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Volume XIV. Number 24,
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 13, 1947.
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HERTFORD FREEZER LOCKER PLANT TO
HOLD FORMAL OPENING THIS WEEK-END
New Business Ready to
Serve People With
Complete Service
George W. Barbee, manager of the
Hertford Locker & Packing Com
pany, announced today the formal
opening of the company's new freezer
locker plant and cordially invited the
people of this area to attend the
opening set for Saturday and Sun
day, June 14 and 16.
Hertford s new business is now
ready to serve the people of the
county with their modern locker
plant and food processing service,
Workmen completed construction and
installation of machinery this week
and the company plans to hold open
house, giving patrons and prospec
tive customers the opportunity to see
how the plant operates this week
end. Mr. Barbee stated that the pub
lic is always welcome to visit the
locker plant at any time but the spe
cial invitation is made for the for
mal opening.
The new plant is located adjacent
to the town ice plant on Grubb Street
and is one of the most up-to-date
freezer locker plants in this area.
The building is divided off for effici
ency and prompt service. The main
building is composed of the engine
room, which houses the huge freez
ing units, which maintain proper
temperatures in the quick freeze
room, the chill room and the locker
room. This locker room contains 354
individual lockers for use by the cus
tomers of the plant, and the capacity
of each locker is about 259 pounds
of food.
Foodstuff, processed through the
plant, can be kept in one of the lock
ers over any given time, and is ready
for use whenever the owner desires
it. In addition to renting lockers for
food storage, the company is equip
ped to process fruit and vegetables,
( cure meat and poultry.
. Geoqre Wi Barbee is the manager
of the plant and other stockholders
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P. Brinn. R. T. Brin Henry New-
bold and Henry G. Sallrg. x , J
Board Holds
Routine Session
Hertford's Town Board held a
routine session Monday afternoon
at which time a complaint was reg
istered with the board regarding
the speed of boats on the Perqui
mans River. A number of persons
have been reported boating at a
high rate of speed which is causing
damage to property and boats tied
to piers on the west side of the
bridge.
The Board plans to investigate
its authority in the matter and if
the State Attorney General hands
down a favorable report a speed
limit will be placed in effect. In
he event a town ordinance is not
easible it is likely that some action
ill be taken by Federal authori
ses having power to enforce the
ipeed upon the inland waterway.
A speed law of six miles per
lour, irom tne oriage to vinegar
alley is proposed. It was pointed
iut to the members of the board
tf.kt in the event the Federal Auth
rities are requested to , regulate
,he speed limit that violators would
i t . li t i i a
are Daaiy uutsmucn as a neavy mie,
lonfiscation of the speeders' boat, or
jail sentence usually result when
violator is cited to court.
I The board voted to purchase a
nail tractor for the purpose of
in connection with the town s
net sweeper. At the present the
wn has no machinery with which
operate the sweeper and the pur-
ase of the tractor, which can be
ed for general purposes, will en-
le the ' street department to keep
streets of the town well swept
id clean.
In a discussion of fiscal matters
ayor V. N. Darden reported to the
that approximately two-,
rds of the expenditures of the
at the present time is going
improvements being made
the section of the town annexed
year.
'scolder's Court
Jscessed This Week
ferquimans Recorder's Court was
recess this week due to the ab
he from the city of solicitor J.
McNiden ' All cases docketed for
Hng at this week's term , of
Wwere continued until the next
of the court on June 17. ,
birth Announcement i
a and Mrs. James Evart Newby
mnce the birth of a daughter
"y, Juiw xth; at tha Medical
in Elteaheth -Cir. Mother
daughter art doing nicely.
Town
H-D Club.Curb Mirket
Opens Here Saturday
The annual curb market, conducted
by Perquimans County Home Dem
onstration clubs, will open here Sat
urday morning, June 14, at 8:30
o'clock, it was announced today by
Miss Frances Maness, home agent.
The market, as in the past, will be
held at the Hertford Grammar
School lunch room building.
Boy Scouts Urged To
Register For Camp
Paul R. Fisher, Scoutmaster of
Troop 155, today urged all members
of the troop who plan to attend the
Scout camp at Franklin, Virginia, to
send him the registration card neces
sary to enter the Scout's name or
the outing!
The local troop will attend the
camp during the week of July fi,
along with the troop from Edenton.
Mr. Fisher pointed out that it is very
essential that the Scouts notify him
before Saturday of this week regard
ing individual plans for attendance.
He expected about 15 members of the
local troop to attend the camp this
year.
Mrs. J. W. Ward Died
At Hospital Tuesday
Funeral Service Held
Thursday Afternoon
At Three O'clock
Mrs. Myrtle Nowell Ward, 52, wife
of Joseph W. Ward, Register of
Deeds of Perquimans County, died at
the Albemarle Hospital Tuesday
evening at 7 o'clock as the result of
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mtp. Ward was the daughter of the
late Stephen and Sarah Morgan
Ward,' She-, was. a najtigfand life
Tons' resident of Perquimans County
and a member of the Mt. Sinai Bap
tist Church.
Surviving besides her husband are
one son, J. Herman Ward of Raleigh;
one daughter, Mrs. P. W. Bumbarger
of Hickory, N. C, and one brother,
Dr. Stephen C. Nowell of Hickory. .
The body was removed to the
Lynch Funeral Home, where final
rites were conducted Thursday after
noon at three o'clock by the Rev. C.
W. Duling, pastor of the Hertford
Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev.
Oscar Williams.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Floods and tornadoes took a toll
in the nation this week, when the
tributaries of the Mississippi reached
flood stage in Iowa, Missouri and II
linois. Hundreds were made home
less and property damage was esti
mated in the thousands of dollars,
much of which was farm crops. A
tornado struck in Ohio and Pennsyl
vania killing seven persons and caus
ing heavy property damage.
Russia, in an attempt to solidify
its position in middle Europe, staged
a coup in Hungary last week-end and
seized tho government. A purge of
non-Communists is reported taking
place and Russian authorities have
refused to give the United States and
Great Britain a bill of particulars
concerning the events of recent dayg.
A similar attempt on the part of
Communist to seize the government
in Austria was also reported, but this
attempt was forestalled, it was re
ported.
President Truman is expected to
veto the income tax reduction bill on
next Monday, according to reports
from Washington,-' The President
left this week on a trip to Canada
and reports from Washington indi
cated the tax bill will be vetoed upon
his return. It is also expected that
the Republican majority in Congress
will attempt to override the veto, but
reports are not complete enough as
to whether sufficient strength can be
mustered by the GOP to gain the ne
cessary two-thirds vote to override
' Sugar rationing ending on Wednes
day of this week, after five yean of
restriction of its purchase. Discus
sion of the end of sugar rationing
hag been going on lor several weeks,
but ft. was not until this' week that
government authorities announced
the end of the program. Increased
sugar supplies, : expected to be im
ported into this eountry from Cuba,
permitted tha end of control.
Hertford Holding
Third Position In
Albemarle League
Suffolk Plays Here Fri
day Night; Edenton
Here Sunday
Hertford Indians are holding third
position, only a few points out of
second place, as the first round of
play draws to a close in the Albe
marle League. The Indians divided
games with Colerain and Windsor
since last Friday and won from
Elizabeth City on Tuesday night.
Colerain played in Hertford last
Thursday night and lost to the In
dians by a 5-1 score. Craig and
Smith were the battery for Hertford
and DiLorenzo and Bachelor were the
battery for Colerain. DiLorenzo
struck out 14 Hertford batters, but
bunched hits and walks accounted for
the Indian scores. Returning the
game at Colerain Friday, the Indians
lost a slugfest by a 11-9 count. Na
pier, Smith and Craig did the pitch
ing for Hertford with Wood behind
the plate.
The Indians knocked Windsor from
the top of the standing in a game
here Saturday night when Moe Bauer
controlled the heavy hitters from
Bertie. Hertford won bv a 5-4 mar
gin. Windsor retaliated in a game
Sunday by turning back the Indians
at Windsor 5-2. Leigh hurled the
game for Hertford and allowed eight
hits. Wood did the catching.
Monday was an open date for the
league but play resumed Tuesday
with Hertford meeting the Elizabeth
City Senators at Elizabeth City. The
Indians nosed out the Senators by a
2-1 count behind the three hit pitch
ing of Craig. Craig walked six bat
ters but had control of the game at
all times. The Indians collected four
hits and five walks off F'ankowski,
Senator pitcher.
In the return game with Elizabeth
City, played in Hertford Wednesday
night, the Indians turned back the
Senators by a score of 15-8. The In
dians collected 13 hits and eight
walked off of three Senator hurlers
and the Senators hit nine times and
were issued seven walks. Bauer was
replaced by Leigh in the fourth in
ning. Harmon Young, Indian third
baseman, climaxed the hitfest with
a home run in the seventh with two
men on bases.
The Indians have shown improved
playing as, the season progresses and
are moving toward some kind of a
double play record. They have com
pleted six double plays thus far.
The schedule for the rest of this
week calls for games in Hertford
when Suffolk comes here and then on
Sunday afternoon the Indians will
play Edenton on Memorial Field.
4 H Health Champs
Coronation June 21
The annual 4 H Health Coronation
program will be held Saturday after
noon, June 21, on the Court House
lawn at 3:30 o'clock. Laurence Sut
ton and Carolyn Hurdle of the High
School 4-H Club will be crowned
senior king and queen of health; Cor
bin Dozier from the Hertford Gram
mar 4-H Club and Glenda Lane from
the Winfall 4-H Club will be crown
ed junior king and queen.
The boys and girls who entered the
final county contest will serve as at
tendants. They are as follows:
Barbara Ann Benton, Kathleen
Hurdle, Marion Davis, Evelyn Chap
pell, Norma Butt, Norma Jean God
win, Amy Vann Roach, Kay White
Stanton, Kay Lane, Horace Layden,
Archie T. Lane,. Joan Chappell, Clyde
Lane, Harmon Lowe, Julian Roberson
and Steve Perry.
Final plans for the service will be
announced next week by Miss Fran
ces Maness, County Home Agent.
Charge Made For
Threshing Permits
i An error was made in the story
published last week in this news
paper regarding the issuance of
threshing permits by the Register of
Deeds-at no costs.
J. W. Ward, Perquimans Register
of Deeds, called attention to the error
and -reported that in counties where
the Register of Deeds is paid on a
salary basis these permits are issued
without costs. However, in counties
such as Perquimans, where the Reg
ister of Deeds is paid. only by fees,
that a small charge is made for the
permit.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Winslow an
nounce the birth of a son, Donald
Gen, bora Jane 4. , Mother and baby
an doinig nicely.
William F.Ainsley
New Commander Of
Local Legion Post
Post Names Delegates
To Convention; Hear
Major Wood
William F. Ainsley was elected
commander of the Win. Paul Stallings
Post, No. 12G, of the American Le
gion at a meeting of the post last
Thursday night. Commander-elect
Ainsley is the first veteran of World
War II to be elected commander of
the local American Legion Post, and
will be installed at the first meeting
of the pent, following the State Con
vention. Other officers selected for the year
are: Vice commanders, Clarence
Phillips, Wayland S. Butler and
Harry V. Chappell; adjutant, Charlie
Vann; athletic officer, W. II. Oakey,
Jr.; chaplain, G. C. Buck; finance of
ficer, V. N. Darden; historian, Noah
P. Gregory; service officer, F. T.
Johnson; serjeants-at-arms, Russell
Baker and Francis Nixon: American
ism chairman, Harrv V. Chanuell:
Boys' Sta'c chairman, Thomas Phil
lips; child welfare chairman, C. W.
Duling; employment chairman, A. E.
Layden; graves registration chair
man, Koulac Webb; membership
chairman, Clarence Phillips; national
defense chairman, Melvin G. Owens;
oratorical chairman, F. T. Joh.,.wn;
publicity chairman, G. C. Buck; re
habilitation chairman. Paul R. Fisher.
A committee made a report on the
achievem-nt awards presented at the
Perquimans High School and stated
the awards had been presented to
Kader White and Faye Winslow of
the 1947 graduating class and the
oratorical award was presented to
Clarkson V hitc district winner in
the Legion oratorical contest.
The Post selected Wm. F. Ainsley,
B. C. Berry, C. W. Phillips and Shel
ton G. Chappell as delegates to the
State Convention to be held this week
end at Carolina Beach and named F.
T. Johnkon H. V. Chappell, L. N.
Chappel? and J. E. Chappell as alter
nates. Major Arthur Woods, recently re
turned from a tour of duty with the
U. S. Army in Korea, was a visitor
at the meeting and addressed the
post. Major Woods will be the guest
speaker at the joint installation of
Post and Auxiliary officers to be held
during the first week of July.
Joe Perry Passes
At Home In Okisko
Joe Israel Perry, l!4, prominent
farmer and timber dealer of Okisko,
died at his home Monday morning
following a long illness.
A native of Pasquotank County,
Mr. Perry was well known through
out Perquimans and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him. Son
of the late Ilsrael and Mary Lowe
Peiry, he was a minber of the Mt.
Hermon Methodist Church.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. H. W. Rawls, two sons. Cecil L.
and Joe Perry, both of Okisko; two
sisters, Mrs. T. C. Perry and Mrs.
John Harris of Weeksville; one
brother, LeRoy Perry of Okisko; one
half brother, D. C. Perry, Sr., of
Elizabeth City and seven grand
children. Funeral services were conducted at
Elizabeth City Wednesday afternoon
at four o'clock by the Rev. A. J. Mc
Clelland. Interment was in the
Elizabeth City cemetery.
New Books Listed At
Perquimans Library
The Perquimans Library Board an
nounced today the following new
books have been received at the li
Aiikk, candle in the'
brary: Miss
Morning, Wise In Heart, The Left
Hand Dreamer, Gentleman's Agree
ment, Hands of Veronica, Sleeping
Beauty, Where Are We Heading?,
Wayward Bus and many children's
books.
Library hours are the same, Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday mornings from 10 to 12,
afternoons from 2 to 5, and Thursday
morning from 9 to 12.
All books at the community sta
tions have been changed according to
the local board and the people of the
county are urged to visit and use the
library facilities.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Quincy of
Chapanoke announce the engagement
of their daughter, Janet Towe, to
Robert G. Brewer of Greenville and
Elizabeth City. Mr. Brewer is the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Brewer - of Greenville, N. C. 'The
wedding -will take place during the
summer. ''"'
CIVIC GROUPS SEEKING TO ORGANIZE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HERTFORD
To Manage Local
Automobile Agency
C. J. Umphlett has accepted a po
sition as manager of the Hertford
Motor Company, Kaiser-Frazer agen
cy tor this county, and assumed his
duties this week.
Mr. Umphlett is well known in au
tomobile circles, throughout this area,
having been connected with the busi
ness for a number of years. lie
stated the local agency will continue
its present dealership and will also
enlarge its used car department.
Town Advertises List
Of Delinquent Taxes
Tax collections for the Town of
Hertford have been satisfactory dur
ing the past year, as revealed by the
list of delinquent taxes advertised
today, and which will he sold July
14th!
Following the usual custom, the
Town is advertising the delinquent
taxes for sale during June and the
same will he sold on the second Mon
day in July.
Perquimans County will advertise
its delinquent list during July and
sell the liens the first Monday in
August.
Oil And Car Dealers
Back Safety Move
To Sponsor Series of
Ads on President's
Highway Plan
Hacking President Truman's and
Governor Cherry's national highway
safety program, which will get un
der way the week of June -'!, seven
oil and automobile dealers of Per
quimans bounty win support tne
program through sponsorship of a
series of advertisements dealing with
the program.
The sponsors 'of the local program
are Winslow-White Motor Company, I
Towe-Wehb Motor Company, Ilert- ;
ford Motor Company, Hollowell Chev
rolet Company, Iteed Oil Company,;
Hertford Oil Company and Winslow I
j Oil Company.
The national highway safety pro
gram was adopted following a con
ference called by President Truman
in an effort to halt the fast growing
number of highway accidents. The
program will be placed in effect in
every Stale of the nation as the con
centrated drive to halt accidents is
started.
Local oil and car dealers in coop
erating with the plan urge the pub
lic to study carefully the series of ad
vertisements and to drive safely and
assist completely with the program.
The first of the series of ads will
appear in this newspaper June -7.
Father Of Local
Resident Died Sun.
Henrv McClvment, 85, father of
Mrs. Max Campbell of Hertford, died
at his home in Easton, Maryland, at
nine o'clock Sunday night, following
an illness of a few weeks.
Surviving are six daughters,
Misses Lola, Lillian and Helen Mc
Clyment, Mrs. A. E. Mircke, Mrs.
Wendell Shawn and Mrs. Max Camp
bell; three sons, Henry, Bishop and
Herbert McClyment.
Funeral services were conducted at
Centreville, Maryland, at 11 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Dress Revue By 4-H
Club Next Thursday
Perquimans County 4-H Dress Re
vue will be held at the Agricultural
Building Thursday afternoon, June
19th. The girls' dresses will be
judged and then they will model them
before .their mothers and the mem
bers of the Home Demonstration
County Council.
Local revues were held in the
school clubs at last meetings, and it
was decided that all the girls will
model their dresses in the County
Revue.
Best Junior and Senior dresses will
be selected and prizes presented to
the winners. Also the senior winner
will attend 4-H Short Course in Ra
leigh, August 18-23, where she will
enter her dress' in the State Revue.
The State winner will be given a free
trip to 4-H Congress dn Chicago.
WMS TO MEET MONDAY
The WMS of the Hertford Baptist
Church will meet Monday night at 8
o'clock at this church.
Definite Plans Await
Reaction of Business
Firms of Town
A long felt need for a Chamber of
Commerce or a similar organization
of business firms of the town crys
talized this week into a definite in
terest in the organization of a Cham
ber of Commerce in Hertford.
The project is being taken under
advisement by the civic groups, in
cluding the Rotary and Lions clubs,
the American Legion and VFW and
definite steps toward the organization
awaits reaction of local business men
to the announcement of the plans.
It was revealed here Tuesday that
a number of men have written for de
tailed information regarding the or
ganizing of a Chamber of Commerce,
and upon receipt of this information
probably further steps will be taken
in arousing the interest of business
firms.
The VFW and Hertford Rotary are
on record favoring the plan to or
ganize the Chamber here and the
Lions Club is expected to express its
favorable reaction at a meeting to
night. Dr. Allan I'.onner, president of the
Rotary Club, has appointed Robert
Hollowell, Henry C. Sullivan and
James K. Newby as a committee to
cooperate with committees from the
other groups toward realization of
the plan.
Advocates of the proposal point out
many advantages the Town would
gam from having a Chamber of
Commerce and also, at the same
time, point out the disadvantage
Hertford has suffered without such
an organization. They state that the
town would gain considerable publi
city from the organization and would
be in position to lobby for various
needs of the town and county through
the Chamber, as well as handle in
quiries regarding opportunities offer
ed here for residents and business.
Hertford has had a Chamber of
Commerce on seyeral occasion in the
past but each ttme the organization
failed for the lack of complete sup
port from all of the membership.
This time the groups advocating the
organization hope to build the plan
so firmly as to make it a lasting pro
ject which will give valuable assist
ance toward the upbuilding and ex
pansion of the community.
VFW Post Endorses
Building Program ,
The Garland H. Onley Post, No.
y,2'M of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
held its regular meeting Monday
night in tlx VFW hall. The vets
voted to accept co-sponsorship with
the I'TA of the Hertford Grammar
School of the Girl Scout troop.
The membership of the post went
on record favoring the proposed
building program recently made pub
lic by the Board of Education.
A committee composed of Robert
Hollowell, Kldon Winslow and Cliff
Hanks was appointed to attend all
meetings of the Town Board and
give veterans' viewpoints on civic
improvements and affairs.
The Post voted to give military
honors at the funeral of any de
ceased white veteran or soldier on
request by the family.
The Post also went on record as
favoring the organization of a
Chamber of Commerce in the Town
of Hertford.
Members of the local VFW Post
hold their meetings in the VFW hall
on the second and fourth Monday
nights of each month.
Camp For 4-H Club
Scheduled For August
Final plans have been made for
Perquimans 4-H camp this summer,
it was announced today by Miss
Frances Maness, County Home
Agent, who stated a large attendance
was expected from Perquimans and
Chowan counties. The camp will be
held one week, August 4-9, at James
town, Va.
The camp routine will include
morning classes, afternoon and night
recreation, a tour of Williamsburg
rand plenty of time for swimming. A
life guard will be on duty at all times
and the camp will have a nurse to
look after all sickness.
4-H Club members are urged to
register for the eamp on or before
July 15 by paying an advance deposit
on the costs of the camp.
SENIOR CIRCLE TO MEET
The Senior Circle of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church will
meet- Monday afternoon at 8:30 at
the church.
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