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t f s -' ',;' :-'V.; i WA" r-r - Y vt's1 m'VtbcI "aw- ''SW VS- 'A' 11 &mZZLt llEWgPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING, pF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY; Volume XIII, Number 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 18, 1946. $1.50 Per ear; t f( lf ,- v o "j . j f7 W II I r sr .. . , m J a sn V! Lns. ' 1 a U SiilStOn TurnD r "Game This Week to Be 'i ' Played at Tarboro oh , Friday Night ,tj! W'Aftet a lapse of four years Per v. quknans High School and Williams i - ton renewed football relations with . the game being played on Memorial Field last Friday night The Indians i overpowered Williamston to win their second, straight victory by a 14-6 acore. , Williamaton won the toga and el acted to receive the opening kickoff, bufe after failing to gain against the V. Indian defense, kicked to Perquimans' - : 40 yard line. The Indians chalked up four first downs and moved the ball to Williamstoh'a 19 yard line where -1 Williamaton took over the ball after ; -Perquimans failed to make first down. -. From that point on throughout the -first half both teams played about ven, neither threatening to score. The Indians opened the second half v by receiving the kickoff and moved ' -down the field on a series of line plunges and passes to score the first ; touchdown; Chester Winslow, on a - reverse play- skirted around the, Wil ' iiamflton line 20 yards for the goal. The try for extra point was good on ' t a'pass from Chester Winslow to Bob by Holmes. I Williamston came back to score I during this same period when the Indians lost the ball to the visitors x 'on the two yard line. On a previous play the Indians attempted to kick I ' on fourth down and a bad pass from ., ; center carried the' ball over the kick er"s head. Williamston carried the -, , ball over on two plays but failed to convert -the try for extra . point and , ,the score Btood Perquimans 7-6. Dur- .i ang the fourth period the Indians.. v "-possession of the ball on William: vry ton's 40 yard line; A eerie of runs by Symons, Lane and Ward carried i ,- the ball to the two yard strip, from .where Symons smashed through for the second touchdown. The extra " , point was earned otva place kick by Chester Winslow. , Cecil Winslow, Bobby Keaton and : Evans played best on the defense lor the Indians while Lane. Symons. Chester, Winslow. Ward liliw were outstanding on the offense. The next game for the Indians will be played in Tarboro Friday night when Perijuimans meets the Tarboro High School. The record of the Tar , boro. team ie not too impressive but the Tars will no doubt be out to hvenge hcr loss suffered here last .season,"''' 'Uv.'.'.' Sidsy Af Icon ' Funeral- services for James vAlma . White, son of Mrs. Mattie Elisabeth " White r and the late Shelton White, ' who died in Dlike Hospital at 10:30 - .Friday night yere conducted Sunday afternoon at i-Center Hill' Baptist . m V ' Iftt. . n i.nr n n. ' - vuuico. . ine nev. r. v. rrancis, as sisted by the Rev. B. C Reavis, pas? . tor of the Hertford Methodist Church, ofnciated.4-''V;,:ii;-W;iT :fi . The ? church choir sang "In the "weet By , Uhd J By" and "What a nend ,we Have In Jesus." Mrs. H. , Lynch and Mrs. R. H. Riddick . "When" They Ring the Golden VhsT:'cAetrU' '-cwtomtoO-.-of red oseg and white gladioli. ; - ',: Pallbearers were? Vaatr arid Percy wmte, J. w. Hampton, E. C. Wood ard, F, TNJohnson and Elmer Tark- Surviving besides hia mother, Mrs, ' 'tie Elisabeth White, is his "wife, Mae White, two sons, L, T. and t White'; and four daughters. . Ebery Perry, Miss Annie Lee i Anna Jeanette and Lois White 'wtford,'. three- brothers, Vasti, 'i ani Percy Ray, all of Hert ' i no 8isteV, MrsVPoo-ovelt i I'-ysVle, Va., and Ls, Eva : triiotA. . v s. made in , the Uoyce r it Center Kill under the i ( 7 t:;e Lynch Funeral Home, 4' i As iic-a !vln G. Ovns to s;.rve as x if 1 - a , it a IT: 'CHINA FRENCH n Jl m,AN Lt THAILAND yynM ROUTE OF RESCUE PARTY SEEKDfQ AHSMCAN AIRM1N IK CHINA Deep in the nigged mountalas si vesterm iMekwaa provinoe In China, five Army Air Force B-M otwmea an TeporM sheld captive by aboriginal Lolo tribesmea. Aa AAf C-4T tew fires ' Shanghai (A) to Chngtu (B is InvMtigate the nperts. AiOhsofta ' the crsirsMB ware met by a French prisst who reports that the were being h14 by the natives and foroed te tend hards ef sheep and goaU In as Isolated region nine days by foot from the village f i Haichang (C). The priest, who maintains a tiny misaiM six days' walk from Hsicaing, together with members ef a Graves Registra tion detachment are attempting to locate the men. They taw from : Chengtn to Hslehang to investigate the landing faculties than and j to inspect the surrounding territory by air. The 0-4T returned to Shanghai aver the week-end and arrangements were began to fan an expedition to rescue the men. The ban ef otcntUaa to at Hstshanf. It thought that the only raeeessfnl way to senre the - ntoan ef Ibe men will hi through barter. The Loloe n considered ftkeiy to pat the men to death if any attempt is mada to get nt them ' Art armed' fores. They an reported to ban taken fin prisoners and ' have kilkd two other crewmen when they resisted capture. The airmen are thought to have been held for more than two years. The v Lolo country, southwest of Hsichang, is marked on the map by aa (I). The area is on a direct line from former bases to China to HEADLINES ."a The hangman kept a date in Nu- ernberg Wednesday when 11 former high Nazis paid with their lives for L i - tr : L : . ... L "sw"UW " a rtTt. newsmen, representing the Big Four nations, . were included in the group Which watched the Nazis pay the penalty for their crimes. -The execu tions were secret and no .announce ment concerning the hangings was made until the last man had been executed. The eight defendants giv en prison sentences will be transfer red to a prison near Berlin to begin their long terms. ' . St. Louis, winners of the' National League baseball pennant,, proved themselves champions by winning the World Series four games to three against the favorite Boston Ameri can League team. St Louis won the seventh and final game Tuesday when they turned back Boston 4-8. ' Prior to the last game each team had.' won three games and Boston appeared to have the edtre for the final, fibut dar ing play on the part of the St. Louis nine held Boston in check and en abled St Louis to win the series. 'Representatives of 21 nations meeting, ss the Paris peace confer ence completed their work of draft ing treaties for the German satellite nations this week with a note of dis cord when Yugoslavia walked 1 from the conference dissatisfied with a de cision over territory. Meanwhile the treaties will' be considered by foreign ministers of the Big Four at a meet ing to be staged in New York , some time next month, then in turn will be handed to each of the governments for ratification. ' ' 4 ;' Aluminum houses are on the way. Reports this week state "V Federal Housing Administrator Wilson ;-Wy-att has conferred with five airplane manufacturers regarding pre-f abrlca- tkm of aluminum houses to speed tip the. housing program, which is run ning behind due to shortages of steel and wood materials. ' ' North Carolina's State - Fair, thefj first held in five years, opened offici ally" Tuesday to huge crowds and is expected to draw' record gate, dur-, ing" the remainder of the "weelti , The opening day was marred, by a lire on the midway which caused, accord ing to reports, "120,000 In damages. -- w;4 t-rn no srnv i at koly 5 ? t::imty. v... f.uxday . , - Due to the illness of the rector, the T v. H. T. .'."i in, there will be no !) i r 11 t,' " k r rvices at Holy Trln ' . ' 5 C. -h on .Su2ay, Oc r c' 'i school, I ; t 10 teWhitl& At Veteran Hospital Funeral services for Ernest Shelton "White, 36, who died Sunday morning i at 3 p'clock in the Veterans Hospital at Fayetteville, from a disease con tracted while a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II, were conducted Monday aftornoon at 3:30 o'clock' at the Lyr.-.-h Fum ral Home by the Rev. B. C. K.avis, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church. The casket v.as draped with an American flag. During the services a choir sanr "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," "In the Sweet By and By" and "When They Ring the Golden Bells." Mr. White was a brother of James Alma White, who died in Duke Hos pital Friday and who was buried Sunday. He is the son of Mary biizabeth White and the late Shelton White, and is survived by his mother, two sisters, Mrs. Roosevelt East of Keysville, Va., and Mrs. Eva White of Hertford, three brothers, Vasti, Joseph and Percy Ray White of Hertford, and several nieces and nephews. VI.W. Post To Hold Meeting October 23 W.vF. Amsley acting adjutant of the Perquimans Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 'stated today that every overseas veteran in the county is urged to attend the organization meeting of the VFW to be held next Wednesday .night at 7:30 o'clock at the Agriculture. Building. ..The local .post has been awarded a (iharter by. the national VFW or ganization And;.' the local, members will elect' officers and set. up official duties at the1 meeting next week. Membership in the VFW la limited, according to Mr, Ainsley, to veterans who served overseas. '''. .-;.;.i.a i. ,mi.,! Record attendance At Lodge Meeting . -r. ' ..." . " Perquimans Lodge No, 100 A; F. &' A. M. set a record for attendance at' local meetings last w'eekf when the largest membership ever record ed attended the meeting at the Court house. ; -, ' r. The occasion was third degree "work put on by the Ocean View, Va., lodge, and in addition to 35 members from the ". Virginia t lodge attending other visitors included members from Eden ton and Elizabeth City. , ; SOCIETY TO MEET MONDAY '1 ' The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church will meet Mon day n'ght, Octoherv21, at 7:80 at the oV:rch. All members are urged to r -1. ' Auditors Report On Finances Show Town In Good Condition Town Acquires Title to Barrow Property on Grubb Street Despite a reduction in income due to the lowering- of electric rates, the financial condition of the Town of Hertford was stated as-good by audi tors who completed a check of the Town's books last week. While the lower electric rates did not become effective until July 1, the income of the town during the past three months was included in the audit for the fiscal year. Slightly more than $2,000 was list ed as surplus by the auditors, this amount being in addition to the bonds owned by the town. The audit was checked at a meeting of the Town Board last Friday and following recommendations of the auditors the budget for the current year was adopted by the commissioners. This year's budget is approximately the same as last year. The auditors commended the Town Board on the condition of Hertford and the town clerk, W. G. Newby, on the efficient manner in which the books are kept. At a meeting of the Board Monday night it was' announced that the town had acquired title to the Bar row property on Grubb Street, and work will be started soon in clearing the site. Plans for the site include the construction of a Town Hall and possibly a community hall, but for the present it is indicated that the property will be cleared and used as a parking space. The Board has made no definite plans os the construction of an office building; but it is understood this project '3rill,' be held up pending a mh&rmSt&nSls' arOnort'WTeni tiful. The financial report for the. past year is published elsewhere in this issue of The Weeklv. Draft Calls Halted For Balance Of Year Selective Service headquarters this week notified all local boards to can cel draft calls for the months of Oc tober, November and December, after revealing that volunteer enlistments in the regular army numbered almost one million. Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Perquimans board, stated Monday, she had been notified that calls upon the local board had been halted until further notice. Whether or not draft calls will be placed in effect again after the new year, probably depends upon en listments during the next three months. The Selective Service Act is due to expire on March .'il but most Washington officials believe the War Department may ask for an other extension of the law, unless enlistments in the regular army con tinue at high rate. Local veterans who have reported j their separation from the armed for ces during the past -two weeks in clude Robert Lane; white, and Joseph Harrell, Hollis Mitchell and Garland Harris, colored. Local PTA Members At District Meeting Six members . of the Hertford Grammar School Parent-Teachers Association attended the district meeting of the PTA held at Columbia last week. Those from the local as sociation attending were Mrs. Alice FutrelUJUrs, J. H. Towe, Miss Mary Sumner, Mrs. Cecil Winslow, Mrs. Carson Howell and Mrs. Noah Fel ton, Sr.; . '..;' John Hunter Injured At Football Practice John Hunter, a member of the Per quimans High School football team, suffered a "fractur of two vertebrae while attending practice of the team on Monday". -" : s. : ' The Injured player was removed to the Albemarle Hospital for treatment on Wednesday, Rotary Hub To Meet At Hotel Tuesday P. M. ""Hertford Rotary Club' will resume' meeting at' the- Hotel Hertford for regular meetings, starting next Tues day .night, it was announced today by Dr. A. B. Bonner, president of the club." . ' v Fire Prevention Week Observed At School Fire Prevention week was observed last week at the Perquimans High School, with numerous programs per taining to fire prevention being pre sented by different classes at the school. In addition to the programs pre sented by the students, members of the Hertford Fire Department gave demonstrations on two different oc casions. Following the presentation of the programs it was believed the students gained considerable know ledge on the best methods for fire prevention. Recorder's Court Has Varied Docket At Session Tuesday Traffic Violators In Ma jority; Two Cases Are Continued A varied docket, composed mainly of traffic cases, was disposed of in Perquimans Recorder's Court at the session Tuesday morning. Dennis Welch, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property. He ws given a 60-day road sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $30 and costs of court. An appeal Wind was set at $101). Nathaniel Jordan, Negro, charged with larceny on two counts, was found guilty. He was assessed the cost&of court on the first count and given (!() day road sentence on the second. The road sentence wa(s sus pended upon payment of court bosts and the defendant placed on proba tion for 12 months.,; David Dempsey,; Negro, enterf&fs), plea of guilty to driving witbniniiv Kcr. yas mica ana costs. Alphonso Giles, Jiegro, entered? & plea of guilty to a charge of driving drunk. He was ordered to pay a fine of $75 and costs, and his driver's li cense was revoked for one year. Lee Cole was taxed with the court costs after pleading guilty to a charge of driving without a license. Robert Umphlett, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving drunk and reckless driving? He was fined $75 and ordered to pay the court costs. His license was revoked for one year. James Dance, Negro, was fined $5 and costs of court after Dleadinir guilty to driving with insufficient brakes. ; Missionary Union To Meet October 18 The Elizabeth City Division of the North Carolina Baptist Woman's Missionary Union will meet October 18, at 10:00 A. M. in the Gatesville Baptist Church, the president, Mrs. A. 1). Ward, Sr., presiding. The morning devotional will be led by Mrs. Sallie C. Parker of Jackson. Mrs. Ward suggests that those who attend go fifteen minutes early in order to register and be comfortably seated by ten o'clock. Among the guest speakers will be Mrs. J. S. Farmer, State W. M. U. president and Mr. B. W. Jackson, State R. A. Secretary of Raleigh, Rev. C. W. Bazemore, Pastor Corinth Church, Elizabeth City and Miss Kathleen Mallory, Executive-Secretary South ern W. M. U., Birmingham, Ala. Local Legionnaires At District Meeting R. R. White, V. Nv Darden, Tom Willoughby, W. P. Ainsley, Wayland Butler and B. ,C. Berry! represented the Wm. Paul Stalling! Post of the American Legion at a "district meet ing held in Elizabeth City Tuesday. Mrs. R. R. White, president of the Legion Auxiliary, represented the Auxiliary, ' . y'ftf.'. The, Legionnaires heard State Com mander York and Vice Commander Yountz explain the Legion program for the current year..' The program will be based on extension- of mem bership: and new posts to be estab lished throughout the State Mrs. Tom Bird, State Auxiliary president, told the representatives of the auxiliaries of similar pjans for all local auxiliaries, , - CENTRAL PTA MEETING The Farent-Teacher A""ociation of the Central Grammar School will hold its regular October meeting on Mon day night, October 21, at 7i30 o'clock members and the public 1 urged to awena.. . Control Lifted From Meat Tuesday; Price And Supply Increase Local Dealers Expect Slight Increase In Supply Immediately Controls on meats and livestock were lifted Tuesday morning on or ders of President Truman, and im mediately reports from packers in dicated meat supplies throughout the nation would be reaching the public within ten days. In announcing the end of controls the President declared a few Con gressional members were responsible for the act failing of its purpose. He stated the Government had consid ered a number of secondary measures as a method to obtain meat for public use but finally decided to scrap the price controls. Following the President's state ment on Monday night, OPA and other government agencies, Tuesday issued orders bringing an end to meat control. Local meat dealers reported Tuesday they expected to have some meats on hand before the end at this week and a fairly good supply tould be expected within two to three weeks. One store, which has been without meat for a couple of weeks, except for small shipments, had meats displayed Wednesday, but stated all prices were subject to change without notice. Prices on livestock soared upward on open market during Tuesday and most buyers believe this price trend will continue at' least until supply catches up with demand. The news regarding the lifting of controls on meats also affected prices of other items including stocks.' Some officials voiced opinjjidm tfiatj : t.;g '! eontrolB over othlb: items 'excepting ".J long, with higher prices aTPalontr the y, line.- Union officials called for the j end of control of wages in orri'T that workers might get sufficient increase ' to pay to me, t the higher costs of living. In addition to lifting the control on prices for livestock the government also announced the end of a ban on importation of Mexican cattle. This ", movement is expected to add to the number of cattle available on the American market. Democratic Rally At Williamston Monday Democrats of the First Congres sional District will gather at Wil liamston next Monday afternoon for a big Democratic rally, planned to begin at .i:.'i0 o'clock, it was announc ed here this week by Congressman Herbert C. Bonner. The rally at Williamston is one of several scheduled for the Eastern part of the State during next week, and large attendance is expected at each. High State officials will take part on the program, and those ex pected to speak are Governor Cherry, Senator Hoy and State Chairman Bill Umstead. Congressman Bonner will be the principal speaker at the rally on Monday. All Democrats are invited to at tend the meeting, and a large dele gation of Perquimans County party members is expected to attend this rally. Copeland Funeral Held Thursday P. M. Caleb R. Copeland, 84, died Wed nesday morning at 12:46 o'clock af ter a long illness. He was the son of the late Themis Copeland and Jane Lane Copeland. He is survived by his wife, Hester Copeland, three sons, Tom and Wat son of Perquimans County, and Joe Copeland, U. S. Army, who is station ed at Fort Storey, Va.; three daugh ters, Mrs. L. P. Shith, Mrs. Charles Elliott and Mrs. Lorenzo Chappell; one brother, Ed Copeland; one sister, Mrs. Lottie Hathaway of Norfolk; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. - . ' , : Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. C. W.Duling. ; The Baptist Church choir sang "Sometime We Will: Understand," "Beautiful . Isle of Somewhere" and "Christian Goodnight." '.' Pallbearers' were Joslah, Norman and Robert Elliott - Zack Phillips, i John and Harwood Smith. ' Burial was "in Cedarwood Ceme iiery,y - . ., ' 1 C t mi