North Carolina Newspapers

. - ' . . n J . r, ii , i ' 7FIO Volume XV, Number 44. i Hertford, Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina, Friday, October 29 1948T THIS VMS HEADLINES The Russians, having: vetoed the R'i iutral -aations' refffendations ioi' relief oifthe tension surrounding the Berlin blockade, this week open ed a new attack on the airlift pro gram. Russian officials in Berlin an nounced Wednesday that the inter allied agreement on safety regulations tin-' the Berlin air corridors had never been ratified by higher officials and, therefore, is invalid. The move" was seen as a Russian attempt to further hamper the Allies' effort to supply Berlin with needed materials. In Paris this week John Foster Dulles, foreign affairs advisor to GOP party leaders, spoke before the UN Political Committee, charging the Russian government with' an attempt to Communize the world. Dulles told the UN group that continued viola i tion of the UN charter by the Soviet bloc will cause world opinion to grow steadily more potent to restrain ag gression. "" National Selective Service offices announced this week that calls for ; 20,000 men to serve in the armed forces will be issued iri January. The calls issued by Selective Service for November and December were for 10,000 and 16,000 men respectively. Officials of Selective Service stated ' that the calls will be stepped up monthly until the armed forces, are supplied with sufficient number of men to fill all requirements. Going into the final week of cam paigning for the office of President, both the Democratic and GOP parties this week filed reports of expendi tures for conducting the campaigns. The Democratic headquarters report ed total expenditures of 11,503,709, while the GOP has spent, according to its report, $1,706,870. Sup:ri:r Cc'Jrt Term Opins r.londay Rat Campaign UnJer Way In Xfounty Today S; l Bait for the rat, killing: campaign, scheduled to get under Way , in Per quimans .County Friday, October 29, has been distributed to a large num ber of stores throughout the county, according to I. C. Yagel County Agent, who, requests residents to pick up the bait and place it in rat infest ed areas not later than Friday even ing. The rat killing campaign,' which is being sponsored by the 4-H Clubs, has not drawn the county-wide in terest that the . sponsors had hoped for, but a large number of residents are cooperating and the sponsors ap preciate the interest shown by these residents. Perquimans Post III VI For Membership Members'bf the Garland H. Onley Post, No. 8297, Veterans, of Foreign Wars, of Hertford held their regular meeting Monday night at the club hall on Grubb Street, with Command er Eldon Winslow presiding. During the meeting in which many business matters were discussed, CHff Banks, Post adjutant, gave a report on the membership drive and read a letter to the group which was re ceived from A. C. Ingram, State ad jutant quartermaster, which stated that the Hertford Post has reported the highest percentage of membership renewals of any Post in the State and that the Post has won two awards. The 50th anniversary Armistice Day citation and the 50th anniversary Pearl Harbor Day citation that are being offered by national headquar ters. Also during the meeting a very en couraging report was given concern ing Teen-Age night which is observed by the Post each Wednesday night with the attendance for the past three w$eks averaging 50 students. The . Perquimans 5 County High School student - bodv ' Which covens . A the rules and retaliations that are en- The Fall term of PerouimansSfciforced during this recreation period Monday tnorning, November 1, with Judge Chester Morris presiding, it was announced today by W?VH. Pitt, Clerk of Court. The Court will recess all day Tues day for holding of the general elec tion, but will reconvene on Wednesr day morning. Mr. Pitt stated the calendar for the Court lists a total of 22 cases, nine criminal and 13 civil actions. Most or", the cases are expected to be dis posed of at this term of Court. ( . Jurdrs drawn for the Fall term are: v Miss Esther Perry, Robert E. Wins low, Seth W. Long, W. E. Bagley, John Broughton, Sr., L. D. Chappell, John R. Henderson, Johnnie Lane, R. L. White, Freeland Umphlett, S. J. Mansfield, W.. M. Wood, Clarence Dail, Mrs. Gladys Morgan, J. T. Har ris, J. R. Ayscue, Mrs. Suson Hall, J. L. Delaney; Earl Morse, Mrs. C. G. Chappell, L. N. Hollowell, D. C. Boyce, P. H. Ownley, Jr., C. E. Can non, Howard Long, J. B. Perry, Jr. T. L. Jessup, J. H. Corprew,; Jr., W. T. Eason, Ambrose Long, Roy Bac- cus, G. R. Mathews, E. Julian Long, W. Freeland Elliott, H. B. Baker and Nathan Riddick. Goodwin Rites Held Monday Afternoon Funeral services for Richard Hen . derson (Dick) Goodwin, 69, of Hyner, who died Saturday evening at 7:30 in ' ,the Chowan Hospital following an ill ness of two weeks, were held' Monday afternoon at 2.-30 in the Center Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. W. C. Francis,: assisted by the Rev. E. R. Meekins, officiating. The deceased was a native of Cho- i wan County. s He was a member of the Center Hill Baptist Church. , Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clara Lane ? Goodwin; three sons, Ralph, Carlton and Murray, air of Tyner; two daughters, Mrs. Hoy Lane of Ty ner and Mrs. B. A. Smith of Ports mouth, Va.;v three sisters Mrs. N. L. Ward, Mrs; J. H. Byrum'and Mrs. L. W. Belch, all of Chowan" County, and ?r orandchildren. '. Burial was in the Center Hill -. Cemetery.' . v ? CHOWAN ASSOCIATIONAL v'! MEETING IN EDENTON NOV, t A Chowan Associations! Women's Missionary Union study ana com' ' munity missions institute will, be held at the Edenton Baptist Church Tues day, November 2, beginning at, 10 o'clock in the morning. , "j AH W. M, U. leaders from the 60 churches i are urged to attend. 'Each is requested to take lunch. v - good job under the direction of Betty Ruth Chappell, Student Council presi dent, along with Miss Anne Hope At kinson and Miss Frances Cely, two local teachers who have been actfrig as chaperones. The meeting Closed shortly after final plans were mapped for the Hal lowe'en dance which the club is spon soring Saturday night, with Edgar White, dance ' committee chairman, reporting that tickets are' now on sale at various business establishments in Hertford for the convenience of the public and that indications are that a large crowd will be on hand to cele brate the annual witch night event. Vocational Home Ec Teachers In Meeting The regular monthly meeting'of the Vocational Home Economics Teachers was held at Weeksville High School Thursday, Oct. 21. Guests at the meeting were Miss Mabel Lacy and FHA-girls from schools in. Pasquo tank County having or planning to have Future Homemaking Chapters in their program of work." At this meeting a helpful and in teresting program was given on the organization and growth' of the Fu tiire Homemakers of America. Par ticipating in the program were two FHA members from each active FHA Chapter in Pasquotank County. Shirley West and Lou Ann Giiffin from Moyock High School gave help ful ideas on how to raise money for each chapter. These suggestions in eluded selling Christmas cards, giving dinners, cleaning ' house for neigh bors and such. ' Sara Ferrell and Kathleen Ownley added variety to the meeting by tell ing about programs their chapter is planning to give during the coming year at Central High School. ? , Billie Ann Parker and Annie White represented Weeksville High ? School by telling about the yearly installa tion program.?. Participation in the program i necessary for the girls to be a full-fledged member of thefFHA. "Gatesville High School girls, Rita Webb, Dorothy Classhand, Catherine Eure and Elsie, Laurence, explained the organization of , the chapters by telling about how their 'rown chapter was started and developed.; . 1 , After the program refreshments were served by Mrs. Harris and some of her FHA members. , Indians To Battle Old Rivals In Game Here Friday Night Undefeated Team From Edenton Faces In dians on Memorial Field Football fans of this section will have the opportunity of witnessing a battle between old rivals here Fri day night when the undefeated Eden ton Aces come to Hertford to play the Perquimans High School Indians on Memorial Field at 8 o'clock. Coach Joe Levinson has been puttinar his charges through strenuous prac tice sessions this week in prepara tion for the revival of contests be tween the rivals, which may turn out to be the outstanding came of the season. Perquimans has come out victorious over Edenton in the majority of games .played snce the two towns started gridiron competition in 1926. Of the 25 games played during that time, the Indians have won 12 games and the Aces won 10, with three games resulting in tied scores. Eden ton won two games last season, so the Indians are out for revenge and hope to break the Edenton winning streak. A number of Indian players, in cluding Symons, Jordan and Pegram, are still handicapped by injuries re ceived in games this season, but Coach Levinson believes most of the squad will be in shape for the game tonight. The Indians lost a see-saw contest to a strong Williamston team here last Friday night by a score of 19-14. The game was decided in the final period when Williamston crossed the goal line on a sustained march down the field. Perquimans opened the scoring in the first quarter and con verted the try for extra point, but the Green Wave from Williamston made it 7-7 shortly thereafter, and both teams' parried during the rest of the first half. Perquimans scored again in the third quarter to take a 14-7 lead which was cut to a one-point margin when Williamston scored a touchdown but failed to convert the try "for extra point - and the count stood 14-13,: Perquimans. During the final period Williamston tallied its third touchdown of the game and took the lead 19-14. Ideal Weather Aids Harvesting Of Crops Ideal weather conditions were prev alent throughout Perquimans County during the past week which was a big help to. local farmers in harvesting fall crops. Some sections of the county reported the picking of pea nuts in progress and gathering of corn has been under way for some time. About 75 per cent of the cotton crop has been picked,, but County Agent I. C. Yagel reports there is still a large quantity of cotton to be picked. Practically all of the peanut crop has been dug and picking is under way. According to reports, the pea nut crop is fair. Some producers who have picked their crop reported the yield around 15 bags to the acre. Picking soybeans is also in pro gress in most parts of the county, but few reports have been received as to the yield this season. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT v fifr. and Mrs. Haywood Divers an nounce the birth of A daughter, born Thursday, October 21. '. Hertford Negro PTA Seeks 500 Members The Parent-Teacher Association of Hertford High School held its first meeting for the school year on Tues day night, October 19. A capacity group of parents were present to help make plans for the school year. The membership drive was launched with a goal set for 500 paid members Dis trict Workers are L. M. Lowe, Vera L. Burnett, Hazel White, Mary Holley, Odessa' Burke, M. G. Lyons and Ruth Hudson. v The first grade class received the prize for having the largest number of parents, out, and Mrs. G. B. Lowe, teacher, was the honored teacher. $1.50 Per Year. Varied Docket In Recorder's Court Here Tuesday A J. Two Defendants Charg ed With Operation of Still Released A verdict, of not guilty was re turned by Judge Charles E. Johnson in the case charging Robert Harwell with operation of a still and aiding and abetting in the manufacture of liquor, after a hearing that consumed several hours in Perquimans Record er's Court Tuesday. Charges against Arthur Harrell, Negro, in the same case, were dismissed on a motion of non-suit, which was granted at the conclusion of testimony presented by the State. According to testimony given in the case, Sheriff M. G. Owens two weeks ago discovered a still lo cated in a woodland area adjacent to land rented by Robert Harrell. The defendants in -the case were charged as " its operators. No evidence was presented connecting Arthur Harrell with the still and charges against him were non-suited. The verdict of not guilty for Robert Harrell was re turned after pleadings were given by Prosecutor J. S. McNider and de fense attorney W. H. Oakey, Jr. Sheriff Owens dismantled the still, brought into court the huge copper coil, 90 pounds of sugar, and stated he had destroyed several pounds of meal. The sugar and a small amount of liquor was ordered turned over to the County Welfare Department. Other cases disposed of during this term of court were those of Clyde Nixon, Negro, charged with fraud. Nixon was found guilty and fined the sum of $25. Costs of court was taxed against Jessie Grant, who entered a plea of guilty to charges of speeding. Mel vin Gaskins and John Avery paid fines of five dollars and costs for speeding and Margaret McKeiver was fined $10 and costs on charges of speeding. Billy Jones entered a plea of guilty to a charge- of driving drunk and paid a fine of $100 and costs of court Mattie Harrington was fined $25 and costs on harge&.of reckless driv ing. ' Irvin Jackson was fined $10 and costs for driving" a tractor without lights. Mrs. Francis Willey was ordered to pay the costs of court on a charge of failing to stop at a stop sign. Jonathan Forbes was found not guilty on a charge of driving with improper lights. County Men Injured In Accident Thurs. Two Perquimans County youths were hospitalized and two others slightly injured in a highway acci dent which occurred last Thursday night six miles east of Rocky Mount. The four youths, George Winslow, Louis Norman Chappell, John Edgar Chappell and Preston Copeland, were returning to their homes here after havintr' spent the day at the State Fair in Raleigh. Details of the , accident were not reported except that the Winslow car was in a head-on collision with an other automobile. Winslow suffered a fractured left hip and broken left foot, internal injuries and had several teeth knocked out. Louis Norman Chappell was treated at the hospital for a broken nose and slight concus sion. The other two youths from here were not detained at the hospi tal. Winslow is still a patient at the hospital in Rocky Mount. To Attend Methodist Conference Next Week ' The North Carolina Annual Con ference of -the Methodist Church will be. held at Greenville beginning next Wednesday, Novembr 8, and continu ing through November 7, it was an nounced ' today by the Rev. D.. L. Fouts, pastor of the Hertford Metho dist Church. . . . The Rev. and Mrs. Fouts and Edgar M. Fields will attend the Conferenpe, representing the local church. , ; County Board To Meet Monday A. M. Members- of the Perquimans Board of County Commissioners will hold their' regular meeting next Monday in the office of the Register of Deeds, instead of the Courthouse, it was an nounced today by J: W. Ward, clerk to the Board. ; The change of meeting places will be due to the fact that the Fall term of Superior Court will be in session Monday. 4 COUNTY VOTERS SHOW LITTLE INTEREST IN GENERAL ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY Straw Vote Students of the seventh grade of Perquimans Central Grammar School expressed their opinion of the presi dential candidates in a straw vote taken at the school building Tuesday morning, and were overwhelmingly in favor of Strom Thurmond as the next President. The results of the straw vote, re ported by J. S. Snipes, principal of the school, was revealed as Thurmond getting 21 votes, Dewey nine and Tru man nine. The principal stated the straw vote was taken among the stu dents without previous discussion of the candidates or platforms. ' Highway Engineer Confers With Mayor On Street Project State Highway Engineer Tom Mc Kim was in Hertford early this week conferring with Mayor V. N. Darden regarding the construction project on Grubb Street, and promised State aid to the Town of Hertford in the con struction of new sidewalks on the street east of the railroad tracks. Construction difficulties were en countered during the grading of the street for the widening project, and entrance to many of the lots on the street was made impossible . because of the grading of the roadway. It was first believed, when the project was blueprinted, that the sidewalks east of the railroad tracks might be saved and little or no grading re quired for the completion of the job. The grading, however, lowered the roadway considerably and made it ne cessary to plan for new gutters and sidewalks along most of the street. Property owners have been handi capped because of the construction work, and some have no entrance to their property. Mayor Darden' stateov Tuesday that property owners who desire entrances made to their prop erty may get the work done within a short time, but that the completion of the street project is expected to take several months. Election Board Ready For Balloting; Polls Open 6:30 A. M. BPW Club Welcomes Three New Members The Perquimans Business anu Pro fessional Women's Club held a din ner meeting Friday night at the Ho tel Hertford, with Mrs. Alice Towe, president, presiding. The meeting opened with a very interesting program being presented by Mrs. Ruby Butler. After the club collect was said, five Girl Scouts, Bil lie Skinner, Marguerite Butler, Mar jorie Winslow, Janice Yagel and Bs nita Hutchinson, sang two lovely se lections from the club handbook. This was followed by a talk entitled "Use Your Vote in '48" by Miss Mary Inez Chappell. During the business session three new members, Misses Claire and Frances Gely and Miss Hulda Wood, were recognized and three others, Miss Thelma Elliott, Mrs. Dora Rid dick and Mrs. Sally Bonner, were ac cepted as members. Rites For Veteran Conducted Wednesday Draft Board Gets Call For Seven Men Perquimans County Draft Board has received orders to order seven registrants up for medical examina tions on November 17, it was an nounced today by Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Board. Greetings to report for the medical examinations will be mailed out short ly, Mrs. Sumner said'- ' , The body of Pfc Clifton C. Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lane of Tyner, Who was killed in action March 28, 1945, in, Germany, was brought to the Lynch Funeral Home here Tuesday. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the graveside at the Chappell Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Moody Chappell. Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Lonnie and Maynard Lane of Tyner, and two sisters, Mrs, Albert Hugo of Hobbsville and Mrs. Herman Umphlett of Newport News, Va. Local Election Board machinery is geared for the holding of the na tional election next Tuesday, Novem ber 2, according to A. W. Hefren, chairman of the Perquimans Board of Elections, who stated that polling places will be open from 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P. M. The various precinct officials have been appointed and ballots distribut ed to these officials. The polling places will be located at Hertford, Bethel, Winfall, Belvidere, Nicanor and New Hope. Forecasts of the election indicate the possibility of fewer votes being cast here than were counted in the national election in 1944, when slight ly more than 1,100 voters went to the polls. Interest in the national elec tion among the voters of Perquimans has not been great. However, this interest has shown a surge in recent days, and a fair vote may be the re sult of the conversations heard in gathering places over the county where voters are discussing and guessing the outcome of the race be tween President Truman and Tom Dewey. Henry Wallace and Thurmond, Pro gressive and States' Rights party can didates for the presidency, are ex pected to poll some votes, but judg ing from the pre-election talk among voters, their totals will be relatively light. In addition to the national and state tickets, local voters will get ballots for the election of county officers. The local ballot carries the names of the following candidates: Herbert C. Bonner for Congressman; J. E. Wins low and W. I. Halstead for State Sen ator; Walter Cohoon for Solicitor, Clarence W. Phillips for Representa tive, J. W. Ward for Register of Deeds, Charles E. Johnson for Judge of Recorder's Court, Max Campbell for Treasurer, E. M. Perry, R. T. Brinn, George W. Jackson, Roy S. Chappell and T. W. Twine for County Commissioners. Candidates for offices as' members of the Board of Education will not appear upon the ballots, inasmuch as their appointment must be confirmed by the Legislature. Rotary Governor Visits Local Club District Governor Sherwood Rober son and 12 members of the Plymouth Rotary Club were guests of the Hert ford Rotary Club at its meeting at the Hotel Hertford Tuesday evening. The District Governor, paying an official visit to the local club, spoke on the subject of vocational coopera tion by Rotarians. He told the group that "never since July 4, 1776, does the world need cooperation as it does today." He urged Rotarians to help create world unity by living the Rotary prin ciples of service before self, pointing out that individual Rotarians need not feel the task impossible inasmuch as there are 320,000 members scattered throughout the world working on the same project. License Examiner At Police Station W. E. Nelson, State License Ex aminer, announced this week that be ginning immediately he will be locat ed at the Hertford Police Station, on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the purpose of giving tests for operators' licenses. Mr. Nelson reminds motorists whose last names begin with E, F or G that only about 17 days remain for them to apply for a renewal of their pres ent licenses. December 31 is the deadline for motorists of this cate gory to comply with the State law regulating operators' licenses. Offering Being Taken For Oxford Orphanage Effort's ' are being ' made here to raise funds for a Thanksgiving offer ing to be given to the Oxford Orphan age, it was announced today by the committee ia charge of the drive. Individuals who desire to aid the boys and girls at the orphanage are requested to mail checks or make con tributions' to-R. C Murray, W. H. Pitt or Cecil Winslow. New Store To Open About November 15 B. J. Holloman, Jr., of Jacksonville, who will own and operate the West ern Auto Store in Hertford, was in town the first part of this week mab ing arrangements for the opening or the 'store about November 15. In addition to laying plans for the opening of his new store, Mr. Hollo man is seeking to rent or purchase a house in order to move his family to Hertford. The store will be located in the new building being constructed on Market Street by D. M. Jackson. ...