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Perquimans Man, Also
Injured With Two
Others
Jesse Lewis Nixon, 20, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Nixon of Route One,
" Edenton, wag killed and three other
' , persons were injured in a head-on j
i collision of two automobiles on the
Center Hill Road near the Perqui
mans County line Sunday night about
r 10:30 o'clock, State Highway Patrol
v. man Clydb Fentress and Charles Pay
1 ne reported. Deputy Sheriff M. G.
Owens also aided in the investigation
s following the accident.
The injured, who are all patients
at the Albemarle Hospital in Eliza
- beth City, where their condition is
t reported to be "fair" are: William
. Byrum, Jr., of the Beach Springs
i " section of Perquimans County, Willis
Ray Peele and Ralph Peele, both of
near Edenton and both of whom were
, riding with Nixffn.
Fentress said Byrum'B car appar-
ently Was on the left hand side of
. the road coming toward Hertford
' and collided with the car driven by
' 'Nixon which was en route to Eden
ton. The three injured yguths were
taken to Elizabeth City in a Lynch
t Funeral Home ambulance.
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; of both legs, it was reported, besides
s other serious injuries.
Patrolman Fentress stated Monday
that manslaughter charges would be
: lodged against Byrum as the result
of the accident.
v Funeral services for Nixon were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Rocky Hock Baptist
Church, the pastor, the Rev. W. C.
"; Francis, " officiating.
During the ; services the church
choir sang "Sometime We'll Under
stand," "Does Jesus Care" and
i "Asleep In Jesus."
The casket was covered with a pall
of red roses, fernVand white tntims,
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Active pallbearers were Melvin
Harrell, Edward Byrum, Graham and
Buck Byrum, J. D. Peele and Johnnie
Harrell.
Honorary pallbearers were R. C. j
Privott, G. W. Forehand, Eddie Nix
on, miles liunch, Carter Privott, Gus
Hughes, J. E. Peele, C. C. Nixon, Em
mett Elmore, H. M. Nixon, J. E.
Perry and J. T. Nixon.
Burial was made in the Nixon
Cemetery at Rocky Hock near the
church under the direction of the
Lynch Funeral Home.
Deceased is survived by his par
ents, five brothers, Thomas, Earl,
Murray, J. C. and Leroy, and two
Bisters, Ada Marie and Mary Lou
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County Man Beaten
And Robbed Sat
It will probably be "a jong time be
fore Wilbur Stallings of Winfall will
stop to give a hitch hiker a ride
again. He was badly beaten and rob
bed last Saturday when he picked up
two sailors in Norfolk, obeying an
impulse to give the youths a ride.
On entering, the car of Stallings the
two men immediately attacked the
driver with a milk bottle and a screw
driver, ..After beating and robbing
Mr. Stallings of $33.18 the sailors
forced him from the car.
The 'sailors were later arrested
when discovered tampering with an
other car and they admitted the at
tack on Stallings. They told police
authorities they had abandoned the
Stallings car shortly after the at
tack.. The sailors are being held for
i action by the Norfolk grand jury.
Town To Remove
Leaves Fridays Only
In order not to disrupt the regular
work routine of the street depart
ment, the Town Board, at a meeting
Monday night adopted a plan where
by leaves will , be removed from
streets on Fridays only.
In announcing the schedule Mayor
V. N. Darden called upon the resi
dents of the town not to place leaves
-on the streets only on Fridays. When
raked into i gutters the leaves are
scattered, and in cage ,- of rains are
washed into the storm sewers, caus
ing bad drainage, '
Leaves can not be handled by the
garbage collectors and therefore' the
town will use its large truck to haul
away -leaves each Friday.
; The meeting of the hoard was
. short affair and only the above mat.
along with routine financial mat
t ra r were handled during the meet-
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i Hertford,
Junior Class To
Present Comedy
The Junior Class of the Perqui
mans County High School will pre
sent a three act comedy, entitled
"Aunt Tillie Goes To Sea" on Dec
ember 5, at 8 o'clock in the auditor
ium of the high school.
The cast includes Anne Proctor,
Howard Broughton, Peggy Cook, Bill
White, Myrtle Elliott, Eugene Hurdle,
Anna Faye Copeland, Reggie Tucker,
Daphne Winslow, Nan Ward, L. C.
Elliott and Eloise Godwin.
Special musical entertainment will
be provided between acts.
Rev. J. D. Crawford
To Preach Sunday In
Methodist Church
The Rev. B. C. Reavis, recently re
turned as pastor of the First Metho
dist Church in Hertford for the fifth
year, announced today that the Rev.
J. D. Cranford will preach for him at
7:30 o'clock next Sunday evening.
Mr. Cranford has been pastor of the
Perquimans Charge for the past sev
en years, and has done an outstanding
piece of work. At the recent meet
ing of the annual conference in Hen
derson Mr. Cranford was appointed
to the Faison Charge in the New
Bern Dfstrict. He has many friends
in Hertford and Perquimans County
who will be looking forward to hear
ing him preach Sunday night. He
has announced "Up For Vision, Down
For Power" as the subject of the ser
mon. Mr. Reavis will preach Sunday
morning, his sermon subject being,
"Go Forward." There will be a re
ception of members in connection
with the service.
Perquimans Indians
Lose To Plymouth
Perquimans .High School football
J warn ion i iniro siraigm game
T?Aawr strong Ply-
mouth Panther team, smarting under
a stinging defeat handed them by
Edenton, outplayed the Indians dur
ing most of the game to win a 19
14 victory.
The game was one of those nip
and tuck affairs with the outcome
in doubt right up to the last minute
of play. The Panthers scored first
midway of the first quarter after the
Indians had won the toss and re
ceived the kickoff. The Indians
marched down the field chalking up
three first downs but the attack bog
ged down on Plymouth's 10 yard line.
Plymouth started a drive toward
their goal which was good and a con
version of the extra point made the
score 7-0. The Indians came right
back and continued to march through
the Plymouth line racking up several
more first downs to finally score in
the early minutes of the second quar
ter. Joe Nowell carried the brunt
of the drive and scored on ah end
run from the 15 yard stripe. Jack
Symons hit the line for the extra
point. The half ended with the score
deadlocked at 7-7.
Plymouth failed to gain through
the Perquimans team after receiving
the. kickoff opening the third period
and punted to the Indians. Nowell
returned the punt to mid-field and
the Indians started another drive
which netted a touchdown when Sy
mons drove through the line from
the three yard marker. A pass from
Nowell to Holmes was good and the
Indians led 14-6. A fumble by the
Indians in this period proved costly
and set the Plymouth team up for
its second touchdown and the score
was 14-13 for Perquimans. For sev
eral minutes neither team was able
to gain and then Plymouth began an
air attack which the. Indians seeming
ly could not stop and the Panthers
scored againin the . final period to
make the score 19-14 in their favor.
During the closing minutes of the
game the Indians started a sustain
ed drive but time ran out before the
local team could cross the goal. The
Indians had the ball on Plymouth's
eight yard line as the game ended.
Entertainment At
Hertford Grammar
School Next Friday
A musical program, sponsored by
jthe Hertford Grammar School, will
be presented in the school auditorium
at 8 o'clock on Friday night, Novem
ber 22, it was announced here today
by Miss .Mary Sumner, principal of
the school. ,
- DAUGHTER BORN
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Brabble an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
November 4. Mother and baby are
reported doing' nicely.', Mrs. Brabble
before her marriage was Miss Madge
Long, ;
Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, November 15, 1946.
Fifteen Cases In
Recorder's Court
Tuesday Morning
Varied Docket Heard
By Judge Johnson In
Short Time
Following a two weeks' recess, 15
cases were listed on the docket of the
Perquimans County Recorder's Court
when court convened Tuesday morn
ing. The docket was varied but little
time was consumed in hearing the
calendar as more than half of the de
fendants entered pleas of guilty.
Jewel Shcnrlock was taxed with
the costs of court for driving with
out a license.
Jordan Hurdle entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding and
paid the court costs.
Roosevelt Campbell, Negro, was
fined $75 and costs of court on two
charges, reckless driving and driving
drunk.
Ben Harris, Negro, was assessed
the costs of court on a charge of be
ing drunk in a public place.
Lloyd White, charged with driving
without a license, paid the costs of
court.
Sol Blumbery entered a plea of
guilty to speeding and paid a fine of
$15 and costs.
Leroy Revels, Negro, was taxed
with the costs of court on a charge
of fraud.
Arthur Woodhouse, Negro, was
fined $75 and ordered to pay the costs
after pleading guilty to driving while,
drunk.
Eddie Felton, Negro, was ordered
to pay the court costs on a charge of
speeding.
George A. Johnson, Negro, paid the
costs of4court on a charge of speed
ing. William Felton, Negro, was found
guilty on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon and ordered to pay
the costs of court.
Richard Hurdle charged with tres
pass was allowed a motion for a non
suit in the case.
The State took a nol pross in the
case charging Joe Dilard with lar
ceny and trespass.
Henry Parker, Negro, was taxed
with the costs of court on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapn.
The State took a nol pros in the
case charging Laura Woodhouse
with larceny.
Father Of Editor
Very III In Indiana
Max Campbell, editor of The Per
quimans Weekly, and J. G. Campbell
of Wilmington, were called to Shelby
ville, Indiana, on Wednesday due to
the serious illness of their father.
During the absence of the editor,
Miss Virginia White will handle the
reporting and editing work of the
newspaper.
The Building and Loan office, which
is located at The Weekly office,- will
not be open to receive payments on
Saturday of this week.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
President Truman closed out OPA
control on all merchandise except
sugar, rice and rents, with an order
effective last Sunday morning. The
action followed a report by OPA
head, Paul Porter, who it is reported,
told the President so few, items were
now under control, OPA was no long
er necessary. President Truman stat
ed, in his order, that present condi
tions would be served better by let
ting prices be adjusted by supply and
demand. Effect of , the order was no
ticed Monday when prices were re
ported climbing in many spots in the
nation, although it was not noticed
locally. Automobiles was one of the
articles that jumped quickly in prices,
but by Wednesday reports of-buyers'
strikes were received and it is be
lieved by authorities that conditions
will soon Bettle to stable levels.
Republican leaders of the new
uongress, wnicn win convene in Jan
uary, have issued statements promis
ing1 full cooperation with President
Truman on all matters vital to the
nation's economy. They state, how
ever, a cut in income taxes will be
voted, plus the end of some excise
taxes. Some . observers state official
end of the war will be voted which
will terminate the President's war
powers.
Unrest has been reported in Eng
land due to the immigration situation
in Palestine, anil dispatches this week
stated additional safety for the king
has been ordered. No violence had
been reported to mid-week.
Youth Escapes From
Training School;
Faces Prison Term
Johnnie Myers, youthful es
capee from the State Training
School, was apprehended Mon
day night about four miles from
Belhaven by Deputy Sheriff M.
G. Owens and State Patrolman
Charles Payne. The local officers
had received word the youth was
at the home of his grandmother,
near Belhaven, and arrested the
hoy upon their arrival there.
John Myer, 14 year old county
youth, escaped from the N. C. State
Training School last week and faces
a prison term when apprehended bv
authorities, it was reported by W.
H. Pitt, clerk of court.
Mr. Pitt was notified last Friday
that the youth, convicted on five
counts of breaking and entering and
larcenv at the October term of Sup
erior Court, had escaped from the
Training School. Local oftcers are
on the look-rut for the boy.
After pleading guilty to the
charges returned by the grand jury,
the youth was sentenced to two years
in prison, this sentence was suspend
ed upon provision he did not leave
the Training School until he was of
i age.
Commitment papers, placing the
youth in State prison, have been
drawn and will be executed upon the
apprehension of the youth by any
State police officials.
Health Association
Back State Program
One of the greatest crises North
Carolina faces today is the shortage j
of doctors, nurses and medical fa-!
cilities, Dr. Hamilton McKay, ofi
Charlotte, told CO of the State's lead- j
ing doctors who gathered to attend a ,
Conner meeung ;""
sponsorship of the Good Hea th As-
MOViaUUIl clOU LIU .Jicin-
Society.
Dr. McKay told the assembled doc
tors tfiat in Ws opinion the Good
Health Program being advanced by
the Good Health Association is the
"answer to the health needs of our
State."
Dr. McKay, named by the Medical
Society to serve as liaison officers
with the Good Health Association,
declared that the Good Health Plan
must become a reality "in its entir
etv." Anv action to sol it the pro-
1 gram would prove catastrophic, he
i asserted.
The problem of too few doctors in
the rural areas of the State would be
solved through the student loan fund
stipulation of the proposed Good
Health Program, Dr. McKay pointed
out, observing that in Tennessee the
number of doctors practicing in rural
areas has been sharply increased
through a similar plan.
Decrying the belief that modern
medical school graduates will prac
tice only in urban areas, Dr. McKay
stated that doctors will practice
"where they are needed" so long as
three determining factors are ob
served. He listed the three factors
as good living conditions, proper fa
cilities to work with, and sufficient
compensation to live a good life.
People are more health conscious
now than ever before, Dr. McKay con
tinued. He noted that twelve differ
ent national surveys conducted by
medical experts show that the present
strain on hospital facilities is no
temporary problem and that "hos
pitals will continue to be crowded and
facilities overtaxed 10 years from
now, the same as today."
Reason for the unprecedented de
mands being made on the hospitals,
he said, is not necessarily that more
people are sick but that doctors have
educated patients as to the value of
hospitalization and medical science
has advanced so that only in hospitals
can a proper diagnosis of many ills
be made.
Dr. W. M. Coppridge, president of
the State Medical Society, in a brief
talk previous to the informal address
by Dr. McKay, called on the doctors
to assist the Good Health Program
in "every possible way."
Central PTA Meets
Monday Night At 7:30
The PTA of the Perquimans Cen
tral Grammar School will hold its
regular monthly meeting on Nov. 18
at 7:30 o'clock. The Old Neck Com
munity has Charge of the program.
All parents and teachers are urged
to be present, and the public is in
vited. WMS MEETS MONDAY
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Hertford Baptist Church will
meet next Monday night, November
18, at 7:80 at the church. All mem
bers are urged to be present
WEEKLY
Rural Basketball
Loop Opens Dec. 3rd
E. C. Woodard, president of the
Albemarle basketball conference, an
nounced today that the rural schools
would begin conference games on
December 3. Ten schools are enter
ed in the conference this year and in
clude Perquimans, Columbia, Central,
South Mill3, Gatesville, Hobbsville,
Moyock, Manteo, Poplar Branch and
Weeksville.
Schedules for each team are being
drawn and will be announced next
week. Several of the schools have al
ready started besketball practice but
Perquimans and Columbia are still
playing football and will not begin
basketball practice until after the
gridiron season closes.
Band Contributions
Mount To 51,271
The drive being conducted to raise
funds for the Perquimans High
School band has netted the sum of
$1,271.50 according to W. H. Pitt,
who is acting as secretary of the
drive. The project is being sponsor
ed by the Rotary and Lions Clubs.
The amount raised to date has
been by contributions only, but a neat
sum is expected to be raised by the
Lions Club through the sale of tick
ets good for a chance on an electric
refrigerator. The refrigerator is to
be given away tonight at 9 o'clock at
the State Theater.
Contributions in the amount over
$1(1 have been received from the fol
lowing individuals and firms. Major
Loom is Co., Woodley Grocery Co. of
Elizabeth City, A. W. Hefren, Towe
Webb Motor Co., C. R. Holmes, Hert
ford Banking Co., Miles Clark of
Elizabeth City, Pepsi-Cola, Kay Has
kett, Hertford Livestock & Supply
Co., Hollowed Chevrolet Co., Wins-low-PIanchard
Motor Co., Simon's,
Trim Wilson, W. M. Morgan, South-
m Cotton Oil Co
j M Motm.
J. R. Stokes,
J. Broughton &
Bros., Darden Bros., Claude White,
Charlie Umphlett, Dr. T. P. Brinn,
Hertford Cafe, Herbert Peele of
Elitatteth City and J, E. antj . E.,,L.
Winslow.
Besides the contributions received,
the band members earned $Kf through
collection of renewals for this news
paper. The goal set by the civic clubs for
this project is $.'1,000. All funds to
be used in equipping the band with
uniforms and instruments for forty
members.
Price Decontrol In
High Gear In State
Sewing machines, radios, farm and
garden tools, cosmetics, luggage and
typewriters are on a long list of re
cently decontrolled items released by
the North Carolina OP,A State office.
Most of the items freed in accord
ance with the President's accelerated
decontrol program are either of rela
tive unimportance to the general cost
of living, or supplies are fast catch- Reavis to the church here was wel
ing up w ith demand, District Director I come news for this community in
Theodore S. Johnson said. j which he has taken an active part
Included on the latest list of de-1 in the church and civic affairs dur
controlled items are the following: (ing his four years as pastor of the
All cosmetics (but not soap); ra-1 local church,
dios and eHectric phonographs; small i The Conference assigned the Rev.
electric appliances, such as heaters, I D- Cranford, pastor at Winfall for
non-automatic toasters, irons, hot
plates, electric heating pads and elec
tric shavers.
Household kitchenware and glass
ware; shower curtains and sets; port
able lamps and shades (other than
industrial fixtures); dish pans and
wash basins; coffee-makers and
parts; home canning jars, Venetian
blinds, window shades and rollers.
Farm and garden tools, metal pails
and tubs; wheelbarrows; tool boxes;
garbage and ash cans; clothes wring
ers; washboards and ironing boards;
tabe flat ware and silverware chests;
gun cabinets; automobile seat covers.
Business machines, including type
writers and adding machines: com
mercial furniture and equipment;
safes and cash and bond boxes; floor
cleaning and polishing machines;
name plates; photographic eouip
ment, accessories and supplies; lug
gage, clocks and clock-type watches,
including all watches and clocks, both
imported and domestic.
Household sewing machines and
sewing machine cabinets; household
dishwashers; household ice refrigera
tors and cabinets; bathroom scales;
bathroom and closet fixtures, except
medicine cabinets; hand-operated car
pet sweepers; bicycles and acces
sories; tricycles; velocipedes, scoot
ers, sidewalk bikes and wheel play
cars; children's wagons with bodies
longer than 18 inches; juvenile fur
niture, except cribs, chifferobes and
chests; artificial limbs;' Orthopedic de
vices and materials.
$1.50 Per Year.
Indians Losers In
Game Monday Night
With Edenton Aces
Final Game of Year on
Memorial Field To
night at 7:45
Perquimans High School football
team continued in its slump last Mon
day night when it lost a hard fought
game to their old rivals, the Edenton
Aces. The final score was 18-7, but
this score does not indicate the hard
playing displayed by both teams. Th
game opened with Edenton receiving
the ball but their attempt to drive
through the Indian defense was stall
ed by excellent playing on the part
of the Indians, who took possession
of the ball on a punt. The Indians
opened a drive toward the goal line
but lost possession of the ball after
racking up four first downs. Neither
team showed any superiority during
the rest of the first period. Edenton
came back strong in the second quar
ter and after completing two passes
and making several good runs around
the Indian ends, scored the first
touchdown. The try for extra point
failed and the score was (-0 when the
first half ended.
Receiving the kick-oir opening the
second half, the Indians drove into
the Aces' territory, and the play re
mained there until Perquimans tallied
on a line buck by Symons. Symons
hit the line for the extra point and
Perquimans led 7-C. The remaining
minutes of the third period resulted
in a see-saw battle between the two
teams, seeking a weak spot in the
other's defense. Edenton found this
spot early in the fourth period and
chalked up its second touchdown to
take the lead 12 to 7. Edenton's
backs. Habit and Hollowell, showed
the fans some nice runs, but their
ability to break away was stopped by
the Indian defense. Later in the
fourth quarter with Perquimans at
tempting to score through th- air,
this attack was broken up with Eden
ton intercepting a Perquimans toss
and running it back for a third goal,
making the score 18-7 for Edenton.
Perquimans failed to threaten after
this.point in the gairui
The final football Saw of the sea
son for the Indians will be played on
Memorial Field Friday night when
the strong Scotland Neck team comes
here for a contest with the Indians.
The game is srheduled to start at
7:45 o'clock, 15 minutes earlier than
usual. Since this is the final game
of the season for the local team, a
large crowd is expected to turn out
and witness the contest. Scotland
Neck boasts a strong team and has
been beaten this year only by Eliza
beth Citv.
Rev. Reavis Returns
To Hertford Church
The Rev. B. C. Reavis was re-assigned
pastor at the Hertford Metho
dist church at the annual conference
held last week-end in Henderson. The
announcement of the return of Mr.
the past several years, to the Faiso
charge near New Bern. The Rev.
J. D. Stott was assigned to the Per
quimans charge.
The Rev. Arthur Stephenson, pas
tor during the past five years for
the Chowan charge, was assigned to
South Camden.
Prices Increase
On Many Items
Prices received by North Carolina
farmers for wheat and oats in Oc
tober averaged $2.28 and $1.08, re
spectively, with wheat being up three
cents and oats five cents per bushel.
In releasing the monthly price es
timates, the State Agriculture De
partment said that corn declined eight
cents per bushel from September 15
to October 15, averaging $1.95 per
bushel on the latter date. Barley
brought $1.70 per bushel and rye
$2.45.
Chickens continued in good demand,
bringing around 33 cents per pound,
3.4 cents more than in September.
Eggs' averaged 58.5 cents per dozen,
up 6.5 cents over a month earlier.
COTTON HITS NEW LOW
Cotton prices dropped sharply
during the middle of last week and
hit a low of 27.95 for Middling 1516
inch on the country's ten leading
markets Thursday. Prices advanced
196 points Friday and averaged 29.91
as compared with 32.11 a week earl
ier and 23.85 a year ago.
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