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" y Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. - Friday, July 26, 1946. .
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LAfTB MODELS IN bJlDAR EQUIPMENT Utt, modified SCR 684 nti-ircraft radar set and
a iitomtie plotting board. This it U capabla of automatically tracldnj: and plotting a flight o
aircraft in a precis manner. Fighter and medium bomber aircraft without airborne radar equipment
can be tracked and controlled to the target and given the bomb release point during inclement weather.
Bight, ia "anowplow? radar antenna installed by a Ninth Air Force unit in France. Complete
equipment weighs 68 tons, but it doea not require special handling because the heaviest component
weighs only 600 pounds. - ,
TIIIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
-Working rapidly in order thai it
might adjourn by next week, the Sen
ate this week approved the G ter
minal leave pay Jill, which provides
for the payment of between two and
three billions of dollars to Gl'g who
did not receiya all the furloughs due
' while on active service. The bill calls
fottBe GI'b ta be paid in government
bofioaj whkh wiH: mature in five year.
Each ,.service man wiU receive pay
for leave, at, Jthe rate of 2H days per
:''SeiaW' ComWttee investigatr ,
moMvesriHunit
heffc" hearing thiaf week after Con
gasman May of Kentucky reported
he was too busy to answer a sub
poena to testify before the group.
May, according to the testimony giv
?h before the committee, is involved
n; the transaction. The committee
tated the recess was voted when May
efused to appear and the hearing
ffill not resume until the Congress
man indicates a willingness to appear
before the group.
The second atom bomb test at Bi
kini was held Wednesday when the
Navy exploded a bomb under water
ia an attempt to discover the effect
these bombs have on ships and Bub
marines when detonated under the
surface. The bomb used Wednesday
was the fifth everTexploderf and re
ports on the test will be announced
by the Navy, as was the results ob
tained when the first test was held
about a month ago. No planes were
used In the test this week. . The bomb
was attached to ft float near a group
of subs which were the chief targets
for this test .
Trouble arose again in Jerusalem
this week when terrorists set off" a
bomb in a British Army headquarters
vhich . blasted the, building and re
ulted in 93 persons being killed or
?ported missing.' Tb blast was re
irted the w6rk of a group attempt-
to disrupt the proceedings of the
blishment of Palestine as a state
Jewish s inhabitant. Following
mbing the group responsible for
.st blamed the British for the
V stating a warning had been
A the building had be&i marked
destruction; ':hr:W :
' A justice of tha peace in Camden.'
County has been charges in 25 war
rants, with- violations of the State's
marriage laws.' Ia, connection with the
charges against , -the - l justice of the
reace, officials say a South MJIls doc-
r is involved in the violations by
avin'g ; signed certificates without
,ving made proper examinations,
l.e action by the authorities f ollowed
11 investigation,of several months, in
' h reports that the Camden men
J"' turned South. Mills into a Gretna
een.''i';;1X?3.Sr:V
Four E'.ares and numerous "'offices
a put out of business when fire
nyed: the Kramer Building at
: -th City last Friday night One
t jvorst fires in the city's history,
A'l"t was estimated to be be
.y'. " CCD tzi''4w9Ca-Ath
' -u' ' i about 10:3!) o'clock and
- n ' - j until &!out 2 o'clock
s t" : -- r .re under control.
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i ; i j V.aza and aaskt
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Boy Scouts Meet
Every Wednesday
A change in the meeting night for
the Hertford troop of Boy Scouts was
announced this week 'y Dr. A. B.
Bonner, Scout Advisor.;
The troop has been meeting on Fri
day nights of each week, but hence
forth all meetings will be held at the
Court House on Wednesday nights.
Much interest in Scout work is being
shown by the local troop and attend
ance is holding up well for summer
months.
All troop members are urged to
note the change in the day for meet
ings and to attend. A. '. . 4 .
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Perquimans County's Draft Board
has been advised by the State head
quarters for Selective Service that
under the bill extending the Act to
March 31, 1947, the following regula
tions were revised to:
Provide for the classification, ex
amination and forwarding for induc
tion registrants 19 through 29 years
of age.
Occupational deferment is limited
I to those registrants who are determ
ined by local boards to be indispens
able and irreplacable to the national
existence, except registrants engaged
in farming.
Provides for the postponement of
induction of only those registrants in
high school. This section eliminates
deferment for majority of college
students.
The Board was advised to review
the classification of 26 through 29
year old registrants previously found
unfit for general military service.
It was also advised to reopen and
reconsider the classification of all
registrants who have not served on
active duty overseas or who have not
served on active duty for at least six
months after September 16, 1940.
' The Perquimans Board, unable to
fill its July call for pre-induction ex
amination, was advised to be prepared
to' fill the September call for induc
tion. ' The. draft is expected to call
for about 25,000' men during Septem
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During the oast week Mrs. Ruth
Sumner, clerk of the Board, reported
four veterans had. registered their
separation papers 'from the armed
forces with the local Board. The men
were Jake L White, Jr., white, and
James Simpson, William Jones and
Millard. Hurdle,, colored. ;
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.Members of the . .Hertford Lions
Club failed ::;irsfi;ia;ieeistei- re
garding the revival of a County Fair.
A. discussion of the' matter was held
at the club meeting last Friday night
A ' great ...many -. details must be
worked out in case the club decides
to again sponsor a fair and the mat
ter was tabled fojr the time being by
the members. '," '1 - ' V j
A spokesman for 'the lub stated
there was considerable favorable re
action to the proposal but the , club
desired to consider,, the matter further
before reaching a definite decision.
The club, in cooperatic with the
Wm. Paul Stalling! Tost ) t the Am
erican Le-non, has contt-bted with
!., CeritTwl Amusewent, Company to
rrovL'a a s' w her this fall,' and this
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Hertford Retains
Standing At Top
Of League Teams
Play Camden on Mem
orial Field at 8 O'clock
Tonight
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
W L Pet.
.17 9 .653
.15 10 .600
13 11 .541
i: 13 .500
..10 13 .434
.7 19 .269
Hertford 17
Windsor ;
Colerain
Edenton
Elizabeth City -
Camden
Hertford gained a game and a
half lead inr the .. Albffnarle
league by downing the Elizabeth
City Senators in a one-sided game .
14 to 3, while Edenton was turn
ing back Windsor 3-0.
Elizabeth City used four pitch
ers in an attempt to stop a slug
fest started by the Indians in the
second inning of the game Wed
nesday afternoon but to no avail.
Hitting safely 18 times, the In
dians converted these hits into
14 runs and the Senators failed ,
to threaten the local nine. J
Young, Reeves, Goodman and
Nowell all had a field day at bat.
Young hit three triples and No-'
well collected a home run. The
fielding of the Indians was one
of the best exhibitions ever shown
by the local club.
reunite a set-back suffered at Win
dsor last Sunday afternoon when they
dropped a 6-4 decision to the Rebels,
Hertford Indians continued ai ine w
of the Albemarle League this weeK.
.On last Friday night the Indians
trounced the highly touted Colerain
outfit by a one-sided score of 10-1,
with Eure going the route as Hert
ford's pitcher and Wood doing me
receiving. Hertford nicked tne cole
rain pitcher for 16 hits and scored
in the first, third, sixtn ana sevenm
innings. Colerain tallied its lone
run in the seventh.
T)i team Dlaved in Windsor Sun
day and came from behind to tie the
score in the ninth inning but Windsor
drove another run across the plate in
their half of the ninth to win by one
run. Hertford hit two Windsor pitch
ers for nine safeties while Keeves,
pitching for Hertford allowed eight
bingles. Windsor scored four runs
in the third, then the Indians counted
twice in . the sixth and again in the
ninth. ' I '
Colerain returned to Hertford for
a game Monday night which turned
out to be one of. the best games play
ad thla season. . The final score was
2-1 for Hertford. Bauer did the
twirling for the Indians and struck
out 15 Colerain batters, ne auoweu
flva hits and walked two. men. Reeves
mnA Younir hit for extra bases and.
Knwell rot a three bagger. Hertford.
scored first in the third, then Cole
rain knotted the" count In the lourtn.
The Indians counted the wining tolly
iptheflfthi ' 5 .'-:" -
. Under. chang of rulea, voted by
the' league directors last week, each
team may employ four hired flayers
i aimnlement local talenr and the
Hertford :team has secured another
pitcher to its staff. ;- ' ... . ;
- Th next learue a-ame wiUCbe playt
ed on. Memorial field tonight at eight
o'clock , when the Indians
Camden 'rimB.S'r-ia-i'wv'
.ASR3K STAR TO MEET
t The Perquimans Chapter of Eastarn
Star wi'J meet Monday night. July ,
at 8 o'cloct. AU.membnrs are urged
to be present . - ,
Congress App
roves
OPA Bill; President
Expected To Sign
Measure Places Ban on
Foodstuff; Price In
creases Here
After two weeks of debate, Con
gress this week passed a new OPA
bill, ahich is expected to be signed
by President Truman,, reviving price
control until June 30, 1947. OPA
leaders told the : President this new
bill, while it places a ban on food
ceilings for a period of at least 30
days, is a better bill than the one he
vetoed.
The measurebans the placing of
ceilings on meats, poultry, eggs, milk,
etc., for at least 30 days. The bilf
provides for the creation of a three
man control board which will deter
mine when various items shall be
placed under control or removed from
the list. Ceilings will again be placed
on rents and manufactured items fol
lowing the signing of the bill by the
President.
Meanwhile the high cost of eating
continues to show itself everywhere
during the absence of price control.
Meat and butter prices still lead the
inflation parade but according to re
ports many other food items are be
ing offered at increased prices over
ceilings established by the OPA.
Beef and pork offered for sale in
Hertford this week showed an in
crease in price over last week, and
one local dealer stated he expected
the price on meat to reach even high
er levels before dropping off because
of the supply and demand. Both of
these meat items have increased, not
because local dealers are attempting
to profit, but because higher prices
have been paid for hogs and cattle
during the past three weeks than at
any time in the last 20 years, thus
the increased prices at the stock
yards reflect in the retail prices. But
ter prices have already declined here
in Hertford as well as elsewhere from
a high of SO cents. Some localities
report butter now selling at 65 cents
per pound.
Clothing prices are remaining
steady. No increases have been re
ported, although some items are be
ing received by retailers at increased
costs allowed by OPA last month.
The effect the revival of OPA will
have on the supply of items will re
main to be seen. Some opponents of
OPA claim the revival will bring
back all types of shortages, while the
measure's sponsors claim otherwise.
New Case Worker In
Welfare Department
Miss Grace Knowles, superinten
dent of the Perquimans Welfare De
partment, announced this week the
appointment by the State Merit Board
of Miss Davey Joe Lumbston of Ahos
kie as case worker for the local de
partment. The new member of the department
began her duties here on Monday.
She is a graduate of Womans College
at Greensboro and holds a degree in
Sociology. , .
While a student at WCUNC Miss
Lumbston was active in student ac
tivities.
She practiced case work in the
Public Welfare Department in
Greensboro for three months prior to
receiving the appointment here.
Revival Services At
Bagley Swamp Church
A series of revival services will be
conducted at the Bagley Swamp
Church beginning August 1 and con
tinuing through August 11, it was
announced by the church pastor to
day.
The Rev. 0. Frederick Pertolet,
musician and . evangelist, will deliyer
sermons daily at 8 P. M. Three ser
vices will be held on Sunday, August
4, at 11 A. M., 2:30 and 7:45 P. M.
Change Made In
Hertford Police
Mayor V. " N. Darden announced
Tuesday the resignation of J. A. Per
ry from the Hertford Police Depart
ment and the appointment of T. N.
Miller to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Perty resigned to take an ex
tended vacation in the western part
of the State : Mayor Darden stated
the vacancy in the Street Department,
caused by the naming of Miller to the
police force,' wilt not be filled at the
present time, . .-,
BffiTH ANNOUNCEMENT ' s
" Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Butler of
Portland, Oregon, announce the birth
of a daughter born .Sunday, July 21.
Youth Fellowship
Meeting Thursday
The Chowan-Perquimans Sub-Dip-
trict of the Methodist Youth Fellow
ship is scheduled to meet Thursday
night, August 1, at the Hertford
Methodist Church. Young people of
the two counties and their friends
are invited' to attend. The Hertford
group as host is to be in charge of
the program. Howard Pitt of Hert
ford, who was elected president of
the Sub-District at the last meeting,
is expected to preside over the busi
ness session, Durwood Barber of
Winfall was elected vice-president;
Elizabeth Byrum of the Anderson
section, secretary, and Rosa Asbell
of Edenton, treasurer.
OPA Rental Office
Still Operating In
This Community
Tenants Requested to
-Report Infraction of
Rent Rules
Although rent control in this sec
tion expired with OPA on July 1, the
area rent-control office, maintained at
Elizabeth City under the direction of
C. R. Holmes, is remaining open and
keeping an unofficial eye on things,
it was reported this week. This is
being done (vith the expectation that
rent control will be reestablished by
Congress, very likely within this
week, regardless of what happens to
the remainder of price control.
Mr. Holmes told this newspaper
his office was requesting all tenants
to make a report of any attempt at
eviction or increases in rent rates.
He stated he had heard of very few
increases here.
Mr. Holmes stated that his office
would like to be notified of rent in
creases, although nothing can be done
about them at this time. The com
plaints will be kept on file for possi
ble action if rent control is reestab
lished, it is indicated. Just what ac
tion can be taken will depend on the
nature of any legislation passed by
Congress.
During recent debates on 01' A in
Congress, all factions seem to be
agreed that extension of rent con
trol will be necessary for another
year or longer. In the event general
price control is killed, it is believed
a special act will be passed provid
ing for rent control in some form.
Eight Injured In
Three Car Accident
Eight persons were injured, one
seriously, in a wreck involving three
cars, which occurred about 2 miles
from Hertford on the Edenton high
way at 12:5(1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. According to police officers who in
vestigated the accident Claude Byrd,
his wife and son-in-law were the oc
cupants of a car traveling toward
Hertford and met, head on, with a
1941 Mercury in the curve in front
f Milton Dail's home. The Mercury
contained four passengers, from New
York, enroute to Florida. The fronts
of the cars were demolished. A third
car, driven by a Negro, whose name
could not -be learned, crashed into
the back of the Mercury, causing ad
ditional damage to that car.
The cause of the accident and ex
tent of injuries, excepting Byrd, had
not been determined. Byrd was taken
to the Albemarle Hospital for treat
ment, where it was reported he suf
fered internal injuries.
Children's Program
At Bethany Church
A Children's Day program is sche:
duled to be held at Bethany Metho
dist Church near Belvidere Sunday
afternoon, July 28, beginning at 3
o'clock, following a vacation Bible
school which is in progress this week.
The Bible school opened Monday af
ternoon with an enrollment of 46.
The enrollment was expected to in
crease during the week.
Rotarians Meeting '
At Municipal Plant
The Hertford Rotary Club is meet
ing at the Town's municipal plant
every Tuesday night, pending the lo
cation of a permanent meeting place.
In lieu of the regular dinners, usu
ally served at Rotary meetings, the
club members are holding steak and
fish fries.1 ,., ..
The club membership has been di
vided into five teams, with each team
playing host to b other members
ones each, week, providing for the ar
rangements. .
Youth Bound Over
To Superior Court
By Recorder's Judge
Seven Warrants Include
Charges of Breaking,
Entering and Larceny
Johnnfe Myers, 14 year old escapee
from a State Training School, was
taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff
M. G. Owens on Sunday morning and
is being held for trial in Superior
Court, charged in seven warrants for
breaking and entering, larceny and
carrying concealed weapons.
The youth was committed to the
training school last October after ad
mitting to entering several homes in
the Beech Springs section and steal
ing approximately 1300 dollars, most
of which was recovered by officers
at that time.
He escaped from the training school
several days ago and returned to
Hertford. On last Friday night, ac
cording to a statement he made to
Deputy Sheriff Owens, he stole a
bicycle at Memorial Field, while a
baseball game was in progress and
rode this to Moody Mathews' service
station. He entered this store and
took some cigarettes, cigars, candy,
chewing gum and some pennies.
Leaving the service station he rode
to the Kelly White home, now under
construction and stayed there all
night and most of Saturday. Satur
day evening he went to the home of
his mother and entered the house by
cutting a screen Window. There he
obtained a revolver and started out
again on house breaking.
He was frightened away from the
home of Anderson Layden and spent
the night in a corn field. On Sunday
he entered the homes of Carson How
ell and Wayland Howell. At the lat
ter he took $22 in money, then went
to Mr. Howell's sister's home.
When taken into custody by Mr.
Owens, the youth had the revolver,
$H4 in 'money, two watches, two house
keys and a pocket knife.
Appearing in Recorder's Court here
Tuesday morning he waivered a pre
liminary hearing and Judge Charlep
E. Johnson ordered him held for trial
at the October term of Superior court.
Four other cases were disposed of
by the Recorder's judge at this week's
session of the court. Johnnie God
rey was ordered to pay the costs of
court on a charge of driving with in
sufficient brakes.
Hayward Riddick was fined $5 and
costs for driving with insufficient
brakes.
George Overton, Negro, was fined
$5 and costs on a similar charge.
Court charges were assessed
against Charlie White, Negro, who
had charged Boone Stepney, Negro,
with assault.
Heavy Rain Tuesday
Adds More Damage
To Crops In County
A small-sized cloudburst, which hit
Peniuimans County Tuesday evening
about six o'clock, during which more
than one inch of water fell from the
skies, caused further damage to the
crops here, according to L. W. Ander
son, County Agent.
The crop outlook, none too good due
to inclement weather of the past two
months, appeared even darker after
the storm Tuesday. Belief is that the
rain will all but ruin the current pea
nut crop despite some excellent work
accomplished in most fields during
the past week.
Cotton production in the county is
expected to be the smallest in years.
Many producers had to replant-their
cotton early in the spring and the
second planting has proved disap
pointing in most cases. Some farm
ers have plowed up this second plant
ing and are using the fields for an
other crop in an effort to make a
yield this year.
The aounty production for all
crops is reported as 'spotty. Some
sections of the county have had less
rain this season than others,' and in
these areas some fields look from fair
to good.
Mr. Anderson stated that on farms
having good drainage systems crops
are looking better than on those
farms with poor drainage.
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
Hertford's Fire Department was
called out Tuesday morning when an
oil cook stove blazed up in the home
of Cliff Banks on Railroad Avenue.,
I causing slight damage. The blaxe '
.was quickly extinguished by the flre
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