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A Wimt iOCWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XIV. Number 1.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 3, 1947. f
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Florence Winslow
Weds Walter Nowell
Miss Florence Winslow, daughter
of Mrrand MrB. J. Luther Winslow,
and Walter Nowell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Nowell, Sr., were united in
marriage in a candle light ceremony
Sunday evening at 6 o'clock at the
home of the bride's parents near
Belvidere. J. Hugh White, uncle of
the bride, officiated, using the double
ring ceremony. The vows were
'spoken before arrangements of palms,
long leaf pine and evergreen, inter
spersed with floor baskets of white
chrysanthemums and wrought iron
candelabra holding white cathedral
tapers. The candles were lighted by
Miss Hatty Nowell, sister of the
groom. She wore blue taffeta em
broidered in silver and a corsage of
pink roses and lily of the valley.
Mrs. Ralph White, aunt of the
bride, pianist, and Miss Thelma
White, cousin of the bride, soloist,
presented a program of nuptial mu
sic, including "Indian Love Call,"
"Clair de Lune," "To aWild Rose,"
"Romance," "Venetian Love' Song"
and "Bells of Saint Mary." Miss
White sang "0 Promise Me" and "I
Love You Truly." During the cere
mony "Ava Maria" was played and
as a benediction Miss White sang
"The Lord's Prayer." The bridal
party entered the living room to the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
March.
The bride descended the stairway
and was met by her father, who gave
her in marriage. She wore a wed
ding gown of white duchess satin,
fashioned with sweetheart neckline,
long sleeves ending in cala lily points,
tight fitting bodice and full skirt end
, g in a long train. Her veil of white
' illusion was fingertip length with two
tfl caught in a shirred halo with a
jTy of lily of the valley. She car
" rjed a white prayer book on which
wa pinned a white orchid showered
7 wltn ftophanotfe and white satin rib
wni, . ner oniy 'ornament was a
single strand of pearls,
plis Sibyl Winslow of Washing
Wn, D. C, was maid of .honor and her
4uejrs wur attetMant.? She Wort a
wesqtrr" TuTT -skftt Her
neaa-drass was a plaited coronet of
pearls and pink illusion with shoulder
length veil. She carried an arm bou
quet of pale blue Dutch iris and nar-
ius tied with white satin ribbon.
JOS Mowell, Jr., brother of the
groom, was best man.
Mrs. Winslow, mother of the bride.
wore a drees of black crepe with
shoulder corsage of American Beauty
roses. Mrs. Nowell, mother of the
groom, wore a dress of dusty rose
crepe with shoulder corsage of white
roses.
v After the wedding the couple left
by ntOtor for Washington, D. C, and
other points north. For travel the
bride changed to a suit of gray wool
with matching top coat. With this
ane wore a whit blouse and brown
accessories. At her shoulder she
pinned the orchid lifted from her
wedding bouquet.
Mrs. Nowell was graduated from
Perquimans High School and attenri-
f'-l ed'Et Carolina T...k
v.i.iu .cw,ucia vouege,
where she majored in home econom
ics. Mr. Nowell was graduated from
Perquimans High School and ft now
engaged in farming.
After January 7th, Mr. and Mrs.
Nowell will be at home in Winfall.
Immediately after the wedding re
hearsal Saturday evening, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Winslow, parents of the
bride; entertained at a cake cutting.
The bride's table was covered with a
.handsome lace cloth. The center of
the table had an arrangement of mis
tletoe and evergreen flanked on either
side with tall white candles. On nrtp
,j , end of the table the punch bowl was
- banked with mistletoe and evergreen.
') ' At the opposite end the two-tiered
y,, wedding cake was surrounded by
, i ' greenery and topped with a miniature
r - . bride j, and groom. Miss Marjorie
, , White" presided at the punch bowl.
.. j Wedding cakje, ice cream, punch, nuts
,! and mints was served. Guests were
ii .t members of the bridal party, mem
. j ber t)f the two immediate families
"-f and a few close friends of the brjde
i , and groom.
1; Giii Report Shows
1, 779 Bales Of Cotton
tA census report Issued this week
hr -Willie M. Harrell, special agent,
y .-; shows that 779 bales of cotton were
rfnwd i Perquimans from . the 1946
i , . . crop prior to December 13.
,; TWs.ta compared to 1,513 bales
rfinn w ainuiar period of time
from the, 1946 crop. The figures
show that only about one-half the
amount of cotton was picked here
compared to1945,Y? '
r -.m ANNOUNCEMENT
IV. and MriM' Shelton White an-
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Jr.; born Wednesday, Decem-
In Ralelgb. Mrs. ; White be
marriage was Miss Elisabeth
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EXPERIMENTS WITH V-J ROCK ET Tests of the Nazi V-2 rocket at White Sands proving ground
la New Mexico during the summer were a prelude to an era of long-range guided missiles capable of
spanning oceans, and possibly the world, according to Maj. Gen. Everett S. Hushes, chief of the Arny
Ordnance Department Rockets were flown 100 miles uiwml at a speed greater than sound. l!eft,
rocket mounted on mobile platform arrives at th tiring site. Right, rocket being placed in position for
Bring. (Official U. 8. Army photographs.)
Tax Listers Began
Duties On Thursday
Property Owners Urged
To List Early and
Avoid Rush
Township tax listers bean their
duties of listing property for 1947
taxes at various points throughout
the county on Thursday, and will con
tinue the task through the month of
January.
The tax listers and members of the
Board of County Commissioners met
jointly last Monday, at which time the
listers were issued supplies and in-
taking.
urged to list
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their property early to avoid the
usual last minute rush. By listing
early, the public will aid the tax list
ers with their work and will comply
with the law which states all property
must be listed before February 1. A
penalty is applied to all late listers.
Law Officers Get
Tear Gas Weapons
Perquimans County's Sheriff's Be
partment and "Police Department of J
iiemora is wen equipped lor any oc
casion that might arise, having just
secured tear gas wtapons valued at
$215.
Included in the new equipment is
a 37 MM Super Long Range Gas Gun,
fitted in a nice leather carrying case
equipped with 37 MM Super Long
Range 350 yard projectile tear gas
shells, short range rjoj shells, illum
inating white star with parachute
flare -and tear gas hand grenades.
Also one 20 gauge tear gas billet.
All that's lacking in the local de
partment now is some good finger
printing equipment, which is hoped
can be added to the department in the
near future.
Miss Jewel White
Weds Benjamin Wood
The marriage of Miss Jewell White,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. L.
White, to Benjamin Judson Wood,
son of Mrs. Elizabeth Wood and the
late B. J. Wood, was solemnized
Tuesday evening, December 24th, at
the bride's home. The double ring
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Mrs. Bertha S. White.
The home was attractively decorat
ed with pine, gladioli, chrysanthe
mums and candelabra. The music
was rendered by Mrs. H. P. White.
The candles were lighted by Miss
Dorothy White, sister of the bride.
The bride and groom entered the
room together. She was attired in a
dress of blue crepe with brown ac
cessories and a corsage of red roses
, The bride's mother wore a dress of
black crepe with black accessories,
and red carnations. The bridegroom's
mother wore a black crepe dress with
black- accessories, and white roses.
A reception followed for the fam
ilies. Following a trip to Washington and
other points, the couple will make
their home in Baltimore, Md.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Keggereis an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Shaaron Leigh, at the Mary Elisabeth
Hospital lit Raleigh on December 24,
1946. V Mra Keggerei wa,formerly
Miss, Pauline Reavia of Hereford.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
As a result of President Truman's
announcement Tuesday of the official
end of hostilities of World War II,
taxpayers will be benefitted to an
amount of 700 million dollars during i
the last half of 1947. The announce
ment will bring an automatic end of
wartime excise taxes imposed on
many items on June 30, unless the
80th Congress votes otherwise. Less
taxes will be paid on phone calls,
furs, luggage, jewelry and many
other items. Many wartime powers
held by the Government will also end,
June 30, mainly the biggest strike
control weapon, the power of the Gov
ernment to seize property and oper
ate without strike.
ith the 80th Congress all set to
open next Monday, the Republican
leaders seemingly have settled their
introparty battle of posts and agreed
on leadership of their majority. Sen
ator Vandenburg has been named as
president of the Senate and Con
gressman Halleck is expected to be
named as majority leader in the
House. Republican leaders still ad
vocate a a) per cent reduction on in
come taxes.
tonight between Perquimans High
School and Poplar Branch have been
Eisenhower this week ioved up to next Tuesday, it was an
he is a candidate for nounced lodav bv K. C. Woodard.
General Ike
denied that
President. The , General .stated he
has no thought of running and is not
affiliated with any poetical party.
The statement was issued after a
Wafliington newspaper had printed a
he would run for the office if the?
American people wanted him.
Winter weather closed in on most
of the U. S. early this week. Snow,
sleet and rain were reported in
States from. the Northwest to the At
lantic coast and as far south as the I
Gulf of Mexico. Freezing rains were
reported in most parts of North Caro
lina but in the Albemarle the tem
perature remained above the freezing
level.
VFW Meeting Called
For January 7th
Members of the Perquimans Coun -
tv VFW Post will meet ' at 7:.'!0
o'clock Tuesdav nitrht. .lannarv 7 nt
the Post room, over Barber's store.
Post Commander Clarence Phillips
urges all members to attend this
meeting.
Hertford Stores
Closed New Year's
Following a custom of the past
years, Hertford stores and business
houses closed all day Jantfary 1, in
observance of New Year. Tractically
every store and business office closed
fpr the holiday but business was re
sumed on normal levels Thursdya.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
, Sgt and Mrs. James Thomas Wins
low announce the birth of a daughter,
Claudia Elizabeth, born December 17
at De Paul Hospital, Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Win3low was the fornier Miss
Josephine Ridalfl of Norfolk.
1 BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John Elmer "Wood,
Jr., are the proud 'parents of a 7
pound'baby girl, born on December
28.' Both mother and baby are do
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Drive For USO Funds
Lagging In County
Only 35 Per Cent of the
Quota Raised, Chair
man Reports
The USO drive in Perquimans
County has been extended according
to. F. T. Johnson, county chairman,
who reported this week that only 35
per cent of the quota had been raised
thus far.
The goal of $803 is being requested
to aid the USO to carry on its pro
gram of entertainment for members
of the armed forces through this year.
The drive.priginally scheduled to
close December 31, bogged down dur
ing the holidays, but Mr. Johnson said
he was hopeful the entire amount of
the quota will be raised during the
next two weeks.
Indians In Practice
Game Tonight At H.S.
I The basketball games scheduled foi
I Perquimans principal.
Coach Max Campbell will put his
Indian netters through a practice drill
at the hign school court tonight with
tto l.wlio,,,, I I,,. U..,-lf,,r,l
Raider's second squad
The Red Raiders and the local girls'
team
will plav teams from Suffolk
immediately following the high
school practice game. The first of
the three games will start at 7
o'clock.
New Hope Couple
Observe Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Spencer of
i New Hope celebrated their 50th wed
jd'iig anniversary last Sunday. !)
I cember 29, by holding open lions- at
I their home between the hour of two
i and four o'clock.
1 Approximately 100 neighbors
, friends called during the day to
,llVr
ake
1 congratulations. Punch anc
'congratulations. Punch
was served the guests.
ReW-Louther Post
To Meet January 8
Members of the Reid-Louih
Post
of the American Legion will meet on
January 8, according to King Wil
liams, commander. All members are
urged to attend.
All Negro veterans of World War
I and II are requested to see Com
mander W illiams, Adjutant H. E.
Daughtry, Bradshaw Jones or H. E.
Brown to obtain membership blanks.
The meeting next week will be held
at the Negro high school.
Nephew Local Woman
Heads Chain Firm
1'ajul L. . Sample, nephew of Mrs.
John Hill of Hertford, has been elect
ed president of. the G. C. Murphy
Company of McKeesport, Pa., a 209
store chain organization.
Mr. Sample, a native of Roanoke
Island, lived in Elizabeth City for a
number of. years before , he entered
the employment of the company in
1919 as a stock room clerk.
Recorder's Court
las Varied Docket
After Week Recess
Three Found Guilty of
Carrying Concealed
Weapons
That the Christmas holiday observ
ance in Perquimans was quirt is as
certained by the facts that there were
no had accidents and local police had
few calls during the past two weeks.
Only seven cases were listed on the'
calendar at this week's term of Re
corder's Court.
Three defendants were found guilty
on charges of carrying concealed wea
pons and each was given heavy fines
by Judge Charles E. Johnson.
Willie Williams, Negro, was txiil
with the costs of court on a charge
of assaulting Beatrice Lee. In turn
the Lee woman was also ordered to
pay the costs of court on a charge
against her for assaulting Williams.
Millard Perry. Negro, submitted to
a charge of speeding and paid the
costs of court.
Luther Walden. Negro, paid a fine
of $10 an.i the court costs after
pleading guilty to a charge of speed
ing. Joseph Lilly, Negro, was lined "()
and ordered to pay the costs of court
after being found guilty of carrying
concealed weapons. A I'li-day road
sentence was suspended.
Curtis and James Shambry, both
Negroes, were found guilty on two
counts, assault with a deadly weapon
and carrying concealed weapons. Kach
of the defendants received a i0-day
suspended road sentence and ordered
to pay a fine of $100 and costs of
court.
The case charging Cleatus Saund
ers with robbery, set for hearing
Tuesday's term of court, was con
tinued until Saunders is returned here
from Watertown, X. Y.
Two other cases, charges of traffic
violations, were continued until the
next term of court.
Town Park Lot To
Change Location
Mayor V. N. Harden announced
Monday that effective January 1 the
parking lot maintained by the Town
of Hertford would be located on
Grubb Street, at the old Barrow
properly recently purchased by the
Town. The lot formerly was located
at the corner of Front and Market
Streets.
Mayor Harden stated that parking
on the old lot,, after the January 1
date would be done at the motorists'
risk as the Town will not maintain
the old lot after that date,
protection, as provided at the o
will be maintained at the new
tion.
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ll lot.
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Miss Edith Powell
Bride Of J. O. Busik
Miss Kdith Marguerite Powell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Powell, of Hatboro, Penna., became
the bride of Joseph O. Busik, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Busik, of Point
Pleasant, Penna., on Tuesday De
cember 24. The wedding ceremony
was solemnised at the Winfall Meth
odist Church with the Rev. B. ('.
Reavis, pastor of the Hertford Metho
dist Church, officiating.
The church was beautifully decorat
ed with palms and fein, white gladi
oli and snap dragons. Prior to thei
ceremony, Mrs. W. G. Hollow-ell ren-
dered nuptial music including "lie-j
cause," 'Uebestraum" and Mendcls- 1
sohn's Wedding March. Miss Nonie!
Lou Lane, cousin of the bride, sang
"My Wondtrfu! One" and "1 Love,
You Truly."
The bride, who was given in mar-
riage by her father, wore a blue
dressmaker's suit of Passman's wool,
brown and blue feather hat, brown
and white accessories. She wore a
shoulder corsage of white roses and
stephanotis.
The couple had as their attendants
Miss Alleene Yeates, who wore a gold
gabardine suit with black accessories
and a shoulder corsage of red roses
and David Wismer of Doylestown,
Penna.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion was held at the home of the
bride's aunt, Mrs. John Lane, for
members of the wedding party. Mis
tress of ceremonies was Mrs. C. O.
Fowler.
The couple left for a short wedding
trip to Canada and will be at home at
Point Pleasant, Penna.
Visiting Relatives
O. W. Brittoa
visit relatives in
Madison, Wis.
left last week to
Chicago, 111., and
New York Officials
Holding Local Man
Wanted For Robbery
Sheriff Owens Will Re
turn Prisoner Here
For Hearing
Sherill' M. (J. Owens left Hertford
Tuesday evening for Watertown, N.
Y., where he will take into custody
Cleatus Saunders, 24-year-old Per
quimans man wanted here on a rob
bery charge. The charge was lodged
against the youth December 15 after
Saunders left the home of Tom F.a
son, who discovered $10f missing
shortly after Saunders' departun .
The youth left the Lason home in a
car belonging to Major-I.oonii.s, which
was later found in Suffolk.
After investigating the theft
Sheriff Owens notified police in near
by States to he on the lookout ff
Saunders and this notice brought
word from the Watertown officials
that Saunders had been picked up
there on a public drunken charge and
sentenced to 5!) days on the county
farm. Saunders told the Watertown
police be had left the car at a bus
station in Suffolk, and this was veri
fied when Sheriff Owens went to Suf
folk and reclaimed the automobile,
undamaged and containing some
clothing owned by Mr. Kason.
Police belii ve that Saunders left
the Kason home after taking the
money and drove to Suffolk, aban
doning the car for a tins and rode the
bus to the New York community
According to Police Captain Rob
erts, of the Watertown police, Saund
ers admitted taking the car from the
Kason home and disclosed the location
where he had left the ear. It was not
disclosed whether he admitted tin
theft of the money.
Sheriff Owens stated he would take
Saunders into custody as soon as he
was released by the Watertown au
thorities and return his prisoner lu re
for hearing on a charge of robbery.
A probable cause hearing will be cor
ducted in Kei order's Court for the
I prisoner.
In reporting the theft to the Sheriff
Mr. Kason stated the money had been
taken from under a pillow while he
was asleep.
Final Rites Held For
New Hope Resident
Funeral services for Trim Sawyer,
68. who diid Friday afternoon at his
home near New Hope, were conducted
Sunday afternoon at H o'clock at the
Berea Christian Church at New Hope,
with the Rev. Preston Cayton officiat
ing. During the service the church choir
sang "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and
Mrs. Horace Miller sang "Sometime
We'll I'nderstand."
The casket was covered with a pall
consisting of white and pink carna
tions, peach gladioli and fern. Other
floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful.
Active pallbearers were K:ymond
Skinner, Joe and Dallas Wh t. Mason
and James Sawyer and Hairy Perry.
Honorary pallbearers Wtt G. S.
and Arthur Lane, DelvinARaymond
and Blount Kure, Trim Umphlett,
Freeman and Kuric Caddy, Watson,
James, Karl and Watt Russell.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Adelaide
Gibson Sawyer, he is survived by two
sons, Mason and William Levin Saw
yer, two daughters. Mrs. Seth Umph
left and Mrs. Robert Harrell, all o'
the New Hope section of Perquimans
Count v.
One brother. Jack Sawyer
ii. and 12 grandchildren a!a
of Kdellt'
survive.
Burial followed in the church ceme
tery under the direction of the Lynch
Funeral Home in Hertford.
Charurp Tn SprvJpoa
At Dethleliem Church
Regular preaching services at Beth
lehem Church will be held on the first
and third Sundays of each month, in
stead of the second and fourth us
has been the recent schedule, it was
announced here this week.
Services will be held on the desig
nated dates at 2:30 in the afternoon
with tho Rev. W. 0. Henderson as
pastor.
Legion And Auxiliary
Meeting Set For Friday
The Wm. Paul Stealings Post of the
American Legion will meet Friday
night at 8 o'clock at the Court House
in Hertford. At the same time the
members of the Legion Auxiliary will
meet at the Agriculture Building.
Members of both organizations are
urged to be present.
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