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SUV: , , rVJi, - J' 4 it -n - " r i S WEEKLY RQUMAN DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY "Volume XIIL Number .44. ; .K lymoru, i'eitiuimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 8, 1946. $1.50 Per Year, PE i mm .: A 2PAPBR i V 4 I V "V' - . ... St Fam Bureau Drive lllimHAIIA OImAMI rui hi Wednesday Night New Officers Elected For Year; Program Outlined For Group The Perquimans County Farm Bur eau closed its annual membership drive on Wednesday night, but re ports had not been received from all solicitors, according to I. C. Yagel, Assistant Farm Agent, and a def inite announcement as to the number of members secured could not be re leased in time for publication in this issue. The membership drive opened Wed nesday a Week ago, following the an nual Farm Bureau dinner, and the election of officers of the Bureau for the ensuing year. Officers selected, unanimously, at the meeting were Fred T. Mathews, president; Clarence Chappell, vice president; A. T. Lane, secretary-treasurer; Carson Spivey, Roy Chappell, L. L. Winslow, John A. Bray and J. L. White, directors. M the dinner, served at the Hotel ' Hertford, the principal speaker for the evening was Joe R. Williams, assistant secretary of the North Car olina farm Bureau Federation. Williams told the group: The agricultural groups should help preserve and defend us for fair price in our county and state. Labor -and industry will not fight for fair prices.. Cotton, soya beans, peanuts and corn are our products in Per quimans County and after the first -war in 1919 prices took a 100. per cent drop.;, Cotton feft from 35.6 to 14.8, peasuts ilU to 6.1, corn 2.Q4 to 1.0?,,a'ffff ,jj(r cent of the farms in some counties- were advertised far -taxes," Williams said. "The FaiTn Bureau is a million farm families, bound together for unc common tfause to worn lor : a air share ot Oa, aalionaJ AcofmMgar faMers,-ishai and landowners alike, operating in 46 states on the combined judgment of farm people from the county to the state and on to the national of fice in Washington where one of its men meets with every committee that has anything to do with agri cultural legislation. "The Farm Bureau was organized to form the missing link between the farmers slnd existing agencies working on agricultural problems. Farm Bureau has imade it possible for farm people to be reoognized as a dominant force in shaping policies affecting agriculture. "The Farm Bureau at this time, is trying to keep 1946 from being an other 1932, by upholding the laws that have been passed by our- or ganization, to do for the farm people what has been done for other groups. These laws will give us a fair price for tobacco, cotton, peanuts and all other crops grown in this and other counties and we are determined to see that they do not fail us at this time. ' THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES cmum uiumju ( .Early returns received Wednesday ji j . from-over the nation on the election . .. held Tuesday indicated the Repub ; lican held leal for the majority of the eets in the House of Represen tatives.' .The Senate leadership was in d6ubt,J Republicans won additional eat in the House in New York, ; Pennsylvania,' West Virginia1 and s L (Connecticut In Kentucky, a Repub lican evidently had won over Con : V'i freMmn ' Mays, Democratic . leader of the ..Military Committee. .Mays was involved in .the investiga- jdon of -the Gamoa combine and this t -. was reported to have hutt his cam- ; v paign. ; The ;South ;eraained Jelidljr r;k Democratic, i electing all Conirress- men, Senators fend Governors up for ,fV ' TheUnlted Nations, attempting to t settle , ' on a permanent site for its 1 meetings, ' has , turned down .offers V from European countries, it was re . ; ported this week. .. Certain of the-na- ; tions had expressed a desire to' move ;', . the meetings to Geneva. Sites In the ,U S. being considered are in New ,. York, New Jersey and California. , ?t "," is believed other site may be n eluded if tne nations ,l shortly .select the permanent area. ' f . t-fix si.-'-. .; ,.. ; i-YP-mtf .J : .German authorities- were told this ; ; week to - begin purging al state governments of former rfazis or if ' they f '' 1, the U. S. occupation f- flcia!j "Is p'in't.id tuke ov - f j " . .orUing to tl.e U. S. of- ' '' ? (' """ns 1 vb 1 " on li. tir-r n Unin-f am .a t:o. Donations For Band Reaching- New High Contributions being collected by the Hertford Rotary land Lions Clubs tr be used in financing the Perquimans High School ljand during the year have reached a new high, according to W. H. Pitt, who is acting as treas urer for the campaign. Contributions are being: solicited from business and professional people and these are coming in nicely, 'according to Mr. Pitt. Another feature of the fund raising campaign is the sale of tick ets good for an opportunity to win an electric refrigerator. The sale of these tickets is expected to be closed this week. The civic clubs are attempting to raise at least $2,500 for the band, to be used in the purchase of uniforms, equipment and other items needed to bring the band up to a standard organization. Miss Louise Denton Weds Horace Lynch AtflizttCity The marriage of Miss Louise Den ton, daughter of Mrs. James Frank lin Denton of Elizabeth City, and Robert Horace Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace William Lynch of Hert ford, was solemnized in a colorful ceremony Saturday night at 8 o'clock in Christ Episcopal Church, with the Rev. George Frank Hill, rector; offi ciating. The altar was arranged with cath edral candles, palms, ferns and white chrysanthemums and the wedding music was played by Mrs. Madge Taylor. Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Ervin H. Midgette sang "I Love Thee" and Harold C. Foreman sang "Because." , ' The bride 4was' given in marriage by Dr. J. A.' Gilt She was lovely in a period gown of white satin with a uroatlAaif ' naiV1ino Inner Horht forming a sweeping train. Her fing - ertip veil was of imported illusion, falling from a cap trimmed with Chantilly lace. She carried a bouauet of white orchids and small orchid sprays. Miss Frances Denton was the Maid of Honor and wore a period gown of white taffeta with old-fashioned bustle and short train. Her mitts and period bonnet were of white net with, shoulder-length veil. She car ried a bouquet of white roses. Miss Denton is the sister of the bride. The bridesmaids, -Mrs. James K. Hutzler, sister of the bride, of Mar tinsburg, W. Va., Mrs. Charles Hollo well, Mrs. Francis Griffin and Mrs. E. A. Luttrell, wore gowns of white taf feta made like that of the maid of honor with the white net mitts and period bonnets, and carried red roses. Little Miss Linda Coppersmith was the flower girl. She wore a white taffeta dress with net over, the skirt made similar to the bridesmaids and wore a bonnet witn net over taiteta. She carried a bouquet of fall flowers. Garland H. Dunstan of Elizabeth City was the best man and the groomsmen were Francis Griffin, J. Clifton' Sawyer, Jr., John F. Bowers, Robert P. Daniels, Thomas A'. Mad rin, all of Elizabeth City, and Robert Sv Overman of Chapel Hill. The bride 18 a graduate or tne ui it- more school ; in Asnevme ana tne groom attended Duke University. Hertford guests attending the wed ding were Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lynch, Mrs. Robert P. White, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jarvis and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly White. , County Youth In Canadian Hospital Carrol Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. E,, M. Perry of New Hope,, is in cri tical condition in a Canadian hospital near Montreal following an accident aboard ship in -a Canadian port, ', Details of the accident were not available, but according to reports, young Perry, who is serving with the Uf S. Merchant Marine, feU through a hatch on his ship and suffered a fracture of the skull. His father was called to the" hospital last week and returned homeon Friday. He and Mrs. Perry left' almost immediately to return to their'.son's .bedside. i The. youth is a graduate of NPer qufmana High School and while V stu dent there, .played oo. the 'football Hertford PTA Meets Next Thursday P. M. , Ths'v Hertford Grammar School Parent-Teachers ' Association ,will hold its I'ovember meetimr t Vka m-nec? SiuiM'-T next Thursday night ? i- ov ;. All members are 1 tvi " Vr r rubHo is in- Clarence Phillips Elected Commander Of Perquimans VFW Post Charter Presented At Meeting Held on Monday Night Clarence I'hillips was elected as the first commander-f the IVrqui mans County post of Veterans of Foreign Wars at a charter niirht meeting held Monday evening at thc'S'ven the Yellow Jackets plenty of Courthouse in Hertford. I he post charter was presented the local or ganization by Hugh Marr, of the Elizabeth City Post of VFW. Another guest speaker on the program was J. C. Tatka, Deputy Chief of Staff for the State VFW organization. Other officers selected at the meet ing this week were James E. Newby as post adjutant and Littleton (iibbs, quartermaster. The commander will name appointive officers at the next meet.ng. The post was temporarily organized several weeks apro, at which time a membership driv was begun, and according to reports this drive is meeting with success. More than fit; members have been signed up for membership, but the organi zation hopes to have a 100 per cent membership of all eligible veterans before the drive is completed. It is estimated that about 200 veterans of the county are eligible for member ship in the VFW. Eligibility is gov erned by the service of the veteran. He must have seen service overseas, during any war, to be eligible for membership. The new post plans a program of activity in the civic life of the com munity and it desires full member ship of every eligible veteran in or der to carry ouf the plans being drawn for the post. Membership chairmen have, been named for niost of the communities of the county . and these members are 1 eir euromneni m uie new j Pst. . ,,, ,hjor. the tlme be.lnK the VFW will n"lu 118 meetings " "ie ourc room at Hertford and members will be no tified in advance of all meetings call ed. Miss Evelyn White Bride Of Fred Upton The marriage of Miss Evelyn Banks White, daughter of Mr. a;nl Mrs. Robert Ralph White of Helvi dere, to Lieut. Fred E. Upton, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Upton, of Camden, N. C, was solemnized Saturday evening, November 2, at 6 o'clock in the Up River Friends Church q& $elvidere. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Hugh White of Winston-Salem, N. C, uncle of the bride, in the presence of rela tives and friends, the double ring ceremony being used. The church was decorated with palms, white pompom chrysanthemums, fern and cathedral candles. The candles were lighted by Miss Marjorie Rebecca White of Ftelvidere, cousin of the bride. Mrs. L. C. Winslow of Hert ford played the wedding music. Prior to the ceremony, Leslie Winslow of Hertford sang "O Promise Me" and "Because." I Love You Truly" was sung as a duet by Miss lhelma White of Belvidere and Leslie Wins low. At the close of the ceremony "The Lord's Prayer" was sung by "Miss Thelma White. The bride entered with her brother, J. Thurman White of Murfreesboro, by whom she was given in marriage. She wore a wedding gown of gar denia brocade satin, sweetheart neck line, long, sleeves tapering to points over the hands, full skirt with round sweeping train. Her finger tip veil of illusion was edged with Chantilly lace and fell from a tiara of pearlized orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of white roses, centered with a white orchid and showered with white satin ribbon. Her only orna ment was a lavaliere worn by her mother. Miss Doris Lane of Belvidere was maid of honor. She wore a gown of pink nylon taffeta, fashioned with sweetheart neckline, bracelet length sleeves and fitted bodice extending into a full gathered skirt. She car ried a nosegay of mixed autumn flowers" with harmonizing ribbon. In her hair- She wore feathers to match k. bouquet. Mrs. J. Thurman White of Mur freesboro, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of : honor. She was at tired in blue Pylon: taffeta fashioned identical to thd maid of honor. She carried a nosegay of mixed autumn flowers with harmonizinsr ribbon and feathers in hAr- hair , to match her bouiuet ! : -Ml ' ? TU bridesns were Misses llarjr Eliza-h ' VUpton, sisters of Indians Drop Game To Elizabeth City Last Friday Night To Play Plymouth on Memorial Field To night at 8 O'clock The Perquimans Indians went down before an aggressive Elizabeth City football lean, last Friday night by a score of 28-6, but not before they had opposition during the first half of the contest. The game opened with the Indians receiving the kick-off, but after fail ing to gain through the powerful Jacket line, punted to Elizabeth City which in turn opened up with an air attack which was stopped when Jack Symoris intercepted a Jacket pass and raced 50 yards to set the Indians up for ihe first score of the game. Joe N'owell passed to Hob Holmes for the Indians only touch down. Try for extra point was bad and the score was Perquimans , Elizabeth City o. The Indians held the Jackets during the remainder of the first quarter but the host team Went over for a goal shortly after the Beginning of the second period. The try for extra point was good and the Jackets look the lead 7-C. Both teams played well during the remain ing minutes of the period with neither side gaining an advantage. During the third period Elizabeth City, taking advantage of breaks, scored two points on a safety and then rolled through the Indian line to mark up 12 more points during this quarter. The third period ended 21-(i in favor of the Jackets. Brinson was the big gun in the Jacket attack and scored 20 of his team's 28 points. Bobby Keaton, Indian gurd, suffered an injury' during this jjeriod which may result in his being lost to the team for the remainder the, season. fnlYMhfflW 1 1 1 Tlllt!tWhlli!r-ngti,t' ing spirit throughout the game de spite the huge Jacket lead, but they seemingly wire l'luible to break the defense of the Elizabeth City line to make their own plays work. During the final period the Jackets scored one more touchdown and converted the extra point to make the final score 28 to 6. The Indians will play their next game on Memorial Field Friday night when they meet the Plymouth High School team. This game will mark the return to home games after having played away from home for the last three weeks. The Indians, with the exception of Keaton, came t 'trough the Elizabeth City g.ime in good condition and have been prac ticing on offensive plays this week in preparation for the game here to night. Perquimans Library Observe Book Week The Perquimans County Library will join in the National Book Week celebration during the week of No vember 1 through the Hith and a special invitation is issued the pub lic to get acquainted with the county library during this perod. Miss Mae Wood Winslow, chair- i man of the Library Board, pointed. ut this veek that the local library has grown during its years of opera tion and is now serving a large part of the population of the county, but desires to serve even more. The library has 5,fi07 books, best sellers, fiction, non-fiction and juve nile and boasts a large circulation through its nine stations in the coun ty. In addition to the book3 the li brary receives many popular maga zines and newspapers weekly and monthly. The library is open each week day from 10 to 12 and from 2 to 5 ex cept on Thursdays, when it is open from 9 A. M. to 12 noon and from 7 to 9 P. M. Legion Armistice pay SerVice Monday A special 'Armistice Day service will be conducted next Monday night by the Wm," Paul Stallings Post of the Americait Legion, Commander of the PosfyiR. R. White, announced to day. The services will be conducted at the Agriculture Building in Hertford, beginning at 8 o'clock. All members of the Post and the ladies of the Auxiliary are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served follow ing the meeting. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mr. and lfrli'.-C, W. Miller an nounce the birth of a son, William Spencer,boro Monday, Nov.-4th at the Naval Hospital, Norf Mother Commissioners In Session Monday Members of the Perquimans Coun ty Hoard of Commissioners met in regular session at the Court House on Monday with T. R. Brinn acting as chairman in the absence of K. M. Perry. In a short session the board re ceived notice of the resignation of Mrs. R. C. Preston, clerk of the County Extension Service, effective December 1. It authorized the clerk of the Board to request the State Highway Commission to clean out ditches on the Belvidere-Winfall road to aid with drainage of the roadway. The Hoard was notified of the ap pointment of Edgar White to fill the vacancy as superintendent of welfare in Perquimans County. Methodist Church Closes Year With Annual Conference Another conference year has come to a close in the churches of the North Carolina Methodist Confer ence. At the First Methodist Church in Hertford the pastor, the Rev. B. C. Reavis, brought to a close his fourth year as pastor. According to reports carried to t,,(- meeting of the annual conference this has been a most suc cessful year. The local church has made marked advancement in spirit ual growth and a goodly number of people have been received into the membership of the church, and the budget, largest in the history of the church, was paid in full in advance of the meeting of the conference. As usual, Mr. Reavis has been quite active in the evangelistic work in various sections of the conference as well as in his own church, having Ijujd, rnor.tbaa St'O couversion.su and reclamations during theear:1" Hr is a member of the Confer nee Hoard of Evangelism, and helps direct the work throughout the State. I This being the fourth year of Mr. I Reavis as pastor of the Hertford j 0f his Republican opponent in these church, there are some rumors that j three precincts, polling 2.'j4 to Rat he may be stationed elsewhere xiext ! cliff's !t. year, howover, the local congregation j Totals for other candidates for being very appreciative of the good i these three precincts were: For So work he has done in the church, coun- i Ucitor, Chester Morris, 242; State ty and town, are doing all they can to : Senator, Charles Jenkins 2.'U, Lorimer get him hack for another year. At a recent meeting of the quarterly con ference a resolution was unanimous ly passed requesting his return, and during the past few days many tele grams and letters have gone to the Bishop and cabinet from the organi zations of the church fid individuals urging that he be returned. In ad dition to his work as pastor, the Rev. Mr. Heavis has been active in Red Cross and other civic work throughout the entire county. The conference is meeting in the First Methodist Church in Henderson, where Mr. Reavis served as pastor before coming to Hertford. The con ference began last Wednesday and will close next Sunday afternoon w ith the reading of the appointments by Bishop W. W. Peele. Mr. Reavis an nounced there w'ould be no service at the Hertford church next Sunday, ex cept Church School at 9:45 A. M. and the Youth Fellowship meeting at ';M.r P. M. G. A. White accompanied the local pastor to the conference as delegate from the Hertford Church. Indians-Edenton Game On Monday The Perquimans Indians will mc t the Edenton Aces in a return football game on Hicks Field in Edenton Mon day night, Novembe 11, at 8:1 a o'ejock, it was announced today by Max Campbell, Indian'coach. Arrangements for the game were completed, Tuesday and will be an Armistice Day celebration game for the fans -in this section. The two teams met in a regular scheduled game earlier this yeafiwith the In dians winning by a score. Both teams have improved jiince the first meeting and a close Contest in ex pected when the rivahl plny Monday night. Schoolmasters Club Meets Here Monday Members of the Albemarle School masters Club will hold their Novem ber meeting at the Perquimans High School Monday evening, beginning at 6:80 o'clock, it was announced today by P. T. Johnson, school superinten dent. School representatives from all schools in the North, -and . South Al bemarle districts are expected here for the meeting. Dr. Dennis H. Cook, president of Eastern, Carolina Teach ers College, will be the,vuest speaker Light Vote Recorded In General Election Here In Perquimans New County Officers to Assume Duties on De cember 2nd One of the lightest votes ever cast in Perquimans County was recorded here in the general election held Tuesday, according to most election followers. Less than 500 votes were cast in the balloting, although a com plete count was unavailable at the time this newspaper went to press, due to the lack of returns from the entire county. Hertford Township recorded the largest vote, 187 ballots having been cast. This represented about one-fifth of the normal voting strength. The Democratic county ticket nom inated in the primary held in June was unopposed and will assume the duties of office on December 2. The only changes in the officials will be Melvin (I. Owens, who was elected sheriff and E. Leigh Winslow, new representative for Perquimans. The amendments to the State Con stitution, while carried by a good ma jority in Perquimans, seemed in doubt in the State voting. The first amendment, which would make wo men eligible for jury service, received 111 votes in Hertford Township as against H2. The. amendment was not carried in Hethel and Belvidere Town ships. The second amendment, call- , ing for increased pay for representa tives, received 124 votes in Hertford ' as against !!9. This amendment like j wise was opposed in Hethel and Bel I videre. No reports on the voting for 1 the amendments were received from the other townships in time to list ; the returns. I Only three precincts in Perquimans County had reported to A. W. Hefren, chairman of the Board of Elections, up to' Tajt" WejftiifHtiSfr Jvehfng'ttiese being Hertford, Hethel and Belvidere. One hundred eighty-seven voles were cast in Hertford, 41 in Hethel and 2' at the Belvidere polling place. Herbort C. Bonner ran well ahead Midgett 2.'U: Representative, E. Leigh W'inslou. l'14; Sheriff, M. C. Owns, 21:"): CI. rk of Court. W. H. Pitt, "J4(i; Coroner. C. A. Davenport, 241; Treasurer. Max Campbell, 241; Re corder's .lodge, Charles E. Johnson, 242; Hoard of Education, C. V. Ward, 2-T: Julian A. White, 238; Commis sioner. . 'ha Mes E. White, 240; L. L. Winslow, 24".; E. M. Perry, 243; R. T. Hi inn. 241: (ieorge W. Jackson, 240. Edgar White Named Supt Of Welfare Edgar White, superintendent of welfare for Ilrunswick County, has been appointed by the Perquimans County Welfare Board to serve as superintendent of the department here, it was announced this week. Mr. White is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. White, and comes to the I Perquimans position highly recom mended by the State Department. He ' is a graduate of Duke University and I did graduate work at the University ! of North Carolina. He has been en gaged in welfare work for several years, having Been associaiea witn the Durham department for three years prior to his entrance into the armed forces. Following his separation from, the Army he has been superintendent of welfare in Brunswick County. He is expected to assume his duties here on December 1. High School Gets Movie Projector Two new machines to aid in edu cational projects, have been secured for the Perquimans High School, it was announced today by E. C. Wood ard, principal. One of the machines is a motion picture projector, a 16 mm machine, on' which may be shown films used to illustrate various stu dies such as history, geography, health and Science. Mr. Woodard stated the machine would be used for educational purposes only. The other machine is a new high speed type of mimeograph which will be used by the students in re-establishing the high school paper. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Johnny McPhersdn announce the birth of a daughter. Margaret Viola, born Sunday, -.Ot V; w tabor fi7th MAtW kiwi HnmrUnr ' .i 1 "I I 'ot'i tt S ft T doing nicely , t J ' , , jU,4 ' J ( , : -t ex)- and o''s'stinUis;,4Heir.'