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J A' - liSSE PMQUMAN WEEKLY t A wiwT.v urnxra'DA'Dm nTOryrm ta vote t tout ttt nron m mpnnwknn Attn prrunTTncAU-i rrnTVJvr Volume VIII.-Number 16. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 18, 1941. $1.25 Per Year. r REFERENDUM ON PEANUT MARKETING QUOTAS SCHEDULED No Diversion Program This Year Unless Quotas Voted In TO CA1XMEETING J County Agent Urges ) AH Growers to Go to r- Polls on 26th j A goal long sought by North Caro lina and, Virginia peanut growers was r finally accomplished last week when President Roosevelt signed the pea nut quota bill which makes peanuts a basic crop under the AAA and the fixing of .Saturday, April 26, as the date for the farmer's referendum on the establishment of marketing quotas under the bill this year. County Agent L. W. Anderson was among the more than 300 persons attending a meeting in Tarboro on iast Thursday in preparation of the coming referendum to be held a week from next Saturday. The group meet ing in Tarboro consisted of people in- , i terested in the marketing and pro- . reduction of peanuts. The group went ' on record at that meeting for the en dorsement of the proposed market ing quotas for this year. In discussing the coming referen dum on peanuts, County Agent An derson stated that he hopes the en tire County will get behind the elec tion and turn out in large numbers to cast a. vote favoring the market ing quotas. Mr. Anderson plans now to call meetings of business men and committeemen as well as peanut growers to explain the details of the peanut bill and the effects it will have pver the prices of peanuts. . f It was stated that if the quotas Wen favored, a loan or diversion program will be available to stabilize peanut prices this year at from 50 to 75 percent of parity, hich is fig f, 'fared at 6 cents a pound!- In other ' Affords, W quotas are- vofceda basic " prieBf -J cents jbsMhi anteed. and many believe that the prioe will be raised to at least 3 cents for this year's crop of peanuts. If quotas are not approved, there will be no loan or diversion program. The marketing quota for each farm will be the actual production on the acreage allotted under the agricultu ral conservation program. Peanuts produced on land in excess of the al lotment will be subject to a penalty of 3 cents per pound, but payment of this penalty will not be required if the excess is delivered to any agency designated by the Secretary of Agri culture and eold at the current mar- ket price for crushing for oil All those who shared in the pro ceeds from production of peanuts in 1940, including landlords, tenants, and independent farmers, will be eli gible to vote in the referendum April 26. Full details may be obtained -JNom the county agent's office. LL. W. I. L. Meeting To Be Held Sunday At Belvidere The Woman's International, League for Peace and Freedom will meet on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the Community House at Belvidere. An exercise, "Pan American Birth day Party" will be given by the fol lowlngchildren: Russell Harwood, Evelyn Copeland, Zenova, Jean and 'Willie Mae Chappell, Pauline and Pan! Smith, Gerald Winslow, Timo thy Claire Perry, Clinton Winslow, Ruby Lane, Phil Harwood and Mary inland winsiow. Hertford Lions Club Meets Tonight At Cross Roads : The Hertford lions Club wilt hold .' it' regular meeting Friday night at .. the . Community " House at Cross - Roads at 6:45 o'clock. ;-"-r-r5s Secretary Norman Trueblood urg t '4 es aa many members to attend ae -L possible as several very important business subjects will be discussed. " The ladies of the Chowan Woman's Club will serve supper to the Lions 1 Club. 1 t " ""to FLOWER SHOW AND TEA There will be a tea and flowei , show next Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at ihe home "of Mrs. Thomas Nixon. y Prizes will be awarded for the most unusuaL arrangement of ' ilowers and the outstanding flower.' . The public is cordially invited, v, , t i v " -, "" i !;,! , BIRTH ANNpyNCEME;: ! Mr. and Mrs, Raleigh ' "Minton, of Elizabeth City, announce the birth of a dT'-hter, torn E -.i?7, April 15. ::.-3. 1 ' n ia t: s f.-er Lies Kin , i '3 T y U." V. -t, cf Hartford.-' FOR APRIL 26 Fish Story No. 1 Shortly after the arrival of spring one can always expect that the year ly crop of fish stories will start pop ping and thus far this one is the besl that we have heard to date. Edgar Fields, Nate Relfe and H A. Whitley are the claimants to this true experience, so we will relate th yarn as told to us. While out trying to land a few of the finny tribe on Sunday afternoon, the trio was idling around in their boat when suddenly a one-pound "chub", evidently tired of it all, leap ed approximately two feet out of the water and glided itself into the boat, Edgar Fields says this is the first time that he has ever heard of a fish doing this . . . well, it's the first fish story of the year, too. Vomanless Wedding To Be Presented At Winf all School A Womanless Wedding will be presented at Perquimans County Central Grammar School, Winfall, on Friday evening, April 25, at 8 o'clock. The affair is being sponsored by the Winfall-Cedar Grove Missionary So ciety, and proceeds from admissions will be used by the Society. The bridal party consists of: Bride, Kenneth Miller. Groom, Clifton Morgan. Minister, Charlie Umphlett. Ring bearer, J. V. Cranford. Flower girl, Clinton Trueblood, Jr Maid of honor, J. L. Nixon. Best man, Bill Bagley. Bridesmaids, J. F. Hollowell, Carl ton Whedbee, Wesley Pike, Claude White.. David Pike, Jesse . Stanfon, VicV Stalling, Dennis Chelk, W. R. Stanton, Simon Stealings, D. L Barber, J. Van Roache. Ushers, Clinton N. Trueblood, Br., Haywood Proctor, Nathan Matthews, W. G. Hollowell. Mother of bride, Harry Barber. Father of bride, Cook Chalk. Sister of bride, Walter Humphlett Grandmother of bride, J. L. De Laney. Brother of bride, M. M. Dillman. Bride's old maid aunt, D. R. True blood. Mother of groom, W. F. Morgan. Father of groom, W. J. -Stanton, Sr Sister of groom, George Roache. Brother of groom, Rufus Proctor. Grandmother of groom, Arthur Pierce. Pianist, Horace Baker, Jr. Soloists, J. D. Cranford, Marvii White, Robert Morgan, Bill Stallings The public is cordially invited. Six Negro Selectees Entrain For Fort Bragg Thursday Six Perquimans County Negroes, selected by the local draft board to fill the April 17 call for men from this county, entrained Thursday lor Fort iBragg, where they will be in ducted into military service unaer the Selective Service Act. rne men Who leit Hertford on Thursday were: Benjamin Jordjan, who was selected to go as an alter nate for George Nelson, Jacob Mar tin, Enoch Barnard, Andrew Jack son, Ulysses Skinner and Anthony Overton. The draft board, this week, mailed out ten questionnaires to registrants and the -total numbe r of question naires that have how been mailed1 out by the local board is 479. A total of 1,126 men are registered m Bus county. J. R. Stokes, chairman of the local board, seated that he has not yet received any word regarding quota calls for the month of May. . - , . ',t Merchants Report Good Business For Easter Season r A check with 'the . business houses of, Herf-Twvealed,tbAfr business' was" r:np - k volume, during the Easter season as compared with sales for. the same weeks last, year. Some stores reported a greater per centage of increase than others, but a cross section of the check tIll In dicate that all - Hertford business was up from fifteen to twenty per cent over last year. ;' -?V". New Officers Chosen By Perquimans Order Eastern Star Mrs. J. W. Zachary to Head Order as New Worthy Matron The Perquimans chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held its regular meeting Monday night and elected new officers for the coming year. The installation of the i officers will take place at the next meeting of the chapter. The list of officers chosen at the meeting Monday night follows: Worthy Matron, Mrs. J. W. Zach ary; Worthy Patron, J. S. Vick; As sociate Matron, - Mrs. Spivey Matth ews; Associate Patron, D. J. Pritch ard; .Secretary, Mrs. J. S. Vick; Treasurer, Mrs. Winnie Grey; Con ductress, Mrs. Lucille Satchwell; As sistant Conductress, Mrs. Nellie Pierce. Chaplain, Mrs. Mary Chappell; Marshall, Alice Roberson; Organist, Mrs. Margaret Goodwin; Adah, Mrs. Lillie Johnson; Ruth, Mrs. G. C, Buck; Esther, Mrs. Louis Nachman; Martha, Mrs. Blanche Berry; Electra, Mrs. J. T. Towe; Warder, Mrs. Archie T. Lane; Sentinel, Mrs. Laura Jor dan. No business was taken up by the chapter other than the election of the officers. Mrs. Ward Selected Delegate To State Woman's Club Meet Local Club to Meet at 4 P. M. Starting With May Meeting The Hertford Woman's Club held its regular meeting at the Com munity House on Tuesday afternoor and selected the club president, Mrs I. A. Ward, as delegate to the State Woman's Club Convention to be held in Win8tonnSalem on May 3 and 4 Mrs. Ward expressed hopes that a number of the Hertford Club mem bers would also attend the conven tion in Winston-Salem, and asks any interested members to contact her re garding the trip. Miss Kate Blanchard had charge of the program at the meeting oj Monday and musical selections wetu rendered by Louis Anderson, Miss Katherine Jessup and Mrs. Frank Gilliam. Mrs. Charles Skinner gave a reading on "Music In the Home." It was voted that beginning with the May meeting all future meetings would be held beginning at 4 p. m instead of 3:30 which has been tha custom in the past. Ways and means of raising addi tional funds for the construction of the new dub house for the club were discussed but no definite plans were adopted. The new club house will be built oh the site now occupied by the old town office. Mrs. Thomas Nixon brought to the attention of the club women the beautification contest being sponsored by J. C. Blanchard, and it is believed that a number of the members will join in this project and raise flow ers in order to beautify Highway 17 leading through Hertford. Mrs. S. P, Jessup was appointed program chairman for the May meet ing and it wa& announced that the subject of art would be the theme of the program for this meeting. Door prizes were awarded Mrs. C. A. Davenport and Mrs. Charles Skin ner. Mrs. Davenport received a ticket to the State Theatre and Mrs. Skinner received a lamp donated by the J. C. Blanchard Company. REPORT OP GRAND TO JUDGE STEVENS We, the Grand Jury of the April Term of Superior Court of Perquim ans County, have finished our rk and make" the following report: We have carefully examined the witnesses of each case presented to us and have found a true bill in all cases except the case State vs. John Lawrence Winslow, Bill No. 6. We;hav$,;ktj9rviewed the Register of Deeds in regards to those people who . did t qot list v'taxes. - He has promised 'to., get together a list as soon1,: a ; possible and present j-it to the next Grand Jury. v Alt repairs suggested in the last Grand Jury report have been attend ed too as far as the 'financial situa tion of the county la thus far able Minnie Wilma Wood Valedictorian Of Graduating Class Pauline White to Be Salutatorian at Com ing Exercises Miss Minnie Wilma Wood, daughter of Mrs. Dennis Wood, has Deen chosen as the Valedictorian of the Class of 1941 of Perquimans High School. The selection of Miss Wood for this outstanding honor was due to her high scholastic work during her attendance in high school. As second honor student in the 1941 Class, Pauline White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. White, has been selected to serve as Salutator ian during the graduation exercises. With less than a month remaining before the commencement exercises are to be held, the officials at th school are rapidly shaping plans for the graduation. The Baccalaureate sermon will be held on -Sunday, May 4; Class Night exercises will be held Thursday even ing, May 8, and Commencement will be Friday, May 9. Speakers for both the Baccalaureate sermon and Com mencement exercises will be announ ced at a later date. Class Night will see the entire Senior Class take part in a play en titled "Isle of Our Dreams. The Glee Club will furnish music durmg the commencement exercises. Rotary Club Elects New Officers And Directors Tuesday J. W. Ward President And Howard Pitt Vice President The Hertford Rdtary Club elected new officers and a new board of di rectors to serve for the new Rotar year, beginning July 1, at its regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Hotel Hertford. J. W. Ward was elected president; W. Howard Pitt, vice president, anc! Bernard Proctor was re-elected as secretary for the 1941-1942 term. New directors for the organization will include S. M. Whedbee, J. H. Newbold, A. W. Hefren and Dr. C. A. Davenport. The district conference of Rotary International scheduled to be held in Greensboro on April 23 and 24, was discussed at the meeting. No delegates were selected to attend the conference as it is expected that the Hertford club will be represented. Town Board Meets Monday Night 7:30 Due to Mayor V. N. Darden being out of town Monday, the regular April meeting of the Hertford Town Board will be held Monday, April 21, at 7:30 o'clock. Little business is expected to come before the Board at this meeting. All arrangements for the coming Town election have been completed. The Board has certified poll holders and election officials to be the same that held the offices at the last Town election. W. S. MEETS APRIL 21 The Woman's Missionary Society of the Hertford Baptist Church will meet at the church on Monday even ing, April 21, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. I. A. Ward, president of the Society, reports that an interesting program has been, planned, and urges all mem bers to be present. JURY AS SUBMITTED AT APRIL COURT We especially compliment Mr. Ward for the good work on the columns in front of the Courthouse. We have visited the Register of Deeds' of f ice and found everything in order." We have visited the County Jail and found the prisoners well taken care of., We recommend that the lock on the outside door of the jail be re paired immediately and one cot be repaired. , We have visited the Perquimans High School', and found it in fine shape. The busses were in good con dition but very much overloaded',, ! . We hav0 ' I visited the :, Hertford Grammar School .for white children : (Continued On rage Four) CRIMINAL CASES CONSUME MUCH TIME AT APRIL TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT Legionnaires The Perquimans Post of the A merican Legion will hold a meeting next Thursday night, April 24, at the Community House at Belvidere. The ladies of the Belvidere Home Demon stration Club will serve the Legion naires a supper at 7 o'clock, prior to the meeting. Post Adjutant B. C. Berry requests that all Legionnaires who plan to at tend the supper and meeting see one of the Post officers in Hertford be fore April 19, and arrange for a ticket. The Post is anxious to know the number of men planning to at tend in order to notify the ladies as to the number to be served. Arrangements will be made to see that every Legionnaire has a way to travel to the meeting. Members wishing to purchase tick ets in advance may do so by seeing any one of the following Legion naires: W. G. Hollowell, H. A. Whit ley, Oliver White, Linford Winslow or V. N. Darden. Girl Graduates To Be Presented Gifts By W J. Morgan Following the custom he began last year, W. M. Morgan, the Hertford Furniture man, will again present every girl in Perquimans County High School Class of 1941 with a minia ture Lane Cedar chest. These chests will be graduation gifts from Mr Morgan and will be given each girl after the graduation exercises. Each girl who is a member of the Class of 1941 will soon receive a special invitation to call at the store and receive the chest. Mr. Morgan requests that all class members re ceiving these cards take care not to lose or destroy them as the chests cannot be presented unless each girl brings her invitation to the store at the time the chests are to be pre sented. The miniature chests will soon be displayed in the windows of the Morgan Store and each chest will carry the name of the girl who will receive it upon her graduation. The graduates and their friends are in vited to come into the store and in spect these miniature chests as well as the regular line of the famous Lane Cedar chests handled by the local store. Deadline For Filing Reveals Town Ticket Without Opposition A check with Town Clerk W. G. Newiby late Wednesday night, just 24 hours before the deadline for can didates to file for offices of Mayor and Town Commissioners in the coming Town Primary to be held April 28, revealed that the Mayor, V. N. Darden, and Commissioners Hardcastle, Harris and Gregory are not opposed in the race for re election. B. C. Berry is the only other can didate who has complied with the law and filed for the office of Town Commissioner. A. W. Hefren, present member of the Town Board, is not seeking re election. Berry has filed for office in his stead. The primary will be held April 28, and the election will follow on May 6. Weekly Newspaper Editors Meeting At Williamston Approximately thirty people at tended the April meeting of the Northeastern North Carolina Press Association meeting held last Satur day night in Williamston. The edi tors and their guests were entertain ed with a short talk made by R. W. Madre, Director of Publicity for the University of North Carolina. The next meeting of the weekly newspaper group will be held on Ma? 10 in Ahoskie. SUNDAY SERVICES AT BEREA , The Rev. G. O. Guard will conduct services at Berea Christian Churcn Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, and again. Sunday evening at 7:80. The public is Invited to attend these ser vices. -r " - - Judge Henry L. Stevens Of Warsaw Presided At Spring Term WINSLOW FREED Solicitor Morris Reliev ed of Duties Due to Illness The April Term of Perquimans Superior Court opened Monday morn ing with Judge Henry L. Stevens, of Warsaw, presiding. Judge Stevens, in addressing the Grand Jury and Court, strongly emphasized the mat ter of truthfulness on the part of the public when it comes to court. "The whole theory of law is built on one thing,", said Judge Stevens. "That is that when a person swears to tell the truth, he is supposed to do so, or else the basis of all law is nil." E. Y. lierry was selected foreman of the Grand Jury and the report of the findings of this jury appears elsewhere on this page. It was foreseen at the outset of Court that t'he 17 criminal cases on the docket would require consider able time and only three of these cases were disposed of during the first day. Archie Bembry, Negro, charged with bastardy and non-support, was found not guilty by the court, after Florence Garrett, Negress, was the only witness produced for State's evidence. Jacob Stafford was found not guil ty of operating a motor truck with improper license by Judge Stevens. (Stafford's case had been appealed from Recorder's Court, as had many others on the docket. Closing the first day's session, James Sykes, Negro, charged with reckless driving was found guilty. The case was submitted to Judge Stevens, who fined Sykes $25 and costs. The Grand Jury returned "not a txua bill" againxt John L. Winslow. charged withfflltfstaughter in connec tion with the death of Shadrick Boone, Negro, who died as the re sults of an accident last December. Winslow, however, will face charges of driving drunk. This case will be heard in Recorder's Court. Arthur Chappell was discharged by Judge Stevens after Clio Chappell had testified to the charge against Chappell of abandonment and non support. Chappell's attorneys made a motion that the offense was bar red by two years Statute of Limita tions and the defendant was dis charged on the motion. Chester Morris, Solicitor of the Court, became ill late Tuesday after noon and deemed it impossible to con tinue with his work, and Charles Whedbee was appointed to handle Mr. Morris' work during the balance of the term, providing Mr. Morris is (Continued on Page Five) Final Rites Held For W. D. Russell Funeral services for William U. Russell, 52, who died at his home on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in New Hope, were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Cedar Grove Church, near Winfall. Interment followed in Cedar Grove Church Cemetery. Mr. Russell is survived by his widow, Mrs. Russell, and several children. EXTENSION NOTES By FRANCES MANESS Home Demonstration Agent A leaders' school on "Selecting and Hanging Pictures" was conducted on Thursday, April 17, by Miss Mamie N. Whisnant, Extension Specialist, in Home Management and House Furnishings. The following clubs were repre sented: Winfall, Whiteston, Home and Garden, Beech Spring, Bethel, Belvidere, and Helen Gaither. These leaders will give this dem onstration in their clubs in May. A special interest meeting on "Living Room Arrangement" was held at Mrs. E. L. Reed's home on Thursday afternoon. The following clubs were represented: Chapanoke, Whiteston, Home and Garden, Beecn Spring and Bethel. Schedule for Week Monday, April 21 Ballahack Club meets with Mrs. H. V. Baker, at 2:45 p. m. Tuesday, April 22 Snow Hill White Hat Club meets with Mrs. Jerry Cartwright Wednesday, April 23 Belvidere Club meets at the Community House at z:so p. m. ruursday, 'April 2-nHelett Gaither I Club meets with Mrs J. tt.Ccrprew. V 'v 1 V.