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A?feKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Friday, April 23, 1943.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Volume X. Number 17.
$1.50 Per Year.
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JURY RETURNED VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
IN CASE CHARGING YOUTHS WITH RAPE
Deliberation Lasts 45
Minutes; Girls Curse
Youths
After, deliberating for a short
period of forty-five minutes, the
jury selected to hear the case against
Gaither Chappell, Sherman Copeland
and Percy Winslow, charged with as
sault with intent to commit rape,
returned a verdict of not guilty.
The boys immediately left the court
room, after being freed by the jury.
There was much speculation be
tween the close of the testimony and
the time the jury reported as to the
verdict, but the majority of court
spectators were of the opinion that
the youths would be freed. State
Solicitor Chester Morris announced
to the Court that he would not de
mand the death penalty against
Gftither Chappell, after Dr. L. P.
Williams, of Edenton, testified that
Belva Haddock, who charged Chap
pell with rape, had not been violated.
The defense closed its testimony
late Thursday afternoon and the at
torneys began their pleading Friday
morning. Judge Walter Bone charg
ed the jury, after it had returned
from lunch around 2 o'clock. The
jurors received the case at 2:45 and
brought in their verdict of not guilty
aroiwd S:30.
An anti-climax to the case occurred
when the two prosecuting witnesses,
Belva Haddock and Dolly Mills,
cursed the youths and their families,
following the trial. The youths and
their parents had gathered on the
sidewalk in front el .the Courthouse
when the two witnesses passed back.
Tse Haddock girl, facing the group,
said, "There's the black-headed . . .
now." The two then walked to the
corner of the Courthouse and re
turned to heckle the youths by say
ing, "We cost you a lot of money,
anyway ... we only did it for damn
meanness."
. The April Term of Court was con
cluded, following the case against
the three youths. The entire Civil
Docket was continued until the next
Term of Court, excepting those cases
which were not for.-Jury
Easter Services At
Methodist Church
Started Thursday
$n Ejjsiej-; idea y$I be carried out
in all of the services at the First
Methodist Church this week-end and
thMugh' next Sunday. - '
(The sacrament of the Lord's Sup
pler will' be administered Thursday
evening at ,8 6 'clock. It will be re
membered, that rt was on Thursday
evening of Passion Week that : Jesus
instituted this supper, and it is in
keeping 'with that eventful hour that
the service is being held. Good Fri
day services will be held Friday
evening at 8 o'clock, at which time
the pastor, the Rev. B. C. Reavis,
will preach, using "The Words of
Jesus on the Cross" as the subject
of .the sermon.
On Easter Sunday morning the
Easter idea will be carried out in all
departments of the church school
and at 11 a. m. special Easter music
will be rendered by the choir and the
sermon by the pastor will be entitled
"Easter, and Its Message of Hope."
At the morning service members will
be received into the church both by
baptism and vows and by certificate.
At 4 p. m. there will be a baptismal
service in the main auditorium of
the church for any who wish to dedi
cate their children to the Lord in
holy baptism. At this time the chil
dren will be baptized with water
from the Jordan River in the Holy
Land. At 7:15 p. m. the young
people of the church will meet in the
auditorium of the educational build
ing for worship, prayer and medita
tions - i f ;i rw; i 4i :i ',;
At 8 p. m. nl Easter pageantry
Vma Whinery with incidental muaic
bff I. H. Meredith will be given by
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COtfNTY MISSION STUDY CLASS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 28
The County-wide . Mission . Study
Class of , the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Baptist Church will be
held at the Hertford Baptist Church
on' Wednesday -afternoon, April 28,
beginning at 2:30 o'clock.
Please note the change of date and
Ota hour 'of meeting.- : "'
GONE AGAIN
' Isaac Johnson, Negro, convicted in
Perquimans Superior Court on a
charge of forgery, has escaped jail
for the second time within a week.
Johnson and two other prisoners es
caped, only to be recaptured by the
local officers last week. However, in
the jail break this week Johnson
alone left the building. The break
was discovered Wednesday morning
when the officers arrived at the jail
to feed the prisoners. It has not
been learned just how Johnson es
caped, as he was locked in a sepa
rate cell late Tuesday night.
Three other prisoners, awaiting
commitment to the roads, elected to
remain in' jail and not follow John
son in his flight.
Health Service Now
Treating Uraftees
In Veneral Clinic
The Perquimans County -Health De
partment, functioning now with near
ly complete service for over a month,
reports this week that it is treating
77 patients in the venereal disease
clinic. The clinic was opened on
March 17. Many of the patients are
those deferred by the local Draft
Board. Twelve other registrants
have been put under treatment by
private physicians or by clinics else
where. Others will be brought un
der treatment as blood tests, surveys
and contact examinations discover
those in need of this treatment.
Clinics are held every Tuesday after
noon. Other clinics now being held by
the department includes Food Hand
lers and Domestic Servant Clinics.
These are held Wednesday after
noons. Health cards are issued only
by the Health Department, but the
required physical examination and
,vjciBtiina fP' typhoid fever and
smallpox may be given by the family
physician. Health cards must be
held by the employer, and are good
only for employment in the same po
sition until cards' expire.
Pre-school clinics hav,een com
pleted at all white schools and at
colored schools in Hertford and Win
fall. These clinics will be continued
and will be held at every school in
the county.
Vaccinations of school children are
being- conducted . in all schools and
each child will have an opportunity
to obtain necessary vaccinations-' for
typhoid fever diphtheria and?mail
pox before the close of school.'
' A general vaccination olinic it held
at the Health Department on Satur
day mornings frdm 9 o'clock to 12,
and vaccinations may be obtained
then by any who are unable to 'get
them at the schools, or who may miss
these vaccinations. '
Well-baby and prenatal clinics will
be started as soon as the rush of do
ing necessary work in the schools
has been completed. Tuberculosis
control work will also be undertaken.
Sanitation work is progressing, and
the Perquimans County Health , De
partment has been placed - on the
honor roll of departments in which
restaurants and other grading meets
State requirements, by the State
Board of Health.
Mrs. Jonas W. Futrell
2nd Vice President Of
State PTA Congress
Mrs. Mayon Parker, district direc
tor of the North Carolina Congress
of Parent-Teachers, was in Charlotte
last week attending the State Con
vention. Mrs. J. W. Futrell, of Hertford,
also of District 9, was elected second
vice-president of the State Congress.
The newly-elected president of the
organization - is C. W. Phillips, of
Greensboro.
' MrsParker appeared the pre.
gram -with ether State directors in. a
tomjd table discussion ofLooal Pro
ject 0 Child Brotectton Ui iU
fT Datesj were ,aet at theyConveniJon
for e" Summer Institute to be' m
Greensboro at ". Woman? College
June 28-July 1. - Mrs. 'Parker urges
all P;,T. ; A. groups in District No. 9
to -make plans now for sending a re
presentative. EASTER SERVICES AT BEREA
Services at Berea Christian Church
on Easter Sunday will be as follows:
Sunday School, Bible Lesson at 11
a. m. At 12 noon and aW7:45 p. m.,
the Rev. Charlie Harrison of Atlan
tic Christian College, will preach.
The public is invited tq- attend all
these services. .
Drainage Of Bear
Swamp Begins Soon
Bonner Announces
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Total Conservation Pro
ject Involves Almost
$70,000
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner,
in a letter to The Weekly, states that
he had a lengthy conference late last
week with Arnold Davis, executive
assistant, and A. E. Jones, chief of
operations, of the Soil Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture,
discussing the Bear Swamp drainage
project in Chowan and Perquimans
counties. The Soil Conservation Ser
vice, according to Mr. Ronner, has
definitely agreed to proceed with four
miles of drag line work on the main
canal in the Bear Swamp area, with
an understanding that every possible
assistance will be given by local in
terests in this initial phase of the en
tire project.
Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of the
Soil Conservation Service, is most
enthusiastically interested in the pro
ject, as well as are other officials In
the Department of Agriculture, and
Mr. Bonner feels confident that great
benefit will be derived from the small
part of this work that is now being
initiated. He expressed the hope that
all in the community will be so inter
ested and appreciative of the assist
ance they are now receiving as to
thoroughly organize the whole area
for the purpose of eventually com
pleting the entire project.
Dr. Bennett's office last week con
tacted contractors, asking for bids on
drag line work for four miles of the
project, which he stated upon com
pletion will show immediate results.
A detailed survey has been made
of the Bear Swamp project and com
plete descriptions of the project are
on file in the Washington and region
al offices. The drainage district com
missioners have signed a memoran
dum of understanding and working
agreement, whereby the Service ap
proves the agreement with the Bear
Swamp Drainage District, which pro
vides that a complete construction
job of the main ditch and laterals
will be undertaken. It also provides
that the Service will spend about
$35,000 and the local people about
$17,000 on the main drainage work
and laterals. In addition, the farm
ers would spend an estimated $18,000
on farm drainage installations, mak
ing a total project cost of $70,000
and establishing a 50-50 cooperative
basis as a general policy.
Funeral Services
Conducted Friday
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Funeral services yfor Henry Clay
Godfrey, of Hertford, Route Three,
were conducted Friday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock, at the New Hope Meth
odist Church, with the Rev. J. D.
Cranford officiating.
Mr. Godfrey, who was 69 at the
time of his death, died at State Hos
pital in Raleigh, at 1 o'clock, on
Wednesday, April 14, following sev
eral years of illness. He was a na
tive and life-long resident of Per
quimans County.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Mary Godfrey; two daughters, Mrs.
Earl Whitehurst of Elizabeth City,
and Mrs. Elsie Banks of Woodville;
five sons, Linwood Godfrey of New
Hope, Wilbert Godfrey of Norfolk,
Va., Woodrow Godfrey of Woodville,
Walter and H. C. Godfrey of Eliza
beth City; four sisters, Mrs. Emma
Colson, Mrs. Lena Simons and Mrs.
Elmira Layden of New Hope, and
Mrs. Alice Tillett of Camden; four
brothers, J. T. Godfrey of New Hope,
Octavius Godfrey of Salisbury, A. D.
and A. L. Godfrey of Woodville. Sev
eral grandchildren and 'many nieces
and nephewB also survive.
Good Friday - Easter
SeWicei At Stl Ann's
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Good Friday, April 23, ' 8 p. in.,
doWHon bf rnte 'Seveo Last Worda";
8 p. m,, Stations of the Cross, Rosary,
choir jtehi
Holy Satur
'April 2fr Confea-
aions 4 t p.';.ni), nd Ti80 to 9:30.
' Easter Sunday, April 25, sunrise
service siass'StSO a. mi, second mass
8:30- a; m., third and last mass 11.,
sermon on '"The Easter Communion"
and Holy Communion at all the mass
es. Confessions Easter morning 6
to 6:25, 7:30 to 8:25, 10 to 10:55.
Everybody is invited to all the
services at iSt. Ann's Catholic Church,
corner of N. Broad and Albemarle
Streets, Edenton, by the Reverend
Father F. J. McCourt, Pastor.
Special Easter music and singing
Face Heavy Fines In
Recorder's Court
Judge Issues Warning
Tuesday; Large Dock
et This Week
Motorists convicted of speeding
and driving drunk in the Perquimans
County Recorder's Court from now
on can be prepared to pay heavy
fines, according to Judge Charles E.
Johnson, who announced in Court on
Tuesday: "In accordance with rules
outlined by the National Government
relative to speed limits, while our
State has not yet lowered the limit,
per ions convicted in this Court of the
charge can expect to pay a fine of
$25 and costs, and those convicted of
driving drunk will not be given the
usual fine of $50 and costs, but can
expect a heavier fine," Judge John
son stated he was making this an
nouncement for the benefit of mo
torists, patrolmen and the clerk of
court.
Although there were thirty cases
on the docket when court opened i
Tuesday morning, following a recess
of a week due to Superior Court be
ing in session, only one-half day was
needed to hear two-thirds of them
and the balance was continued until
the next term of court.
Continuing its efforts to aid the
Government in seeing that all able
bodied men were working, the Court
sentenced James Green, Negro, to
30 days on the roads, on finding him
guilty of vagrancy. Green testified
he had worked two days in the past
two weeks. The Court also ordered
a warrant issued for Haywood Good
win, a white man who had been re
ported as failing to have a job.
Other cases disposed of included a
charge of larceny against Oneida
Riddick, Negro. She was found
guilty and sentenced to 30 days in
jail.
Walter Hancock was found guilty
of reckless driving and, the State
took a nol pros in the cases charging
James Lamb and Joseph Shugar with
reckless driving.
seph Eberhardt paid a fine of
$100 and costs of court after plead
ing guilty to driving drunk.
Wilbur Phthisic, charged with be
ing drunk, was returned to jail to
await a hearing next week, when
Judge Johnson ruled the defendant
appeared in court under the influ
ence of liquor.
A motion of non suit was allowed
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Town Board Without
Opposition Coming
Election Of Offices
When the official filing time for
candidates in the coming town elec
tion had elapsed last Thursday only
the present members of the Board
had filed their names as candidates,
and paid the usual $5 filing fee, thus
the Primary, scheduled for April 24,
will not be held and the election on
May 4 will be but a formality.
Mayor V. N. Darden and the four
commissioners, W. H. Hardcastle, Z,
A. Harris, B. C. Berry and M. J.
Gregory, will be returned to office
without opposition. However, during
the election on May 4th, voters will
pass upon a bill calling for the ten
ure of the offices to remain at two
years or to be extended to four years.
Little interest has been manifested
in the election and it is doubtful if
many voters will appear at the polls.
However, the residents are urged to
vote in order to express their opin
ions regarding the term of the
officers.
Farmers Urged To
Attend Meetings On
Soil Conservation
h. W. Anderson, jpounty Agent,
this week ' urged farmers of the
county to attend the series of meet
ings to be held, beginning next
Monday night relative ' to establishing
a soil conservation district in Per
quimans and Chowan" Counties.
The meetings will be held Monday
night at Hertford; Tuesday night at
Belvidere, and Wednesday night at
New Hope. The meetings will start
at 8:30 o'clock. A representative of
the State Conservation Service will
give explanations on the work of soil
conservation districts.
If sufficient interest is shown in
these meetings next week plans for
establishing the local district will be
pushed forward.
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES COUNTY NEAR
WAR BOND QUOTA; STRIVING FOR BOMBER
Perquimans Victory
Corps Established
At High School
The name of Air Scout Patrol has1
been assigned to the Victory Corps,
now completely established at the
Perquimans County High School, V.
T. Johnson, Superintendent, announ
ced this week. The Victory Corps, in
addition to carrying on extra activi
ties, have constructed an obstacle
cour.se on the school grounds and are
now following a strict routine of phy
sical exercise.
This obstacle course, a form of ex
ercise now famous in all army camps,
is believed to be the first one con
structed by Victory Corps in North
eastern North Carolina.
The local Victory Corps i.s under
the direction of Don King, Hoy
Scout executive of Rlizaleth Cilv.
iriiS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The final phase of the battle of
rVfTth Afr!0 atm- inirli' rvn( iinlac
way Tuesday' when the British 8th I
Army launched an attack against the
Axis forces at Enfidaville. This
point is the important anchor of the
Southern Axis forces. The
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night and knifed into the Axis lines
with infantry troops, while the Allied!
artillery laid down a heavy barrage.
The Allied air force, led by Amer
ican flyers, have won a sweeping
victory over the Axis airfleet during
the past several days. The Allied
flyers evidently are trying to pre
vent the Axis from gaining any
strength over Africa, thus paving the
way for Axis troops to escape from
the attacking Allied ground forces.
The battle fronts were in a lull
during most of the week. Little
news, excepting increasing German
pressure on the Kuban sector, came
from Moscow and Berlin had little
to report. The situation in the far
Pacific was likewise quiet. However,
American headquarters in the Paci
fic issued a warning that the Japs
may attempt to strike a hard offen
sive blow while American forces are
engaged in the battle of Africa.
Much speculation was going on
among the "specialists on the Far
East" following an announcement
from Japan that To jo had shaken up
his Japanese cabinet, placing so-call
ed pro-British and pro-American in (
the office of foreign minister. Some
believed Tojo, foreseeing the Axis
defeat, will try to wrangle a peace
not to severe for the Japs.
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown announced this week that Ra
tion Books No. 3 will be issued by
mail sometime during June and July.
These books will be issued to replace
Books I and II and will not be used
for additional rationing of other
items. The books will carry stamps
for canned goods, meats, shoes and
sugar. Applications will be mailed
by local boards to residents who
must return applications not
than June 10.
later
Tire Certificate
Declared Void By
Rationing Board
Miss Helen Coffield, clerk of the
Perquimans Ration Board, announced
today that a tire certificate, No
897,206, has been lost in the mails,
and is thus void. Dealers should be
on the look-out for this certificate
and report same to the Board if it is
presented for a tire purchase. The
permit was issued to Preston Hall.
Employees of the local Board, Miss
Coffield stated, have joined a State
wide OPA "Buy War Bonds" pro
gram.. Each employee of the local
office has 'pledged to buy war bonds
each pay day.
Tire certificates issued this week
were as follows:
Passenger Type, Grade I S. M.
Long, 3 tubes; A. L. Godfrey, 1 tube;
G. D. Goddis, 2 tires; W. I. Bullinger,
2 tires and 1 tube; James Kynock,
tire and tube; Walter Nowell, 2 tires.
Grade II Ruth Jones, 2; E. Sell
ings, 2; Addie Hoffler, 2; Sidney
White, tire and tube; Delmar Spear,
1. U7illo TJ, : i nr
F. Tarkenton, tire and tube.
Truck Town of Hertford, tire and
tube; Riddick & Roach, 2 tires and 2
tubes; W. L. Jessup, 8 tires and 3
tubes; Wallace Bright, 1, and Julian
White, 2.
Sales Total $109,881 Up
To Tuesday Night;
Quota $125,900
Perquimans County is nearing its
Second War Loan quota, according to
an announcement made on Tuesday
evening by K. M. Riddick, chairman
of the War Finance Committee. A
total of $109,881.25 worth of bonus
had been sold or pledged through
the War Finance Committee up to
that time. The quota given Perquim
ans is $12o,'J00.
In connection with the pledges the
War Finance Committee has turned
over to the local bank, Mr. Riddick
urges all residents of the county
who pledged to buy bonds during this
month to purchase .same in order
that Perquimans County may get full
credit for sales during April.
The Finance committee and the
Women's Division of the War Sav
ings Staff is hoping that total sales
for the month will equal an amount
great enough that Perquimans Coun
ty will be given a bomber as a name
sake. Mrs. Roberson, speaking of the
bomber campaign, said: "1 believe
I that Perquimans will get its bomber,
for I think the people of the county
will rally to this cause and buy addi
tional bonds in order that the goal
may be achieved."
In addition to the sale of War
Honda the Women's Division sold
' worth of sUmps and bonds
at their booths during the past week
end. Mrs. Roberson reported. The
n v. 1 booths, built by members of the Fu
British, 1 , . . , .
"" farmers oi America, are iuuu-
ed on the downtown streets, making
'l ea8y for.,pePle to Purhase War
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UlglllK all Clil I Ul CI I II IU auu t vo n vim
Stamp books to fill out these books
during April and turn them in for
War Bonds.
Mr. Riddick highly praised the va
rious township solicitors, who have
done a splendid job in making a
house-to-house canvass gathering
bond pledges during the drive. Al
though some townships have made
incomplete reports, the chairman
.stated that nufftt iVir reports are
in. During the first two days of the
drive Perquimans County bought
ninety-five thousand dollars worth of
War Bonds. Some sixteen thousand
dollars worth of bonds must be pur
chased yet, if the county is to meet
its war loan quota, and sixty-six
thousand dollars worth of bonds must
be purchased if Perquimans is to be
honored by having a bomber named
for the county. The War Finance
Committee believes the county's quo
ta will be reached before this week
end, but is hopeful that the citizens
will respond to the drive for a bomb
er and purchase additional bonds be
fore the campaign closes April 30.
Resident Of Bethel
Died Friday; Funeral
Held Sunday 4 P.M.
Edlow Long, 88, died at his home
in the Bethel Community Friday af
ternoon at 4:15 o'clock, following a
long illness.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
the Rev. J. W. Byrum officiating.
The choir sang "The Old Rugged
Cross" and "Nearer My God to
Thee."
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy
Sutton Long; two sons, W. F. Long
of Edenton, Route 2, and J. C. Yong
of South Norfolk, Va.; two half
brothers, J. J. Long of Edenton, and
O. C. Long of near Edenton; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Clara Williams and
Mrs. P. L. Pratt of Edenton; five
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were: R. W. Long,
Claude Long, I. C. Long, Ernest
Long, Edgar Long and Seth W.
Long.
Final Rites For Davis
Child Held Tuesday
Lessie Vivian Davis, five-year-old
daughter of Mr. aAd Mrs.: W. P.
Davis of Yeopim Station, died at the
home of her parents at 6:30 o'clock,
Sunday night, after a short illness.
She is survived by one brother,
Witchard; one sister, Betty; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Willie Sherlock of
Weeksville, and Miss Helen Davis of
Washington, D. C.
Funeral services, directed by the
Lynch Funeral Home, were held on
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the Bethel Baptist Church. Burial
was made in the Bethel Cemetery.
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