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ATCTLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TOTHE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Jierftord, Perquimans County,, North Carolina, Ifriday, March 7, 1947.
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Can yon identify thia church T it is a picture of the Hertford Baptist Church, taken before the church was
renovated several years ago. The picture was found, among other old cuts of Hertford scenes, by Henry Clay
Sullivan while he was clearing out one of his storage rooms. The exact date the picture was taken is not
-available.
Local Corporation Seeking Title To
Harvey Point Site As Industry Base
Congressman Bonner Is
Asked to Intercede
For Local Concern
Albemarle Industries, Incorporated,
is seeking to obtain possession and
title to the Naval Air Station at Har
vey Point, it was announced from
Washington last Saturday, and has
requested Congressman Herbert C
Bonner to intercede in behalf of hav.
iftf the property declared surplus by
the- Kavv and told to it by War As
teto Administration at a minimum
I Albemarle Industrial ia corpora
tfon composed of local peopla, headed
y T. P. Brina as president It is
described by He Brtaii asft. holding
earapany farmed to take vt tht air
, station tor conversion tnto wwawnsLij
seeea are wgrra employment W vet-
rans, to fnmish on the job training
and then oner veterans opportunity
to invest in the industries.
A prospectus, prepared by the local
concern and forwarded to Washing'
ton for consideration, pointed out
that more than a dozen industries, in
cluding a quick freeze plant, pickle
plant, a processing plant' for meats,
fruits and vegetables, a ceramic plant
and slaughter yards could be estab
lished at tit site, usmf facilities mt
the air station.- Othey induetoiea t
out in b prespectus nclttded"a'n;ea
storage and dTstributlon eentort tlwf
nirare ana weosi jproauna, a
tion plant and ! peanut 'pioessJntiArmy cannot maintain its authorised
plant, which weuld:fnrnish seasonai
employment for a iuraber of people
of this county.
Also accompanying the prospectus
sent to Washington Dy tna corporation
were letters from the American Le
gion and VFW posts, Town and Coun
ty officials who, the announcement
stated, favored the transaction."
Very little news regarding the final
fate of the Harvey Point Base has
been released and the annottricement
from Wtjhingtoa was the first re
gnrdlnf local concern attemptins; to
securo tba sito. Th'land was pur
chased by lot fevernment at auction
to IU2 and later the Navy pepart
Iment . immiat ketween three and
four millieat dellaM In eonatrnetlnr
Ue faeiliHe dy tW department
f tnrinf th war.
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' i:oW, Vhera ' thaf ; Bif Pourv will
meet to oraw: plana for witting tfte
1 peioa 3 traaty , with , ermany4 a.
- Marshall wilt atop fa Parbi- nrouto
v!Ho Moscow,. to confer with the' Preai-
i.nt of Wtac i Main point to jbo dii
rf. thrSaottVCermRny;s'vto!a'b.
Jlsn a etrong Central rovernmant
or contaroed to be geverned by the
four ;,er?rrr!?j jpwera,,,
Hearing Tests Being
Conducted At Schools
Hearing tests for pupils of the
county white aojiools ere being con
ducted thia wej by the State Health
Department, it waa, announced today
by F. T. Johnson,' County Superin
tendent The tests, are being gio
all children from fourth grade up.
Sc!;ctro Service
toMiNTo
elective Service LW. enacted
fn fWO. authorialnir th drafting of
meatnto the- armed' forces, will auto
matically die en March 31, it was re
vesiei this week when President Tru
man asked Congress not to extend the
draft taw.
Mrs. Ruth 'Sumner, clerk of the
Perquimans Draft Board, stated Wed
nesday the local office had received no
orders pertaining to closing the office
or discontinuing the duties of the
Board, - However, in view of the
President's message such order are
expected to be received here.
In lis message to Congress, Presl
dant Troman stated . he would ask
for a- ftew eelecllva service law if the
trangth through volunteer enlist
ments. ' '
Tmr War Department announced it
would discharge all men inducted into
the Army through Selective Service
by June .30. Inductees already in this
country are to be discharged by May
30,. and , those overseas by the June
30 date.
The. end of the draft law will mean
that 18-year-old youths will not have
to register for, the draft, although
they .must continue to register
throuiharch 30, and that all hold
ers of draft cards may destroy these
if they so desire. The law will no
longer require the cards be carried
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T action token by the President
was TtoHeve to vat pavtng tat way
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for tcmpulsscy ffitary traiaiit' af
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gnestr attohded-the local ineatintvat
Uhkfc .llampben, editor of lb
Pewumar Weekly, waa hoat' -, ;
v Tha troOF irill hold lt, next moU
In at Colerain Beach during tha
month of ApriL' . .
. ... IN. HOSPITAL if'A
"Heniaf .Clay, Stokes underwent an
appendectomy Tuesday nornlnp; t
the Ibemarlrf Hospital in Elisabeth
Qlty ; lie J f etting alonw nicely,
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Rrfnn1 spent aeveral day this week In
Wake Forest Alumni
To Meet At Colerain
Next Tuesday Night
Former Governor J. M.
Broughton Principal
Speaker
Alumni of Wake Forest College will
gather in a reunion Tuesday night of
next week when a barbecue chicken
dinner will be served at 7:30 o'clock
In the community building at Cole
rain. The affair is sponsored by four
Colerain alumni of Wake Forest .Tom
Belch, Melvin Perry, Joe Jenkins and
Elliott Harrell.
The principal address for the occa
sion WHl be made by former Governor
J. M. Broughton," nd amongvother
distinguished gueoto will be Jim
Weaver, athletic director, and Prof.
J. G. Carroll of the Mathematics De
partment 'The dinner will be free to Wake
Forest alumni and provisions will be
made - to accommodate 150. Any
Wake Forest alumni are invited to at
tend, but an intention of attending
must bo reported to Walter Holton as
soon as possible. Mr. Holton stated
Tuesday night that up to that time
115 bad already asked for reserva
tions; so that, pay other planning to
attend should notify him as early as
possible.
Recorder's Court
Hears Seven Cases
fit Tuesday Session
Seven cases were disposed of by
the Perquimans Recorder's Court in
session here Tuesday, and three cases
were Continued to a later calendar
date.
Samuel Castleman entered a plea
ox guilty to a charge of speeding and
paid a fine of $10 and costs of court.
- itaieiga urunn, , Jr., Negrot was
fined 130 and casta of court after
pteadiar .gujtor to a charge of reck-
i Jeha C Wldiim Was taxed- vrltn
thVasato " of eeart.aw a bam of
apoecoag. ; i s '
y Joksj-.Ed-fHoiu Vecro. wad fettad
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give, ar eoay . stuMea
upon-paymeal: of i m $100-nd
cottar ofconrl Jenea' attorney. W.
Oakey? Jr.
an appeal to
auperiof 'Court
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Eastern Star
Elect Officers
New officers for tho ensuing year
will b elected at the meeting of the
Perquimans . Chapter of the Eastern
Star next Monday night " The meet
ing will be held in' the lodge rooms,
beginning at 8 o'clock.
Ii All members are urged to attend
and participate in tha election of the
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Indians And Squaws
Participating In
Rural Tournament
Both Teams Met-Pirst
Competition In Games
Thursday Night
TOURNEY SCORES
Girls' Games
Manteo 34; Gatesville 21.
Moyock 26; Central 25.
Boys' Games '
South Mills 32; Gateavills l'J.
Central 29; Moyock 19.
Perquimans High School basket
ball teams, participating in the an
nual Rural Conference Tournament,
met their first competition Thursday
night when the Indians played Weeks
ville boys at 7:30 o'clock and tfhe In
dian Squaws, first seeded team of the
meet, played Columbia girls.
Pre-tourney dope favored the
Squaws to win over Columbia, having
defeated the Tyrrell County girls
twice during the season, tout the Indians-Weeksville
game was consider
ed a toss-up, each team having a vic
tory over the other in season play.
The tournament opened at the
Central gym Wednesday night when
the. Manteo and Gatesville girls play
ed at 6:30; the South Mills and
Gatesville boys at 7:30; Central and
Moyock girls at 8:30 and the Moyock
Central boys at 9:30 o'clock.
Thursday night's pairings saw the
Griggs and Weeksville girls playing
at 6:30, the Indians and Weeksville
boys at 7:30; Perquimans and Colum
bia girls at 8:30 and Columbia and
Griggs boys at 9:30.
The semi-final games will be play
ed Friday night with th winners
playing each other and the final
games will be staged Saturday .night
The final standings of the confer
ence was tt leased as follows:
Girls
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4
PerQuimaJw
Centftarl --. .
4
Manteo ' 13
Griggs 1 13
Moyock 10
Weeksville 7
Columbia ii . 7
Gatesville , 5
South Mills 3
Hobbsville 2
Boys
4
5
8
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9
Columbia
South Mills .
Weeksville
Moyock
Central
PerjnnfsiBns
Griggs- 8
GatesvHle 7
Hobbsvillc d
Manteo , . 2
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Early Reports Show
Red Cross Campaign
Moving Toward Goal
Early unofficial reports by various
Red Cross drive solicitors to Miss
Frances Maness, chairman of the
Perquimans campaign, shows the
county responding well to the appeal
for funds for the American Red
Cross, it waa announced Wednesday. '
Tha local campaign opened last
Saturday and Miss Maness is urging
liter campaign workers to eesspleto the
canvass and report, the eemty quota
reached fey aext Saturday. The seal
for PerqaiaieM' County for tMnlM?
drive to ahiy ts&o. tedtt wareetieW
by many af tho chavteraasiala toial
auoto ceM k met easily.
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fuaBt'iW-ila) -Hsosf;elics
to6msx0lmm0t'&nH0r'S Ifcoreotitfg article waa
srBttonrrs
f ev.ef Msiao aadaen)w
CnMaJty arffchorft arr rieWV!
r-Xim Wiwaf & tnafco. a rapert to
atisaarrowf-lmd'tt.the territory has
not been completely canvassed an af
fert -should bo 'made to Complete' the
worker March 15. . 1
- ... MONDS-LAYDEN
Miss Dorif Evelyn Layden. danjrh.
ter. of Mr. and Mrs. Archie E. Layden
of Hoibhsville, and Louis Clark
Monds, jon of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie P.
Monds, of Tyner, were quietly mar
ried on Saturday. February 22. at the
home of the Rev. C. W. Duling, pas
tor of the Hertford Baptist Church,
who performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a dress of gray
wool with blue and black accessories.
Their only attendants were Mim
Edna Ward of Tyner and Joseph Ev
ans of Hertford.
i.Tbe newlvweda are . making their
home with the brldejjroor's p-r--?3
Center Hill Road Contract Upset By
Federal Office Commissioner Tells Board
Dr. Mitchell To Speak
At PTA Meeting
The Parent-Teachers Association of
the Hertford Grammar School will
meet at the school auditorium Thurs
day night, March 13, at 7:30 o'clock.
Dr. Mitchell, District Healtih Offi
cer for Perquimans, Pasquotank and
Camden Counties, will be the guest
speaker for the meeting.
The local PTA is observing "Good
Health Month and this meeting is
expected to draw a large crowd to
hear Dr. Mitchell speak on the good
health program for North Carolina.
County Board Names
I. C. Yagel As Farm
Agent In Perquimans
Draws Jurors For April
Term of Court; Name
Wiring Inspector
As predicted by this newspaper
last week, I. C. Yagel was named to
the unexpired term as County Farm
Agent, filling the vacancy caused by
the death of L. W. Anderson. Mr.
Yagel was appointed to the post at
a meeting of the County Commis
sioners held Monday.
Mr. Yagel came to Perquimans
County six months ago from Curri
tuck, where he 'had extensive training
in farm agent work. He has served
as assistant farm agent here during
that time.
On recommendation of A. T. Lane,
manager of the Albemarle Electric
Corporation, the Board named, sub
ject to' the approval of the State
Board, Howard Sbean as electrical in-
jisnector for PerqulmaiutS County.
The Board drew the names of the
following men to serve as jurors at
the Aprjl term of Superior Court:
Prank Jordan, H. C. West, T. H.
Jones, J. E. Dail, Wallace Chappell,
T. G. Swain, Jasper Winslow, N. E.
Chappell, J. B. Dail, D. J. Pritchard,
Jesse Harrell, Haywood Goodwin,
Yelum C. Winslow, L. G. Hollowell,
I. R. Dail, William T. Gregory,
Claude Winslow, Ralph Layden, W.
W- White, Freeland Elliott, R. L.
Bobbins, B. H. Ward, E. Leigh Wins
low, Melvin W. Rogerson, J. B. Perry,
Carroll Williams, W, M. Divers, Jr.,
Frank Skinner, Thomas Morgan, G.
W. Barber, Raymond Winslow, C. M.
Harrell, E. D. Mathews, J. L. Lata
and J. B. Eure.
A proposal advanced for the spray
ing of a certain number of homes in
Perquimans County as part of a ma
laria control program was tabled for
the time being by the Board.
The Board members will meet again
on March 17 as the Board of Equaliz
ation and Review, and all persons
having complaints to file as to tax
valuation must appear before the
Board on this date, otherwise the
valuation will stand on the tax books
as listed.
Snow Hill-White Hat
Study Group Met Feb. 27
The Snow Hill and White Hat
communities held a PTA Study Grenp
meeting at the homo of Mrs. Horace
Miller on Thursday aigkt, February
tt, with Mrs. Freeman Vmpalett aa
Joint JMetees. - v
Tho Meeting waa op shoddy singtof I
After wih drtisr waa (fee
W Mka Jeaaal KHIerv r.Mra.
r-An- Wt$flt flr-dUcdaoioa
!2
nnWamwi rtiiM ea "Emo-
oiis Mrs. Freeman Utfcpfclett read
sf poem, The ChUd Garden." "Oar
AfnT was gfren, by. Mrs. Marvin Ben
' During the social hour games were
enjoyed and the hostess served a
sweet course.
CLASS TO MEET
The Judson Memorial Sunday
School Class of the Baptist Church
wiB meet Tuesday evening. March 1
at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Warner Mardre.
All members are urged to be present.
EXECUTIVE MEETING HELT
The executive meeting of the Wo
man's Society of Christian Service
was ,hld Wednesday afternoon it S
oVlock with Mrs. "'rank McGonf-pn
Business find plans for the Mfrrh
rnnirf'.ffiir WT dlsMed.
w-i' "rrW he " molars present.
State to Construct High
way From Funds at
Future Date
Perquimans County has been hand
ed another blank by the State High
way Commission with an announce
ment made this week that the Center
Hill-Hertford highway contract failed
to receive approval of the "Federal
Works Office at Atlanta, and for this
reason the construction of the road
will have to await the pleasure of the
Highway Commission.
Merrill Evans, District Highway
Commissioner, and his engineer, Tom
McKim, both of Ahoskie, appeared be
fore the Board of County Commis
sioners on Monday and explained
away the failure to complete this pro
ject by attempting to outline a
grandiose accomplishment of the de
partment in this county during last
year.
Mr. Evans informed the county
board that the failure of the Atlanta
office to approve the bid accepted by
the Highway Commission for the con
struction of the unfinished portion of
the local road tied the commission's
hands for going ahead with the pro
ject at this time and that the State
Commission planned to construct the
road out of State funds some time
during the warm weather. Evans
failed, when queried, to name a def
inite date when work would be started
on the project.
The Center Hill road project waa
bid on late in January and a bid by
the Cobb Construction Company was
accepted. However, failure to have
the bid approved by the Federal office
prohibited the construction company
from being authorized to begin the
project.
Meanwhile the Town of Hertford,
desiring to improve that section of
the town, incorporated into its limits
a year ago last January, must await
the delay by the Highway Commis
sion, beffre 'Completing its improve
ments to Grubb Street exterded and
other sections of the new addition.
The Town officials desire to know ex
actly where the State Commission
plans to build the new roadway be
fore going ahead with its plan of con
struction of sidewalks and curbs and
gutters.
Despite the fact that Mr. Evans in
formed the County Board, on his first
trip to Hertford after receiving the
appointment as Highway Commission
er for this district, that the Center
Hill road would be the first project
undertaken in this, county, .it. now ap
pears uncertain as to when the road
will be built. ' According to. Mr, Evans
the Commission will , construct the
road bed itself out of funds allocated
for local roads and this work wi(l be
undertaken some time during warm
weather.
Several secondary roads of the
county, according to the Commission
er, were rocked during last year and
about eight miles of roadway, a part
lying in New Hope and Bethel Town
ships were hard surfaced. He Inform
ed the Bpard that the Commission
plans fa complete the hard surfacing
of the New Hope-Woodville road dur
ing next Bummer.
4-H Clubs Observing
National Club Week
Tho waejMCarch l-tk hasbee.
H asido astikl 4-R CMk Week.
tM4eana eJM week's. "Warking
-T4stiaeih Fr--j. Better- '-Homo'' and
world,. voaunuMty.
' : JWehoe iftlM aeheota kve gtren
cas'precranM to grro ye
aad -glrie nersaattoav ahomi 4-B CKsfe
ttAa aa -What , Watt-tV'
Objottpiaa U d-:.0svrosk" nd
iOmnkiatio U-'m-i' Work,''
Spadol ssuasc sot- tha- agiasat' waa
"DrsaiBmg," oua hp oao of the 4-H
Chtb. girls. TreaMar Jo the giris
4-H Qb aoaf. ' Group alnginr rh-
o1pds4rilcjalnf tan," which la
the -ItoV 4-11 Gfchaoaf, and' The
una, Trail." :
Friday aigfct af th weak tha 4-H
Club afReera of 1kctty: ra hav
ing a baaquet in tho Hertford Gram
mar School lunch room. Guests for
the occasion win Ineluda the County
Commissioners, school ' officials and
president of the Home Demonstration
County Council. Speaker for the
evening will be Jesse James, asslst
ont State 4-H Club leader from Ra
leigh. W. 8. C. S. TO MEET
The Women's Society of Christian
Service of the Woodland Methodist
Church will meet with Mrs. E. D.
Mathews Wednesday, March 12 at
2 P. M. All members are Urged to.
be present
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