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-Volume Xi V. Number 467
Herttord, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 14, 1947.
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HEADLINES
With Congress convening on next
Monday it is reported sharp debate
may come on the Marshall Plan to
aid Europe. Secretary of State Gen
eral George Marshall has requested
almost three billions in dollars be
spent in aid to European nations dur
ing the next year. Republican Sen
ate leader Taft is reported to differ
with Marshall on the sum. Taft, it
is ' stated,' says the request is too
large. .Official sources believe the
Marshall Plan will be adopted by
Congress.
.The United 'States and Russia
reached an agreement in . an UN
meeting this week when a committee
voted to partition Palestine into two
separate free states, one for Jews
andthe other for Arabs. The ques
tion had been submitted to the com
mittee for decision and Great Britain
refrained from comment upon .the
agreement Under the decision Bri
tain' mandate of Palestine will end
May 1 next year and the two sepa
rate states will be set up by July ' 1,
1948. .
; ,,' A government agency this week "of -
fared to buy up hens which' don't lay
.' ! many eggs and put them in deep
' freeze for later use. The plan was
. offered after the Food Committee had
changed poultrylesa Thursdays to
eggless Thursday in the conservation
program . now In effect. ' The move
would mean, according; to a spokes
man for the plan, the aving of 80
million bushels of grain.
; A new agency reported this week
that two and , one-half years after
'; World 'Wa n victorious allies stll
; hold about 2H million axis war pris
; oners, -Russia, j the report' states,,
," holds' the most, more than' 1H mil
lion, the rest being held, in France,
"' Britain and Belgium. One 'report
, " stated Russia is training a vast num
. ber of these prisoners toward the de?
' velopment of a German, arm? unit
The United States the report says,
considers the holding of the war pris
oners a violation of the Geneva con
vention, . . ,j. V . '
Methodist Pastors
Assigned New Posts
Perquimans County's Methodist
pastors, the Rev. B. C. Reavis of the
Hertford church and the Rev. J. D.
Stott of the Perquimans Charge,
were assigned new pastorates by the
Annual Conference, which concluded
its' meeting in Elizabeth City last
Sunday.
wThe Rev. B. C. Reavis,' pastor of the
'Hertford Methjit$hurch for the
bit 8v yirs. , siiijiMiirped to the
Fifth Avenue Church in Wilmington,
and the Rev. Mr. Stott was assigned
to the church at Maysyille. Mr. Stott
served as pastor of the Perquimans
Charge during the past year.
During his years at the Hertford
church Mr. Reavis, in addition to his
regular duties, assumed a vast inter
est in civic affairs and served as
chairman of the Perquimans Chapter
of the Red Cross for the past two
years. He took an active part in
many other civic organizations and
public undertakings.
The Rev. D. L. Fouts of Weldon
was assigned to replace Mr. Reavis
at the Hertford church and the Rev.
E. B. Edwards will replace Mr. Stott
for the Perquimans Charge.
Recorder's Court
Has Light Docket
Only one case was listed on the
docket of the Perquimans Recorder's
Court here Tuesday morning and the
defendant, Hoke Eason, Negro,
charged with larceny, failed to ap
pear for the hearing. The court or
dered Eason held on bond for appear
ance next Tuesday.
A number of cases were listed as
submissions, including Pearl Igou,
who paid a line of $10 and costs for
speeding.
Cleveland Buck and Mrs. David
McManus , each were fined $25 and
costs on charges of driving without
a license. ,
Addle Hoffler, Negro, paid a fine of
$10 and costs on charges of driving
with insufficient brakes.
E. L. Hurdle, Jr., submitted to a
charge .of driving with improper
lights and paid a .fine of $10 and
costs.
Percy Steward, Jr., Negro, was
taxed with the costs of court on a
charge of being drunk.
Yankee Officials On
Training Site Trip
E, J. Martin, director of the farm
system, for the New York Yankee
Baseball organization, and H. P.
Dawson, president of - the Norfolk
Tars Club, were in Hertford Tuesday
for the purpose of making" arrange
ments for the Tars to hold their
spring training camp . here' in 1948.
( .The Tart trained here last season,
using Memorial Field as a training
camp. Some 45 players were brought
here during the try-outs.,
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr, and! Mrs. Harold La Bell of
New Have.iv ' Conn., .announce 4he
birth of a ion, tarn Saturday, No
veraber 8th, at the Medical Center,
Elizabeth City. Mrs. LeBeil - before
her marriag. was Miss Leah Nach-
Mndians Will Seek
We From Aces
ijn Game Tonight
prquimans Wins From
I Columbia In Rough
l Game Last Friday
Perquimans High School's football
team will be out to avenge a 6-0 de
feat handed them earlier this year by
the Edenton Aces, when the two
teams meet here Friday night in a
return game. Coach Joe Levinson's
charges, feeling great after chalking
up their fourth straight win at the
expense of Columbia last Friday
night, have put in a full week of
practice in preparation for the tilt
with Coach Tex Lindsay's outfit, from
Chowan.
Edenton, too, has improved materi
ally since these two. teams, played
early in September and fans can ex
pect a great game when the kickoff
is made at 8 o'clock. While Per
quimans may be rated slightly as the
underdog in this game, the Indians
always play their best game against
Edenton and we will predict a victory
for the Indians.
The Indians tightened their grip on
the second place position in the Al
bemarle Conference by turning back
Columbia last week by a 6-0 score.
The one touchdown advantage, how
ever, does not reveal the degree that
the Indians outplayed the Wildcats.
Perquimans more than doubled the
number of first downs gained by the
visitors and threatened to score on
at least three occasions but were
stopped in goal-line stands by Colum
bia. The game was marred by rough
playing on the part of three Columbia
players, the right end in particular,
who was ejected from the game in the
final minutes for striking Jack Sy
mons', Indian lineman.
According to the Perquimans play
ers, the Columbia end was guilty of
slugging throughout most of the
game, and poor officiating resulted in
the fight near the close of the con
test. The Indians scored their touchdown
on a lateral pass play with John
Ward, who did a brilliant piece of
playing, carrying the ball over the
pay line. Ward was the outstanding
player of the game and was backed
up with some good defensive work by
Lane, Winslow, Pitt and Symons.
Haskett-Jones Vows
Spoken Saturday
Joseph Ray Haskett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Haskett and Miriam
Frances Jones, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hoyle Jones of New Hope, were
married Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock at the Methodist parsonage
in Hertford by the Rev. B. C. Reavis,
pastor of the Hertford Methodist
Church.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of the immediate family and
friends of the couple. Miss Eula Vir
ginia White was maid of honor and
Keith Haskett, brother of the bride
groom, was best man.
The bride wore a brown gabardine
dress with brown accessories and her
flowers were orchids. .
Miss White wore a brown Din strine
dressmakers suit and wore a corsage
of pink rose buds.
Following the ceremony the couple'
left on a wedding trip to New York.
Girl Scouts Met
Tuesday Afternoon
Members of the Hertford Troop of
Girl Scouts held their regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon of this week
and it was reported the troop's quilt
project is about one-half completed
All girls were' urged to complete their
portion of the quilt in order that the
project may be placed on exhibit.
Attendance at future meetings is
expected to increase with the an
nouncement that in the future Girl
Scouts attending their meetings will
be admitted to the State Theatre at
reduced prices, f
The Scouts will meet at the Hert
ford grammar school next week to
assist in work preparatory to the
opening of the Christmas Seal sale
which will vgin soon. Refreshments
will be. served following this meet
ing. The hike planned for last Sat
urday, was postponed due to rain
will be made this week.
BIRTH 'ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs.' Robert S. Chappell,
Jr., of Elizabeth City Route 2, an
nounce the birth of a daughter, born
Friday, November 1, at the Albemarle
Hospital. A Mrs.' Chappell' before, her
marriage was Miss '.Marie Goodwin,
Route 1, Hertford, sti;:
American Legion
Making Plans For
Memorial Home
Committee Named to
Contact Civic Groups
On Project
. Plans for the construction of the
proposed Perquimans Veterans War
Memorial Home were completed at a
meeting of the William Paul Stallings
Post of the American Legion.
The Legion group decided to con
struct the home on the Harrow lot
on Grubb Street, a piece of property
which was purchased by the town and
which the town has donated to the
veterans' organization.
It was estimated that the proposed
building will cost $35,000. Included
in the plans will be housing accom
modations for meetings of the VFW,
Legion Auxiliary, Woman's Club, Boy
and Girl Scouts, the Legion and a
room for the Perquimans Library.
,ach ol th
will share a
organizations named
room jointly for their
meetings. Also tentatively pro
posed is an auditorium on the second
floor which would be used by all the
groups. It was also tentatively de
cided to have the building facing the
river with the grounds in the rear of
the home to be used for a playground
for children.
Legion Commander W. F. Ainsley
appointed a committee to meet with
members from other clubs to work
out details. The committee members
are B. C. lierry, chairman, V. N. Har
den, Eldon Winslow, Rolac Webb and
Bernard l'roctor.
Miller Resigns Post
As Town Policeman
Tommy Miller resigned his post as
policeman for the Town of Hertford
last Thursday morning, following his
arrest in Pasquotank County on
charges of assault with a deadly wea
pon, it was announced this week by
Mayor V. N. Darden.
A hearing for Miller, who was re
leased on bond following his arrest,
will be held in the Pasquotank court
this morning. The case has drawn
widespread attention and a number
of witnesses from here are expected
to testify during the hearing. Miller
suffered a severe head injury several
years ago and it is believed this in
jury had something to do with his
actions on the night of the incident
which has been reported.
An American Legion committee, it
has been reported, is making efforts
to secure Miller's admittance to a
veterans' hospital for treatment and
possible operation to relieve Wiis con
dition. An official for the Town of Hert
ford stated this week that it was re
ported to him that at the time Miller
was arrested that he w'as not under
the influence of liquor.
Lions To Entertain
Indians Grid Squad
Members of the Hertford Lions
Club, at their meeting last Friday,
voted to entertain the Perquimans
High School football team at the
conclusion of the present grid sea
son. President Charlie Vann ap
pointed Bill Cox, Charles Williford
and A. T. Lane as a committee for
the event.
A report was made on the show,
Sunshine Sue, which was sponsored
recently by the local Lions. Mr.
Vann thanks the club members for
the cooperation shown by attendance
at the joint ladies' night and zone
meeting held in Elizabeth City on
October 31.
Norman N. Trueblood, secretary of
the Hertford club and International
Counsellor, was presented a Grand
Master Key by District Governor
Gaither Beam at the zone meeting.
The award signified that Mr. True
blood had secured 50 new members.
Only 113 Lion members in all the in
ternational have obtained this, honor
award.
Bank To Mail Out
Xmas Checks Soon
' Christmas savings checks amount
ing to approximately $23,000 will be
put in tiie mails next week by the
Hertford Banking Company for the
members of the local Christmas Sav
ings Club, it was announced today by
R. M. Riddick, president of the bank.
The Christmas Saving Club this
year, according to Mr. Riddick, is the
largest in the history of the, bank,
both to number of members and the
amount saved.
The 1948 club will be opened soon
and the bank, Invites members to be
come members of the club.
TOWN BOARD TO INVESTIGATE LEASE OF
HARVEY POINT AS INDUSTRIAL SITE
Harvesting Halted
By Rainy Weather
Heavy rains during the past two
weeks have played havoc with the
harvesting of crops in Perquimans
County, according to reports given
this week. Peanut pickers and com
bines have been unable to get into
fields for harvesting peanuts and soy
beans and corn. Many farmers are
husking corn by hand but peanuts and
beans are still in the fields unhar
vested. Some estimates place the peanut
harvest at about one-third completed
and reports on the crop vary. The
largest yield heard of by this writer
has been from one producer who es
timated his peanut yield at about half
a crop.
Edward Byrum Weds
Miss Lillian Munden
The Park Avenue Baptist Church,
Norfolk, Virginia, was the setting
Wednesday evening, November .r, at
fi o'clock for the marriage of Miss
Lillian Mae Murden, daughter of Mrs.
Bernard C. Murden, Sr., and the late
Mr. Murden of Norfolk, Va., to Kd
ward Andrew Byrum, Jr., son of Mrs.
Edward A. Byrum, Sr.. and the late
Mr. Byrum, of Hertford. The double
ring ceremony was performed bv the
Kev. C. W. Duling of Hertford, as
sisted by the Kev. J. W. Myers of
Norfolk. The church was arranged
with palms, white gladioli and cathe
dral candles. Mrs. Richard Miller,
organist, played the wedding music
and Mrs. A. F. Lieale sang "Because,"
"The Sweetest Story F.ver Told" and
' The Lord's Prayer."
Given in marriage by her brother,
Bernard C. Murden, Jr., the bride
wore a wedding gown of white bridal
satin, fashioned with sweetheart neck
line encrusted with seed pearls and
iridescent bugle beads extending down
the front of the pointed bodice, long
sleeves ending in points over the
hands and full skirt with pannier hip
line, forming a sweeping train. Her
fingertip veil of illusion fell from a
tiara of illusion and satin and she
carried an arm bouquet of bride
roses and stephanotis.
Mrs. Bernard C. Murden, Jr., sister-in-law
of the bride, was matron
of honor She wore a gown of baby
blue faille, made with a tight fitting
"u ii on i pepium. ,ne wor''
matching mitts and carried an arm
bouquet of pink chrysanthemums tied
with blue ribbon. Miss Dorris By
rum, sister of the bridegroom, was
maid of honor and wore a gown of
baby pink faille" made like that of the
matron of honor and carried an arm
bouquet of blue chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. W. A.
Smith, Mrs. Robert Belanga, Mrs.
Leonard Lee, Jr., and Miss Shirley
James, cousins of the bride. They
wore gowns of maize, orchid, Ameri
can Beauty and sea green faille, made
like those of the honor attendants,
with matching mitts and carried bou
quets of mixed autumn flowers. All
of the attendants wore bands of na
tural flowers in their hair and a
strand of pearls, which was a gift of
the bride.
Little Miss Helen Marion Jackson,
cousin of the bride, was flower girl
and wore a dress of white satin, made
like that of the bride, and carried a
basket of rose petals. Little Bernard
C.1 Murden, 3d, nephew of the bride,
was ring bearer.
James W. Byrum, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man and the
groomsmen were Leslie Winslow of
Hertford, Stuart Wilson, cousin of
the groom, William Smith and Robert
'Belanga.
The bride's mother wore a dress of
brown alpaca crepe with matching
accessories and a corsage of Talisman
roses. The bridegroom's mother wore
a dress of dubonnet alpaca crepe with
black accessories and a corsage of
sweetheart roses.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Hudson Butler, Mrs. C. W. Dul
ing, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Baker, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Winslow, Misses Bar
bara and Betty Jean Winslow,
Broughton Dail and Keith Haskett of
Hertford, M. M. Jordan of Washing
ton, D. C, and I. T. Jordan of Roan
oke, Virginia.
Couple Celebrates
50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Reed, promi
nent residents of Hertford, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary on
Monday, November 10th.
Members of the immediate family
gathered at the Reed home Monday
evening, offering congratulations and
gifts to the couple. A wedding cake,
with ke cream, nuts and mints was
served.
L. B. Layden Named as
Policeman; to Let Con
tract For Water Tank
Repairs
Hertford's Town Board will investi
gate the possibilities of leasing the
Harvey Point Navy Base as a site
for industrial use, it was reported at
the meeting of the Board Monday
night.
The Base will shortly be returned
to the authority of the L'. S. Navy,
according to the Commander of the
Fifth Naval District, who was in
Hertford recently to inspect the site
prior to its return to the Navy from
the government agency, RFC. The
Commander advised town officials of
the possibility that the base might be
leased to the Town of Hertford pro
viding the Town Board desired such
a lease.
The question was discussed at the
Board's meeting Monday night and
the Commissioners voted to inquire
into the possibilities of securing a
lease on the property which in turn
would permit the Town to sub-lease
the site for industrial purposes at no
expense to the Town.
It was reported, that at least
one manufacturer of prefabricated
houses has voiced an interest in the
location. It is also believed other
industries might be interested in se-
curing th
from the
site
through a sub-lease
wn.
An official of the Naval District
will be asked to come to Hertford to
discuss the proposition with members
of the Town Hoard, and definite ac
tion will depend upon conditions rela
tive to the lease which the Navy will
give to the Town.
The Board discussed a number of
bids received for the repairs t be
made to the large water tank and
voted that Mayor Darden and F. T.
Britt let a contract for the work af
ter an investigation of the total costs
for the repairs. Tentative bids re
ceived for the contract called for
sums ranging from $IH)(l to $l,(jliil.
Three applications were placed be
fore the Board in regard to the va
cancy on the police force and after
some discussion of each applicant the
position was given to L. B. Layden.
Mr. Layden will assume the duties of
the position soon.
The Board voted to decorate the
streets of the Town for the Christmas
holidays and authorized F. T. Britt to
begin preparations for stringing the
decorations and electric wires.
Large Attendance
At Schoolmasters'
Meeting Monday
Eighty-five members of the Albe
marle Schoolmasters Club attended
the meeting of the group which was
held at the Hertford (grammar school
lunch room on Monday evening.
Members of the school's PTA served
a delicious turkey dinner.
Mrs. G. W. Hopkins rendered two
violin solos and Mrs. J. R. Futrell
was recognized as a member of the
Perquimans 3oard of Education.
Dr. John D. Messick, president of
ECTC, was the guest speaker for the
meeting and he made a splendid talk
on "Education For the New Era."
He urged the teachers to make their
work interesting enough to attract
and hold the interest of the children,
pointing out that one great preventive
of war is education of the people.
The speaker gave a brief outline
of the work being accomplished this
year at Eastern Carolina Teachers
College and told of the building pro
gram planned for the school.
The business session of the meet
ing was presided over by T. R. Ains
ley, Moyock, president of the club.
The group will meet next as guests of
the South Mills schools on the second
Monday in December.
James U. Umphlett
Passes At New Hope
James M. Umphlett, 72, son of the
late Isaac and Annie Lowe Umphlett,
died Thursday at 5:45 P. M. at hi
home near New Hope after a 'Short
illness.
He was a native of Perquimans
County but until two years ago had
lived for 50 years at Whaleyville, Va.
Survivors include one sister, Miss
Mattie Umphlett, Washington, and
one brother, Isaac Umphlett of Ports
mouth. The body was removed to the
Lynch Funeral HorJie and Cervices
were held Sunday at the home. .
Burial followed in the Whaleyville
Methodist Church cemetery.
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