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PE WEEKLY I 'I r J JJiJiifl iii'Jvrvi-. vt.v ; . - - ... kMM mthmhmntwn m tt nrmATmr i tTH vvrnimv a WEEKLY NEWSPAPIm DEWIEU TU 'mis ureuiLflWU UJT mmxEVW assu raMjuimAno wuimix Volume VIII. Number 9. . Hertford;, Perquimans County, Morth Carolina. Friday, February 28, 1941. $1.25 Per Year. s fill-. Urge Number Local People Attend Lions flight In L City Governor J. M. Brough ton Makes Principal Talk at Charter Night Meeting Approximately fifty people from Hertford, members of the local Lions Club, their wives and friends attend ed the Charter Night meeting and dance sponsored by the Elizabeth City Lions Club in that city on Wed nesday night. Tha noicrVihnrinir citv formed a T.ionn Club during January and with the meting held Wednesday night the members of the Club were pre sented, with their charter and full fledged memberships into the na tional organization. The Elizabeth City Club was formed and sponsored through the efforts of the Hertford Lions Club. x A large number of State notables and visiting Lions and Lionesses were on hand at the banquet to heat Governor J. M. Broughton make the principal address of the evening, af ter which the Lions and their guests were entertained at a dance. Nearly one hundred and fifty guests at tended the dance. Hiehliehts of the Charter Night meeting included the address of wplrmrw bv Lion C. Penn Mcintosh of the Elizabeth City Club, and the response given by Leroy Haskett of th Edenton Club. Julian White, president of the Hertford Club, pre- ... tho hnsts with a bell ana ov.ii wi v - mvl. Dresents from the local club, The Edenton Club presented, them with an American Flag. Presenta tion of the flag was made by W. J. Taylor, secretary of the Edenton Club. ' Norman Trueblood, secretary of the Hertford Club and Zone Chair man, acted as toastmaster for the occasion. District Governor Lion James H. Parked presented the new club with its charter, after being introduced by'Wflliam Privott, past president 64eEdenton xlub. Governor Broughton watf introauc ed to the gathering by the toast master, Mr. Trueblood. During the evening Julian White, Archie Lane and Norman Trueblood, all members of the Hertford club, were presented with silver lions, a present from the National organiza tion, for having reported the total of twenty-seven new members during the month of January. These pre sentations were made by James Parker, district governor. Install Facilities To Mate Trailers Facilities to manufacture truck ?F trailers of every type have been in- V t tha TTnllnnmll Chevrolet stalled at the Hollowell Chevrolet Company, and the work of building has already begun. The new equipment, which includes power drills, power hack saws, elec tric welder, forge, rip saw, band saw, and planer will enable Hollowell's to build log trailers, flat-bodied trailers and vans. Mr. Hollowell said that he is in a position to take orders for trailers of any specification. He says that only the best of every type material will be stocked. ' Cost will be govern ed by weight of material specified, he said. Old model trailers will be taken in trade, and new trailer purchases will be finanecd by Hollowell's. A new warehouse, 50 by 100 feet, is being built on a lot back of the business district to boose cars and tracks, so that the entire floor space of the present. garage may. v be'iised for a workshop. ; 't-'y'". '. " ' This i one of the most important weU r'Chevrolet rpanyslnce' It opened bness-';ih;Hflrtfr'riip, 1927.1 r.' KOV -Mffl11T.N I THVPI To Norfolk For Swim Tests Some twenty, to twenty-five mem--bem of the Bo Scout Troop of Hert ford motored to i Norfolk Va., on ' Wednesday and were given flwiro '4 tning instructions. 7They. atoo took L teata in Hfersaving. , ' , - . j The boys j were under . the supers vision of. Scoutmaster W, If, Pitt. v r t.'-J-i, ii I I ill II I. I I 1 1.111!' Rotary 'Meeting (. The Pertford Rotary Club held Its regular meeting Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford, In the absence ' -of B, S. Monds, club president, P, T, JolUJsoti.peiMedM.mi-.if Grandparents Treat Students At Central Grammar School The entire student body of the Perquimans County Central Gram mar School were guests last Friday afternoon 'at delightful parties given in each room by the respective grandparents of the children. Each grade presented a short pro gram in its room and was served ice cream, nuts, candy, popcorn balls, apples and oranges. There were approximately grandparents present. forty oung Men's Bible lass Formed At ethodist Church A Young Men's Bible Class was formed at the Methodist Church on last Sunday morning and will have as its teacher, the Rev. R. F. Munns. An attendance contest is being stag ed between the class and the Young Ladies' Class of the same church, and all young men are cordially in vited to attend this new class each Sunday. Court Sends Negro Volunteer To Roads On Three Charges Vernon Wiggins, one of Perquim ans County's Negro volunteer draf tees, will have to forego his plans to take a year's training with Uncle Sam's Army until after he has serv ed something like 90 days on the roads. Sentence was passed on Wig eins in Recorder's Court here on Tuesday. Wiggins was charged with being drink and disorderly, and trespassing He plead guilty to the nrst count and was found guilty of the second charge when testimony showed that he had had trouble and was ordered out of a filling station in Winfall. Before Judge Tucker passed sen tence upon Wiggins, Solicitor Charles Johnson called the attention of the Court to a suspended sentence hang ing over Wiggins on a good behavior clause and this 30 days was added tothe 60 dayB meted out .on the charges1 tried Tuesday. Wiggins took an appeal on the sentence given Tuesday and his bond was fixed at $100. However, he will be sent to the roads to serve the 30 days revoked on his previous con viction. Other cases heard before Judge Tucker Tuesday included the case of Wilson Ferebee, Negro. The Court found probable cause in the hearing charging Ferbee with breaking and entering and he was bound over to the Superior Court for hearing at the April Term. Linwood Lane plead guilty to op erating a car with improper lights and was taxed with one-half the costs of court. Emanual Miller and Hiram Rid dick were found guilty of using pro fanity upon a public road and with being drunk and disorderly. Both defendants were fined the costs of court, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Sentence to be suspended upon payments of the costs and good be havior for two years. A nol pros was taken by the State in the case of Ephraim White, charg ed with receiving stolen money. Patrons Of Negro P. T, A. Entertain Teachers Tuesday The Parent-Teacliers Association of the Hertford Graded-High School met in special session luesday evening with the president, Rev. J. H. Tucker. presiding. After hastily transacting all the important business found on the cal endar, the special business session was adjourned to make way for ac tivitiea of a social nature. The pro- gram follows with Mrs. Annie Nixon acting i '-mistress-, c eremomeB: Group fiingingV Scripture Lesson, Mrs. Ethel Perry? Prayer Eugene Felton;rSolo, Mrs. Delia Jordan; Wel come Address, F. J. Elliott; Response, Mrs. S. S. Thompson; Solo, Raymono Grizelle; Recitation, Mrs. Emma White; Inspirational Speech, . Theo dore Felton; Solo, Mrs. Mamie Evei ett; Presentation of Gift by Presi dent J, H. Tucker to Principal! W. J. Thompson; Remarks of Acceptance by W. JV Thompson;, Group Singing; Closing Remarks. -1 ' The menu, served in banquet atyle to, 62 patrons and teachers, . wag as follows : baked chicken, hot rolls, potato salad,-crackers,- ham sand wiches, hot coffee, - icev . cream and . SilNBEAIgj WMEETV SUNDAY Sunbeam members - aranrgad . to meet at the Baptist Chovch Sunday afternoon, March 2nd, -at 3 o'clock. Girls' Basketball Team Competes In Conference Play Teams Close Season With Weeksville; Win One and Lost One on Monday Night j The Perquimans High School girls basketball team earned the right to participate in the Albemarle Rural Conferene tourney being staged this week at the Central High gym through its season's play during which it won more than half the games played. The Indians are not taking pan in the tourney. Central, Creswell, Chowan, Poplar Branch, Hobbsville. Manteo, Shiloh and South Mills are the schools represented by the boys. In the drawing of the tourney, Manteo and Central were ceded number one and number two and Kitty Hawk along with Weeksville was given the other ceded spots due to its record during the season. Perquimans, Hobbsville, Moyock and Shiloh were chosen as the re maining girl teams to play. In the drawing, Perquimans played Kitty Hawk at 3 o'clock Thursday after noon, and the winner of this game is scheduled to meet the winner of the Manteo-Shiloh game at nine o'clock Friday night. Both the Perquimans teams closed their regular season's schedule Mon day night when they traveled to Weeksville to play a return game with the Pasquotank teams. The Indians came out victorious in the game with the Weeksville boys, but the Squaws were defeated. A return game was played on the local court last Thursday with the teams from Sunbury. The Indians and Squaws won both games by one sided scores. All in all, the basketball season at the local school has been highly satis factory. Both the boys and girls finished the season with a high per centage in the win column and pros pects for next year's teams look bright. Coach Dave Fuller is to be com mended upon the showing of the team, inasmuch as he had very little material to work with when the season opened and the teams devel oped into two of the best in this section before the season closed last Monday. Funeral Services Held Thursday For Simon F. Stallings Simon F. Stallings, 80, one of Hertford's highly respected residents, died at his home Tuesday night at 11:20 o'clock, following a long ill ness. ! I Funeral services were held at the i'ate residence Thursday afternoon at three o'clock and burial was made in the cemetery at Cedar Grove Methodist Church, of which Mr Stallings was a faithful member. . A native and life-long resident of Perquimans County, Mr. Stallings was well-known throughout the coun ty. He served as keeper of the County Home for 38 years and was beloved by the unfortunates under his care. Survivors include two children, Mrs. C. O. Fowyer and Miss Mamre StalKnes. both of Hertford; nine grandchildren, Mrs. M. K. Hodges, ot Norfolk, Va., Mrs. S. E. Bush, Wil liam, Elizabeth and Marie Fowler, all of Hertford; Mrs. Earl Jackson, of Elizabeth City; Mrs. Will Hall, Simon Stallings and Mary Ruth Stallings, of Winfall: two great-grandchildren, Kilgore Hodges, Jr, of Norfolk, Va., and Nell Baxter Jackson, of Eliza beth City; two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Rogerson, of Norfpjk, Va., and Mrs. Will Jones, of Moyock. W. M. S. EXECUTIVE MEETING An executive session of the Wom an's Missionahy Society of the Bap tist Church was held Tuesday even ing at the home of Mrs. J. P. Perry. Mrs. L A. .Ward, president, presidea. Mrs. C. R. Holmes opened the meet ing1 with 'prayer. - After the .business session, the hostess served a sweet course to the eleven members present. WORLD PRAYER SERVICE ('' .. ', . .. T The combined churches of Hert ford will meet. for World Prayer Serrk oi4thi Friday afternoon from rtw&.tfekttk,at the Methodist Church." Tj nubile Is cordially in vited to attend ' any time during Bill Before Congress To Authorize Funds For New Air Base Weekly Predicted Such Action In January; Little Opposition Ex pected As indicated in these columns during January, announcement was made late last week that a bill was being introduced in Congress asking an appropriation of $5,205,000 for the construction of an air base some where in the Albemarle section. The bill was introduced by Chair man Vinson of the House Naval Af fairs Committee, and it was indi cated that the bill met with the ap proval of Secretary of the Navy Knox. Shortly after the movement to establish the air base was started Secretary Knox was supposed to have expressed opposition to the lighter-than-air craft, but seemingly these objections have been ironed out and the base may soon become a reality. Representative Herbert Bonner, who has been working closely with Captain C. E. Rosendahl on .'this project, recently disclosed that all opposition to the proposed construc tion has been overcome and that the item has the approval of the budgei burer.u. It is quite likely thai the bill will meet with favorable action in the House. Definite selection of the site . for the air base in this section is yet to be made. The committee has some 30 sites to be considered, but at this time it is probable that the numbei has narrowed down considerably. The Weekly has learned from a high source that at the present time Chow'an County seems to have the inside track for the project, and if that county is named as the site for the'- base, it will be constructed neai the: new Albemarle Sound bridge. Thie will put the new base approxi mately eiuht miles from Hertford. Chairman Vinson expected that brief hearings on the bill will be concluded before the end iof this w ef- I ) BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Winslow wish to announce the birth of a son, born Friday at Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Tentative Date Set For Installation Of Legion Post B. C. Berry, adjutant of the Per quimans Post of the American Le gion, announced Wednesday that Sat urday, March 8, has been set as a tentative date for the installation services of the local Post into the National organization. Mr. Berry received word from Dave Hall, State Commander of the American Legion, that the date is satisfactory with him if it met the approval' of the local Post. Present plans call for State offi cers and District officers of the Legion to meet here on that date, along with all the Posts included within the First District. The services will be held at the Agricultural Building and ail veter ans in the county are urged to gain membership in the local Post before the installation date in order to be classed as charter members of the Post. erquimans Post 'ets Change In e lon Number B. C. Berry, adjutant of the Per quimans Post of the American Le gion, has been notuiea oy oxaie officers that the number of the local Post will be 126 instead of the num ber 226, originally assigned the Post at the organization meeting neia here. Woman's Club Holds Bingo Party Friday At Community House The Hertford Woman's" Club will hold & biniro oarty at the Community House on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Proceeds of the party will o into the building fund of thes flub for the construction of iWinem, 4s houae The public is co'rffiaayitl)M to at tend the party'i JHrfwehments will be served. "'" Construction On Road Expected To Begin Soon Construction of the new road leav ing Hertford and joining Route No. 17 north of Winfall is expected to get under way within a short time. Announcements from Raleigh late last week indicated that a contract for the construction will be let soon, and operators of the service station at the fork of the highway and the New Hope Road have vacated the property which will be the starting point of the new cut-off road. This new stretch of highway, when completed, will eliminate the Town of Winfall from U. K. Highway No. 17. local Girl Amonff Honor Students At Elon College According to reports issued this j week by A. L. Hook, registrar at; Elon College, Miss Lila I!. Stephens' of Hertford, was among the students' included on last semester's honor j roll. i The honor roll was composed of 86 students who made a scholastic aver-' apjo of 90'v or better. j erquimans Farm Meeting Scheduled h March Third A county-b -county campaign to acquaint North Carolina farmers with provisions of the d,ouble-brrei- fH 1941 snnnlpnipntarv AAA urogram begins this week, announces John W.j Goodman, assistant director of the' N. C. State College Extension Ser 1 vice. First of the meetings starts Thurs-1 day in ten counties, as an equal number of teams of agricultural ' specialists open the drive. Last of; the meetings will be held March 8. In the time intervening, evcy coun- ' ty a fie ted hy the program will have been reached. In Perquimans County, a special meeting has been called for March 3, at the Agricultural lluilding in Hertford. As outlined, the new program will enable growers fo) take cotton lam; out of production for which they will receive Federal stamps exchangeable in retail stores for cotton goods manufactured in this country. Then, too, Goodman explained, those who qualify for cotton stamps may also receive a payment for producing and conserving food sup plies. A payment of $1.50 per farm garden is already allowed by the AA in North Carolina. Now an ex tra $3 may be earned by growing ad ditional garden produce, storing food products, or planting small fruits to add to the family food supply. How ever, to earn this special payment, growers must cooperate in the cotton stamp plan. "Because of the importance of this program to the cotton farmers of North Carolina," Goodman said, "we hope that every grower affected will make a special effort to attend the meeting in his county so as to get full details of this new plan." Other meetings in this area wfil be as follows. Perquimans anl Wash ington, March 3; Gates, March 5; Bertie, March 7. Town Criers Divide Treasury Among- Four Local Groups The executive committee of the Town Criers, an organization formed here some time ago, met Monday n;ght and after some discussion de eded that the organization was a dead issue and that money which the group had on deposit should be put to better use and it was distributed hetween the Bov Scouts, the Wom- "n's Club, the Library and the Par-""f-Teachers Association. The P. T. A. first approached the committee seeking a donation for the curtain fund, and, after the discus sion Monday, the committee decided to allocate all the funds of the Town Criers. Ten dollars were giv en the Boy Scouts and a like amount was turned over to the Woman's Club and the Library. The balance, some thirty dollars, was contributed to the P. T. A. to aid in the pur chase of a curtain for the stage at the Grammar School. U. D. C. MEETING 1 113 ClttllUCI -fMll-O VlI.fVD 7i wv United Daughters of the Confederacy met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. T. Clarke, with Mrs. J. J. Fleetwood assisting as hostess. After the business session dainty refreshments were served to the thirteen membera present. The Mtwoh meeting will be held at te i-lfelMMf Mra. wTH. Hardcastle with Mra. lL B. Co as assistant fiostesfc, ifttt 7. Perquimans County Braftees Left For Camp This Week Action Still Pending In Case of Roulac Webb, One of the Selectees Four of the five Perquimans County draftees, selected by the local board to fill the county's Februai quota, entrained this week for Fort Brags, where they will be inducted into military training under the Se lectipe Service Act. John Roulac Webb, the fifth draf tee, was notified at the bus on Mon day morning that he was not to leae with Robert Morris and Henry ltright, the other two white youths called this month. The Negro quota for this county was filled on Thursday when Bernice oodard and Robert M. Riddick left Hertford for cam). The alternates for these men are George Felton and Henry White. White was substituted lor v ernon v iggins, Negro volun teer, who was sentenced lor HO days on the roads in Recorder's Court on Tuesday. A large group of citizens was on hand at the bus station on Monday and Thursday to bid the draftees good luck and to see them on their way. l.p to Wednesday evening the local draft board had received, no word re garding the action taken in Webb's case. J. R. Stokes, chairman of the local board, was called to the phone on Monday just prior to the depar ture of the bus carrying the draftees, and was ordered not to send Webb l mV inasmuch as he had an ap Peul pending before the draft offi cials. Saturday the local board refused to grant a hearing on an appeal for deferment, asked by Perquimans Ap peal Agent J. S. McNider, in Webb's behalf. Contact was then made by McNider ukh the district appeal board which in turn contacted headquJrrters in Kale.gh. Tlie message from Raleigh on Monday morniiV!; to the chairman of the local draft board, confirmed .ihNidei's contention that Webb could not be legally seiu to an induc tion center while an appeal before the dt-i') board was penvlin. "Had . 1 Lib gone to Fort ' -agg on Monday, with an appeal pending, the draft board would have been forced to recall him to give him a hearing," McNider said. Mr. Stokes stated that the appeal, which was made on the grounds of business complications, was not con sidered, because in the opinion of the draft board, it had been made after the deadline set for appeal', in Webb's case. The Weekly has been unable to learn just when the appeal hearing will be set, but no action will be taken in the case until after the ap peal board 'has passed upon the hearing. Fire Destroys Negro School Buildings Fire, origin of which had not been determined as The Weekly went to press, entirely destroyed the Negro school building in Winfall between 8:30 and 9 o'clock on Thursday morn ing. The Hertford Fire Department was called to the scene, but the fire had gained such headway that the local firemen were unable to save the buildings. It is believed that the fire started from a defective chimney. These school buildings were term ed a "disgrace to the county" by a grand jury during a term of Court last year, but it was said at that time nothing could be .done to change he condition due to the lack of finances. The Weekly understands that the Negro patrons of the school have for some time been attempting to raise funds that will enable them to con struct a new school building for the Negro students. EPISCOPAL CHUKCH ANNOUNCEMENT The regular schedule of Lenten services of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has been announced by the rector, the Rev. E. T. Jillson, as follows: Wednesday evening service j jt K o ociock; munuay ., Communion at 10 o clock. AVWlimri?MPNT BIR1?AN,V NCS i nf Mr. and Mrs. Willie R7nokh, of Norfolk, Va., announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday, February 23, at St Vincent's Hospital. Mrs. Reynolds was formerly Miss JJtelto Rogerson, of Hertford. Mother and baby are doing nicely. " '""'" ' V .';t; ' f V Xr "V i '