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Volume XV. Number 37.
Hertford, Perquimans County,- North Carolina. Friday, September 10, 1948.
$1.50 Per Year
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Nationally politics hit' the spot
light this week when President Tru-
marf" gave the first of a series of
. speeches expected to extend right up
to the night before the election in
November. The President spoke five
times in Michigan on Labor Day. He
attacked the GOP record on labor and
called for repeal of the Taft-Hartley
Labor Law. The GDP answered .the
President's speech when a reply was
given by Harold E. Stassen in De
troit Tuesday. 'Stassen called for a
. change to a Republican President in
the November elections.
1 France, is facing another political
crisis. The Cabinet of Premier
Schuman resigned Tuesday after fail
ing to receive a vote of confidence,
only 64 hours after it had been put
" together. Schuman wasiv asked to form
a government last week after Pre
mier Marie had resigned. Marie
formed his government shortly after
Schuman had resigned as premier
three weeks ago. Fiscal policies of
France at the present time, especially
the high costs of living, was given as
the cause of the political troubles.
vPolio hit a new high in North
; Carolina's current epidemic. Twenty
, nine new cases (were reported Tuesday
to bring the State's total cases to
1,921. No deaths were reported.
Leading health officials report a be
lief that the epidemic has passed its
peak and there is little likelihood that
: further postponement of school open
; ings will be made.
Coast Guardsmen found a German-
made torpedo beached near the com
munity of Salvo this week. A report
stated that the torpedo was 82 inches
in diameter and eight feet long. It
was one of the type reported to have
been confiscated by the Russians fol
; lowing the close of the war. The
Coast Guard has roped off the miasle
pending arrival of Ordnance officials
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One highway accident, reported by
State Patrolman H. L. White, marred
an otherwise quietly observed Labor
Day holiday in Perquimans County
"' Local police officers . reported the
: week-end as very quiet
The one accident, occurring here,
happened at 5:45 P. M. Monday af
'' ternoon when James Lane, 23, of
Okisko failed to make a turn on the
Rawing gate road near Winfall, and
,i suffered injuries when the car he was
: driving went into a ditcn. Accora
: ing to Patrolman White, who investi
gated the accident, Lane had borrow-
J ed a car owned by Henry Mathews to
v come .to Hertford on an errand. Re
y. turning the car, the driver went to
Oak Point by way of Winfall and met
: with the accident.
s J Mr. White reported Lane as saying
that he was trying out the car to see
. how fast it would go when the ac
cident happened.
Lane, suffered a fracture of the
; right leg, cuts to the face and in-
: juries to his chest and right arm. lie
: was removed to the Albemarle hos
pital in , the Lynch ambulance.
: New Case Worker For
Welfare Department
v Edgar White, superintendent of
the Perquimans Welfare "Department
announced today that iMiss Virginia
Battersley, of Winton, has been ob
tained to nil the vacancy as case
worker in, the local welfare depart-
: ment -
Miss Battersley succeeds to the
position vacated . by Miss Davey Jo
'". Lumsden, who resigned to resume her
studies at the University of. North
Carolina.
Recorder's Court ,
Continues Recess
i " Perquimans " County Recorder's
Court continued in recess this week
while the i volunteer workers, ushnV
- Ing the local draft board, registered
men for selective service. , , -
All cases listed on the' docket of
the clerk were continued until the
next term of court, set fornext Tues
day, September 14.
AUXILIARY TO MEET
' The September meeting of St.
Catherine's Auxiliary will be held at
the home of Miss Helen Gaither on
i Monday . night, September 18, at 8
o'clock. . The program subject will be
'Diocesan Missions.' The offering for
summer work will be used for these
missions. -A lull attendance is , re
quested , U . J
Rotary Club Plans
Seeking Additional
Community Project
Mail Service Here
Group to Ask Assistance
Of Other Civic Clubs
With Program
Additional mail services for the
Town of Hertford has been selected
by members of the local Rotary Club
as a major project for the club ac
tivities for the year, it was reported
at the close of the club meeting Tues
day night.
. The mail services that the club will
seek for the community will be deliv
ery of parcel post packages and the
addition of one more carrier for the
Town of Hertford.
Realizing that the .project is one
that will need the cooperation of the
entire community, and one that will
demand much detail work prepara
tion of information and petitions the
Rotary Club plans, and hoes to have
other civic organizations of Hertford
join with it in working out the pro
ject. Decision to push the program for
additional service was made by the
Rotarians after having had Silas M.
Whedbee, local .postmaster, as guest
speaker at the club Tuesday night. A
round table discussion' 6f the matter
was conducted and it was the opinion
of Mr. Whedbee that the Hertford
Post Office is eligible to receive the
services which will be sought. How
ever,. Mr. Whedbee pointed out to the
Rotarians that funds available to the
Post Office Department, at the pres
ent time, will no doubt be a factor in
obtaining the service and the lack of
these funds at the present may be
some cause for delay in obtaining it.
Following the discussion with Mr.
Whedbee the club members decided to
adopt the project and action toward
seeking the goal will be started im
mediately. Directors of the club met
at the home of W. F. Ainsley, presi
dent of the group, Wednesday night
to lay plans for instigating the pro
ceedings. A committee is expected to
be, named at the club meeting next
Tuesday night which will have charge
of the project This .committee, no
.poubt, .will seek the assistance of
Other civic organizations in Hertford
ito aid in preparing, formation and
petitions to the 'Post-office Depart-
meni-requeatiiig tncwtaiisnment oi
the additional services.
Interest Grows In
4-H Calves Project
Increased interest is being shown
by 'members of Perquimans County
4-H Clubs in the baby beef project, as
this project enters its third year, ac
cording to I. C. Yagel, County Agent,
who supervises the members on the
feeding of the calves.
The project has jumped from four
members participating during the
first year up to nine members who
have signed up for the program for
this year. Members who will par
ticipate in the project this year, ac
cording to Mr. Yagel, are Harry Lee
Winslow, Janie Winslow, Dorothy
Jean Winslow; Clarence Chappell,
Dickie Baker, 'Shirley Eure, Horace
Layden, C. T. Mansfield, and Johnnie
Mansfield. These 4-H clubbers will
show and sell their calves at ithe Fat
Stock Show at Elizabeth City. Dor
othy Jean Winslow, Harry Lee Win
slow and Shirley Eure are taking
part in the project for the first time
this year. ;
. Nine calves were fed by Perquim
ans 4-H members last year and Mr.
Yagel reported that the total coat of
the calves was $750, the total feed
bill amounted to $762.16 and the
calves were sold for a sum amount
ing to $2,481.
All calves purchased and being fed
by the club members this year are
Hereford. Last year the group pur
chased other ' types, including Here
ford. . .
Burns-Britton Vows -Spoken
Saturday
Miss Ella Loraine Britton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 'Samuel Arthur Brit
ton became the bride of Teddy Lee
Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ed
ward-Burns of Weldon,1 ,111., Satur
day, Sept. 4th at 8 p. m., at the home
Df tiie bride, in the presence of im
mediate family and friends. The
Rev. C,"W. Duling officiated. The
bride wore a Windsor blue dress with
black accessories and wore a corsage
of reel roses-i- She is a graduate of
Perquimans County High School, and
the groom is a graduate of , Weldon,
I1W high-school.; After the ceremony
the. couple left' for a short . wedding
trip after which they will be at home
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Governing Boards
To Meet Monday
Regular meetings of the two gov
erning .boards here, the County Com
missioners and the Town Board will
be held Monday. The County Board
will meet at the Courthouse at 10 a.
m., September 13 and the Town
Board will meet at the Town office
next Monday night.
One of the important items on the
schedule for the county board will
be the selection of jurors to serve at
the October term of 'Superior Court,
while the Town Board is expected to
receive information relative to the
annual audit of the Town's books.
The audit this year will be made by
Wall and Williams, certified public
accountants of Raleigh.
Transeau - White
Vows Solemnized
At Baptist Church
In a simple but impressive cere
mony which .was solemnized at the
Hertford Baptist Church last Friday
evening at seven o'clock, Miss Vir
ginia Blanchard White, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Skinner White,
of Hertford, became the bride of Car
roll R. Transeau, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll R. Transeau of Boonville,!
N. C. The Rev. C..W. Duling, pastor
of the church, officiated.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with while gladioli, fern, palms
and lighted candles. Miss Kate Blan
chard, organist, rendered a selection
of nuptial 'music and Mrs. Charles E.
Johnson, soloist, sang "I Love You
Truly" and "Because." Julian A.
White, Jr., lighted the candles.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Julian White,
wore a wedding gown of white silk
marquisette, fashioned with an off
shoulder neckline, a tight fitted bodice
and full skirt. She wore a finger-tip
veil of imported illusion and carried
a bouquet of white rqses showered
with staphanotis. She wore a neck
lace of pearls.
Miss Nancy Zachary, niece of the
bridegroom, was maid of honor. She
wore a gown of moss green faile taff
eta fashioned with tight fitting waist
with full skirt and matching mits.
Her flowers were a nosegay of mixed
flowers. Miss Sue Perry White, the
bridesmaid, wore a gown of pink faile
taffeta and carried a nosegay of mixed
flowers.
Hal Transeau, brother of the
bridegroom, was beat man. James
Transeau and Ralph Transeau were
ushers.
Mrs. Joe H. Towe was mistress of
ceremonies.
The bride's mother wore a black
crepe dress with black accessories and
her flowers were gardenias. The
bridegroom's mother wore a dress of
slate blue crepe with black acces
sories, and her flowers were gar
denia's. "MiB. Transeau iwas one of Hert
ford's most popular young ladies and
prior ito her marriage was employed
by the Daily Advance of Elizabeth
City. Mr. Transeau is a member of
the Post Office Department at Boon
ville. After a wedding trip to unannounc
ed points the couple will make their
home at Boonville.
Mrs. Jones To Open
Kiddie Shop Here
Mrs.. J. IE. Jones, a former resident
of Hertford, who returned to this
town several weeks ago, has an
nounced plans for the opening of
a Kiddie Shop soon. The new shop
will be located on the second floor of
the Gregory building on Church
Street. - ,
Mrs. Jones stated that new mer
chandise for her shop is arriving
daily and formal opening of the store
will be made as soon as the complete
stock, arrives and can he displayed.
OES To Resume
Meetings Monday
-The Hertford Chapter of ithe Order
of Eastern Star, which called off its
regular meetings during the summer
months, will resume its meetings next
Monday night.
v All members are urged to make
plans to attend .this first of the fall
meetings which will be held at the
Lodge room Monday, September 18
at eight o'clock..
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Mrs. J. J. Fleetwood, who has been
(11 tnr several mnnfha. haa Hwten fak.
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Perquimans Indians
To Open Football
Season Sept 24th
Ten Game Schedule Has
Six Home Contests;
Windsor First
Football is the king of sports at
Perquimans High School these days
with an announcement this' week by
Coach Joe Levinson that a ten game
schedule, which will start two weeks
from today, has been arranged for
the current crop of Indians.
The first game of the season will
be played in Windsor, at eight o'clock
on Friday, September 24. The first
home game of the season will be
played on Memorial Field at eight
o'clock Friday night, October 1.
With the opening of the season
only two weeks away, Coach Levinson
has been putting his Perquimans In
dians through a series of strenuous
drills in preparation for the coming
season. As members of the Albe
marle Conference the Indians will
play six conference games in addition
to' meeting Windsor, Edenton, Oak
City and Elizabeth City.
Prospects for this year's Indian
squad appear good according to
Coach Levinson who stated that a
number of positions are open and
several new candidates are working
hard to achieve the honors as mem
bers of the starting eleven. Showing
up best in practice thus far are
veteran backfield players such as Ed
ward Lane, Nathan Spivey, L. C. El
liott, Bill oyce, Red Simpson, Bruce
Chappell and Shackleford. Veterans
who saw action in the line last year
and who have been showing up well
in practice are Jack Symons, Bob
Lane, Robert Jordan, Bob Evans,
Earl Winslow, Howard Pitt and new
comers Carl and Junior Roberson.
Carroll Berry, Arky Wood and a host
of other line candidates are doing
well in daily practice sessions. The
squad held its first scrimmage session
last night and Coach Levinson re
ported himself well pleased at the
manner the players handled their
assignments.
The schedule as released this week
by Coach Levinson follows: Sept.
24, Windsor, October 1, Roberson
ville, here, October 8, at Ahoskie,
October 15, Plymouth, here, October
2Z, Williamston, here, October 29,
Edenton, here, November 5 at Co
lumbia, November 12, Scotland Neck,
here, Nov. 19 Oak City here and No
vember 25 at Elizabeth City.
Legionnaires To
Renovate Quarters
Members of the Wm. Paul Stal-
lings Post of the American Legion,
meeting at the Agriculture Building
in Hertford last Friday night, made
plans for opening ,their new post
headquarters in the right wing of the
hospital building at Harvey Point.
It was announced by Commander C.
W. Phillips that work started last
Wednesday afternoon on ithe remodel
ing of the wing and that the work is
being done by members of the Post.
According to the plans made by the
Pnst. the wine- will be converted into
several small rooms and one large
room to 'be used as a central meeting
room and ball room.
Francis Nixon. Post adiutant. urired
all members that possibly could to be
on hand each ,'Wednesday afternoon
for the remainder of the, month to
help with the repairs, converting and
moving that will have to be done be
fore the Post can occupy the new
quarters.
The wing of the hospital building
is being furnished to the local Legion
Post by the Town of Hertford, which
retained use of this building and the
recreation building on leasing the
base from the Navy Deparment.
Regular Services
At Holy Trinity
Regular services will be resumed
at Holy Trinity 'Episcopal Church on
Sunday, September 12, it was an
nounced today by the Rev. E. T. Jil
son, rector of the church. Holy Com
munion at 9 a. m.. Church School
at 10 a. m. and Morning Prayer and
sermon at 11 a. m., except the first
Sunday of each month when Holy
Communion will be celebrated at 11
a. m.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wyun of Varn
ville, S. C, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Wyun,
to Jackson Hoffler, son of Mrs. W. E.
Hofller. The marriage took place Sat
urday, September 4, at the home of
the bride.
.. Mr. Hoffler, who is a Marine, is
stationed at Paris Island.
Enrollment Figures At County Schools
Slightly Higher Than Reported In 1947
Corn Tour Draws
Interested Farmers
Approximately 40 farmers attended
the corn tour in Perquimans County
last Friday. A great deal of interest
was shown' in the various corn hy
brids being grown in the test plots
visited. Several farmers after look
ing over the plots expressed .their
preference of some of the hybrids
observed and a number of them plan
to be present when the official test
on the J. J. Skinner farm is harvest
ed. A better comparison of the dif
ferent varieties can be made at that
time.
H. L. Cook, Research Instructor,
with the N. C. CroD ImDrovement
Association, was present on the tour
and very ably discussed each of the
varieties of corn in the demonstra
tions and told of the results with
the same corn in other sections of
the state. He also explained some
of the work being done by the N. C.
Crop Improvement Association.
Draft Registration
Proceeding Here At
Rate Of 36 Per Day
An average of 36 young men, 18
through 25, are reporting daily to
the Perquimans Draft Board and
registering for selective service under
the act passed this year, according
to Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
board. A total of 287 youths had
registered at the Courthouse in Hert
ford up to closing hours Wednesday.
The remaining dates for register
ing for the draft, Mrs. Sumner stat
ed, are Sept. 10 and 11 for men born
in 1927; Sept. 13 and 14 for men
born in 1928; Sept. 15 and 16 for
men born in 1929 and September 17
and 18 for men born in 1930, prior
to September 19. After September
19 youths, upon reaching their 18th
birthday must register with the local
board at its offices, which will be
located in the bus station building at
Hertford.
The local board will open its of
fices, above the bus station, on Mon
day, September 20. By this time,
Mrs. Sumner said, all registration
data will be separated and the local
board will begin the task of mailing
out questionnaires to the men who
have been registering since the latter
part of August. First to receive
questionnaires will be the men in
the 25 year age group, and these are
expected to be called upon to join
the armed forces before later groups
are drafted.
Inspection Lane Will
Return Here Sept. 21
The North Carolina State Inspec
tion lane for automobiles and trucks
will return to Hertford on September
21 through September 23, it was an
nounced this week. The lane will be
located in the same place, on Market
Street, upon its return here.
All models of 1936 and prior to
that date, and 1947 and 1948, which
received red stickers, when they pass
ed through the inspection lane pre
viously, must be checked this time
or taken off the road. The deadline
for those models has passed.
Any model of automobile or truck,
other than those mentioned above,
which haven't been inspected the first
time or reihspected may be checked
at the local inspection lane. Motor
ists are urged to bring their vehicles
for inspection to the Plymouth lane
now because of last minute rush as
the deadlines near.
Inspection deadlines yet to come
are: 1937 and .1946 models by Sep
tember 30; 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944
and 1945 models by October 31; 1940
and1942 models by November 30
and 1941 and 1949 models by Decem
ber 31.
Benefit Dance At
VFW Club Saturday
Plans have been completed for the
benefit dance to be held at the V. F.
W. Club Saturday nigbjt, beginning
at nine o clock, it was announced to
day by Miss Nina Braswell, chairman
of the committee in charge.
Proceeds from the dance will be
donated to the Crusade for Children
drive now under way in this county.
The crusade campaign is being spon
sored 1 and conducted by the Home
Demonstration Clubs.
Ill At Home
Mrs. Joe Caravello is confined to
her home this week because of sick
ness.
Renovation Program Is
Mostly Completed as
Schools Open
Perquimans County schools opened
officially for the 1948 term last Wed
nesday morning with enrollment fig
ures showing a slight increase over
last year, according to John T. Big
gers, county superintendent.
Mr. Diggers said that local schools
had a fine opening and all reports in
dicate a most successful year ahead.
Largest increase in enrollment in
white schools was noted at Perquim
ans High School, where E. C. Wood
ard, principal, announced that a total
of 344 students enrolled Wednesday.
This was an increase of 25 to 30 stu
dents over last year. Three hundred
eighty students registered at Central
Grammar School, and J. P. Snipes,
principal, stated that 15 to 20 more
students were expected to be enrolled
by next Monday. The enrollment at
Hertford Grammar School was given
as 276 by Miss Thelma Elliott, prin
cipal. A complete report on the enrollment
at colored schools in the county was
not available late Wednesday after
noon. However, H. E. Brown, princi
pal at Hertford High School, reported
an enrollment of 372 students, a gain
of about 25 over last year, and the
Galatia school reported an enrollment
of 79.
Students and patrons of various
schools, alike, were much impressed
at the renovations that have been
made at most of the schools through
out the county during the summer
months. School officials, headed by
Superintendent Biggers, have devoted
much time and effort to place all
school buildings in a grade A condi
tion. Approximately $7,000 has been
spent remodeling and painting build
ings and improving toilet and wash
room facilities. Still to come are some
225 new school room desks, now on
order, which will be placed where
needed upon arrival.
Practically every class room in each
school building was painted during
the summer. A color scheme of pale
green, light blue and orchid was used
on class room walls and halls, while
the floors also received considerable
attetion. Toilet facilities at each
school were inspected atfci brought up
to State standard, and improved
where needed.
Floors in many of the buildings
were cleaned and finished with a floor
cleaning machine.
Several of the buildings, including
the Perquimans High School, Hert
ford Grammar and several of the col
ored schools had repairs made to
flooring and sills, which had been at
tacked by termites. New sills and
flooring were installed where needed.
Screens were repaired and repairs
made in the lunch rooms of the high
school and grammar schools and new
water heaters were installed at the
two grammar schools.
Colored schools where repairs were
made included the Hertford High
School, Training School at Winfall,
Bethel, Chinquapin, Bay Branch, Ni-
canor, Galatia, Fork Bridge, Willow
Branch, Pool's Grove, Winslow Grove.
At all of these schools toilet facilities
were checked and placed in proper
shape and water supply was also
made adequate. New blackboards
were installed at a number of these
schools and windows were repaired.
Hertford Grammar
PTA Meets Sept. 16
With county schools officially open
ed here this week, the Parent-Teacher
Association of the Hertford Gram
mar School will hold its first meet
ing of the school year next Thurs
day evening, September 16, at 8
o'clock in the auditorium at the school
building.
Mrs. D. M. Jackson, president of
the organization, has issued a special
invitation to patrons of the school to
attend this first meeting. She espe
cially urges all parents to be present.
The program subject for the initial
meeting of the group has been an
nounced as 'Basic Health For Any
Community." Miss Hulda Wood, RN,
will be the guest speaker.
Firemen Entertained
At Steak Fry Friday
Members of the Hertford Volunteer
Fire Department were entertained at
a steak fry, held Friday evening at
the Town plant, as a token of appre
ciation for the fire protection given
the Town during the past year.
The entire group of volunteers, plus
a number of guests, were on hand to
enjoy the delicious steak served at
the supper.
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