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1 ' hrr I JVf lM WliVf II m LY Volume XV. Number 24 HertfordrPerquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 11, 1948. Security Dcnd Drive Undar Way In County; Reports una On Sat Committee to . Award A Prizes For Results Ob tained In Drive X Perquimans County's security bond drive is under way this week, accord ing to a statement made today by J. W. Ward, chairman of the campaign, who announced that final plans for conducting a concentrated drive to reach the county's goal in this peace time sale of government bonds were mapped out at a meeting of the coun- ;ty committee last Friday night -' Township chairmen were present at the meeting and received supplies to be turned over to solicitors who are now making a door-to-door canvass among neighbors and friends taking orders for the security bonds. .-A bit of competitive spirit was in jected into the drive when it was an nounced that the county committee, in cooperation with local merchants, will oiler six security bonds as prizes to be awarded solicitors obtaining the best sales results during the cam . paign. One bond will be awarded the individual solicitor in each township selling the largest amount in bonds and also one bond will be awarded the solicitor from the entire county re cording the largest number of sales. Thus the solicitors in each township have an opportunity to win an award and it is possible that one of them will win two of the bonds. The county 'goal in this campaign has been announced at 555,000 worth of bonds to be sold. Of this amount, : $35,000-U 'to be raised from the fale of E bonds, and the remainder be In saes f f and G bonda ; 'Mf The township chairmen and 'their committees 1 were, announced fc Mr. New Home Agent To' Assume Duties June 21 - Perquimans County's ' new home demonstration agent, Miss Nina Bras well, of Northampton County, will ar rive in Hertford and begin her duties here as home agent around June 21, it was announced at the meeting of the County Commissioners on Mon day. Miss Braswellwill fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Frances Maness, who resigned last month. The new home agent is a graduate of Woman's College, Greensboro, N. C, and has taught school at Rich Square for the past three years. She comes to her new position here high ly recommended by State Extension headquarters. Miss Lillian Swinson has also been appointed as assistant county home agent for Perquimans and Chowan counties, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Helen Jones. Miss Swdnson is expected to report for work within the next week or two. Mrs. Sidney Laydett, " vtf 1st. Blanche Goodwin, Mrs-E. J. Proctor, Mrs. W. T. Long, , Shelton Long. Belvidere, ' Shelton Chappell, chairman, William C. Chappell, Clarence Chappell,, J. M. Copeland, Mrs. Edwin S. White, Miss Grace Chappell, John T. Lane and G. R. Riddick. Parkville, George W. Jackson, chairman, Mrs. A. R. Wins low, J. A. Bray, Mrs. John Symons, Mrs. Claude Williams, Mrs. Bryant Miller and Mrs. JVV. Roach. New Hope, W. E. Bail, chairman, Mrs. E. M. Perry, Mrs. Ervin. Tur ner, Mrs. W. H. Mathews, Mrs. A. R. Cook, Delvin Eure, W. L. Wood, Sr. Hertford, R. L. Hollowell, chairman, V. N. Darden, Henry Stokes, Max Campbell, Mrs. Irene Towe, Mrs. Blanche Kanoy, Mrs. Julian White, sMrs. D. M. Jackson,- Mrs. G. R. Tuck er, Miss Mildred Reed, Mrs. C. T. Skinner, Mrs. W. H. Pitt, Mrs. Tom Cox and Mrs. E. M. Fields. THIS VMS HEADLINES France and the United States have approved the plan of the Western Al lies for setting up a separate state for Western Germany. The plan was adopted at a meeting of representa tives from United States, Great Bri tain, France, Belgium and Luxem burg. The plan is expected to aid in the economic recovery of the western zone, occupied by the three big west-J ern powers, it is also expected to bring a halt to some of the tactics being used by Russia in the cold war. The plan' calls lor continued occupa tion of the zones by Allied troops. (UN , officials announced Thursday morning that both Jewish .and Arab leaders had accepted the UN plan for WardMfonoww.: The: cease fire order was to become effective at 1 A. M. this: morning. The Arabs and Jewish forces accepted, the UN pro posal without conditions, and the mat ter is expected to be brought before the United Nations for final settle ment of the disputes. Local Ford Dealers Congressional leaders, faced with a rush of important legislative matters, announced this week there is little hope that Congress can adjourn by June 19, a date tentatively set in or der that the members of Congress might attend the national convention of the two political parties. Plans now made by the officials are for an adjournment just before each con vention, with the members returning to their jobs following the close - of conventions. ' Meanwhile, the Senate is debating the measure which will re-enact Selective Service, having this week passed one part of the bill which will limit the draft to a period of two years. SliriGffcvCar Plans for holding a ' gala v open house event, featuring the, first show ing of the 1949 , Ford motor car are in the making at Winslow-Blanchard Motor Company, local Ford dealers, according to Cecil C. Winslow, man ager. .:.'-'..1----- .':,4.V, The-1949 Fordp which reveals radical departure from traditional Fcrd styling and engineering, was made public June 9, 1948, by the Ford Motor Company. 'New standards of beauty; comfort, economy and performance in the 1949 Ford passenger cars advance them far 'ahead of others in the low-priced ?. field. Styling of the new Ford defin itely establishes it as the car of the year.. -J;-?;, '? The modern design has been molded along functional lines, resulting in a long, low sweeping silhouette. The srrille is distinctive, the hood massive but shorter and the body so wide the rear fenders have been, eliminated, There are clean, unbroken lines from front to rear. ; ' , " ' ' Comfort has been one of the prim' ary objectives in f the - new Ford. There is more room in the "lounge car" interior than in many cars with much ' larger ".. over-all dimensions, Front seat widths have been increas- i six inches and the rear seat nearly ht inches. The body : has ' been ved five inches forward with the .is cradled between the axles for much smoother ride. ' - " , A new type of suspension system ydra-coH" springs replaces we 'Itional transverse springs and the :,t axle. This system is centered r.id airplane type shock absorbers o'-.ted within low frequency coil In t-e rear, extra long Ion 1 r ' i are complemented (u...-. -.J on Page Ten) Kinston Man Killed In Highway Accident Here Tuesday A. M. Truck Turned Over on Causeway; Body Dis covered After Fire $1.50 Per Year. Horace D. Stroud, 33, of Kinston, driver of a 1933 Reo dump truck owned by Duck Griffin of Kinston, was killed at 1 o clock Tuesday morn ing when his vehicle overturned and burned on the causeway entering Hertford. Stroud was unable to make the curve on the causeway, the truck turning over and pinning him in the cab with the upper portion of his body submerged in the river. The gas tank exploded, burning Stroud's lower part of the body. Highway Patrolman Herbert L. White and H. L. Price, who investi gated the accident, said there were no witnesses. Thurman P. Howard, who was driving another dump truck 30 minutes behind that of Stroud. told the officers they had not had any sleep since Saturday night. A truck from the Hertford fire de partment was called to the scene but the flames had gained so much head way they experienced considerable trouble in extinguishing the fire. Damage to the' vehicle was estimated at $400. The body was discovered in the truck after firemen, being unable to locate the driver of the truck, called a wrecker to right the wreck in an effort to recover the body. Inasmuch as the body was removed from the scene prior to being viewed by Dr. C. A. Davenport, County Cor oner, an official cause of death was not reported. iStroud, a veteran of World War II, and reported unemployed until re cently, is married to an English girl who works in a Kinston store. They have a young child.'' Stroud was reported to have been returning home following a trip north of Elizabeth City. The body has been removed to the Lynch Funeral Home pending trans fer to Kinston. Indians Break Even In League Games Durng Past Week 4 i Elizabeth City Team to irlay Here Saturday Night at 8 O'clock Assistant Agent Resigns Local Job Miss Helen Jones, assistant home agent for Perquimans and Chowan counties, has resigned her position, to become effective the first of July. Miss Jones, who has served as. the assistant agent here for the past year, will be married to Jesse Sumner, as sistant county ' agent for Martin County. ' The wedding will take place July 17. : :;' Mies Jones successor will be Miss Lillian Swinson of Warsaw. Jewelry Store Moves' To New Location Sat , -,W. M. Divers & Son, .Hertford jewelers, will move into their newly renovated store on Market Street Saturday,' June 12, it was announced today by Preston "Divers. yv The store's new location is directly across the street from its old location. The firm has installed new fixtures and completely remodeled the building which will house 'the business, and friends and customers are Invited to attend opening day, at the new lo cation. ,:'.- ". 'V-: ;'; Interest In Second Primary At Low Eon Local interest in the run-off Guber natorial primary, scheduled for June 26, is somewhat less than the inter est shown in the election conducted three weeks ago. The primary com ing up will be a contest between Charles M. Johnson and W. Kerr Scott, high men in the six man field that entered the campaign for the Governor's office. A canvass of the State returns made this week revealed that Mr. Johnson received a total of 169,238 votes, while .Scott received a total of 161,293. Johnson carried some 51 counties of the - State, while Scott held a majority in 41 and Mayne Al bright led the field in eight. Here in Perquimans Scott was high man by a total of 132 votes. He received 503 votes, while Johnson held 371 and Albright got 136. Local political leaders are doubt ful that the vote cast in the second primary will be anywhere near the A . 1 A. A m . r OA loiai cast in me, election on may a, and this opinion, if it holds true, may bring about a closer race than the first one. - ,, The big question mark over which Johnson and Scott workers are mak ing efforts to swing into respective camps, is the 70-odd thousand votes cast for' Albright. This vote, in many counties, could change the picture in sofar as the outcome of the second primary is concerned. ' Voters"' are urged to return to the polls on June 26 and cast ballots in the Gubernatorial run-off even though no other races will be up for a de cision in the election to be held in this county. , - Hertford Indians broke even with their; Albemarle opponents during the past Vreek and are holding down fourth'' place in . the league standing with a .500 percentage. A ' Starting last Thursday, the In dians lost to Edenton in a return game at Edenton by a 6-5 score. They divided games with Windsor, blanking the Rebels 1-0 behind the pitching of Moe Bauer, then losing 6-1. They trounced Plymouth 10-1 at Plymouth, then lost to Plymouth here on Tues day night by a 11-1 count. Colerain furnished the opposition for the Indians here on Thursday night and the next home game will be with the Elizabeth City Senators on Saturday night. The game will start at 8 o'clock. The Plymouth Bulldogs jumped three Indian pitchers for numerous hits and tallied 10 runs in the first four innings in the game here Tues day. Moore started on the mound for Hertford but he was relieved in the third by Craig, who in turn left the mound in the same inning when Kellam was sent in by Manager Mc Carthy. Hank Christgou, playing at third, was installed as the pitcher in the fourth inning and finished the game for the Indians- Hertford's lone tally came in the fourth inning on a walk and two hits collected by the Indians. 'Plymouth collected 10 hits off the Indian pitch ers while the Indians nicked Wolfe and Parker, Plymouth hurlers, for a total of five. Each team made two errors and Moore was marked for threS wild pitches. Indian Manager Ed ..McCarthy is continuing his switch of players in various positions in an effort to dis cover the best possible playing unit. Joe Nowell, right fielder for the In dians, was hit on the cheek with a pitched ball in the first inning, but was able to continue in the game af ter he had been relieved of base run ning by a relief runner. The standings of the league as of Wednesday was: Windsor first, Kden ton and Plymouth second, Hertford fourth, Colerain fifth and Elizabeth City sixth. Fire Prevention Work Successful Perquimans County fire prevention activities during the past year proved highly successful, according to a re port made this week to the Board of County Commissioners by J. W. No well, local fire warden, in connection with the presentation of a budget for the next fiscal year. According to the fire warden, ap proximately 20 acres of land were damaged during: the past year by forest fires. However, the damage amounted to only slightly more than lorty dollars. Numerous permits for starting fires were obtained by local residents, Mr. Nowell reported, and these fires were kept under control by individuals ob taining the permits. The Board approved a budget of $1,50 for the next fiscal year to as sist in carrying on fire prevention in this county. Local Man Purchases Bottled Gas Business' Charles M. Harrell has purchased the Tank Gas Company of Edenton, accoramg to announcement maae nere last Saturday, and has assumed man agement of the distributorship which handles bottled gas in this area. . Mr. Harrell stated that the com' pany which he heads will be" known as the Harrell Gas and vCoal Com pany. He will operate the coal busi ness here in Hertford formerly own ed by bis father, the late C M. Har rell, Sr. : The local young1 man just recently completed m course offered by the Pyror. x Gas Company on the instal Roads And Budget Problems Presented To Board On Monday Increased Funds Re quested For Health Department Roads and budsret Droblems were the main business handled at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners here on Monday. Sev eral delegations appeared before the Board requesting appropriations be included in the budget to be made up next month for the next fiscal year. A tentative budget of $1,250 was approved by the Board for fire pre vention work in Perquimans. A delegation of some 40 residents of Belvidere Township appeared be fore the Board and requested that the State Highway Commission improve the road known as the turnpike, which traverses Belvidere Township. The Board authorized J. W. Ward, clerk, to forward a request to the Highway Commission that this pro ject be considered for immediate ac tion. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Dr. C. A. Davenport, acting as Clifton Winslow, became the bride of .County Health Officer this week, Dr. DeWitt Talmage Rose, Jr., son of Mr. A. B. Bonner and Miss AudreyUm and Mrs. DeWitt Talmage Rose, Sr., phlett presented a tentative budget of Winston-Salem, in a candlelight ( for. the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Cam-ceremony which was solemnized on den Health Department for the next Saturday, June 5, 1948, at 4 o'clock fiscal year. The budget calls for an in the afternoon, at the Hertford : increased appropriation from Per Methodist Church. quimans for approximately $1,200 and the Kev. Dwight L. Fouts, pastor, also an increased appropriation from Rose-Winslow Vows Spoken Saturday At Methodist Church Miss Anna Barbara Winslow, Baptist Vacation School Opens Sat A week day vacation Church school will be conducted at the Hert ford Baptist Church beginning with registration and enrollment on Sat urday, June 12, at 9 o'clock A. M., it was announced today by the Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of the church. The school will be conducted for a period of two weeks. All children and young people from Four to 17 who are enrolled in the Baptist Sunday School, or who are not enrolled in any Sunday School are cordially invited to attend. The departments will be as fol lows: Beginners (ages 4 and 5), Mrs. Clarence Dail, superintendent, assist ed by Mrs. Jake Chesson and Char lotte Duling. Primaries (ages 6, 7 and 8), Mrs. J. W. Zachary, assisted by Mrs. Simon Chappell and Mrs. J. A. Leete. Juniors, Mrs. Hudson But ler, assisted by Mrs. Warner Madre, Mrs. Ida Madre and Mrs. Naomi Banks. Mr. Duling will be in charge of Intermediates, ages 13 through 16. The school hours will be from 9 a. m. to 12 noon each day Monday through Friday. of the church, was the officiating min ister, and he was assisted by the Rev. Mrs. Bertha White, pastor of Piney Woods Friends Church. The church was decorated with white snapdragons, gladioli and Queen Anne's lace, arranged before a back ground of palms and fern, and lighted by cathedral candles. Mistresses of ceremony were Mrs. F. Murray White of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Marcus Hobbs of Durnam. The candles were lighted by Jack White of Winston-Salem and George White of Fayetteville, cousins of the bride. A program of nuptial music was presented by Miss Kate M. Blanchard, organist, and Peggy Felton, soloist. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a dress of white satin, fashioned with a sheer yoke edged in a ruffle of white Chentilly lace, long, tapering sleeves, fitted bodice and a full skirt ending in a circular train. Her veil of imported illusion, which fell beyond the train of her dress, was held in place by a matching tiara. She carried a white prayer book topped with a white purple-throated orchid, showered with lilies of the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Betty Jean Winslow, sister of the bride, wore a dress of nile green taffeta, made with a portrait neckline and bertha, basque bodice and full skirt with bustle, with which she wore a headdress of nile green tulle and mittens. Her flowers were an arm bouquet of yellow roses tied with orchid ribbon to match the dresses of the bridesmaids. There were four bridesmaids, Misses Katherine White of Richmond, Va., a cousin of the bride; Jayne Griffin of Edenton; Dobbie Devitt of Philadelphia, Pa., and Ruth Tucker. They wore identical dresses of orchid (Concluded on Page Two) Langston Funeral Conducted Monday Timothy Everett Langston, former resident of Hertford, died at Ke couKhtan. Vinrlnia. Veterans Hospital last Saturday evening at 6 o'clock after a lingering illness. He formerly operated a barber shop here and was a sports enthusiast. He, was a member of the Baptist Church. , Funeral services were conducted at the Lynch Funeral Home Monday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. C. Wj Duling, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church. Interment followed in Cedarwood Cemetery. ' Surviving are his wife, Mrs. T. E. Lantrston: two daughters, Mrs. Nate Going of Hampton, Vr., and Mrs. Etr ta Thomas wuiton, ana one eon, lation and servicing' of gas service. iTim Langston, Jr., of Richmond. Recorder's Court Recesses This Week Perquimans Recorder's Court was in recess this week. Judge Charles E. Johnson was in Richmond, Va., at tending the graduation of his brother, Harrell Johnson, from Medical Col lege of Virginia. - Cases disposed of by court this week, by pleas .of guilty of the de fendants, included those of J. S. Cres- pi, Brooks Paulk and Reuben Robin son, who were charged with speeding. Each paid a fine of (5 and costs of court. Ralph Ginter entered a plea of guilty to speeding 86, miles per hour and paid a fine of $50 and costs. H. D. Eastman was. taxed with the costs of court on a charge of passing on a cuiTeA-8';-:'! vfev-'- . Wilbert Riddick, -Negro, was fined $10 and costs on a charge of driving with- insufficient brakes. i . . All cases ion s the ;. docket set for hearings - were continued until the term, of court next Tuesday. : Three Injured In Wreck Monday P. M. Three persons were injured and damages amounting to $2,000 resulted from a collision of a truck and pas senger car on Route 17 Monday after noon at about 4:30 o clock, it was re ported Tuesday by Patrolman H. L. White, who investigated the accident. The accident occurred near the Perquimans-Pasquotank county line. According to Mr. White, Thomas Spencer, driving a truck north on No. 17 was struck by a car driven by Floyd Hardison of Norfolk. Hardi- son was driving south on the highway when his car skidded on a curve, went out of control and hit the Snen- cer truck. Mrs. Thomas Spencer suf fered bruises and cuts and a broken left arm, while two children named Spencer received cuts and abrasions on the head and face. ' Spencer's truck was damaged $750 worth and the' Hardison car was a total loss, according to Patrolman White. Hardison was indicted and submitted to a charge of reckless driving and agreed to pay damages to the Spencera. the Town of Hertford of some $400 for next year. This budget will mean an approximate increase for the coun ty of some $$1,600 for operating ex penses of the department. At the present the unit is without a health officer and Dr. Davenport and Dr. T. P. Brinn alternate weekly in serving as local health officer. No action was taken by the Board in regard to a request for an appro priation of $480 for a Negro County Home Agent for the year beginning July 1. The Board advised a delega tion of Negroes that a decision on this matter will be made next month when the budget is adopted. Approval of a request for $120 for next year was given by the Commis sioners to a delegation appearing in behalf of the Negro library. The amount requested by the group will go to pay rent for the use of a build ing housing the colored library. Legion Auxiliary Town Tax Sales To Be Advertised June 18 ' W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, today reminded residents of the Town of Hertford that all delinquent taxes due for 1947 real estate mil be advertised for eale next week. He urges tax payers to save additional costs of ad vertiging by making payment immedi ately. At Meeting Monday New officers for the coming year were elected at a meeting of the Per quimans chapter of the Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion held at the home of Mrs. J. P. Snipes on Monday evening. Officers nominated and elected for the coming year are Mrs. Kelly White, president; Mrs. C. P. Morris, vice president; Mrs. Thomas H. White, secretary; Mrs. Tom Perry, treasurer; Mrs. Tom Cox, sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Allie Trueblood, chaplain; Mrs. J. R. Futrell, historian, and Mrs. B. C. Berry, chairman of the Child Wel fare Committee. During the business session of the meeting Monday a final report was given on the Poppy Day sales by Mrs. Tom White, who acted as chairman of the committee. She reported a sum of $253.78 was realized from the sales. It was reported that Mrs. C. P. Morris had sent a package of cloth ing to two little French boys. Three of the members, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mrs. J. R. Futrell and Mrs. Tom White, volunteered to render aid dur ing this month to three patients at Swannanoa which had previously been assigned the local unit. Editor To Attend Press Convention Max Campbell, editor of The Week ly, will leave next Wednesday to at tend the annual convention of the North Carolina Press Association to be held at Fontana Village In Western North Carolina June 17-19. The Perquimans Weekly will go to press one day early for the next week's edition and correspondents and others having news items and adver tising for the week's edition are re quested to send items to the Weekly office not later than 4 P. M. next Tuesday afternoon. MART TOWBS TO MEET The Mary Towe Missionary Circle will meet Monday night, June 14, at the home of Mrs. H. C. Sullivan. All members are urged to be present for this meeting. -4