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UIMN A u V vv A wraim.V NWAPRR nwOTRD TO THE TTPRTJTT.DTNfi dF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume XIIINumber 7. BP'flfertford, Perquimans County, NorfiTgLoliria, Friday, Februaryl5Tl946. v. $1.50 Per Year. J EKLY HEADLINES THIS WEEK'S - Strikes seriously affected three large cities this week. In New York the Mayor had to order a drastic - shut-down of all non-essential ser r vices, which included office buildings, schools, hotels, night clubs and the like for lack of fuel. The city's sup ply is being tied up by the tug boat strike. New York, however, received outside aid and was able to resume partial activity on Wednesday. Phila . delphians were forced to walk to work this week by a strike of transportation workers, which stopped all trolleys, buses and subways. A power strike in Pittsburgh caused a black-out in that populous area. Union officials have turned down a General Motors wage increase offer of 18 cents per hour. The same union accepted an 18-cent wage increase from Ford and Chrysler. The Union still demands a 19 & -cent increase ifrom GM, along with other conces iaibns. Government officials have hpes that the steel strike rnay be dettled by today. The United States issued a warning this week that Nazism is beiner Dre VWM and fed in Argentina. The statement was issued by the State Department based upon facts uncov end In Germany. Argentina, the statement contends, was chosen in 1942 by the Nazis as the place for refuge in the event Germany was oc i cupied. The paper issued by the State ? Department says the movement is camouflaged but nevertheless exists - lit the South American country and is . being nurtured by Argentina officials. .'.The names of these officials have been released by the United States to other South American countries. . Harold Ickes, Secretary of Interior under President Roosevelt and who has served thus far under Truman, haa called a special press meeting at ,t which some persons believe he will announce his resignation from the Cabinet Ickes hf opposed the ap intment of EdwniPttley as assist- ,,)iMmWc4Sm Pauley sought to make regar&bfg Government oil fields. j The House Appropriations Commit .oe .this week approved funds for the : hiring fit hundreds of workers by the QPA and the Treasury Department to track down black marketeers and in come tax chiselers. OPA head, Ches- 1 ter Bowles, called for additional in "vestigators to help combat the black market in meats and building' ma- - terials, while Secretary Vinson stated there was evidence of widespread tax evasion. Indians Win Double Bill From Weeksville .' Perquimans High School's basket ball teams marked up two more vict ories last Friday night by defeating the boys' and girls' squads from Weeksville. The Indians won by a wide ..margin 43 to 11, while the Squaws held a 29-17 lead at the close f the preliminary game. Coach Max Campbell used 17 play ers against the Weeksville boys, and '.he entire squad continued to show an Ttproved brand of paying. In the ening quarter the Indians garnered $ points while the visitors held twice .or four points. A complete reserve v team played the entire second period -when they increased the local lead to 15 points. The score at 'half time was Perquimans 22, Weeksville 7. Coach Campbell started the second half with his regulars, but soon be- ; gas substituting members of the third team into the play. The Indians ; racked up 11 more points in this per iod, while holding Weeksville to a lone 'goal The score at the beginning of the final period was 83 to 9. The first and second squads played during the final quarter and tallied 10 points to run the Indian score up to 43 while Weeksville managed to score another two points to make their total 11.' This was the fifth straight victory for the Indians, who have averaged a total 89.2 points for each of these five" games, while 4 their opponents have averaged only 22 points. In 'the (iris game last Friday the Squaws opened fast to gain a 17. to 5 lead during the first period wnen the reserves were sent! Into the game "or i- experience' i against visiting schools, The Squaw reserves ran the score to 26 points at half time, while .Weeksville Increased their total to 8. The local girls bogged down during1 the second half and scored only three " points In the sixteen minutes. Weeks ville scored to make their final score 17, wt;: the Indian Squaws collected three points for a total of 29. ; ' Conner Replies To Legion Post Appeal Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, in a reply to an appeal by the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion regarding equal treatment for wives and families of all service per sonnel, stated his position to be the same as the members of the local Post. He said that he would work to ward the end that if any wife or fam ily of any service man was permitted to join the husband and father all wives and families would be granted the same privilege. Mr. Bonner, writing to V. N. Dar den, commander of the local post, said he was of the opinion that the present bill before Congress, calling for action to permit wives and families to join their husbands and fathers overseas, had been corrected to include wives and families of all service personnel. The bill originally called for only wives of high non-commissioned of ficers and officers to join their hus bands. Central Grammar School Honor Roll Released This Week A total of 59 students were listed on the honor roll at Perquimans Central Grammar School for the first term, it was announced this week by G. H. Baker, Jr., principal. In order to be eligible for the honor roll each student must make 90 or above on conduct and average 90 or above on all scholastic work. The honor students listed by the principal are: Seventh Grade Doris Faye Allen and Mary Sue Cooke. Sixth Grade Amy Van Roach and Marvina White. Fifth Grade Glenda lane, Billy Chappell, Kay White Stabton, Lloyd White, Leo Long, Nonii Lane and Janie Winslow.' ' y ii- Fourth Grade Htdwi : Fisher, tvonTiertwtignlT Chap pell, Mildred Ann Lewis and Myrtle Gordon Williams. Third Grade Daryl Allen, Charles Smith, Tommy Stallings, Patricia El liott, Carolyn Faye Eure, Mary Fran ces Eure, Evelyn Ann Stanton, Er nelie White. Second Grade Charlie Morgan Umphlett, Billy Bray, Stanley Pierce, Lois Violet Winslow, Judith Winslow, Wallace Baker, Alfred Winslow, Don na Ray Jordan, Nancy Bagley, Ann Elizabeth White, Barbara Lane, Pau line Wood. First Grade Jesse Boyce, Don Baker, C. B. Chappell, Nora Grace Cooke, Sylvia Copeland, Pat Harrell, Clyde Lane, Roger Nixon, Donald Powers, Avis Winslow, Arnold Wins low, Paul Wood, Atwood Chappell, Ann Sawyer, Carl Barber, Winston Chappell, Wayne White, Isabell Mid- gett and Jeanette Saunders. Allowances Made To Self Employed Vets In Agriculture Veterans coming back to our farms from the war who would like to set themselves up as independent farm ers will find that the readjustment allowance program under the G. I. Bill has a special feature designed to help them get started on their own, These are the monthly payments available to veterans in self-employ ment. It works this way: Any veteran who is fully engaged in a business of his own may receive a money pay ment covering the difference between his net income and $100 fpr the pre vious calendar month. Many of our farmer-veterans, for the months their crops and livestock bring no returns receive the whole $100. Purpose-Readjustment To help veterans get established or become reestablished in civilian oc cupations after thir armed service, the G. L Bill set up a system of al lowances to be paid veterans during their readjustment. In North Caro lina the Unemployment Compensation Commission handles these, readjust ment allowances for the Veterans Ad ministration. ; : Veterans should apply to the unemployment compensation claims agents located in the, United States Employment Service offices throughout the state. t k' The allowances are of two kinds those for the veterans who, are trying to find the -right Jobr and those for the yftterans who go to ftrork for themselves but don't clear as much as (100 month, at It JA veteran , (Continued on Fags Two) ,i Perquimans Divides Double Header With Edenton Cage Teams Locals - Central Play In Conference Tilt To night at Central Perquimans High School's basket ball teams journeyed to Edenton on Monday night, where they played the Edenton High School in return games which onded with the Indian Squaws winning while the Edenton boys broke the Indians' winning streak. The Squaws opened their game by gaining a 4 to 2 lead during the first period, and increasing this margin 14 to 4 at half time. The Squaws were too much for the Edenton girls and the outcome was never in doubt. During the second half the Squaw re serves played most of the time and held Edenton on even terms. The lo cal girls held a 20 to 10 lead at the three quarter mark and the final sco.-e was 26 to 18. The Indians hit three straight shots for a six to nothing lead in their game with the Aces, and it looked like the Indians were off to a big night, but Edenton retaliated by hitting two from the field, and the Indians held a two point lead, with four minutes remaining to play in the first period, Both teams battled hard during those minutes and when the quarter ended the score was knotted at 8-all. Both teams let down during tthe second period and Edenton out scored Per quimans 3 points to 2. Half- time score was Edenton 11 Perquimans 10. The third period opened with Per quimans taking the offense and gain ing the lead within a short time. Edenton seemed about to collapse when the Indians piled up 9 points while holding the Aces to one basket and one foul toss during the period. The score at the opening of the final period was Perquimans 19? Edenton 16. The Indians made it 21-16 on a shot by Winslow, then Edenton spurt ed to hit two baskets before the In dians again scored. With five minutes to play the score was 23-21 -in favor of Perquimans. During the final minutes the Indian defense hit a snag, which permitted Edenton to count seven points while Perquimans collected only one foul toss. The final score was Edenton 28 Perquimans 24. The Perquimans teams will play Central High School, at the Central gym in two conference games tonight. Next week the local teams will play on the local court on Tuesday and Fri day nights. They will play Chowan High School in return games on Tues day. Soldier Presumed Dead By War Dent Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Everett of Hert ford have received a message from the War Department stating that their son, John, was presumed to be dead. The local soldier had been list ed as missing in action since May 7. 1942. He was serving with the U. S Army in the Philippines at that time. Born here on December 30, 1910, Mr. Everett was graduated from the Perquimans County Schools and later joined the regular army. He served in the Army for about ten years and was in the Philippines at the time of the Jap attack. Surviving besides the parents are two Bisters, Mrs. Jack Kanoy, of Des tin, Fla., and Mrs. Melvin Wright of Elizabeth City, and one brother, Wil Ham Everett of Hertford. Va. Representative In Hertford Feb. 20 Perquimans County veterans of World War II, who seek information on the G. I. bill of rights, or other readjustment problems may obtain this information by contacting Mr. Workman, representative of the Vet erans' Administration, who will be in Hertford on February 20. Mr. Workman may be located at the police station in Hertford on that day, and other days he visits the com munity. New Chrysler Being Displayed By Dealer The new 1946 Chrysler automobile, featuring postwar advances in exter ior and interior styling, is now being displayed by the local Chrysler deal ers, the Towe-Webb Motor Company, at the show room in Hertford. . The new car was delivered to the local company last Saturday, and it was stated that delivery on cars will be made as rapidly as production per mits. - Edenton Men Held For Superior Court On Larceny Count Two Drunken Drivers Fined By Recorder Court Tuesday Lawrence Cayton and John Grant. both of Edenton, were bound over to the Perquimans Superior Court by Recorder's Judge Charles E. Johnson at the conclusion of a probable cause hearing conducted here Tuesday. The defendants are charged with larceny of approximately $180 from the per: son of Carson Stallings, also of Eden ton. According to the testimony heard by Judge. Johnson, Stallings wasat tempting.io catch a ride from Eden ton to his home near Gliden on the night of February 2 when Cayton and Grant agreed to drive him home. Tes timony showed all three men had something to drink and that Stallings passed out and later came to in a burning house owned by Bonnie Monds, near Center Hill. Stallings discovered the loss of his money at this point and notified the sheriff at Edenton. Later Cayton and Grant were arrested and held for hearing. Cayton, in court Tuesday, admitted receiving from Grant a sum of money which Cayton said Grant is alleged to have taken from Stallings. Grant denied having any part in the affair. According to the testimony, Stal lings had $380 in his billfold when he left Edenton, but two one hundred dollar bills were secreted among some papers in a pocketbook and this money was still there, when he later discovered his billfold in his overcoat pocket, but approximately $180 which was in the billfold before he passed out was gone. Other cases disposed of by the Court Tuesday included those of George Felton, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving drunk, and paid a fine of $75 and costs of court. John Jordan entered a plea of guil ty to driving drunk and paid a fine of $75 and TOstfi of court. W. F. Patterson entered a plea of guilty to charges of being drunk on the highway and resisting arrest. He was fined $15 and ordered to pay costs of court. the Cox Funeral Held Saturday Afternoon David Cox, 71, retired civil engi neer, a former resident of Hertford, died at a Norfolk hospital last Fri day morning at 12:45 o'clock after an illness of four days. A native of Hertford, Mr. Cox had for the past two years been making u; u T-1T. u of the late Dr." David and Sallie White Cox. He was a member of the Hert ford Methodist Church and Perquim ans Lodge, No. 10G, A. F. & A. M. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nina Cox Forrest and Mrs. Annie Bell Cox Nye, both of Norfolk; a son, David Cox, Jr., of Hertford; a sister, Mrs. W. M. Urquhart of Norfolk; three half sisters, Mrs. J. S. McNider, of Hertford and Misses Nancy and Virginia Cox of Norfolk; a half broth er, James Cox, of Richmond and four grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Hertford Methodist Church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. B. C. Reavis officiating. Mem bers of Perquimans Lodge also con ducted the lodge's ritual during the services. Burial was made in Cedarwood Cemetery. Bus Station Changes Ownership Saturday Ray Haskett, a veteran of World War II, has purchased the Hertford Bus Station and soda shop from Matt Mathews, it was announced here this week by the new owner. The arrangements transferring the ownership of the business were com pleted about a week ago, and Mr. Mat thews will close out his business to day. The new owner of the bus station is a native of this county and a graduate of Perquimans High School. He ser ved in the Navy for about three years during the war and saw action in the Pacific area. Rotary Club To Hold Oyster Roast Wed. P. M. Members of the Hertford Rotary Club will forego their regular meet ing at the Community House next Tuesday night, ajid will hold an oys ter roast at the Town Plant instead. The oyster roast will be held on Wed nesday night. MORE THAN 1,200 GARMENTS COLLECTED HERE IN OLD CLOTHES DRIVE LAST WEEK Building And Loan Stockholders Meet Stockholders of the Hertford Build ing and Loan Association held their annual meeting at the Court House Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Officers and directors to servo the as sociation during the coming year were announced following the meeting. Directors named by the stockholders are X. W. Hefren, C. P. Morris, J. P. Perry, V. N. Darden, Julian White, Claude White, Max R. Campbell, It. M. Riddick, C. A. Davenport, Charles E. Johnson, J. H. Newbold and .1. W. Ward. Reports Show Polio Goal Oversubscribed In Perquimans Incomplete reports show that Per quimans County oversubscribed its goal in the Infantile Paralysis cam paign conducted here the last week in January. Dr. T. P. Brinn, treasur er of the county organization, stated this week that contributions reported to him to date amount to approxi mately $000. The quota assigned the county was $860. While solicitation has been com pleted in the Town of Hertford, there are several county solicitors who have not made a report and it is believed; that the total fund will come close to ?1,000 by the time all reports are,10 " ui-"u "' ",C.'T tr , nm,.n,niB to points where it is most needed. In made. Several Home Demonstration clubs also have reports to make be fore the final figures can be recorded. The campaign this year was handled without a county chairman, the entire committee organized the drive and were aided by persons who volunteer- Ledthiiir time and service for,ttie wtrthy cause. The committee ex pressed its appreciation to all these people for the splendid results ob tained in the drive, and also to the in dividuals and firms of Hertford, who contributed so liberally toward the goal. About fifty per cent of the amount raised here during this drive will re main, in the county to be used by the county organization in any emergency which might arise. Since the polio fund was started about 12 years ago, the local group has not had to use any of its funds except when called upon last summer to help in the emergency which existed in the western part of of the Memorial Athletic rieM, lo this State. c&ted at the Perquimans High School. The amount sent from here to the The board ear-marked the funds to be national headuuarters will be used to' used toward the construction of a carry on the work at Warm Springs I Foundation and on research in com- i battln Infa,,t,lp raralyS1S Stallings-Winslow Wedding On Feb. 6 Miss Martha Iris Winslow, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Winslow, of Whiteston, and Joseph II. Stallings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stallings of Belvidere were married in a quiet candlelight ceremony on Wednesday, February 6, at the Baptist parsonage at Gatesville. The Rev. T. Sloane Guy officiated, using the double ring cere mony. The bride wore an ice blue wool suit with black accessories and a corsage of red roses. The bride's cousin, Miss Madge Lane, of Oak City, was her only at tendant. She wore an aqua wool dress with black accessories and a corsage of pink roses. The bridegroom's brother, Delton Stallings, was best man. Mrs. Stallings is a graduate of Per quimans County High School. The bridegroom is a graduate of Hobbs ville school. He recently returned from duty with the armed forces, where he spent three years and nine months, the last 15 months being spent in Germany. After a short wedding trip the young couple will make their home in Suffolk, Va. Scouts To Meet And Reorganize Friday Hertford's Boy Scout Troop, inac tive for the past several months, will hold a reorganization meeting Friday night at 7:80 o'clock in the Court house. Efforts are being made to secure a Scoutmaster to fill the vac ancy of W. H. Pitt, who is now chair man of a Scout Committee for the West Albemarle District All members of the troop, and boys who desire to Join the local scout group are urged to attend the meet ing tonight Garments Packed and Shipped From Here On Wednesday Approximately 1,200 garments, weighing 775 pounds, were collected in Hertford in the old clothing drive conducted here last Saturday morn ing, it was announced this week by A. Houston Edwards, who served as chairman of the collection. The clothing was collected and stored at the Agricultural Building and then on Monday the task of sort ing the clothing, packing it and pre paring it for shipment to national headquarters began. This was com pleted Tuesday night by Mr. Edwards and his assistants and the packages were shipped out on Wednesday morning, heading for various coun tries overseas, where it will be dis tributed to people in the war rav aged areas. The total number f garments con tributed from this county will be greater than the collection in Hert ford, since a number of societies and clubs have also worked on the pro gram and the number of garments collected by this method remains un known. These clubs shipped the gar ments direct from the communities where they were collected. After closing the drive here this week Mr. Edwards expressed his thanks to the ladies who volunteered last week to help collect, the clothing, and to the children who made the house-to-house collection. Each street in town was covered by a group of the children, in charge of one adult lead er, and it was reported a thorough canvass was made of the town. i FTL. L! 1 . lne joining snippeo irom nere, o. its amvai in rsew iorK, is expecieu A- .I! J J J I 1 r. dividuals here had the privilege of inclosing a letter or message in gar ments, addressed to the person re ceiving the garment, and it is expect; ed a number of answers to these mes sages may be received here at a later date. Town Board Votes $1,000 For Memorial Athletic Field The Board of Commissioners for th'j Town of Hertford, meeting in regular session Monday night, voted to ap propriate the sum of one thousand ! dollars to be used toward completion I grandstand for the field. The committee handling the con struction on the field estimates that about $2,000 is needed to complete the field according to plans. In ad dition to the grandstand, a field house must bo built and the field must be graded for playing conditions. The board passed a resolution com mending the Boy Scout movement in Hertford and all persons who have unselfishly given time and effort in furthering the Boy Scout work here. In addition the board handled the usual routine financial matters before adjournment of this meeting. Nine Vets Return; Draft Orders Two Nine more Perquimans County men have been discharged from the armed forces and have recorded their dis charges with the local draft board, it was reported this week by Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the board. The men who reported during the past week were Ray Haskett, Louis Spivey, Clif ton White, John Munns, Quinton Stal lings and Dennis Renfro, white, and Milton Tillett, Joseph Spruill and Rus sell Winslow, colored. Mrs. Sumner stated that two sel ectees have been ordered to report at the draft offices on February 18, to leave for Fort Bragg to undergo preinduction examinations. The two selectees ordered to report are How ard Ward and Bonnie Higgins. Mrs. Sumner announced that the Veterans Administration desires that any veteran who suffered from ma laria while in service, or since receiv ing a discharge, register his name at the local Draft Board office. PTA TO MEET The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans Central Grammar School will meet on Monday evening, February 18, at 7:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the school at Winfall. All parents and interested people are urged to attend. ft 1 'A S 4 J i V
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