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hcrtford, Perquimans Gounr, North Carolina Friday, December SlmS'.
$1.50 er Year
i To Ofn Here
!iyjnury17
rteen Cases, Listed
.i Docket By. Clerk
7.H. Pitt , .
civil i term of. Perquimans Su
'or' Court 'will convene here Mon
, January 17, 1949, it was : re
ed today by W, H. Pitt, clerk of
t, who stated that Judge Luther
:tdn ha, been appointed by Gov
r Ri Gregg Cherry to be the pre--g
Judge Fourteen cases , are
1 by the clerk as being on the
ndar to be disposed of at the term
ourfc ' , 1 - 1
.Ix of the . cages , are- actions for
"rce while' the remaining number
.esent suitq for damages.", ,
The docket a released by Mr. Pitt
' s follows:
Itichard Whedbee vs. Essie Lee
nedbee,""N 11
Warren Sills vs. Margaret Sills. '
Thomas Riddick vs. Martha Rid-
' Dixie Feltojtc vs.. Carrie Felton.
Benjamin Ashley vs. Lucille Ashley.
Dallas Gilliam vs. Odell Gilliam.
' Ruth C Beasley vs. J. C Blanch
ard ft Co. , . -. . .
Raymond Boyce vs. L. L. Smith.
C. A. Davenport vs. Norfolk South
ern Railroad.
N. N. Trueblood vs. John Gibson.
Chesapeake Auto Corp. vs. W. L.
Jaley. '. t '.
v Richard Payne vs. James Rogerson.
)', E T. Gresham Co. vs. Y. L. Brown,
" A. W. Hotrte vs. T. B. Sumner.'1
'. Jurors for this term of court were
? :wn at the special meeting of the
t-ard of . County ' . Commissioners
which was held December 27.
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COMMISSIONERS AND TAX LISTERS MEET
TO CONSIDER LISTING OF PROPERTY
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Elmo H. Cannon, Jr.
Second Lieutenant
Elmo H. Cannon, Jr., was com
missioned a second lieutenant in the
U. S. Air Force on December 18 at
the graduation ceremonies of Officer
I Candidate Class 48-B which were held
at Lackland Air Fcrrce Base in San
Antonio, Texas.
Lieutenant Cannon, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmo Cannon, entered the
Air Force an June, 1943, and served
in the European theatre of operations
as a gunner during the war. He is a
graduate of Perquimans County High
School and is married to the former
Miss Evelyn Copeland.
After spending a furlough with his
parents, Lieut. Cannon will report
for duty at the San Antonio Air Base.
PUBLISHERS OF THE WEEKLY
VRV POST PLANK'ING TO MAKE NEW
YEAITS DANCE AN OUTSTANDING AFFAIR
' jo Injured Br
J2 Oigd!ng
r.ufus Skinner, a Negro resident of
' w4irQoeIvet(maJrie
i. j Tuesday morning "when a build'
i. j that he waa, helping, tear down
F-IJenly .' collapsed, trapping him
near the "doorway of the old struc
ture." ' - j -i
Ckinner : and Charles Hofler, an-
"er Hertford Negro, " were in the
?s , ef . taking a floor eff of a
' juse ocated in the rear, of Dar
Crothers' 'store in down town
ord when the walls came tumb
.'owh,, trapping him. between the
rnd the roof, v Bystanders hur-:
freed -Skinner,' who after rtt-
I treatment from a local phy
i, was ' taken to the Albemarle
:tal for further examination and
'nent , a
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ction Deadline
v,' Cars Is Today, 1
Fqul'nana' County motorists who
) not as yet run their motor ve-"-rough
one of the State's in
' s must ao ,eo before mid
X'o "toni&ht, otherwise' they face
-t rction if caught driving on the
"9. ',' Today is the deadline for
n of all model cars and each'
, must now bearx the approved
to be "withdrawn - from use
vehicle ii inspected.
tta is expected to announce
or inspection of can during
hin the. next few days Dur-
coming s year all cars and
..iust be inspected every, six
1 11C3 'OCwIT''
l2y;'Close Monday
i stores and ' businesl
.cept the bank 'and' 'post
1 be open' fo business all
' Jsnaary 1, but will be
: .anJ.y. January 8, in ob-
T the New Year holiday,
.race action was decided
1' merchants prior to the
-Jay.
ys '
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County, schools will
r schedules next Mon-
" -n T. V.ZT'-', County
2 r !.oo j, sId . to-
tb planned to be
..,uls, tlr. Elggers
Music Will Be Provided
; By Johnny Brough
ton's Orchestra
A meeting of the Garland H. Onley
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Hertford was cut short Monday night
as the entire group; all of whom had
been appointed to one of several com
mittees reported to the' Harvey Point
Officers Club to begin -preparations
for. the VFW gala New Year's eve
;, The dance, which will feature John
ny Broughton's orchestra of Newport
News, ;Vo.who is a native of Per
qiiimans County, is expected to be the
biggest Jthing yet sponsored by the
local post, and has drawn widespread
attention and curiosity as to' what
Johnny will bring home. It las-also
been reported that JPeggy Felton, a
local girl who is teaching music in
Weldop, wilr be the.gueet vocalist. '
The post wiH-start the New Year
off with high spirit of having a rec
ord year as . they have already re
corded a large list of old and new
membership" renewals: for which they
received two awards, the 60th Anni
versary Armistice Day Citation and
the ' GOttn Anniversary Pearl Harbor
Day Citation that were offered by na
tional headquarters for reporting the
highest percentage of Wmbership re
newals of any post in the State , at a
givendate. .iv-
Beginning Wednesday, January 6,
the club will again be turned ever to
the Perquimans High School Student
council on Wednesday night of each
week for use of teen agera. The club
has been closed to these youngsters
for the past two weeks due to .Christ
mas activities being held by the
Thus far the student body has done
an excellent job of governing activi
ties and recreation . offered to the
large group of High School students
that have been present when the club
was at their disposal each Wednesday
night. It.ia the 'hope of the Post
that more recreation facilities will be
at their disposal in the near future.
March Of Dimes
Workers To Meet ' 1
Representatives J of the " Perquim
ans County Committee for the March
fof Dimes campaign which will get
under way nere next montn, are ex
pected to loin in a district meeting of
March of Dimes chairmen and work
ers to be held -at Edenton Friday
January It was announced .today.
'Plans, fori ; the""' annual campaign
wiU be discussed at the district meet
ing and county goals, expected to be
larger this year than in the past .will
likely be set "
. , UNITING POSTPONED'
The regular monthly meeting of (he
ine's Auxiliary will be post
poned fi-om Monday, January 3, to
IJond.-, January 10, and will be held
at the home of MrSv Will Hudson and
tries Jae Wood Winslow. 1
County Ranks 23th
In Expenditures
For Public Health
Young Negro In
Deeper Trouble
Jackson Costen Facing
Fourth Charge of Hit
And Run
7 C h
" .ILL mit j:onday
' i V . t of the Hertford Eap-
I . . . -w LI meet HonJay, Janu
I f - 17') o'clock at the home of
Out of a total of 245 live births in
Perquimans County in 1947, records
of the State Board of Health show
that occurred in ajhospital andT83
occurred outside a hospital or in cir
cumstances unknown. This 'means
that 74.69 per cent of the county's
live births last year occurred without
benefit of hospital facilities .for
mother and child, it was reported re
cently by ; the N.1 C. Committee for
better health.
The records further show that in
43 counties of the State last year a
majority of the live births occurred
outside a hospital; In the state as a
whole the percentage born outside a
hospital was 35.17. Among the 100
counties Perquimans ranked 90th in
per cent of live births that occurred
without such facilities.
In one county (Hyde) ih 1947 the
majority of live births did not even
have the attendance of a physician,
and in a score of other counties the
proportion of births without -such at
tendance was between . one-third to
nearly one-half.
1 A physician' was in attendance at
137 of the Perquimans births, but 108
had only, the attention of a midwife.
In the same year the county had a
total of 10 infan deaths and no ma
ternal deaths , ' ,
' Of the infant deaths, two occurred
in a hospital and eight outside a hos
pital or I in circumstances unknown.
A physician was in attendance at six
of the deaths and the remaining four
had no attention of a physician or oc
curred in circumstances unknown.
As another aspect of the Perquim
ans County health picture, records
show that the county budget for pub
lic health service for the fiscal year
1947-48 totaled $8,859 or .906 per
capita, ! Of this total, local sources
contributed $5,111 or .623 per cap
ita,; .the - State- contributed 12,037 or
.208 per capita, and $1,711 or ,176
per capita came from the Federal
Government, i f v
Of the 96 - counties which spent
money for'public health service, Per
quimans County -ranked Z9th in total
per , capita expenditures. ' -
Another indication of .Perquimans'
health rating can be found in the fact
that from 1940 to January 1, 1945,
the county had a total draft rejection
rate of 62.75 per cent, according to
the. Institute for Research in Social
Science of .i, the State University,
Among the counties " Perquimans
ranked 79th in per cent of , total re
jections, In -percentage of white re
jections the county ranked 79th, with
a rate of 45.17 per cent. In Negro
rejections it ranked 47th, with a rate
of 49.74 percent
- BIRTII AiNTNOUNCEMENT
. Born to Chief and Mrs. IDavid E.
Boyce, a Wednesday, December
15, - at t Naval- .Hospital, , Ports
mouth, V. ' ! Boyce Is the for
mer Hies Chappvll of Col. I
dore, f,"X'
Recorder's Court
Cancelled This Week
A fourth charge, that of hit and
run, has been entered against Jack
son N, Costen, a 17-year-old Negro,
J ho was involved in an automobile
icident Saturday night, December
18, that caused the death of Kenneth
Jordan. .,
&cf,ho;is..ei.Jie1ife. thai'
county jail in Hertford under a $2000
bond for driving under the influence
of intoxicants, manslaughter and who
has been found guilty of driving with
an expired operator's license, was
charged with hit and run after ad
mitting - to. 'officers recently that he
had hit a 1946 Ford coach belonging
to Howard Mathews on his unlucky
day- '
The Mathews car, which was park
ed on Church Street, was hit by Cos
ten as he went through town minutes
before the accident occurred on the
outskirts of Hertford.
' According to investigating officer,
Patrolman B. R. Inscoe, approximate
ly $200 damage was done to the
Mathews car. The subject will prob
ably be heard along with the others
on January 4.
No Recorder's Court was held in
Perquimans County Tuesday by
Judge Charles E. Johnson due to the
fact that the small number of cases
listed on the docket were either con
tinued or the defendants submitted.
However, a long session is expected
to be held Tuesday, January 4, as
many continued cases, which include
three charges against Jackson N.
Costen, who was involved in a recent
automobile accident that caused the
death of Kenneth Jordan, will be
heard.
Speeding again headed- the list of
submissions. William E. Daughtery,
Alexander Nelson, Paul Hill, Marolin
Mattlin and Harvey A. Butler each
were fined $10 and court costs for the
offense. Lester C. Jones, who was
also charged with speeding, paid $5.00
and the costs.
William Sutton was taxed with a
$25 fine and court costs for driving
without" '" iifi 'operators license, and
Johnnie Phillips paid $10 and court
costs for driving with insufficient
brakes.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Alethia Miller
Funeral services for Mrs. Alethia
White Miller, age 90, wife of the late
J. H. Miller, Hertford Route Two,
who died Thursday, December , 16, af
ter a lingering illness, were conduct
ed Sunday, December 19, at 2 P. M.
at the Cedat Grove Methodist Church
by the Rev. E. B. Edwards, pastor of
the church.'
During the services members of the
Hertford Methodist Choir sang "Have
Thine Own Way," "It Is Well With
My Soul" and "Abide With Me" was
sung at the graveside. R. U William
son of Norfolk, sang a solo "Sun
rise."
. Mrs. Miller is ' survived by four
sons, Bryant M. Miller, Elmer L
Miller of Hertford, Evart W. Miller
of Norfolk, the Rev. Herbert Miller
of Elizabeth City and two daugh
ters, Mrs. H. T. West of Ayden and
Mrs. Mae -.Perry of Hertford, and
eight grandchildren . and - two great
grandchildren. " "
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. W' W' ' : : V ' ' 4?' ' ' - "
H, I, JK Motorists
Get Licenses Next
, Today is the final day for motor
ists whose last names begin with E,
F and G to renew their driver's li
cense and comply with the motor ve
hicle laws. 4 ' ',
Beginning tomorrow, persons Whose
last name begins with H, I, J and K
will begin taking tests for renewal of
their licenses. ; Car operators ' who
fall, into - this category have until
June 80 to renew licenses before ex-
si. jNeiBen, local- license exam--,
"is c stationed In 1 Hertford, each
'isdnv and Thursday for the
. ..a tt receiving applications and
Jving, tests -,. ,
Rotarians To Sponsor
Show Here January 27
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club will sponsor a presentation of
the famous radio show, "Sunshine
Sue,!' here in Hertford on Thursday
night, January 27, it was reported to
day by W. F. Ainsley, president of
the club, and James E. Newby, secre
tary.
Arrangements have been completed
to bring the, show here and a com
mittee, composed ofi C. P. Morris,
Robert Hollowell and Herbert Nixon
have been named to secure an audi
torium for the show. The committee
reports that it will attempt to secure
the high school auditorium, but that
announcement as to the location will
be made later.
Sunshine Sue and her cast of radio
characters have played before Hert
ford audiences before and their re
turn is expected to be welcomed en
tertainment for the large following
the show has on the radio.
January Term of Su
perior Court Called
Off Due to Few Cases
On the Docket
Members of the yCounty Board of
Commissioners and five tax listers of
the county met in a special session at
the Court House Monday morning to
review plans and receive final in
structions for carrying out the list
ing of property for 1949 taxes, which
will begin throughout the county on
Monday, January 3.
The schedule that was given to tax
listers who were appointed at a pre
vious meeting of the Board held this
month, is as follows: John O. White,
Jr., Hertford Township, will be at
the Court House January 5 and 8 dur
ing the first week. January 12 and
15 during the second week. January
19 and 22 during the third week. And
will be at the Court House each day
January 24 through 31 with the ex
ception of Sunday the 30th.
Carrol V. Ward, list taker for Bel
videre, will observe the following
schedule: At the late E. L. Chap
pell's store January 8, 15, 22 and 29.
W. A. Winslow's store January 18.
R. M. Baker's store, Whiteston, Jan
uary 20. R. R. White's store, Whites
ton, January 27. At home during the
days not listed above throughout the
month.
Raymond Stanton, list taker for
Parkville Township, will be found at
home each day with the exception of
January 25, when he will be at Chap-
anoke.
Julian Long, list taker for Bethel
Township, will be at J. W. Gatling's
store on January 8, 22 and 29 during
the day and on January 5, 19 and 26
at night. Whedbee's store in Burgess
on January 15. At the Court House
in Hertford January 19.
Seth Long, list taker for New Hope
Township, will observe the following
schedule: Perry and Robbins store,
New Hope, January 8, 15, 22 and 29.
At Ernest White's store January 14.
At Guy Webb's store January 21. At
Perry a store, WoodvHle, January 28.
All other days at home from 10 A. M.
to 6 P. M.
Also during the special session the
Board voted in favor of not having
the regular term of Superior Court in
January. This action was taken as
the Board fslt that there were not
enough cases listed on the calendar
to justify the expense of holding this
term of court.
Drainage
Systems
Lead Soil Projects
By Local Farmers
By F. A. McGOOGAN
During 1948 the Soil Conservation
technician working with the Albe
marle Soil Conservation District as
sisted 31 farmers in preparing con
servation, plans for their farms. This
makes a total of 810 farm conserva
tion plans covering 34,747 acres in
PerquimansCoonty since' the work
unit office was established here Feb
ruary 1, 1944. v , r
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i Eighty-five acres of permanent pas
ture were seeded by Perquimans
County farmers cooperating with the
district during 1948. This is a good
increase over the amount seeded in
1947.. ; .
P This yf ail conservation farmers
seeded a good acreage of winter
cover crops, which are looking good
now. v ' '
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Perquimans County farmers are. be
coming more interested in improving
the drainage ' on. their- farms. Con
servation': fanners .improved or re
built drainage systems on approxi
mately 2,200 acres of land in 1948.
This involved the - construction vt
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Nep Found Dead
In Ditch Sunday
Willie R. White, aged Negro farm
hand, was found dead dn an ice and
water filled ditch Sunday afternoon
on the Lee farm, which is located in
the Durants Neck section of the
county.
White, who was seen frequently
Saturday morning near Webb's store,
allegedly was last seen attending a
Christmas party during the early
part of the night until he was found
about 3 P. M. by Richard White, Ne
gro resident of the Lee farm, in a
ditch approximately 250 yards from
the road.
When found he was dressed in work
clothes and boots and was lying face
down in the ditch. Marks along the
banks indicated that he had evidently
made no effort to crawl out. Found
in his pockets was a billfold contain
ing $24.
Death was probably due to natural
causes, as no signs of foul play were
found by investigating officers, Sheriff
Melvin G. Owens and Dr. C. A. Dav
enport, county Coroner.
County Boards To
Meet Next Monday
Perquimans County Board of Com
missioners and the Board of Educa
tion will hold regular meetings next
Monday.! January 3. . Only; routine.v
business 4s expected to be presented '
to the Commissioners, but a final re
port on the recent sale of three aban-
doned Negro school buildings is ex
pected to be made to the Board of
Education. ,
Tax listers in the , county's five
townships have started the ' task of -listing
property for 1949 taxes, it
was announced today by J. W. Ward,
county tax supervisor, i ,
In addition to listing property for
taxes, the, listers are also taking a
farm . census, and; farmers- are re-. 1
quested to appear Wore the JtiterS v.
with , complete " information . about
crops and acreage tended during the 'i
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
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