North Carolina Newspapers

J . I 3 I I UEMANS WEEICLY Volume XVNumber 16. nertiord, Perquimans County, North Carolina Friday, April 16, 1948. LITTLE TlmECOIlSU.ViED III CLEAflING CfJEDAR FOR APRIL SUPERIOR COURT Court Adjourned Tues day Evening; Number Of Cases Continued Little time wag needed to clear the calendar of the April terra of Per quimans Superior Court which con- vetied here Monday morning with W. - J. Bone of Nashville the presiding ' judge. ' "The scriminal docket was called immediately following the Judge's charge to the grand jury, and six of the criminal , cases were con t iinued at the request of both the State and defense .attorneys. ' - The first case called ,,was that of ihe State vs. Ike Stokely, who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of hunt ing on Sunday. Stokely was fined , ' '$10 i.and-i ordered to pay the court costs. ' In the trial of Harmon Young, .' which followed, the jury was unable to '. s agree on a verdict in the case charg K " ing Young with hunting on Sunday. Judge Bone ordered a mistrial after the jury had deliberated more than four hours, then Solicitor John Gra ham requested a nol pros with leave ' in the case. A nol pros with leave was taken in the case charging Gene Dail, Negro, with breaking and' entering and lar ceny, v Cases continued were those charg ing H. A. Turner with carrying a concealed weapon and driving drunk; - not guilty in this case, . -r Only one Isivil case, that a divorce action, was "disposed of by the court 4 - during this teXm.. "Three other divorce actions and a tart $ or damages were Albemarle REA Gets Half Million Loan For Local Expansion Senator William Um- stead Notified Satur day of Loan Approval The Albemarle Electric Member ship Corporation of Hertford has re ceived approval of a new loan of $500,000 from the Rural Electrifica tion Administration to finance im provements of existing lines and ex tension of new lines in Perquimans, Pasquotank, Chowan, Camden and Currituck counties, J. Wilson Jones, president of the board pf directors, has announced. "As a result of this loan, the co-op will be able to add new consumers to the system by extension to present lines. Construction will be pushed as rapidly as materials can be obtained and other pre-construction arrange ments made," President Jones said. The co-op now has 373 miles of power lines which bring electric service to 1,123 rural consumers. Upon com pletion of its present building plans, the system will be increased to 741 miles of rural line serving 3,182 con sumers, tne president said. it is our purpose to see that rural electri fication in our area keeps pace with its advance in other sections of the country. ' Congress has indicated its rural electrification by an a billion dollars loans since 1935. The tanks, was passed at a meeting of the 1 great part of this is being utilized by Board on Monday night, lerms ot,rurai electric cooperatives such as tne ordinance are pupnsneo eisewnere i ours. This Federal rural electrifica in this issue of The Weekly. The j tion program has been a leading fac need for additional repairs to the tor in raising the national level of mam water tank was discovered last electrified farms from 1 out of 10 in week when workmen came here for 1 1935 to 6 out of 10 todav. We're eo- the purpose of caulking one of the ing ahead with plans to serve the tunica and naintino nf hoth. A care- I . 4 . :ut- .i e ........ 1 j r 0 - - gicavsi fussiuie uumuei ui luiai was released, ful inspection revealed that the larg-Vople in our area. We operate on area coverage basis in other C.& D. Drivers Slow To Take New Exam Time is growing short for local mo torists whose last names start with the letter C or D to renew their driv er's license,' according to W. E. Nel son, local examiner, who' stated this week that June 30 is the final date for C and D operators to appear and renew their license for a period of four years. Applications- reached a new low here last week, according to Mr. Nel son. Only a few motorists applied for examinations last Wednesday and Thursday. The examiner urges all motorists in this group to take time to renew their licenses before the last minute rush that always develops. Persons who fail to renew their li cense' before the deadline face court action if caught driving after June 80 using an old permit as a license. Town Board Votes To Borrow Funds For Water Tank Repairs $1.50 Per Year. An ordinance callinc for tho Town josepn aiaoK, cnargea wren driving iof Hertford to horrnw the sum nf A : drunk; Waddell Hobbs, charged with 300 for the pur'pose of carrying out makjB more h; driving drunkrWayland White, Jr., needed repairs to the .Town's water available for loa cnargeu wiui ureH&iug attu entering and Mrs. L. E. Craft, charged with issuing a worthless check. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, in the -case of Richard Smith, Negro, ; who was charged on two counts, 'hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon. Hoke Eason, Negro, charged with larceny of a bicycle, wnen the jury returned a verdict oi er of the two tanks, which is also the an ntfhttmreoV -older and which had not ieen repaired ; Words, we hope to eventually bring for a long number of years, was in service to every rural resident who need of extensive repairs if it was to want3 electricity instead of only to be continued .in. use. Previous esti- those in our more thickly settled mates on the c vta of the original re-' communities. A.W. Hefren Named Chairman Of County Election Board Preparation Made For Primary Election; Of -ficials Selected A. W. Hefren, chairman of the Per quimans County Board of Elections for the past four years, was elected to serve in the same capacity at a meeting of the Board held last Satur day. Other members of the Board are W. F. Ainsley and Cecil C. Wins-low. In addition to reorganizing the Board for the next two years, the members made plans for holding the primary election on May 29, naming poll officials for-each of the six poll -iflg places in the county. Registrars and judges named for the various precincts were: Bethel, E. Y. Berry, registrar; C. R. Ward and William E. Hobbs, judges. Ni- canor, R. M. Baker, registrar; Archie B. White and W. T. Eason, judges Parkville, Harry Barber, registrar: Mrs. Marv Barber and N. J. Smith, judges. Belvidere, J. M. Copeland, registrar; Linwood C. Winslow and R. H. Copeland, judges. Hertford, Mrs. Mary Koonce, registrar; T). J. Pritchard and W. A. Hoffler, judrres. New Hope, Mrs. W. E. Dail, regis trar; C. W. Umphlett and E. A. Tur ner, judges. Registration books will be opened at each of the precincts for a period of three weeks prior to the primary for the purpose of registering eligible voters not already on the registration ledger. Individuals who have chang ed residence, from one precinct to an other, since the last election will also have to register in the new precinct. . The chairman of the election hoard pointed out that Saturday, April 17, at G o'clock will be the final hour that candidates for local offices may file their names with the board and have names placed upon the ballots as candidates. TOWN OF HERTFORD ASSUMES AUTHORITY OF HARVEY POINT ON LEASE FROM NAVY School Attendance Reaching: New Low Short attendance at Perquimans High School during the 1947 school year cost the school one teacher for the current year, and according to re ports released this week by C. E. Woodard, principal, attendance at the school is agaih showing a decline for the present term. Board Will Sub-Lease Number of Buildings And Tillable Land; Lease Revocable Authority over the Harvey Point Naval Base will shortly pass to the Town of Hertford as result of action taken by the Town Board in a meet ing hpld Mnrlo,, nKl TU 1 .! The drop in attendance is attributed I board VQted . a large number ot absentees dur- tu XT r. . ' r . tivpai luiciib U11UC1 terms of a lease offered by Naval officials. The total cost to the Town of Hertford will be one dollar per year and according to the terms of the lease, the Town of Hertford is urgeu io cooperate uy , rf , students attend classes I , . ... ..... , 7 , 8C m ii.y oiiu an uuuuiiiKs locatea on to ing recent weeks, and this poor at tendance may have a bearing on the teacher allotment for the next term. In order to meet all requirements as to teacher allotment regulations, parents are urged to cooperate by seeing that regular during the remainder of the term. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES air er fuiO : inadequate, to Gertie Dail, charged with assault !carry out the work, needed and the T! r nttli: XT 1 . "The -Rural Electrification Act re quires that rLA loans be made on a upon mzie Williams, Negro, was iTown Board in special gession last pif.im,,MHmr hfiis. and th - found guilty by the Jury. Judge week determined that a loan would ' .Bone sentenced tne defendant to be needed to finance the work days in the county Jan. inis was tne maximum sentence for this offense. Mayor V. N. Darden and Town At- Robert Lee , Allen, charged th thetter with. officials in Raleigh three counts, 3, reckless driving, man- . . . . . m . . I niiv auiAWCU iiic iwaii aiiu uic Dbcua - suagnter tqa tut and run entered a k Monday were preliminary to ..plea, of guilty -to the third count, L ,0n the fiJ of with leave in the first two counts. After hearing testimony in the case . Judge Bone sentenced Allen to the 'State (Prison for not less than three years nor , more than five years. I floating May. Street .projects were also discussed at the meeting of the Board' this week And 4ha RnArd wn a ndviaMi thn. anmp e 1 l 1. I. iu . fp a. IVliailKCB iiiuift vs "iwio lit iVWilB Al- 1 4. I J -11 leB was arrested flowing an investi- -- gation made last fall by State Patrof- . . . . . - .. n these curbs .nd gutters .accident which resulted in the death of Archie Bembry, a Negro youth. Coirt adjourned at ' the conclusion . of the Allen case, which was the last case left on the calendar for the April : terra of court fl:J Gross Chairmen Evgs Crra Cc;rt ' Perquimans County, topped dts an . nual Bed Cross Boll CalL quota by 536, according to a report released this week by Robert L. fiollowell, Roll Call chairman. The county fluo ta of 825 assigned Perquimans wag reached during the first 'two weeks of the drive during March. However, on request of the National' Red Cross headquarters, the local drive was con tinued throughout the month; to raise v additional funds to help reach the na tional quota and community -chairmen and solicitors ; making - a house - to house canvass finally - reported ; the sum of 11,361 for the county.. ' According to - figures released by Mr. Hollowell, residents of the Town of Hertford contributed 1556.33 to- ward this amount, , $577.94 was re 1 ceived from members residing in the county, and 1226.91 was reported by - the colored division. ..', In making the final report on the roll call, Mr. Hollowell and Herbert N. Nixon, chairman of the Perquim ans Chapter of the Ked Cross, ex pressed their thanks and appreciation to" the solicitors for the splendid Job done in canvassing the county and to individuals, who , cooperated to make the drive completely, successful. ;The original quota of 1826 plus a percentage of the sum over this quo ta will be forwarded to the National F :d Cross. The remainder of the col lection wilt be placed in the treasury of the local chapter for Bed . Cross use in Perquimans County. , , J MASONS TO MEET Perquimans Loije, No. ICS, A. F. A A. M., will meet Tuesday night without costs to property owners but conditions which have risen during the past two years, as to cost of ma terial and labor, may force the Town t t abandon this plan and, after com pleting projects already mapped out, at least part of the costs may he as .eased against property owners desir ing curb and gutters on streets with out these facilities. A report was made by Clerk W. G. Newby that narking meters, installed in Hertford, six months- ago, have yielded an income of glightly more than si,200 for the period. Broken down, , each meter "installed ,v has brought in approximately $213, Af ter-some discussion, the Board agreed fd continue operating the meters for a second period of a six months trial. after which it was pointed out that the Town must definitely decide either to keep the 1 meters or have them taken out. - Bible School Clinic Set For Next Monday A Vacation Bible School Clinic for the . churches of the Chowan Baptist Association , will be held . Monday, April 19, with the Corinth 'church in Elizabeth City. L. L. Morgan; State Sunday School Secretary, with his as sociate and primary' worker;' will as sist in the clinic. All Baptist churches north of the ' Albemarle Sound are urged to send their workers to the clinic, ' : A separate clinic will be held for chuiches in Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, and Beaufort counties. --The meeting beglnsat 10 A, M. and closes at 3:30 P. M. , -Leaders in the clinic are L. X. Morgan, Mrs.. Myra Motley, Miss May Bomar, D. P. Brooks, Mrs. I. A. Ward, tMe Rev Harry F. Bean, the Rev, C. W. Duling and Mrs. C. T Doughtie. ' ' Those attending the clinic will bring a bag lunch,, which will , be served picnic style. The host church will fur nish drinks. " ' Two .successful clinics were held last spring and it is expected that a large number of workers will attend the Corinth meeting. , ' ' loan only after the KH.A had com pleted study of the application. This study indicated that the cooperative will he able to extend its existing lines and have adequate revenue from consumers power bills to meet oper ating costs and repay, with interest, all money borrowed from REA for its rural power . facilities. Rates charg ed consumers by the cooperative are based on the actual cost of service. "Since , the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation was organ ized in 1945 it has received $1,210,000 in loan fund allocations from REA, this amount 'including the loan just approved." Jl "The cooperative is allowed five years' from the date of initial energi zation to reach a full and sound op erational , status before beginning to retire its loans. This is proceeding according to schedule." VR7 Installed Hew Officers Monday , New officers were installed at a meeting of the Perquimans VFW Post No. 8297 last Monday night. The in stallation services were held in the VFW Club room. Eldon Winslow js the new com mander of the local post, succeeding James Newby. i Senior vice com mander, is Edison Harris; junior vice commander is Harry Overton, Jr., and quartermaster is Henry C-Stokes. The new commander appointed Cliff Banks as post adjutant and R. Tim Brinn as chaplain. Final plans for the holding of bin go parties at the VFW Club room were made At the meeting and it was announced that the bingo events will be' conducted each week. The public will le invited to attend the parties. Supplies for the bingo games have been ordered and as soon as these ar rive tne post will begin holding the bingo parties. - ' -; Central PTA Meeting Set For Monday Night The PTA of Perquimans Central Grammar School will hold its April meeting Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. The Cum berland and Bagley Swamp communi ties are in tharge of the program. Their subject "How the Community Builds lor -World Security."., .. The de Totfonaf will be conducted by the Jtev. Coy Saunders, pastor of the Bagley Swampv Church. Special music' will be rendered. Dr. T. P. Brinn 1s scheduled to speak on, the topic of "Mental Health." - ... To Meet April 16th Working girls of Hertford, believ ing thre is a need in Hertford for a civic organization of the women, have been looking into the opportu nities which the Business and Profes sional Woman's Club has to offer, and as a result of a number of meetings a local group of women will meet Fri day night, April 16, at 7:30 o'clock in the Agriculture Building for the purpose of organizing a local Busi ness and rroiessional woman s Club. The object of the club will be to promote the interest of business and professional women, to bring a spirit of cooperation and to extend their opportunities. Local projects will be carried on by the club which will be for the betterment of every citizen of Hertford, it was pointed out by one of the young ladies organizing the group. Membership in the. club will be lim ited to business and professional wo men, as well as housewives, providing that no less than 75 per cent of the membership is actually engaged in gainful occupation., At the present the charter is open to anyone who wishes to join. After it is closed all new members must be accepted by the club. Working girls desiring to join the club or obtain more information con cerning it are urged to attend the meeting tonight at which time Miss Ruby Bly, president of the Rocky Mount B & P Club, will be present to talk on the local organization. Hertford Rifle Club Reorganised April 7 Reorganization . of the Hertford Rifle Club, 'which was active from' 1934 to 1938 and , competing with clubs in North Carolina and Virginia, was completed at a meeting held last week when six Hertford residents met and selected officials for the locali club,- . The membership is composed of W. H. Oakey, v Jr., Melvin G. Owens, James A. Leete, Harmon ' Young, Charles E. Johnson and Henry C. Sullivan. -The first four members are president vice ipresident secretary treasurer and ' range officer, respec tively, Present plans of the club call for the immediate onstruction of a rifle range here in the county and later, the local group plans' to hold matches with nearby, rifle clubs. BIRTH; ANNOUNCEMENT' . Mr. ami Mrs. R. L. Hollowell an nounce he hirth"'of , a son, Robert louis Hollowell, Jr., born Monday, April 12th, - at the ; Medical Center, Elizabeth City. With an end to the coal strike in view, railroads this week were given permission to resume all operations, some of which had hern cut to con serve coal, John L. Lewis still faced a hearing in a U. S. District Court on a charge of contempt, but from all reports the disagreement over which the miners had walked out was being settled. Secretary of Defense Forrestal, tes tifying before a Congressional com mittee ;n regard to defense needs" and a possible re-enactment of the draft law. told the committee that without doubt Russia has the knowledge of how to make an atom bomb, but he added that only time can tell how long it will take Russia to piece the know'edge together and actually pro duce a bomb. Italian Communists were given a blow this week when Russia announc ed it refused to accept the suggestion of the United States Britain and France for the return of the terri tory of Trieste to Italy. This action is expected to have a definite bear ing on the Italian elections scheduled for next Sunday. The 'Communists are reported to be losing ground in Italy and this action no doubt will gain considerable strength for the non-Communist parties in the election. A liquor referendum in North Caro lina may become one of the main questions in the coming primary elec tion. Three of the major candidates for the office of Governor have an nounced they favor such an election, in the event either one of them is elected to the office. Mayne Albright was the first of the candidates to take a stand on the question and he was followed by Charles Johnson and KeiT Scott all stating they favor such action. Indians Win Third Game At Gatesville Trouncing Gatesville by a one-sided score of 12-0 last Friday, the Per quimans High School baseball team continued to roll up an impressive record among the teams of the Albe marle during the present season. The local team continued to show an ex cellent form in hitting and both Rog erson and Winslow, pitchers for the Indians, displayed fine form in blank ing the Gates County boys. Rogerson started the game and- did the hurling for five innings before being relieved by Winslow. Elmore was the receiver until late in the game, when he was replaced by Spivey. ; .The game between the Indians and Edenton, scheduled for last Monday night, was postponed, because of in clement weather conditions. Town To Erect Road Signs For Tourists To assist motorists, especially tour ists, many of whom become lost in Perquimans County; by missing the highway 17 turn at Dobb Street, the Town of Hertford will erect a num ber. of highway signs on the south edge of Church Street showing high way 17 directions for .through motor ists. ... v. - According to reports made to the Town Board, ' many, motorists fail to follow 17 and usually wind up by driving all the way to Harvey Point before becoming aware that they are on the wrong road.: The Town Board voted to erect the signs as a possible remedy for the situation. all the station. Under the lease the Town may, if it so desires, sublease any part of the station, profit from which will go into the general treas ury of the Town. The lease for the property was tendered to the Town late last week but no action was taken by the local board until Monday night, when it was voted unanimously by the board to accept the lease. Recent develop ments, handled by the Navy Depart ment enhanced the property for :i site for industrial use. The Navy made arrangements for the electric facilities to remain intact ard also the telephone line reaching the pro perty. According to Mayor V. Darden, the lease is revocable up"'i notice given by the Navy Depart ment at any time during the life of the lease. Several individuals and at least one company, with plans for construct ing prefabricated houses and other wood products, have contacted the Town Board for sub-leases of certain parts of the station. Representatives of the company met with the Board members Monday night and discussed terms of the sub-lease and requested that a number of the buildings be set aside for the company's use. A def inite decision on the sub-lease by the company was expected to be handed the Town Board before this wek end. Rental of these buildings alone by this coinpanyvill net the Town of Hertford a sizeable profit on the pro position during the year. In addition to renting out the build ings on the base, the Board also plans to sub-lease the tillable land located on the base and individuals who desire to enter bids for leasing the farm land may do so by contacting W. C Newby, Town Clerk, for full details. Bids for farming rights are to be sub mitted to the Board not later than April 30 of this year. It is estimated that between 100 and 200 acres of land on the property is suitable for farming. Part of the base is expected to be used for recreational purposes by civic groups of the community. Some of the buildings' will be reserved for the recreational use of such groups as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other civic organizations. It is expected that the property will be turned over to the authority of the i own just as soon as the lease is forwarded to the Navy Department for final okay by the Navy officials. The Town on assuming the authority will place the fence around the base in order and lock the entrance gate. No guards will be- stationed at the property. However, it will be posted and no trespassing permitted without authority from the Town. Mayor V. N. Darden was appointed by the Board to serve as custodian of the property when it is turned over to the Town of Hertford. Methodist Revival Closes On Sunday A series of revival services being conducted this week at the Hertford Methodist Church by the Rev. A. C. Waggoner, pastor of the Reidsville Methodist Church, will come -to a close with services next Sunday, it was announced today by the Rev. D. L. Fputs, pastor of the local church. The remainder of the series sched ule calls for services at the church Friday night at 8 o'clock and on Sun day at 11 A. M., and 8 P. M. There will be no" services on Saturday. Johnny Pike Seeks County Board Post Johnny Pike, native of Perquimans County and a resident of Hertford Route 3, has announced his candidacy for the office as County Commissioner for Parkville township subject to the action of the Democratic primary election on May 29. ' Pike will oppose George W. Jack- son, incumbent in the primary elec tion as it Is believed that Mr. Jackson will seek reelection to the p6sition. In announcing his candidacy Mr. Pike stated that if nominated and el ected he will serve the county to the ibe8t of his ability. ' ,'"; 'A-