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ume XIV. Number 38.
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Fcteg fueling
Activities Curtailed By
'Fluids Available Dur
ing Year '
-Edwin F. Morgan of the Farmers
Home Administration Office at Hert
ford, which serves Perquimans and
Chowan counties, returned this week
from a state-wide conference a( Ra
leigh held to "review program opera
tions and activities for the ensuing
year.
At the meeting emphasis was plac
ed on the fact that farmers who can
obtain credit from regular sources
on reasonable terms and conditions
are not eligible for assistance through
the Farmers, Home Administration.
Also the loan funds available thiB
year for some types of loans are
very limited in comparison with
funds available for such purposes in
previous years.
.. Direct Government loans for the
purchase, enlargement and develop
ment of family-type farms will be
made to the extent that funds are
available. Veterans have preference.
Insured mortgage loans are also
available through Farmers Home Ad
ministration for the purchase, en
largement and development of family-type
farms by tenants, share
croppers and farm laborers who are
eligible for the service of the agency.
Veterans also have preference in ap
plications for these loans. This is
the first time that such loans have
been available to farmers. As ex
plained by Mr. Morgan, all loans will
be made on the basis of appraised
normal values. The borrower pays
" down 10 per cent of the normal value,
.and a lending institution, such as a
bank or insurance company, lends the
remaining 90 per cent. The Govern
ment Jnsum the loans and Farmers
Horn 'administration . personnel make
jHeetion and otherwise service
thanv;
" IMS tfct.an. insured farnj, owu-1
ersnip vquik oear o7 per cent inter
est and are repayable on a 40-year
amortized basis..
' A production and subsistence loan
program will provide short; term cre
dit for eligible farmers for the pur
chase of seed, feed, fertilizer and
farm and home equipment, '
Two kinds of production and sub
sistence loans will be made. Annual
loans are available to finance opera
tions for the year and must be repaid
within 12 months. Adjustment loans
are available when farmery wish to
make major changes for the. better in
their farm and home operations, and
may run up to five years.
. Guidance and assistance in plan
ning farm and home operations and
in executing the plans witl be avail
able to families who obtain farm
ownership and adjustment loans.
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HEADLINES
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f : ' The General: Assembly -w the Unit
ed Nations, meeting -in New ,jr ork,
Tuesday for. its first session elected
Oswald Aranha, pro-USA of Brazil,
as the Assembly, president. - Follow
ing organization.; of that assembly
Warren Austin, permanent U. S.
representative) called up the 'group
to immediately' consider the problems
of a world police force and. the Soviet
misuse of the veto, which had crip
pled somewhat the action of the UN
sub-committee. , .
Housewives have organised a buy
er -resTstajHse . campaign ' throughout
v . a major portion of the nation and ac
, cording to reports sales in grocery
; stores are offr especially, on '..butter,,
meats and in-, some "localities milk.
: The campaign got its start when one
nousewife called another by phone
j and requested the second party to call
flva other friends, it was not long
' before many persona er contacted
''and the movement wa .under, way,
No reports, Jocajly, Indicate the move
ment has reached here. 1 1" '
, Peace treaties between Ale Allies
- and German"" satellites went into ef
fect, this week, and an Incident was
; avoided when seven Americaneoldie
held" off two thousand Yugoslav
troops who attempted, to enter the
. free city of Trieste. The Yngciavs
attempted to encroach upon Italian
territory, aome'of -which wa lost
" through the peace treaty, but were
', halted in the attempt to" march into
. Trieste. With the peace t -e&ty now
in effect American troops 'stationed
In Italy must leave tv t cr.--r.try with
in 90 days, tIs l.-j: one of tne
cla" s of t' t "'7. .
To LeadHevival
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REV. JAMES HAYES
The Rev. James Hayes, pastor of
the North Winston Baptist Church of
Winston-Salem, will be the guest
minister at a series of revival .cer
vices to be conducted at the Hertford
Baptist ' Church during the week of
September 22-27. Services will be
conducted daily at 3T45 . P. M. and
7:30 P. M. The Rev. Mr. Hayes is
an outstanding minister and the pub
lic is cordially invited to attend all
services and to hear the messages de
livered by the guest minister.
Complete Schedule
For Driver's Exams
Released This Week
Col. L. C.. Rosser, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, has issued a complete
schedule for re-examination of all
drivers as provided in the Highway
Safety Act .passed by the 1947 Gen
eral Assembly.
As previously announced, people
whose surnames begin with A and B
are being examined now during the
period beginning July r and. ending
Persons whose last names begin
with C and 0 will be examined be
tween January 1 and June 30, 1948.
Theschedule for other-alphabetical
groups follows:
E, F and G drivers from July 1 to
December 31, 1948.
tt, it J, and K between January 1
and June 30, 1949.
L ,and M between July 1 and De
cember 31, 1949.
N, O, P and Q between January
1 and June 30, 1950.
R, S and T between July 1 and
December 31, 1950.
U, V, W, X, Y and Zr-between
January 1 and June 30, 1951.
Col. Rosser said the re-examinetionj
schedule had been worked out care
fully according to the number of
drivers in - each alphabetical group.
He added that: "At the end of four
years, I hope North Carolina can
boast a group of safe-minded mo
torists." Taking four years to complete, the
re-examination program is designed
to eliminate all poor drivers from the
roads. A thorough driving test is
now being given, which examines mo
torists on the essential driving tech
niques. jGiven in four parts, the
exam consists oti - a vision test, a
highway sign ttest, a written rules
questionnaire and an actual road test.
Col. Rosser again urged upon mo
torists the necessity of taking the ex
amination as soon as their alphabet
ical' group comes up. Persons caught
driving on old licenses after the ex
piration of their alphabetical group
deadline will be 'guilty of driving
without, a license, which is a mis
demeanor, and wjll be punished by a
fine of not less than $25. .
Hertford PTA Met
Last Thursday P. M.
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Th Parent Teacher Association ' of
the Hertford Grammar School met on
Thursday night at 8 'o'clock at the
Hertford' Grammar- School bulldina1.
The meeting was called U order by
tne president, ttrs.;, Norman Elliott,
Who: made a report ' on "the PTA In
stitute which she attended in Greens
boro Mr - Elliott -also- aummarized
the National Four' Point Prdsrfam of
the PTAt,.Mrs. ' Charles Johnson
made a;talJt onWiy You Are Need
ed to the PTA." Aftsri committee
reports; were' made there was a' dis
cussion of the playground project for
this year. The regular meeting time
of- - the . Hertford Grammar- School
PTA" in S ''o'clock on i thn" -Mniwt
Thursday of each school month.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
K Kr - and Krs, D.-,- D. - Fuller an
nounce the' birth of a daughter born
Sunday1, Sept 14 at the" alnsviUe
Hospital, Gainesville; Fla,-4 Mother
and daughter an getting along nice-
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 19, 1947.
Farm Bureau Dinner
Opening Event Of
Membership Drive
Local Farm Organiza
tion Wants 492 Mem
bers For 1947
Perquimans County Farm Bureau
opened its 1947 membership drive
last Friday night with a banquet at
the Colonial Tourist Home. More
than 40 members of the local bureau
attended the banquet, after which
details for conducting the current
membership campaign were worked
out.
Fred Mathews, president of the
Farm Bureau, presided over the
business session, which, followed the
delicious dinner served the group.
R. Bryant, field representative for
the State Farm Bureau office, was the
guest spenker for the meeting.
Mr. Bryant told the bureau mem
bers of the plans for the national
convention, to be held this year in
Chicago. He also related many of
the benefits farmers gain through the
operation of Farm Bureau.
Jacob L. White was elected to serve
as chairman of the 1947 membership
drive and he immediately met with
the five teams, representing each
township of the county. The group
voted that ladies, henceforth, will be
eligible to paid memberships in the
Farm Bureau.
Each township in the county has
been divided into areas in which
township solicitors will canvass each
farmer for membership in the Per
quimans Bureau. The county goal
for membership for 1947 has been
announced at 492 members. The var
ious teams of the bureau will attempt
to enroll this number in the campaign
to be conducted during the next two
weeks.
County Man Fatally
Injured By Train
George W. Whitehead, 71, of Route
2, Hertford, died at the Albemarle
Hospital . in Elizabeth City at 4:15
o'clock Monday afternoon as a re
suit of serious injuries sustained
when his car was struck last Satur
day by a south bound Norfolk South
ern passenger train. The accident
occurred at the crossing in Winfall
According to State Patrolman M.
T. Rogers, who investigated the ac
cident, Mr. ' Whitehead was enroute
from Belvidere to Hertford and the
train was slowing down to stop at
Winfall when Whitehead drove onto
the tracks and the train hit the left
side of the car and dragged it abeut
100 yards.
Whitehead was given first aid
treatment here in Hertford by Dr. T.
P. Brinn and later removed to the
hospital, where authorities stated he
suffered several fractures and inter
nal injuries.
Deceased was the son of the late
Willis and Mariah Perry Whitehead
and resided in Perquimans County all
his life. He is survived by his wi
dow, Mrs. Abbie Rountree White
head, four daughters, Mrs. T. W.
Blanchard and Mrs. R. E. Brendle of
Norfolk, Mrs. G. W. Jackson and
Mrs. Carson Howell of this county,
and one son, George W. Whitehead,
Jr., "of Sanford, N. C, and eight
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Lynch Funeral Home Thursday
afternoon at 4 o clock. Burial fol
lowed in Cedarwood Cemetery.
Local Recruiter
Leads In District
Sgt. Paul Fisher, ef Hertford, has
received commendation from Army
Recruiting Headquarters for an out
standing record in recruiting regular
army enlistments during the month
of August.. According to the cita
tion, Fisher secured more enlistments
than any other recruiting, officer in
this Bistrict during the past . three
months. ; The Elizabeth City Army
Recruiting Office, of which Sergeant
Fisher, is a part, led the entire dis
trict, including North and South Car
olina, in securing men for the U. S.
Army last months '
, Ai result of the record he has
achieved Sgt. Fisher was' selected as
one of the fifty soldiers to attend a
special army training schoolin Wash
ington, D. ,C, He also, was granted
a ' special '15-day leave- and re-
assigned . iol the Elisabeth City Be
Office, fortha next rfour
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i & tIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ;
Dr, and MrsvV Kemp Undsay ol
Fayetteville, announce the" birth of a
S0n?,W.-Kemp, Jr. Mr, Lindsav Ja
the former Miss Katherlne Murchi-
dians-Jacket Game
pens Grid Season
Here Friday Night
Goach Levinson Gives
I u: rrii t :
j To Play
Perquimans High School will oDen
iti 1947 football season here Friday
nitrht when the Perouimana Indiana
takigle with an old foe, the Elizabeth
Cijty Yellow Jackets. Game time has
been set at 8 o'clock and Coach Joe
Lejvinson of Perquimans revealed on
Wednesday that a tentative starting
lirieup for the Indians will see How
ard Pitt and Emmett Elmore at ends;
Clinton and Earl Winslow at tackles;
Bob Jordan and Horace Webb at
guards; Robert Evans at center, with
the back field composed of Chester
Wjnslow, Jack Symons, John Ward
and Edward Lane.
lhe coach reported that the out
standing play of Bill lioyce, L. C. E
liott, Wallace Dai, Ray Kirby and
Richard Futrell during the past week
will no doubt place them among the
boys who will see action during the
opening game.
I he Indians boast a squad of 35
players this season and all of the
boys are in good shape for the open
ing game with the Yellow Jackets.
The team will most likely outweigh
Elizabeth City, as the coach reports
his Starting lineup will average about
170 pounds. The Indians have gone
through hard practice sessions this
week in preparation for the opening
game and are counting on giving the
Jackets a battle for the winning
honors.
A large crowd of fans are expected
to turn out for the opening game.
In addition to the football game, the
two bands will play prior to the game
and during the half time intermis
sion. The Perquimans High School
Ban will play as will the Elizabeth
City band.
The local band will have seven ma
jorettes leading: its ; parade and the
seven cheer leaders re alSo expect
ed to put on a good show for the fans.
No Charges Filed
In Elliott Case
Joseph Henry Elliott, 21-year-old
youth, was released from the Per
quimans County jail late Monday af
ternoon after a consultation had been
held between .officials of the local
court and the father of a 13-year-old
girl who resides in Chowan County.
Elliott was to be held on investiga
tion of moral charges following a
complaint made by the father of
Mary Magdelina Kennedy of the Yeo
pim section of Chowan County.
The youth had been placed under
arrest in Edenton, charged with
transporting non-tax paid liquor
when the moral complaint was made
to Chowan County authorities. El
liott was apprehended and placed in
the local jail until his release Mon
day. According to local officials, the
facts pertaining to the case have
been turned over to the District So
licitor for final action.
Seven Cases Heard
By Recorder Judge
A total of seven cases were dis
posed of by the Perquimans Record
er's Court here Tuesday morning.
Six of the cases were submitted and
one hearing was conducted by Judge
Charles E. Johnson.
A verdict of not guilty was rend
ered by Judge Johnson in the case
charging Murray Smith with inade
quate support of his seven year old
daughter.
Charlie Midgett, Negro, was found
not guilty of assault.
Richard Whidbee, Negro, submitted
to a charge of driving withouKa li
cense and paid a fine of $25 and costs
of court
Linwood Miner, Negro, paid a fine
of 10 and the costs of court after en
tering a plea of guilty to a charge of
driving with insufficient brakes.
Melvin Colsori, Jr., was fined $25
and costs for driving without a li
cense and his fatherf Melvin Cotson,
Sr., charged with, permitting his car
to be driven without, a license, had
prayer of judgment continued in his
case, '
Joseph ' Bratton submitted to aj
charge of speeding and paid a fine
of $10 and costs of court.
MINNIE WILSONS TO MEET
The Minnie r WiMon Missionary So
ciety; of - the Methodist Church will
meet Monday hlafht at 8 o'clock with
Mrs. Rosser Brinn. . All members are
urged to be jpresent ' "
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS NEEDED TO TOWN
WATER TANK MAYOR REPORTS TO BOARD
AAA Office Urges
Farmers To Return
Questionnaires
W. E. White, secretary of the
Perquimans AAA committee, today
reminded peanut producers of the
county that questionnaires mailed out
during the past week should be filled
out and returned to the AAA office
not later than October 1.
Miss Mae Wood Winslow, Mr.
White, Milton Dail and J. Q. Hurdle',
representing the county committee,
attended a meeting this week at Wil
son, during which the importance of
these questionnaires was stressed.
It was pointed out that failure to!
return the questionnaire by October 1
might anect the peanut quotas as -
signed individual producers.
The local office also reminded Per
quimans farmers that orders for seed
for winter cover crops are being re
ceived at the AAA office.
More Than 300 Vets
Attend Roll Call
Here Last Friday
Hugs Crowd at Baseball
Game; Band Receives
Fifty Dollars
More than H00 Perquimans County
veterans answered the second annual
roll call, held here last Friday night
under the sponsorship of the Wm.
Paul Stallings Post of the American
Legion. The vets and their families
and friends enjoyed a fish fry at six
o'clock then adjourned to Memorial
Field where a baseball game was
played between the vets from Hert
ford and those residing in the rural
communities. The rural vets swamp
ed the town boys by an 8-3 score.
Proceeds from the baseball game
were divided between the American
Legion post and the Perquimans High
School band. The band received fifty
dollars as its share from the gate
receipts. The Legion used its por
tion of the receipts to help defray
the expense of the fish fry.
The event came to a climax with
a public nance, wnicn started at nine
o'clock. The dance was held on
Church Street, between Grubb and
Market Streets. Many of the young
er set enjoyed dancing while several
hundred older folks watched from
the sidewalks.
Members of the American Legion
expressed themselves as gratified
over the big turn out for the roll call
and plans have already been made
to make the party an annual event.
Large Attendance At
Central PTA Meeting
The PTA of Perquimans County
Central Grammar School held its first
meeting on Monday night, September
1$ at eight o'clock in the school au
ditorium. The interest of the parents
mas manifested by a large attend
ance.
Snow Hill and White Hat were in
charge of the program, and the topic
was "Why You Are Needed in the
PTA." The meeting opened with the
PTA song, and the Rev. Byerly con
ducted the devotional. "The Lord's
Prayer" was sung by Mrs. Fred
Matthews and Mrs. Howard Mat
thews, accompanied by Miss Kate
Blanchard. '
After some appropriate remarks,
Superintendent F. T. Johnson intro
duced the incoming principal, S. L.
Snipes." Reports of the various com
mittees were submitted by each
chairman. The attendance prize, a
famous painting, was awarded to the
First Grade, Mrs. Leslie Winslow,
teacher. Mrs. J. D. Stott spoke in
terestingly on the topic of the even
ing. The meeting closed with a play
let, "Wholesale Jealousy."
Repairs Being Made
T6 Walters Bridge
State highway workmen are re
pairing the Walters Creek bridge at
the south edge of town on the road
leading to Harvey Point. The State
Highway Commission -began ' the re
pairs last Thursday, after on inspec
tion revealed the bridge as being
dangerous.'
The bridge over the creek was re
built several years ago, and green
lumber used in the construction has
since rotted away. Jbastn week a
wheel on an automobile struck a rot
ten, section in the bridge and tha car
wheel sank through hole.
Tha bridge is closed to traffic un
til all repairs , are completed. r
$1.50 Per Year.
Estimated Two Thous
and Dollars Cost of
Work Needed
Extensive repairs are badly needed
to the Town of Hertford's largest
water tank, according to Mayor V.
N. Darden, who reported to the Town
Board Mondav night that the tank
had been inspected by a repair man
who estimated that costs of the re
pairs would be approximately two
thousand dollars.
The steel sides of the tank have
reacted to chemical action and are
badly chipped and gradually wearing
through. It is believed that unless
repair work is done on the tank in
the near future that the entire struc-
ture wj be lost
Work proposed on
of caulking and
UVip tani, consists
' painting the inside and outside of the
I tank. Following the report by the
, Mayor, the lioard voted to ask for
jbids on the work and costs of the
! work will be met by the Hoard bor-
! rowing sufficient money to pay the
I costs.
' Two delegations appeared before
the Board meeting this week, Mrs.
Norman Elliott, Mrs. J. H. Towe and
Miss Mary Sumner, representing the
; Hertford Grammar School PTA, who
'advised the Board that the PTA had
installed a new electric range in the
school lunch room and requested a
special electric rate in order that the
stove could be operated within the
means of the lunch room program.
The Hoard members voted to allow a
special rate for the PTA.
A. W. Hefren and W. H. Pitt, rep
resenting the Hertford Baseball Club,
appeared before the Hoard and re
ported that the local club operated
at a loss during the past baseball
season and requested the Town Hoard
to reduce the electric bill incurred, by
the use of the lights at Memorial
Field. The delegation pointed out
electric costs of other clubs in the
league and asked that the locai biii
be reduced in order for the Hertford
club to meet the obligations still out
standing. The Board voted to re
duce the statement by approximately
two hundred dollars
In addition to the above financial
routine matters were handled during
the meeting and it was reported that
the parking meters to be installed on
Church and Market streets had ar
rived and would be installed in the
near future. The parking ordinance
passed recently by the Town Board
will become effective upon the instal
lation of the parking meters.
Hertford Rotarians
Host To District
At Assembly Tues.
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club were hosts Tuesday evening at
their regular meeting to 14 visiting
Rotarians who had gathered here to
attend a Little Assembly on Com
munity Service, which was conducted
by Vic Huggins of Chapel Hill, Gov
ernor of the 189th District of Rotary
International.
The assembly was called to order at
five o'clock in the Court House and
representatives of the Elizabeth City,
Hertford, Edenton, Ahoskie, Hender
son, Smithfield, Murfreesboro, Rocky
Mount and Weldon Rotary Clubs
answered to the roll call. The Com
munity Service chairman then spent
more than one hour discussing vari
ous projects of community service
achieved in their respective commu
nities. Following the adjournment of the
Assembly the visitors went to the
Hertford Hotel, where they joined
the Hertford Rotarians in the regu
lar Tuesday meeting.
Mr. Huggins introduced John A.
Holmes of Edenton, past District
Governor, who spoke on community
service to the members attending the
dinner meeting. Mr. Holmes told the
Rotarians that while Rotary Inter
national sponsored no one service, it
was the aim of Rotary to render aid
and assistance to any and all pro
jects of benefit to a community.
Mission Program
Held Tuesday P. M.
A State Mission program was given
at the Hertford Baptist Church Tues
day evening under the auspices -of the
Woman's Missionary Society, with
Mrs. I. A. Ward presiding. The meet
ing opened with a hymn followed by
the Lord's Prayer. Mrs. C. W. Dul
ing read a poem and Mrs. M. J. Greg
ory gave the devotional. The Rev. C.
W. Duling then led in prayer. Those
taking part in the program were Mrs
V. N. Darden, Mrs. Will Msdre, Mrs.
Raymond Holmes and - Mrs. josiah
Elliott -; Prayer was then given by
J. Pv Perry and, Mr. 'L A- Ward.
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