XVI Number 1..
Hertford, Perquimans Countyf North Carolina, Friday, January 7, 1949. 3 6 -
$1.50 Per Year.
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HEADLINES
The 81st Congress met this week
an. organized under Democratic lead
ership, Hhen heard President Truman
deliver two messages,, one on the
Ctate of the1 Union, end the second:
which called on Congress to'' .enact
laws to carry; out the Presidential
program' promised during' the cam
pa:nlast summer. It was reported
1 tht-the economic message would re
quest restoration of the -excess pro
fits tax, a repeal of the Taft-Hartley
labor law, economic regulations which
might be invoked if necessary, to curb
- inflation and continuation of the cold
war against Communism.
In. Raleigh, where members of the
1949 General Assembly is meeting,
one of the first actions taken was a
meeting of representatives from
some 50 counties, at which time plans
were made to fight a possible vote on
the liuuor Question. Governor W.
Kerr Scott has pledged himself tare
quest a referendum on the question
and the ' representatives of the wet
counties are taking he stand that the
( Acq system is the best means of con
trolling the1 bootlegger.
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. ' 'A bi-partisan drive . developed in
Congress this week to pegthe price
support of six basic farm crops at 90
. per cent of parity. A bill was mtro-
1 duced to repeal the new farm law
which permits these prices to drop
to as low as 60 per cent ' of parity.
The crops included .are wheat, corn,
cotton, tobacco; peanuts and rice.
Western states were hit for sec
ond time with a bliszard this week,
and traffic was tied up in several
states, including Nebraska, South Da
. kota and Kansas. Motorists and
' trains alike " were '"stalled due to
weather conditions and schools were
closed. Fifty-nine persons were kill'
ed and more than 300 injured in tor
nadoes that ripped across sections of
Louisiana1 and Arkansas early this
week, , ' ,
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,'rietl December 26
' On Sunday afternoon, December 26,
at 4 o'clock In the Hertford Baptist
Churchy Miss Mary Annette Cannon,
" daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Can
non of Hertford, became, the bride of
L Robert Keaton Jr., son of Mrs. Rob
ert Keaton of Colerain and the late
Mr. Keaton. . .-''-"
- The ceremony,- beautiful ilk its dig
nity and simplicity, 'was .performed
- by the Rev. C W. Dulihg, who used
v the double ring ceremony. ; . '
The church , was decorated with
;.. white gladioli, snapdragons, chrysan
.themums, poinsettias, palms and light-
' ed tapers. , Mrsv Fred Mathews, sis
ter of the bridegroom, rendered a pro
gram of wedding musk prior to the
ceremony and the traditional proces
, sional , and - recessional wedding
: marches were used. During the cere
mony Miss Frances Flibtt sang "O
, . Promise Me"? and 'Because." ; ;
. The bride, who was given in mar
' riage by her father, wore an ivory
satin wedding gown, fashioned with a
' marquisette yoke and a bertha of VI
: v enness lace.. The long sleeves fell to
points over her hands and the basque
: ' bodice buttoned up the back with tiny
covered buttons. The full, skirt fell
. beneath a peplum of -self same lace
and formed a circular train., She
v wore finger tip -veil, of Jmported iU
" .' lusion arranged from ' H'. tiara of
, pearUzed orange blossoms and car
ried a bouquet of bride's white roses
, and valley lilies centered with a white
orchid; '
' .Him Juanita "Harrell of Norfolk,
cousin of the bride, was maid of hon
or.'' She wore a- lovely, creation of
whita moire taffeta with fitted bodice
and' hoop skirt and carried an arm
, bouquet of red carnations.
. ' ii Ths bridesmaids were Misses Janice
Perry and Willie Mae Chappell. They
1 w?-9 dresses exact replica to thai of
. C 3 i id of honor and carried arm
bo-. 4 of red 'carnations with
mr" flowers in their hair. Mrs.
G. II. Tucker -was mistress of cere-V
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. '.on White was best man. The
- iraen were Jack fjymons and
i ic 1 Benton. ;
T. e mother of the bride wore a
t c 3 of brown crepe-with matching
'-;'f t'?m and a corsage of -yellow
The bridegroom's mother wore
i tt purple crepe and a corsage
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Cose Found By Recorder's
(n Costen Manslaughter Case
jCourity Court Holds
' Long Session After a
Week s Recess
A verdict of probable cause was
found by Judge Charles- E. Johnson,
presiding oyer Recorders Court here
Tuesday, in the case charging Jackson
Costen, Negro, with manslaughter in
((connection with the death of Kenneth
Jordan. Jordan died December 18
from injuries suffered in a highway
accident which occurred near the
causeway north of Hertford. Costen
was also found guilty on charges of
operating a car without a license and
hit and run. He was found not
guilty of charges of driving drunk
and a second charge of driving with
out a license. He was sentenced to
90 days on the hit and run charge and
60 days on the charge of driving
without a license. Both of these sen
tences were to be suspended upon
payment of fines totaling $75 and
costs. Bond on the manslaughter
charge, which will be- heard at the
April term of Superior Court, was set
at 2,000. Costen was represented at
the hearing this week by W. H.
Oakey, Jr., and W. E. Jones.
This week's session of Recorder's
Court was a lengthy one, with a. num
ber of cases being carried over from
last week when court recessed.
', Fines of $15 and costs of court
were taxed against Russell Hennessey
and Robert Johnson, who entered
pleas of guilty to charges of speed
ing. Twelve defendants, William Daugh-
tery, Maralin Mattlin, Harvey Butler,
Paul Hill, Carmen Cito, John' Combs,
Henry Taylor, Joseph Cohen, James
Liebman, Herbert Rosen, David Per
sons and Bertie Warren, entered pleas
of guilty to charges of speeding and
paid fines of $10 and costs of court
Alexander Nelson, Lester Jones,
Ernest Craddock and Matthews
Straus each paid a fine of $5 and
costs oh charges of speeding.
. William Sutton was ordered to pay
a fine of $25 and costs after pleading
guilty to a Charge of driving without
a license.
fitertttf11eam of guilty' to a
charge of driving -. with insufficient
brakes, Johnnie Phillips paid a fine
of $10 and costs.
' Raymond 5 Bateman was assessed
the costs of court on a charge of as
sault . ,
- Costs of court were taxed against
Duke Fleming on a charge of being
drunk.
Prayer for ' judgment was . con
tinued upon payment of court costs in
the . case charging Robert Jenkins
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Tax Listing Gets 4
Under Way This Week
Tax listing for 1949 taxes got un
der way in Perquimans this week
with the five township list takers be
ginning the task of setting down in
dividuals' property to be taxed dur
ing the current year.
A schedule for each tax lister for
the entire month is published else
where in this issue of The Weekly
and residents of the county are urged
to note the. location of the tax lister
in each township and to appear before
him prior to January 31 in order to
comply with the tax laws.
Little activity was reported up to
noon Wednesday by the tax -haters.
A few residents had listed up to that
time. However,; the task is just be
ginning and the listers! believe the
heavy part of the work will, as usual,
come toward the closing , of January.
MARCH OF DIMES
CHAIRMAN NAMED
Silas M. Whedbee, who lias served
as co-chairman of the Perquimans
County March of Dimes for the past
several years', will head the cam
paign which, will open here about
January 15, it was announced today.
Mr. Whedbee will be assisted in the
direction of the drive by Dr. T. P.
Brinn and Max Campbell.
- The committee announced that
complete plans for the local campaign
will be released within a short time,
along with names of . neighborhood
solicitors who' will conduct a house
to house campaign' in an effort to
raise the county goal of slightly
more than $2,000.
The County quota for this year's
campaign was increased over last
year because of the depletion of the
treasury during the epidemic last
summer, and the public is urged to
bear in mind the urgent need for ad
ditional funds and to increase con
tributions accordingly.
S. M. Whedbee Will
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Open Law Office
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Local 'Police Office
Moved To Darden Bldg;
Hertford Police Headquarters wereJ
moved from above the Town office
to the Darden: Building late last
week, it was announced by Mayor
V. N. Darden. The old police head
quarters will be- used by & M.
Whedbee, lawyer, who resumed prac
tice here this week.
Mayor Darden- , stated that the
phone number of the local police win
remain unchanged and residents call
ing police headquarters should dial
the usual number. . . vti
Graduate of University
Resumes Practice In
Hertford This Week
Silas M. Whedbee, who resigned
as Postmaster of the Hertford Post
Office, effective December 31, an
nounced today that he will resume
the practice, of law here this week.
He will open offices on the second
floor of the building occupied by the
Town of Hertford office.
Mr. Whedbee served as Postmaster
here for ten years, from November
1938 until his resignation last week,
being associated with his father, the
late Charles Whedbee. ; in - making
the announcement concerning the
oDeninsr of his law office, he stated
that he had contemplated the action
for some time prior to his resigna
tion as postmaster.
' He graduated from the University
of North Carolina in 1922 and re
ceived his law degree in 1924. He
then returned to his home town to
Dractice. On arrival, he became ac
tive in public and civic affairs and
served as County Prosecutor from the
time Recorders Court wit founded
here in 1927 Until 1936. During this
time he also served as chairman of
th Democratic Executive Committee.
In he was elected as Mayor
of Hertford and retained this posi
tion until he was named Postmaster
in November 1938.
He was . chairman of the Per-
ouimans Countv Chapter of the
American Red Cross from 1935 until
1945. Since that date he has served
as co-chairman of the Perquimans
March of Dimes program, and re
cently assumed, the direction of the
Hertford Trobp of Cub Scouts..
Crop Insurance
Program Under Vay
County Agent Says
Charlie Vann Is Named
Secretary; Offices to
Be Opened
Early indications point to a success
ful program of the Federal Crop In
surance project which is to be offered
to Perquimans County farmers dur
ing 1949, it was reported this week
by I.' C. Yagel, who stated that the
local committee is proceeding rapidly
with ' plans in setting up the pro
gram.
Charlie Vann has been appointed
secretary of the project and offices
for the program are expected to be
opened in Hertford, in the Smith
building, corner of Church and Mar
ket streets, just as soon as arrange
ments can be completed for the lease
of the- office space.
Numerous farmers throughout the
county, Mr. Yagel reported, have ex
pressed interest in the plan, and it is
likely that many will sign up under
the program.
The'committee in charge of the
plan is composed of John T. Lane of
Belvidere, Julian A. White and Jack
Brinn jot Hertford.
The Federal Crop Insurance Cor
poration as operated within the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
insures farmers against the loss of
investment of certain crops should ex
cessive rain, drought, diseases, in
sect, wind, hail and other unavoidable
causes of damage bring the return of
the crops below the amount of insur
ance specified in the policy. Adminis
trative expenses are paid through
Federal appropriation and premiums
charged are used exclusively to pay
losses to farmers.
Perquimans County is one of three
counties in the United States being
offered this full program during the
current year. The plan offers protec
tion on; peanut, cotton, corn and soy
bean crops.
James Newny Named Acting Postmaster
For Hertford; Assumed Duties January 1st
Jayne Mansfield
Weds Joseph Ward
Local Legislators
Attending Assembly
Accents Position 1
'At Mexico City
Jesse .Parker Perry, who las -been
Instructor at VPI at Blacksburg, Va
lor the' past semester, has accepted -a
position with the Rockefeller Founda
tion as assistant, to the supervisor
and will be located at Mexico Citv.
according tn- an announcement made
her thi eek. . j"
Mr. Perry is the 'son of; Mr. and
Ilrs. J. J. Perry ,of Hertford, and fa
r -fed tq the 'former Miss Sarah
5 1. The couple expect to move to
'co City some" time In February.
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Perquimans County's State Senator
ami Representative J. Emmett Wins-
low alxl E. Leigh Winslow left Tues
day 'for Raleigh for the opening of
the 1949 General Assembly. -
Perquimans County will be repre
sented in the State Senate for the
first time in twenty years. The last
Senator from this county was the late
Charles Whedbee, who served as
State Senator In 1929. J. Emmett
Winslow was elected to. the office in
the election November 2 after having
won the nomination along with W. I.
Halstead of Camden in the primary
last May. This will be Mr. Wins-
low's first session as a member of the
State Senate! . JJe served as Sheriff
of Perquimans County for 14" years
prior to leaving that office in 1946.
E. , Leigh Winslow will be no new
comer to the General Assembly. He
represented the county at the session
in 1947 and returned to Raleigh with
much experience gained from the pre
vious session. He was elected to the
office in a : special election held on
November SO, filling the vacancy
Caused by the depth of : CWence
Phillips. '
PREACHING AtVoODLAND
- The Rev.' E. B. Edwards will preach
at Woodland Methodist Church Sun
day evening at 7 o'clock. T" i ublie
is invited."
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Jayne Mansfield, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Mansfield of Hertford, to
Joseph Hurley Ward, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Ward of bdenton, was sol
emnized Friday afternoon, December
24, at the Bethel Baptist Church, with
the Rev. E. G. Willis, pastor, officiat
ing. The double ring ceremony was
used before a setting of white glad
ioli, chrysanthemums, fern, evergreen
and burning tapers in tall candelabra.
Miss Pat Phillips played the wed
ding music and Mrs. Lester B. Lay
den sang "The Sweetest Story Ever
Told," "Because" and "The - Lord's
Prayer." .
The bride and bridegroom entered
the church together. The bride was
attired in a white wool dressmaker's
suit with brown accessories. She car
ried an orchid showered with step-
hanotis on a white prayer books.
Miss Louise Mansfield, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore
a ballerina length dress of white bro
cade satin bodice and black faille
skirt with matching accessories, and
carried a nosegay of red roses and
white chrysanthemums.
Scott Harrell was best man. ine
ushers were Paul Chappell and. Yates
The bride's mother wore a black
crepe dress with black and white ac
cessories and wore a corsage of red
carnations. The mother of the bride
groom was attired in grey4with black
accessories. She wore a corsage of
red carnations.
Mrs.' Irvin Long was mistress of
ceremonies.
-Following a wedding trip to Flor
ida, the newlyweds are making their
home with the bridegroom's parents.
Following the rehearsal on Thurs
day evening prior to the ceremony,
the bridal couple was entertained by
her parents -at a cake cutting. The
dining room was decorated with holly,
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mistletoe and pine ana ngniea witn
white burning tapers. The table, cov
ered with lace, displayed a two-tiered
woMW mIta.' After first beinff cut
by the sride and bridegroom, the cake
was served by JMrs. Irvtn Long, wno
was assisted by Mrs. James Thatch
afrl' Misses MaHorie vand Madelyn
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GOVERNOR SCOTT
GIVES PROGRAM
Governor W. Kerr Scott, speaking
before a joint session of the 1949
General Assembly in Raleigh on
Thursday, advanced a 15-point pro
gram for his administration. He
urged complete cooperation between
his office and the General Assembly
in order that the State government
can carry out public service programs.
Outlining .his program to the Leg
islature, Governor Scott told the
General Assembly that he campaign
ed with definite proposals for the ex
pansion and improvement of the pub
lic service and he will work toward
that end.
His program, as outlined to the
General Assembly, calls for improved
highway systems, especially as to
secondary roads, State aid to coun
ties for the construction of school
buildings, increased electric and tele
phone service, increased salaries to
State employees and he urged the
Legislature to present the liquor
question to the people in a State
wide referendum without delay.
Former Postmaster S.
M. Whedbee Resigned
December 31st; Few
Changes Scheduled
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R.C. Murray Installed
Services Conducted at
Meeting Tuesday In
Lodge Hall
Installation services for officers of
Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A. F. &
A. M., for the year 1949 were con
ducted at the lodge hall Tuesday
night before one of the largest at
tendances ever reported. R. C. Mur
ray was installed as Master; Dr. A.
B. Bonner, Senior Warden; C. R.
Vann, Junior Warden; J. S. Vick,
Treasurer; Cecil Winslow, Secretary;
K. K. WhiteSenior Deacon, and J. S.
Bass, Junior Deacon.
Installation services were in charge
of Charles M. Griees of Elizabeth
City, who was assisted by J. S. Mc-
Nider acting as marshal.
A large number of visiting Masons
from Edenton and Elizabeth City at
tended the meeting.
W. F. Ainsley, retiring Master, was
presented with a Past Master's Jewel
and he in turn presented the lodge
with a set of marble slabs for officers'
pedestals.
Following the installation services
the new Master furnished a Bruns
wick stew supper to the members and
visitors.
Lodge committees' will be named by
the new Master at the next meeting
of the group.
James E. Newby, 38 year
veteran of World War II, and an
employee of the Hertford postoffice
for the Dast 14 vears. assumed thp
position of acting Postmaster of the
Hertford Post Office on January 1,
following the resignation of Silas M.
Whedbee. The appointment of New
by to the post as acting postmaster
was announced hy Herbert C. Bonner,
Congressman for this District.
Mr. Whedbee, who has served as
Postmaster since November, 1938,
stated that he had contemplated re
signing for several months in order
to resume the practice of law. His
resignation was tendered during De
cember and the change over in the
local office became effective last Sat
urday. The new acting Postmaster began
working at the local Post Office as
a clerk in 1934 and entered the
Postal System, under civil service in
1936. He has heen chief rlprlr nf
the local office for the past several
years. During the war he served in
the U. S. Navy for three and one
half years, seeing duty with the
Fleet Post Office in several parts of
the world.
Mr. Newby is married and has one
child.
No immediate changes in the local
Post Office set-up are expected to be
made, according to the new acting
Postmaster. He stated that some
changes will be necessary, however,
and these are expected to see Henry
Stokes moved up to acting clerk and
Ray Haskett is expected to be nam
ed to Serve as substitute .clerk and
carrier.
Local BP W Members
Attend Party For
. W. S. C S TO MEET '
The; WdmanX Society of Christian
Service of Woodland Church will meet
with Mrs. Wf M Mathews on Wed
nesday, January 12 at 2;30 P. M.
All members are urged to be pres-
r ; erftid visitors ar welcome. .
Stallings Funeral
Conducted.Sunday
Mrs. Cora Virginia Stallings, 70,
died Sunday morning at 1 o'clock at
her home in Perquimans County af
ter a lingering illness.
She was the daughter of the late
James E. and Eliza Jane Evans
Hunter and the wife of the late Tallie
Stallings. '
' She is survived by two sons, Alton
and Talmadge, both of Perquimans
County j i four daughters, Mrs. Mary
S. Bacon and Mrs. Virginia Garland,
both of Mecklenburg, Va., Mrs. Nel
lie Lee Jones of Chowan County and
Miss Ida Stallings of Perquimans
County; four brothers, Lenwood, Ab
bott, Clarence1 and James, all of Per
quimans County; one sister, Mrs. El
gin White of Elizabeth City; eight
grandchildren and one great grand
child. . ,4?
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday aftemooatat -the Lynch Fun
eral Home in iflertford, starting at
8 o'clock. . 1
Bjurial followed in the Cedar Wood
Cemetery. ',"
Cage Teams Resume
Play After Holidays
Coach Jos Levinson's high school
basketball teams resumed inter-school
competition this week after having
enjoyed a two weeks holiday. The In
dian boys and girls teams played at
Elizabeth City on Thursday night, re-.
turning games played here earlier in
the season, and on Friday night of
this week the boys and girls teams
will play at Plymouth, meeting the
Plymouth High School teams in regu
lar conference play. : ;
, Next week the -Indians are sche dul
ed to meet Jamesville at' Jamesville
on Friday night, but Coach Levinson
stated that he is - endeavoring to
schedule' a game to be played on the
local court for next Tuesday night
New Lady Senator
A special invitation was issued to
members of the Perquimans Business
and Professional Women's Club by
ton, Mass., president of the National
Federation of Business and Profes
sional Women's Clubs to a luncheon
honoring Senator Margaret Chase
Smith of Maine, a former member, of
the board of directors of .the National
Federatipn, on the occasion of her'
taking the oath of office as a United
States Senator, which was held in the
Congressional Room of "the Statler
Hotel, Washington, D. C. Bowls of
red, white and blue carnations were
used to decorate the tables.
Dr. Scott presided at the meeting
which was opened with ,the Rev. F.
Firgil Wood, Episcopal minister in
Washington, D. C, giving the invo
cation. After the "Star Spangled
Banner" was sung, she introduced
Senator Smith, the guest speaker, who
chose to talk on "Woman's Future."
Later, she presented her with a bou
quet of telegrams sent from 222 clubs
from all over the United States, con
gratulating Senator Smith on her
achievement and wishing her success
in her new office. The telegrams were
formed to look like lilies and were
tied with a green ribbon. The pro
gram was broadcast over the NBC
network.
Mesdames Lawrence Towe, J. H.
Bagley and Tom Perry represented
the local club. They were seated
next to the speaker's table with
members from the Ohio, Pennsylva
nia, Delaware and Washington, D. C,
BPW clubs. They received special
recognition as members representing
the State of North Carolina along
with Mrs. John A. Nixon of Sanford,
first vice president of the North Ca
rolina Federatidn of BPW Clubs.
Mr. Towe accompanied them
Washington.
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County Board Holds
Meeting On Tuesday
Members of the Perquimans County
Board f Commissioners held their
regular January meeting last Tuesday
instead of Monday due to the fact
that the New Year's holiday Was ob
served here Monday.
The Board conducted a routine
meeting and handled fiscal matters
brought to its attention.
A Short discussion concerning the
laxness in which the rabies law is be
ing enforced was held, but no action
was taken except a warning was is
sued to all dog owners that failure
to comply by listing dogs for taxa
tion and having them vaccinated by .
the rabies inspection leaves dog own
era liable to court indictment ? . -