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IIEADLIIIES
Seven men. residents of the Rich
, Square community , of Northampto
County, lace , kidnap charges in
Northampton Superior Court as the
'-Vtesult of an attempted lynch party
Staged in Jackson last Friday morn
ing. : The charges grew out of a con-
"'. fession made by one of the mien. The
. fi attempted lynching took place after
, . young Negro had been placed in
jail, charged, with an attempted as
sault with intent to commit rape up-
on a young married white woman of
, Kich ' Square. The abductors forced
, the Northampton jailer to release the
' prisoner to them and upon leaving
the, jail the prisoner broke and ran
from the trio leading him from the
jail to waiting automobiles. The Ne
gro hid in the woods near Jackson
for two days and sent word through
his father he would give himself up
C to authorities if promised protection.
When taken into custody the second
', time the Negro was taken to State
, Prison in Raleigh for safe keeping,
to await a hearing on the charge of
attempted rape.
rony-mne Nazi operators of a
death mill at the Mauthausen con
centration camp were hanged at
Landsberg, Germany, this week, fol
lowing their conviction of being war
criminals. The executions were
handled by members of the United
States occupational forces. The
Nazis' were charged with murdering
prisoners pf the camp, using barbaric
methods such as crushing bodies in
.cement mixers, , throwing them to
hungry dogs, thrusting red hot pok
ers down throats and burying alive.
Democratic members of the Senate
this week failed in an effort to delay
the Republican vote on slashing in
come taxes. The Senate voted on a
measure calling for reduction of
taxes, but it is indicated that the re
action will be effective July 1 and
will not revert back to January 1.
Tuesday the Senate voted down an
amendment which Would grant the
g fit separate returns for men
their wives from iill States. This
policy is followed in States havihz
coinaalty property laws. " '
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Russia, in a sweeping tirder of the
day, this week abolished capital pun
. ishment. Henceforth persons con
victed of capital crimes in Russia
will face a 25-year hard labor sen
tence. Russian officials stated the
abolition was majle possible through
Russia's growing power and the pa
triotism of its people.
Hog Support Price
Schedule Revised
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture has announced that the revised
nog support price for the final six
months of the 1946-47 marketing
year - the April-September, 1947,
period will average $1.35 per hun
dred pounds higher than the schedule
announced last October. Weekly
prices, which will continue seasonal
variations are based on an annual
Average support price of $15.60, per
hundred pounds, Chicago basis, a
compared with, the average ef "11426
m effect from October, 1946, through
March 1947. '
; .The revision results from the re-
j cent sharp increase in parity. It is
I also in accordance '. with the recently
, Spproved policy that the hog support
price be established at 90 per cent of
parity as Jreqnlred by Iaw-t the
beginning of the two marketing sea
sons, spring and fall, during the mar
iettas; year. Under- this policy, the
Tupport price for the first six months
f .the marketing year, the Octoberr
larch marketing season, is based on
he September parity "price of hogs,
rhe Support price fee the .AprilSep
;ember season is based, on the March
parity price. Most of the spring pig
irop is marketed during the October
larch season, while the bulk .of the
all pigs are marketed "during .the
lpiU-Beptember season,
i The partly price of hogs tor Sep
ember, 1946, 1 . when the i October,
346-March, 1947 . season, began, was
14 JO per hundred pounds, , but fhe
upport price for that period allowed
or a parity price of $15.10. S; The
'gh level of the support price dur
:g the October 1946-March, 1947
eason was . $15.00, Chicago basiv tbe
rst week in October, while "the k low
vel was $12.75 during vDecember,
346. For the 'toup'' weeks ended
'arch 19, the Chicago 'support price
, $14.50. r -.: , '
Officials pointed out that in view
t the continuing strong demand for
eat, it is unlikely that the Govern
ant will have ', to take any price
"port action a .hogs; during the
rent year.
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Aibemcfla League Reedy For Opening
Of Second Baseball Season On June 2nd
Hertford Opens With
Edenton Playing on
Local Field June 3
All is in readiness for the opening
game in the Albemarle Baseball
League, which gets under way Sun
day when Elizabeth City and Suffolk
tangle in a game at Suffolk. The
other four teams in the league, Hert
ford, Edenton, Windsor and Colerairt,
will see action on Monday) June 2.
The first game for the Hertford
team will be played in Edenton, with
the Colonials returning the game in
Hertford on Tuesday night, June 3.
Directors of . the league met in
Hertford Monday night for the pur
pose, of ironing out last minute prob
lems, selecting -local base umpires
and submitting a list of names of
players on each team in the league.
In opening the meeting, W. H.
Oakey, Jr., president, urged the di
rectors to keep each team playing
for the sport of the game, to avoid
unsportsman like conduct on the part
of fans and players and to keep the
various ' teams in a financial even
keel. He urged the teams not to en
ter into- a financial race with other
teams in an attempt to out-bid each
other for players, thus making it im
possible financially to keep the
league in operation. He also recom
mended to the directors that they in-'
form the umpires of each game to
keep the games moving fast and give
the fans the highest type of game
with a minimum of bickering.
The president also assessed each
team in the league a sum of $40,
payable each week, for meeting of
expenses of the league. This sum
will be used to pay the umpires,
league scorer and miscellaneous ex
pense of the president's office.
A review of the by-laws revealed
that a team may make changes in
its players during the first three
weeks of play, and thus use more
than five hired players. However,
after the 21st day ofplay each team
must keep its roster unless a player
is released outright and in that event
a new player may be secured for re
placement fThe directors of th, VtmtwUook no
action on a. proposal hf the'Albe
marle League become' associated with
the National Baseball Congress.
The Hertford Indians, practicing
almost daily this week, in preparation
for the league opening, defeated
Windsor in a game at Windsor Sun
day by a score of 17-8. The local
team released Tommy Reeves, who
expects to play with Elizabeth City
this season) but was bolstered by the
return of Claude Brinn and five hired
players of the local squad are, ex
pected to arrive here this week.
Services Held For
Dur wood G. Mathews
Funeral services were conducted
for.Durwood G. Mathews Monday af
ternoon at the Lynch Funeral Home
at 8:30 by the Rev. J. D. Stott, pas
tor of Perquimans Charge.
" Mr. Mathews was a native of Per
quimans' County but had recently
been living in Baltimore. He was a
veteran of the Navy and at the time
of his death he was with the Mer
chant Marine in St. John's, Canada.
During the service the Methodist
Choir sang Abide With Me" and
i'Whea They Ring the Golden 86118"
and Mrs, Eddie Harrell and Jack
Benton sang "Under ; His Wins:.
They were all accompanied at the
organ by Miss Kate Blanchard.
Burial Was in Cedarwood Ceme
tery. Pallbearers were James Sey-
more, Floyd Mathews. Ralph Harrell.
James Harrell, Ashley Jordan and
Kenrnt Benton..
Surviving are his' mother Mrs. W.
U; -Mathews; two sisters. Mrs. Will
HofHer,:Jr.i of Hertford. Mrs. Rus
sell, Baker of Whiteston; three half
sisters, Mrs; Maude Godwin of Hert
ford and Mrs. Lillian Jordan of Nor
folk, and Mrs. Ulric Caddy, of Hert
ford; .four, half brothers, Graham
Mathews of Baltimore, Howard Math
ews f Burgess, Henry and Jake ef
Hertford, and a number of nieces and
nephews. , .
American Legion
To Elect Officers .
'The WihJ Paul Stalllngs Post withe
American Legion will meet "next
Thursday i Bight. June 5, .'at-T:30
o'clock at iheAgriculture Julldirig in
Hertford. The post-will elecfenew
officers for the year and will select
delegates to attend the State Conven
tion flof the American Legion ! to- he
held at Carolina Beach durinsr the
month.' " i v n
Members an w aived io note ' the
change of meeting night -from Fri
day to Thursday and a full attend
ance is requested.
Quarterly Meeting At
Pirtey Woods Church
Quarterly meeting will bevheld at
Piney Woods Friends Church Satur
day and Sunday. Services will be at
11 a. m. Cuthbert Wigham, a Friend
frem .England, traveling in America
at this time, will be present. John
C. Trivette, a former pastor and his
wife and two daughters will also be
present. They will give special pas
sages in song. A meeting will be
held Sunday night and religious pic
tures will be shown. The public is
cordially invited to attend the services.
Belvidere Resident
Died Sunday A. M.
Jack
Henry Layden, 74, retired
of near Belvidere, died sud-
fanner
denly
A. M
at his home Sunday at 11
Layden was a son of the late Jo-1
seph and Mary Jordan Layden and
husband of Mrs. Cornelia Terry
Layden.
He is survived by two sons, Her
man Layden, of Tyner, and Wallace
Layden of Belvidere; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Julian Mathews, of Belvi
dere and Mrs. Jackson Stafford, of
near Elizabeth City, and Mrs. Everett
Babb, of Whiteville; four brothers,
T. P., Herbert and J. R. Layden, of
Hertford, and Alfonso Layden, of
Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs. Ella
White of Belvidere and Mrs. Sally
Copeland of Portsmouth and seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home by the Rev. Harry F. Bean,
pastor of Sawyers Creek Baptist
Church.
Burial was in the family cemetery.
Central PTA Held
The Parent-Teachers Association
of Central Grammar School held its
last meeting of the present school
year on Monday night May 19, with
Mrs. B. F. Bray presiding.
The meeting opened with the
group singing Home Sweet Home.
The Cumberland and Bagley Swamp
communities had charge of the pro
gram, the topic being Home and
Family Life. Rev. Oscar Williams
of Elizabeth City gave the devotion
al. A solo was rendered by Miss
Mozelle Smith, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Elwood White. Mrs.
E. U. Morgan gave an interesting
talk on Home and Family Life.
Minutes of the previous meeting
and a treasurer's report were given
by Mrs. bj. S. White. A report on
the lunch room was Riven by W. A.
Gurganus and Mrs. Byran, district
director gave a short talk on PTA.
Officers of the PTA for next year
were then installed. The third grade,
taught by Miss Johnnie White won
the attendance award.
WILLIFORD-WHITE -Mr.
and Mrs. Wayland L. White of
Belvidere announce the marriage of
their daughter, Dorothy Atlessa, to
Harry Richard Williford, of Wilson,
N; C, son of Mrs. Charles V. Willi
ford and the late "Mi Williford of
Hertford, on Saturday, April 19.
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Perquimans Ranks
85th Among Nation's
Peanut Producers
Eleven North Carolina counties are
among the 100 leading peaniit
growing counties in the United
States, according to figures from the
1945 Census of Agriculture issued
by J. C. Capt, Director, Bureau of
Census, Department of Commerce.
According to this report Perqui
mans County ranks tenth among the
State counties and 85th among all
the counties of the nation.
The 11 leading North Carolina
counties reported 240,896 acres in
peanuts harvested for nuts in 1944.
This was 88 percent of the 272,32(1
North Carolina acres in peanuts har
vested for nuts and eight percent of
the Nation's 2,957,943 acres in this
crop.
The eleven leading North Carolina
peanut counties and their 1944 acre
age of peanuts harvested are shown
with ' their national rank and then
the 1944 acreage of peanuts harvest
ed: 1944 Acreage
of Peanuts
Harvested For
Nuts
39,654
.'i6,865
.16,24!)
25,089
.24..S92
22,430
14,356
11,617
11,290
10,059
8,895
National
County Ranking
Northampton 17
Bertie 19
Halifax 20
Edgecombe ,'t7
Martin 39
Hertford 41
Pitt 61
Chowan 78
Gates 79
Perquimans 85
Bladen 89
Rotary Club To Hold
Ladies' Night June 17
Final plans for holding the Hert
ford Rotary Club's annual ladies'
night party were made at a meeting
of the club held at Newbold's Beach
Wednesday evening.
The1 annual party will be held
Tuesday night, June 17.
The club held an outing this week
at Newbold's in place of the regular
TuesdarAiig4it meeting at the Hotel
Hertford, and enjoyed a fried chicken
supper.
Dr. C. A. Davenport and A. W.
ximren, program cnairmen for the
ladies night event, reported the pro-
gram almost complete with Wade
rnarr 01 r.nzaDetn L.ity s.neduled as
the guest speaker for the occasion.
R. S. Monds, Jr., chairman of the
favors-for-the-ladies committee, re
ported that the favors had arrived
and were ready for presentation.
POST OFFICE CLOSED
FRIDAY, MAY 30
S. M. Whedbee, Hertford postmas
ter, announced Wednesday the local
post office will be closed all day Fri
day, May 30, in observance of Mem
orial Day. Mail will be received and
dispatched, but no service offered at
the post office windows nor deliveries
will be made.
The Hertford Banking Company al
so observes the holiday and will close
all day Friday, reopening for busi
ness Saturday morning.
RETURNED FROM KOREA
Major Arthur R. Woods, USA, ho
has been stationed in Korea for the
past two years, has returned to the
States. He was met in Washington
by Mrs. Woods, the former Miss
Louise Qrawford, of Hertford. Ma
jor and Mrs. Woods are spending this
week in Washington and will come to
Hertford shortly.
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Commencement Exercises Friday Night
Marks Close Of School Term In County
Rev. Cade To Preach
In County Sunday
The Rev. W. A. Cade of Raleigh
will preach three times in Perquim
ans County Sunday, June 1, accord
ing to the Rev. J. D. Stott, pastor of
the Perquimans charge. Mr. Cade
will preach at New Hope at 11 a. m.,
at Oak Grove at 3:30 and at Wood
land at 7:30. Dr. Cade is the presi
dent of the Board of Trustees of
Louisburg College and also the execu
tive secretary of the Methodist Col
lege Advance for the North Carolina
Conference.
As a member of the Conference, he
has served as pastor of some qf the
leading churches in the Conference
and was also a district superinten
dent. The public is invited to these
services.
Poppy Day Sales
Netted $150 Here
Poppy Day sales, held here in
Hertford last Saturday by the Per
quimans Auxiliary of the American
Legion, for the benefit of disabled
war veterans, netted approximate
$150, according to Mrs. J. Emmett
Winslow, who served as chairman of
the poppy sales.
Mrs. Winslow contributed much of
the success of the sales to members
of the Girl Scout troop, who made a
thorough canvass of the business
section all day selling the tiny pop
pies. The chairman expressed her
appreciation to the Girl Scouts for
their splendid cooperation. Members
of the troop who assisted in the sales
were susanne lowe, Mary r ranees
Winslow, Janice Yagel, Sue P. White,
Julia Ann Stokes, Pat Coover, Mary
I'.eth Perry, Shirley Ann Skinner,
Margaret Ann Banks, Mabel Martin
Whedbee, liillie Skinner, Marguerite
Butler, Anne Myers, Alice Jean Jack
son and Anne Morrill.
Owens Rites Held
Saturday Afternoon
Shepard H. Owens, 53, son of Mrs.
Sallie Owens and the late Eddie
Owens and native of Currituck coun-
tv. died at hi homo
in Hertford at
30 last Friday night, after an ill
ness of three months.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev.
B. C. Reavis, assisted by the Rev. C.
W. Duling and the Rev. A. L. G.
Stevenson.
Surviving besides the mother are
his widow, Mrs. Cora Lee Owens,
three daughters, Catherine, Pat and
Eva Ann Owens, all of Hertford,
four brothers, J. E. C. Owens of
Powells Point, Melvin G. Owens of
Newport News, Va.; three sisters.
Mrs. Lucinda Jones and Mrs. Ruth
Sanderlin, both of Shiloh and Mrs.
Esther Albertson of Hertford.
Pallbearers were J. E. C. Owens,
Melvin G. Owens, Apollos Owens,
Marshall Owens, W. W. White and
Kelly White.
Interment was in Layden Cemetery
on the Center Hill road.
CIRCLE NO. 2 TO MEET
Circle No. 2 of the Hertford Bap
tist Church will meet Monday night
at 8 o'clock with Mrs. J. W. Hamp
ton.
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Judge Chester Morris
To Deliver Address to
Seniors of PCHS
Forty-seven seniors, members of
the graduating class at Perquimans
High School, will toss their caps in
the air, receive their diplomas and
complete their local education, with
the commencement exercises schedul
ed for Friday night in the auditorium
at the high school building.
Judge Chester Morris, resident
judge of the First Judicial District,
a resident of Currituck County, will
deliver the commencement address.
The Judge is no stranger to these
parts and his ability a' a speaker is
well known.
The exercises tonight will mark
the close of the present school term.
The seniors completed most of their
class room work last Friday and have
enjoyed a final week of graduating
activities that began last Sunday
morning when the Kev. B. C. Reavis
delivered the baccalaureate sermon
in the Hertford Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mr. Reavis told the seniors
to choose a course in life that will
make the best of life available to
them. He told the seniors to carry
with them all through life the mes
sage given in the 13th and 14th
verses of the 25th chapter of St.
John, relating to the talents. He
urged them to live today, not mereiy
exist. He stated, "don't be satisfied
with anything but the best. Set your
aim high and drive with all your
might toward that goal."
Prior to the baccalaureate message
the high school glee club, under the
direction of Mrs. C. E. Sprague, and
accompanied at the organ by Miss
Kate Blanchard, rendered musical se
lections. Class night was held in the school
auditorium on Thursday and the ma
jority of the class had part in the
program arranged for the evening.
Top scholastic honors for this
year's graduating class were won by
Molly Oakey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Oakey, Jr., who by her
high grades for four years' study
won the post as class Valedictorian
and Faye Winslow, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Winslow won the
honors as class Saiutatorian.
Banks Cooperating
In Bond Month Drive
The banks of North Carolina will
ooperate fully with the Treasury
Department in offering the Bond-a-Month
plan to depositors, William
H. Neal, president of the North Ca
rolina Bankers Assoiiation, has an
nounced. The Bond-a-Month plan, which will
be inaugurated on a nation-wide
scale beginning June 1, is a method
whereby bank checking account cus
tomers may purchase one or more
U. S. Savings Bonds, series E, F or
G, monthly by authorizing the bank
to charge their accounts with the
cost. The bank makes the necessary
entries, issues the bonds and mails
them to the depositor each month
withe any charge for the service.
"Tin. nkers consider this plan an
excellent supplement to the payroll
savings plan," Neal said. "Those
who do not have a payroll plan avail
able may use the bank purchase plan
if they have a checking account.
"More than 200 banks in the State
are sending out enclosures with bank
statements this month, explaining
the plan and providing a form on
which the depositor may indicate the
type and amount of bonds desired.
Monthly purchases will be one or
more full bonds; there is no provi
sion for partial payments. The de
positor may select any amount of E,
F or G Savings Bonds.
"We heartily recommend this plan
for regular saving. It is gratifying
to know that North Carolinians own
over 6()0,000,000 of these savings
bonds and, that this total is steadily
increasing. A great backlog of sav
ings accumulated now when money is
more plentiful will prove a tremend
ously stimulating force in sustaining
a high level of business in the years
ahead."
VFW Grant Girl Scouts
Us Of Post Clubroom
Members of the Perquimans Post
of VFW, meeting on Monday night,
voted to permit the Hertford troop
of Girl Scouts to use the Post's club
room as a Scout meeting place, The
VFW club room was recently com
pleted and is a very attractive and
suitable place for the Girl Scouts to
hold their meetings.
The local VFW Post also made
plans for the holding of a dance at
the club room. The date for the
dances will be announced later.
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