertford Grammar School; Tommy Maston, Cpnti-il' Grammar School; R. L. Kinyslniry. Perquimans Union School, and Summerset LcGrande, King- Street School. Following selection of t'l" teach- , ers by the committee, the entire j list will be submitted to the Board of Education, for approval, at the Board meeting on May (i. Mr. Biggers stated the names of i the teachers for the school system will be released following comple tion of the work by th School Committee and the Board of Edu cation. Waldron Rites Held Mrs. Rosa Edwards Waldron, 77. widow of William H. Waldron, died in Albemarle Hospital Sunday af ternoon at 5:30 o'clock. She was a native of Washing ton, but had lived with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Newbold of Hertford, for several years. She was the daughter of the late Samuel R. and Rosa Underwood Edwards, a yeomanette in World War I, a member of the American Legion, the Hertford Methodist Church and the Minnie Wilton Cir cle of the Missionary Society. Besides her sister, she is sur vived by a daughter. Mrs. W. E. Rector of Palm Beach. Funeral services were conducted at the Lynch Funeral Home Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. James Auman, pastor of the Methodist Church. Pallbearers were Charles Mur ray, Charles Skinner, W. G. Ed wards, Di. C. N. Wriirht, Kenneth t Jarvis and Edgar White. Interment was in Cedarwood Cemetery. , 4-H Adult Leaders Hold Supper Meeting The Perquimans County 4-H Adult Leaders enjoyed a covered dish supper at their regular quar terly meeting. J. T. Biggers, Superintendent of Schools, said Grace for the meal. The business meeting was open ed by the newly elected president, Carson Spivey. Mrs. Carson Spi vey gave the devotional. Richard Bryant, Assistant Coun ty Agent, explained a new Judging Contest for girls and boys and Nancy Henderson, Assistant Home Agent, gave the material to the leaders for 4-H Church Sunday and gave a demonstration on "Making Corn Meal Muffins" and explained this Corn Meal Muffin Making Pro ject for Junior girls. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Harrell announce the birth of their fourth daughter, Debbie Ralph, at the Al bemarle Hnnftl, Elizabeth City, Friday, April 19. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ; Rev. and Mrs. James 0. Mattox announce the birth of a dp""hter. Doris Suxanne, Wn Wedncsdnv. April 17 at the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. - , , Tuesday Afternoon Plans For Hospital Program Being Considered TB Association To Meet May 2nd The annual spring meetinir of the Board of Directors of the Pas quotank - Perquimans - Camden Tu berculosis Association will meet Thursday, May 2, in the Agricul tural Building, Elizabeth City, at 8 P. M. Archie Lane, president of the Association, urges all board members in the three counties to attend this meeting and bring a visitor. Plans Formulated For Mass X-rav Survey This Fall Dr. William A. Smith director of tuberculosis control, Stat" Board of Health, met with a irrnup of ci tizens from Chowan, Perquimans .1 T .... 1 1- ' . . r rasquoianK counties April r.i to make preliminary plans for the mass X-ray survey this fall. The second preliminary conference will be held in August. Tn 1949 the first mass X-ray sur vey made 19,582 films; the second in 1954 made only 14,898. It is hoped that 20,000 to 25,(101) will take this opportunity to have films. Surveys show that five per cent of the people will show some path ologyenlarged heart, thickened pieura, pneumonitis, scars, etc. One i quest and members of the Board in about 1,000 will have definite! hope citizens of Hertford and Per evidence of active tuberculosis, quimans County will express their One in 7,000 to 8,00(1 will show opinion of the matter prior to the signs of lung tumors. ' next board meeting. Recorder Has Busy; Court Term After One Week Recess A total of 20 cases were cleared from the docket of Perquimans Recorder's Court in session here Tuesday after a recess of one week. A majority of the cases heard by Recorder Chas. E. Johnson were cited to court on violation of traf fic laws. Albert Davis, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to driving without a license. He was fined $75 and costs of court anil a six months sentence was suspended upon condi tion he not drive without securing a license. This was the defend ant's third conviction of the same offense. Tommy Kiildick, Negro, plead guilty to a charge ' of assault. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of the court costs. Pearl ine Riddick, Negro, was or dered to pay the costs of court af ter pleading guilty to a charge of destroying property. A fine of $25 and costs were tax ed against Wiley Bass, Negro, who submitted to a charge of driv ing without a license. Costs of court were assessed against John Wilson, Sidney Curtis and Ellis Hoffler, Negro, each of whom entered a plea of guilty to driving with an expired operator's license. beroy Lighttoot and John Frank-,1 lin, Negroes, submitted to charges schools, compiled from the Tax Re of failing to observe a stop sign search Department has been releas and each paid the costs of court, led by Rep. B. I. Satterfield who John White, Negro, charged with j stated the study indicates that edu improper passing, submitted to the cation must be financed at the state charge and paid the costs of court, j John Mayan,: Negro, was fined S2. and costs after he entered 51 plea of guilty' to a charge of being drunk. Reginald James, Negro, was found not guilty on a charge of driving drunk but guilty of charges of reckless driving and destruction 01 property, a six months sen tence was suspended upon payment of a fine of 50 and costs of court and the sum of $88.70 to Vnrfolk Southern Railroad , for damage to its property. .. ' . George Whtehurst, Negro, enter- d a plea of gulty to a charge of non-supnort of his children. ; He wag ordered to pay the coatt of oCents Per Copy. District County Commissioners are geek-! ing public reaction to a request Perquimans County relinquish its -claim on the Medical Care Com mission to assist in a proposed plan for construction of a new hospital in Pasquotank County. " ' The quest was presented, to the local board at its meeting on April 1, and the Commissioners took the proposal under advisement until its meeting on May (i. Pasquotank authorities pointed out the need for a. larger, modern hospital in their county aimed at serving a five county district in this immediate area. In order to finance a project this large, the Pasquotank officials pointed out, extra funds, available through the Medical Care Commission, will be needed in order to assure construc tion of the new building. Counties seeking new hospitals are allocated aid from federal and state sources from time to time and it is this assistance the Pas- ! quota nk authorities are-requesting from Perquimans, Camden. Curri tuck and Dare to permit them t-o construct a hospital of thf size re quired for the needs of the district. ft was pointed out to the local Hoard surrenderim; this county's claim for funds will not affn-t fu-'. tu re claims the county may have airainst the commission, but the as sistance' given by Perquimans in this project might affect any claim during the next five to six years. The Perquimans Commissioners are anxious to learn the views of the residents of the county before tnkinsr definite action on the re- court and the sum of $5 per wek for the upkeep of his children. Edward .Martin, Negro, pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driv ing. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and court costs and the sum of $14 to Klmer Tarkenton for damages done Tarkenton's automo bile. Thomas Bowser, Negro, submit ted to a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. He was fined $2 and costs of court. Archie McClease, Negro, submit ted to a charge of using profanity on the streets. He was charged with the costs of court. William Stallings paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of using an improper muf fler. .: Arlie Kurke, Negro, was fined $25 and costs of court after plead ing guilty to a charge of driving without a license. ' William Layden paid the costs of court on a charge of driving on the left side of a highway. He en tered a plea of guilty to the charge. County Benefits From School Funds A study of state aid for public level if a uniformity of opportunity for all the children of the state is to be offered through public schools. '. The study revealed a majority of the counties of the state have more dollars returned in the form for school payments than paid into th" general fund by the individual , counties. County's net general fund revenue amounted to $229.28. whi'e Rtate school fund payments totaled $317.- 177.. Thus thii pnH re-flvoc tn. 1 proximately 2.39 dollars in school J payments for each one dollar paid into the itata general fund. i; ti