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The -Pei-auimans charge of the
Methodist Church ii near the comple
tion of oife of the most successful,
'years in its history of growth, it was
revealed this week by D. I Barber,
one of the' charge officials who bases
bis statementa-'upon reportsmade at
each quarterly conference and the
summary report now being prepared
for the. Annual Conference in Eliza
beth, City next week,.;
These-reports reveal that the pas-
,,-or, the RevTJy.D Stott, has met or
, arranged for a supply person to meet;
all preaching appointments during the
year.- Irf January meetings of church
;- -officials were' held, first, one for the
harg and later in local churches, to
! formulate objectives for the year, ap
.V point necessary committees, make as-
lgnmenta of specific tasks and set
' ; -dates-for study classes and other
meetings. Included in the early plan
ning "were the dates for the five re-
;vival8,Vthut making it possible to se
; - j cure some of the most able men in
. the North Carolina Conference to
: preach in these meetings. Though
.";y" some of the revivals were not held
at the customary dates, each meeting
J was well attended,' three of them run--.;ning
forjen days and two of. them
V including" a special homecoming occa-
; ion with dinner on the grounds.
r.tt-tt As early as January the officials of
Jlhe charge voted a two weeks' vaca
Tt tion for the pastor and left it to him
to decide on the date for the same,
nd accordingly set the dates for the
summer rsvivals without conflicts.
" - V Though the four Women's Societies
V of Christian Service liave promoted
, other very worth whllfc study classes
- .'.during the' yri -the-t9 'cUrt1 sef t
aitoni.fo - - of StewaxdstujL is
- i attracted ge-
- "ir-'-wdme
' -' ttotb s " ' s. tf thn
-'jnee'-w -id iut hoit , ali tor-
f.- Some4hJrty l different people pre
!v pared special assignments' in 4he text
- by Dr. Ralph W Sockman and pre
: sented most effective reports in .-the
. 1 classes.. D. L. Barber and others re
v . port that the discussions which f oh
,; '- lowed, these reports on Stewardship
;.: were among the most interesting and
.'" thought-preyolung study class discus-
r.;!M8iona yet held on the charge. Over
- fiftyj copies of Dr. k Sockman's book
. were bough and read in homes.
, j ' rln connection with tire observance
' , of Layman's Day in February and in
- -connection with a yubllc speaking
- contest-jor the young people of the
five churches there has been repeated
exchange of speakers in the churches.
Sixty or more, "messages "have beena8 Mf V" "e P18n nv
rin w i Z wv1 been set for Monday, November 3,
V. given by laymeit.of the charge, youth
v . and adults, in churches other " than
"their own. ..Most of these deputation
: -. talks were made by i- young people,
v: ;some on Stewardship., ano others as
.reports 'after" six, of the- youthi had
. attended the assemblies at Louisburg.
. , Wallace L. Wood, th charge lay
' leader, has - rendered most' effective
, --.service during the jear, among ether
' things having arranged for the speak
" iers- for Laymen's' Day; supplied for
' .the pastor in his absence for revival
rraacliing, tnlisted ote'3aymsnt tf-
, vvaccompany tum; to the:;Utymen.Iv-(
: v traat at Louisburg and. jjtssised in the
; ' two night of omevisitatkra evange-,
. - March, the fast TaigM of which, eight
, ministers of the district were present
to assist in 'this visitation, ,
Three members oMhe charge Who
are district officers AaVi spoken Ire
r ?ntly in other -churches: a George
Jackson 'as the District Lay Lead
er; Mrs. Jackson as the District Sec
retary for the WSCS. and Mrs. J. D,
t Utt as secretary of the Missionary toon of Hotel-.' Hertford Thursday
IV'sonne!.,, ' -. ..,... . laigJiV'fUk..8S fisnont'ffatat'iCS.
Though 86 new members have been
a Jed, there is .a net decrease in the
t:tal membership of the charge of
iiikmiik ine present memoersmp
CZ7, this, decrease being due to a re
vised membercTiip Usfor each church.
This year's accepted budget repre
v .per cent increase over cor-
mding items for last year, and In
' ti to the regular budget, other
-s nave tfi raised as follows:
i ly the v- n' societies, 780
on e 's uti other benevor
5 -3, ) fr .foperty im
..'3, va. .J if i',.h for the
I s '. i u' If 1,700 in
t:.e I y !.n., r -" - a trJ.
fr t'.e j r of over I12.U0, more
. t,.1!! t; j t! a amp -.t reported to thfe
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Riots broke out in Paris, this week
as a result of a political crisis, aris
ing out of an election held last week
when fqllowers of General Charles
DeGaule made marked gains at the
.polls at the expense of the Com
muniat party. Socialist Premier Paul
Ramadier, who has headed a coalition
government for months, opened a
fight, to save his government in the
face of the DeGaule advancement.
Control of1 prices will be one of the
chief topics, of discussion when Con
gress convenes in special session No
vember 17.-- President Truman, it has
hjeen reported from .Washington, ad
vised Congressional leaders, at a spe
cial meeting at the White House, that
increased prices will; mean additional
higher costs of the relief program in
Europe. It is reported that the
President will ask .Congress for price
control on certain items at the pro
ducer level in order to hold the price
line.
Hollywood has moved to Washing
ton; A Congressional committee in
vestigating Communist influence in
Hollywood has been holding a hear
ing in Washington all week. Three
Hollywood writers face contempt
charges for failing to reveal their
Stand while testifying to the commit
tee. A large number of Hollywood
stars have gathered in Washington,
some to testify at the hearing, while
the others have gathered to protest
the proceedings unless the Congres
sional committee brings definite
charges against named parties.
A'Trat , poisoning campaign, an
nounced hy the, Perquimans .Health
Department early this month, and be
ing sponsored; by the department, is
scheduled to begin Monday, Novem
ber 3, it was announced today by K.
J.-Eyer, 'Sanitation Officer. Mr. Eyer
stated that the poison ordered by the
Health -Department has arrived and
residents of Hertford may secure the
poison at the health office. The poi
son, according to the health officer, is
ready mixed and is distributed by the
Health Department at "actual cost
The public is urged to cooperate
with the Health Department' in this
project to rid the town of rats, and
and. Tuesday, November
Complaints received by the Health
Departmentrfcpurred the action result
ing in this 'campaign, and to be suc
cessful the campaign must receive the
support "of . the entire public through
the use : of -the .poison baits. The
Sanitation .-SOfflcer , states that the
poison.hould be; placed at or close 1y
rat harborages. 4a arid aronnd build
ings, which provide shelter Sot rat
2 iMamon j to-, placing -tn poison
tfie? pfeblie 4f jot; toed
sources Jor rafK using proper retain
ers' for garbage: and teeing that all
refusfti isii.plscid.vini tightly covered
HoiclsAnnual Dinner
Perquimans Lodge
: Perquimans Lodge,-Ne. 106, A. P.
& . A,. M- held its anndaf banquet for
Masons and their wives and members
of the . Eastern-; Star int ; the dining
i Psst Grand Mastee .'of North Car
Una )nd -'Potentate of -theiiriners,
William 4.- Bundy of Greenville, ,was
guest, speaker for the banquet, 'dis
cussing , Masonry and . the .Order itof
mm MieTn:.pxar;.;sp: wffygt
; jrj.t iu Campen , or fideHtonrdeputy
grand: piaster of the second Masonic
districts Who holds an honorary cer
tificate ;. with ? the Perquimans ! lodr3.
presented Mri Uundy with an honor
ary : membership ;? certificate ; ini the
Perquimans Iodge.V' js..&.jv
-I rast-master jewels were presentea
to the following past masters of tt.f
lodxei - ,P. T; JoLnson. Gv- C CneSc. J.
S..Vick, A. LX Skinner, ;G.' W. Jack
son, A. T. Lane, C C. Winslow, Claude
rhite and D.'J. PntcAiMi ";-'i.- .
; M. E.-nithrd:2trict deputy of t' "
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Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 31, 1947.
Furniture. Company
To Erect Building
An announcement was raade last
Saturday by Paul White, manager of
the White Furniture Company, of the
purchase of the lot owned by H. W.
Lynch, on Market Street. The lot
was purchased by the local firm for
the purpose, of erecting a building
which will house the furniture store.
According to Mr. White the local
firm-will erect a modern building on
the lot and will move the furniture
business into the building as soon
as construction is completed. Con
struction on the building' is expected
to be started next Spring.
Lions Club Sponsors
Sunshine Sue Nov 6th v
Sunshine Sue. ' one -'o.;jhe -1eit
Imomt fl-lb-ly' and " Western -shows
touring', the. South, will appear 'here
November 4 for two benefit perform
ances for .ithe . charity fund of the
Hertford .Lions, Club. .
The show will 4e presented at the
Persuimans High School auditorium.
llnizns Turn Back
lliamston Green
Mr By 18-6 Score
?erquimans Hos t to
! Manteo Gridders In
Game Here Tonight
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Pferquimans High School chalked
up another football victory last Fri
day afternoon when the Indians turn
ed back the Williamston Green Wave
by a score' of 18-6. The game was
played at Williamston, and Coach Joe
Levinson, of Perquimans, used prac
tically his entire squad during the
contest. The Indians tallied twice
during the same period. The Indians
crossed the goal line again in the
final period. The local team '"scored
firstyon a sustained march down the
neio,ana jonn ward carried the ban
over on a 20-yard run: Chester Wins-
low intercepted a Williamston pass
to .score the second tally for the In
dians and the third touchdown was
made when Pitt broke through the
Williamston defense to snag a lateral
passy and race over the goal for six
mors points.
The v.ietory, third out for four
games in the Albemarle Conference,
was a sweet one for the Indians, who
had 'been racked with injuries most
of the week, and indications prior to
the game pointed toward Williamston
winning the contest. Several of the
local players are still listed on the
injured list, but no doubt will see
some action in the game here tonight.
Perquimans is host to the Manteo
Hig School team in the 'game to be
ilayed on Memorial Field. Manteo
.t a member, of the Albemarle
inference, so the game will not
ouftt in conference standings.
aateo has not had a very successful
leason and indications are that the
ndians""will have little trouble in
tnarking up another Victory.
Reporting on the game at William
ston Coach Levinson highly praised
the entire squad and stated he was
satisfied with the showing made by
the local boys, considering several of
tfte.itarflng members were handi-
cappedrby injuries. The team played
wen coin on onense and aerense and
out-maneuvered the Williamston
team in most departments of the
game-.
Red Cross Chapter
Adopts '48 Budget
Officers and committee chairmen
of the Perquimans Chapter of the
Red Cross held a quarterly meeting,
in the Courthouse, last Friday night.
Rev. B. C. Reavis, chairman of the
chapter, presided over the business
session, which included reports by the
committee heads and the adoption of
the chapter budget for 1948.
Officers present included Mr.
Reavis, Mrs. Marie Britton, secretary,
Mrs. Ben Thatch, Mrs. Lawrence
Towe, Miss Frances Maness, Mrs. R.
A. Applewhite and J. H. Towe.
After some discussion as to the
needs of the local chapter for next
year the group adopted the budget
for the year. The amount being the
same as in 1947.
Mr. Reavis displayed a special cer
tificate of award made the local chap
ter, by the American Red- Cross for
achieving its 1947 campaign fund
goals A certificate of merit was also
awarded Miss Frances Maness, Who
served as chairman of the fund cam-
paign. . -,
CRIMINAL DOCKET OF SUPERIOR COURT
CONCLUDED HERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
jjecommendatiojy
A far-reaching recommendation was
made by the Grand Jury during the
October term of court, which will
mean, if the recommendation is car
ried out, that a continuing Grand
Jury will be established for Perquim
ans County. The Grand Jury recom
mended that the Board of County
Commissioners request the County
Representative to offer a bill at the
next General Assembly establishing a
continuing Grand Jury service here.
A jury of 18 would be selected to
serve for one year, nine members be
ing relieved of duty after having
served on the jury for at least twelve
months.
The report stated the jury had
made the customary inspection of
county buildings and offices and found
all to be in good condition, with
some exceptions to some of the school
buildings. Several school buses were
found to be in unsatisfactory condi
tion. Miss Evelyn Long
Weds Elliott Layden
In Church Ceremony
On Sunday afternoon, October 20,
at 4:30 o'clock at Bethel Baptist
Church, Miss Florence Evelyn Long,
daughter of Mrs. Preston Long and
the late Mr. Long, became the bride
of Anderson Elliott Layden, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson E. Layden.
The double ring ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. John. T. Byrum,
pastor of the bride.
The church was decorated with
palms, ferns, white gladioli, dahlias,
chrysanthemums and magnolia leaves
and lighted candles.
Miss Eunice . Everett of Norfolk
rendered a program of nuptial music
preceding the ceremony. She wore a
rose crepe dress with black acces
sories. Her flowers were a shoulder
corsage of pink roses. Leslie Wins
low of Hertford sang "Always" and
"Because" during the musical pro
gram. -1 . The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Julian Long,
wore a street length two-piece dress
of blue gabardine. Her accessories
were black. She carried a white
prayer book, centered with white
rnapB nnH rihhnn with annnHmcronc
The bride had as her matron oNer "a charKe of assau,t with intent
honor her sister-in-law, Mrs. Julian
Long, who wore a dress of pink crepe
with brown accessories. She carried
a hand bouquet of mixed flowers.
Miss Mary Inez Chappell, cousin of
the bride, and Mrs. Archie Riddick,
sister of the bridegroom, were brides
maids. Miss Chappell wore a dress
of beige crepe wih brown acces
sories. Mrs. Riddick wore a dress of
aqua with black accessories. They
carried hand bouquets of mixed flow
ers. Dan Tillett, Jr of Greenviller N.
C, cousin of the bridegroom, was best
man.
The ushers were Emmett Long and
Archie Riddick.
Miss Eunice Long, cousin of the
bride, was mistress of ceremony. She
wore a two-piece dress of brown
aralac flannel with matching acces
sories. Her flowers were a shoulder
corsage of pink roses.
The mother - of the bride wore a
dress of black crepe with matching
accessories. Her flowers were a cor
sage of red roses.
The mother of the bridegroom wore
black wool suit with matching ac
ceasories and her flowers were a cor
sage of red roses.
The couple left immediately after
the ceremony for a wedding trip of
unannounced points. Upon their re
turn, they will make their home in
Hertford.
Farm Bureau. Names
Officers For Year
1 1 Members of the Perquimans County
Farm Bureau met last Thursday night
and elected officers for the year. Fred
Mathews was elected as president;
Watson E. Russell, vice president, and
A.T. Lane, secretary-treasurer. Di
rectors named were Preston, Nixon,
HV B. Mathews, C C. Chappell, G. A.
Jordan, W, H. Morgan and L. I Lane.
A.i report on the current member
ship; drive ; was ! made, by Jacob L.
White, chairman of the' driver' which
revealed that 418 .memberships had
been secured to date. -' This leaves a
total of 74 . memberships to be se
cured .in order that the Perquimans
Bureau reach its 1947 membership
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$1.50 Per Year.
Three Cases Continued
To April Term; Civil
Actions Heard
The October term of Perquimans
Superior Court opened here Monday
morning with Judge Hunt Parker
presiding, and shortly after the em
paneling of the Grand Jury, the Court
moved rapidly to clear the calendar of
a number of criminal cases. The
criminal docket was concluded early
Tuesday afternoon after Judge Park
er had allowed a defense motion for
a continuance in the case of the State
against Robert Lee Allen, charged
with manslaughter. Allen was rep
resented by W. H. Oakey, Jr.
Two other cases scheduled for hear
ing at this term of court were also
continued until the April term of
court. These cases were those in
which Wayland White, Jr., is charg
ed with breaking and entering the
smokehouse of H. A. Turner, and in
which H. A. Turner is charged with
driving under the influence of intoxi
cants. Cases disposed of at this term of
court included those of the State
against Cleatus Saunders, charged on
three counts, robbery, theft of an
automobile and assault upon Police
man R. A. White. Saunders enter
ed a plea of guilty to the first two
counts and was sentenced to State
prison for terms of from three to five
years on each. He was found guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon on
Mr. White and received a jail sen
tence of 18 months on this charge.
A verdict of not guilty was ordered
in the case charging Roy Sutton, Ne
gro, with larceny.
Iro Jones, Negro, entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of non-support
and he received a sentence of 12
months on the roads, suspended upon
payment of costs, five years proba
tion and he was ordered to pay $" per
week for the support of his children.
Jesse East charged on two counts
with the theft of two auto trucks, en
tered a plea of guilty to both counts.
He was sentenced to State prison fl&r
from one to two years on both
counts, sentences to run consecutively.
The case charging Murray Seaton
Smith with non-support was ordered
dismissed.
Judge Parker heard two recom
mendations on revocation of proba
tions and ordered the sentence of 60
days invoked in the case of Dallas
Gilliam, Negro, and ordered the case
of Jackson Costen continued until the
next term of court.
The Grand Jury returned a verdict
of not a true bill against Fleet Coop-
to kil
Several civil actions were disposed
of Tuesday when Judge Parker or
dered non-suits in two divorce ac
tions and ordered one other dismissed.
Two suits for divorce were heard and
allowed. Estimates on the duration
of several of the civil trials deemed
it necessary for the continuation of
some of the cases listed for hearings.
Further hearings of the civil cal
endar were brought to an abrupt end
ing in court Wednesday when on mo
tion by the plaintiff, the case of
Mayes vs. J. C. Blanchard & Co. was
continued to the January term of
court.
The continuance of this case, which
was expected to consume consider
able time, and which caused the court
to continue other cases on the calen
dar, brought the term to a close
Wednesday evening.
4-H Clubs To Hold
Achievement Day
The 1947 theme for all 4-H mem
bers throughout the United States
has been "Working Together for a
Better Home and World Community".
The results of, efforts in carrying out
this theme may .well be highlighted
during the observance of National
4-H Achievement Week, Nov. 1 to 9.
The Perquimans County 4-H Clubs
are having this Achievement Day
Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Agricultural
Building in Hertford at 2:80 P. M.
The boys and girls will at this time
exhibit their work during the past
year, and members who have done
outstanding work will be recognized
as county winners. The principal
speaker will be P. H. Jameson, teach'
er oi vocational Agriculture at Wood
land. Mr. Jameson was at one time
Assistant County Agent of Per
quimans County, and later was coun
ty agent in Pasquotank County. -From
his experiences, we feel sure- -that
he will give valuable information1 ,
to the 4-H boys and girls. ' :
All parents end friends are cordial
ly invited to the Perquimans County.
Achievement Day. ; j . r