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DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volurr. 3 Xlll.-umber 20 j i : Hertford Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 24, 1946.
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S WEEKLY
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.iXT TUESDAY IwSIIT;
ive to Get Diplomas;
80 In Eight Grade to
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w. The twenty-first annual commence
ment will be held at the Perquimans
County High School on Tuesday
night, May 28, beginning at 8 o'clock,
' it was announced today by E. C.
Woodard, principal.
The closing program at the high
chool has been curtailed this year fo
rasmuch as there will be no graduating
class. Five students have completed
- the required course of study and will
receive diplomas, but the 11th grade,
which would be the graduating class,
will move into the 12th grade for
the graduation next year.. Mr.
Woodard stated that approximately
80 students in the eighth grade will
be promoted into the ninth grade, and
these students will be awarded pro
motion certificates at the exercises
next Tuesday.
. ' Principal speaker for the com
mencement program will be Robert
Lee Humber, nationally known au
nor of a resolution for world peace
through federation. Mr. Humber, a
graduate of Wake Forest College,
practiced international law at Paris,
France, for several years, following
ompletion of his studies at Oxford,
England, where he was a Rhodes
scholar.
, In connection with the closing of
county schools, Miss Mary Sumner,
principal of the Hertford Grammar
School, announced commencement ex
ercises will be conducted at the gram
mar school at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, May 29. The speaker for
the program was not announced.
V At the Ugh school tin program will
open with processional, followed by
Invocation, fry the Rev: J. u. Vrm
ford. ; Special musk will be rendered
prior to thtf -hrtroductioB of the
speaker by X T. Johnson, County
Superintendent.
vl Tho awarding of the diplomas and
promotion certificates mil be mad by
, Mi. Iitlo asriijpirtw
j be made by Mr. Wood&wr. -Miss Kate
' Blanchard will be the pianist
I Marshals for the commencement,
elected from the school honor roll,
will be Molly Oakey, chief, Mary Le
land Window, Mary Lina Raper, Reg
inald Tucker, Eugene Hurdle, Pat
Morris, Mary Lou Butt and Pearl
unter.
Jans' Baseball
leason Closed Wed.
I After having almost half of the
fames cancelled due to weather con
ditions; the Perquimans High School
baseball team closed the 1946 season
Wednesday night when they met the
Creswell High School team in a re
turn game on Memorial Field.
I The Indians played seven games
:his year, winning four and losing
ihree. They won from Central, Chow
an and Creswell, twice and lost to
South Mills and twice to, Elizabeth
City. Games with Edenton, Windsor,
Chowan and Central were rained out
j All of ithe Indian team, with the
exception of George Wood, will re
urn to school next year and be ali
ble for the next season. These play
s are Paul Smith, L. E. Elliott,
)siah Smith, Chester Winslow, Earl
inslow, Joe Hollo well, John Ward,
iward Lane, Horace Webb, Sidney
"den. Earl Rogerson, Billy Win-
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.order's Court
fears Four Cases,
This Perquimans Recorder's Court
isposed of four cases at. the Tues
jy morning session this week. The
ises of Frances Askew and Johnny
met, colored, potn cnargea wltn as
ult with a deadly weapon, were com''
ned, in the interest of saving time,
nes was found guilty and given a 80
y suspended sentence and fined $26
d costs.
Elliott Lee Hill, Negro, was taxed
.h the costs of court after pleading
'tty to a charge of driving with In
cident brakes.; -v
ebecca Dixon, Negro, was fined
) and ordered to pay the costs of
rt on charges of driving without
Icense and driving with improper
-amea Watertleld entared pie
guilty Id a charge of speeding and
iid a fine of $10 and costa. v.vt
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT , v' .
Ir. and Mr. A.' C MUler announce
j birth of a daughter, Martha Con
born Friday May 17th t. Clav
, N. Y. Mrs. Miller before her
iage was Misa Nita Newbold. . ;
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4-H ClubsjTo Observe
Church Sunday May 26
The 4-,H Clubs of Perquimans
County will observe National 4-H
Church Sunday, May 26. A county
wide Vesper service will be held on
the Courthouse Green Sunday after
noon at 6:30 o'clock. The Rev. B. C.
Reavis will be the speaker.
Miss Frances Maness, County Home
Agent, stated that 4-H Club members
from each school will take part on
the program. Music will be furnished
by the Perquimans High School Band.
All Club members and friends are
urged to attend.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
President Truman Tuesday ordered
government seizure of the soft coal
mines, and named J. A. Krug to ne
gotiate with John L. Lewis regarding
future operation of the mines. The
action was taken by , President Tru
man to prevent a work stoppage on
Saturday, when the truce between the
mine operators and union members
expire. The union and operators have
failed to come to an agreement, as
requested by the Government, and
the President's action was necessary
to keep the mines in operation. The
biggest question regarding the strike
now appears to be whether or not the
miners will continue on the job, work
ing for the government.
Secretary of State Byrnes made a
radio report to th nation Monday
night and told of the failure of the
Paris meeting of the Big Four, in
reaching a peace agreement. Mr. Byr
nes stated that the patted States has
assumed an offensive position re
garding a peace Conference for this
rear. and. union Smote. Rrilnfti nnrf
the U. S. will place the matter before
the United Nations for settlement.
A tornado, which struck Kinston,
N. C, Monday, killed two people,
injured more dhan 40 others and
damaged or destroyed 38 homes. Total
property damage was estimated by
the Red Cross at 1250,000. The twis
ter struck three communities in Le
noir County, but the major damage
was reported in and around Kinston.
Four thousand soldiers, hand pick
ed for the job, raided 372 vessels in
the Danube River early this week, in
a surprise move to break up a Ger
man smuggling ring. The vessels, a
part of the Hungarian navy, were
reported as smuggling S. S. fugitives
out of Germany. All the vessels were
impounded and a huge stock of guns
and other contraband was seized by
the troops.
Odom-Spivey Vows
Spoken May 12th
The marriage of Miss Lucy Vir
ginia Spivey," daughter of Mr. and
Mrse. Warren W. Spivey of Belvidere
to Johnny Edward Odom, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Odom of Mem
phis, Tenn., took place Sunday after
noon, May 12, at, five o'clock in the
home of the bride's aunt, A. F. Jor
dan in Hertford.
The ceremony was performed bv
the Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor of the
Hertford Methodist Church, in the
presence or relatives and friends. The
home was decorated with white cut
flowers and fern.
The bride wore aqua blue with
white accessories and a corsage of
white carnations.
Miss Myrtle Winslow, was maid of
honor and only attendant. She wore
a dress of copen blue with a corsage
of pink carnations;
. The bridegroom bad as his beat man
M. Ray Jordan of Newport News.
A small reception followed the cere
mony and later Mr.' and Mrs. Odom
left for . a . wedding trip. They wUl
make their home in Hertford tempor
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Out of town guests attending the
weeding ware Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Spivey, Mrs. Jesse Spivey and son
of Norfolk, Misa Ruth Spivey of Nor
folk, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin SpiVey And
son of Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. Stock
ton Turner and children of Center
HlU,f Mr. and Mm M. C. Winslow,
Clarence Winslow and Floyd Winslow,
all of Whiteston. :'W
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . ,
' Mr. and iMra. Jim Layden from
Newport New announce the ' birth
of a daughter, Janet Copeland,' born
Thursday, May 19, at the hospital in
Newport News. Mother and daughter
art getting along nicely.
Drive Continues
Through Monday
Churches, Schools and
Clubs Are Participat
ing In Project
A. Houston Edwards, chairman of
the Perquimans County Food Collec
tion Committee, which is a part of the
national Emergency Food Committee
raising funds to aid the UNRRA in
helping to feed the starving people
throughout the world, stated today
that the local drive for funds and
food would continue through Sunday,
with the project being carried out
through the churches, schools and
various clubs of the county.
The Perquimans Committee set it
self a goal of $155 to be raised for
the program and Mr. Edwards said
all reports received thus far point
toward a successful drive here.
All. groups assisting in the drive
are requested to make reports to the
committee not later than Monday, as
it is desired to send off this coun
ty's contribution on that date. It is
expected that some additional funds
will be collected later than Monday,
but these will be forwarded to the
national headquarters as received. The
nation-wide food collection drive is
scheduled to close Sunday.
Inasmuch as the National Commit
tee, headed by Secretary of Com
merce, Henry Wallace, recommends
that local contributions be in form
of cash to permit the committee fo
purchase canned goods close by ship
ping points, at a lower price than
on local markets, the Perquimans
Committee is attempting mainly to
collect money for the relief. However,
items Buch as meat, fish, baby foods,
baked beans, fruits, soups and stews,
canned in tins are acceptable and will
be shipped from here for us among
the hungry of the world.
It has been estimated that hundrdes
of thousands of people in many na
tions will starve to death between now
and Jniy I unless assistance is ren
dered by the people of the America,
and every person is urged to make a
contribution. Persons who have not
been contacted may make their dona
tion by seeing Mr. Edwards at the
Farm Security Office.
Community Concert
Tickets Available
Plans have been completed for the
presentation of a scries of Com
munity concerts in Elizabeth City for
next winter, and the drive for mem
bership for the concerts is now on,
All neighboring towns are being given
the opportunity to join this member
ship.
A minimum of three concerts by
well known artists will be given, one
before Christmas and two following
the holidays. Admission will be by
membership card only. It has been
announced there will be no tickets
sold at the door.
Mrs. Emmett Winslow is chairman
of the local committee in charge of
membership here and she announced
today that May 25 would be the final
date for the sale of memberships.
Persons interested in joining may see
Mrs. Winslow or any member of the
committee, which includes Mrs. J. H.
Towe, Mrs. C. A. Davenport and Mrs.
R. S. Monds.
OPERETTA AT P. C. C. G. S.
An operetta, "Cinderella in Flow
erland" will be presented by students
of the Perquimans Central Grammar
School on Monday evening, May 27, at
8 o'clock.
Cinderella, a little meadow daisy,
will be played by Nonie Lou Lane.
The Proud Sisters are Betty Lou
Trueblood and Marvina White. Amy
Van Roach will take the part of the
godmother.- Prince Sunshine will be
played by Billy Morris Benton. Robin
Red, his page will be, played by Tom
my Stallinga. Other characters' such
as Bonnie Bee, Butterflies, guests at
the Ball, Sunbeams and Raindrops,
will be played by children of various
grades.
The seventh grade will contribute
to the program by giving musical
selections appropriate to closing day.
( The public is cordially invited to
attend.
. r YOUTH SOCIETY MEETS
The Bright Jewels, children's so
ciety of the, Center Hill Methodist
Church L held its regular monthly
meeting last Saturday afternoon. Af
ter a program was given in the
church, garnet, were played and re
freshments were served on the lawn,
twenty-nine children and two adults
war present , - "
The Bright Jewels of the Evans
Methodist Church art to meet Satur
day afternoon of this week at the Ev
ans church at 3 o'clock. '
New PTA Officers
At Central School
Installed Monday
Musical Presented By
Students Provide Part
Of Program
The Parent-Teachers Association of
the Perquimans Central Grammar
School met in its final session of the
year Monday night at the school
building.
The meeting opened with the Scrip
ture reading by Mrs. J. A. Winslow,
followed by the Lord's Prayer. An
instrumental quintet was rendered by
members of the Junior Hand, com
posed of Joan Trueblood, Peggy Saw
yer, Mary Sue Cook, Virginia Mae
Long and George Eure.
Mrs. R. R. White, who had charge
of the program on music, prosonted
her piano students in a recital in the
form of a musical playlet. The cast
included M:try Leland Winslow, Mari
etta Jolliff, Katherine Jordan, Patricia
Elliott, Louise White, Jean Godfrey,
Mary Lucille Winslow, Kinilie White,
Shirley Winslow, Anne Bray, Daphne
Winslow, Carolyn Harrell, Norman
Winslow, Kay White Stanton, Amy
Van Roach, Donna Rae Jordan, 1'aul-
ine Wood, Hattie Elliott, Norma Jean
Godwin, Jean White, Anne Proctor,
Dorothy Jordan, Melvin Lamb, Kdgar
White, Billy I?ray, Mildred Lewis,
Myrtle Gordon Winslow, Geralene
Winslow, Imogene Chappell, Nettie
Lee Long and Marion Elliott.
After the playlet gifts" were pre
sented to the student in the high
school for greatest achievement for
the year and to the student attaining
that goal in the grammar school.
Marietta Jolliff won the first award
and Kay White Stanton the second.
The regular business meeting was
held, during which time the past
president's pin was presented to Mrs.
G. H. Hunter by F. T. Johnson, sup
erintendent. Delegates were elected
to attend the State PTA Convention.
These weAMrs. B. F. Bray, Mrs. Ed-J
die Harrell. The sixth grade, Miss
Margaret White's room, won the at
tendance prize with 100 per cent at
tendance. Announcements were made concern
ing the operetta to be given at the
school on May 27 and commencement
exercises at the high school May 28.
The new officers for the ensuing
year, installed at the meeting Mon
day by the Rev. J. D. Cranford, were
Mrs. H. F. Bray, president; Mrs. F.d
die Harrell, vice president; Mrs. E. S.
White, secretary; Mrs. Ashley Jordan,
assistant secretary, and D. L. Barber,
treasurer.
Hertford Scouts At
Camporee Last Week
Twenty members of the Hertford
troop of Boy Scouts attended the an
nual Camporee held last Saturday
and Sunday at Eden House Beach,
near Edenton. The Camporee was un
der the direction of the Tidewater
Council and the local scouters were
supervised by Scoutmaster Herbert
Nixon.
The boys left Hertford about 1
o'clock Saturday and returned to their
homes Sunday afternoon. Scout acti
vities and contests were enjoyed by
the troop members.
A feature of the Camporee was the
large council fire held Saturday night.
Travis Thompson, Scout Executive of
Tidewater Council and Peter Carl
ton, Field Scout Executive' entered
the song and story telling contest
with patrol leaders of the various
troops.
Saturday afternoon, Life Scout Polk
Williams captured the knot tying
contest and was rewarded with a dou
ble layer chocolate cake for his pa
trol. FLASH!
An Associated Press news re
lease from Washington dated
May 21, indicates that the Navy
expects to reduce the number of
its North Carolina air -Installations
Sept. 1.
Vice Admiral Arthur W. Rad
ford of the Bureau of Aeronautics
made public a statement yester
day according to the AP that Na
vy and Marine Stations to be dis
posed of in North Carolina in
clude the Edenton Naval Air Sta
tion, Elisabeth City, Kinston,
Harvey Point, Camp Lejeune,
Manteo and Atlantic
In Columbia
' Mrs. K. D. Elliott left Sunday to
Spend this week with Mrs. S. F. Pol
lard m Columbia..
SMALL VOTE PREDICTED FOR DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION IN COUNTY SATURDAY
Miller Rites Held
Tuesday Afternoon
John Kelly Miller, 67, a lifelong
resident of Perquimans County, died
at the Albemarle Hospital in Eliza
beth City Sunday morning, following
an illness of six weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at
the graveside in Cedarwood Cemetery
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
with the Rev. J. D. Cranford officiat
ing.
Surviving besides the widow, Mrs.
Julia Munden Miller, are three sons,
John H Robert B., and John Kelly
Miller. Jr.: four daughters. Mrs. Marv '
Cartwright, Mrs. Loftin Riddick, Mrs. 1
Roy Banks and Miss Gavnelle Miller
and eight grandchildren.
Legion Auxiliary
To Hold Poppy Sale
In Hertford Saturday
Saturday will be Poppy Day in
Hertford and in thousands of other
cities and towns throughout the Uni
ted States.
Millions of Americans will puy tri
bute to tho nation's war dead by
wearing memorial poppies.
Millions will make contributions to
aid war's living victims, and disabled
veterans, and the families of the dead
and disabled.
Preparations for the observance of
Poppy Day here have been completed
under the leadership of Mrs. Kelly
White, Poppy Chairman of the Per
quimans Unit of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Volunteers from the Auxil
iary will be on the streets early to
morrow morning with baskets of pop
pies which they will offer to be worn
in honor of the dead of both world
wars. They will continue to distribute
the little red flowers throughout the
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day, endeavoring to give everyone
the city an opportunity to wear a
poppy in memory of those who gave
their lives for America.
No price will be asked for the pop
pies, but contributions will be solicit
ed for the welfare and rehabilitation
funds of the Legion and Auxiliary. All
money received will be used for the.
benefit of disabled veterans and fam
ilies of veterans. It will be expended
largely in aid to needy veterans and
families in Perquimans County dur
ing the coming year.
The local poppy workers will be
part of an army of more than 100,000
volunteers which will distribute pop
pies in the United States tomorrow.
All will donate their services for the
day without pay. The only paid work
ers in the poppy program are the
disabled veterans who make the
flowers. The poppies to be distributed
here tomorrow have been made by
disabled veterans of both wars at
Fayetteville.
Soil Supervisors
Hold Meeting May 10
The Board of Supervisors of the
Albemarle Soil Conservation District
held a regular meeting in Elizabeth
City on May 10. Present were: A. T.
Lane, Perquimans County, Chairman;
T. C. Sawyer, Camden County, Secre
tary; M. J. Reid, Pasquotank County;
P. L. Hampton, Currituck County; and
L. C. Bunch, Chowan County.
The supervisors established prior
ities for the different types of work
for the guidance of the technical per
sonnel furnished by the District by
the Soil Conservation Service. Among
the most important were the plan
ning and establishment of drainage,
crop rotation, and pastures. The chair
man was directed to arrange for the
loan of machinery from the Soil Con
servation Service to facilitate drain
age work in the District.
J. Herman Ward Made
Partner In Firm
J. Herman Ward, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Ward of Hertford, has ac
cepted a partnership in the account
ing firm of W. M. Russ & Company
of Raleigh, it was announced here
Monday.
Mr. Ward has been associated in
accounting for more than four years
and is a member of the Institute of
Accountants. He also holds a Treas
ury Department accounting- card.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
AT PINEY WOODS CHURCH
Quarterly meeting will be held at
Piney Woods Friends Church Satur
day and Sunday, services at 11
o'clock. Rev. F. E. Carter, Field Sec
retary of N. C. Yearly Meeting and
Mrs. Carter of Greensboro, and Rev.
and Mrs. B. H. Millikan of Galax, Va.,
will be present The public is invited
to attend these services.'
Lack of Local Candi
dates Affecting In
terest Here
With local interest in the Demo
cratic Primary election, set for to
morrow, centered around the race be
tween Robert Lee Humber and Her
bert C. Bonner for the office of Con
gressman for the First District, a
small vote is expected to be cast in
Perquimans County.
Friends of both of the men seeking
the congressional office have bee,.
working diligently in recent days but
despite this effort little interest has
been manifested due to the lack of
county races. None of the candidates
Sfleking county office have opposi
tion and, therefore, their names do
not appear on the ballots; the candi
dates will be certified as nominees
and their names will appear on the
ballot at the general election this
fall.
Voters in this county will, besides
casting their ballots for Mr. Humber
or Mr. Bonner, choose between
Charles Jenkins, Lorimer Midgett and
Webb Williams for the office of State
Senators, to represent this district at
the next General Assembly.
In the race for Congress both Mr.
Humber and Mr. Bonner have spent
considerable time in the past three
weeks campaigning throughout the
14 counties of the district. Reports
from all sections of the district, ex
cepting the one or two strong Bon
ner counties indicate the race will be
a close one, with both sides claiming
a victory. Reports from most of the
counties in the district indicate that
Humber is gaining strength daily
and has a commanding lead in his
home county of Pitt, which is expec
ted to cast approximately one-third
of the entire district vote.
A. W. Hefren, chairman of the
county board of elections announced
today that all polling places in the
county would open from 6:30 A. M.
until 6:30 P. M., Saturday, 2f
for the voters to cast their ballots.
The polling places are at Hertford,
Winfall, Bethel, Belvidere, Nicanor
and New Hope.
Draft Regulations
Affect Local Board
New draft regulations, which pro
hibits the induction of youths 18 and
19 years old, will affect the Perqui
mans local board to the extent that
it will not have a single registrant
available for call during the month
of June, according to Mrs. Ruth Sum
ner, clerk of the board.
A check of the local files, called
for by the State headquarters of Se
lective Service in order to determine
calls for June, revealed this informa
tion last Friday,
Reports from Washington state that
President Truman plans to ask Con
gress to vote a completely new draft
law to take the place of the present
one which expires July 1. Under the
present regulations registrants 20
through HO, who are not fathers, are
eligible for induction calls.
Mrs. Sumner reported five more
veterans filed their separation papers
at the local office during the past
week. The men returning from the
services were Leroy White, white, and
Willie White, Leroy Gipson, Augus
tus Hudson and Herbert Winslow, col
ored. New Jewelry Store
Opens In Hertford
Hertford is to be the location of
another new enterprise according to
Jerry Wright, who announced today
that he would open his jewelry store
in the Gregory Building on June 1.
Mr. Wright stated it is his inten
tion to carry a full and complete line
of jewelry and silverware, and other
gifts and a large part of the stock
for the store has already arrived.
The store, when opened here next
week, will be managed by Miss Mary
Pascos White.
Hertford Nine Wins
From Edenton Team
Hertford's baseball team, member
of the Albemarle League, played a
pre-season game against the Edenton
league representative Sunday after
noon and won by a 13-11 margin. The
game was played on the Edenton dia
mond. The local team was in difficulty
early in the game and trailed by a
nine point margin in the second in
ning, but steady hitting by the Hert
ford outfit counted in "the end and
made possible the two run victory.
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