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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XIV. Number 4. Ttford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 24. 1947
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Off icers Elected
For Wildlife Club
Perquimans Group En
dorses Separation of
State Board
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The Perquimans County Wildlife
Club, meeting last Saturday night,
elected officers for the year and en
dorsed a petition sponsored by the
State Offices for a separation of the
game and fisheries commission from
the Board of Conservation and Devel
opment. Officers elected and installed at the
meeting were R. M. Riddick, presi
dent; Charles E. White, Jr., vice
president and Edgar Fields, secretary
and treasurer. Mr. Fields and Nathan
Relfe were selected to represent the
Perquimans chapter at a' State meet
ing to be held in Raleigh next week.
As many other members of the local
club as possible are urged to attend
- this state meeting.
A large number of members of the
, local chapter attended the session
here Saturday and all present signed
a petition to be presented to the Leg
islature urging action that would
create a separate State board for
handling game and fishing matters.
Under present arrangements these
matters are now handled by the
Board of Conservation and Develop
ment, and the Wildlife Organization
seeks to change 'this situation and
place the handling of game and fish
problems under a nine man board,
which would serve without pay and
rotate in office In a manner by which
the majority of the group would be
hold over each year thus being famil
iar wrt all matters pertaining to
wildlife condgfcms within the State.
tAny member, of the Perquimans
dub, who was not in attendance at
the meeting Saturday, and who de
sires to sign thl petition may do so
by contacting the new secretary, who
has the petition for this purpose.
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Another Life Saved!
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HEADLINES
General George Marshall, assuming
the office of Secretary of State this
week, told press representatives that
he was not seeking political office and
could not be drafted as a nominee for
President Marshall is expected to
follow the policy of foreign relations
as has been practiced by James
Byrnes. Following the ceremonies at
the White House, during which Mar
shall took the oath of office, he told
President Truman, "I appreciate sin
cerely the honor and the compliment
of your confidence. I'll do my best."
The General only last week, returned
from China, where he acted as special
Presidential representative in an at
tempt to iron out difficulties between
Chinese rival governments.
Indians And Squaws
Complete 1st Round
In Rural Conference
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Squaws Register Seven
Victories and Lose
Two; Indians Win 5
Guilty Of Assault
Court Orders Girl
To Leave County
Varied Docket Heard
By Recorder at Ses
sion on Tuesday
Hay Willow Lee, a young colored
girl who has 'recently become a fre
quent defendant in Perquimans Re
corder's Court, was ordered to leave
Perquimans County for a period of
not less than 1- months by Judge
Charles E. Johnson, who returned a
verdict of guilty of assault with a
deadly weapon upon the defendant,
again, in court Tuesday. Th" girl
was charged with assaulting Emma
Winslow, Negro, with a knife. The
latter was also found guilty of as
sault and given a 'iO day suspended
sentence upon the payment of a fine
of $15 and costs of court. The judge
ment handed down against the Lee
girl was a 00 day jail sentence to he
suspended when ways and means
were provided for the girl to leave r 5 ipr,VP(j game an(j there was' never
Perquimans High School Indians
and Squaws completed the first round
of play in the Rural Basketball Con
ference by winning a doubleheader
from Hobbsville High School Tues-
I day night. The Squaws won the
j curtain-raiser 44-27, while the In
dians romped home to an easy vic
I tory 4G to 2fi.
I The reord for the first round of
play shows the local girls have won
seven while losing two games, and the
: Indians have won five and lost four.
!The girls lost to Gatesville and Cen
! tral, while the boys lost to Columbia,
Central, South Mills and Poplar
i Branch.
I In the giinies Tuesday night both
the local girls and boys displayed an ,
Perquimans March Of
Begins Monday; County's diiota P
Rotary Club Plans
Party For Gridders
Plans are being made by the Hert
ford Rotary Club to entertain mem
bers of th Perquimans High School
football team at a banquet to he held
soon. Final arrangements are now
being; made by a committee and the
date for the banquet depends upon
the securing of a speaker for the
occasion.
Efforts are being made to secure
one of the State College coaches as
speaker for the event. The dinner
will be staged at the Hotel Hertford.
Solicitors Ur&e- to Com
plete Canvass Bore
Thursday Night
Sawyer-White Vows
Spoken Saturday At
Woodville Church
Although still on crutches, this
youngster ia all smiles. And no
wonder, for ho is being discharg
ed froa .the State Orthopedic
Hospital at Gsatonia, after
undergoing treatment for infan
tile paralysis, and is well along
the . road la complete recovery.
He's Bobby Deioatch, son of Mrs.
J. R. Deloatcfc,m. F. D. 2, Shelby.
( Yoaf cefWftutiom of dimes
andtfolrarsfhe current March
of Dimes campaign, which ends
January 31, will gave the lives
of thousands of such youngsters.
Central PTA Report
Shows 543 Members
the county for a period of 12 months
any payment of the costs of court.
James Harris, Negro, was ordered
to pay the costs of court after plead
ing guilty to a charge of driving
without a license and with insufficient
brakes.
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned in the case charging Aaron
Rome and James Parker, Negroes,
with reckless driving and driving un
der the influence. The defendants
were cited to court following a wreck
on Route 17 last December. Parker
was represented in court by W. H.
Oakey.
Bright Garrett, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of passing
a school bus while children were being
unloaded. He was ordered to pay
a fine of $10 and court costs.
Gladys Honeyblue, "Negro, paid the
costs of court on a charge of driving
without a license.
Prayer of Judgement was continued
in the case charging Dallas Gilliam,
Negro, with non-support of his three
children.
Howard Ward entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding in
the Town of Hertford and paid the
costs of court.
B. C. Riddick, Negro, was found
guilty of assaulting Will White, Ne
gro, and prayer for judgement was
continued.
The State of Georgia still has two
Governors, but late reports indicate
that M. E. Thompson, who was elect
ed Lieutenant Governor, then made
claim to the Governor's office follow
ing resignation of Amall, has reach
ed an agreement with Herman Tal-
i madge, acting Governor, by vote of
1 4.1.. Ottn'- T ...k V.. 41. .
bill? uvnxb ucioiatuir, nueieuy lilt?
two officials will abide by a decision
to be handed down by the courts.
Tnlmnrffra was aurnrn in aa CZmramnr
V .following his election by the Legis
ts lature which acted on a clause in the
constitution. He received a write-in
vote during, the election which was
won by his father, who died before
taking the oath of office.
The proposed increase in teachers'
and State employees pay has heldp
work in the General Assembly for 13
days: The Senate voted a 20 per cent
increase, as recommended by the ad
: ministration, but the House stood
: strong for a higher percentage. A
compromise committee has been,
working on the matter this week and
. It is expected to report out a bill this
- week that will be adopted. Mean
awhile, a survey conducted by the
v State Department of Public Instruc
, tlon revealed that approximately
, 3,000 North Carolina teachers cannot
; have' class A certificates and there
fore are not otialifled tea-hers. This
feondftlOB, it was reported, s due to
, low salaries offered teachers.
The Perquimans Central Grammar
School held its regular monthly
meeting on January 20. The presi
dent, Mrs. B. F. Bray, presided over
the meeting.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
was used as the opening song. Mrs.
Dempsey Winslow had charge of the
devotional. A male quartet, Elwood
i White, Edward Jordan, Leslie Wins
low and EUberry Lane sang "Near
the Cross" accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. Elwood White.
Mrs. R. R. White gaven interest
ing reading on "What Is a School?"1
Mrs" Roy Winslw gave a talk on
"Strong and Steady Foundation." The
quartet then rendered another song,
"Meet Me In the Morning."
The minutes were read by Mrs. Ed
win White.
The President's message was read
by Mrs. Eddie Harrell. Then Mrs.
Edwin White read a letter concerning
increasing teachers' salaries, which
was voted or. by the PTA.
Magazine Chairman Mrs. Jack
Benton gave a report on magazines
with 33 subscriptions.
Mrs. Will Elliott, room representa
tive chairman, is asking all parents
for a donation for magazines to be
used in each room.
The study group meeting in Feb
ruary will be held in Winfall at the
home of Mrs. Johnnie Lane. Mrs.
Stott will have charge of the meet
ing. Mrs. Basil Copeland gave a report
on membership, with every room be
ing 100 per cent. The PTA now has
543 members, 198 men and 345 wo
men. Prizes were awarded the rooms
making this membership 100 per cent.
By-laws and procedure were given
by Mr. Gurganus.
The sixth grade, Mrs. Nathan Rid
dick, teacher, won the attendance
prize for the month, t
Tax Listers Busy
As Deadline Nears
With only s vn days remaining
of the official period for property
owners to list personal and real pro
perty for 1947 taxes, the tax listers
of the five townships in Perquimans
County are busy handling the last
minute rush of those seeking to beat
the deadline.
A penalty for late listing is ap
plied to property owners who fail
to list their property before the tax
listers close their books on Friday,
January 31.
The tax listers report that this
week has been a larger number of
property owners listing than at any
time during the month, but they an
ticipate even heavier business next
week, as the final day for listing
draws near. The schedule to be ob
served by the listers for next week
appears in this issue of this news
paper, and the list takers urged all
persons who have not listed their
property to do so during the nfext
day or two to avoid the rush of the
final day.
a moment ot doubt as to me outcome.
The Squaws jumped into an 8-2 lead
during the first period of their game
and racked up 15 points in the sec
ond period to lead at half time 2'-14
Hobbsville rallied during the third
period to outscore the Squaws but
failed to overcome the Perquimans
lead. During the final period the
Squaws hit seven fielders and one
charity toss for another 15 points
while Hobbsville scored only six
points. The final score was 44-2
The boys' game opened slowly and
the score was 7-4 in favor of l'er
quintans at the close of the first quar
ter, but Webb, center for Perquimans
found his basket eye during the sec
ond canto and hit the mesh four times
to lead a 14-point rally by the In
dians. Hobbsville scored six points
during this period to trail the In
dians 21-10. Both tearrtR did some
good shooting in the third period w ith
Hobbsville huMng the edge U-V but
the"idiuns continued to lesd.
The final period saw the Indians,
led by Webb, Cecil Winslow and Pitt,
break loose on another scoring spree
which netted 15 points, while Hobbs
ville was held to six points. The final
score was 46-2l.
Webb chalked up 18 points for the
Indians, while Winslow and Pitt got
eight each; Holmes, Tucker, Elliott
and Lane each scored three points.
The Indians and Squaws will play
the Weeksville girls and boys in a re
turn game Friday night on the local
court. Perquimans defeated both of
i these teams at Weeksville, but th
i visitors are reported as improved
since the opening game and the local
teams are expected to have a real
tussle on their hands in this return
match.
Final Rites Thursday
For Herbert Howell
EASTERN STAR MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT 8 P. M. '
The Perquimans .chapter o? the
Eastern Star will meet next Monday
night at the lodge rooms at 8 P. M.
All members are urged to attend as
this will be an important meeting.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. .and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Fer-
; Masons To Attend
Services Sunday
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Members of the PeiniimsTs Lodge
No.. 106, A. P. & A..1!.. will1 attend.-
In a body, a special '.masonic, service 'tH of Newport News, Va., announce
the birth of a son, Thomas' Nelson
Ferrell, Jr., January 13, 1947, in the
Elizabeth Buxton Hospital, Newport
News.; Mrs. Ferrell is the former
Miss Madeline Lamb of Hertford. vv.
; to be presented at the Hertford Bap
tL t Church Sunday evening. ,
i: s Rev. C. W. Zfalin&v pastor of
the ' urch, will deliver,.- the special
senr.
Herbert C. Howell, 59, died at 9
o'clock Tuesday Tnorning in a Norfolk
hospital following a long illness. He
was a native of Perquimans County
but had lived in Norfolk, Virginia,
for the past six years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Rosa Miller Howell, and two sons,
Clifton (Pete) Howell of Hertford,
and Johnny Thomas Howell of Eden
ton, N. C; eight sisters, Mrs. Beat
rice Harris of Saint Brides, Va,, Mrs.
Lena H. Gregory and Mrs.-E. Y. Ber
ry of Hertford, Mrs. Maude H. Jones
of Brentwood, Maryland; Mrs. George
Spruill of Edenton, Mrs. Clyde Land
ing and Mrs. Cassie H. Sawyer of
Greenville, N. C. and Mrs. Irving
Stubbs of Norfolk, Virginia, and one
brother, A, T. Howell of Lawrence
ville, Va. :
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford,
by the Rev. Charles W. Duling, pas
tor of the Hertford Baptist Church.
Burial followed in the Cedarwood
Cemetery. "
Athletic Club Seeks
Members In County
A membership drive will be opened
by the Indian Athletic Club, which
was formed at a meeting held at the
courthous. on January l.'i and which
seeks to sponsor baseball and other
athletic events in Perqiumans County.
According to officers of the club
the organization is open for members
from all parts of the county. There
is no dues or fees charged members.
the only requirement for member
ship being that the individual be in
terested in athletics and will promise
support of local teams. A number
of enrollment papers will be placed
in stores in Hertford today and in
terested persons desiring to join th
club are requested to sign the mem
bership roll.
Such an organization as an athletic
club is deemed necessary by the spon
sors, if Perquimans is to retain a
franchise in the Albemarle baseball
league.
Membership in the club is open to
young and old alike and all are urg
ed to sign up during the coming
week.
VFW Post Seeks Fund
For Local Club Room
The Perquimans Chapter of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 8297,
began a campaign this, week, to raise
funds to be used for the decoration
and refinishing of their club room
located above Barbers Grocery Store
on Edenton Road street.
The local club is sponsoring a pro
ject to raise the funds through the
sale of tickets good for a chance on
an electric refrigerator. The refrig
erator is now on display in the State
Theatre and will be given away from
the stage of the theatre at a date
to -be announced by the VFW club.
The tickets are now on sale by the
1 ttjerabers of the club.
In a candlelight ceremony at Wood
ville Haptist Church at 5 o'clock Sat
irday afternoon, January 11, Miss
Juanita White, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. I). J. W-hite of Hertford, be
came the bride of Kenneth I). Saw
yer, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Saw
yer of Elizabeth City. The Rev. C
W. Mazemore performed the doubli
ring ceremony.
The church was decorated with
white gladioli, chrysanthemums, ferns,
palms and cathedral tapers in tall
standards.
Miss Margaret Sawyer, sister of
the bridegroom, lighted the candles.
She wore a lime colored dress with
black accessories and a shoulder cor
sage of talisman roses.
Before the ceremony, Mrs. Barber
played appropriate music. Marvin
White sang Because and I Love You
Truly and O Promise Me was play
ed softly during the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in niar-
r.fcice oy her lather, wore an ivory
crepe dress trimmed witn gold se
quins, a gold sequin hat, an orchid
corsage and a rhinestone bracelet, j
a gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Roy Hurdle, sister of
bride, was matron of honor. She
wore a gray dress with matching ac
cessories and a corsage of red roses.
Clayton Morrisette was best man.
The bride's mother wore a black
crepe dress, black accessories and a
shoulder corsage of red roses. The
mother of the bridegroom wore an
aqua wool dress with black accessor
ies and a red rose corsage.
Immediately after the ceremony it
reception and a cake cutting was held
at the home of the bride's parents
The dining room was decorated with
pink gladioli and greenery. The
table was centered with a three tier
ed wedding cake topped with a minia
ture bride and bridegroom. Ice cream,
nuts and mints were also served.
For traveling the bride wore a
gray gabardine suit with matching
accessories and wore the orchid from
her bridal flowers.
Mrs. Sawyer is a graduate of Per
quimans High School and is now em
ployed at the National Cl aners.
Mr. Sawver. a graduate of Elizabeth
Citv Hit-h School, has served tiiiV"!
years in the U. S. Army and is mm
employed a! the Naval Air Station,
Weeksville Road.
Fire Destroys Old
Farm House In County
One of Perquimans County's oldest
farm houses, owned by E. Leigh Win
slow and located on Route three,
burned to the ground Saturday night.
The house, it was reported, was built
agout 200 years ago. U va3 occupied
by Karlise Phillips, Negro, who re
ported to Sheriff M. G. Owens that
he and his family had left the p!a-e
about 4:,'i0 and returned home about
ten o'clock to find the house complete
ly burned, along with all household
furnishings.
The fire was discovered about seven
o'clock but had gained so much head
way efforts to extinguish the blaze
were futile. It is believed that the
fire started from an overheated
chimney, as Phillips told Sheriff
Owens only a small fire was burning
in one stove in the house when he
and his family left home earlier in
the day.
Dr. T. P. Brinn and Silas M. Whed
bee, co-directors of the Perquimans
County March of Dimes progie., an
nounced today that the March of
Dimes campaign will be conducted in
this county beginning next Monday
and continuing through 'Ihursday.
January .'!(.
At a meeting of the committed
charged with conducting the drive.
solicitors were named to make a can
vass of the Town of Hertford and
communities throughout the county to
raise the annual goal for the foundn
tion which uses thei funds to fight in
fantile paralysis.
The solicitors named and the terri
tory assigned them are as follows:
Business houses, J. II. Towe, Henry
C. Sullivan, J. W. Ward; Front
Street, Mrs. S. M. Whedbee and Mrs.
T. P. Brinn; Church Street. Mrs. B.
G. Koonce; Orubb Street. Mrs. Clinton
Ely, Mrs. L. T. Daniels and Mrs.
L. B. Sitterson; Market Street, Mrs.
Julian A. White and Mrs. W. L. Jes
sup; Dobb Street. Mrs. Charles Skin
ner and Mrs. W. H. Pitt; Academy
Street, Mrs. Cecil Winslow; West
Grubb Street, Mrs. Reginald Tucker
and Mrs. Jimmie Stallings; Penn
Avenue, Mrs. Norman Elliott; West
Dobb Street, Mrs. D. F. Reed; Hous
ing Project, Mrs. R. C. Murray.
Collections in the white schools of
the county will be under the direc
tion of E. C. Woodard.
The committee named E. H. Brown,
King Williams and Isaac Lowe to
Bene as chairmen of the colored divi
sion to organize the drive in the col
ored schools.
Representatives in rural communi
ties are: Mrs. Etta Turner, New
Hope; R. R. White, Belvidere; Roy
Chappell, Bethel; Mrs. Elihu Lane,
Woodville, and Miss Myrtle I'mph
lett, Winfall. Miss Frances Maness
will head the drive among the home,
demonstration clubs of the county.
The Perquimans goal for the drive
this year has been set at .SKO, but
tha .Qof.i ptltiirninn Y , mi,tnil aii!
the ... ii .u- : j
I in nai LiiaiiMten uit incrfHseu need
for funds to k. ep up the fight
against infantile paralysis and each
county is being urged to oversub
scribe the goal in order that funds
depleted during the past year in com
batting epidemics may be replenished
for the work being carried on by the
national foundation.
All solicitors are urged to complete
the canvass of their territory not lat
er than Thursday, January 'M), and to
make reports to the co-directors at
the earliest possible date, following
the close of the drive.
Former Resident
Named V. President
Of Washington Bank
J. Roula,- MiMull;
dent of Hertford. Ii
vice pres' l. nt of the
Bank of '.V: -Vr'on,
to wo. d r ' 'w (I here
Mr. MrMailan l.eca
n. 1 r resi
! . i: en elected
Rigus Xa'-onn1
D. '.. according
" this week.
associated
with the I'.n.king business while a
youth in Hertford a-id was employed
by the Hertford nking Company;
later he left here when he was named
cashier of t Ik Ben"fot Bank at Beau
fort. Hp entered t'e army in 1!MX.
during World War I and after being
discharged from the service he was
appointed as a national bank ex
aminer, with oTices in Richmond. Va.
While serving as na'ional hank ex
aminer he became associated with
the Riggs bank in Washington and
has been an official with that hank
for the past several years.
He is the son of the late W. T. and
Marv Wood McMullan.
Chowan Association
Meeting Held Tuesday
Commission Asks For
Bid On Local Road
The State Highway Commission
advertised for bids on the Hertford
Center. Hill road last Saturday, and
stated bids would be received on Jan
uary 30 at which time contracts would
be let.
The contract calls for the const
ruction of a road from the point on
the Center Hill road about 2.7 miles
from Hertford to Woodland Ave. at
the edge of the town limits.
Representatives of the sixty
churches of the Chowan Association
met at the Hertford Baptist Church
Tuesday night and made plans for
increased activities for various Sun
day schools during the coming year.
A roll call was made of every
Sunday School and leaders gave short
talks about the scope and opportnu
ities that lie ahead in a greater
Sunday School program.
The Rev. W. V. Carroll and Rev.
C. W. Bazemore outlined plans for
increased attendance in all schools.
Th main address of the meeting was
delivered by the Rev. W. W. Finlator,
who snoka on the subject "Advancing
With Christ-