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Tyrrell County LIlO
Pays pEmsgcs Done
To 0:ctric Pole
FoUtteen Cases Tried'
In Recorder's Court!
Before Judge Gran
bery Tucker
v Fourteen cases, mostly simple as-
xault and traffic law vioOations, were
f. brought before Recorder's Court
ji Judge Granberry Tucker ill the first
yfhy session of his new terra here on
Tuesday.
''.J. A) Prinner, Tyrrell County,
y submitted to charges of reckless
s' driving and paid court costs, plug $20
t damages to the Norfojk and Caro-
lina" Telephone and Telegraph Com
' pany, and $5 damages to the town of
Hertford,;
1 in a recent accident, Prinner crash
. ed into ,a telephone pole in Hertford
while driving a truck and he failed
, to list the accident within the. allotted
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Ban Cicero, alias Benjamin Rid-.
r' dick, Negro, of Winfall, was taxed
' with costs for assault with a deadly
,3iwapon, an iron bar, upon James
V"pPeHnian, also a Negro.
SpeHman paid costs on forcible
? trespass charges. A fight occurred
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mi uetween me xwo Saturday night in
f at .. WUfiril, when Cicero ordered Spell
1r man out of his car.
i jnruue wiuiamston, JNegro, was
v i, taxed with the costs of court, on
' charges of assault on Aubrey Baker,
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waiter was struck witn tin cans
, :' thrown by the Negro as he entered
nia: lather's store. .
A Jnol pros was taken to similar
charges against Blue Blanchard
Negro companion of Williamston,
j When the. assault occurred.
1 1., - Flaet Cooper, Negro, paid coats
'V w 'win wrunis ana cusoraeriy. t
' 4 Calvin , Banka; Eli?abeth City
iVftegro,,; was found guilty and taxed
3N (Continued On Pa' Pivoi
For Indians In Game
Played Wednesday
, ?' The Perquimans High School bas
f ket baK team split a double-header
H with-"' their wmference foe, Weeks
ville, on the local' court Wednesday
t mgnir me inaian squaws were the
j losers 44-34, while the Indians over-
' whelmed the smaller Weeks ville
team by a one-sided score 48-20.
r , The girts' game was a real battle
if from the first whistle, Hertford and
V Weeksville each scoring eight points
1 during the first quarter, and contin
uing the fast pace each team scored
4' eleven points during tne second chuk
:v ker. , .Th score at the half time was
.; 19-19. - .
" 'The Weeksville aextet, however,
out shot the - local girls during the
third period to, run their score up to
thirty .points, : while" Hertford ' was
: .. held to three points.
i .The final quarter was fast
' ; throughout with VVeeksville chucking
in ,14 points to the Squaws 12. Final
"ifc was 44-34, Weeksville,
v-ris'Wally Mayes was high scorer for
.Hertford with 27 noints and Mildew!
S-f Gault scored seven. Reid. scored 25
I points for the visitors. :
i t Mfie game netween tne boys was
i 'Lt rather ' rough from the start and
ilimerous substitutions were
!y.'both coaches.' f "
made
.'The Indians outplayed the visitors
;ym the start and the outcome of
e gairier Was never In doubt V , , It
vi :s just ; ease of how high , the
flUIH VW l ' ' w .'1 ,
- . Hertford "started, f scoring l imine
diatdy after", the opening : toss and
rn up" a.'KMMegd , at the first qtUfc
Uv. This was stretched' to ?4-9 at
if time.; ;;rV-, U.'t'yl
During the' second half the Weeks
.le boys epurted a bit and scored
x points to Hertford's eight, but
: Jans were still in front 32-15
ihe.third quarter, ' , 'v.
During the final period , the In-
'ana turned" on to sc&re It points
bie they held, the visitors to five
nd V i final score was 48-20 in fav
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m. ime la the third conference
yed by the Indians and they
a . one and lost two. Both
Z ' and boys' teamt will jour
" sville Friday night and
.or conference game 1 with
T onej oV Indiana
1 e scoring column in the
ly.' Pyram was high
for the Indiana withal
A got 16, -Wood -'1,
'1 4, Cannon 2, Elarrch
' x the h'z frorer for
a H points.
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Appeal Made For Boys
To Kegister In Special
School Classes
A special appeal is being made by
Superintendent . of Schools F. T.
Johnson for out of school boys who
are. interested in enrolling for the
free Classes in general cftuvn wnrlr unA
elementy electrical engineering to
to the 8Ch001 oflkee and reg
Classes can begin as soon as the
minimum of ten students have been
enrolled.
These classes, a branch of the Na
tional Defense Program, are gaining
momentum all over the country, and
it is expected that much interest will
be shown in this county.
'Boys between the ages of 17 and
24 are eligible to register for the
special training, and are urged to
see Mr. Johnson immediately.
Membership In Red
Cross Grows
As Drive Closes
Persons Who Were Un
solicited May Join at
Local Postoffice
The Perquimans County Red Cross
Roll Call officially cloeed last Satur
day with a total of 200 member
ships and $211.35 as the amount
raised by the Uocal canvassers.
The Roll Call was directed by. Mrs
C. P. Morris, who enlisted the aid
of the Home Demonstration Clubs
throughout the county to solicit each
community in an effort to make this
year's. Roll Call the (largest in the,
history of the drive here.
Although figures from last year
were not available, both S. M. Whed
iee, chapter -chairman for Perquim
ans, and Mra Morris believe the
rabirships. taken out this year ex-
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wuwMf Drevions vax.
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aim morris was nign in per praise
oi tne canvassers who worked
so
liligently in making the drive a suc
cess and she expressed her sincere
thanks to those workers.
A large part of the amount raised
through local memberships in the
Red Cross will remain in this county
to be used by the local chapter and
the remainder of the money will be
sent to the national chapter for use
in releiving suffering throughout the
world.
The Red Cross will also play a
large part in work among American
youths who are in military training
during the coming year.
Additional memberships that were
taken out during the past week, and
which did not appear in The Weekly
last week, are: Town of Hertford,
Simon's, Morgan Furniture Store,
Rose's, Raymond Jordan, M. J. Gre
gory, J. E. Newby, Post Office, S.
M. Whedbee, J. P. Hill, Bank of
Hertford, R. M. Riddick, Davenport
and Blanchard, J. E. Winslow, R. B.
Jones, Mrs. S. M. Whedbee, H. B.
Sedberry and Mrs. G. E. Newby.,
Persons who, wish to join the Red
yew, vus were not canvassed can
join by seeing Mr. Whedbee at the
Hertford Post Office.
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For Next Year
i- Farmers of Perquimans County
sast "an overwhelming vote in favor:
or . cotton -control;for lvil -ilh to
tal vote -lit thfaceimty w 400 ayes
I W. Anderson, county agent, In
' ''scussing tha election stated ? that
the local farmers" were very favor-
aoie to jaw Farm Program, especially
toward cotton eontroL . r .
Nationally the election 'went over
in a big way.' ,The number of votes
cast for control was 761,117,, while
those opposed were 61,408. The re
suits; of the 'election v will mean that
cotton producers will operate In 1941
tinker- the control plan and, in return
for their ' cooperation, the Federal
Government will- advance v toana to
farmer n their 1941 cotton. ; $ T.
- Cotton prices, In alj rprobabllitle,
will remain, stable 'a the? results of
fee voteV-Rfrn
, According to the rules of'.tht 'elec.
tlon, it was necessary for twothirds
oi . me eugwwe voters to iavor the re
ferendum If It was to b effective'.
ibut on . Incomplete returns, approxU
mateiy nmty-two percent, voted for
rontrol In 1911.' .
Farmers Strong Fo
Cotton Control Plan
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Town To Lease Site
To Woman's Club For
New Club House
Hertford Town Board
Donates Uniform to
Perquimans Band
The Hertford Town: Board will
lease a site to the Hertford Woman's
Club for the construction of a new
dub house for the local woman's or
ganization, according to a motion
made at the regular meeting of the
Town Board on Monday night.
Mrs. I. A. Ward, president of the
Clul), and Mrs. R. T. White appeared
Deiore fcne Board with the requeBt
that the Town let the ladies have a
suitable site for the club house
Mrs. Ward convinced the board of
the need of such a building in Hert
ford and the Town Fathers agreed
to let the Woman's Club use the plot
of land where the old town office is
now situated.
According to Mrs. Ward, the club
house wi81 be constructed with the
aid of WPA and money raised by
various methods by the ladies of the
club. No definite plans have been
made yet for the building. The
ladies first desiring to gain th con
sent of the board for the use of the
land before going ahead with their
plans.
The board voted to donate one
band uniform for the Perquimans
Band during the session, and to give
the town employees the same Christ
mas presents as were awarded them
yast year.
Rev. J. T. Cranford, of Winfall,
appeared before the board to discuss
the probabilities of the Hertford Fire
Department lending assistance to the
Town of WinfaM in case of fire. The1
project of digging several wells in
wintall to furnish water for Hert
ford's new pumper was discussed,
but the local board was of the opin
ion that this would not be feasible
and suggested to Mr. Cranford that
Mifeifbe-eeaah J
a! ii . TTTne-Brte has-wot "faewi kinri-.
erect a (large water tower, or to make
arrangements to furnish water for
wlc tobict Ian carnea on tne new
fire engine.
The local board assured Mr. Cran
ford that Hertford will at all times
be ready to lend any assistance to
Winfall that is possible.
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Lions Contribute
To Joy Fund For
Unfortunate Kiddies
?The Hertford Lions Club this week
mailed a check for $10 to Miss Ruth
Davenport, County Welfare Officer, to
be used as a nucleus for the founda
tion of a Joy Fund in providing hap
piness to the unfortunate children of
Perquimans County who might other
wise have a cheerless Christmas
without this aid.
Last year the Lions dlub made a
similar contribution to the welfare
omcer ana 63 children found well
filled stockings on Christmas morn
ing that might have otherwise been
empty.
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C. B. PARKER, RURAL MAIL CARRIER. TO
RETIRE FROM POSTAL SERVICE JAN. 1
C. B. Parker, 'rural mail carrier
out of the Hertfqrd postoffice, will
carry his last gatfch of mail on De
cember 31. Mr, Parker will retire
from the postal service on January
1, after having served as rural mail
carrier for 85 years, four months
and fifteen days.
(' Beginning in the service on Auarust
fcl5,' 1905, Mr. -Parker estimates that
he has traveled approximately 348,.
POO miles tarrying the mails on routes
, 6 and 1 -during this time. His first
route was dumber 5 and covered
a distance of. 18, miles and in 1927
the postal officials consolidated routes
5 and 1 with Mr. Parker still the
carrier'. The . distance over this new
route was 62 miles. In 1929 an ad
ditional! 7.44 miles was added to the
route.
During the early, part of his ser
vices as rural mail carrier, Mr. Park
er traveled by none back, then used
hoVse and cart, horse and buggy
and finally arrived at th time when
automobiles v became : the mo4e of
traveling., During the time . he has
used a car for 'mall 'delivery,' Mr.
Parker hae wor out eleven automo
biles.,, 8tuck as; many ag seven times
during one day when ! '"old Dobbin?
had to be brought in to pull the' car
out of the mud, ,Mr. Parker says that
the car Js utilise best way to make
'rownds.
During the more than 55 yean that
vmym, xMiucty, jjecemper io. iy40.
Navy Department
Has Not Yet Chosen
Site For Air Base
Information Regarding
Tyrrell Not Official,
According- to Wash
ington The Weekly learned from high au
thority on Thursday morning that
the Navy Department has taken no
action in regards to the establish
ment of their new $5,000,000 air base
in Tyrrell County.
Our informant talked with Con
gressman Herbert C. Bonner Wed
nesday evening and was told that
Captain C. E. Rosendahl, Naval offi
cial who inspected the sites, has been
out of Washington all week and that
the Naval Department would notify
all concerned when the site was de
finitely chosen.
According to information given out
on Wednesday it was stated that the
North Carolina Highway Commission
has been informed that the Navy
will probably choose Tyrrell County
for the site, and as the result of this
gossip the Commission pledged them
selves to build a hard surface road
to the site offered in that county.
Norman Trueblood,, acting in be
half of the Hertford Lions Club and
other interested citizens of the coun
ty, submitted a prospectus of two
land sites available for the proposed
Naval Air Base to Captain C. E.
Rosendahl for his consideration in
ohoosing the location of this new
Naval base.
Practically every county in eastern
North Carolina is making a strong
bid for this new project and it is not
known as yet just where the base
will, he lo-ated, but The Weekly has
j learned from a high authority that
Captain Rosendahl favors some site
between the north of the Albemarfle
Sound and the Virginia State line
. ilme -l0' definite choosing of
but
trom indications it is believed that
Naval authorities are anxious to be
nn the construction of the base soon.
The sites in Perquimans County
submitted by Mr. Trueblood were the
Nixon farm located between Hertford
nnd Winfall on Route 17, and the J.
H. Npwbold fanm located on the Pen
tier Road. A complete prospectus of
there properties was drawn up by Mr.
"r ie'Vlood and mailed to Captain
vo.sendahl on last Friday.
Woman's Club To OiTer
Prizes For Christmas
Decorations Of Homes
The Hertford Woman's Club will
offer cash prizes for the most at
tractively decorated homes at Christ
mas.
Details of the plan are being work
ed out by a special committee com
posed of Mrs. S. P. Jessup, Mrs. I.
A. Ward and Mrs. J. G. Roberson.
Any one desiring to enter the con
test is invited to get in touch with
either member of the committee.
Mr. Parker has served as a rural
carrier there has been four post
masters in the Hertford office, all of
them being men of the highest type,
according to Mr. Parker, who stated
that his business relations with them
had been most pleasant.
On retiring Mr. Parker will re
ceive an annuity in lieu of his long
services -with the. costal department.
This annuity is a percentage of his
salary which he has paid into a fund
during the past 20 years. All pos
tal employees pay into this fund and
thus are assurred of a retirement
payment which is not to be confused
with a pension. The government
-does not pension postal employees
upon , retirement. fThe postal em
ployees' retirement fund now reach'
es into the millions of dollars and
the payments made to retired em
ployees come fimto this fund, made
possible by the 'employees saving it
over a period of years. '
i Mr. Parker plans to retire to his
farm after January 1 and to "take
things easy", hut he expects to in
crease his chicken business to a larg
er scale after he gains the time to
devote more effort to It
There are 885. 4h fancies on Mr.
Parker's rovte nd this ' number re
presents 1.451 .'persons lthatyheW
been serving over . a long period ol
flme.r Fnrh one of them regards Mr.
Parser as the warmest of friends. ,
Judgment Awarded
W. E. White Against
Bus Company
A judgment was signed in Chowan
Superior Court by Judge W. C.
Harris on Monday against the Nor
folk Southern Bus Company for
$9,991.57, which was awarded by a
jury to W. E. White, parent of W.
E. White, Jr., who was killed neai
Winfall some time ago.
It was brought out in court that
the White boy and his mother board
ed a Norfolk Southern bus in Eden
ton and when the bus stopped in
front of the White home on the Hert-ford-Wjnfall
road, the boy was al
lowed to get off the bus ahead of his
mother and darting across the road
wa ouruc-K oy anoiner car going in
the opposite direction.
'The complaint against the Nor
folk Southern Bus Company charged
that t'he driver of the bus had been
negligent in allowing the boy to get
off the bus before his mother.
Argument Leads To
Cutting Fray At New
Hope On Saturday
Andrew Stevenson Is
Charged With As
sault With Deadly
Weapon as Result of
Fight
As the result of an argument which
took pQace at New Hope on last Sat
urday night, one man is in the Albe
marle Hospital, Elizabeth City, suf
fering from a knife wound in the
abdomen and another man is charged
with assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill.
According to the story as learned
by Tne Perquimans Weekly, Andrew
Stevenson and Edward Layden were
in an argument and were parted by
onlookers, who asked the men not to
have any trouble.
Stevenson entered a store located
on one side of the highway, whWe
Layden entered" a store oV'tTie"oppo
site of the road. After several min
utes had elapsed, Stevenson left the
store to talk to a friend, when sud
denly Layden appeared holding a pop
bottle in his hand. Stevenson, it was
related, attempted to get away from
Layden by running around a gas
pump, but finally the men tangled
up and Layden was severely cut with
a knife .
Layden was carried to the hospital.
j where it was necessary to close the
wound with 25 stitches. Latest re
ports from the hospital indicate that
he is getting along as well as can be
expected,
A warrant charging Stevenson
with assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill, was sworn out
but he appeared at the courthouse
on the charge before the warrant was
served. Bond was set for him at the
amount of $300.
Probable cause hearing of the case
will be heard as soon as Layden is
able to testify, according to local
:ourt officials.
21 Uniforms Donated
Perquimans Band By
Local Business Firms
Superintendent of Schools F. T.
Johnson announced Tuesday that
funds had been raised to purchase 21
of the 25 uniforms needed for the
Perquimans High School band.
Contributions for the band uni
forms have been made by the business
firms of Hertford, with the exception
of three uniforms contributed by the
Pprquimans County Board of Com
missioners and the Town Board.
Mr. Johnson said that he wished
to thank all contributors and that he
believed the necessary amount for
purchase of the remainder of the uni
forms will be forthcoming before the
end of the week.
However, any person desiring to
assist in this project may contribute
to raise the total amount needed.
Contributions made now will hasten
the time when- the local band can
step out in uniforms that will be a
credit to the entire county.
Iris Blooms In Dec.
Iris are bkoining in Hertford.
It might be Just a freak of nature.
,ir it might be,ftarbinger of an ear
ly spring, bur nevertheless this beau
Hful flower bloomed last week injthe
yard of Mr.liaiie Goodwin, -who
brought the .deep purple blossom to
81.25 Per Year.
Perquimans' First
Draftee Now In
Army At Fort Bragg
Local Board Halts Mail
ing of Questionnaires
Until After First of
Year
x cjqunziitus county s
firpt draftee
is in the army now.
George Butler, a volunteer through
the Qocal draft board, left Hertford
on the 9:40 bus Tuesday morning en
route to Fort Bragg, where he will
be indficted into Uncle Sam's armed
forces.
There was no special arrange
ments for the send-off of the volun
teer on Tuesday, members of the lo
cal board, J. R. Stokes, W. G. Hollo
well and W. W. Spencer, accompa
nied by J. C. McNider, Government
Appeal Agent, met Mr. Butler at
the draft board offices and accompa
nied him to the bus station. Several
friends and acquaintances waveo
good-bye and good luck to their
friend as the bus left the station.
The first man to enter service un
der the 'Selective Service Act was
given his commitment papers and
tickets for his trip to the camp.
Tickets for meals were also issued
by the local board. Butler, apparent
ly, was glad of the opportunity to
serve his country' under this new de
fense program.
The county's first colored draftee,
John Henry Phillips, is scheduled to
leave hertford this (Friday) morn
ing for his induction into the army.
The same procedure will follow in
getting Phillips off to Fort Bragg as
was the case of Butler.
The next call for men is not ex
pected by the local board until some
time after t'he first of the year. Per
quimans County must rurnish 50 men
before June 30, 1941.
The local board has discontinued
sending out questionnaires until af
ter the first of January. Mr. Stokes,
chairman of the board, stated that
Cc:X-Wed en HaJ.'"vive, ,.t"
Woman's Club Honor
Past Presidents At
Meeting On Tuesday
Mrs. I. A. Ward, newly elected
president, presided at the December
meeting of the Hertford Woman's
Club, held Tuesday afternoon, when
ten of the club's past presidents were
honor guests.
Upon arrival each of the quests of
honor was presented with a Christ
mas corsage and escorted to special
ly arranged seats. After the busi-
! ness session, the past presidents, in
cluding Mrs. W. L. F. Babb, Mrs. G.
E. Newby, Mrs. J. J. Fleetwood,
..as. W. E. Vvnite, Mrs. R. T. White,
Miss Mae Wood Winslow, Mrs. F. T.
Johnson, Mrs. R. T. Clarke, Mrs. J.
G. Roberson and Mrs. J. O. Felton,
were recognised by the presiding offi
cer. Mrs. T. S. White gave a toast
to the past presidents, written in
verse, which was highly, compli
mented. Mrs. Roberson responded
for the past presidents.
Humorous readings by Mrs. H. C.
Stokes and Mrs. W. E. White com
pleted the program, following which
refreshments were served.
Door prizes were won by Miss
Mary Sumner, who received a ticket
to the State Theatre, and Mrs.
Brooks Whedbee, who received a cus
tard, set presented by R. S. Jordan's
Electrical Store.
During the business session the
Club decided to build a new club
house, Mrs. Ward reporting to the
club that the Town Board had agreed
to give the CSub the use of a lot on
Grubb Street for the building. It
was voted by the Club to go ahead
with this project, providing the cost
did not exceed $1,500. Mrs. Ward
reported to the club that the cost
will be approximately $1,100 for the
Club's share.
The Club voted to send at least
one Christmas basket and Club mem
bers were asked to send donations to
Mrs. Tim Brinn, chairman of the
Welfare Department, next Tuesday.
The president announced that there
wffll be two door prises awarded to
members at all future meetings.
Lions Club Met Afc ,
New Hope Last Friday "
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The Hertford Lions duo held its
regular meeting last Hds' evening
at the New Hope Cbmmanity' Honsevv
The Club was served by- the ladies
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