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Y ilEWCPXPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume JailNumber 3.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 18, 1946.
$1.50 Per Year.
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Colittee Named To
Veterans With Their Postwar Problems
Information And Help
For G. L's Is Aim Of
Organization .
Final organization of a Veterans
Committee for Perquimans County
was compietea nere tnis weeK, ana
a group named to render aid and in
formation to returnrd veterans con
cerning their postwar readjustment
problems.
Veterans having questions and prob
lems on which they desire help are
urged to contact this committee,
which will gladly render all possible
Assistance to the veterans.
Mayor V. N. Darden and the U. S.
Employment Office will assist veter
ana seeking help on re-employment,
employment, readjustment allowances
and self employment.
The education problems will b
handled by F. T. Johnson, superinten
dent of schools, E. C. Woodard and
G. C. Buck.
Veterans' Service Officer, pensions,
': -,HV vvliin;uoaviuii Aim naimo win uc uii-
I der the direction of F. T. Johnson, and
B C Berry, adjutant of the Ameri
G can Legion.
t Information on G. I. loans may be
obtained from R M Riddick. execn-
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r"j tire vice-president of the
Hertford
Banking Company, J. W. Ward, re
gister of deeds and Major Walter H.
. Oakey, attorney.
Government Insurance: W. B. Tuck
er and Mrs. Viola Nachman.
Hospitalization and medical advice:
Dr. T. P. Brinn and Dr. C. A. Daven
port Business advice and council: B. C.
Berry, Mayor V. N. Darden and
Sheriff J. E. Winalow.
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fcxuuiiai aiiu litiiiiiy pruuieiiiH; iUJBa
Grace Knowles, superintendent of
Public Welfare, Ralph White, vice
comdr. American Legion and W. G.
Hollowell, postmaster at Winfall.
Publicity: Max R. Campbell, editor
Perquimans Weekly.
THIS IMS
HEADLINES
K Washington officials are attempting
V - Pt 811 en the waves of strikes
'"sow .sweeping the country, by settling
'"'r the' steel dispute this week. No
v? J jrround has been gained in the Gener-
al Motors strike, and many com
',' muni ties in the nation have been af-
fee ted by the western union and tele
phone strike now in progress. Work
enr in major meat packing plants were
. . expected to quit work the middle of
: this week. Union officials seemingly
'- have adopted the General Motors
fact-finding board's suggested 19 1-2
' per cent increase in wages as the basis
for settling all strikes.
.
General Eisenhower stated this
week that it has been necessary to
slow down the movement of men from
overseas, as well as discharges, to
maintain a sufficient number of men
for the task of occupying Germany
and Japan. The General stated all
Army men with 40 points or two years
service would be home by June 30
' and called upon GPs and congressmen
to stop the clamor for quick dis
charges.
' Admiral Kimmel, the Navy com-
mander in charge at Pearl Harbor at
the time of the Jap attack, had his
'say this week when he appeared as
a witness before the Pearl Harbor
Committee. He told the committee that
Washington was to blame for the at
- tack, and that the Navy Department
had failed to provide him with pro
per reports to safeguard the fleet He
said had he been properly informed
that he would have taken certain mea
surea that would have prevented the
fleet being knocked out of commia
sion.
Thirteen men were killed and one
died later, from injuries, when an ex
plosion occurred at a coal mine near
Welch, W. Va., Tuesday. More than
200 niiners escaped injury, which
caused the event to be recorded as un
usual In that section. School children
and other adults were injured by
broKen glass and flying articles caus
ed by the blast The miracle aspect of
the explosion was that with so many
men in the mine so few were killed
or Injured. -
Chowan Association
Officers To Meet
Thfr WMTJ Officers meeting of the
Chowan Association will be held at
the Hobbsville Baptist Church at ,10
a. m.; Wednesday, January 23. Every
officer r each WMU in the churches
of the association la , urged to at
tend. Etch is Asked to, bring lunch.
Assist County
Town Board Passes
Auto Tag Ordinance
Automobile owners, living in the
Town of Hertford, must Durchase
their town auto tags and have them
displayed on their cars by February
i or face court action.
The Town Board, meeting on Mon
day night, passed an ordinance mak
ing February 1 the deadline for pur
chase of tags. Police officers will
ticket all cars found on the streets
after this date and the owners will be
liable for fine or court costs.
Routine financial matters were the
only other business handled by the
board at the meeting this week.
Bank Stockholders
Name New Officers;
Riddick President
Officers and directors of the Hert
ford Banking Company to serve dur
ing 1946 were announced this week
following a meeting of the stockhold-
jers held at the bank Tuesday after
noon.
Directors named by the stockhold
ers are W. F. C. Edwards, R. M. Rid
dick, Jr., W. H. Hardcastle, Dr. T. P.
Brinn, J. W. Ward, Dr. E. S. White,
and Charles E. Johnson.
Officers elected by the directors at
this meeting following the stockhold
ers election, were R. M. Riddick, Jr.,
president, W. F. C. Edwards, chair
man of the board of directors, W. H.
Hardcastle, vice-president and cashier,
Dr. T. P. Brinn, vice-president and
G. R. Tucker, assistant cashier.
The new president, R. M. Riddick,
has been associated with the local
bank for 23 years, having come to
Hertford from Gatesville. He has been
engaged in banking business since
1908. Besides serving the local bank
in the capacity cajhjer and then
later as executive vice-presmeni, air.
Riddick has been active in the North
Carolina Bankers Association. He
served that organization as secretary-
treasurer for Region One for about
10 years and was chairman of Region
One for one year, and was a member
of the executive committee of the N,
C. Bankers Association.
The Hertford Bank has shown a
steady growth during the time Mr.
Riddick has been associated with. it.
Its assets have grown from $400,
000 in 1922 to more than two million
in 1945. The assets of the bank on
December 31, 1933 were $427,776.17,
December 31, 1940 they were $877,
853.47 and on December 31, 1945, $2,
889,232.04. Mrs. Koonce Resigns
As Polio Chairman
Mrs. B. G. Koonce, recently named
to lead the Infantile Paralysis drive
in Perquimans County scheduled to
get underway today, has notified
Ralph McDonald, State Chairman, that
she will be unable to serve as chair
man of the committee this year.
She has served in this capacity for
the past several years, but because
of recent illness is unable to continue
in the work.
According to an announcement from
the State Headquarters, Perquimans
County's goal in this drive will be
$860, but as of this morning no per
son, had been selected to act as chair
man for the campaign.
David Boyce Assigned
To Wilmington Post
David E. Boyce, chief petty offi
cer, USN, has been assigned to perma
nent duty at the Naval recruiting sta
tion at Wilmington, N. C. Boyce has
spent eight years in the Navy, with a
total of six years duty in the Paci
fic theatre. He goes to Wilmington
from the recruiting school at Norfolk,
Va.
During his duty overseas Boyce
served on the U. S. S. Indiana; U. S.
S. Raleigh and on the transport Alni
tah. He wears the American Defense
ribbon, with bronze star, the Asiatic
and Pacific, ribbon with stars for
Guadalcanal, Marcus Islands, Okina
wa and Bougainville campaigns.
CPO and Mrs. Boyce and daughter
are now living in Wilmington.
PROMOTEbOCAPTXlN
C. W. Phillips, on terminal leave
from the U. S. Army, has been noti
fied he has been promoted to the rank
of caotain, effective as of December
30, 1945., ,4:
- Captain Phillips was attached to
the Quartermaster's Corp daring his
active service In th rmed forces.
Frozen Food Locker
Plant Project Gains
Public Support Here
Two Local Men Join Co.;
Rentals Being Taken
Now
Representatives of Hertford's Froz
en Food Locker Plant stated today
that preliminary results of a survey
conducted in the community relative
to construction a locker plant here
indicated a need and a desire of local
people for such a plant, and that a
sufficlant number of persons are in
terested in the project for the local
company to continue plans for opera
tion in this community.
The project has gained such public
support that already a number of
persons have signed up for locker
space in the plant, when it is con
structed. Officials of the concern
point out that they require one year's
rent of a locker to be paid in advance, j
however, this money, paid in now, is:
held in trust at the Hertford Bank-1
ing Company pending construction of'
me plain OIIU 1L is al. mv wmc mcv
the rent of the locker begins.
Two local young men Edison and
Jesse Lee Harris, who just recently
returned to Hertford from the Army,
have joined the locker plant company,
and it has been announced that per
sons desiring further information con
cerning the frozen food locker plant
and its operation may obtain it by see
ing J. M. Nesbet at the Agriculture
Building in Hertford on Saturdays, or
Mr. Harris at the Z. A. Harris store,
The company estimates that persons
using lockers in the plant will save
up to one hundred dollars a year on
food bills, by being able to preserve
foot stuffs and at the same time hav
ing available fresh fruits and vege
tables the year around.
The local company plans to con
struct a 500 locker capacity plant
here, but say that construction will
start on the project just as soon as
they obtain signatures for rental of
lockers totaling approximately
This number is th$ minimum that any
company can start with for success
ful operation of such a project. Ac
cording to early estimates and the
number of persons who have already
signed up for lockers the company
believes the minimum rentals will be
obtained.
Indians Lose Double
Header To Central Hi
Perquimans High School's basket
ball teams lost a double bill to Cen
tral High School, in rural conferenc
play here last Friday night. The In
dian Squaws lost a thrilling game b
a one point margin after having le
throughout most of the game. Th
Indians lost by a three point margin
18 to 15.
The Squaws got off to a slow start
and trailed the Central girls by tw
points in the first' period. At th
opening of the second quarter the lo
cal girls turned on the heat and soon
had a comfortable lead over the visi'
tors. Central was trailing at half tim
by five points. Central took the of
fensive play away from the Squaws
during the third quarter and tied the
score at 20-20 with but a few minutes
remaining in the game. Perquimans'
girls had numerous chances to main
tain their lead but muffed the ball
at critical points. Central forged ahead
in the final minute to win 23-22.
Central's boys outclassed the In
dians throughout the entire first half
and scored nine points while the In
dians failed to score. Central led at
the first quarter 5-0. The Indians
seemingly failed to get started and
missed several set up shots in the
first half.
Coming back strong in the third
quarter the Indians counted three
baskets before Central scored and the
score stood 8-6 for Central. The In
dians continued to press for scores
and fouled the Central boys, who con
verted the fouls into points. The In
dians counted 12 points during the
third period, while Central scored a
lone charity toss. At the end of the
period the Indians led 12-10. During
the fourth period Central regained the
lead and scored 8 points to Perqui
mans 3. The final score was Central
18, Perquimans 15.
P. T. A. MEETING
The Parent Teachers Association
of the Hertford Grammar school met
Thursday night at 7 30 o'clock at the
school. In the absence of the presi
dent, Mrs. Ben Thatch, Mrs. C. R.
Holmes presided. The speaker for the
evening was C. R. Holmes, he chose
for his subject, "Compulsorv Mili
tary Training In Relation To The
Schools", which was very interesting.
The fifjh grade was presented the cm
for having the most attendance. Miss
Ruth Elliott received the Hoot- priz.
Highway Officials
Discuss Road Plans
At Rotary Meeting
j County Slated To Get
Two Projects; U. S. 17
! Being Improved
Merrill Evans, State Highway Com
missioner for this District and Tom
McKim, Resident Engineer for the
District, were guests at the meeting
of the Hertford Rotary club here
Tuesday night and spoke briefly on
the plans for road repairs and con
struction in Perquimans County for
the near future.
The appearance here of the com
missioner was to give the Rotarians
an explanation of the type of repairs
being given to U. S. 17, between
Hertford and Elizabeth City. Mr.
Evans told the group that when the
repairs are completed this highway
will be as fine as any in the State;
he said that the shoulders of the
highway will be repaired and thus
reduce the hazard now evident while
the highway is under repair. In an
swer to a question regarding further
improvement on the road between
Hertford and the Chowan County
line, Mr. Evans stated no additional
work is contemplated for the present
time.
Perquimans County is slated to get
two projects in highway work with
in the near future, the commissioner
told the Rotarians. He stated that
bids were to be sought for the com
pletion of the short cut, on U. S. 17,
toward Elizabeth City at a meeting
of the state commission this month,
and that money had been appropriat
ed for the construction of a new road
way leading from Hertford to the
point on the Center Hill highway,
which was repaired prior to the war
This would make the Center Hill road
the same type of highway all the dis
tance between the two points.
Regarding secondary roads in this
county, Mr. Evans said that plans for
future work would be made wen he
and Mr. McKim meet with thejBoard
of County Commissioners on Monday,
February 4, but at the present, due
to shortage of machinery little work
is being done anywhere on secondary
roads.
Indians Drop Games
ro Elizabeth City
Perquimans High School's basket
ball teams dropped two games to the
Elizabeth City teams on the local
court Tuesday night. The Indian
Squaws lost by a score of 24-11, while
the Indians came out on the short
end of a 42-30 score.
The Elizabeth City girls opened
fast in the preliminary game and soon
rolled up an ll-.'i score in the first
quarter and the Squaws were unable
to overcome this lead. The local girls
rallied during the second period and
held the visitors to a lone field goal.
The score at half time was 13-5.
Elizabeth City counted 11 more
points during the second half to run
their score up to 24, while the Squaws
scored six points for a total of 11.
In the boys' game Elizabeth City
was off to a 9-3 lead in the first
quarter, with the Indians finding it
difficult to hit the basket, however, in
the second stanza the Indians start
ed clicking and tallied 11 points while
the Yellow Jackets scored only 9.
The score at half time was 18-14 for
the visitors.
During the third quarter the Indians
took the game away from Elizabeth
City and scored 9 points while holding
the visitors to two baskets. The In
dians led by a 23-22 count at the be
ginning cf the final period. The first
four minutes of this final quarter was
a battle royal with both teams trying
hard to win a commanding lead. First
one side then the other would gain
the lead only to lose it seconds later.
The score stood at 30 to 29 for Eliza
beth City when George Wood left the
game by the foul route and then
Elizabeth City hit three baskets in
succession to take a seven point lead.
With one minute and 45 seconds left
Coach Max Campbell sent in his re
serves and the Yellow Jackets scored
five more points while the Indians
counted one from the charity line. The
game ended with Elizabeth City show
ing 42 points to Perquimans' 30.
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Watt Copeland, who suffered ser
ious injuries last rnursaay, is re
ported as being slightly improved this
week.
Mr. Copeland was run over by a
tractor, which he was operating at the
time of the accident, and sustained a
broken l?g and numerous abrasions.
He was taken to the Alberrarle hos
pital for treatment.
Farm Security Administration Proposes
To Aid Veterans Seeking Farm Property
Fourteen Veterans
Get Discharge Papers
Fourteen Perquimans County vet
erans reported their discharges from
the armed forces at the local draft
office during the past week, accord-!
ing-to Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the'
board. Seven of the veterans were
white and seven Negro.
The men who reported are Clyde
E. Harris, Daniel Hurdle, John Stan,
Adolphus Howard, Walton Wood,
Robert Turner and Henry Ward,
white, and Raleigh Hurdle, James
White, William Felton, Mason Nixon, t
James Holley, Harry llarcliff and
William Jordan, Negroes.
Mrs. Sumner announced that the
pre-induction call for white registrants
for the month of January had been
cancelled by the local board.
District Health
Board Replaces
Old County Board
Under a new set-up the old county
health board has been dissolved and
a new district board has taken its
place. The new board is composed of a
mayor, a superintendent of public
schools, and a chairman of a board
of county commissioners, appointed
by Dr. Reynolds, head of the State
Board of Public Health; these mem
bers, in turn, appoint a physician, a
dentist, a pharmacist and a public
spirited citizen to complete the dis
trict board.
Dr. Reynolds appointed Vivian Dar
den, mayor of Hertford; E. P. Leary,
superintendent of public schools in
Camden County; and Noah ISurfoot.i
chairman of the board of commission
ers for Camden County.
These men met last, Friday and ap
pointed the following members to
complete the board: Dr. W. L. Stevens
of Shiloh; Dr. A. I!. Bonner, dentist
of Hertford; S. (i. Etheridge of Eliza
beth City; and J. 1!. Flora of Eliza
beth City.
The new district board will admin
ister the affairs of the health depart
ment for the counties of Camden,
Pasquotank and Perquimans. These
members met Thursday at a luncheon
meeting at the Virginia Dare Hotel
at 12:30 o'clock to complete the or
ganization. Council Of State
Rescinds Labor Rule
The Council of State, meeting on
November 14th and acting upon the
recommendation of Commissioner of
Labor, Forrest H. Shuford, voted to
rescind War Proclamations Numbers
1 and .'i, effective January 19, 1940.
As a result of the revocation of
these proclamations, female em
ployees, subject to the statutory pro
visions of the law, may not work more
than nine hours per day and forty
eight hours per week; girls sixteen
and seventeen years of age may not
work later than nine o'clock at night;
minors fourteen and fifteen years of
age may not work after 6 p. m.; and,
girls under eighteen years of age
may not carry newspaper routes un
der any circumstances.
The Commissioner of Labor has no
discretionary power under which ex
emptions to the statutory law might
be granted to permit longer or later
hours.
Employers are urged to take note
of the effective date of this action and
to take necessary steps on or before
January 19 to bring their establish
ment into compliance with the statu
tory laws of the state.
Final Rites Held For
Mrs. Susan L. Morgan
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan L.
Morgan, who died at her home in
Hertford Thursday morning, January
10, were conducted Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Toxey, Berry
and Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev.
H. G. Dawkins and Dr. R. E. Wall.
Mrs. Charles Tillett and Mrs. Ern
est Sanders sang "Lead Kindly Light"
and "Safe In The Arms of Jesus," ac
companied by Mrs. Oden Hughes.
Pallbearers were Lonnie Pritchard,
Cliff Pritchard, Will Jackson, Em--nett
Wynri, Eddie Owens and Henry
Thornton.
Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery.
MASONS MEET
Perquimans Lodge, No. 106. A. F.
A. M., will meet in the Court House
Tupsday night at 8 o'clock. All Ma
sons are invited to attend.
Loans Available To Vet
erans With Experi
ence On Farms
Recognizing that the far,., -minded
veteran's biggest problem these days
is finding a suitable farm for sale at
a reasonable price, or one for rent or
lease on a sound arrangement, A.
Houston Edwards, FSA Supervisor for
Perquimans County has announced a
plan for helping qualified veterans to
get started on the road to farm own
ership. There's plenty of help available to
a farm-experienced veteran in the
way of sound advice and adequate fi
nancing but it is of little value in
getting him started if he can't find
a farm. It's like having plenty of
gas and oil but no car to use it in,
he says.
"In some areas farm owners who
wanted to help have contacted FSA
offices and offered to sell their farms
to qualified veterans on the basis of
impartial appraisals. This is a way
that farmers who are planning to re
tire, and non-resident farm owners
can make farm ownership possible
for some of the veteran applicants,"
Mr. Edwards said. "The same applies
to owners of large estates who will
sell enough land to make a good
family-type farm. There is no better
way to create an opportunity for a
veteran to attain farm ownership."
In appropriating $50,000,000 for
FSA's farm ownership program this
fiscal year Congress earmarked half
of it for veterans, but few of the
farms for sale are priced on the basis
of their long-time earning capacity,
the supervisor pointed out. Loans are
made on the basis of long-time aver
age appraised values. They are re
payable over a period of 40 years and
bear .1 per cent interest. Similar loans
are available to qualified tenants,
share-croppers and farm laborers.
FSA operating loans are also avail
able to veterans with sufficient farm
experience who can obtain equitable
lease or share agreements on good
farms. These loans are made for al
most all farm and hom needs that
will increase yields, imprtve the farm
and result in a better $ving stand
ard. They are repayable fc one to five
years, Mr. Edwards said that in addi
tion to being priced on the basis of
long-time values, veterans want farms
that are convenient to churches and
schools, and preferably equipped with
buildings. Veterans are not interest
ed in attempting to readjust them
selves on worn-out and inaccessible
farms that are priced too high just
because of temporarily inflated land
values.
Anyone who has information about
a good family-type farm for sale at a
reasonable price or for lease over a
period of years can help by notifying
the FSA office, which will put the
seller or lessor in touch with one or
more qualified veterans.
Superior Court
Adjourned Hce On
Wednesday Mining
Perquimans County's Jjimaary term
of superior court was adjourned on
Wednesday morning' because of the
death of the sister of JB.dge W. H.
S. Burgwyn, who was Wesiding over
the court. The judge's sister was kill
ed Tuesday night in an automobile
accident which occurred 6i Virginia.
Only one case had bsfcn concluded
at the term of court, and the case
of J. W. Ward, et als, versus S. P.
Jessup, was being heard at the time
court was adjourned Wednesday
morning.
A juror was withdrawn in the
Ward- Jessup case and a miss-trial
ordered, this case as well as all others
on the docket was continued until the
April term of court.
Rev. Gerald F. Burrill
To Hold Conference
The Rev. Gerald F. Burrill of the
National Council of the Episcopal
church will hold a conference of lo
cal parishes at Holy Trinity church
at Hertford at 3 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, January 20, the Rev. E. T.
Jilson, rector of Trinity announced to
day. The Rev. Bun-ill's topic will be on
"Reconstruction and Advance Pro
gram of the Episcopal Church." Mem
bers of parishes from Sunbury, Gates
ville and Creswell, as well as all mem
bers of the local congregation are ex
pected to attend.
Rev. Jilson stated the matter is of
vital importance and the Rev. Mr.
Burrill is a man highly qualified to
present the subject
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