North Carolina Newspapers

.. , -- a. - Volume XVI. -Number 5. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 4, 1940. $1.50 Per Year. clDSLllTELLS OFEKPHIHZ'ES AT ti:.:e of collision off jersey coast 4 1t Arthur Copeland on Cutter -Rammed "on Jan. 19 By Tanker Arthur M. Copeland, young Coast Guardsman from Perquimans County, , who . was a . member of the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eaat ' wind which was rammed .Wednesday morning, January 19, off the coast of t Hew Jersey, tells of the happenings ' Aboard the historic cutter at the time of the disaster. t Copeland in telling his story stated . that the Eastwind, after completing - -a training cruise waa enroute from Boston, to Baltimore with a load of J- Coast Guard trainees when it was hit amidships on the starboard aide by the Gulf Oil Tanker Gulf stream dur . ing tiie early morning fog, killing 13 men and injuring .IS others. ' - At the time of the accident, Cope land placed the location of the cutter at approximately 66 miles off the New , Jersey, coast near Cape May with a total, of 140 crew members and trainees aboard. Copeland satf that the impact of the Mow immediately set off an elec trical; lire which filled the ship with smoke, forcing everyone on1 deck be- 41.... M A. . 1U1. MIS. 1TUO KUIB: V U4WB Ul .', He stated that the crew fought fire "until the smoke cleared on the port Passage way enabling them to obtain clothing from a foul weather gear locker and that they continued to fight the . fire until the fog began to f ft, . at approximately 7 o'clock, at 'wujfeh time injured and dead crew members were carried by life boats to either the, SS Suzanne or the SS Junior; two merchant ships that were standing by, after which other crew members were transferred to ships with the exception of 47 men, who remained aboard to aid two Coast Guard cutters that had arrived to help bring the fire under control. According to Copeland the blaze was extinguished during the late af ternoon and the ship was towed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to undergo repairs, and that the Injured and dead were carried along: withthe others to ..New York v Draft Board Still Registering Youths Teen-agers are still required to register for Selective Service not withstanding that all draft calls have .been halted for a 60-day period, it was reported today by Mrs. Ruth Sumner, cjerk of - the Perquimans Draft Board; Mrs.1 Sumner reminded all youths that the law requires them to appear at the local Selective Service office within five days after their 18th birth day and "register with the. Board. The flow Of young men, appearing at the draft office to register for Se lective Service has slowed down con siderably recently and-Mrs. Sumner stated that the "call ' vacation" has nothing to do with the other regula- iona, end she urges all young men to comply with the law by coming to he draft office within the- allotted ume to nil out registration caras J TW EaStwirtd. Zfc'5 -,footr atoecial i jj ri: -- , . 1 .a: , TJuift ice brdakerfi ' commissioned in 1943 and, saw con siderable action, during the war on North Atlantic 1 patrol duty, having captured a German weather station and a sub chaser. , It; also has the record of traveling further north un der its own power than any other ship and was one of the ships in Task Force 80 that made an expedition to the North Pole during the summer of 1948. Benton Rites Held Traffic Violators mUpQocketln THIS VMS JttDUKES The statement of Russia's Stalin, handed a reporter in Moscow Sunday that Russia would consider a no-war agreement with the U. S. and that Stalin had no, objections to a meet ing with President Truman, was re plied to this week by Mr. Truman, who told newsmen that he also had no objections m meeting with Mr. Stalin, providing the Russian Pre' mier came to Washington for a con ference. Official Washington had little to say about the Russian state ment but many believed the move was a communist 'stalling tactic for furthering the cold war. A Congressional committee, hear ing plans for the reorganization of the Federal Government was told this week by Herbert Hoover that taxation had reached the saturation point and that government must ex pect, diminishinfcl?. returns unless ;ue!aKPei -t igfeen the power to reorganize the . -, administrative branch of the Government. Hoover told the committee that a vast sum can be saved over a long period of time providing the more than 1,800 Federar agencies are revamped. , The: General Assembly started, mov ing along at a faster pace this week when; several important topics, and some bills covering these items, were introduced at Raleigh. The. Joint Appropriations Committee received a plea and warning that some action muat .be taken to provide funds to build' school buildings and other fa cilities for some 800,000 school chil dren of the State. $585 In Fines Taxed Against Defendants At Session Tuesday Business in Perquimans Recorder's Court continued at a brisk pace this week with 89 speeders entering pleas of guilty and paying fines amounting to $435 along with the court costs. Three other violators of the motor laws paid fines amounting to' $150. An appeal to the Superior Court was noted by Troy Elliott, who was found guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and being drunk and disorderly. Judge Charles E. Johnson sentenced Elliott to 30 days on the roads, suspended upon pay ment of a fine of $50 and-costs of court.' A previous suspended sen tence of 30 days was revoked. Elmer Quillen, Clarence Nicholds, Charles Laury, A. S. Cieri, George Long, Samson Kellmer and J. P. Hol land paid fines of $15 and costs after pleading guilty to .charges of speed ing. Fines of $10 and costs on charges of 'speeding were assessed against A. S. Campano, Robert Keith, Roland Scott, Frank Kunze, Cecil Basnight, C. D. Johnson, H. A. Lupton, E. S. Goldberg, w Charles Towers, Preston Copeland, W. F. Cannon, Julian Light- enberg, Elizabeth Sutler, J. W. Free man, Nevin Tyson, Seige Kusso, A, P. Pressman, E. J. Nixt, Fred Con- etantine, Harry Bader, J. F. Lasala, Edward Mack, H. H. Reflin, H. a. Moore, Vincent Morrone, Christine Evans. William Mailer, Jack Cohen and Max Karol. . Alfonzo Catanzas and L. H. Dob bins' were fined $5.00 and costs for speeding and E. B. Backes was taxed with the costs of court on a similar charsre. A fine of $30 and costs was paid by Vincent Colia, who plead guilty to speeding 80 miles an hour. James Harrell was ordered to pay the costs of court on a charge of operating a trailer with a 1947 license tag. Harold Schick and Horace Rapport each paid a fine of $25 and costs on charges of reckless driving. Horace MacTaul entered a plea of guilty to driving drunk and paid a fine of $100 and costs of court. Opening Of Edenton Base Exacted To. Bring Housing Rush ii Demand For Local Liv ing Quarters Already On Increase INCOMPLETE REPORTS SHOW MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN LAGGING IN COUNTY Joe Layden Resigns From Police Dept. Joe Layden, a member of the Hertford. Police Department for the past 15 months, resigned his position on the force, effective February 1, it was reported this week by Mayor V. Hertford's housing- situation, which i N. Darden. ' Layden . did not reveal nag been cramped for the past sev eral years, is expected to break out with new pains during the coming weeks as individuals come here seek ing housing facilities. A large number of inquiries for houses and apartments are expected to be forthcoming from service per sonnel which will be stationed at the Marine Air Base in Edenton when that station is officially opened March First. Several Marines who expect to be stationed at Edenton have al ready visited Hertford seeking fac ilities for themselves and their families. Inquiries have been made of Mayor V. N. Darden, this news paper and other individuals for hous ing. And more are expected to come. Mayor Darden stated this week that, in an effort to aid the service! personnel, he had attempted to sur vey the town listing facilities that are available. He said that any number of rooms can be found but that most of the individuals are seek ing apartments or houses. He added that residents of Hertford can be of great assistance if they will let it be known that they have an apart ment for rent. He also urged in dividuals, who are in position to, to prepare apartments for rent to Mar ines who will come here for resident while stationed at Edenton. It was learned here this week that' a plan for a new housing project for Hertford is being discussed and plans are being formulated for the con struction of the project. However, at the present, many details remain to be worked out and definite decision concerning the project remains to be made. Information from Edenton indi cates that approximately 800 Marines will be stationed at the base there and housing facilities there are nil as elsewhere in this vicinity, and of ficials, both of Edenton and the Mar ine Corp expect that a large number of the personnel will have to oQni facilities in Hertford, Windsor and Plymouth. .'"..Vll-f : K ' Funeral services for John Marvin Benton, who died instantly last Wed nesday morning at his home on Route 8, were conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the First Metho dist Church by the Rev. E. B. Ed wards, pastor of the Woodland Metho dist Church, assisted by the Rev. D L. Fouts, pastor of the Methodist " Church.,. During1 the services the Methodist choir sang "Safe In the Arms of Je sus", and "Will the Circle Be Un broken?" They were accompanied at the organ by Miss Kate Blanchard. The casket was covered .with a beautiful pall consisting of white car nations,, yellow roses end calla lilies. Pallbearers were Shelton Harrell, John Elmer Wood, Floyd Benton, Lawrence BentonRufus Harrell, Wil liam Saunders, P. "W. Benton, Jr., and Louis Harrell. ' n-e-,. Burial followed in the Cedarwood Cemetery., ;; . Local Students Enter Contest Eleven ,' studetts of Perquiman High School have entered a speaking contest being , sponsored by the Wo man's Missionary - Society of Piney Woods Friends ,: Church, it was an nounced .here this week. The contest, the', topic of which is "What Is the' Responsibility of the .United States in World Affairs", is recommended by the ; University of North Carolina. - -. Students who i .have 'entered ' Jthe contest are Horace Layden, Haray Lee Wmalow, Marvina White, Mild red Byrum. Pauline Burbage, Nona Lou Lane, Nan Ella White, Ann My ers, Mollis' Lee Teates, Mary Louise Owens and Shlrjey Euro. The final debate, will take place on February "18 at 8:45 o'clock. .The WMS of the Finey Woods Friends Church will award a medal to the winner of the county contest s-iu North Carolina's Highway Com mission was reorganized this' week when Dr. Henry Jordan stepped up to the position as chairman of the Board, following the resignation of A. H. Graham. George Coble was appointed to the Board . representing the Sixth District. Previous reports had placed Coble as possible' chair man of the Commission when further reorganization is expected to take place about May 1. BPW Club Meeting Held Last Friday The Perquimans Business and Pro fessional Woman's Club held its din ner meeting at the Hotel Hertford Friday night, January 28, at 6:30 o'clock. The president, Mrs. Alice Towe, presided. Prayer was offered by the Rev. C. W. Duling of the Hertford Baptist Church, and several business matters were disposed of. Seven visitors were recognized, Mrs. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Duling and J. H. Bagley. Mrs. Jacobs -sang several lovely selections, accompanied by Mrs. Charles Johnson. ' Mrs. .Margaret Bagley told of the trip to Washing ton, where she attended the luncheon given in honor of Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith .Senator), she being the only woman elected to this : office in the history of the country. , Mrs. Alice Towe and Mrs. Ethel Perry also attended from Hertfosd. )0i- Mrs.; Charles Johnson, Sr., Mrs. Olivia Hobbs, Mrs. L. C. Winslow and1 Mrs. Will Dail were voted on as new members. . ; V' " 'v ' ''k v The February meeting will be Bosses' Night, when the club will en tertain- their" husbands or sweet hearts at the Hotel Hertford. A eake raffle will also be held at that time. The meeting adjourned with the club song, f Sing Your Way;' Hdme" and repeating the club collect v . , i " it'll, 1 . : i . : . . :f ! .-"--.. : ,- i'.-'" n. .vl.-'-v - -:v Winslow Funeral Conducted Sunday Funeral services for Herman Raw lings Winslow, 61, who died sudden lv oarlv Fridav morninar at his home on Grubb Street, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Lynch fxm eral Home at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. T. Jilsony assisted by the Rev. D. L. Fouts, officiated. ' Mr-. Winslow was the son of the late Nellie Rawlings and Watson Winslow, and the husband of the late Ruth Spivey Winslow. He is survived by one daughter, Miss Ruth Winslow of Chapel Hill, N. C; one son, Watson Winslow of Newport News, Va.; and two broth ers, Hillary Winslow of vFayetteville, N. C, and Frith Winslow vof Ply mouth, N. C, and one grandchild. Pallbearers were Carlton Cannon, Jake Matthews, Jake Basnight, Matt Spivey, Sr., T. W. Wilson and r. t,. Jessup. . Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme tery. A PCHS Band Members Attend State Clinic Four members of the' Perquimans High School Band are attending a State Band Clinic being conducted at Greenville today and tomorrow, it was announced today by Bert Ains worthr Band Director. The members, from the local school attending are Horace Layden, Garland Walker, Bet ty sLou Trueblood and Lindsay Earl Barber. jyy Mr. Ainsworth stated that the clinic will be made up of band mem bers -from many of the State bands and that a. most interesting program has been arranged to provide the members with additional band inf or mation. C.'A his future plans at the time of his resignation. Mavor Darden stated that the Town Board has taken no action on the vacancy as yet and that indivi duals desiring to apply for the posi tion are requested to file an applica tion with the Town Clerk, W. G. Newby. The Mayor reported that a special meeting of the Board may be called to act on the matter, then again applications may not be con sidered before the regular Board meeting scheduled for February 14. County Resident Hears From Poland Snowfall Melts 5 Rapidly On Sunday C The first real snowfall of the win-' ter was recorded here Sunday, when flakes began coming . down rapidly late Sunday, afternoon and soon cov ered the house tops and ground. A rising temperature, however, brought rain later in the: night and the snow was netted away by early Monday morning. ; ' , , , Mrs. Wayland Howell of Route 2 recently received the following letter from a resident of Poland, thanking her for articles of clothing which were" sent to the European country by the local resident. The letter follows:1 My Dearest Mrs. Howell: We did not believe until last week that there is good people after all this passed wars, and haterage in the nations. Last week we received a package through a Catholic Pastor, and we found your address in the pocket of the coat, and also a wonderful sweater and two pair of hoes and a couple ladies dresses. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and may the Lord give you back any thing you wish, because the condition we are now in can't repay you, only with prayers and good will. Your, kindness will never be for gotten and may the Lord trible your happiness. We need some more garments if you or ' your neighbors have some. Kindly send us some. We are in need and here money, has no value. Thanks again for your generosity and happiness to you and your fam ily. Your Respectfully Stranger, Augustus Newnann, Rapaty, Pors ta Biesal, Postat Ostrada, Maswry, Poland, Europe. Indians Win Double Bill From Creswell; Play Here Friday Perquimans High School won its second doubleheader from the Cres well basketball teams in a week's time when the local girls and boys won from the Washington County teams here Tuesday night. The local girls had little difficulty in winning by a score of 35 to 24, while Coach Joe Levinson's Indians romped home in front by a 41-22 count. ' In the girls' game Chappell led the Squaws with 16 points, while Phelps scored the same for the visitors. The Squaws pumped 19 points through the hoop in the first half while holding Creswell to 8. They outscored the visitors 16 to 15 in the second half. Perry was second high scorer for the local girls. Howard Pitt and Edward Lane led the Indians in the scoring depart ment in chalking up the one-sided victory in the boys' game. Pitt tal lied 10 points, Lane got nine. Jor dan, Pegram and Britton also counted for many of the Indian total score. The Indians opened with their fast break game in the first period and held a 11-1 lead and moved up to a 19-5 advantage at half time. Coach Levinson substituted freely through out, -tiie game and the entire Indian squad saw action before the nnai whistle ended the game. Creswell attempted to stop the Indians' fast break with a 'zone defense, but pot shots by Pegram, Jordan and Britton soon forced the visitors into a man for man defense which permitted the Indians to move in under the basket for many crip shots. Perquimans- led at the third quarter 34-9 and coasted home in the final period, racking up seven points while Creswell counted for 13. . Last Friday night the local teams journeyed to Columbia, where they split games with the Columbia girls and boys. The Indian Squaws won by a 21-19 margin, while the Indians lost 24-19. Perry led the local girls in scoring, collecting 15 points, while Pegram was high for the boys' team, garnering nine points. The Indians and Squaws will play the strong Jamesville teams here Friday night dn a return engagement with the Conference leaders. Fans can expect a real treat by attending these games as the local teams are out for revenge and hope to hand Jamesville its first defeat of the sea- Chairman States Re turns to Wednesday Amount to $1,703 Incomplete reports made up to Wednesday noon to Silas M. Whed- bee, chairman of the Perquimana County March of Dimes campaign, showed that the county is lagging be hind in its effort to raise $2,200 for the infantile paralysis fund. Mr. Whedbee reported that the sum of $1,703 had been turned over to him by various solicitors up to that time and added that there are still a few scattered reports to be made. He estimated that contribu tions still to be reported will not be sufficient to place the county over the top in its quota. Several reports are still to be made by solicitors within the Town of Hertford and a number remain to come from canvassers in the commu nities of the county. The chairman urges all solicitors who have not made complete reports to turn in funds as soon as possible in order1 that the local committee can ascer tain the exact standing for Perquim ans County. Breaking down the sum already re ported, Mr. Whedbee stated that ap proximately ?800 of the amount al ready received was contributed by residents of Hertford; $272 has been reported by solicitors of county com munities; the VFW Post turned over $200 as proceeds from the March of Dimes dance held last Saturday night; the colored division reported $172.61; proceeds from the bridge and rook party sponsored by the Perquimans Business and Professional Women's Club amounted to $40. Perquimans County school children contributed the sum of $156.42. Students at-the Central Grammar School reported $81.48, the Hertford Grammar School $43.72 and the High School turned in $31.22. Contributions collected at the State Theater amounted to $115. Proceeds from a bingo party spon sored by the Hertford Lioness Club remain to be reported and indications are that a goodly sum will be contri buted through this effort. Still lacking $500 to meet the county goal, Mr. Whedbee said that it was doubtful if this sum- will be raised through reports ye to be made. Therefore, it appears, unless some large extra contributions are forthcoming that Perquimans County will fail to meet its quota for this campaign. HDC Council Met Last Saturday P. M. The Council of Perquimans County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs, held its regular meeting Sat urday afternoon, January 29, at the Agricultural Building. The meeting opened by singing "The Old North State," after which the club collect was repeated by all. The minutes were then read by the secretary and the roll called by clubs. The treas urer of. the Council gave a financial report Special music was rendered by Miss Thelma White. There was n short business session, after which "Hail. Club Women, Crowned Thru Service" waa sung. ' There were ap proximately SO club members, at tending, representing eleven clubs. V Durants Neck. Club was hostess to tea following the meeting. Insurance Meetings Drew Large Crowds son. County Boards Meet Next Monday Morning Members of the County Boards of Commissioners and Education will hold regular meetings next Monday morning, ' it was announced here to day. Several important matters are ex pected to be handled at the meeting of the Board of Education, according to John Biggers, County Superinten dent of Schools. The County Commissioners are ex pected to hear complaints registered regarding the use of the Court House grounds as a public parking space. A number of local residents have indi cated a desire to see this practice halted as a step toward improvement of the Court House grounds. PTA To Observe Founder's Day Members of the Hertford Grammar School , -Parent-Teacher Association will observe Founder's Day at a meeting of the PTA scheduled to' be held in the school auditorium on Thursday bight, February 10, at 8 o'clock,- v . "' More than 100 Perquimans County farmers attended four meetings held last week in connection with the multiple crop insurance program be ing started here, jt was reported by C. R. Vann, secretary of the project, who stated that interest in the insur ance program is growing rapidly among local producers who learn the proceedure under which the plan is operated. A large number of farmers have already signed up for the insurance and additional applications are ex pected weekly. Mr. Vann stated that the committee in charge of the plan will make estimates for individuals desiring to learn the exact costs of securing the crop protection offered in this county. He added that the office of the committee will be open every Satur day morning to receive applications and render advice concerning the program. The office is located above Roberson's store in Hertford. B & L Stockholders To Meet Wednesday The annual ' meeting of the stock holders of the Hertford Building and Loan Association will be held next Wednesday afternoon, February 9, at 4 o'clock in the court room at the Court House in Hertford, it was an nounced today by Max Campbell, sec retary of the association. The meeting will be conducted for the purpose of electing directors of the association for the coming year and transacting other business which may be brought to the attention of the stockholders. Firemen Answer Call On Sunday Hertford firemen answered a call on Sunday to the home of Bryant Miller, Route Two, but on arriving at Winfall, learned that the blase had been brought under control and their services were sot needed. - No report as to the damage to the Miller residence was made. i '.1 1 ' i 4 v 3 'V '.V'; , .