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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEMOTED TO THE UPBUILDING 6t HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Wume XIII. Number 15.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 19, 1946.
$1.50 Per Year.
EEKLY
EflQOii.WIS GRWID
OUNTY BUILDINGS III
late School Buildings
Neglected; All Need
i Attention v
p"'-
In what is believed to be one of the
longest reports ever turnetMn, by a
perqainSans County Grand- Jury, the
members of that body for the April
5 term of court, reported to the Court
f that the public buildings of the cojm-
ty were in a bad state of repair snd
f needed attention. Most of the report
) dwelled on the conditions of the-school
' buildings of the county, and4Bte Grnd
i Jury recommended that the report,-in
i jti entirety, be published in the Per
'f quimans Weekly in order that" the
people of the county might learn of
'. ?the deplorable state into which the
' t buildings have been permitted to fall.
According to the report, the mem
- hers of the Grand Jury Visited each
i and every one of the public buildings,
and made recommendations regarding
i ' all. Several repairs were cited as
! needed in the Court House. The con
ditions of the County Prison Farm
fe.and the County Home were reported
fjaa good. However, very few of the
Ctfhool buildings of the county, if any,
,Vre reported in the condition that
they should be kept.
' y f The Grand Jury also included in its
i' report a recommendation regarding
the county school buses. Many of the
; present buses were found to be in
bad condition despite the excellent ef
i tori on the part of J. W. Hampton,
charged with keeping the buses in
:gooi mechanical condition. The Jury
r commended Hampton for his efforts
' but stated he was handicapped for
lack of new buses and help. The re
port recommended the State Board
of Education be informed of this part
of the report.
' The entire report, as recommended
Vby the Grand Jury, and ordered by
Judge Thompson, will be published in
' the next issue of this newspaper.
. THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
A surprise move was revealed at
the meeting of the United Nations
security council this week, when it
was deeided charges made by Poland
against Spain as being a threat to
world peace should be heard by the
Council. The action, it was reported,
blocked an attempt by Russia to close
the Iranian case, also being heard,
The action against Spain, supposedly,
is an attempt to rid that nation of its
dictator, Franco.
Two issues being debated in Con
' gress this week centered around the
i extension of the Selective Service
' Law, and the OPA. A Congressional
committee had written a Din regarding
the draft, and this bill was passed.
It calls for an extension of the law
fi for a period of nine months, but stops
induction of men for five months;
while giving the Army an opportun
ity to maintain its strength through
enlistments. New action was started
to hold OPA's lease on life for a per
" iod of nine months, instead of a full
, yew.
Washington took steps this week
to equalize the supply of dairy pro
4 ducts and meats, throughout the na
tion, and there was some talk of re
storing food rationing. Subsidies were
boosted to spur dairy production, and
" 9 FBI began probing packing fraud
fgee. Herbert Lehman, former di
,or of the UNRRA called upon the
ernment to renew consumer ra
ining because of faulty planning.
' Four Japanese officers, who carried
I out the death penalty on three Ameri
I can flyers, who had a part in the Doo-
little raid on Tokyo in 1942, were sen
tenced to fire years at hard labor fol
i lowing a hearing by a military court
this week. The reason for the light
sentence, it was stated, was due to
the fact that the Jap officers were
carrying out , the orders of superiors.
State Health Dept ,
Reports On Water jS
A report' on. the condition of the
water supply in the Town of Hertford
was received here this wlek by Wil
IWlii Ainsleyr in charged of ; the
town's water system. The Teport was
made by the State Board of. Healths
In& VC letter to Mr. 'AinBley the
Board stated, "the average, results for
this period indicate that jou are get
t ting excellent removal of hardness
through . - the treatment plant ' The
hardness, is reduced approximately 71
per cent. If yon .Continue to. operate
the fclant on this eXiciency the citi-
.n wPl no'W a mPYkH f"franeii
in t j quality of .e water, with great
r :at'.:on in the amount of soap used
rr !rj J other purposes :
JURY REPORTS
HEED OF REPAIRS
Lions Club Presents
Jubilee Minstrels
Ralph White, president of the Hert
ford Lions Club, announced today
that plans had been completed be
tween the local civic club and mem
bers of the Elizabeth City Lions Club
for the presentation of the .Elitabeth
City club's Jubilee Minstrels at the
Perquimans High School auditorium
on the night of April 25. The show
will start at 8 o'clock.
The proceeds from the minstrels
will be used by the Lions Club for
carrying out their program for aid to
the blind.
Easter Services At
Methodist Church
Preparatory to Easter at the Hert
ford Methodist Church, Holy Week
services are being conducted this
week by the Rev. B. C. Reavis, the
pastor. Wednesday evening the pas
tor spoke on "The Place of Solitude
in the Life of Christ" and appropri
ate Passion Week music was render
ed. Thursday evening the pastor used
as his subject, "The Meaning of Com
munion" and at the close of the ser
mon the Sacrament of the Lord's Sup
per was administered. It was on
Thursday evening of Passion Week
that Jesus instituted the Holy Supper.
On Friday afternoon from 2:00 un
til 3:00 Good Friday services will be
conducted at which time the pastor
will use as his subject "The Meaning
of Calvary." The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
On Sunday morning the Easter idea
will be carried out in all departments
of the church school at 9:45. At 11:00
a. m. the pastor will deviler an Eas
ter sermon and special Easter music
will be rendered by the choir. At
12:10 p. m. following the morning
worship service, a.baDtismal service
tfill be conductednd alflWio -w"isfr
tp dedicate the infants and children to
the Lord in Holy Baptism may do so,
Water from the Jordan river will be
used in this service.
"The Story of a Song," an Easter
pageant, Martha Bayly with music by
Arthur Grantley, will be given at 7:30
n. m. bv the young people and chil
dren of the church school.
Beck-Gregory Vows
Spoken Tuesday
The wedding of Miss Mary Eugenia
Gregory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mark J. Greerorv of Hertford, to
( George J. Beck, Jr., of Lindenhurst,
Long Island, was solemnized Tuesday
morning, April 16, at the Hertford
Baptist Church. The ceremony was
performed at 10 oclock m the pres
ence of the immediate families by the
Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of the
church, using the double ring cere
mony.
The church was tastefully decorat
ed with white snapdragons, spirea
and ferns. Mrs. J. E. White, organ
ist, played the bridal music.
The bride entered with her father,
by whom she was given in marriage.
She wore an ice blue suit with black
accessories. Her nowers were a cor
sage of pink roses and stephanotw.
She had as her matron of honor and
only attendant her sister, Mrs. W. F.
Ainsley, who wore a suit of light
brown with dark accessories. Her
flowers were a corsage of talisman
roses. The bridegroom had as his
best man W. F. Ainsley.
The bride is a graduate of East
Carolina Teachers College, and was a
member of the Roper echool faculty
for two years.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Beck of Linden
hurst, Long Island. He is now em
ployed by the Liberty Aircraft Cor
poration. He is a, graduate of the
Lindenhurst schools. ; i, '
Immediately following ' the cere
monV the couple left for Washington,
D. C and other points north, after
which they will make tneir nome on
Long Island.
Buflding And Loan
To Issue i? New; Stock
l?A 'new Series' of building and loan
Stock will be issued for sale on Sat
urday, May 4, It was announced this
week followW action taken by -the
hoard of directors of ihe Building and
Loan Association at a recont meet-
fng:
Only-three hundred shares of stock
will be issued and each purchaser will
be limited to five shares of stock, it
was stated by Max campoeu,. secre-
;ta7 piths association.
No Contests Listed
For County Primary;
13FileFor Office
Interest Centered on
Race For Congress
And State Senator
As predicted by a number of un
official observers, no contests devel
oped in the Democratic Primary in
Perquimans County as the filing
deadline was reached last Saturday.
A. W. Hefren, chairman of the
County Board of Elections, issued a
statement shortly after the six p. m.
deadline was reached that 13 candi
dates had filed for county offices, but
that there was no opposition for any
of the candidates.
On Monday Mr. Hefren released a
list of the candidates who had filed
and paid filing fees prior to the clos
ing hour Saturday. The candidates,
and the office they seek are K. Leigh
Winslow, for representative, M. G.
Owens, for sheriff, Dr. C. A. Daven
port, for coroner, Max Campbell, for
treasurer, R. Tim Brinn, for commis
sioner Hertford Township, E. M. Per
ry, commissioner for New Hope
Township, C. E. White, commissioner
for Bethel Township, L. L. Winslow,
commissioner for Belvidere Township,
G. W. Jackson, commissioner for
Parkville Township, W. H. Pitt, clerk
of court, Charles E. Johnson, for
Judge of Recorder's Court, Julian A.
White and Carroll V. Ward for mem
bers of the board of education. Mer
cer Thomas filed for constable of
Parkville Township.
Since there is no opposition offered
for any office this list of candidates
are expected to be certified as the
nominees of the Democratic Party.
The only votes to be cast jn the Per
quimans Primary on May 25 will be
for the candidates seeking the nomi
nation for the Congressional seat for
the First District, and for those seek
ing the office as State Senator. Her
bert C. Bonner and Dr. Robert L.
Humber are candidates for Congress
and last minute filing on the part of
fWebb William for State Senator
makes the race three corred, be
tween Williams, Charles JeTlkins and
Lorimer Midgett.
The Perquimans Board of Elections
will meet this week for the purpose
of naming judges and registrars for
the five townships and the officials
named will preside over the polling
places on primary day.
H.S. Debating Team
Meets With Creswell
The debating teams of the Pedqui-
mans County High School met those
of the Creswell High School Thursday
evening, April 18, for the first in a
series of debates sponsored by the
North Carolina High School Debating
Union.
The query for discussion for this
year is a timely one: Resolved, That
every able-bodied male citizen of the
United States should have one year of
full-time military training before at
taining the ago of twenty-four.
The affirmative team, which wiil
debate at home, is made up of Mary
Lina Raper, '47, and Betty Ruth Chap-
pell, '49. The members qf the negative
team, which went to Creswell, are
Thomas Butt, '47, and Clarkson
White, '49. Jhe latter replacing Dur
wood Barber, Jr., who recently under
went an appendectomy.
The teams winning Thursday even
ing will take part in the district con
test, which is to be held at the East
Carolina Teachers College mi Thurs
day, April 25. The final contest
will be held at Chapel Hill, Thursday
and - Friday, May 2-3, among the
teams chosen at the Bix district con
tests. The public was invited to attend the
debate held in the High School Au
ditorium at eight o'clock.
Pender's To Remodel
Hertford Store
An announcement was made this
week by L. J. Davis, manager of the
local Pender store, that his company
will remodel the local establishment,
and make the store into a self service
center.
The store, according to plans, will
be closed Saturday and will remain
closed for 12 days while workmen are
making the changes within the build
ing. The interior is to be rearranged
and additional shelf and display coun
ters will be added to aid the patrons
when the store reopens as a modern
self service grocery,
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Discharged .. "
Julian Broughont has received an
honorable discharge from the Navy
and la visiting Us mother, Mrs. Ver
Broughton , v .-
Hertford To Place
Team In Albemarle
Baseball League
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UrgaiUZ.UUUIl IS ruriuetl
At, Edfmtnn: GameS
Begin Jline 2nd I
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With baseball enthusiasts from
Edenton, Hertford, Elizabeth City
and Windsor present at a meeting
held in the Court House Friday night,
the Albemarle League was reorganiz
ed after several years inactivity. With
A. W. Hefren of Hertford acting as
temporary chairman of the meeting,
W. Jim Daniels of Edenton was elec
ted president of the league and Wal
ter Holton of Edenton, secretary and
treasurer.
A director from each of the towns
represented was also elected and
these were W. W. Johnson of Wind
sor, Lorimer Midgett of Elizabeth
City, Graham Hyrutn of Edenton and
A. W. Hefren of Hertford.
Various matters were decided at
this meeting, though it was left to the
directors to iron out quite a few im
portant details before the league be
gins operation. It was decided at Fri
day's meeting to play four league '
games per week and that each club
would keep the home game receipts. I
However, any of the teams will be
allowed to play non-league games as
a means of helping to raise revenue.
It was also decided that each team
would be allowed to carry four hired
Lout-of-town players, though no limit
was set as to salaries to be paid. The
price of admission to games was al
so decided. The general opinion pre
vailed that there should be a uniform
price in each town and it was agreed
that 50 cents for adults and 25 cents
lor children should be adopted.
During the meeting it was decided
to open the league on Sunday, June 2,
and close August 31, which will in
clude the regular season, as well as
the play-off for the league cham
pionship. The June 2nd date, was
decided upon so that playing would
not interfere with the his;h school
baseball . schtAUe in the variou
towns.
Though only four towns were re
presented at the meeting, it was be
lieved by those present that at least
two more towns would agree to en
ter, making the league a six -club
cricuit.
Organization of the Hertford team
will take place very shortly, according
to A. W. Hefren, League Director re
presenting the Hertford team. Several
local players are expected to win play
ing positions, while four players may
be hired, under the league rules. Pen
ding complete organization of the
Hertford team, Mr. Hefren, J. W.
Hampton and several other interested
fans will handle the plans for the
team here.
Rotary Club Elects
New Officers Tues.
Dr. A. 1!. Bonner was elected pres
ident of the Hertford Rotary Club for
the year beginning July 1, at the reg
ular meting of the club Tuesday
night. Other officers elected were
Max Campbell, vice president and R.
S. Monds, secretary and treasurer.
Appointive officers will be named by
the new president at the first meeting
in July. Directors of the club, chosen
last week are W. H. Hardcastle, re
tiring president, Dr. Bonner, Henry
Clay Sullivan, R. C. Murray, W. F.
Ainsley and Max Campbell.
R. S. Monds was elected as alter
nate delegate to the International
convention to be held in Atlantic City
early in June.
Surplus Goods Sale
At Harvey Point
The War Assets Administration this
week announced the first sale of sur
plus war goods at the Harvey Point
Naval Base. The items being 'of fered
for sale, on the sealed bid basis, re-
present unusel and salvaged aircraft
equipment and supplies.
Complete information concerning
the sale is set out in the advertise
ment of the Administration, found
elsewhere in this newspaper.
Veterans Report At
Local Draft Office
Three Perquimans County veterans
reported at the local draft office this
past week, filing their separation pa
pers with the board, according to
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk. The veter
ans returning from service were Har
ry Overton, Jr., Horace Stallings and
nisnn Mnt.hawn.
The local board cancelled he draft
call set for last week, when the two
youths scheduled to leave for exam
inations were deferred.
SUPERIOR COURT COMPLETES CRIMINAL
DOCKET FOR APRIL TERM WEDNESDAY
Most Of Funds For
Field Now In Hand
Nearly all of the additional funds,
needed for the completion of the Per
flu'mans Memorial Athletic Field, are
in hand, according to a spokesman
for the committee of citizens handling
the project. A meeting of thi
com
mittee was held on Monday night
and reports from various members
showed only $150 was need ! to reach
the troal set the urevious week.
Plans for the completion of the
field will be placed on motion, the
spokesman stated, in order that the
field may be finished by the earliest
possible date.
Central PTA Held
Meeting Monday
The Parent -Teacher Association of
Perquimans Central Grammar School
met on Monday evening, April 15, at
the school building, at Winfall.
The meeting opened with singing
"America." Mrs. B. F. Bray, vice
president, presided. The business
meeting was held during which the
various standing committees gave re
ports, summarizing their work. The
nominating committee submitted its
report and the following officers were
elected by the Association for next
year: President, Mrs. B. F. Bray;
Vice President, Mrs. Eddie Harrell;
Secretary, Mrs. E. S. White; Assist
ant Secretary, Mrs. Ashby Jordan;
Treasurer, D. L. Barber.
After the business meeting the Bel
videre community presented a very"
interesting program. Mrs. F. C. White
conducted the devotional. Norma Win
slow, rendered a solo, "Building." A
poem, "The Builder" was given by
Mrs. Edwin White. Rev. Claud Bul
lock gave a talk on "Better World
Understanding."
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characters were:
Bride - - Mrs. Tom Winslow
Groom .... Tom Winslow
Ring Hearer - Linwood Winslow
Flower Girl Mrs. Basil Copeland
Bridesmaid . Mrs. Fred Smith
Groom's Mother Mrs. Louis Winslow
Soloist Mrs. Freeland Copeland
Pianist Mrs. Hugh White
Train Bearer . Mrs. Carrie Gregory
Jilted Sweetheart Mrs. Jerome Hurdle
Minister - Clarence Chappell
Usher . Edwin White
Baby Sylvia Ray Copeland
The room prize was won by the
first grade, Mrs. Herman Winslow's
room, with a 100'.; attendance by en
rollment. V. A. Representative
Here Next Tuesday
Mayor V. N. Darden announced to
day that a representative of the Vet
erans Administration would be in
Hertford next Tuesday, April 23 for
the purpose of assisting any veteran
having problems to discuss with the
Vets Administration.
Mr. Alford, the representative ex
pected here next week, may be located
at the Police Headquarters, located
over the Town office.
Large Crowd Attends
Legion's Steak Fry
Between 75 and 100 members of the
Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the Am
erican Legion, and their guests, en
joyed a steak fry at the Community
Building in Hertford on Monday
night.
The affair was a dutch-treat meet
ing and the committee in charge of
the party had arranged a lot of fine
steak which was thoroughly enjoyed
by those attending.
Indians To Play
South Mills Friday
The Perquimans High School's
baseball team faced stiff competition
on the diamond this week, having two
games scheduled for the local field.
The Indians played the Chowan High
School on Wednesday night, and are
all set to meet the South Mills High
School in a game at 8 o'clock tonight.
The game tonight is expected to be
a close one as South Mills usually
fields a strong team. The high school
band will add color to the entertain
ment by playing before the game. The
lights will be turned on at about 7:30
p. m. with play expected to start
about 8 o'clock.
In Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wallace left
Monday to spend several days in
Washington, D. C. .
Civil Docket Expected
To Consume Consid
erable Time
The criminal docket of the April
term of Perquimans Superior Court
was completed about noon Wednesday
when the jury received the case char
ging George Fereuee with breaking
and entering and receiving stolen
goods.
Judge ('. E. Thompson of Elizabeth
'City, presiding at this term of court
i concluded his charge to the grand
jury and the first criminal case was
called shortly before noon Monday.
Dallas Gilliam, Negro, was found
guilty of driving with improper lights
and unlawful parking. He was given a
.'iO day suspended sentence on each
account and ordered to pay a fine of
$10 and costs. He was placed on pro
bation for two years.
Calvin James, was found guilty on
a charge of driving drunk. He was
sentenced to 12 months on the roads,
sentence suspended upon payment of
a fine of $100 and costs of court. He
was placed on probation for a period
of three years.
Howard Overto... Negro, found
guilty of assault with a deadly wea
pon with intent, was placed on proba
tion for two years and ordered to pay
the costs of court.
Dan Perkins, Negro, charged with
stealing a coon dog owned by Josiah
Elliott, was found not guilty. After
hearing the testimony the Judge di
rected a verdict of not guilty.
Lawrence Cayton, of Edenton, en
tered a plea of guilty to robbery. He
turned State evidence and aided in the
conviction of John Grant, a'?o charg
ed with robbing James Stallings of
$160. Cayton was sentenced to two
years in State prison and Grant was
sentenced to three years in prison.
Daniel and Fred Muse, brothers,
entered pleas of guilty to breaking
and entering. They confessed to
breaking into the Towe Motor Com
pany on the night of November 2.'(,
1944, and stealing a safe and a sum
money- t&
three years in prison.
The State took a nol pros with
leave in the case charging Sidney
Goodwin with kidnapping.
Marie Bowens, Isaac Johnson ond
George Ferebee, Negroes, were given
hearings on charges of breaking and
entering the J. O. lilanchard Store.
The Bowens woman and Johnson en
tered pleas of guilty, while the jury
found Ferebee not guilty. Sentencing
of the first two was set by Judge
Thompson for Thursday.
The court, immediately upon com
pletion of the criminal docket began
the hearing of the civil cases listed
for trial, and considerable time was
expected to be consumed before this
docket was completed.
Prison Farm Host
To Court Officers
Officials of the Perquimans Coun
ty Superior Court and members of
the grand jury for the April term
of court were guests of the County
Prison Farm at an old fashioned
country dinner, served at noon Tues
day, f .Mowing the morning recess of
court.
Besides chicken, barbecue and ham
the guests were treated to all the
trimmings of a big dinner. The offi
cials, after the dinner, inspected the
farm, and all were high in their praise
in the manner it was being run.
J. P. Gibbs, District Sanitation Of
ficer for the Pasquotank, Perquimans
and Camden Health Department, told
the officials that the prison farm rat
ed high on the sanitation list of this
district, only one other place having a
higher sanitary rating than the Pri
son Farm.
E. S. Fulghum, Supt. of the
Farm, welcomed the guests and sta
ted he was anxious to know njpre of
the people of this county, and to take
part in the community affairs. He
stated he had received fine coopera
tion from the people since arriving
here to take over management at the
farm.
Wildcat Division
To Hold Reunion
Veterans of the 81st Division, the
Wildcat, who served in World War
I and II will hold a reunion in Wind
sor, N. C, on Saturday and Sunday
May 4 and 5, it was announced this
week by the Wildcat Veterans Com
mittee in charge of the plans.
The reunion headquarters will be
at the Hotel Duke of Windsor, and
registration will start at 3r30 p. m.
Saturday, May 4. Veterans planning
to attend are requested to make reser
vations early.
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