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nil toj aivtq WEEKLY irns XV. Number 1. 1 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 2, 1948. $1.50 Per Yean OTS IL1ED TO HAVE VEHICLES ::.:;.:;;zD cefohe inspection is made Mrs. Pattie Edwards Claimed By Death tate Means Business in It Program for Hig-h-, way Safety, ' "!'. "WiBe motorists," says Coleman W. Roberts,' president of., the Carolina 'otor Club,, "will begin examining tlieir vehicles now and make any re pairs needed to pass the North Caro lina: motor vehicles f mechanical in spection "which commences on Janu ary 1, 1948." - v. ; . . The inspection. law passed by the (wife of Permiimann Countv Amount. ,1947 General Assembly-fcrovides that ant W. F. C. Edwards, died suddenly every worth Carolina motor, vehicle at 12:15 o'clock Friday morning, De- musiDe inspected once aunng iw cember 26, at and twicer a year thereafter. Street -mownsw wno- nave aireaay oeen IO ,.,, jv re-examined : for driving licenses," ;wh,. ur m o p ,,: ol. Prominent Local Resi dent Passed Away Day After Christmas Mrs. Pattie Valentine Edwards, 73, her home on Dobb was a member of the Holy Trinity . t i im . .. . , , ,, t o mivm.vui ui due uuij lull that the State means, business, in its Episcopal Church and the Daught, 7,! VA f the American Revolution. every reason to believe that the com- . , , , . . . . Vin: inspection of motor vehicles will, .Be9i her huaband, .ho is sur ,be fair one in every respect but vlverd by n vVMk JSW" v ;ery exacting. . Your- Job is to see , Greenville, NC, and Walter G. r,that your motor vehicle is in proper Edwards of Hertford; one daughter, . mechanical shape to pass that exam-;Mr8- H-A- Whlt,y f 1Hert.fori?ne "inationl" - v: ' ' -:- " ; ' : sister, Mrs. Blanche R. Morris of New 'I. Forty -"safety lanes" will be es- Bern' a"d flf granddaughter, Mrs. ;'1Mihl 'thrmirhimt Stuto' ni" D- merriu 01 &nora, "xas. the basis of motor vehicle population, Funeral services for Mrs. Edwards They ' will be moved i from place to 5onduct?d Smtay afternoon at 2 place, and the timer and place of eath lr'""" , ti"" 'r-,,v v .station, will be publicized, taaking the I ? . . L T. Jilhon, rec-aoHH.rt-MitvllkMo A on. A" - of the church, assisted by the - i. rl.i r r..i: a e the Hertford Baptist Church, offi ciated. During the service the church choir sang VO Lamb of God" and "Abide WithMe." The' casket was covered with a beautiful pall consisting of red roses and narcissus. Pallbearers were W. H. Hardcastle, R. M. Riddick, Jr., J. H. Newbold, Trim Wilson, Joe Towe, Douglas Dar den, Carlton Cannon and Dr. Carlton LA. Davenport. Burial followed in the family plot in the Episcopal Churchyard. of $1.00 will be Charged during 1948 and 1949, and thereafter75 tents will be collected for each Inspection. .- ; All vehicle owners are urged to take their cars or truck to an inspec tion station as soon as one in a near by area Is Wperatirig. ,i The inspection ' cf !ech vehicle -will lake a short time only about five to ten minutes; -and !t 'is not 'necessary that the car- wner ; appear ;t j the station. The vehicle may be driven by any licensed operator. - - 1 : Mr; Roberts stresses the. fact that particular emphasis will probably be j-Iaced on the following divisions and ' standards have been set as follows: SfSaTTiS Resident ; securely' fastened, not obstructed or mutilated..' i " ' ' Hora Must . be clear and audible not less than 200. feet away. No harsh sound or whistle will be al lowed. ' " Mirror Rear view mirror must r give ' unobstructed view of highway behind. ' , Windshield and Windshield Wiper Windshield must be of safety glass and free of poster or stickers, except required by law. Driver' view must ; not be impaired by breaks or dis coloration. ; At least one windshield wiper in good working order to pro : vide clear vision for driver in incle ment weather is required. Rear and FuneraUeryic$s Held Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at home for E. A. Twine, 58, who died at 10 o'clock Friday night at his home. Ihe Rev. Earl Meekins officiated. During the service Mrs. Jarvis Over man and Mrs, James Wright sang "Never Grow Old," 'Rock of Ages" and. Wearer My God to Thee." The casket pall consisted of white gladioli and write pom pom chrvsan themums. i Pallbearers were Linwood and James Edward Twine, H. A. Turner, J. T. Winslow, J. A. Riddick and El ton Walters. XT in ... side glass in the car must be keptri"7'"r7 P"earejs wf,re rercy license had previously been reyoKea. clear of posters and stickers, unless J ViQ8 npMj.:i, t i! ireP lwa given months road fntTenfs 27 Cases Disposed Of Tuesday Morning In Recorder's Court Traffic Violations Pro vide Major Portion of Crowded Docket Judge Charles -E. Johnson disposed of twenty cases on the Perquimans County Recorder's Court docket here Tuesday morning, an accumulation of cases which piled up during the holi days. The majority of the cases were traffic violations. Scott J. Harvey, charged with reck less driving, was given a thirty day road sentence. Sentence was- sus pended upon payment of $25 fine and court costs. Hershey Lee Phillips, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was given a 30-day road sentence, sen. tence to be suspended upon payment of a $25 fine and court costs. Peter T. Kroeger, Johnnie Stokley, Albert Randall, James Earl Tadlock, Cal Waley, George O. Chappell, Mil ton L. Bloom, Katherine L. Lindsey, Charles A. Laws, R. J. Oliver, Wil liam Lyman Lowe, Melvin Daniel Godfrey, John Alogana, Alexander Joseph Auricello and Ben Ciscero Riddick, all charged with exceeding the speed limit law, were fined and faxed with court costs. Garland Harris, charged with as sault with a deadly weapon on Elsie Harris, was assessed with court costs. Calvin Edmon Bright, Willie Fran cis Overton, each charged with oper ating automobiles with insufficient brakes, were fined $10 and taxed with costs. Lincoln L. Ralsey was found not guilty of operating an automobile with insufficient brakes, as charged. John Olagana was fined $25 and taxed with court costs for operating an automobile without an operator's license'. Louis H. Fuhre was fined $10 and assessed with costs for allowing op eration of .his automobile without -a license. Fate White, Negro, was given a 30 dav road sentence for assault on Garland Harris, Negro. The sentence was suspended upon payment f a $10 fine and court costs. A nol pros was taken in the case charging Clifford Stallings with tres pass on Roosevelt Smith's property. - 'In the case charging Ira Jones, Ne gro, with assault on Richard Smith, costs of court was taxed against the prosecuting witness, Smith. The following list of 17 assorted cases were disposed of last week while The Perquimans Weekly was observing the Christmas holidays: . Jesse Dance, Negro, charged with driving while undpr the influence of intoxicants and with driving after his license had previously been revoked. Electric Corporation Seeking Power Line Thru Dismal-Swamp Permission Asked For Span 560 Feet Long Near South Mills EMPLOYEES OF MAJOR LOOMIS VOTE TO JOIN FORCES WITH WOOD WORKERS UNION Indians To Resume Net Games Friday Col. G. T. Derby, CE, USA, U. S. Army district engineer, reports that the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation of Hertford is seeking to install an electric power line across the DismaV Swamp Canal. The line would cross the canal about 500 feet north of the govern ment highway bridge at South Mills. Two conductors for transmission of 7,200 volts would be supported by wood poles placed well back from each bank of the canal. The span would be about 560 feet long from at least vertical clearance above the water of 100 feet. If the proposed installation is con sidered objectionable, protests may be submitted to the district engineer on or before January 2, Derby said. Perquimans High School's basket ball teams will resume interschool competition Friday night when the local girls and boys meet the Eliza beth Citv teams in (tames at Eliza- -1 Decision Result of Peti tion By CIO to NLRB For Election Employees of the Major-Loomis Company have voted that they desire to be represented in bargaining by the Woodworkers of America, a local union affiliated with the CIO. The election was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board and was held at the offices of the local beth City. Rural conference com- n Xn rVm Id ami So, aw;ilumber ?mPa"y on Friday, December go to Moyock to play the Moyock 19, to determine whether or not the employees of the concern deBired to : t i rl ,-Hi J1 represented by the CIO I ho mniQna nova noon in la niinnar i the Christmas holidays but both I umciais ot the Major-Loomis Corn- Coaches Joe Levinson of the Indians Pany rejected an informal request by and Miss Faye Jessup of the Squaws :lne olu Ior a unlon contract between expect the local teams to make :tne mPany and the union members creditable showing against all com-;claimed slSned by the CIO in Sep- petition during the 1948 season. lemuer m uus year. n announce- The no-t home game for the In- rnent of the rejection was made fol- dians and Souaws will be played here 10WinS a meeting Detween l. K l'res- on Friday, January 9, when the teams ,ton' President of the Major-Loomis from Manteo come here for Rural jmpariy ana a. w. Herren, general Mrs. Thomas Ward Dies At Belvidere Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock for Mrs. Hannah Weston Ward, 77, wife of Thomas R. Ward, who died Friday morning at her home in Belvidere after an illness of one year. Ihe Kev. J. L. White officiated, assisted by the Rev." Mrs. Fernando White. A native of Gates . County, Mrs. Ward had lived for the last 59 years in Belvidere. She was a member of the Whiteville Grove Baptist Church. Besides her husband, she is surviv ed by two sons, C. Clyde Ward of Rocky Mount, Benjamin T. Ward of Greensboro; two daughters, Mrs, Walter M. Hollowell of Hobbsville and Mrs. Daniel Smith of Wagram; one brother, A. D. Weston of Belvidere, and eisrht erandchildren? During the service Mrs. James Wrisrht and Floyd White sang "Wel come Delightful Morn." The casket was covered with a pall of Easter lilies, garzas and white roses. Pallbearers were Elliott Ward: Charlie Ward, Leary, George and Roy Baker, Dr. I. A. Ward, Matthew Wright and Jonas Futrell. Burial followed in the family plot at Reynoldston. reauirnd bv law. Steering Mechanism. Mis-align-iient . between right and left from wheels., shall not exceed 30 feet per mile. On rear wheel alignment, side slip mujst not exceed 80 feet per mile r nd rear axle shall be , reasonably i luare with vehicle frame. -There - ist be, no looseness or' excessive (Continued, on Page Four) . 70 tCray Is iola M.y Lowe, . chairman of the ;uimans 'County Library for Ne i, announced that the library had renamed by the committee. It .ow the Joseph B. Judkihs County try as a tribute to a former eiti I Hertford'.' whose-Influence for ' i veil knowa throughout Per i County. 0 I ''." , ' :y unselfish acts performed t inanity by Mr Judklns are ' nu.. .rj to mention and this is tribute is 1 'i continuing life of ' e to i. . J and vicinity. - u j cf the Judkins u- tablished in all -s County and "y 'under way. t become . a popula-. rommifc to con- V.'J.ea to John Q. Riddick, John Jolliff, W. H, winslow, IS. I, Hurdle, Sr;, Lon Stal lings, Moody White, Ervin Baker and Will Jethro. Burial was in the fam ily cemetery. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Annia R. Twine; one daughter, Mrs. Guy Riddick of Hobbsville: 1 three broth. ers, T. M., J. E. and E. E. Twine; one sister, MissLioIa Twine, all of Belvidere. are air..- Jy c of " Pei.. ' 'rculation L ty has j cf rride to t- - f Furquimans a. ' anxious for the I ' v-5 the ibrary -4,r ' 3 To, " Cor a1 ' ho' 1 J !ay i ' Board Ijoard-. of of r meetinprs 1 Health Department Clinics Handled Six thousand Persons By Miss Audrey Umphlett County Health Nurse The Perauimana Countv Health Department has continued to function very smoothly with the help of Dr. U' A. uavenport and Dr. T. P. Brinn. who so graciously give their services as acting Health Officers, alternating each week since July, 1947, when Dr.; . P. Mitchell, District Health Officer,! was lore en to resign because of ill ness. ; . ' This year the Health '' Denartmnt held 252 scheduled - clinic sessions, covering venereal disease, toWculo- sis, food-handlers, maternity and in fancy, planned parenthodd, pre-school and immunizations. Some 6,000 per sons "were seen at these sessions. A total ' of 3,466 immunizations were completed for smaHpox, diphtheria, whooping cough and typhoid. Several hundred started these immunizations but did. not, complete them. Home visits; totaling 233 were made; 110 visits to we j, acnooism the county; 313 school children and 170 ore-school - i uou yiiyaai examinations oy t:.e Health Ofrtcer and. 77T8 inspections were made of school children. Two y ndred seven clinic visits were made infants . and pre-echool childrn, i 62 visits were made by exp. t ' ers. Also,, 61 'chest' X-r-y . s ) b"n made and sM"f t (C. ionfal. ) , Conference games. Colored PTA Furnishes Funds For Sidewalk Another step in the school im provement program was made this week as G. Wilson Felton, president j from organizers of the union sign manager and representatives of the CIO. At that time the company didn't take any further steps until the CIO had formally called for an election- by the company employees to determine whether or not the employees favored the union. Calling of the election resulted of the Negro PTA group, announced 1 ing up a number of the employees as tnat lunds to lay a cement walk union members. The union then pe leading to the school steps were pre- titioned the NLRB to call the election sented to the local high school. The to determine whether or not the group at the same time gave a vote union will be installed at the local of thanks to the committee which : mill. on each of the two counts by Judge Charles-E. Johnson. The twelve month road sentence given. Dance was ordered suspendpd upon payment of a $200 fine on each of the counts, and costs of court Dance's operator's license wrs or dered revoked for an additional two years. , Junior Eason, Negro, charged wtn being drunk and disorderly in a pub lic place and with assault on E. H. Simons, was given a 30-day road sen tence, i Sentence to be-fcuspended upon payment of. court costs and on condi tion that he show good behavior for a period of six months. Arthur L. Miller, Robert fcdward Glover, Thomas Bayne Traweck, Dr. John Pinsky, Charles B. Linden, John W-Cooper, Ray McKeam Smith, Jr., and William J. Butler, all charged with speeding, were each fined $10 and court costs. The State took a nol pros in the case charging Curtis Mechner with speeding. A nor pros with leave was taken in the case of C. E. Emory, charged with Issuing ay worthless check to F. T. Matthews. Cost was assessed against the pro- secutimr witness. Willie C. Skinner. who charged Odelia Francis Skinner with assault. - Cecil Whedbee. Wilbur Doyle and John Whedbee, all charged with being drunk and disorderly, were each taxed with court costs.': Lester H. Schuster, charged with unlawfully passing an' automobile while 'W a 'curve, -was " taxed j with court costs. "niiw :W ..!--"! -Vi - Tin- v ' ' ' '. J Taylor Child Dies In Albemarle Hospital Funeral services for Lois Taylor, four .months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Earl Taylor, who died at the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City Christmas eve, were held Friday af ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home, with the Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating. Besides her parents, she is sur vived by one brother, three . sisters, maternal grandparents, Mr. and; Mrs. Walter East; paternal, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor, and several uncles and aunts. headed the successful project They were Frank G. Elliott. Laura M. Lowe and E. Hill Brown. H. E. Brown received the gift on behalf of the school and at the same time announced that the members of the present Senior Class had already offered their -services to lay the ce ment walk for the Parent-Teacher Association. Hertford Stores : Closed New Year's Following a custom of the past years, Hertford stores and business houses closed all day, January 1, in observance of New Years. Practic ally every store and business office was closed for the day but reopened for business on Friday. Tax Listers Now Listing Property Tax, listers in the County's five townships have started the task of listing property for 1948 taxes, it was announced today by W.'Ward, county tax supervisor. In addition to listing property 'for taxes, the listers are also taking a farm census, and farmers are re quested to appear before the listers with complete information about crops and acreage tended during the past year. Tax listing will continue through the month of January and all individuals failing to list before January 31 will be charged a penalty for late listing. County Farmers Aim Toward Improving Stocks And Crops BTICTAGEL County iAgent f': . : W: Eight PerqiSmans County farmers purchased hogs at the Purebred Swine Sale heft in Elizabeth City last spring.::: Sin J that time JO far mers and possilSjvmoe have bought purebred hogs for breeding, purposes, By way i. lmprovmg "crops in me county 230 bushels of certifidi tjoke 100 cotton seed 24 i bushels4f ijeri tifted Porto ico SwtJ Potatoes, .84 bushels hybrid seel were pur chased by wieraWe era by far mers. Thj ,. mount oi, seed corn., rep resents bitty a vefyv ; amalrart of the hybrid C Ranted lthjM0un- Present for the election were A. W. Hefren, general manager of the com pany, and a member of the NLRB. Also here for the returns were rep resentatives of the CIO. Civil Term Superior Court To Open Here 4-H Club Progress Revealed By Reports Made During Year 27 .hybrid'!!' art acre. Thiskmakes him 'eligibC for eVibershion. the State 100 busS rn4$lub.ri .defi nite increase in yMdw?s noted 'where the Improved cottonu8d wa usd t our ,f erquimaas JtouniT ooys jca By Miss Helen Jones, ' .Assistant Home Agent 4-H Clubs,vas other clubs, continue to grow each year. We feel that many things have .been gained from our work in 1947 that could not be put down in figures. Neither could it be .written in words. There Were 7 active 4- Clubs in Perquimans ' County ; in 1947. Two meetings were held each month in each club The boys and girls parti-: cipated at one of the meetings, and the second meeting "Included project worn and demonstrations given by the agents. ' ' "q. ' '. i I I The 4-H organization does -not con sist;.flnly btH nleetin All- ofn ctrs of the '4rH Clubs,in the eounty are members of the 4Jp Ctfunty Coun cil, and earl in 1947, thjf ,4-H Councfl sposoted a box supper for 4-H; Club I ty; As a restrt the;avageiqTUTmemDrs.-(nis was ne nrsx one new. fcorn has'ibeet ihcrt M. fOne' fami- When'thtvening' was over everyone : nrnHnpo ' i"L,iWla'li:'a')r N'AC.I was ttnxibus' to.have ariother one. and I - - .iir ------t .--'-...;.,--, i in October 4he second box suimer was held; v After-; the ..selling of the. girls' attractive, bjixeflitgames and. the -Virginia JReel. Wasen joyed, by; all. ' f The cebration of the National 4-H Club ..Week in! March was climaxed with 'the Council bariquetv'. Guests in- " Automobile owners and1. oorators. whost; last: name ; berfn. with ' p D. are now snb'ect "to the! :flto s- nw au. i 14. j , .n4 a-rl.rT.ifiui'lSahv hoof .iolvbU of 'cmoed -'-Cbunfv ? Cfiifneil I mpmhera Mi' ta!r . J.t 1 Fatstock how Ik FzfcbethC;' last CanW., Commissioners and business - C and t drivers sill hsve'tuntiVt May .'Interest ' hmUat. Vp of 'prQrtn of. " Hertford, v Jesse Jamef of Jne SO to aDnly for renew of thir ject is definitely ri .thie Ini. present licengj. Is-ens e.ainerii ten tv projects are t'' mtfo !1 rm, oriVs to v. ar'vfvS tl tlow' next ' ' "'.7 to p. '"' f: , I .t ml r ru . j I . ; (Ct -ici o l a-tThrt.) Monday, January 12 Nineteen Cases Listed On Docket By Clerk W. H. Pitt A civil term of Perquimans Super ior Court will convene here Monday, January 12, it was reported today by W. H. Pitt, clerk of court, who stated that nineteen cases are listed on the docket. A special judge to preside over the term "will be appointed. by Governor R. Gregg Cherry. It is believed that the term will consume considerable time if all of the cases listed for hearing are brought to trial. The docket as released by Mr. Pitt follows:" R. D. Godwin vs Lucy F. Godwin. Addie Mae Garrett vs Cornelius Garrett. ' Richard Whedbee vs ' Essie ' Lee Whedbee. , Warren T. jills vs Margaret M. Sills. Mattie L. Rountree vs Earl Roun tree. Thomas J. Riddick vs Martha M. Riddick. Doris Mack vs Walter A. Mack. George P. Nixon vs Mozella Nixon. Dixie Felton vs Carrie Felton. Shelton Bagley vs Irene D. Bagley. Mrs. E. W. Mayes vs J. C. Blan chard & Co. et als. Ruth Cutting Beasley vs J. Q. Blanchard & Co. et als. . C. L. Lassiter vs Robert Sutton. In re: Will of Virginia D. Hudgins. In re: Will of George M. Asbell. if C. W. Phillips vs fowe-Webb Motor Co. v W. W. Byrum, Jr., vs Loui Nixon Est '. Edgar Riddick vs Nella Riddick. Amanda F. Layden vs R. L. Layden et als. . ' The jurors drawn by the Board of County Commissioners to serve at the January term of Court are; Cecil T. Everett, Mrs. Nellie Davis, Ernest Symons, Otha Nixon, J. B. Corbett, Edgar, Riddick, . James Winslow, Thomas Mathews, Leslie Gregory, J. R. Futrell, C. S. Jackson, C. H. Ward, J. T. Lamb, :: Miss ' Grace Chappell, L. T. Keel, Garland. ' Bunch, Corbin Dozier, W.' A. Gay, James Moore, C. : M. Winslow, ' Wallace Morgan,' E R. Whedbee, Jr., H. T, Broughton and Henry TT Layden. , School Holidays End Next Monday - 1 1 '..: ', Perquimans County schools will re,1 i sume regular' schedules next Monday t'i&ty morning, .F. ;T. Johnson, County sup-. ; I erintendent stated today The Christ- M m?& mas holidays will (terminate at that 'A Full schedulea wijl h followed r-'.rte mci. -nat Raleigh was the guest speaker for the VtvX.IU?OgWSl' sprint Covert -of ; 'The 1 health : contest J Wa held ia $;i5.'.V?l-fP. n p,y u all schools, Mr. Johnson aald. ( j -.p$-! .,Vi'i'-4,bi'.Jv '".:' .,, t. .r-jf. .'.:-J-f-i,.vt.t-,"..,v.,t1l .Jl 4"...Vn-tv''''l5;"',,i,;'' . 'J 'V- r vp'V