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t J 1 ' i . " lis TP Jnci .1 , r X JUL A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DCTQTED T HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY V olume VII. Number 49. BtlfofOTp Friday, December 6. 1940 $1.25 Per Year. 1 . k i i . I I I !, '-s.il- 1 1 - ' I I I V "V 7 IV HtlUI II V I l IV II J I j y Ui 4 mart I s W Nsi V Ui fit V. MA' M I Of Officers ILId At Court House N fW: ' Commissioners, Neyr Judge; Kegister Of Deeds Take Oath Of Office Perquimans County's newly chossn dF officer; were installed on Monday at T a public installation service held at a., the Courthouse. This meeting, which y probably drew more people to wit 1 ness'the installation of officers than .as,any previous held in the County, was L-c in charge of L. N. Hollowell, chair man of the Board of Elections. Mr. Hollowell stated that he had been asked by the Institute of Gov eminent to have such a meeting and - off such short notice he thought the attendance was very good. Approx imately 150 people watched as the new officers took oath of office. L. W. Anderson led the group in songs both before and after the in stallation. The Rev. C. E. Hobgood, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church, gave a short talk. Among the officers taking positions jU-. Monday were: C. E. White, U L. LiJfWinslow and E. U. Morgan, new rbembers of the Board of Commis I . sionera. A. T. Lane and E. M. 1 ' Perry retained their positions on the j board. Cranberry Tucker was in l"V3fstalled as judge of the Recorder's W Court, and J. W. Ward was again in- Stalled in the office of Register ot Deeds. Immediately following the public service, the out-going Board of County Commissioners met for the last time. Littile business was placed before it. : They adjourned at noon. ' Dunns' the ' "afternoon the new Board of Commissioners held its or ganization meeting and chose E. M. Perry at chairman of the Board. Charles Whedbee was chosen County Attorney, and Charles E. Johnsofr.was' selected to fill the post Mr rf fVmnf Snltfifnr TWollA fifflrOR 8 . v vmmw hir..Hvv. ... w "1 er or a. period of two teara. Ijuage mcKer appearea -twrore- ui 1 1 ) .n1P.J V. n linawf new uui u cum bduu 111a u i. wui i U consider changing the day for the nr. holdinsr of Recorder's Court from Tuesday to Monday, but due to tne fact that the Commissioners must meet on the first Monday of each , month, this was deemed inadvisable. Tax listers for next year were alBO named by the new body. R. S. Chap- pell was named for Bethel Township; E. L. Chappell for Belvidere; J. O. i White, Hertford; N. R. Elliott, Park- ville, and L. R. Webb for New Hope The tax listen will meet very , shortly to determine the places and days that they will sit for tax listing. Commissioners Pick Momac l-nr liirif Iktu a i miHifd I ui jui i uuu January Term Court One ot the first duties carried out by the new Board of County Commis sionera was the drawing of names ' for jury' service for the January .Term of Superior CJourt. iii; The daU f or 13ie court opening is -January 111 The -Weekly has learr. 5d that ohlyi, civil !caaes will be heard Vat this term, of court.. ' The nalnea" riwn: fo)F jury service tl are: Joseph A. Winalow, W. A. Ea- td ison, BtP. Ainsleyi'John. B. Mathews, J. 'Mathewi,v J. Clifton Morgan, Ti B. Sutane'iv Clarftnoe Hunter, L. , A Goodwin, 4 J- ffbiA E. L. V: Goodwjn,' George, & Caryeti1 Vernon Wardi Nathan ; Riddick; Davia 0. rrtwriirht; Norman Winalow JLjO. ;lWMte,.r.f E. A; Spivey, T H. Jonea. rWiUiiuW.vcjifcppelJ,vCUude,l teV: J&l " Pmtori::.K;T,Phillip8, rat::. Jf School ltkUtoddicV class, i, a Junior Grammar School Band fni the High School Oee Qub wtt ive an informal musfcal program at WrVof44Gfaai!aWA? School en r onday venlnig; December ltTJ . Me,ia ;Iwed,Mr;'aenfl . t ii.v g.ljt. jw', .k Uriiwv j Tie litford Kotary Quh pasaed 1 !s rettbr meeting; Tuesday even- r V the V.J.A Hertford. Members i a turkey aupper-iglTen by t tamorlal CU of vCthe School Making Drive For Old Clothes And Toys This Week The students and teachers of Per quimans County Grammar School are making a drive to collect old clothing and toys to be delivered to the homes of the less fortunate during the holi day season. The school will appreciate anyone) sending in anything that may have been discarded. It is asked that ar ticles be sent in before December 20, in order that there may be time to mend and repair any article before delivering it. Hertford Dressed In Decorations For Holiday Season Hertford is ready for the holidaj season. Stores and store windows have been decorated in keeping with Ihe occasion. It is expected that the street lighting system will be turned on the latter part of this week to add to the attractiveness of the downtown section. Merchants of Hertford have piled their counters high with goods for the Christmas shoppers. They are displaying holiday merchandise ear lier this year than usual to enable shoppers to do their Christmas buy ing with more convenience. To add to the scene the Hertford Banking Company has mailed out hundreds of Christmas Savings checks this week that will add to the purchasing power of the local residents. A walk around the town will con vince most anyone that Hertford's stores are really prepared to serve Perquimans folks with their wants and needs for this Christmas season. There is a spirit of Christmas in the air . . . and Hertford merchants await you to be at your service. This eek The Perquimans Weekly fcwS--TOry items of special value for the Christmas shopper. We urge you to. come to Hertford to Mo your shopping. You will find plenty of parking space, cooperating mer chants and real values. Indians Break Even In Basketball Opener Against Chowan Hi The 1940-41 basketball season op ened here Wednesday night with the Perquimans High School teams meet ing the boys' and girls' teams from Chowan High School. The' Perquimans girls easily won from their opponents, 34-16, but the Indians were defeated by the scorf of 38-17. In the curtain-raiser to the Indian-Red Bird game, the Perquimans Squaws took an early lead over the girls from Chowan, and the outcome was never in doubt. The Chowan yirls failed to score during the en tire second half. Score by quarters of the girls' game was 10-6 at the first quarter, 16-16 at the half, 24-16 at the third and 34-16 at the end of the game Mildred Gault was high scorer for the Squaws, tallying 18 points, while Wally Mayes, scored 11, Evelyn White 2, Helen Mae White 2, and Betty Winslow 1. Although the boys' game was fast for. the opener of the season, the Chowan boys had the edge on the Indians in height and started off on a scoring spree that made it impos sible for the Indians to overcome. Score" a the. end of. the first quar ter waa 4 ia 4avc of ChowanV.dur lhg;,the'Micnd'iarte Cross -Roads turned oji and: rail; their toUl to 22 points, while they held the local boys scoreless. Hertford came back in the third quarter to out point the Bed JSirdo, but slowed down again durinar die final period with the game - ending 36-17 against the Indians.: .- .' ; ' ;" :i Garland Asbell, 6-foot4rinch cen ter for jthe Chowan High team, was tb4 outstanding player of the game. He chucked in seven two-pointers for a total of H point for: the visitors. .IThe Indians with very Utiae , prac tice,! showed well during th gam and although Coach. Dave Fuller has little; in 'f:UaHiltM!i' Hertford, ftraeriiur 9 pobta," while Byrum 'scored e, Novell Z, ;lllftro Indlans show .protaise; they .will day term -W SBCje.Omrtr.-M five their potmd p0ypfmiiV postponed TmjmniJt. beforv the mmMilP : MniJ StUm; Clarke ; Stoke. wa toi; nr,i mums?X&&$F : Cotton Referendum Will Decide Fate Of in L. W. Anderson, County A g e n t v Announces Poll Holders and Poll ing Places Cotton growers of North Carolina and other states in the Nation where the lint crop is produced will go to the polls Saturday to decide in a re ferendum whether to have cotton marketing quotas in effect on yie 1941 crop. Quotas have been in ef fect for the past three years, includ ing 1940. E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer of N. C. State CoOlege, urges every farmer who produced cotton this year to go to his community polling place and express his opinion. "A large majority of cotton growers voting will mean that the referen dum outcome represents the true opinion of producers as a whole," he declared. The nation-wide vote in favor of cotton marketing quotas for 1940 was 877,297 for quotas and 84,976 against quotas, or 91.2 percent of those voting in favor of quotas. North Carolina gave 1940 quotas a 50,737 to 5,767 vote (89.8 percent) vote of approval, Floyd pointed out that cotton loans, which have helped this year in maintaining cotton farmers' incomes, can be made available to cotton growers in 1941 only if marketing quotas are approved in Saturday's referendum. The Agricultural Ad justment Act, passed by Congress in 1938, specifically provides that if quotas are proclaimed and then vot ed down, loans cannot be made. The TriplcvA officer also said that If marketing quotas are rejected, the 1940 cotton loan program would hae to cease at the time ballot re sults are announced, and a loan could not again be available until August 1, 1942. L. W. Anderson, Perquimans Coun ty Agent, announced today the poll ing places and poll-holders, for Sat urday's election." Commenting upon the election, Mr. Anderson urged that all cotton pro ducers vote at some polling place. If less than two-thirds majority vote lor marketing quotas, there wiM be no cotton loans in 1941. All cotton producers in 1940 are eligible to vote in the election Saturday. ... . ,1 However, no person will be allowed, vote more than once, regardOess to of the number of farms owned or represented. Below is listed the polling places and poll-holders. The polling places wffll be open from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.: Belvidere Township Belvidere Community House; Poll-holders: L. L. Lane, C. T. Rogerson, W. I. Wins low. Bethel JTownship J. C. Hobbs' Store at Bethel; Poll-holders: S- P. Mathews, J. C. Hobbs, C. T. PhiOlips. Hertford Township Agricultural Building; Poll-holders: C. W. Reed, J. E. Hunter, A. D. Thatch. Parkville Township Baker's Store at Winfall; Poll-holders: J. A. Bray, G. W. Jackson, J. R. Mathews. New Hope Township New Hope Community House; Poll-holders: J. W. Overton, Carson Spivey, John Q. Hurdle. Any person so desiring may cast his vote at the Agricultural Building in Hertford instead of the polling place in his home township. It is not required that an eligible voter must vote at his township polling place. Christmas Seal Sale Successfully Under Way Here 1 Mrs. I. A. Ward, chairman of the Christmas Seal sale for Perquimans County, reports- a good ; response to thidrjveiiius ar -this year. Com plee tepflrU frojaihe? fiaavasserl are lacking, but Indications ire that the fund will reach a high mark for this year. hv-' Mrs. Ward urges everyone to sup port this 'flght against tuberculosis by purchasing Christmas Beads. Per sons who have not been solicited may purchase Seals by phoning Mrs. I. A. Ward, whose phone number is 2681, Hertford. frJr. ' ' ' Recorder's Court Not In Session Tuesday ;'Do- to Jhe absence 'of Solicitor Charles; TS. Johnijonthe, regular Tues- i Cranberry Tucker, newir installed 'Judge of Eeeorderf Cfrurv will pi- Marketing Quotas Red Cross Roll Call Figures Released By Mrs. C. P. Morris Incomplete Returns Re veal Large Total of Memberships Secured This Year Incomplete figures on the Perquim n-? County Red Cross Roll Call were released this week by Mrs. C. P. .rioiiis, chairman of the local drive. Several solicitors are yet to be .:eard from and Mrs. Morris expects good response from these workers. At the present there has been a total of memberships and the sum of 5200.50 collected through the Roll Call for this year. -Mrs. Morris stated that she was well pleased with the response given the Red Cross drive this year and that it was highly probable that the total membership this year will ex ceed that of previous years. Outstanding among the lust memberships in Perquimans County was one contributing membership that of Mpb. K. R. Newbold, of Hert ford. The membership list for Perquim ans County this year follows: Mrs. A. W. Hefren, Mrs. R. S. Monds, L. S. White, C. E. Cannon, A. W. Hefren, Dr. J. W. Zachary, Bill Jordan, Broughton Bros., Central Grocery, Charles E. Johnson, Mrs. R. T. Clarke, T. S. White, Rev. and Mrs. E. T. JiMson ($3.00), Mrs. J. C. Moore, Cannon Cleaning Works, Hertford Clinic, Hertford Hotel, Mrs. T. F. Winslow, Miss Mae Wood Winslow, Mrs. Pattie Warren, Mrs. T. S. Sutton, Mrs. E. S. Pierce, Miss Kate Blanchard, Mrs. Annie Willis, Mrs. E. E. Payne, Mrs. E. W. Mayes, Rev. R. F. Munns, Mrs. William Mardre. Mis. C. P. Morris, Mrs. James Sawyer, Mrs. I!. 'S. Hoskins, Mrs. J. T. White, Mrs. T. B. Walters, Mrs. W F. Madre, Jr., W. O. Hunter, T. E. Madre, Milton Dail, Mrs. N. N. Trueblood, Mrs W. L. Madre, Mrs Effie Miller, Jasper Winslow, John T. Lane, Mrs. Joe Perry, Miss Mary Sumner, Miss Mildred Reed, Miss T. J. Walters, Miss Mary Jane Spruill, Mrs. Julia Stokes, Jake White, J. F. Winslow, Miss Ruth EMiott, Mrs. C. T. Phillips, Mrs. S. M. Long, Mrs. A. K. rroctor, S. S. Class No. 3 of Bethel Church, S. 'S. Class No. 4 of Bethel Church. W. E. White. Mrs. J. S. Virk. Mrs inure, WHO. U. O. ItH, miS, c G Stephens Mrg B c B Dr j A Wardi Bi & Viv,g( H A Whjt; ley, Sammie Sutton, One Stop, Mrs. Lindsay Winslow, Mrs. Charles Whedbee, Miss Jocelyn Whedbee, Mrs. J. E. Winslow, Mrs. W. T. Brown, Wilson Reed, Mrs. Ernest Reed, Mrs. Dick Brinn, Muss Helen Gaither, Mrs. W. G. Gaither, J. S. McNider, J. T. Lane. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jessup, Miss Frances Maness, Miss Helen Nixon. Zack Roberson, Mrs. J. E. White, Joe and Bill's, Towe Motor Co., Mrs. K R. Newbold, Mrs. W. H. Pitt, Mr and Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williford, Mrs. R. T. White, Mrs. W. H. Hardcastle, L. W. Ander-. son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Jackson, W. H. Hardcastle, E. L. Winslow, Rev. John C. Trivette, Miss Lucy White, Miss Marfcaret B. White, Dr. E. S. White, Miss Clara M. White, Mrs. Nora Winslow, F. C. White, William C. Chappell. Mrs. J. E. Morris, Mrs. Ed Har rdl, Mrs. Beverly Tucker, Sidney P. Jessup, Mrs. Stella Fowler, Guy Newby, Mrs. Rosser Brinn, Mrs. C. (Continued on Tage rtve) Home Demonstration Clubs Have Reported Subscription Sales The Home Demonstration Clubs have made fined . reports to The Perquimans Weekly on the subscrip tion drive and the report of each club was very, good. AH subscriptions have been reported and The Weekly is rapidly placing the new subscrib ers on the Jist and marking up the expiration dates of those who renew d during the drive. Although there was no contest during the drive, several of the clubs ran a neck and neck race for honors of turning in the largest number of subscriptions. The 'Bethel CJub won that honor, with Whiteston and Bel videre close behind, in the order named..' ' ; Each, club was paid a commission on evely subscription sold and those dubs reporting 30 or more Mbecrip. tioai were given bonus, of $5.00. . 1 BIRTH ANNOttfCKMElW 'Mr, anH Mrs; Raipbhlte wUh to amwunce tho birth, of a son, born on WednesdayvlJecen Itttk F.F.A. Holds Annual Banquet For Fathers And Sons Thursday The annual F. F. A. Father and Son banquet was held at the Per quimans High School Building on Thursday evening with approximate ly 130 fathers and sons attending. District Supervisor of the Future Farmers of America E. N. Meekins, of Raleigh, was a guest at the ban quet Following the banquet, a meeting in charge of the members of the lo cal chapter of the F. F. A. was hefld. The ritual of the association was car ried out throughout the meeting. Fire Bepartment Called To Winf all To Fight Blaze The Hertford Fire Department was called to Winfall Tuesday night at x-S:H0 to aid Winfall residents extin guish a fire at the home of Octavius of ! Reed, Negro. The fire started from a defective chimney and. had gained considerable headway when the local firemen were railed, but with the aid of Hertford's new fire truck the blaze was soon under control . The new pumper has proven its value on its first two fire trips since arriving last month. The first fire after the arrival of the truck was at the home of J. O. Felton . . . almost a year to the day when the Felton home was destroyed by a fire which resulted in the town's purchasing the new engine . . . then again Tuesday night. There being no water system in WinfaM the small auxiliary water tank, carried on the truck, waSl thrown into use and the water was pumped into the hose from mis tank, j It took the local firemen approxi-1 mately 15 minutes to bring the fire under control . . . had. it not been for Hertford's new fire truck with its pumper equipment, the house in Win fall woL.ld have been ashes today. School Authorities Planning Classes For Out Of School Boys In cooperation with the National Defense program, plans are now un der consideration at Perquimans High School for the establishment of classes for out-of-school youths to learn general shop work and elemen tary electrical engineering. Superintendent F. T. Johnson and G. C. Buck, instructor in vocational agriculture, attended a meeting in Williamston on Wednesday during which these classes were discussed. The meeting was called by T. E. Brown, of Raleigh, State Director of vocational education. Superintendent Johnson stated that a minimum of 10 students, composed of youths now out of school, will be necessary for the formation of these classes. Youths enrolled in the class es must be between the ages of IT and 24. Classes will be held for three hours each day, five days a week for a minimum of eight weeks. At the present time the local school officials have an instructor available for electrical instruction !ut none for the general shop work. Instructors in these classes will be paid at the rate of $1.00 per hour. Students will receive no pay. A definite decision regarding the formation of these classes will pro bably be made after Mr. Johnson and Mr. Buck return from the Williams ton meeting and the plan has been thoroughly investigated by the local school officials. Important Meeting Of W.O.W. Scheduled For December 12 An important business meeting of the Woodmen of the World will be held at the lodge rooms on Thursday night, December 12, and all members are urged to be present. In addition to the important busi ness to be discussed, the officers of the lodge have 'arranged a special program for the evening. Cash prizes win be awarded during the program. Lions Club Meets Tonight At jrptel l ThalirjUoW;CW'iin hold its rewlkr mwtin tonight" (Friday) at tb o,:eitfor4.portaiit announcements wUl be mad and all Draft Board Names Volunteers To Fill County's First Quota George Butler and John Henry Phillips First County Men Called For Military Training The Perquimans County Draft board named two volunteeis to be the first men to represent this county under Uncle Sam's Selective Service Act. "The Board met Wednesday to determine just which men will he se lected to fill the quota for the county on the first call. George liutler and John Henry Phillips, Negro, were the volunteers chosen by the local board to be the first to start the year's training un der the Act. Butler is a registrant in the draft, but 'he volunteered to the local board shortly after the registration held eany in October, and by this action he will be the first white man from the county to begin his military ser vice under the selective service act. I'nillips, while not of registration age, gained the consent of his par ents to volunteer and he will be the first Negro from Perquimans to serve under the defense program. These two men will report to Fort Bragg, where they will be inducted into military service by army officials at that fort. Butler will leave Hert ford at 9:40 on December 10, and Phillips will follow on December 12. Both of these men have passed the physical examination given by Dr. C. A. Davenport, local medical exam ing officer, but they will allso have to pass examinations given by army officers after they reach Fort Bragg After these two men have been accepted by the army, the first quota for Perquimans County will have been , filled and another call for men is not expected until sometime in January of 1941. Perquimans Coun ty's quota is 50 men to be furnished by not later than June 30, 1941. Meanwhile, the local draft board, headed by J. JR. Stokes, chairman, is going ahead with the Classification of men in order to ready for tM next call. A total of 132 men have been classified to date and of this number 26 have been placed in Class 1 by members of the board. Two alternates have been chosen by the board for the first two men in case either of them fail to fill the required quota. These alternates are: Francis Willey and Bernice Wood ard, Negro. The draft board composed of Mr. Stoker, W. G. Hollowell and W. W. Spence, will accompany each of the men to the bus station on the day of his departure and see that each man is properly entrained for camp. Navy To Choose Air Base Site Within Very Short Time Captain C. E. Rosendahl, accom panied by Congressman Herbert C. Bonner and two other Naval officials, visited Hertford early Tuesday morn ing to confer with a committee re- garding the site for the location of the proposed Naval Air Base to be built in this section. The officials came here from Eliza beth City, after having inspected sites along the coast from the Vir ginia State Line. The Weekly has learned that the Air Base wiJl proba bly be located in one of the counties in Northeastern North Carolina. Norman Trueblood, Clinton Ely, Mayor V. N. Darden, Sheriff J. E. Winslow, C. P. Morris and. L. W. Anderson met the group upon its ar rival in Hertford. Maps showing va rious sites available in Perquimans County were shown the officials and Captain RosendaM outlined to the committee just what will be needed. He asked that a complete outline of sites in this county be written up and mailed to him at his office as soon as possible, because it is expected that the Navy Department will decide within a very short time just where the Base will be located- Captain Rosendahl explained that it will take from a year to 15 months to complete the construction of the air base and that a crew of approxi mately 400 men wfll be stationed at the same. Norman Trueblood, secretary of the Lions Club, assured the officials that he would have prospectus -of , the Perquimans sites in the hjmd' of ' the officials by Saturday-morning fh uiywr vim mey may oonsioerv nui county In determinina- the location of i ' u , '
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