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Volume XVI. Number 41.
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'Hertford, Perquimans Gounty, North Carolina. Friday, October 14, 194&
TRIPLE A OFFICE TO DISTRIBUTE PEAfiUT
(M(ET1IG CARDS HERE NEXT WEEK
Points on Marketing
Crop Outlined By Pea
nut Officials
Peanut marketing cards, similar to
the cards used in the tobacco growing
areas will be distributed to Perquim
ans County peanut growers next
Week, it was announced today by W.
E. White, secretary of the County
AAA committee. Mr. White stated
that these cards will be ready for iss
uing toon and growers should call for
them at the AAA .office, in the Agri
culture Building.
Questioned as to the procedure un
der which peanuts will be sold this
year Mr. White stated that as re
ported previously, growers selling the
peanuts to the government will have
the crop graded prior to the sale, but
it was his understanding that grow
ers seling peanuts on the open market
will go through the same procedure
as in previous years.
The cards to be issued to growers
will be intwo colors, white cards will
be issued growers who planted within
their allotment and red cards will go
to growers who overplanted their al
lotment. Some points as to the marketing of
peanuts this year were given to grow
ers, buyers and shelters at a meet
ing held recently in Williamston, when
government representatives outlin
ed the procedure to those attending.
Peanuts marketed with white cards
will be guaranteed the support price,
but there'll be no support for those
marketed with red cards, it was ex
plained. Buyers are to execute mem
orandums of sale and make weekly
reports Penalties on excess plantings,
figured on a converted rate basis and
listed on each red marketing card, are
to be collected by buyers and are for
warded to the Raleigh office along
with various reports.
It was explained that three methods
of support will be in effect this year.
The government is entering a con
tract with the shelters who agree to
pay no, less than the support price,
assuring them support for shelled
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Junior Music Club
To Install Officers
Members of the Hertford Junior
Music Club, under the leadership of
Mrs. B. M. Kiddick, will install offi
cers for the Club at a meeting next
Tuesday night, at eight o'clock in the
auditorium of the Methodist Educa-
ional Building. Parents and friends
of the members are invited to at
tend.
The officers will be installed by
Mrs. T. C. Lassiter of Windsor, Dis
trict Junior Counselor. Plans will be
made at the meeting for a district
neeting of 15 Junior Music Clubs to
ie held in Hertford on Saturday, No
vember 19, with district and state of
ficers in attendance.
After a round table discussion of
music problems a short musical pro
gram wil be presented by the mem
bers.
Hertford (Jons To
Sponsor festival
Startingjiday
After a lanse Of two vearc. fhe
Hertford Lions Clkb is resuming the
sponsorship of its annual Fall Festi
val, it was announced today by Nor
man N. Truebloodfc, secretary of the
club, who stated that the local Lions
have secured Sheman Husted, and his
Central Amusemnet Company, to pro
vide the rides and shows on the Mid
way for the festival.
"We hope to provide the people of
this area with a week of good clean
fun and entertainment," Mr. Trueblood
said, "and we have waited until a late
date in the year to present the show
because we desired to have the Cen
tral Amusement Company furnish the
shows and rides."
Headed V Sherman Husted, the
Central Amusement Company has
goods of Pertain gradW -,Thr govern Lwed. lrW-ron aeveral occas
aient will again opeir "receiving ware-iJon.
houses and ' operate them just as it
did last year. The farmer may bor
row 'on his peanuts and store them
himself.
Going into detail, Harry Wescott of
the inspection service, said to deter
mine the actual grade, that the Com
modity Credit Corporation was willing
to pay what the peanuts are worth
but no more. He appealed to the
farmers to properly harvest their pea
nuts, stack them right and not to
"pull" them too soon. He reviewed
the inspection features, explaining
peanuts with more than three per cent
foreign material would be penalized.
The representatives declared that
the system seemed a bit complicated,
that while ,some changes are being
made in the marketing program! the
support price of around 10 cents a
pound would compensate for the
trouble ahd changes.
Independent buyers may solicit pea
nuts, but their purchase must go
through inspection, the buyer paying
the $1 inspection fee. If the peanuts
are bought below the support price
. determined by the grade, the farmer
must be paid the difference. If the
independent buyer pays in excess of
the support price, he has no com
plaint to pffer anyone.
When a farmer chooses to reject a
grade, he is obligated to remove his
peanuts at his own expense. It was
explained that one out of every ten
bags must be sampled for grade. It
is possible for the farmer-to have his
peanuts graded more than once, but
there is the possibility that the grade
. will vary downward as well as up
ward the second time, and, after all,
little variation is expected.
The farmer who plans to store his
.peanuts and get a loan on them will
make - arrangements f- through his
county agent' office, it was explained.
Humphries Funeral
Held Wednesday A. M.
' Anderson Humphries, 57, died Mon
day afternoon at 12:10 o'clock at the
Albemarle Hospital following a short
illness. He was a native of Perquim
ans Count? and the son of the late
J. B. and Margaret Ann Humphries
and a member of the Mount Herman
Methodist Church. s - 11
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
OC A, Bogue and Mrs. C. P. Pool of
of Farmville, three brothers, Heywood
Humphries of Norfolk,, Gaither
Humphries of Currituck and Garland
.Humphries of Moyocfc - :
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday morning at 11 Vclock at
the graveside, in the New Hope Meth-
odist Church Cemetery by the Rev. E.
B. Edwards.
sponsored by the Hertford Lions
Club, and have always provided
wholesome fun for those attending.
The festival this year, Mr. True
blood announced, will be located on
the Virginia Power and Electric Com
pany's lot, located at the comer of
Grubb. and Edenton Road streets. The
festival will open on Monday, October
17 and continue through Saturday,
October 22. The Lions will conduct
children's day on Thursday and Fri
day afternoons from one to six o'
clock. The Central Amusement Com
pany will furnish a large number of
rides for both adults and children,
have added more' attractions than
shown the previous time here.
A feature of the festival will be a
free act, presented each night when
Sky High Boy, a trapeze artist, will
perform on a trapeze 110 feet high.
District Health
Department Plans
Mass X-Ray Survey
Meeting Called Monday
lo Discuss Program
With Officials
Then will be a meeting of interest
ed groups at the Health Center in
Slizabeth City, Monday, October 17,
t 2 P. M., when final plans for the
ong awaited mas3 X-ray survey for
he Health District will be made. Dr.
William A. Smith, director of division
of tuberculosis control, State Board
f Health, the consultant nurse, chief
technician and health educator will be
present.
Persons from all tuberculosis asso
ciations, civic and fraternal organi
zations, county agents, home demon
stration agents, school authorities.
welfare departments, the-press and
radio are being invited to this im
portant meeting. The Health Depart
ment does not have a complete list
of such organizations, and in case
ny groups fail to receive a written
invitation, kindly send a representa
tive any way.
"This is a golden opportunity to
make the greatest step forwani to
eventually eradicate tuberculosis from
our Health District," saya vDr. B. B.
McGuire, health officer, "It is of vit
al and personal importance that every
person m our health district over 15
years of age have a chest X-ray. It
will take the combined efforts of all
groups mentioned above to really car
ry the ball in this great movement.
"This health district has been try
ng for years to get this survey. Since
ve have the opportunity, let's all put
mr shoulders to the wheel and get the
obaone. All practicing physicians
n our Health District are especially
nvited to this meeting. Nurses and
hospital officials are also invited.
$1.50 Per Year.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
.North uaroiina motorists were
handed good news this week when
Waldo Cheek, Commissioner of In
surance announced that his depart
ment was ordering a greater reduct
ion in some types of automobile in
surance, than had been recommended
by the rating bureau. The savings
to state motorists are expected to be
around $527,797.
No break has been reported in the
coal and steel strikes, although re
ports from Washington say that
government bureaus will make an at
tempt to get negotiations going again
before the country's industrial life
is seriously hampered by the lack of
the two commodities. The effect of
the strikes are being felt in many
localities over the nation but as yet
there has been no shut-downs in as
sociated Industries for the lack of
coal and steel.
Russia launched its answer to the
West German government this week
by vetting up a Red regime in east
ern Germany, installing Wilhelm
Pieck, aged revolutionary,, as presi
dent of the German Communistic Re
public,; . The action was taken with
out benefit, of . an election, and the
movement is reported to be a direct
Russian opposition to the Western Al
lies fostering the United west Ger
man government.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT, .
Mr. and Mrs. D. F, Reed, Jr.. of
Greensboro announce the birth of a
daughter, Karen Kay, born Wednes
day; October 5th. -'.,-.,' ,
Agency Donates Car
For Use Of School
Drivers Education
Activity in the automobile drivers
education class, being .conducted at
Perquimans High School, will shortly
be stepped up to the poirit where the
students will be given road tests us-
ng a dual-controlled Plymouth car
in the studies.
John T. Biggers, Superintendent of
schools, reported today that the Towe
Webb Motor Company has donated the
use of a new Plymouth for the class
during the school year, and the stu
dents will use this car to gain actual
driving experience.
The class, since school opened, has
been studying the mechanics of auto
mobiles and the vehicle laws of the
state; part of this class work calls
for actual car operation and the dual
controlled car will be used to permit
the students to gain actual road ex
perience in handling of automobiles.
Twenty students at the high school
are enrolled in this class and Mr.
Biggers stated the class will be con
tinued in order to provide more and
more students with training in the
operation of Automobiles. The local
class is part of the highway safety
program beintr carried in many ot
the schools of the state.
Appeals
For Volunteers In
Blood Bank Program
Red Cross Unit Visits
County November 22
For Collection
An urgent appeal for mnr Po-.
quimans County residents to sign up
ts volunteers in the Red Cross Blood
Bank program was made t.nAv k
t.J- ni j . . . '
iirYiB ra, cnairman of the county
vuL.tv in tuarge or securing vol
lnteers to donate one Dint of hlnH n
the Red Cross program.
"Volunteers for this program have
sen slow in signing ud." said Mr
Vard this week, and unless we can
secure more volunteers soon it i
pparent that this countv will hav an
insufficient number to nroviHo w
100 pints of blood Red Cross Head
quarters have assigned as a quota
when the Red Cross unit visits Hert
ford for the first time on November
V
'Maybe tne program is not. fniw
understood by most people," Mr. Ward
continued, "but it i3 very simple and
everybody should be wiling to help
out on this fine program."
Explaining the project. Mr. Ward
stated that the Red Cro.
through this program to provide blond
banks in every hospital throughout
this area in order that blood trans
fusions will be available to any and
an parents in need, but in order to
supply these blood banks, the Red
Cross must carry on an extensive
blood collection program. Each coun
ty in the area has been assigned a
quota and volunteers are asked to do
nate a pint of blood at least once a
year. The Red Cross will operate a
collection unit, headed by a doctor and
including several nurses which will
visit each county on certain dates to
collect the blood. There will be no
danger in the simple procedure of col
ecting the blood and volunteers will
je examined by the doctors and nurs
to determine whether or not the
individual can safely donate the
blood.
The Perquimans County Red Cross
ommittee which is headed by Charles
Harrell, hopes to sign up 1,000 volun
teers in this program as time goes
on, but for the present they are ap
pealing for at least 100 volunteers for
the first visit of the blood bank unit
on November 22. Individuals who de
sire to help in this program are ask
ed to see Mr. Ward at Hertford.
Charles Ward, at .Bethel, Matt Spivey,
t New Hope or Hilton White at
W'hiteston.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS SET TAX RATE AT
$05 FOLLOWING AUDIT REPORT FRIDAY
Special Rotary Event
Planned For Tuesday
The Hertford Rotary Club will ob
serve Rural-Urban Night at its regu
lar meeting next Tuesday when each
member of the club will have as his
special guest a Perquimans Countv
farmer. Charlie Overman, Chowan
County Farm Agent will be the guest
speaker of the evening.
The meeting will be held at the
Hertford Community House, beginning
at b:45, instead of the regular meet
ing place for the Rotary Club. Ladies
of the Hertford Methodist Church will
serve dinner to the group.
Charge Of Burglary
Reduced By Judge In
Lower Court Case
Fire Prevention
Observed At Schools
Fire PreentWn Week being observ
ed throughout the nation during the
week of October 9 through the 15th
was celebrated here with the Hert
ford schools and the local fire depart
ment cooperating with the fire drills
conducted at the various schools on
Thursday. .
. Each fire drill was timed, by mem
bers of the fire department, to de
termine the time lapsed in carrying
out the drill, and then members of
the department demonstrated the lire
fighting equipment to the students.
Society To Hold
Bazaar October 20
The -Woman's Society of Christian
Service ' of the Hertford Methodist
Church will hold a bazaar, a chicken
salad and turkey supper at the church
oft Thursday evening, November 17,
it was announced here today.' The
public is Invited to attend.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams of
Route Two, Hertford, announce the
birth of a eon, Steve Wmalow, born
on September 29. '
Indians Drop Game
fo Ahoski e; Meet
Plymouth Friday
Perquimans High School's football
team will journey to Plymouth Friday
night to meet the strong Plymouth
high eleven in an Albemarle confer
ence game. Coach Ellie Fearinsr
stated that he will take his entira
squad to Plymouth for Friday's con
test and all the boys apparently are
in fine shape for the game.
Fearing said that he will probably
start the line-up against Plymouth
that he started in the Ahoskie game
here last Friday night. Both teams
will be battling for a victory in order
to move higher in the conference
standing and pre-game dope indi
cates that the contest should be a
close one. Plymouth defeated Colum
bia last week by a big score but has
not played any team met by the In
dians this season, so there is no com
paring of the relative strength of the
two teams.
The Indians dropped their first
conference game to a strong Ahoskie
team . last Friday night by a score of
45-0. ' It was the worse defeat the
Indians have suffered in several sea
sons but was not entirely unexpected.
The Ahoskie team was made up com
pletely of veterans led by Tommy
Umphlett who did most of the scoring
for Ahoskie.
Perquimans made an excellent
showing during the first half, holding
the visitors to two touchdowns and
trailed only 13-0 at the intermission.
The lack of reserve strength began to
tell during the second half, however,
Ahoskie began rolling up. the score.
The Indians' inability to get their
air attack going was partly the cause
for Ahoskie scoring at least two of
their touchdowns, the visitors inter
cepting severer of the Perquimans
pass attempts. r
Despite the defeat local fans ex
pressed themselves as being pleased
by the ahowing the Indians made
against the stronger Ahoskie eleven.
Following evidence presented by the
state in a probable cause hearing in
Perquimans Recorder's Court Tues
day, in the case of Pete Everett, Neg
ro, charged with first degree burgla
ry, Judge Chai-les E. Johnson, at the
request of the State, took judicial
proceedings and reduced the charge to
one of trespass. A verdict of guilty
was returned to the charge and Eve
rett was ordered to pay a fine of f 25
and costs of court. A six month sent
ence was suspended upon condition the
defendant stay away from the home
of Blanch Lowder, for a period of 12
months.
Everett had been arrested by Po
licemen Trotman Miller and Allan
Bovanizer when called to the Lowder
home where they found Everett in the
bedroom at 3:30 a. m. on the morning
of September 25.
Othei cases disposed of by the
Court at this week's session included
the cases of Henry Bright and Seth
Perry, both of whom entered plea.?
of guilty to a charge of speeding with
a truck and paid the costs of court.
Howard Harrell, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of driving
without license and paid a fine of $25
and costs.
A nol pros was taken in the case
charging James Boswell with operat
ing a car with out a license.
Harold Green was ordered to pay a
fine of $10 an.i costs after entering
a plea of guilty to a charge of speed
ing Thelma Harris, charged with driv
ing without a license, entered a plea
of guilty and paid a fine of $25 and
costs.
M. D. Herron and R. L. TwidJy,
each charged with hunting without a
icense entered pleas of guilty and
paid fines of 610 and costs of court.
Patrick Roe, charged with speed
ng failed to appear to answer the
charges and the warrant was ordered
eturned to the officer for service.
Budget For Current
Year Is $127,218; Suits
Ordered Started By
Board
Hertford Town Board mepHnr in
special .session last Friday night for
the purpose of hearing a financial
report, completed by Wall and Wil
liams, auditors of Raleieh. set tha
town tax rate for the present fiscal
year at $1.35 per hundred dollar ven
ation, after having adopted a budget
for the year calling for expenditures
totaling. $127,218.12.
The report given the commissioners
by Mr. Williams showed the condition
of the town in good financial shape,
although current cash balance was
small. The total gross revenue of the
Town during the year 1948-49
amounted to approximately $$119,000.
Of this amount $86,500 was realized
from the sale of utilities, and like
wise the total cost of these utilities
was the major expenditure during the
past year.
W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, reported
that the total valuation for this year
amounts to $1,710,000, and increase of
about $110,000. The tax rate of $1.35
s expected to yield approximately
$21,000 in taxes.
The Board met again, in regular
session, on Monday night and, follow
ng a recommendation by the auditors.
authorized Town Attorney, Charles E.
Johnsor to proceed at once in insti
gating suits against local property
owners who have not made full pay
ment of sidewalk assessments.
On motion ordered two members of
the board were authorized to attend
a State meeting of the League of Mu-
ucipahties to be held shortly at Win-ton-Salem.
A delegation representing the Hert
ord Lions Club appeared before the
loard and was granted permission to
sponsor the annual Lions Club Fall
festival which will open here next
Monday.
Plans were completed by the Board
for the local Fire Department to con
duct a number of fire drills and dem
onstrate fire lighting equipment at
Hertford schools on Thursday of this
week, in observance of National Fire
Prevention Wek.
Three Firemen To
Get Service Emblem
Three members of the Hertford
Fire Department will shortly be
awarded gold emblems in recognition
of their service to the local depart
ment for a period of 25 years, it was
announced this week by Mayor V. N.
Darden. who stated that the emblems
have been adopted by the State Fire
men Association for presentation to
firemen upon completion of 25 years
of service.
Local fire department members who
will be honored are B. C. Berry, Chas.
F. Sumner and Beverly Tucker.
Lions Club White
Cane Drive Underway
The annual White Cane campaign
conducted yearly by the Hertford Li
ons Club to raise funds to help the
club carry out work among the blind,
got underway here on Monday ac
cording to W. D. Cox, chairman of
the committee in charge of the cam
paign. Mr. Cox stated that the committee
will concentrate on the fund raising
effort mainly on Friday and Satur
day of this week, when it will be as
sisted by members of the Lioness
Club.
Funds collected through this drive,
Mr. Cox reported will be used by the
local Lions in carrying out the Club's
extensive assistance to the blind of
Perquimans County. 1
WSCS Zone Meeting
The Perquimans-Chowan zone meet
ing of the Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service wil be held at the New
Hope Methodist Church on Thursday,
October 20, beginning at 10:30 a. m.,
it was announced here today.
Streets Repaired
At Cost of $5,600
Contractors recently completed re
pairs tt a number of streets in Hert
ford, Mayor V. N. Darden reported
to members of the Town Board, meet
ing in regular session on Monday
night, and the streets generally are
now in good condition, excepting
Church Street, the Mayor reported.
Total cost of making the repairs to
the streets was estimated at approxi
mately five thousand, six hundred dol
lars, Mr. Darden stated. The major
portion of this expenditure went to
ward the improvement of Woodland
Circle, which was practically rebuilt
by the contractors.
Work on other streets in the town
was mainly tying the curbs to the
old portion of hard surface which in
many places had been washed away.
The State Highway Commission has
ordered repairs to be made to Church
street, but sinne refusal of bids for
this job last month, no further word
has been released concerning the pro
ject.
HS Student Council
To Present Play
The Student Council of Perquimans
High School will present a play, en
titled "Keep Moving", at the school
auditorium on Thursday night, Octo
ber 20 at eight p. m.
The cast of the play includes Ruth
Haskett, Amy Van Roach, Arthur
Wood, Carroll Berry, Horace Layden,
Ronald Butt, Marjorie Perry, Pat
Phillips, Norma Jean Godwin, Ann
Madre and Melvin Colson.
Direction of the play is under Mrs.
Tom Skipsey.
Central PTA Meets
Next Monday Night
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Perquimans County Central Grammar
School will meet Monday night, Oc
tober 17, at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium.
The Woodville and Snow Hill com
munities will have charge of the pro
gram, using as the subject, "How
Safe Is My Child?" All members
and friends are invited to attend the
meeting.