V, -uMHS WEEKLY
Volume XVI. Number 12.
'Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, March 25, 1949.
$1.50 Per Year.
KERTFOriD o;j lo;g ra:ge eligible list
TO RECEIVE NEW POST OFFICE DUG
Play Washington
Building Will Cost Ap
proximately $200,000
When Bunt
The possibility that Hertford might
. get a new Post Office building, cost
ing in the neighborhood of $200,000,
was reported Tuesday from Washing-
ton. The report stated that Hertford
was among a number of other cities
and towns in North Carolina slated to
get new federal buildings, provided a
Senate bill calling for expenditure of
$40,000,000 in the federal office pro
gram, is passed by the House and re
ceived the signature of President Tru
man. - It was pointed out in the report
that the matter is a long range pro
gram. The report stressed that no
money currently is available for the
complete building program and no
such expenditures are recommended
in the 1949-50 budget
New buildings for cities of Ra
leigh, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville,
Kinston, Tarboro and Wilson, along
with others, costing in excess of
$200,000 are included in the program
as well as some 50 new buildings for
smaller towns.
in all instances before a site can
be planned a specific authorization
must be passed by Congress, and be
fore anything further can be done ap
propriations for such a national pro
gram must be enacted. The building,
if and when it is done, will be on a
nation-wide scale, with a proportion
ate share of the work going to each
Congressional district, depending up
on its needs.
The list of cities and towns eligible
for such new buildings was prepared
by the Federal Works Administra
tion and the Post Office Department
Hertford is one of the few towns in
this part of the First Congressional
District without a government-owned
federal building. The building now
used by the Post Office is leased from
the owner.
I Appointed Senator '
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Perquimans Nine To
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j Tuesday Afternoon
Game Marks Opening of
Baseball Season For
Indian Team
THIS WEEK'S
Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina and
widely known for his voluntary work
on government missions, has been
named by Governor Kerr Scott to
the post as U, S. Senator, to fill the
Senate vacancy caused by the death
of Senator J. M. Broughton.- Gover
nor Scott announced his appointment
of Graham to the position Tuesday
night at a meeting held at' Chapel
Hill. According to the announcement,
Dr. Graham had been Scott's choice
for the position for sometime but had
turned down the appointment until
this week. Graham resigned as presi-
dent of the University immediately
following the Governors announce
ment. -
Indications are that the Legislature
will be in session until some time
v about mid-April, according to reports
coming out of Raleigh. Many import
ant phases of legislation remains to
' be acted upon by the General As
sembly, along with a host of local bills
expected to be dumped into the As
sembly hopper during the closing
days of the meeting. This week the
Senate Finance Committee handed
Governor Scott a rebuff by making a
one-cent increase on' gasoline tax con
tingent on approval of a 200 million
dollar road bond issue at the polls.
Rent control, which has been a ma
jor' issue in the present session of
Congress, moved nearer to decontrol
this week when he Senate overrode
administration recommendations and
voted to let : towns and city govern
ments abolish rent controls in their
areas if the state governor approved.
This places the proposition on local
option basis, pointed out by many as
the proper method for continuing the
law.
"Louis A. Johnson, former assistant
secretary for war, has been approved
by the Senate to the position as Sec-
retary of Defense, to succeed James
i Forrestal, who s, resigned two weeks
ago. Johnson was named to the of
fice by President Truman. , , -
- FIREMEN ANSWER CALL
- Hertford's Fire Department an
swered a call Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock to the home of Mrs.
' Seeberry Lane. Curtains at a win
. dorw in the home had caught fire but
i,. the blase bad been extinguished by
tb lime firemen arrived at the scoe.
, BERTH ANhOUKC -NT''
Kr. and ISrs. Csorr Deck a
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DR. FRANK P. GRAHAM
In a surprise announcement.
Tuesday night, Governor Kerr
Scott appointed Dr.. Frank P.
Graham, president, of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, as
United States Senator to succeed
the late J. Melville Broughton.
Dr. Graham has accepted the ap
pointment, and shortly after his
acceptance, tendered his resigns
' tion as president of the University.
Dr.J.7.
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Speaker At Regional
Convention Of B.T1
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Banquet Is Planned For
Meeting In Murfrees
boro April 8-9
Perquimans Chapter
Officers For Year
At a meeting of the Perquimans
County Chapter of the North Carolina
Education Association at Central
Grammar School in Winfall on Thurs
day afternoon, March 17, Mrs. Lucille
Allen of Hendersonville received the
group's support, as state president,
and Mrs. Margaret McDermott of
Winston-Salem received their support
atf state vice $UmU.
The officers sleeted to-serve the
Perquimans County Chapter of the
NCEA for next year are: Miss Ruth
Elliott V president; Mrs. Ahnaoell
Whitley, vice president, and Mrs.
Ruby Winslow, secretary and treas
Local delegates to the NCEA con
vention which is to be held in Ashe
ville. N. C. on Am-il 7. 8 and 9. will
he J. T. Bisrcers and J. P. SniDes.
It was announced that on Wednes
day, April 20, at 7:30 the Perquim
ans Countv NCEA Chanter will have
a dinner meeting at Hotel Hertford.
A. D. Hurlburt of Eastern Carolina
Teacher; College, Greenville, will be
the guest speaker at this meeting.
College Glee Club
Here On March 30
The Student Council of Perauimana
Omintv Hi eh School will act aa host
to the Greensboro CoUocre Concert
Glee Club on March 30, 1949 at 12:45
P. M. The Greensboro Glee Club will
render an hour concert in the audi
torium of Perauimans County .Hirii
School for the purpose or lurtnenng
a love or music among me younger
generation of today. This is the first
concert of 1949 to be heldj in the
school lor the students ana it is nop
ed that in the future that other con-
flprta- of its tvne mav ' be provided
for th students. The Glee Club's
thirty-three members will be guests
of the school for luncn. a small ad
mission will be charged to each
student attending the concert -
H. S. Seniors Present'
Show On April 8th :
The seniors of Perquimans County
High School are making preparations
for their senior play, ."Lindy Lou," to
be held on Friday,' April 8, in the Per
quimans . County. High . School audi
torium. A- ,v
"Lindy Lou" is a comedy in three
acts and provides an evening of fun
and, laughter for all. Thos in the
east are Lindsy Reed, Ann Hollowell,
Richard Futrell, Howard Pitt, Dolon
Wmalow. Leon Elliott Marietta Jol-
Hff, Maude Holmes,' Jean ChappeH,
Pat Morris and Mary Logdse ; Mans
field. -,;:ii-;v
The play win be five at t o'clock
ia the auditorium with an admission
of 28 cents for children. and SO seals
Perquimans High Scnool will open
its defense of the Albemarle Confer
ence baseball championship for this
year with a non-conference game with
the Washington Pam Pack at Wash
ington next Tuesday afternoon, it was
announced this week by Coach Joe H.
Levinson.
The Indians have a large number of
veterans from their 1948 team back
for this season and these players in
clude Billy Winslow and Earl Roger
son, pitchers; Howard Pitt, Tracy
Benton, Earl Winslow and Bill Peg-
ram, infielders; Jack Symons and Ed
ward Lane, outfielders. Missing from
the lineup this season will be John
Ward, Chester Winslow and Emmett
Elmore. Pete Spivey, second string
catcher last season, is expected to do
most of th receiving this season.
Along with these veterans, Coach definite
Levinson has a host of recruits to
bolster the strength of his squad.
Present plans call for the Indians
to play a 16-game schedule this spring
with the opening game at Washington
next Tuesday. The Indians will play
their first home game here against
Gatesville on April 8.
The schedule, barring no further
changes, will see the Perquimans
boys playing some of the more out
standing teams of the Albemarle and
will also afford a possible crack at the
Albemarle Conference championship
play-off, slated to be held during the
week of May 9-13.
The schedule for the Indians is as
follows:
March 29- Washington, there.
April 1 Columbia, there.
April 5 Gatesville, there.
April 8 Gatesville, here.
April 12 Jamesville, there.
April 15 Edenton, there.
April 20 Elizabeth City, here.
April 22 Columbia, here.
April 26 Jamesville, here.
April 27 Elizabeth City, there.
April 29 Scotland Neck, here.
May 3 Williamston, there.
May 6 Wilj iamston, here.
May 9-13 Albemarle play-off.
May 17 Edenton, here.
May 20 Ahoskie, here.
May 24 Washington, here.
May 27 Open.
All home games, beginning with the
Elizabeth City game on April 20, will
be played at night.
Some Stores Begin
Wed. Closing April 6
A number of Hertford stores and
business houses will begin observing
half -day holidays on Wednesdays
starting April 6, it was announced
this .week by Simon Rutenburg, who
surveyed the stores concerning the
half day closings.
' The stores who have announced
closing dates to begin the first Wed
nesday in April are Hertford Town
Office, Simon's, W. M. Morgan Furni
ture Co., Murray Motor Parts Co.,
White's Dress Shop, Jones Kiddie
Shop, Gregory's, Darden's, Rose's,
Davenport & Blanchard's, Western
Auto Store, Hertford Furniture
Company, Woodland Dress Shop, Can
non's Grocery, Keith's Grocery and
Barber's Store.
A number of other establishments
including J. C. Blanchard Co., and the
local dry cleaners plan to close for
half days on Wednesdays beginning
with June.
TtiA IB stores that have signified
intentions of closing beginning April
6 will bserve the half day holidays
until further notice. Patrons of the
stores are requested to take note of
the closing and make purchases ac
cordingly.
Operators tJrged
To Renew Licenses
License Examiner W. E. Nelson
stated Wednesday that up to date a
verv Hms.ll number of nersonS, whose
last nam bearins with H, I, J or K
have applied for renewal of operator's
1 icons a. . . . i' , :
' Nelson added that long lines of ap
plicants are expected to renew their
licenaea a the June 30th deadline:
draws near. He urged that those Mo
torist now eligible to renew licenses
to do so immediately to avoid the last
minute rash. ' 1 ; ' ' C"
Nelson is In Hertford eaen week on
Wednesday and Thursday for fits par-
pose of giving xamiMtkna. He may:
be located in the. polie 4eparttnntj
keadsoartsM.
CURTAILMENT WESTERN UNION SERVICE
IN HERTFORD APPEARS AS POSSIBILITY
In There Pitching
The program committee announces
that Dr. J. W. Kmcheloe, pastor of
Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Ral
eigh, will bring the inspirational ad
dress for the Friday night session of
the annual Regional Training Union
Convention at the Murfreesboro Bap
tist Church April 8-9. Dr. Kincheloe's
subject will be "God's Call to Christ
ian Laymen" and the address will be
a climax to the evening session of
talks, vocal and instrumental music
as well as an appropriate screen pro
jection. For a number of years Dr.
Kincheloe has been an active support
er of the 1 raining Program in North
Carolina and also Virginia. For this
reason, ana aiso ine iact mat he is
a popular speaker, Dr. Kincheloe will
be received with much enthusiasm.
The committee also announces that
plans have been completed
for a fellowship banquet on Friday
afternoon at 5:45 o'clock. The host
Murfreesboro church will provide the
meal and the program for the ban
quet. The Rev. William P. Milne,
Aulander pastor, will bring a short
inspirational address on the subject
"Faithful in Our Social Activities" at
the close of the banquet Those
planning to attend the convention will
be interested in this attractive feature
of the convention program. It is re
quested by the committee that direc
tors, leaders, pastors, etc., inform
the Rev. Warren F. Taylor in Mur
freesboro how many from their
group or B. T. U. they estimate will
attend the banquet This will help
plan sufficient plates to take care of
all who wish to attend.
The convention opens Friday after
noon, April 8, at 2:50 o'clock and
closes at noon on Saturday, April 9.
Besides the banquet on Friday after
noon there will be an evening session
at 7:15 oclock and a Saturday morn
ing session at 8:50 o'clock. The con
vention embraces some 120 Baptist
Churches in the Chowan and West
Chowan Associations and covers the
geographical areas known as North
eastern North Carolina. ,: jj
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Central PTA Hears
Program On Safely
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Central Grammar School held its
regular meeting Monday night with
the president, Mrs. Eddie Harrell,
presiding.
The subject for the meeting was
"Safety In the Home, School and
Community, with the White Hat and
New Hope communities in charge of
a very interesting program.
My Old Kentucky Home was
used as the opening song. The Rev.
W. W. Finlator, pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Elizabeth City,
conducted an inspirational devotional
A solo, "-After," was sung by Leslie
Winslow.
After the business session a short
recreational period was conducted by
Mrs. E. B. Edwards. The contestants
were Delwin Eure and Leslie Wins'
low, with Leslie Winslow being the
winner.
Mrs. Horace Miller and Mrs. Leroy
Dail sang "There's No Friend to Me
Like Jesus'." .Mrs. F. T. Johnson
spoke on the subject, emphasizing
the importance of safety in the home,
school and community.
Mrs. E. B. Edwards room, third and
fourth grades, won the attendance
prize.
Recorder's ourt
Hears Four Cases
Special summer camps for
crippled youngsters provide Ron
nie and other handicapped boys
and girls with exercise, com
panionship and outdoor fun.
Though he uses a crutch, Ronnie
can still pitch horseshoes and do
a lot of other things. Camps and
crutches and many other facilities
are made possible through your
purchase of Easter Seals. Buy
and use Easter Seals today.
BPW Club To Elect
Officers At Meeting
Here April8th
Perquimans Business and Profes
sional Woman's Club will observe it
first birthday on April 16, it was re
ported in an annual report of the
club's activities released this week.
The local club was organized April
16, 1948, after arrangements had
been completed by four members of
the club from Rocky Mount.
During the past year the club has
been active in civic affairs, according
to the report having held regular
monthly meetings and sponsored a
number of civic projects includingvthe
awarding Of a BPW medal to the out
standing student of the commercial
class at Perquimans High School.'
The club has joined with other civic
groups in Hertford. to promote a
health program, malaria control, Girl
Scouts, better mail service and aided
in public campaigns for funds such as
the March of Dimes.
The next meeting of the club, which
now consists of 34 members, will he
held on April 8 at the Agriculture
Building in Hertford, for the purpose
of electing officers for the new club
year. Mrs. Lawrence Towe is presi
dent of the club this year.
Four cases were disposed of here in
Perquimans Recorder's Court at
Tuesday's session and on motion of
defense attorneys for trial by jury
two other cases were moved up to the
Superior Court-docket.
' Ambrose Hopkins, Carlyle Doring
and William Gallagher each entered
a plea of guilty to charges of speed
ing and paid fines of $10 and costs
of court
Thomas Perry entered a plea of
guilty to a speeding charge and paid
a fine of $15 and costs.
The case charging Claude Small,
Jr., with drunken driving was moved
by the defense for a trial by a Jury.
Charged with non-support, Kyree
Copeland, through his attorney, C. R.
Holme( requested trial by jury vA
this case also was moved up to the
up to the 8apatk Court cc motion
Smerios Co-ar! - v
To Conduct School
Health Department
Officials of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden
Health Department
announced this week that plans for
conducting a food handlers school
have . been completed and that the
school will be held on March 29 and
30 in the auditorium of the Agricul
ture Building at Elizabeth City. The
program calls for two classes each
day, beginning at 9:30 A. M. and
7:30 P. M.
The school will be open, not only to
individuals now employed as food
handlers but to all persons who may
consider taking a part time job in
food establishments. The Health De
partment is hopeful that all school
lunch room workers will be able to
attend.
Speakers on the program will in
clude Willis Keith, medical technician
at Albemarle Hospital; M. M. Melvin,
executive vice president of the -N. C.
Restaurant Association, and W. C.
Lackey, State Board of Health.
Each session of the school will last
approximately 90 minutes, it was an
nounced, with the program being the
same for both sessions during the
first day and then changing on the
second day.
Protest of Action Being
Maae By Local Busi
ness Men; Company
Offers Plan
Hertford and Pprnnimar,- -..-.
faced the Dossihlo t
Western Union service during the
past week-end and as th w
now rests there mav h hh. .
tailment of the service unW
Western Union works n,,
. . , ' .icw uiaus
LSenTn&. this community.
muiaiion came about some
the Norfolk Southern Railroad Com
pany requested the Western Union to
withdraw its office and service .from
the local r 'lroad stati. -l v.j
acted for years as Western Union
headquarters.
Since that time Western Union of
ficials have been trying to establish
a new set-up for the service here.
They originally planned to install a
teletype machine in a local store to
handle messages, both incoming and "
outgoing, but on applying for a direct t
telephone wire, needed for operation
of the teletype machine, the telephone
company quoted a price Western
Union officials deemed too high for the
amount of business done in Hertford.
The Western Union then decided to
me community on a type of
service whereby patrons would leave
messages with an agent to be phoned
into Western Union offices at Eliza
beth City, which, of course, would
cost the patron 20 cents for phone
service on the message, in addition to
the regular charge of the telegram.
Incoming telegrams would have been
handled in a like manner.
On Monday of this week W. T.
Owens, district supervisor for West
ern Union, came to Hertford to es
tablish some kind of a service, inas
much as the separation of the service
worn the railroad became effective last
Saturday evening. A number of
Hertford business men met with Mr.
Owens and protested the curtailment
of the service here and a number of
these men are forwarding letters of
protest to the Western Union office at
Greensboro. Mr. Owens, after being
advised that it was the desire of this
community to have the benefits of a
complete service by Western Union
stated that he Will present the matter
to his superiors at Greensboro.
Mr. Owens advised Mayor V. N.
Darden that a public heaHnr. hforo
the Public Service Commission, will.
oe necessary before Western Union
can withdraw or curtail its service in
this community.
There is every possibility that resi
dents of Hertford will file a protest
with the Public Service Commission
in the event curtailment of the service
is ordered.
Local business men who met with
Mr. Owens besides Mayor Darden
were C. P. Morris,. R. M. Riddick, Jr.,
Henry C. Sullivan, and Max Campbell.
It was pointed out to Mr. Owens that
practically every business man in
Hertford opposes any drastic change
in the service.
Since the service was discontinued
at the railroad station last Saturday,
the community has been without a
Western Union agent and residents
desiring to send telegrams have been
forced to call the Western Union of
fice in Elizabeth City to send mes
sages. Mr. Owens returned to Hertford
Tuesday afternoon and advised Mayor
Darden that his company will con
tinue efforts to provide full service
for this community but for the time
being business will be operated on a
temporary basis with Roberson's Drug
Store serving as local agent for tha
Western Union.
Further action on the part of
residents here is pending and will be
determined by action taken by West
ern Union toward restoring the ser
vice to its complete status.
Goal Reached
Herbert N. Nixon, chairman of the
Perquimans Chapter of the American
Red Cross, announced late Wednes
day that the $1,100 quota assigned
this county in the 1949 annual roll call
campaign, had been reached. He said
Oat all reports turned in by solid
tors had not as yet been tabulated and
therefore the exact amount contribut
ed during the drive has not bean da
terminal
Local Bill Presented
In General Assembly
A bill to amend the statutes of
North Carolina, fixing the fees of the
register of deeds for this county has
been introduced in the General As
sembly by Representative E. Le'gh
Winslow, it was reported by the In
stitute of Government.
The bill, it has been reported, will
permit an increase in fees paid the
register of deeds for recording of
legal papers, such as deeds, mort
gages and the like in the new double
listing of records being set up in the
office. . ': v
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. and Mrs. Clinton W MorfU,
Jr., of Atlanta, G annoonce the
birth of Ion, Cllatoji k Aluw W
SMarday, March lttk Hn. Morfaa
was at mam varraa ziaMtarC
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