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i xi i.r ' H ii m f 1 1 i 'nA in in iicv ii if : CM . rl r i i i an a -v ' i n , . sb m vml ta m v w m aY lOtrSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING, OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY 1 . ? 'W. nirn ;VV6fomio"VIH Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 14, 1941.' $1.25 Per Year. . A aV Jfe .. , m A J y, Fi ;a Thousand Dollar Dbhsgc Suit Begun a S'arior Court 4 - f Charlie Williamson, Ne gro, Sues Joseph Weaver, Negro Doc tor 15 CRIMINAL CASES April Term of Superior Court to Open Here v On the Fourteenth What ifl expected to be one of the outstanding civil cases heard at the April Term of Perquimans Superior Court to convene here on April 14, is the suit of Charlie Williamston, Negro, against Joseph E. Weaver, Negro doctor of Hertford. Williamston entered suit this week against the doctor for five thousand dollars, charging that Weaver was negligent in his treatment adminis tered to an injured arm of Williams ton. In his complaint Williamston states that in November of 1940 he called on Weaver for treatment of a broken i arm, and that said treatment was rendered, and the arm placed in a cast. It was alleged by Williamston that the cast was placed on the arm too. tight, and did not allow for the normal swelling of the injured mem ber and that the results of treatment forced him to go to Washington, D. C, for further treatment in a hospi tal there. Williamston further al leges that due to the treatment 01 the arm it was necessary for the arm to be amputated and that now he can not pursue his occupation as a farmer and asks for damages against the doctor. 4 Other cases to be heard on the civil docket have not been completed, but at the present time there are 15 criminal cases to be heard, during the X April Term f Superior Court. f--' Mmrf nt 4iM hAA have had ore- Recorder's Court Misses Session On Tuesday Morning Due to the inability of Judge Gran berry Tucker to appear in court, the regular session of Recorder's Court was not convened! on Tuesday morn ing. Judge Tucker continued the two cases to be heard Tuesday until the March 18th term of court. A Slump in law-breaking has been apparent for the past several weeks, and only a few cases have been o. the docket for the past three or foui weeks, but this week's docket of two cases has the record of being the few est number of cases to be heard in the Perquimans Court in a long num ber of months. Local officers are at a loss to understand the sudden de crease in law-breaking unless it be the fact that most of the offenders, usually brought to court, are busily engaged in labor and thus have no time for mischief. Organization Of Bundles For Britain Completed Here i Mrs. R. T. Clarke Nam ed Chairman; Scouts To Help Legion Commander Installs Local Post Officers Saturday Next Meeting Set Foi Latter Part of This Month Woman's Club Elect Officers At Meeting Held Monday Mrs. I. A. Ward Elected President; Continue Drive For Funds i Uminary hearing in Recorder Coun and.were transferred to the tSuperiot CourtJV T5A,. Judgftor the April Term has not yet been announced. The case of Andrew Stephenson and Edward Layden will be heard, Layden is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and Stephenson will be tried on charges of assault with a Hpndlv weaoon with intent. This case reached the courts as a result of a fiirht which occurred at New Hope last winter. John L. Wuwlow will be tried on a charge of manslaughter resulting from probable cause hearing in Re corder's Court. Winslow was alleged to have been.' driving a car figuring in a wreck and in which injuries were received by Shaderick Boone. Negro, who died in the Elizabeth City Hospital. James Whitehurst, Negro, will be tried for larceny of a sum of more than $20. .ttobable cause was found .... . m T I m 1 I in tnis case oeiore ouage iucrci w Perquimans Recorder's Court. Three abandonment and non-sup- oort cases are on the docket, as well as one reckless driving case and other minor charges face as many defendants. Mrs. I. A. Ward was elected presi dent of the Hertford Woman's, Club at the meeting Monday afternoon, with Mrs. C. P. Morris named first vice president; Mrs. C. F. Sumner, second vice president; Mrs. G. R. Tucker, third vice president; Mrs. S. P. Jessun. secretary, and Mrs. C. E Skinner, treasurer, continuing in of fice the same corps of officers now serving. The membership of the cjub now numbers 58, according to a report of the secretary at the meeting. In addition to the forming of the Bundles for Britain organization, a number of routine matters were dis cussed following the reports of the various .department heads. Plane "were announced for serving two suppers in the immediate future, one being: the banquet for the Gates villv High- School (Senior Class, when 50 plates will be served. There is to be no let-up in the ac tivities of the club women for rais ing money for the new community building. Following the business' session, there was a program in keeping with the season on the subject of flowers, when Miss Helen Gaither and Mrs C. F. Sumner, Jr., made interesting talks. Mrs. C. P. Morris won the first door prize, a theatre ticket donated bv the State Theatre, and Mrs. L. Ni Hollowell, the $2.50 permanent wave given by Hilda's Beauty Shoppe. Mrs. R. T. Clarke, who was named chairman of the Perquimans County Bundles for Britain organization at the meeting of the Hertford Wom an's Club Monday afternoon, secured $10 cash in contributions from the club members present as her initial step, and made a strong plea for county-wide cooperation in the movement. Mrs. Clarke stated that she espec ially invited the people of the entire county to assist in this undertaking, as the Bundles for Britain project is not confined to the town alone, but that the organization wanted every person to feel free to cooperate. It developed that Mrs. Clarke had previously led the movement in the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, and had already sent off a u untile ot' clothing valued at $55, cash to buy a cot, and an additional $10 in cash. The committee chosen at the Wom an's Club meeting includes Mrs. Clarke, chairman; Mrs. J. E. Mor ris, vice-chairman; Mrs. J. J. Fleet wood, secretary, and Miss Mae Wood Winslow, treasurer. The Boy Scout Troop of Hertford has volunteered to collect the contri butions of clothing in Hertford, and Mrs. Clarke stated that any person wishing to donate bundles could do so by calling Miss Winslow, Mrs. Fleetwood, or herself. Good clothing, especially warm clothing, for grown-ups and children is solicited. New clothing will, of course, not be refused, though the plea is particularly made for good worn clothing, likewise blankets and money for cots and other needed ar ticles. Also used razor blades. Every one is asked, also, to save tin foil, which school children will collect. Convenient boxes are to be placed at certain points where tin foil may be dropped. A drive for bundles will be made this Saturday when the Boy Scouts will call for bundles reported ready. The Scouts will be free of school on that day and will collect all bundles reported to the committee. The chairman asks everyone to have bundles ready by Saturday to aid the Scouts with the collection. Those living in the rural districts are requested to bring their bundles or contributions on Saturday, if pos sible, delivering them to the home of Mrs. Clarke, who has an apartment in Mrs. C. C. Winslow's residence on Market Street, or to Mrs. Fleetwood. Lecture Course To Be Held At Methodist Church Next Week Dave Hall, State Commander of the Americ-n Legion, presided at the installat on of officers for Perquim ans County Post, Number 126, at a Le;;ion meeting last Saturday night. The meeting was held at the Agricul tural Building. Approximately fifty veterans were present for the meeting when Charles F. Sumner became the first com mander of the local Post. B. C. Berry was installed as adjutant for the local vets. Commander Hall presented Mr. Berry with a tempor ary charter for the local Post. The charter showed the names of fifteen Perquimans veterans and will also cany the names of fifteen more local veterans when the official char ter is granted. At the present time the Perquimans Post has thirty-five paid-up members and five members Observed who have transferred, from other p08tS. I VisitiiiK Legionnaires came froml Edenton, Gatesville and Elizabeth I L-ity to hear Commander Hall install . n celebration olf iters and to speak on the. A lecture course on the program of the Methodist Church will be giv en at the Hertford Methodist Church, j starting March 16 and continuing on i through Friday. March 21. The five' churches of the Winfall Charge will 1 Final unite with the local church in this program and a large congregation is expected each night. The following program will be ob served: Sunday night, Rev. R. F. Munns; Monday night, at 7:45, Rev. H. L. Hendricks; Tuesday night, 7:45. Rev. C. E. Homgood; Wednesday night, 7:45, Rev. B. B. Slaughter; Thursday night, 7:45, Rev. J. D. Cranford, and Friday night, 7:4t, Rev. W. C. Benson, of Edenton. The public is cordially invited to attend these lectures. Officials Scheduled At Monday Meeting Day For Filing Set For April 17; April 28 Primary Date ELECTION MAY 6 A. W. Hefren Intimates He Will Not Seek Of fice Again Perquimans Lodge 106,A.F.y.M. Has Anniversary served 120th Year With Banquet Held at Community House fne American Legion. Mr. Hall stated that the Legion is one organization that is typically American. Of one million legionnaires a person may have a true cross-section of America, for of that number one can find an American of practically every race, creed and training. Another point that Mr. Hall brought to the attention of the men was the fact that the American Legion for the past twenty years has been advocating National De fense, and it is only now that the entire country is catching up with what the Legion has been asking for the past twenty years. Carroll Kramer of the Edenton Post, introduced Commander Hall prior to his address. Refreshments were served by members of the local Post. Post Adjutant Berry announced this week that it was probable that a 4 call meeting will be held by the Perquimans Post sometime during the latter part of this month. This meeting will be held at the Court-1 house. of the 120th anni versary of the founding of Perquim ans Lodge, No. 106, A. F. & A. M., approximately forty members ana jruests of the Lodge held a banquet on Monday, March 10, at the Com- Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Perry Funeral r services were conducted Monday afternodn at 2:30 o'clock foi Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Perry, 77, who I died Sunday afternoon at 1:15 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nixon Hollowell, Hertford, Route One. '", Mrs. Perry was the widow of the late W. C Perry and was a resident . of Perquimans. 7-' ; Final rites were held at the Great -k"Hope Baptist Church of which sht I J was a member.Mh Rev. I. S. Har- V4 irell off iciated. ; Burial was made in Weekly Editors See Movies Of State Park System Saturday A highly entertaining program consisting of motion pictures of the State Park system was enjoyed by weekly newspaper editors and their guests at the March meeting of the Northeastern North Carolina Press Association held last Saturday in Plymouth. A short talk was given on ques tions which may confront the Uniteo States in future years by Talbot Patrick, publisher of the Goldsboro News-Argus. The Association elected the follow :ng officers for 1941 : Max Campbell, editor of The Perquimans Weekly, president; Buck Kelly, editor, of The Bertie County Ledger-Advance, vice president; Miss Addie Mae Cooke, editor of The Gates County Index, secretary-treasurer. The April meeting of the Associa tion will be held in Williamston on April 12. Draft Board Gets Call For Four White Men For March 24th Bingo Party Friday The Mary Towe Circle of Methodist Church is sponsoring a Bingo Party at Morgan Walker's on Friday evening, March 14. Proceeds of the party will go to the Circle. The public is cordially invited. Perquimans County Red Cross Chapter s For Refugees munity House in Hertford. The Hertford Chapter of the Ordei of the Eastern Star served a deli rious supper to the members and their guests. Principal speaker of the evening was J. Edward Allen, of Warrenton, who is Past Grand Master of the 1 North Carolina Lodge, and also, an j honorary member of Lodge 106. Mr. A O 1 1 T IKnl ' Arts in Masonry. He was introduced' to the gathering by J. S. McNider, ; Past Master of Perquimans Lodge, I who acted as toastmaster. j Mr. Allen was accompanied to , Hertford bv his wife, Mrs. Allen, also a guest at the banquet. G. C. Buck, Master of Lodge 106, gave a prelude to the celebration and introduced visitinir guests, including R. M. Wynn, D. D. G. M., of Eliza beth City. J. S. Vdck, secretary of the local lodge, read the minutes of the first j meeting held on March 10, 1821, the ' date of the founding of Albemarle the' Lodsre, No. 77, which later became! Perquimans Lodge, No. 106. C. R. Holmes gave a brief history of each of the original members of the lodge, showing them all to be the leaders of the community 120 years ago. Music for the banquet was fur nished by Mrs. R. M. Ridrlick and a group from the Perquimans High School Band. Members of the local lodge jour neyed to Elizabeth City on Tuesday night to attend a joint meeting of all the lodges of the First District. The meeting on Tuesday was held at Eureka Lodge, No. 317. Little business, other than setting the dates for the election of the Mayor and. Town Commissioners for the coming two years, was broughi to the attention of the Town Hoard at its regular meeting Monday night. Two complaints were heard by the Board and were taken under consid eration by that body. On complaint regarding the Savoy, a Negro night club, restaurant, and barber shop, on Market Street, the Board was in formed by Solicitor Charles E. John son t'hat no action could be taken by the Town Board unless a com plaint signed by three citizens was placed in its hands. Then court ac tion could be taken against the place as a public nuisance. The dog situation in Hertford, an item that has caused complaints be fore, was again discussed by the Board but no action was taken on the matter. Regarding the election of Town Officials, the board set April 17 as the final day for candidates to file for the offices of Mayor and Town Com missioners. A tiling fee of five dollars must be paid to the Town Clerk by the candidates at the time of filing. April 28 has been designated by j the lioard as the day for the primary i election that will see the Mayor and lour Commissioners elected lor a term of two years. The election will be held on May 6. Coming as a complete surprise to his many friends is the announce ment of Commissioner A. W. Hefren that he does not care to seek the of fice for another term. Mr. Hefrei, has served, and faithfully, the Town of Hertford for past twenty years. His conduct and effort in behalf of the Town during this time has been admired thJ entire ptrpulace, anh it will not be surprising if an effort is not made to "draff him for an other term. It was intimated by the other members of the Board that they will seek re-election during the coming primary. Mayor V. N. Darden will again seek the mayoralty position, while it is thought that Z. A. Harris, W. H. Hardcastle and Mark Gregory will shortly announce for the offices of town commissioners. tha- family 'plot at Shiloh. J" Surviving are seven daughters, - 'S - Mn. Nixonr HolloweU of Heruora " : v" Route Mrs, Temple Tarkentoxi .oi f of Brides. Va.i Mr. Ernest Good wfn nf Rrinntan. RotttA 8: Mrs. R. L. ' ; ' iWavA a TMAntan!"Mrs.r Henrv Simn- Mv '-of Norfolk, Va.,: and Mrs, Gra ' ham Moore of Elizabeth City. Rou 4. One son, Vt. D. Perry of Hertford, ' Pnni It J12 en-nndrMWren. and 1 14 ' f Mollie Perry of Hertford,1 and several ' , neices and nephews also survive. , I , , , t , ' Rotary CIub Meetihff ) ' J ; The Hertford, Rotary Club held It , rejrular meetmir Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford. A abort pro- S,'. jrram was pnisented : by Prograr 'I V - Chairman S. M; Whedbee. The Club X will meet new jjuesaay w v ui & Community House at Bemdore, Tax Returns Must Be In By Saturday ' Just in the way of a reminder, people -who have been worrying vet those long income tax returns, and wondering if they will get the right answers in the right . places, j have two more days in which to file these returns. Saturday, March 15, is the deadline for the filing of the returns. R. F. Turtle, of Edenton, deputy commissioner, will be at the Hotel Hertford all day today (Friday) and Saturday to assist the people of Per quimans in filing their State Tax re turns. His hourst the Hotel will be from 10, a. m. until 5 p. to. " " n 1 " ' . WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Mr.. and Mrs;' John Buchanan", "of Durham, wish to announce ; the en gagement of their", daughter, . Mary Frances, to George W, Flowers. The wedding will take puce April za. J. R. Stokes, chairman of the Per quimans County Selective Draft Board, announced Wednesday that the local board had received a call for four white selectees for the month of March. These men will be called to leave Hertford on March 24, for Fort Bragg. This brings to a total of seven the number of men to be called from this county during this month. Three Negro selectees will leave Hertford March 19, for Fort Bragg, where they will be inducted into military service. Milton L. Lane, Louis N. Chappell, Edgar L. Lane and Harold H. Cope land are the white men who have been selected to fill the March quota. Of these, Milton Lane is a volunteer, and Incidently, he. is the last white volunteer that the draft board has on file. All of the Negroes leavine this month are volunteers and the board still has three volunteers left before it will start selecting Negroes to fill quotas. The board, according to Mr. Stok es, mailed out an additional ten questionnaires on Tuesday of this week. A total of 818 Questionnaires have now been mailed to registrants. When the seven men leave this county by the 24th, Perquimans will have furnished twenty men of the fifty that was set as a quota for the county to be filled by June 80. To date theMocal board has not received nv credit for men Who have vohm tered. Mr service, buWit is expected that that credit will be forthcomimr and in ' all mrobabilitles about 87 rore men will leave by June SO to fill the quota liven 'tathls county at the outset of the 'Selective Service Acfl The Perquimans County Chapter of the American Red Cross will soon begin a project of sewing For re fugees. Chairman S. M. Whedbee announced this week that the local chapter had placed an order for ma terials to be used in the project and that he had received word that the requisition for the materials has been granted by national headquarters. The project will consist of the making of approximately 28 dresses,- 25 sweaters, 17 operating robes, and 12 hospital bed shirts. The material for these garments is expected to ar rive here soon and the project will get under way as soon as the ma terial has been received. Several ladies of the community have already volunteered their sei vices to the local Red Cross Chapter for the project and any other inter ested persons may join in the work by giving their names to either Mrs CP. Morris or S. M. Whedbee. As soon as the material is re ceived a committee will have charge Parent Teachers Met Friday Ni-ht At The Grammar School Commissioners Hear Tax Complaints At Court House March 17 The Perquimans County Commis sioners will meet on Monday, March 17, in the capacity of a board of equalization and review in order to hear complaints in reference to im proper taxation, and to make ad justments on listed property. The board will continue to sit un til all complaints are heard. Each year, after the tax lists are made up, the Commissioners meet for the purpose of making investigation of any complaints as to the value of real and personal property and to make such adjustments as seem fair and just. TT.A. To Sponsor Matinee Friday P. M. The Hertford Parent-Teacher As sociation is snonsorinar a special of choosing patterns and cutting-out . matinee at the State Theatre Friday the garments to be turned over to the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Proceeds ladies for the sewing. Instructions 1 f rom the matinee will be turned ovev will be furnished to all ladies who aio to curbain fund committee of the with the work. o-mtm to he used to aid in the pur- ! Amu A a jiiwfain fni fba fuihnA ,Mr. Whedbee also stated that class- j cnase es will be neld during which the la- dies will receive instructions for the j making of the garments. These In- ( Structions will be given each person 1 aiding in the project. Plans call for. the sewing to be done at the homes, of the ladies who do the sewing. I ' The Red Cross Chairman is inter ested In having a great number of people assist in this work and asks that alt interested pessons contact either he or Mrs. Morris immediate ly in order that they might depend on the number of workers, ' and to see that eadh person gets material for the project : . for the schooi stage. School children will be dismissed from classes at 2 o'clock in order that they may attend the show. The P. T. A. members are selling tickets in advance and ask the public for its support. Tickets may be obtained from the members. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stalling, of Hertford, wish to announce the birth of a daughter, Gloria Williams, born on Saturday, March 8; weight Ttt nnunds. Mother and daughter are doing jifcely. The March meeting of the Hertford Parent-Teacher Association was held Friday night in the Hertford Gran, mar School. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. J. O. Felton, who acted in the absence of the Club president, Mrs. J. R. Futrell. "America" was sung, after which roll call and the minutes of the last meeting were read by tne secretary. Devotional was given by Mrs. Percy Rogerson, ano Mrs. Harris led with a prayer. The sum of $168 was reported ol lected for the curtain fund being sponsored by the club. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. B. G. Koonce, who had charge of the pro gram. A very interesting sketch o.i Home Making was greatly enjoyed. Those taking part were Katherine Anne Holmes, Julia Laughinghouse, Nathan Spivey and Edward Mayes. The Rev. R. F. Munns gave a study course on Partnership in the Home. The following committee was ap pointed to nominate officers for the coming year: Mrs. T. B. Stunner, Miss Mary Sumner, Mrs. Julian White and Carroll Berry. Several prizes were awarded, the following members being winners: Mrs. Brooks Whedbee, Mrs. W. G. Wright, Mrs. Josiah Elliott, Miss Mary Jane Spruill and Mrs. Anthia Hill. The next meeting of the associa tion will be held in April. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hooper, of Elizabeth City, have announced the birth of a daughter, born on Wed nesday at the Albemarle Hospital. Mrs. Hooper was formerly Miss Hazel Mayes, of Hertford. Mr. and Mrs. BUI Archie of Wake Forest, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, born on Monday, March 10. Mrs.' Archie is the former Miss Ruth Newby, daugh ter of Mrs. G. E. Newby, and the late Dr. Newby, of HdrtfonL : i1 h1 I I V or