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t tJIMAN Tv,'C ' -' ' ' "iij Magi 0m EKLY j i - a v A WEZXLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY S WE r h n ii . it ii ii ii 'j 4, 1 - ' y01"116 XIV. Number . I,'.1?, -, t 1 VM. PAUL STALLINGS POST OF AMERICAN LEGION ADVANCES PLANS FOR MEMORIAL Committee Named to Advance Plan; Locate Building Site Members of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion moved a step further in plans for a mem orial building to be constructed in Hertford by naming a committee at a meeting held last Friday, which will look into methods to be used in raising funds for the construction and locating a site for the building. It was stated that the Post desires to obtain, a portion of the Barrow prop erty recently purchased by the own of Hertford as the location for the building. The memorial building, which -would house the county library and contain a banquet room of sufficient size for holding various types of parties would be constructed by funds raised bv the Post through fJSt i publk contributions. f The committee named last week to neaa up wis program was v. in. war den, B. C. Berry, Dr. T. P. Brinn and F, T. JohnBon. Julian Jeasup gave the post mem bers an interesting talk on the or ganisation of an American Legion baseball team in Perquimans County. This program is an outstanding one sponsored by the Legion and the local Post has hopes of sponsoring such a team next summer. The team would be composed of youths under 17 years of age. Commander R. K. White named Thomas Phillips and Noah Gregory on a committee to assist Mr. Jeesup on this project. The Post went on record by passing resolution introduced by Dr. Brinn urging the Veterans Administration to eliminate future medical examina tions of veterans of World War II "who seek to secure disability bene fits, additional benefits of insurance now in force and insurance permitted to lapse but eligible for reinstate ment,., :- ::. ' Harry D. Chapftell gave the mem- tuunea -vy Twenuw, lira - urgea an veterans to keep their war insurance in force. Ha pointed out that during the war 158 billion dollars worth of I Insurance was In force, held by mem vbers of the armed forces, but that 90 r .billion dollars worth of this insur f ance had been allowed to lapse. He also spoke on Americanism and told the members that the program spon sored by the Legion was one that all -veterans should uphold. He stated that each groups as the Ku Klux Klan had no place in Americanism, that it disrupted the nation instead of help ing to build It THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES James F. Byrnes, Secretary of State under President Roosevelt and President Truman, who did momen tous work during the final days of the "war and during the past year work ing toward a final solution of a peace treaty, resigned the post Tuesday, it was announced from Washington. tri- "ii i , j am successor win joe uenerai vieorge V t Marshall, who was Chief of Staff un- y: der President Roosevelt. The action fji":' came as a surprise as most official Washington believed Byrnes would I continue in the post for some time to fLvv.' ,i . r t -a-.-J j i come, oui ur, Dyrnes siaieu aociors had advised him to slow down and he was unable to do this and retain the office. ' General Marshall is now enroute to Washington from China, where he has been on a presidential mission. The 80th Congress organized and began its duties during the past week. The House quickly organized last ; Friday and elected Joe Martin as Speaker, but the Senate was held up due to a dispute over seating Senator Bilbo Of Mississippi. A compromise, whereby Bilbo was not seated but permitted to retain his standing and salary," was effected and the Senate named Senator Vandenburg as presi dent of the Senate. For the first time la 18 years both houses of Con gress ro dominated by a Republican i ? majority.:; un Monday rresiaent rru- i man addressed the Congress, giving a V statement on '-'the condition of the na tion.; The President s speech called . for cooperation between the Demo crats and Republicans in leading the ? i nation -' through reconstruction pro-p-. ms. "A more definite administra te program!! Is expected to be of f -1 the Congress by later speeches of t a President ' . ontraa of opinion among State i jntatlvc3 meeting in Raleigh, s to be for higher teachers, pay Carolina. - The General As ' M expected to take some ac T its session regai-diag thlf r 2. Hertford, Winslow Takes Seat In General Assembly E. Leigh Winslow began his d.ities as Representative for Perquimans County when on Tuesday he went to Raleigh to take his seat at the open ing session of the Legislature. Mr. Winslow was elected to the of fice at the general election Inst No vember and this is his first term as Representative. He stated it was his intention to represent ail the people of the county to the fullness of his ability and that he would endeavor to see that Per quimans was allocated its full share of all programs adopted during the session. He also stated he believed that the teachers of the State wore entitled to increases in pay. Seventeen County Men Enlisted In Army During 1946 The Armj Recruiting Station in Elizabeth City, serving the Albemarle area, has announced that 207 appli cants were enlisted in the new regular army from this area during 1946. Of the ten counties in this area Pasquo tank led with 59 enlistments for the year; Chowan 47, Washington 29, Hertford 19, Perquimans 17, Curri tuck 10, Camden 10, Tyrrell 4, Gates 3 and Dare 4. The months of June and September were the best months with 28 and 38 enlistments. This was due to the deadline of June 30 for a guarantee of the family allowance for the en tire neriod of enlistment, and the deadline of October 6 for the guar-j has been taken under advisement. antee of educational benefits under The Town officials already have the GI Bill of Rights for the entire filed an application for a surplus fire period of enlistment. truck, but officials believe that the ,jt Jtt jJaiorta4J8lintereted ap- county, which does.not have such fire plicants' remember nhaf these dead- fighting equipment," might be able to lines did not terminate these bene-! secure a higher priority and thus ac fits, because the family allowance and I quire the truck much quicker by mak educational benefits are still avail-1 ing application in the name of the able for the period of an enlistment j county. served during the duration plus six months. The seventeen men enlisted from Perquimans in 1946 were: John G. Moore, Route 3, Hertford; Wallace E. Harrell, Herbert N. White, Jr., Clin ton A. Gordon, Charles E. White, John W. Davenport, David Blount, Joseph W. Ayscue and Carroll A. Roberson, all of Route 1, Hertford; Joseph C. Jordan, 6 Willow Street, Hertford; Robert E. Chappell, 121 Dobb Street, Hertford; Roy B. Ward, Winfall; Marvin Lee .Simpson, Route 1, Belvidere; Lyman T. Shepard, Church Street; John R. Roach, Route 2; Jordan LaPolk, Willow Street, and Daniel W. Williams, Jr., of Hertford. A representative from the Eliza beth City station will be in Hertford every Tuesday and all persons inter ested are encouraged to call on these recruiters for any information or help they might be able to render. Chairman Reports Perquimans County fell short of its 1946 Christmas Seal sale goal, ac cording to Mrs. C. A. Davenport, who served as sabs chairman. A total of $549.50 worth of seals were sold, of which amount the school children of the county sold $237.40. In making her r port, Mrs. Daven port stated, "It gives me real plea sure to express my sincere apprecia tion for the cooperation which was shown by the citizens of the county in the Christmas Seal sale just com pleted. I am deeply grateful for the backing which you all have given me as chairman of the drive." The quota for the county was $600. ST. CATHERINE'S AUXILIARY TO HOLD SILVER TEA St Catherine's Auxiliary will hold a silver tea at the home of Mrs. Em mett Winslow on Church Street. Tuesday afternoon, January 14, from four to six o'clock. There will be a door prize and other attractions. The public is cor dially invited. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET The Executive Counnitte of the W. M. S. of the Baptist Church met Thursday night, January 2, with Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. E. E. Payne as hos tesses. ' The meeting opened with a prayer by Mrs. I. A; Ward. Mrs. Ward presided and; welcomed the new officers. Plans were discuss ed for the year. There Were 17 mem bers ' present After the business meeting the hostesses served delicious refreshment, , , ' Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, January 10, 1947. Commissioners Pick Charles Johnson As County Attorney Orders Sheriff to Act on Beer Violations; Tax Action Expected . Sheriff M ti. Owens was o'di-red by the County Board of Commission ers, meeting in regular session Mon day, to crack down on persons selling beer in this county without a license and for making sales of beer on Sun day. Sheriff Owens was ordered to cite into court any persons found vio lating the regulations. The Commissioners appointed Lhas. E. Johnson to serve . tornev for a period as County At of six months. This action was believed to be a step toward the collection and sale of de linquent tax liens. The Hoard voted that all delinquent tax receipts and liens be turned over to the new County Attorney for immediate col lection. The collection of delinquent taxes has been handled by County Accountant W. F. C. Edwards for the past several months. Mayor V. N. Harden and Hertford Fire Commissioner 15. C. Berry ap peared before the Commissioners with a request that the County Board take under advisement a proposal that the county make application for a fire truck, which would be used by both the county and town for the purpose of answering fire calls outside the limits of the Town of Hertford. The truck would be secured from War Department surplus, probably for a very low cost, and would aid in main taining adequate fire fighting equip ment within the town when the local Fire Department is called into a rural area to aid in fighting a fire. The proposal was well received by the members of the County Board and L W.Anderson Given Leave Of Absence As Local Farm Agent L. W. Anderson, Perquimans Coun ty Farm Agent for the past 20 years, was granted a temporary leave of ab sence by the County Board of Com missioners at their meeting Monday. The action was taken following a request by Mr. Anderson that he be i relieved of his duties for the time be ing. Mr. Anderson has been ill fori several months and desires the leave from duties to regain his health. I In a letter to the Board, Mr. An derson said, "I want to take this op-! portunity to thank the Board and j each individual member for their kind consideration, cooperation and. personal-' interest in all my relation ! ships with them." The action of granting a temporary leave of absence was approved by the State Extension officials. During Mr. Anderson's absence the duties of County Agent will be per formed by I. C. Yagel, assistant County Agent. Percy Hughes Killed In Wreck In Chowan Percy Hughes of Elizabeth City, brother of Mrs. Guy Webb of Route 3, Hertford, was killed instantly and his wife was seriously injured in an automobile accident which occurred in Chowan County Thursday night. 1 According to a report by Patrol man Clyde Fentress, who investigat ed the accident, Mr. Hughes mistook a secondary road intersection for the intersection of highway 37 into' 17 and ran into a ditch and overturned the car. Funeral services for Mr. Hughes were conducted Sunday afternoon in Elizabeth City by the Rev. Allen P. Brantley. Interment was in an Eliza beth City cemetery. Surviving, besides his wife, is one daughter, Mary Ann, two sons, Percy, Jr., and Milton, Hughes, and three sisters, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Bertha Con ner of Raleigh and Miss Mary Hughes of Norfolk. EASTERN STAR TO MEET The Perquimans Chapter of East ern Star will meet Monday night, January 13 at 8 o'clock at the lodge rooms. All members are urged to attend.- , t y Defendant Waives Lower Court Hearing On Larceny Charges Cleatus Saunders Con fessed to Theft of Car And Money Cleatus Saunders, chargi d w ith lar ceny of an automobile and a sum of money amounting to $405, waived a preliminary hearing in Perquimans Recorders Court Tuesday morning and was bound over to Superior Court for trial at the April term of court. Bond for Saunders was set by Judge Charles E. Johnson at .f2, 000. Saunders admitted to Sheriff M. G. Owens that he had stolen the money and car from Tom Eason of the Ni canor section of the county, and drove the car to Suffolk, where it was abandoned at a bus station. He then hired a taxi to drive him to Norfolk where he boarded a bus for Philadel phia. Not day he boarded a bus for Watertown, N. Y. and arrived there the following day. He was ar rested in Watertown on a chfirire of being drunk hi public, and through the efforts of Sheriff Owens, was held for return here by the sheriff. The prisoner was returned to this county last Friday by Sheriff Owens. When takn into custody by Mr. Owens the youth had $258.10 left of the $405 taken from Mr. Eason. A part of this sum, $106.10, was in checks made payable to Mr. Eason. Other cases disposed of by the Recorder this week included the case f Isiah Archer, Negro, who submit ted to a charge of driving with in sufficient brakes and paid the costs of court. Harold Gottfried entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding and paid a line of $10 and costs of court. John Jordan, Negro, was taxed with the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of driving with insufficient brakes. .Andrew Johnson, Negro, was fined $10 and ordered to pay the costs of court on charges of driving with in sufficient brakes and having no clearance lights on his truck. District Health Chairman Speaker At Rotary Meeting Mnvnn Plethr Hi.tri,.i ehsiirma,, ' for the N. C. Good Health program, ti, m n r.r,A irDik , was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford. Mr. Fletcher outlined to the mem bers of the local Rotary C'ljb the aims of th program now being car ried on through the State. He point ed out th" need for additional doc tors, hospital and medical care among the people of this State, and stated the program hopes to achieve many of these needs. It wa; pointed nut that 41 States are ahe: I of Nor'h Carolina number of hospital beds; thirty North Carolina counties have no hospital beds and 42 per cent of hospital beds in the State are located in six urban counties. The cost of this good health pro gram is estimated at 4S million dol lars, to be spent over a period of five years. The cost will be spread out between national grants. State funds and county appropriations. Mrs. J. Emmett Winslow, vice chairman of the Perquimans County Committee, was a guest at the meet ing. AJrortson Funeral Held On Tuesday Morning Mrs. Louisa Pike Albert'son, 84, for many years a resident of Hert ford, died Saturday night at the home of her son, James Pike in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Alb'ertson was the widow of the late James H. Albertson and the daughter of the late David and Tharaba Hasket Pike. She was a member of the Metho dist Church. Surviving besides the son are one sister, Mrs. Emily Sumner of Hert ford, two half-sisters, Mrs. Kate Wil liams of Norfolk and Miss Mary Pike of Elizabeth City; two half brothers, Joe Pike of South Norfolk and John Pike of Elizabeth City, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. B. C. Reavis, paBtor of the Hertford Meth odist Church. Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme tery. NORFOLK TARS BASEBALL TEAM SELECTS HERTFORD AS SITE FOR SPRING TRAINING February First Is Deadline For Plates State Highway Patrolman (lharles Payne has stated that no arrests will be made in Perquimans County for failure on the part of automobile op erators to display 1947 auto license plates until after the thirty day grace period terminating February 1, which has been granted by the State Gen eral Assembly to all motorists. New State licenses may be pur chased in F.denton or Elizabeth City, and Town of Hertford tags may be purchased at the Town Office. Indians And Squaws Lose Double Header i The Perquimans Indians and Squaws resumed play in the Albe marle Rural Basketball Conference Tuesday night by losing a double- header to Poplar Branch. It was the third loss in six starts for both local teams. The girls' game was rough through out and the Squaws battled up-hill most of the way, having a one point lead at the close of the first period, which Poplar Branch overcame dur ing the second period to lead 8-5 at half time. The Squaws rallied during the third period and led 15-lt at the beginning of the last quarter. The Indians missed many shots during this period, while Poplar Branch tal lied eight points to win by a final score of 22 to 18. The Indians started strong and gained a 7-2 advantage in the boys' game and held a 11-4 lead at half time, but ran into difficulty during the fourth period and dropped a seven point lead to lose by a one-point mar- gin I to 21. The Poplar Branch team was com pletely outclassed by the Indians dur ing the first half, but failure on the part of the local team to hit the bas ket during the second half cost the Indians the game. During the third period the Indians maintained their seven point advantage and led at the close of this period 17-10. During the final canto the Poplar Branch boys played superior to the Indians and made every shot count to close ' the gap. The host team took a 22-19 . lead with a minute remaining to play, then Holmes sank a fielder to make, the score 22-21 and Tucker was foul- j ed as the game ended. Try for this : toss, which would have tied the score, failed, and Poplar Branch was the ivinnei "inner by one point. Local Store Changes Hands This Week Announcement was made here this week of the change in ownership of Hilda's soda shop. The business was purchased by Joe H. Bagley, who as- soioeo iri.nianenieiu m ine soojj "u i i e ii. i Monday. Mrs. Hilda Mathews, who for the past eighteen years, has owned and operated Hilda's announced she was closing out her dress shop and would j remove her beauty shop to her home on Grubb St reel. The entire store which housed II ilda's will be converted into the store operated by Mr. Bagley. Army Recruiters In Hertford Each Tuesday First Lt. William J. Cartwright, commanding officer of the U. S. Army Recruiting sub station located at M.'Hi Carolina Bldg., Elizabeth City, an nounced today the schedule for 1947 of the Army Recruiting office. The recruiting team will be at Hertford in the Post Office from 9 A. M. until 4:8(1 P. M. every Tuesday to inter view, assist and accept men for en listment in the new regular army, all persons interested are urged to contact the army recruiters on the day they are in the district. Also call or write to the station's main office in Elizabeth City, which is open every day except Sunday from 8 A. M. until 5 P. M. Lt. Cartwright fur ther states that all persons interested should feel free to call on either the recruiting team or the office at any time and learn of the many advan tages that the ney regular army has to offer for all who choose this fine profession now. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. White, Route 1, announce the birth of a daughter, December 81. Mother and baby are reported doing nicely. $1.50 Per iear. Squad to Practice Here If Memorial Field Is Leased to Club The Norfolk Tars' baseball team, member of the Piedmont League and a farm of the New York Yankees, have selected Hertford as its site for spring training and will practice here for six or eight weeks providing a lease can be obtained on Memorial Field, it was learned here Wednes day. Representatives, of the team were in Hertford last fall looking into con ditions pertaining to setting up the team here, and H. P. Dawson, busi ness manager for the club, returned to Hertford Tuesday for the purpose of completing arrangements for the Tars to hold spring training here. It was learned that the details re garding the housing of the squad of !t5 men were completed and other de tails worked out, with the exception of a lease on Memorial Field which the club desires to use as its training spot. No definite action resulted as to the lease for the field, but it was learned that the Board of Education has called a meeting for Friday night to take action on the matter. If arrangements can be made for the Tars to use Memorial Field, the club will begin training here some time ahout the middle of March and will remain until ahout May 1. The group will live at the Hotel Hertford during the training period. The Tars will be managed this year by Buddy Hassett. former first baseman for the New York Yankees. The Tars will be the second organ ized baseball club to select the Albe marle section as its vite for spring training. Another New York farm, the Binghamton club, has been train ing in Edenton for the past two years and is expected to return there again this Spring. Memorial Field, the site which the Tars desire to use for training, has been admired by many - big league scouts who attended ga)Wp of the Al bemarle League last summer and praised as an ideal field for club training purposes. Its size, lay-out and facilities had much to do with the Tars selecting this locality for pre season training. It is believed here that complete arrangements for the Tars to come here for Spring training will be worked out shortly. Auxiliary Plans Membership Drive Members of the Perquimans chap ter of the American Legion Auxiliary voted at their meeting last Friday night to hold a Valentine party for members and their families as the opening event of a membership drive for the chapter. A note of thanks from Mrs. Ruby Johnson. Auxiliary hospital worker, was read at the meeting. The note expressed aiiureciation for the work j carried out by the I'lTipiii'- ins I'hap I ter for gifts made and veter j ans hospitaK durim: t'i a.-; year. ! Member- of the local chapter were advised of a mid-winter rally con : ferenre to he held jointly with legion naires in ltnh..m on January '2C and 27, and as many local members as possible were urged to attend. Masons Install New Officers Tuesday Cecil ('. Winslow was installed as Master of Perquimans Lodge, No. lOfi, A. F. & A. M., at a meeting of the lodge Tuesday night. Other officers installed during the ceremonies were W. F. Ainsley, senior warden; R. C. Murray, junior warden; J. S. Vick, secretary, and L. B. Sitterson, treas urer. Appointive officers were named by the Master and all began their duties for the year. The lodge wilt hold its regular meeting next Tuesday night and all visiting Masons are invited to attend. Feather Comfort Demonstration Wed. A feather comfort demonstration was conducted at the Agriculture Building in Hertford Wednesday af ternoon by Miss RoBe Elwood Bryan, specialist in Home Management and House Furnishings. The demonstra tion was arranged by Miss Frances Maness, County Home Agent. The meeting was well attended by members of the county's home dem onstration clubs. ,1 ul i i ( v "Ma '3
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