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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUIIDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTX
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Here is another ofthScen of Hertford, showing the iron bridge which spanHed the Perquimans River more
than twenty years ago. he bridge shown here replaced a flm. .. type structure, but itself was dismantled and
the present bridge across the Perquimans replaced it about 1928.
BAPTISTS IN SPIRITED MEETING VOTE TO
RETAIN PROPERTY AT CHOWAN COLLEGE
Opinion Adyanof ft That
uoiiege 14 Reopen
By September 1
la rery spirited meeting of Bap
tists held in the Edenton Baptist
Church 'Tuesday, members of the
Chowaa and West Chowan Baptist
Associations argued pro and con rel
ative to maintaining or turning over
to tke Btate Baptist Association the
property at Chpwan College at Mur
freeeboro. That, there is fto little in
terest am ike moetntt'ira reflected
ia the aW of thfc -rowdWchv filled
the e'joay3iurc'f'
The Ra Oscar CxVjr2ab
waa ekoaea as chairman of tnetneet
ing, ivrts the course of which aiv
gmenta "were presented In favor of
traosferrinr" the college to the Stat
Assodatte whfle auany strong ar-
jrameaw were made In favot of re-
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IXarfaia; the meeting a resolution
was areseafed by the executive ctm-mrtte-f7
Chowan College to turn
ovef tfci property to the State body,
which broeght forth so -much eon
fuaiow that an effort was made to
table the resolution. However, a vote
was faken which rejected the reso
lutloa, and later a vote was taken on
the question of retaining the college
er give It to the State Asaociatioit
Hie vote waa overwhelming in favor
f keeping the property, with only
about tO . voting for transferring
vM'uerabip.
Kaor present expressed a desire
to reopen the eollege, setting forth
the- preaent need and advantages.
Wflliajsaeaa to support the opening
waa oCered ia way of prayers, money
and eCbrt, ue belief being advanced
that Ike 'college can be opened by
Septecnber 1.
Deaptte the difference of opinion
faring fha meeting, at the close there
waa eoinplete unanimity of purpose
and alt agreed to support the college
if it av again opehed.
The -tiducatlonal Commission has
agrees to give w,vw to zo,wo a
year to operate "Chowan College if
has sa enrollment of 200 or more.
students. There are 116 churches-and
30,000. Baptists in the churches of the
Caowaar aad Weat Chowan Associa
tioaa. ' neao churches gave a lotal
of :nS0.7, during the past year
for at purpose Of this 'amotinf
WKlfLZM went to missions j- nd
v lesMsrtT'niWf. : The rAsodaiioris'' gave
' H8,Ti: 1 1 to Christian - Education.
Tahj )r sent, if Whelp wera re
! arfved Lotn the Education: Commia
tloa,' feetfaet -with tuition 'and fees
from atieats woule run tAevedllege
orraan Conci t t;Sr-of
Kaal-Ji City will render a musical
feathrt in the Hertford Court House
next i May .sight., 'March 28 at 8
o'clock,, " ?a H v" ' "
' The t ublte is invjted to attend and
,aa offering will be taken as'admia
sJon. The proceed.s: of the festival
will be for the benefit of the SVP'uI
, A. K. Er Z 'on Church of Hertford. '
- It- has been announced there wilVJ
be wowrved teats forwhito neop'a '
Government ; V
Grcr j In E, City
The Perquimans High School stUf
. dent rwernment body Avere guests
llimi'r of .the 'Elizabeth City. High
Schorl ""vontintf body vt a meeting
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Mayor V. N. Darden
Seeks Re-election
Mayov V. N. Darden announced last
Friday that he would be a candidate
in the town primary to be held April
28, seeking the nomination to the of
fice of Mayor. The election will fol
low the primary by two weeks, being
scheduled for May 6,
Mayor Darden is .the 'first candi
date for of$ce to announce himself
for the coming election. Candidates
must file their names with the Town
rCrlt;"'Wl G. Newby, oh or before
April is in oroer 10 quamy as a can
didate.. ImMtate To
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A film, tftlea Ieet North Caro-
lina " ' imwfrtAsijt mr "Vnisfc Mr" Ama-ifl'a
largest oil companies, will be shown
at the Hertford Grammar School au
ditorium on Wednesday night, March
26, at 8:15 o'clock.
The film is being shown here un
der the sponsorship of the Wm. Paul
Stallings Post of the American Le
gion and the Reed Oil Company. All
members, of civic clubs, veterans' or-
g&n&ations and the public are urged
to attend the showing of the picture.
No admissibanrf a charged. '
The picture; produced for the pur
pose of advertising North Carolina,
its benefits'' and opportunities, has
been acclaimed one of the finest ever
filmed. It shows the vast resources
of North Carolina and the opportuni
ties offered ' this State, as well as
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uie moae ff, living.
The ceii5i views shown in the pic
ture have been reported as being
among 'the best ever shown in any
picture. , . '
Members of the loal American
Legion Post and the Reed Oil Com
pany, are hopeful that evry iesident
of the county will take advantage-of
thi opportunity to a feature
length picyire about our State.
Tri-City Debates
Set For April 2nd
Deleters representing Perquimans,
WentAftrind .' .Eliiabeth Qty High
Sehools will meet in a tri-city match
bn April 2, H was announced today
' by B; , C, Woodard, principal 04
aiT rmativeJnoVrc? Jns- Jierativ
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Be Shown March 26
2.'Z Z- J.VL V"fAprtt, and April 15. " The Tars Will
negative teams will -match each other InLtWak. vZ cru ,
at Elisabeth City.
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As-Indian Managrcr ,v,
Earl Smith, '29-year-old athletic1 "di
rector at Campbell College, has Jws-'
e'epted an' offer made him by offlcera
of. the Ilertfsrd BaneBall Club to act
as manager of the Indiait.outfit-du!-ing
the coming season.)
Smith will come .to Flrtford high
ly recommended- for the' Dost and to
ecl club ofcfala ti.11. will have
complete chtrge of organizing, train
ing and managing the Hertford team.
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pendectomy at the Albemarle Hospi
tal I : :t Thurpfay anl is ratting along
Perquimans Coilnty; North CaroIinaT Friday, March 21, 1947.
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Recorder's Court
Recesses In Tribute
To Judge Thompson
Funeral Services Foi
Slain Judge Tuesday
Afternoon
Perquimans County's Recorder
Court recessed Tuesday in tribute to
Superior Court Judge C. E. Thomp
son, who was shot to death at his
home in Elizabeth City last Sunday
night, and members of the local bar
made preparations for attending the
final rites for Mr. Thompson, which
were held Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, ' ,
h'e death of Judge Thompson, well
known throughout the entire State,
was a shock to this community.
Ha If .lafa V.1T fl V. Pvifxhonl nr.
elderly Elixabeth?itS' manJJiaoWly.mojjiih .had . withdrawttwim; .the
carried agruqge against Judge
Thompson and other court officials for
more than 15 years. '
The 67-year-old jurist was killed by
a blast from a shotgun as he sat
reading a newspaper in the living
room of his home. His assassin 67-
ve"-011
George Pritchard, farmer
and inventor of a pea picker com
mitted suicide a moment later by
shooting himself in the abdomen.
Pritchard's grudge against Judge
Thompson and other Elizabeth City
attorneys stemmed from a civil suit
16 years ago over title to some land
in Camden County, Police Chief
Walter Spense said. Pritchnrd los
the case. Thompson was one of thi
opposing lawyers.
Chief Spense characterized Pritch
ard as a confirmed public letter writ
er. He was sentenced to a year's im
prisonment last October after being
convicted of criminal libel in connec
tion with the primary election cam
pagn in Camden County. Rep. W. I.
Halstead, who was then runnng for
office in Camden, brought the charges,
which were heard by Judge Luther
Hamilton in Beaufort County. The
State Supreme Court upheld the ver
dict on an appeal, but Pritchard was
still free under bond because the
opinion had not been delivered to the
lower court
fas Schedule Four
ExISition Gsmes
On liOmorfe! Raid
H. P. Dawaoi - 'president of the
Norfolk Tara basebjlf olub, which will
Lii jJT.TxtflSrr '.
8..' .Woe Bauer, pitcher for the Hert
ford team last summer, ia expected to
do the hurling for Wake Forest when
they play ' the Tara on the local dia-
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mona, ana roe aay nas oeen aesi grat
ed as M6e Bauer Day.
Forty candidates, for the Norfolk
team are - expected to arrive here
Sunday an d Monday to start Tiractice
under the direction of Buddy Hassett,
manager of tht Tar outfit -
In addition to the exhibition games
scheduled fop Hertford, the Tars will
also play In - Edenton and Norfolk
prio? to- the i opening gapieof
team's season,
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BIKTH ANNOUNCEMENT
I Mr. and J Mrs.: Benton White aii
nonnce the birth of a eon: CeorM Mn.
on March B, at Norfolk" General
Hospital. Mother and baby are re-
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Albemarle League
Directors Drawing
By-laws For Season
Heated Discussions Fea
ture Of Meeting Held
Here Monday
Threats of withdrawal from the
Albemarle Raseball League were
made by representatives of the Wind
sor and Colerain clubs at the meet
ing of league directors held in Hert
ford Monday night when these two
clubs attempted to reopen a discus
sion of the rules adopted regulating
the number of games to be played
each week.
The directors met for the purpose
of adopting a complete set of by-laws
under which the league will operate,
and after minor changes made in the
preliminary articles the sections deal
ing with territory boundaries and
I games to be played came up for dis
cussion. It was at this point that the
representatives from Windsor rp
quested thj league to authorize fo
games per weeK instead 01 rive, as
previously adopted. Colerain imme
diately sanctioned this action, with
Kdenten and Elizabeth City dissent
ing. Presdent W. II. Oakey ruled
the action out of order unless agreed
to unanimously. On a vote the count
was four to two for reconsideration,
then later Edenton's and Elizabeth
City's representative, Graham Byrum
and Woody Foreman changed their
minds and agreed to reopen the mat
ter. It wag then voted that four
games will be played by each team
each week and that each chub will be
limited to four hired players.
The meeting adjourned at this point
to be resumed at the Court House in
Hertford mxt Monday night. The
directors had agreed to adopt the first
nine articles of the by-laws before
adjournment.
At the opening of the meeting it
was announced by Mr. Oakey that
league due to the inability to Obtain
lights for the night games. Then
Camden announced it would be unable
to field a team due to the recent fire
which destroyed Elizabeth City Beach.
It was then decided that the league
will be made up of teams from Eliza
beth City, Hertford, Edenton, Suf
folk, Windsor and Colerain. Kader
Harris of Elizabeth City resigned as
secretary and Edgar Morris was
elected to fill the post. Bill Cozart
of Edenton was selected to act as
league statistician.
The directors voted that the bounu-
ary lines of the county will be the
limits permitted each team for select
ing home players, any players on a
team roster from outside the county
limits will be considered a hired
player.
Officials Endorse
Company's Plans
Harvey Point
A number of public officials, in
cluding Governor Gregg Cherry, Sen
ators Clyde Hoey and William Urn
stead, Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner and Garland Furgeson, chairman
of the Federal Trade Commission,
have endorsed the plan of the Albe
marle Industries, Inc., to secure and
operate Harvey Point as an indus
trial site, it was revealed here this
All of these officials have voiced
their approval of the proposed plan
in letters to the War Assets Admin
istration from which the local corpor
ation seeks title to Harvey Point.
IWAs:,leaed this.week that an
.oflfcWiOf thesWAA. spent several days
Hejyay Foipt for
tl purpose f Jtawectinc and taking
an inventory of. the buUdinaa and Jna-
terial located at the former naval air
station.
Price Support Given
Small Potato Acreage
W. E. White, secretary of the Per
quimans AAA, announced receipt of
a notice from the U. S. Department
of Agriculture which. stated that in
those counties where Irish potato
goals have not been established,: a
producer whose planted acreage- is
not in excess of 2.9 acres, will be elig
ible for. price 'support, t provided he
makes request to the County ACA of
fice for measurement cf his potato
acreage. ,
This -means, Mr.. White stated, that
any farmer in Perquimans -County
will 'et price' support on1 his' potato
crop,, providing not more than 2.9
acres ere planted and he calls at the.
locel ACA office and requests a mea-
"r"-t of hi acreage. r '
County Oversubscribed Red Cross Goal
In Annual Campaign Ending Last Saturday
No Complaints
The members of the Iioard of Coun
ty Commissioners, meeting on Monday
as a Board of Equalization and lie
view, had few complaints registered
by property owners and they com
pleted the wc-k of reviewing the tax
books during thu day.
Chairman E. M. Perry stated only
a few minor changes were made by
the Board while reviewing the tax
books. He added that in most every
case the property owner had listed
property for taxes at what the Board
considered fair valuation.
High School Honor
Roll Released Today
. i.,tal of 38 students, 2G girls and
i2 boys, were listed on the Perquim
ans High School honor roll for the
fourth grading period, it was an
nounced today by K. C. WoodaH
principal. Report cards for the grad
ing period were issued last week.
Horn., students for this period
were:
8th Grade Ethel Frances Elliott
and Virginia Gay.
9th Grade Faye Itae Symons, Na
than Spivey, Ronald Butt, Norwood
Elliott, Dorothy Britton, Shirley Butt,
Catherine Ann Holmes, Claire Hun
ter, Mary IVlle Stott and Marjoiie,
Perry. '
10th Grade Pat Morris, Marietta
Jolliff, Pearl Hunter, Tim .Perry, Mary
Lou Butt, Alma Eaves, Ann Hollowell,
Virginia King, Daly Rountree, Wil
liam Umphlett, Clarkson White, Do
lain Winslow and Lelia Lee Winslow.
11th Grade --Reginald Tucker, Lau
rastine Britton, Doris Butt, Peggy
Cook and Leon iaiie.
14 12th Grade Mather HvrrttV.' Ra
der White, Mary Inez Chappell, Mol
ly Oakey, Mary Lina Raper, Helene
Baker, Faye Winslow and Colon But
ler. Health Officer At
PTA Meeting Here
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Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, District Health
Officer for Perquimans, Pasquotank
and Camden Counties, was the guest
speaker at the Hertford Grammar
School Prent-Teacher Association
meeting held at the grammar school
Thursday eight
Dr. Mitchell ga-'e a general health
talk, speaking on the examinations
which the Health Department has
been giving the grammar school stu
dents recently, and the follow-up work
to be done. Students in the third
grade at the school have each been
given a physical examination and ear
examinations are being given stu
dents in the fourth to the seventh
grades in the school.
In his talk, he endorsed the North
Carolina Health Program which is
now in the Legislature.
Dr. T. P. Brinn, Perquimai-s County
physician, also endorsed t le N. C.
Health Program at the meeting.
The lcal PTA is observing "Good
Health Month" and the meeting was
in connection with this program.
Perquimans Group
Plans New Civil Club
A new civic organization is being
planned for Perquimans' County. A
group of young men Interested in the
organization of a Ruritan Club here
met with the civic group in Pasquo
tank County on Monday night to lay
the ground work for the formation of
a local club. . ..
Those attendiiur the meetimr at
Elizabeth City were C. Rr Ward. R.
S.,Chappeir, a W. Phillips and W. D.
rerry, Jr. This group-V. invited the
Pasquotank club to render assistance
in forming a Ruritan Club in Per
quimans.
Concert At High
School Tonight At 8
Members of the Perquimans High
School Band and Glee Club will pre
sent a concert at the high school au
ditorium tonight (Friday) beginning
at 8 o'clock. -
The band and glee club have been
working diligently on the program
for several weeks under the direction
of Bert Ainsworth and Mrs. Frances
Sprague, musio directors at the
school.
Attend Conference In Wilmington
Mrs. C. O. Fowler Mrs. C. T. Skin
ner, Jlra. W. W. Trueblood and Miss
Kate Blanchard left Wednesday to at
tend thej North- Carolina Conference
of the Woman's Society of Christian
Service in Wilmington, N. C
$1.50 Per Year.
Total of $1,117 Raised In
Drive; Chairman Re
leases Full Report
Perquimans County almost doubled
its quota in the annual Red Cross
campaign which closed here last Sat
urday, according to Miss Frances
Maness, chairman of the drive. A re
port released this week by the chair
man reveakd that $1,117.97 had been
turned over to her by the various
campaign solicitors. A few scatter
ed reports are still expected to be
turned over this week-end.
The amounts reported by each co m
munity were: Cumberland $22; .An
derson $.'12.25; Edenton Highway,
$10.50; Ohapanoke $W; Burgess
$21.25; Winfall $55; Snow Hill rM;
Bagley Swamp $23.75; Hickory Cross
$31; Old Neck $26.50; Hopewal and
Edenton Highway $40; Park lie
$16.80; Rethel $22.75; White lint
$18.75; Whiteston nnd Nicanor $91 25;
Chapel Hill $2; New Hope $2(1.25 ;
Itelvidere $101.25; Beech Springs SI8;
liallahack $20.85; Hertford, Edet.ton
Road Street $8.25; Grubb Street
$17.82; Church Street $71.25; West
Hertford .$75.25; Front Street $31.50;
Housing Project $14.50; Jiobb Street
$54; colop-d schools $20."). 25.
The quota of $(i50"Uas reached last
Friday, then with most of the solici
tors making final reports on Saturday
the fund was swelled to almost double
the amount requested. The treasury
of the local chapter will benefit great
ly from the over subscription, inas
much as the chapter officials had not
included a large amount for local use
during the coming year, thus the
greater portion of the quota of $650
will be forwarded to the national
headquarters, while the greater por
tion of the remainder will remain in
this county for local Red Cross use.
In making public the final report
this week Miss Maness expressed her
appreciation for the splendid support
given the drive by the public and ex
tended her thanks to all of the Holici-torsHtaST-a-jwbvwetf
done-
Mrs. Brinn Speaker
At Auxiliary Meeting
The Perquimans chapter of the
American Legion Auxiliary held its
regular meeting March 7 at the Ag
riculture Building in Hertford. Dur
ing the business session the Auxiliary
discussed a membershp drve and a
district meeting to be held at Green
ville on March 26. All members
were urged to attend the district
meeting, as a prize will be offered to
the unit having the largest member
ship present.
following the business session uie
program was turned over to Mrs. T.
P. Brinn, who gave a very interest
ing discussion on Child Welfare in
Our Homes. Mrs. Brinn told the
Auxiliary a planned program of rec
reation for children is a foundation
I upon which the children can grow in-
towell developed citizenship with con
fidence in the future.
She pointed out that now, with
plans for an American Legion hut
becoming a reality, the Auxiliary'
should plan a recreational program
that will benefit the boys and girls
of the community.
45 Answer Baseball
Call At High School
Forty-five candidates for the 1047
Perquimans Indians baseball team
answered the first practice called by
Coach Max Campbell on Monday of
this week. It is expected that the
squad will undergo severa) weeks of
drills befo-e any attempt ia made to
select the varsity team.
Among those answering the first
call this week were L. C. Elliott, John
Ward, Earl Winslow, Chester Wins
low, Edward Lane, Earl Rogenon,
Billy Winslow, Joel Hollowell, all vet
erans of last year's team.
A schedule of ten or twelve games
ia expected to be completed by Coach
Campbell with most of the home
games being scheduled for the month
of May. Attempts are being made
to schedule games with Chowan, Cen
tral, Weeksvllle, South Mills, Cres
well and Edenton.
Don't Forget Term
Of Fishing Licenses
While you're thinking about the
fishing season which is Just ahead,
don't forget M check your license
along with ywir equipment. North
Carolina's fishing license terms run
by the calendar year January 1 to
December 31. If you buy only a fish
ing license, be sure you've got the
1947 variety. If you're a hunter and
fisherman and got a combination
license .last fall, you're ?, okay, of
course, - Combination licenses bought
for the 1948-47 season are valid
through July of this year. .