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A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OP HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XIII.-Number 48
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, December 6, 1946.
$1.50 Per Year.
District Governor
est At Hertford
Notary Club Tuesday
Be Topic of Discus
sion at Meeting
' The Hertford Rotary Club had as
; its guest on Tuesday night I. M.
I Bailey, Governor of the 189th Dis
; trict of Rotary International, which
r includes 36 Rotary Clubs in 'North
eastern North Carolina. Mr. Bailey
'i is a resident of Raleigh and is a mem-
t ber of the Raleigh Rotary Club.
Mr. Bailey's visit to the .local Ro
y, tary Club was for the purpose of ad
, vising and assisting President A. B.
'. Bonner and Secretary R. S. Monds
'," and other officers of the club on mat-
ters pertaining to club administration
' and Rotary activities. He is one of
157 district governors of Rotary In
, ternational who are supervising the
activities of some 5,800 clubs with
.more than a Quarter of a million
.members in 73 countries throughout
, the world.
I !V . ... ....
4 a. loday, this world-wide service or-
S ganization continues to grow in num
hers and in strength. During the
iast fiscal year, 404 new Rotary
Clubs were organized in 12 countries
of the Americas, and in Australia,
Belgium, Burma, China, Czechoslo
. Vakia, Denmark, England, Federated
Malay States, Finland, France,
Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland,
Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway,
V Portugal. Straits Settlements. Swed-
.?n, The Netherlands, The Philippines
and Wales.
Wherever Rotary Clubs are located,
their activities are similar to those of
"the Rotary Club of Hertford because
they are based on the same general
objective 'the jromotion of better
understanding and fellowship among
"business and professional men,
community-betterment undertakings,
raising the standards of business aiid
vancement of good will, understand
5ng and peace among all the peoples
;f the world.
HDD Members Win
Attendance Awards
Mrs. Albert Crosby of Norfolk, Va".,
was guest speaker at the Fall Fed
eration meeting of the Home' Dem
onstration Clubs. Mrs. Crosby's sub
ject was Christmas Decorations in
tne Home; Christmas Customs in
Other Lands. She showed numerous
decorations that might be used. Oth
ers on the program were Miss Pauline
Smith, Northeastern District Home
Agent from Raleigh, and Mrs. Nor-
Iman Elliott and Ethel Frances El-
lliott.
Awards for the year were present-
led by Mrs. T. C. Perry, County
president First place award, a pres
sure cooker, went to the Ballahack
lub; second place, curtain stretchers,
o the Belvidere club, and third place,
ruit cake pan, to the Beech Springs
lub.
Perfect attendance certificates were
iven to the following club members:
Chapanoke ClubMrs. C. P. Qum-
y, Mrs. Wallace Bright and Mrs. M.
. Boyce.
Helen Gaither Club Mrs. W. 0.
lunter, Mrs. Colon Jackson, Miss An
' Parker, Mrs. M. E. Lewis, Mrs.
'ton Dail.
'ethel Club Mrs. E. L. Goodwin,
i Blanche Goodwin, Mrs. J. P.
dome and Garden Club Mrs. H. G.
arclift, Mrs. J. S. McNider.
Belvidere Club Mrs. B. W. Cope-
nd, Mrs. Jerome Hurdle.
Burgess Club Mrs. J. B. Basnight,
xs. A. 11 Copeland; Mrs. H. S. Dav-
Jiport, Mrs. Sidney Layden, Mrs.
bmmie Matthews.
Snow Hill-White Hat Mrs. Elmer
ood.
Winfall Qub Mrs. Effle Miller,
rg. George Roach, Mrs. Irving True
ood. , i
Beech Springs Mrs. Howard Wil
ms.
Whiteston Club Mrs. DeWitt
nslow, Miss Lena Winslow, Mrs.
ircer .Wiijslow, Mrs. Johnnie Stal-
;iopewell Club Mrs. M. T. Griffin.
Wlahack Club Mrs. L. B. Perry,
Freeland Elliott, Mrs. Nixon
illowelL
btton Ginning Less
hanHalf Of 1945
census report released this week
I Willie M: Harrell; special agent,
Hnned io Perquimans County
November 14, ac compared witl)
I ales of 'cotton 'ginned during
:::S season for 'the same time
1.
Rotary Guest
' :Jjti
I. M. BAILEY
I. M. Bailey, District Governor
of Rotary International for the
189th District, was guest speaker
at the Hertford Rotary Hub
meeting held Tuesday night.
Roads Subject Of
Board's Discussion
State Commissioner Re
leases Promise For
Rock on Turnpike
Improvement of county roads was
the chief topic of discussion at a
meeting of the Hoard of County Com
missioners in final session here Mon
day before reorganization of the
Board for its next term of office.
Three projects were discussed by
the Board members and delegations
representing ' communities through
which the roads traverse. Following
a plea by residents of the Whiteston
section for rocking of the Turnpike
road, a telephone call was made to
I III TT1 Cii UI.Ln.... Pn
Perry, chairman of the County Com
missioners, it was highly probable
this project would be handled within
a short time. A proposal that the
Highway Commission continue hard
surfacing the Woedville-New Hope
road, however, was not so highly re
ceived. Mr. P.vans stated similar
contracts had been let by the State
during the past summer and none of
the contracts were extended. It was
stated there was a possibility the
State would complete the hard sur
facing of the entire road next year.
A delegation of local residents are
expected to go to Raleigh some time
in the near future to request some
action be taken regarding the wid
ening and hard surfacing of the Cen
ter Hill road Hertford to the point of
the new highway about four miles
from town. The Town of Hertford
plans some street improvement, if the
Town Board desires to learn the
State's plan for this road before go
ing into thi; street ininroyept for
Grubb Street extended, tht State
has asked twice for bids letting the
Center Hill road contract but it was
reported no bids were received by the
State Commission.
With these three road projects
completed, the secondary road situa
tion in Perquimans would be in fair
condition at Jeagt for the present, but
until the roads receive treatment
traveling conditions on the three
highways will continue bad, especial
ly in adverse weather.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The nation girded itself for a long
coal strike this week by curtailing a
number of items dealing directly with
public life as an extra move tov con
serve the diminishing . stock pile of
coal. John L. Lewis was found guil
ty of contempt of court and the court
delayed for one day the sentencing.
However, Lewis, as was expected, ap
pealed the judgment and a higher
court must now decide the issue.
Trains were ordered to cut passenger
traffic an additional 25 per cent and
nn embargo on freight, express and
pajcej post of packages weighing
more than five pounds has been in
voked. . President Truman this week named
former Governor O. Max Gardner
to the post as ambassador to Great
Britain. Gardner has served the na
tion well in recent months as under
secretary of the treasury and is ex
pected to make an outstanding diplo
matic official in London.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Cannon, Jr
announce the birth of a daughter,
born at the Medical Center in Eliza
beth City,-on December & Mother
and baby are reported doing nicely. ;
I Indians And Squaws
Win Court Opener
Over Weeksville
Second Game of Season
With Columbia Here
Tonight at 7:45
The Perquimans High School In
dians and Squaws opened their 1!M(!
basketball season by winning a double
header from two determined Weeks
ville High units. The finn! score in
the girls' game was 27 to 24, while
the Perquimans boys nosed out the
host team 14 to 10.
1'nder the direction of Miss Fran
celle Harden, the Squaws opened
slowly and were behind during the
entire first half but rallied during the
second half and poured in enough
points to win the opener. For the
Indian teams the game was more of
a shake down trip because neither the
Squaws nor the Indians have had suf
ficient practice for either oa 'h to
select a starting lineup for each
game. The local girls showed sonic
weaknesses in defense and made sev
eral bad passing plays but in all the
showed plenty of promise for devel
oping into a fast combination.
Weeksville opened the game wit))
the first score and ran up a 12 to 0
lead at the close of the first quarter,
but the Squaws came back in the see
ond canto to tally seven points while
holding Weeksville to three, and the
score at the half was Mi-13. Weeks
ville failed to score during the third
period and Perquimans collected nine
points to lead 21-16. In the final
chukker Weeksville outscored the lo
cals 8 to 6, but could not overcome
the Squaws' lead.
The Indians opened their Rural
Conference race by showing some fair
passing and floor work, but was def
initely off on shooting ability.
Weeksville gained a 2-0 lead in the
first quarter as both teams' attempted
to feel out the strength of the other.
During the second period Perquimans
taHied twice -from-tM field to score
four points and Weeksville hit for one
to knot the count at 4-4. In the third
period Weeksville hit for two fielders
to run their score to eight and the In
dians collected three baskets to lead
the game 1-8. In the final period
Perquimans added four more points
while Weeksville counted two. Coach
Max Campbell used Cecil and Chester
Winslow, Bob Holmes, L. E. Elliott,
Webb, Pitt and Tucker as players in
the game.
The next game for the Indians will
be played on the high school court
Friday night, when the strong Co
lumbia team conies first for the first
of two games with the Indians and
Squaws. The first game will start at
7:45.
Court In Half Day
Session On Tuesday
Perquimans County recorder court
was in session all Tuesday morning
clearing the calender of nine cases
docketed by the law enforcing officers
over the past week-end.
A non suit was allowed In the case
charging Alphonso Chappell with
driving drunk, after the State had
submitted its testimony to the court.
The case of James Parker, Negro,
charged with driving drunk was con
tinued until the next term of court.
Roosevelt Harvey, Negro, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of driv
ing without a license. He paid a fine
of 10 and court costs.
Riddick Bowe, Negro, was fined $10
and taxed with the court costs on a
charge of driving without a license
and illegal use of a license.
Charles Pearson was fined $10 and
ordered to pay the court costs on a
charge of speeding.
James Foreman, Negro, submitted
to a charge of hunting out of season
and paid the costs of court. His lic
ense was revoked for one year.
A nol pros was taken in the case
charging Natheniel Boone, Negro,
with stealing a bicycle.
"Raymond Rogerson was sentenced
to 30 tays on the roads after nlead
ing guilty to a charge of being drunk.
A previous sentence of 30 Jays, which
had been suspended, was invoked.
Donlie Tanner, charged with driv
ing drurik, failed to i appear for a
hearing and his bond, was ordered
forfeited.
Town Auto Tats
On Sale At Office
' W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, -an-nounced
today the receipt of the 1947
automobile' license tags which must
be purchased and displayed on cars
owned by residents' of Hertford by
February 1, The tags are now on
sale at the Town office. ,
Board Of Education
To Seek Athletic
Director For School
Youth Clublfequests 12
Months Teacher and
Coach
Representative of the Youth Com
mittee of Ptrquimans County appear
ed before the Hoard of Kdueation on
Monday requesting the .Superinten
dent of Schools be instructed to seek
a full time teacher and athletic dir
ector for Perquimans High School,
to assume the duties by the next
school year.
The committee requested that funds
amounting to at least $2,500 be al
lotted as salary for the director, who
the committee desires to be employed
on a 12 months basis, this plan being
more desirable than the usual nine
months term of a school teacher. In
order to meet the salary requirement,
the hoard of education was requested
to ob'ain the approval of the plan
li the board of county commission
ers who in turn will appropriate a
supplement in the salary over and
above the State's pay for n teacher.
Tins amount was estimated to be ap
proximately 85 per month.
The Board of Kdueation and County
t'ommissioni rs voiced approval of the
plan. However, the matter of sec
uring the services of the teacher-
oach on a 12 months basis remained
unsettled, for the time being. F. T.
Johnson, School Superintendent, stat
ed the board of education was inter
ested in securing a teacher, with a
State certificate, on a nine months
basis.
The Perquimans High School has
been without a full time teacher-coach
since 1942, when due to shortage of
teacherR and coaches, the position
was not filled. The duties have been
handled on a part time basis by Max
Campbell during the past five years
and during this time the school has
enjoyed one of the best athletic rec
ords for any similar period
Purhig tflp'tfa'st fltyenrSthfnirimrWfK drivfttr -thw fimdB...niitd- in, this
ber of students participating in ath
letics has grown annually until now
approxima' "ly sixty students report
for football teams and approximately
forty boys become candidates for the
basketball and baseball teams. The
increase in the number of students
desiring to participate in sports at
the school necessitates an increased
athletic department.
It is understood that efforts will
be made to secure a coach by the
opening of the next school term.
Seal
Response Good
Chairman
Reports
Public response to the appeal
made last week by Mrs. C. A. Daven
port on the opening of the sale of
Christmas Seals has been good, ac
cording to the chairman, who today
urged the residents of the county to
buy and use these seals, the symbol of
the fight against tuberculosis.
No reports on the sales were avail
able up to Wednesday, but it was
the hope of the local committee that
Perquimans County will go over the
top, as usual, in this drive to raise
funds to aid the battle against one of
America's worst diseases.
Persons who have received seals by
mail are requested to remit their
purchase price as early as possible to
assist the committee in completing
the campaign. Others who did not
receive seals through the mails may
obtain them from any school child or
Mrs. Davenport.
State College Alumni
See Grid Pictures
The Perquimans County State Col
lege Club met Wednesday night, Nov
ember 20, in the Agricultural Build
ing. Coach Max Campbell and mem
bers of his Perquimans High" School
football team were guests at the
meeting. H. W. Taylor, N. C. State
Alumni Secretary, made a short talk
on. State College, after which he
showed moving pictures of the State
Duke football game.
Those attending were Joe Towe, A.
H.' Edwards, Tom Sumner, Francis
Nixon, J. E. N'-why, Leigh Winslow
and Fran McGoogan.
Hertford PTA Plans
Xmas Program Thurs.
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Hertford Grammar School will
meet at the school building next
Thursday night, December 12, at 7:30
o'clock. All members are urged to
be present and the public is cordially
Invited to attend. r ',
Featured for the program at this
meeting -wiU be A Christinas playlet
to be presented by the children of the
CAM'.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SWORN INTO OFFICE
MONDAY; PERRY CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Local Stores To Close
Two Days For Xmas
Following a custom of the past
several years, Hertford stores and
business houses will close two days
at Christmas time, it was disclosed
here Wednesday following a survey
of the stores.
The extra holiday will give mer
chants and e'erks time for needed re
la. at ion following the rush of Chnst
mas busiiii-ss. The stores will he
closed all day Christmas and the day
following. December 2(1.
Customers and patrons are re
quested to remember the double holi
day and shop accordingly.
Campaign For $803
For USO Under Way;
Closes December 30
Funds Raised For USO
Only Chairman John
son Reports
A drive to raise jSlK!, Perquimans
County's quota for the 1!MI l.'SO
fund, opened here Wednesday morn
ing, following a meeting of the coun
ty committee held Tuesday night with
V. T. Johnson, chairman of the drive.
Other members of the committee an
the Rev. C. W. Duling and the Kev.
B. C. Keavis, V. N. Harden and K. M.
Perry. Max Campbell is serving as
publicity chairman.
Solicitors have been selected by tin
committee and they began the tasl.
of calling on business houses and in
dividuals Wednesday morning in an
etTort to raise the .Wi:i. Mr. Johnson
pointed out to the committee at tlu-
meeti'ig luesoay that unlike previous
campaign would be used only to aid
USO to continue to provide camp
shows and other entertainment for
American noys suit in tne armen i
forces. On other drives a part of tlv
funds was used to help def'ra' e
penses of relief to foreign countries.
Some fifty thousand men fro"
North Carolina and approximately
150 men from Perquimans County re
main in the armed forces, and tile
county chairman said, "the money you
give during this drive may help pro i
vide a good clean club house or camp
show for some of these boys."
The drive will continue through the j
month of December. However, the!
ocal committee is hopeful that the
goal will be reached before the cd
of the month and th: campaign can
be brought to a close before the of -
ftcial date.
4-H Achievement Day
Program Saturday
J a graduate of Duke University and
Perquimans County 4-H Clubs ;11 did graduate work at the University
observe Achievement Day Saturday, ()f North Carolina. He has been as
December 7, at the Agricultural j sociated with welfare work for se
Building in Hertford. Exhibits wll'eral years, having had experience in
be. judged at 1 o'clock and at 2 j the Durham department before enter
o'clock. : ing militan service during the late
The program will be presented by ! war, and in Brunswick County fol
the members. Those scheduled to lowing his release from service,
take part are Marvina White, Clyde j He succeeds Mrs. Dalton Walker,
Lane, Janice Yagel, Preston Steven-i the former Miss Grace Knowles, as
son, Louise Jordan, Horace Layden, head of the local Welfare Depart
and Dickie Baker. The guest speaker 1 ment.
for the occasion will be the Rev. R. '
l. crossno , pa8tor of the Methodist chimney Fire Causes
Church of Moyock. Recognition and n i ... , ,
awards will be made by Miss Hazel '-OSS Monday Night
Shaw and I. C. Yagel, leaders of the
4-H movement.
The following exhibits will be on
display in the girls' department:
Aprons, skirts, Dlouses and dresses,
canned food,
cakes, pies, biscuits,
needle work and record books. For
the boys' department: Peanuts! corn,
handicraft and record books.
Small cash prizes for the winners
will be contributed by the merchants
of Hertford.
VFW Post Meeting Set
For Monday Night 7:30
The Perquimans Counfry Post of
VFW will hold a meeting next Mon-
day night at 7:30 o'clock at the Ag-
riculture building in Hertford, it was
announced today by C. W. Phillips,
commander of the local post.
Several important business items
will be brought before the meeting
and all members are urged to be pres
ent All veterans eligible,, for mem
bership in the post are invited to at
tend. AUXILIARY MEETS FRIDAY
The Perquimans County Auxiliary
of the American Legion will hold its
regular meeting Friday night, De
cember 6, at the Agriculture Building
hi Hertford at 8 o'clock. AU mem
ber are urged te be present ,
Owens and Winslow
Only New Officers;
Prosecutor Named
With a minimum of fanfare, Per
quimans County's official family,
chosen at the general election on
November was sworn into office on
Monday. W. H. Pitt, clerk of the
court, taking the oath of the various
office holders.
Only new members of the official
family are Melvin 0. Owens, who
was sworn in as sheriff. Mr. Owens
was elected without opposition in
both the primary and general elec
tion. He has served as a law enforc
ing oflicer for the past fifteen years.
The other new member of the family
is K. Leigh Winslow, who will fill
the ollice as representative. His wide
knowledge and experience should
make him one of the leaders of the
assembly.
Other officers taking their oath
Monday were VV. II. Pitt, Clerk of
Court; Charles K. .I ihnson, recorder
i'ldg'1: Max Campbell, treasurer; Dr.
O. A. Dav.mpurt. coroner: K. M. Per
ry, L L. Winslow, R. T. Urinn, Char
les K. White and George W. Jack
son, commissioners; Julian White and
Carrol Ward, members of the board
of educat ion.
Immediately following the cere
monies the board of county commis
sioners met for the first session of
their new term and reorganized by
reelection, unanimously, E. M. Perry
as chairman. J. W. Ward wns ap
pointed as clerk of the board and J.
S. McNider as county prosecutor.
These were the only two appoint
ments made by the new board.
The count board named as tax
listers for the county the same listers
who servd last year. These were
John O. White for Hertford town
ship, Carroll Ward, Belvidere, R. S.
Chappell, Bethel, Seth Long, New
Hope and R. S. Stanton for Park
ville.
The board authori.ed the clerk
10 notify the' Governor ah m-eicient
calendar did not necessitate a term
of Superior Court in January, and
I ask that this term be cai. celled.
Action toward the collection of in
solvent taxes were taken up with
Thad C. Chappell, delinquent tax col
lector.
! I!ew Si!pt. Assumes
Welfare Duties Here
Kdgar Wh te assumed his duties as
: superintend, nt of public welfare for
Perquimans ' ounty on Monday. Mr.
White came here from Brunswick
! ('ounty with high recommendations
'.from both Ins superiors in Brunswick
and the Stale Hoard of Welfare.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. White o!' Hertford.
The new dainty superintendent is
Hertford Kire Department answer
ed a call to the home of Fred Sat
tertield at about :'M Monday night.
The fire, starting from the chimney,
had developed into quite a blaze and
it took the firement several minutes
to bring the blaze under control.
Loss of several hundred dollars
was estimated caused by the fire, and
it wasn't reported whether the dam
age was covered by insurance.
Local School Man To
Lead Supt. Discussion
F. T. Johnson, superintendent of
Perquimans County schools, left
Thursday for Kaleigh, where he will
attend a conference of North Carolina
' school superintendents,
I The meeting opened Thursday night
land will continue through Saturday
noon. During the conference Mr.
Johnson will lead a discussion on the
maintenance of school buildings and
grounds.
CHIMNEY FIRE
Hertford Fire Department answer
ed a call to the home of Ned Nixon
about a mile north of Winfall on
Monday morning to extinguish a
chimney fire. The fire was confined
to the chimney and only slight dam
age was reported.
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