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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 1, 1946.
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1I3 and Boys Play In
First Games Thursday
Night
I 'Perquimans High School's basket
ball teams under the direction of
Coaches Miss Anne Garris and Max
Campbell, We working hard at prac
tise this week in preparation for the
1 plural Conference tourney to be held
at the' Central gym on March 6, 7.
j 8 and 9.
I The Conference committee, headed
by'E. C. Woodard as president, met
last Saturday afternoon and made
final arrangements for the tourney,
and drew the schedule of games. Ac
cording to the 'schedule the two Per
quimans teams will play their first
opponents on Thursday night; the
girls will play Kitty Hawk at 7
o'clock Thursday night, with the
Indians meeting Moyock at 10 P. M.
In the event the local teams win
these games, they will play again on
Friday night at 7 and 8 o'clock;, the
Sjjs, playing the winner of the South
lill-Columbia game, and the boys
meeting the winner of the Columbia
Manteo game. The championship
ames will be played at 8 and 9
'clock on Saturday night
According to the dope the Per
limans girls should win their way
.to the final game, while they have
ot played Kitty Hawk this year, the
. dcordt of the two teams give Per
quimans th' edge, and the local girls
hold victories -ever, both teams they
meet la the semi-finals. "
In the boys' part of the tourney,
South Mills is expected to win in the
first game sod will;inetV Central in
the 'second rotted, while the Indians
are doped to win their war into the
semj; finals; 'Xrem then . on- all the
teams will be evenly matched and ex
cellent games are expected.
A Both the local ama are confident
of making an exflellent showing in
the tourney this year, and are looked h
upon hy:mKr!ti?!Bi&4
winners. The Indians nave won tne
"urney twice, in 1944 and in 1945
d are out to increase this record
- three straight triumphs. No other
hool in the tourney has won the
.ournament more than once.
Report Made
J.i Polio Campaign
Dr.iT, P. Brinn, treasurer of the
Perquimans County Infantile Paraly
sls Committee, this week released a
final report on the drive to raise funds
here for the 1946 polio campaign.
Total contributions made here, for
--which a check has been mailed to the
State offices of the fund, amounted to
tl,045.97.
, Of the total amount raised', the ini
tial gifts committee collected the sum
of (403.50. These contributions were
made by the business and professional
; people of the community. The white
schools of the county contributed
$112.42, and $99.8) was received from
the colored schools.
In addition to the sum from the
colored schools, an additional $63 was
raised by the colored division work
'ng in the drive, making a total of
162.80 for this division;
The Home Demonstration Clubs of
he county contributed $34.80.
The remainder of the total was con
futed by residents of the county
itacted by the solicitors working in
j drive.
fligh School Band
Gives Exhibition
"Considering the snort time It has
been in existance, it certainly is
doing alright," . was the . comment
heard on the streets of Hertford last
Friday afternoon After the high school
band had " given an exhibition of
marching and playing On the down
town streets.
. The band, led by its several drum
majorettes, marched from the nigh
school to the : Courthouse tad ' there
played several numbers for the large
crowd which gathered to hear the
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Later in the day, the band played
: t the basket ball game at the school
Landing and the large crowd there
thoroughly enjoyed, the music. -. .
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Legion Post Meetingr.
Scheduled Tonight r, r,f
The WmPaul, Stallings Port of
the American Legion : will : hold its
I larch meeting , Friday night at 8
o'clock at the Agriculture Building
in Hertford. .Post Comander V. N.
Dardon urges all members to attend
pnd fcv'' :s all returned veterans to
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Forest Specialist
To Visit Hertford
John L. Gray, Assistant Extension
Forester from N. C. State College
will visit Perquimans County on Wed
nesday, March 20th to assist farmers
with forestry problems. Any farmer
who would like to talk to Mr. Gray
or have him visit their farms to in
spect timber are asked to contact the
County Agent prior to March 20th.
North Carolina Extension Service
has a very definite program for as
sisting farmers with their forestry
problems and will be glad to render
every possible assistance. Mr. Gray
is a specialist in this line of work
and his services are free to farmers
interested in the production and mar
keting of timber. Mr. Gray will
spend the day in the county and will
be glad to contact as many farmers
as he can during the day.
Legion Auxiliary
Formed Hereto.
An auxiliary chapter of the Wm.
Paul Stallinsrs Post of the American
Legion was formed here Thursday
afternoon, when a number or wives,
mothers and sisters of members of
the Legion post met at the Agricul
tural Building for that purpose.
The organization meeting had the
assistance of Mrs. J. D. White, of
Conway, District Vice president of
the N. C. Department of American
, Legion Auxiliary.
ine iorming oi an auxiliary uiapi
er here brings to realisation & goal
the local American Legion has had
for a number of years. The Wm.
Paul Stallings Post, in order to ex-
nnlita tli o nraranft1nH Voted to un-
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erwrite. the costs of wtablishing a
local-affiM
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a committee oi jYcgiuuuonco w am
in the work. The committee is com
posed of -the post commander, V. N.
Darden, adjutant, B. C. Berry, R. R.
White, chairman, and J. D. Cranford,
J. R. Futrell, R. L. Hollowell, Russell
Baker and James White.
Membership in the auxiliary is
limited to wives, mothers or sisters
of members of the Wm. Paul Stal
lings Post," and application for mem
bership to the auxiliary must be pas
sed upon by Mr. Darden and Mr.
Berry.
An application for a charter for
the Perauimans Auxiliary will be pre
sented at an officers conference of
the N. C. Department, in Raleigh, on
March 3 and 4. As soon as the chart
er is granted it is expected that a
membership drive will be conducted
for local members.
The local Legion post, this week,
received congratulations from the
State Commander for the fine mem
bership of the Wm. Paul Stallings
Pont. The increase in membership
shows the local post only 38 members
short of being listed as a 5-star post,
and these extra members are expected
to be aimed within a short time. At
the present the legion has 100 B-star
posts, and expect at least 160 by tne
first of this month.
British Bride At
Home In Hertford
Hertford's first English bride, Mrs.
Lyman T. Shepard, and daughter,
Francis Katherine, have arrived here
and are now making their home with
their husband and f ather,? who form
erly served as Master Sergeant in the
U. S. Air Forces in England.
Mrs. Shepard and daughter arriv
ed in New York on February 10,
aboard the Queen Mary, which carried
hundreds of other English wives and
children to join their husbands and
fathers in this country.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepard were married
in London on August 2, 1943, while
Mr. Shepard was stationed in Eng
land. Prior to her marriage, the
bride was Miss Katherine Sawyer,
the daughter of Mr. and Mra. A. G.
Sawyer of Roehamptomi' England.
During the war years she served
with the British Land Army, near an
airport at which she met Mr.' Shep
ard. ;v;-; .. -ph. '
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE
Lt Hulda Wood, USANC, has received-
an honorable discharge from
the service and has taken a trip to
Calif ornial with friends.?; She will
arrive home the latter part of March.
' RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Fordie, Feild has received-an hon
orable discharge from then Army and
is visiting relatives here., . ; V 1
" ' CIRCLE NO. 8 TO MEET
'. Circle No. 3 of the Hertford Baptist
Church will meet Monda evening
March 4, at 8 p m: with Miss Frances
Maness. All members are urged to
be present I ' ,
ied Docket Heard
By Recorder's Judge
On Tuesday Morning
Eight Cases Disposed of
By Court; Traffic Vio
lators Fined
A varied docket consisting of eight
cases was disposed of by the Per
quimans County recorder's court in
session here on Tuesday morning.
Several of the defendants found that
violation of the traffic laws was a
costly proposition as heavy fines
were meted out in three of these
cases.
John Ed Felton, Negro, was found
guilty of driving after his license
had been revoked, and of assault with
an auto. He was sentenced to 60
days on the roads, sentence to be sus
pended upon payment of a fine of
$50 and costs on condition he does
not drive again while license is re
voked. Arthur Goodman, Negro, was found
guilty of non-support. He was or
dered to pay $4 per week for the use
of his child.
Willard White entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding. He
was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and
costs of court.
Earnest Evans, Negro, plead guil
ty to driving without a license. He
was taxed with the costs of court.
William Umphries entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of being drunk
and disorderly. He paid the costs
of court.
Worley Collins, Negro, was found
guilty of assault on a female. His
sentence of 30 days on the roads was
suspended upon payment of a fine
of $10 and costs, and he was placed
on good behavior for 30 days.
James Felton, Negro, was found
not guilty on a charge of being drunk
on the highways. He was, however,
found guilty of driving without a
license. He was given a 30 day sus
pended sentence pon payment of a
fine of $20 and court costs.
John Black, charged with driving
under the influence of liquor, request
ed a trial by jury and his case was
set for hearing at the April term of
superior court.
Two cases were continued over un
til the next term of recorder's court.
Niece Of Local Man
Kidnapped Tuesday
Little Terry Taylor, 4 -year-old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Andrew
Taylor of Charlotte and niece of
Henry Clay Sullivan of Hertford, was
kidnapped by her nursemaid in Char
lotte Tuesday morning.
The police and State officers imme
diately instigated a search when it
was discovered the nurse, Rosemary
Johnson, had abducted the child.
According to a report from Char
lotte, the nurse who had been em
ployed by the Taylors for about a
week, took the small child and her
sister to a park, where the nurse in
structed the older of the children to
remain while she and Terry went for
some candy. After waiting some
time for the nurse to return, the sec
ond child went home and reported her
sister's abduction.
The Charlotte police issued a war
rant for the nurse, in which she was
charged with abduction of the child.
In a telephone conversation with
his sister early Wednesday morning,
Mr. Sullivan was informed that noth
ing new was to be reported. The child
was still missing and the search for
the child and nurse was being inten
sified.
Negro 4-H Members
Judge Farm Produce
Plenty of real competition took
place last Saturday at 11:00 a. m.
when seven trained Negro 4-11 judg
ing teams met in the office of the
Negro Farm Agent. These boys and
girls competed in the final elimination
contest for a county judging team.
Corn, eggs and sweet potatoes were
the products judged.
Those making the highest scores
turned out to be a team . or girls,
namely; Onella Johnson, of Winfall
Senior 4-H Club; Kathrenia Johnson,
of Winfall Junior 4-H Club; and
Eaursell Nixon of Chinquapin 4-H
Club.
The team will be given further
training before j participating in the
district judging 'contest which will
be held at Rich Square, N. C. some
time in June 1946.
CIRCLE NO. 4 MEETS
Circle No. 4 .of the Hertford Bap
tist Church will- meet Monday night
at 7:80 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Robert A. White. Mrs. Tom Madre
is the leader of the group. '
Indians Beat Moyock
In Final Cage Game;
Squaws Game Tied
Girls to Play Central
Friday For Confer
ence Championship
Coach Max Campbell's Perquimans
Indians closed their current basket
ball schedule last Friday night by
handing the Moyock high school a
82-15 defeat. It was the Indians'
tenth victory in 17 games played. In
the preliminary game the Indian
Squaws and Moyock girls played to
a 35-35 tie.
The Moyock girls opened their
game with some fast and accurate
shooting and held a 13-6 lead over
the Squaws at the close of the first
period. During the second quarter
the Squaws began hitting the basket
and scored 9 points to Moyock's 8.
The half time score was 21-15 in
favor of the visiting team. Moyock
scored 10 points in the third period
to run its total to 31 while Perqui
mans counted eight. In the final
period the local girls really turned
on the power and tallied 12 points
while holding the visitors to two bas
kets. The final score was 35-35.
Failure to win the game Friday night
placed the Squaws in a tie for the
rural conference championship with
the Central girls and this tie will be
played off Friday' night at Weeks
ville. In the boys game both Perquimans
and Moyock played a careful game
during the first period, each feeling
out the strength of the other, and
each team scored only two points.
However, the Indians began clicking
in the second canto and hit for nine
points while Moyock collected four
points and the Indians were ahead
11-6 at half time. In the third per
iod both teams counted twice from the
field for four points each and the In
dians held a five point lead at the
opening of the final period. Led ly
Tucker the local boys rolled up 13
points in this period while Moyock
collected five more and the final score
was 28-15 for Perquimans.
In the 17 games played this year
the Indians rolled up a total of 451
points to their opponents' 372, for
an average of each game of 26.5
to their opponents' 21.8.
Army Recruiter In
Hertford On Monday
Returned veterans seeking informa
tion about the Army's new recruiting
campaign, or desiring to re-enlist ,
into the army may now do so in Hert-
ford, it was announced here this,
week by Lt. J. B. Smith, recruiting
officer for this area. j
Lt. Smith stated an army recruit-j
ing officer would be at the local Post
office every Monday until further no
tice. The permanent office for re
cruiting is located in room 217 of the
Federal Building at Elizabeth City.
For the benefit of veterans who
are thinking about re-enlisting into
the army, Lt. Smith said they now
have 90 days in which to re-enlist
and receive bonus and ratings held
at time of discharge. Enlistment
furloughs are also given for re-enlisting
within 90 days after discharge.
Former officers, . warrant officers
and flight officers may re-enlist now
and will be given rating of first grade,
providing they re-enlist within 90
days after being separated from the
army.
Forest Fire Film
To Be Shown Here
J. W. Nowell, county fire warden,
announced today he had completed
plans for the showing of a special
forest fire picture, to be shown in
Hertford at the State Theatre on
March 9, and invites all residents of
the county to see the film, which will
display scenes regarding the dangers
and loss caused by fires, and also
methods of fire protection.
WTNSLOW AND RIDOLFI
VOWS SPOKEN FEB. 16
The marriage of Miss Josephine
Elizabeth Ridolfi, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth White of Norfolk, Va., to
Sgt James Thomas Winslow, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Winslow of Belvi
dere, was solemnized Saturday after
noon at 1 o'clock in Hertford.
The bride was attired in a powder
blue suit and accessories of winter
white. She wore a sweetheart cor
sage. Tina hridpornom wan recently dis
charged from the Army and re-enjist-
ea rono montns.
' During hi leave they are making
their home with his Parents at Bel
videre Route 1.
ANNUAL RED CROSS DRIVE OPENS TODAY;
SOLICITORS AT WORK; QUOTA SET AT $2,000
Keep Ration Book 4
For Sugar Coupons
Housewives were advised today by
the Office of Price Administration to
retain in their possession War Ration
Book 4, now used only to obtain
sugar.
Although the currently valid sugar
stamp 30 is the last stamp in War
Ration Book 4, that is specifically
labeled for purchases of sugar, spare
stamps in that li"k will be designat
ed as sugar stamps from time to
time. For this reason, War Ration
Book 4 should be retained even after
Sugar Stamp I'.il has been used, OI'A
emphasized.
Sugar Stamp 4(1 was used for the
1944 home canning program, OI'A ex
plained. THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
President Truman this week named
J. A. Krug, former head of the War
Production Board, to fill the vacancy
in the cabinet as Secretary of the In
terior. The naming of Krug to the
post was somewhat of a surprise on
Capitol Hill, and it is expected the
nomination will be confirmed by Con
gress. The War Department has
asked Congress for a 20 per cent pay
increase for personnel of the Army
and Navy. Secretaries for War and
Navy state the nation must increase
the pay of the armed forces to
obtain the number of men needed to
carry on the commitments of the
United States.
On the international front this
week France announced it was clos
ing the border between France and
Saam on Friday. Diplomatic rela-
tfohs between the two natiop. hav
been strained for some time. In Ar
gentina, where pro-Nazi Perron has
been head of the government for two
years,
an election was held last
day.
Early returns show Perron's I
opposition is leading in the election.
England still has trouble on ner hanilR
in India and Egypt, where nationalists 1
are opposing the use of British troops
in maintaining oraer.
Labor conditions in the U. S. Re
mained tense throughout the week,
with several new strikes being threat
ened. In Pittsburgh a utility strike
has been postponed for one week, and;
in New York a threatened strike b"
the city s transit employees may
cause a tie-up of the transportation
system there. Government officials
are attempting a settlement of the
telephone strike scheduled for March
7, and officials of General Motors and
the union are still trying to work out
an agreement on that strike.
... 1 Mrs. J. H. Towe, Mrs. Arthur Woods;
A secondary road program, which; Wegt Herlford Mrs p. p. Reed, Mrs.
calls for the surface-treating of 3,000 ( ReRinald Tucker and Mrs. B. T. Wood;
miles of farm-to-market roads per housing project, Mrs. Frank McGoo
year for the next ten years, was pre- and Mrg c R Jordan.
sented to the State Highway Com- Hopewtllli Mrs. Ernest Long; Win
mission at a meeting in Raleigh on Migs Myrt,c Umphlett; Cumber
Wednesday. The Commission has , , w r-A, MiiW; rv, Snrincrs.
voiced its approval of the plan, but
state actual work will depend upon
ability to obtain machinery and ma
terial. Perquimans Wildlife
Club Meets Friday
Perquimans County's Wildlife Club,
which was organized here last year,
will hold a meeting at the Courthouse
at 7:30 o'clock Friday night, March
1, it was announced today by W. H.
Oakey, president of the club.
Mr. Oakey stated that all hunters,
fishermen and other sportsmen of
the county are invited to attend the
meeting, at which interesting sub
jects of wildlife will be discussed.
Efforts will be made at this meet
ing, and others to be called, for in
creasing the membership of the local
club. Similar clubs in nearby coun
ties are growing rapidly in member
ship as the program of the club be:
comes known among the sportsmen of
the county.
Hertford PTA Study
Group Meets Tuesday
The Parent-Teachers Association of
the Hertford Grammar School will
hold' a study course on Tuesday af
ternoon, March 5, from two to four
o'clock in the auditorium at the
school . building. The subject of the
meeting will be Education Today.
Miss Mary Sumner- will make a
talk on the school's part in education
and how the parent can help. Miss
Audrey Umphlett, County Health
Nurse, will speak on the part of the
Health Department plays in education
and the Rev. C. W. Duling will dis
cuss the Church and Education.
Drive Under Direction
Of Miss Maness and
Mrs. Oakey to Be Con
cluded March 9
The 1946 Red Cross drive opened
in Perquimans County today, with the
quota for this campaign set at $2,000.
The amount of the goal was announc
ed at a meeting held last Tuesday
night, when soliritors were called lo
ir l'i t -i-.'i en Hie plan for con
ducing a Iriuse-io-house canvass,
which the drive i-liairmen, Miss Fran
ces Manens and Mrs. V. H. Oakey,
hope can be concluded by next Sat
urday, March 9.
It was announced here last Thurs
day that Miss Maness mv Mrs. Oakey
would direct the Red Cross drive this
year and that the Rev. Ii. C. Reavis
has accepted the chuirmanship of the
County Red Cross Chapter, with J. H.
Towe as vice chairman. Immediately
thereafter plans for conducting the
annual drive were sVoUhed and the
drive chairmen contacted the solicit
ors who will serve during the cam
paign. Although only a few solicitors were
present for the meeting held Tues
day, it can be expected that the group
will conduct a thorough canvass and
the goal will be achieved by the date
set by the leaders. In view of the
fact that this year's goal is only
about one-third of the quota raised
here last year, little difficulty is ex
pected in raising the 1946 amount.
At the meeting earlier this week
some of the work handled by the Red
Cross during the past three years was
explained by the Rev. E. T. Jilson,
who serves as Home Service Chair
man, and the Rev. C. W. Duling, who
served as a chaplain with the U. S.
Army.
In announcing plans for the drive
this year, Miss Maness Btated that a
house to house canvass will be made
throughout the county by the solicit
ors and that A spfttftia f tff tm
committee will contact Business houses
and professional men for their contri
butions. The colored division will be
Su"-:un(er tne direction of W. J. Thomp-
son, C. R. Privott, King Williams and
R L.Kingsbury.
Each group will work toward a
quf)ta get by the ocal chairmen in
or(jer tQ cxpedit(, the raising of the
mnntv's troal. and in each case the
erouo quotas will be reduced from the
amount of last year.
Miss Maness and Mrs. Oakey an
nounced the following persons would
conduct the solicitation: Initial gifts,
w H HrjP!ll.tip i u Towe. V. N.
.Darden, A. W. Hefren, S. M. Whed-
bee, C. P. Morris; Grubb street, Mrs.
Julian White, Mrs. L. B. Sitterson;
Edenton Road, Miss Lucy Spivey;
Front street, Miss Helene Nixon, Mrs.
C. A. Davenport; Market street, Mrs.
Corbin Dozier, Mrs. Willis Jessup;
Dobb street, Mrs. Charles Skinner;
i Church street. Miss Alma Leggett,
, Lavden: Parkville, Mrs. Alice
Ferrell; White Hat, Miss Hazel Hos-
kins; Durants Neck, W. b. Dail;
Woodville, Wallace Wood; Whiteston
Nicanor, Miss Lena Winslow and Miss
Johnnie Stallings; Old Neck, Mrs. Ed
Benton; Ballahack, Mrs. Murray El
liott and Mrs. Freeman Elliott; Chap
anoke, Mrs. John Symons; Bethel,
Mrs. W. P. Long and Mrs. E. T. Phil
lips; Chapel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Perry; Hurdleton, W. Q. Hurdle;
Wynfolk and Edenton highway, Mrs.
Milton Dail; Belvidere and Hickory
Cross, Mrs. T. C. Perry; Base Road,
Miss Rosa Lassiter.
Solicitors have not been obtained
for Snow Hill, Bagley Swamp and
Burgess.
Deven Vets Report
At Draft Offices
Eleven more Perquimans County
veterans have returned to their homes
here after having received discharge
papers from the armed forces. The
men have reported at the local draft
office and filed their discharge orders
with the local board.
The list released this week by Mrs.
Ruth Sumner, clerk of the board, in
cluded Emmett Long, James Stal
lings, Francis Nicon and Robert Har
rell, white, Edward Ferebee, Ernest
Wilkins, Clinton Stepney, Caleb Hunt
er, George Sutton, George Felton and
Rudolph Burke, colored.
Mrs. Sumner announced that the
draft call for two Negro selectees to
be inducted on March 4 had been can
celled by the local board this week.
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