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WEEKLY
Volume XVI. Number 13..
; Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, a Friday, April 1, 1949. .
$1.50 Per Year.
VFW Post Sccteis
lliy Stores jr., As
luVGdKiisr -
Plans Made For Observ
ance of VFW's 50th
Anniversary
j Henry Stokes, Jr., was elected to
serve as commander of the Garland
H. Onley Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post, for the coming year, at a meet
ing held at the' post hall here Mon
day night -
' Stokes, who succeeds Eldon Wins
low as commander, is a charter mem
ber of the three-year-old post and has
served in the capacity of post quar
termaster during .the past year.
Other officers elected at Monday
night's meeting include Broughton T.
Dail as senfor vice commander, sue-
- ceeding Edison Harris and Doward
Jones as junior vice commander, re
placing Harry Overton, Jr. Otis
"- White was named to serve as quartermaster.
Installation of ,the new officers will
take place at the post 4ia.ll on Mon
X day night, April 11, during the regu
lar business session with James E.
Newby, past post commander, taking
, charge 'of the ceremonies. v
Members also voted in favor of ob
.2. serving the VFW'i 60fy anniversary
, National Golden Jubilee week 'with a
banquet and dance to be held Satur-
day, April 16." All members will be
. 'invited to attend a dutch dinner and
the general public will be invited to
attend the dance, to be held at the
f ; club. The banquet place will be an-
1 nounced as soon as arrangements
5a have bee completed.
Final pliweJia by members
f ussion,tQ.:'fpoijsorri; what . will .be
i known asihe VFW's blood donors list
,with Edgar, Wihe,, auperintendei V
v w puuiw weuare, xjenfuiinanj , vouniyd
.being named as chairman to head
,iAy lrive to list residents of -the county
, ' ; -who Will vteer to give Ioo?.
v i the event th.: an iMKmiA. a-nriwia..
Crop Insurance : "V
Pgram Assured:l:;i; J
f : A sufficient number-of applications
for multiple crop insurance have been
secured from Perquimans County
farmers to assure the program being
carried out, it was announced mifi
week by Charlie Vann, chief clerk for
the local project.
Thursday, March 31, was the dead
line for taking of applications and Mr.
Vann pointed out that more than 200
farm units needed to carry out the
program here were insured under the
system. , .v, w , K
Multiple crop insurance is a new
program sponsored by the Federal
Government, and Perquimans County
is among the three or four counti-js in
the nation in which the program is be
ing organized. This county was se
lected for the program due to the
varied crop production here.
Suspended Sentence
Given Defendant In
Wood Stealing Case
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HEADLINES
Dr. Frank P. Graham, former
; president of the University of North
' Carolina,, was sworn in asvU.Sj Sena
. tor on Tuesday. - Immediately" Senator
. Graham announced that he will be a
candidate in 1950 to nil the unexpired
. term of the late Senator J. -M.
; Broughton. - Mr. Graham 'was appoint
ed to the position by Governor Scott
. last week to serve until the next elec
tion. More than 500 Tar Heels
. crowded into the Senate gallery to
watch swearing-in ceremonies.
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The high costs of living seemed to
be sliding downward this week with
announcements that price cuts were
listed on numerous articles'. Kaiser-
Frazer autos were reduced from $198
to $333,-; other merchandise marked
down included . refrigerators, radios,
auto batteries, some steel commodi
ties and even ice cream was reported
off three cents per quart in Phila
. delphia. . - -y.'i
ine juegisiature reconvened on
Monday and , jumped into a rush of
work expected to hasten adjournment,
although -no indication of this action
has been announced as yet. The Sen
ate passed Governor Scott's rdad uro
gram bill on the third reading and it
now Is almost definite that a referen
dum for a bond issue will be called.
House members . voted , down a bill
which would tie up a 300 million dol
lar fund. Reperts state the majority
of the Legislature desired this, fund
be used to help build school buildings
tnrougnout uie cute.
Willie Parker, Negro, didn't con
aider taking wood from the woodpile
at the Bay Branch eoloredschool as
stealing, or so he tpjd Judge Charles
E. Johnson in Recorder's Court here
Tuesday morning. However, Judge
Johnson considered it as larceny and
ordered Parker to pay the costs of
court oh the charge and to cut and
haul six loads of gum wood to the
school for use there. Parker was
given until May 15 to comply with
the sentence. A 60-day road sentence
was suspended upon condition that
Parker carry out the order of the
court. ' -;xv ..
i Other : cases r dteolT at this
week's session of the .court included
tatise of Ellis Garrett, Wright Dem-
erftnd Lucius Armstrong, all Ne
groes, charged with; driving without
a license. " Each entered a plea of
guilty and paid fines of $25 and costs
. , William Turner , plead guilty to a
ch&rgs of reckless drivingiand paid a
ftneof $25 and Coats.,.,'1
manJcdBts-MLepleadjndrr-io'
'a charge of speeding: f e ! , 7
' Jesse Cooper, charged with driving
drunk, entered a plea of nolo con
tendre. He was ordered to pay a fine
of $100 and costs of court and his
driver's license was Tevoked for a
oeriod of one yean
Carol Miller was fined $25 and or
dered to pay the costs of court after
entering a plea of guilty to a charge
of driving without a license.
Casini Ochman was fined $10 and
costs on a charge of speeding.
James Collins, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of assault
on Mary Foster, Negro. He wa3 or
dered to pay the costs of court.
A verdict of not guilty was return
ed in the case charging Charlie Cope
land and Melvin Copeland with tres-
Easter SeclsSzle
Starts Here
Quota Set At $0
Drive to Be Conducted
Through School Child
ren Chairman Says
The annual sale of Easter Seals,
conducted to raise funds for crippled
children, will get under way in this
county next week, it was announced
today by C. Edgar White, superin
tendent of Perquimans Welfare De
partment, who is advisor to the com
mittee in charge of the campaign.
The committee is headed by Mrs.
R. L. Hollowell as chairman, Mrs. S.
P. Jessup, treasurer, and Mrs. "Willis
Jessup, secretary.
It was announced that the cam
paign this year will be conducted en
tirely through the county schools.
Children will be asked to serve as so
licitors, contacting their families and
neighbors, in selling the seals. The
county quota has been set at $300,
and the drive which will open Mon
day will continue for two weeks until
Easter Sunday.
In discussing the Easter Seal drive, 1
Mr. White pointed out that the cam
paign is conducted by the North Ca
rolina League of Crippled Children, a
private charitable organization that
cooperates with but does not dupli
cate the work of other public or pri
vate agencies. It. aids the -crippled
children throughout the area, and the
only condition for aid needs be a valid
need not otherwise provided for. The
only source of income the league has
is the sale of Easter Seals.
One-half of the funds raised annu
ally through the, drive remain in the
county for use .of the local commit
tee, which last year assisted a num
ber of Perquimans children to receive
medical aid and assistance which
might not have bean provided for. had
it not been for the funds raised
through the - sale of the tiny seals.
The public'is urged to cooperate with
the drive this year and buy Easter
Seals.
) BPW nominating
Monday; Committee Named
For Club Election
Group Hears Program
On Health; Protest
Telegraph Action
The Perquimans Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club at its regular
meeting last Friday night at Hotel
Hertford, named Mrs. R. M. Riddick,
chairman, Miss Thelma Elliott and
Miss Audrey Umphlett to serve on the
Nominating Committee to prepare a
slate of officers to be elected at the
next dinner meeting, April 22.
Miss Mary Inez Chappell, public
affairs chairman, was asked to write
Western Union headquarters pertain
ing to the curtailment of Western
Union service in Hertford.
Mrs. "Lawrence Towe, president, an
nounced the business meeting sched
uled for April 8 will be cancelled due
to the senior class play being pre
sented the same night. Letters were
read from Senator J. E. Winslow and
Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
flans for the State convention in
Morehead City were discussed.
Mrs. Dorothy Costen of Suffolk,
guest of Miss Elizabeth Fowler, and
K. J. Ever, district sanitarian of
Elizabeth City, guest of the club,
were recognized.
Miss Audrey Umphlett, health and
safety chairman, had charge of an in
teresting program. She introduced
Mr. Eyer, who showed a health film,
"Mr. Williams Wakes Up." The pic
ture was made in North Carolina. An
interesting feature of the picture was
a scene of a puppet show entertaining
a group of school children. Miss
Frances Cely, a BPW member, was
shown with the puppet show.
Mrs. Allen Bonner will be program
chairman for April. She plans a
BPW birthday party. Every mem
ber should be present for its first anniversary.
Draft Holiday May '
Extend Indefinitely ,
Perquimans men subject to selec
tive, service regulations may get an
indefinite holiday from army induc
tion, according to a statement issued
by Maj. Gen. John Dahlquist, army
personnel chief. The officer, while
testifying before the House armed
service committee, said that no men
will be inducted into the army before
July, 1950, when the present peace
time draft expires.
The officer emphasized that the
opinion was his own and that no draft
policy had been set down and no one
knew what the future holds.
There has been no induction under
the law since the end of January,
when a two-months holiday was de
clared. However, local draft offices'
are continuing duties and youths must
still register within five days after
their 18th birthday and also file
questionnaires with the local board.
Officers Installed
Eastern-Star
pass.
George Michael was found guuty of
a charge of driving with improper li
cense. - He was nnea ana costs,
the fine to be Suspended upon condi
tion that Michael properly licenses the
car within two weeks.
Prize Off ered For
Mrs. It. II. White Dies
At Belvidere Home "
Funeral services - for '.Mrs. R. H.
White, 78, Who died at her home near
Belvidere Monday afternoon, at 2:30
o'clock following an illness of one
week,, were conducted Tuesday 'after
noon at 3 o'clock at the home by the
Rev. J. W. Davis, pastor- of the
Whitevjlle Grove Baptist jQmdV.
: Mrs. White was native and life
long resident sof Perquimans County
and a member pf the Whiteviile Grove
Baptist Church. She was the 'wife of
the ate K. wntte of Belvidere.
She la survived by one sister, lira.
J. M. Jdlliff , of Newport; , twoV son,
Charlie CndtEI" .V.'jd, both of
Belvire. and ievcfti- r.Jece,; tr.2
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Ec-ial xtom .ijt the fct:, y plot
new
Baseball Fans Hear
! Plans For Local Club
Possibilities that Perquimans Coun
ty will have two farm contests dur
ing this year appeared this week
when L. N. Hollowell offered to do
njtte cash prizes for a peanut, growing
contest among farmers- or the county.
A corn growing contest is already
planned, and full details for the pea
nut competition as suggested by Mr,
Hollowell are being worked out how
by I. C. Yagel, County Agent. .
At least ten - local farmers must
signify Intentions of competing in the
peanut contest in order for the plan to
go through. -V Growers interested in
entering the contest are asked to con
tact Mr. Hollowell or Mj, Yagel.
Electric Power Off I
Sunday 5:30 to 11 A. M
Electric customers of the Town of
Hertford will, he wflthout power next
Sunday, morning from 5:30 A. M. un
til Il ;A. M., it was reported today by
Mayor V. N. Darden, who stated that
the current will be shut off to permit
the, installation of . the ,nw, electric
switchboard at the town plant '
EJectrie workers "will install 'the
new, board lui'tUs date and "ayor
Dare! ..a stated that the work be
rushed as' rapidly as possible in or r
that consumers will be without c-j
tic power the hortst pow! t..r.
. The Hertford Chapter of the Order
of Eastern Star conducted installation
services for its new officers at the
meeting of the chapter last Monday
night. After the business session the
installing officers were appointed and
these were Mrs. Gertrude Zachary,
installing grand matron, Mrs. Spivey
Matthews, installing grand marshal,
Mrs. W.; M. Bray, ; grand chaplain, ,
Mrs. Ruth Overman, grand organist,
Mrs. Vera Hutchinson, grand secre
tary and Mrs,' Laura Roberson, grand
warden. ' , '
Officers installed.' during the ser
vices were Mrs. Sally Boner, worthy
Matron,' Peter Carlton, Worthy Pat
ron, -Mrs. Dorothy Bass, ' Assistant
Matron, Cecil C: Winslow, Assistant
Patron, Mrs. Lucille Winslow, secre
tary, David, Pritchard, treasurer, Mrs.
Ernestine Lieete, conauctress, Mrs.
Doris Ainsley, assistant . conductress,
Lena Gregory, chaplain, '.Mrs. Edna
Eley marshall, Mrs, Ruth Overman,
organist, Mrs. Viola Nachman, war
den,-Spencer Vick, sentinel, Mrs. Lois
Carlton, Adah, Mrs. Lucille Satch
well, Ruth, Mrs. Heine Buck, Esther,
Mrs. Margaret Bagley, Martha and
Mary White, Electa. .
Following the installation services,
refreshments were enjoyed during a
social hour. '
President Of Chowan
College Speaker At
Convention Of BTU
Indians Trounce ,
Washington 144f
Perquimans High School's baseball
team opened its 1949 season last
Tuesday afternoon by trouncing the
Washington Pam Pack 14-4, in a hit
feat led by Howard Pitt and Edward
Lane. - The Pam-Pack found i the
going rough against the Indians and
scored only in the second inning. .
Bill Winslow, , right-handed burlier
for the Indians, went the route in the
opening game and allowed only seven
hits. He struck out 10 Washington
batten.- '
Pitt for three hits' for five times at
bat and Lane got two out of four.
Lane hit one triple and a double, ,
n the ninth inning Coach Levin
sbn's boys had a field day at bat and
scored seven tata''t 'V
- The Indians will play Columbia at
Columbia. Friday afternoon. and play
Gatesville 'oh Memorial Field next
Tuesday afternoon. :; .,.;!-f..-. . " , ;
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .
-Mrv and Mrs. CaJyin ; Bundy of
Hertford Route 1 announce the hirth
.f - a tJ daughter, ' Fhylis Lee, born
Monday, March 28. lira. Bundy was
I . - "ore Lar marriage I :i Lei wint-
An open meeting for directors,
fans and players of the Hertford In
dians, Perquimans' entry in the Al
bemarle league, was held at the
Courthouse in Hertford Wednesday
night with a large number of per
sons present.
The meeting was presided over by
A. W. Hefren, president of the club,
and reports were made as to the pro
gress the club has made toward or
ganizing the team for the coming
season. Edgar Moriis, who along
with .Mr. Hefren and other directors
have contacted a number of players
in regards to contracts with the local
club; told the group of the arrange
ments that had been made and were
expected to be made.
Fans were told of the- improve
ments being carried out at Memorial
during this week. A vast amount of
dirt has been mQved into the park
to build up the playing area and new
screen has been installed in front of
the grand stand. This work is being
carried out jointly by the ball club
and the Board of Education.
A temporary appointment as team
manager was made, and Little Bud
Cayton, second baseman for the In
dians for three years, was named to
the post. Cayton requested a few
days to think " over the appointment
but agreed to act on a temporary
basis to help contact and secur-:
players for the local team. W. H.
Pitt was named club treasurer.
Plans for raising $2,500, estimated
as needed before the local club can
actually; participate in the league,
were : made and- a drive for these
funds . is expected to get underway
very shortly. Fans will be asked to
contribute in any amounts desired to
ward .this fund, with the understand
ing that the club directors plan to
operate the organization in such
manner that further, contributions
will not be sought or needed..
One of the feature addresses -for
the well balanced program of the Re
gional Training Union Convention in
Murfreesboro April 8-9 will be
brought by Chowan College Presi
dent, B. D. Bunn. President Bunn
will speak during the Saturday morn
ing session, April 9, on the subject
'Faithful to our Mission". He will
be received with much interest be
cause of his interest in the youth and
educational program of the State as
well as his recent appointment to
the presidency of Chowan College.
Other speakers on the program of
the convention of three sessions are
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., pastor
of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in
Raleigh, and Harvey T. Gibein, sec
retary of the State Training Union
Department of Raleigh. Dr. Kinch
eloe will bring the inspirational ad
dress for the Friday night session on
the subject "God's Call to Christian
Laymen". Secretary Gibson will ad
dress the contention, in his official
capacity, during the Saturday morn
ing session on the subject "Faithful
to our Traiatng Task". ; Bennie Pled
ger, student of Wake Forest College,
will speak Friday night on "Faithful
to the Call".
Besides conferences, demonstrations
and inspiring talks the program in
ludes both vocal and instrumental
music. A very, interesting and ap
propriate screen projection will be
made during the Friday night session
by Mr. and Mrs. L. Herman Sawyer
of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Joe Fleet
wood of Conway will render a pro
gram of violin music as a prelude to
the Friday night session.
One of the features of the conven
tion claiming widespread interest is
the banquet scheduled for 5:45 P. M.
Friday. A very interesting and en
tertaining program and delicious
meal are being arranged by the host
Murfreesboro Church. As a climax
to this period of fellowship, the Rev.
William P. Milne, pastor of the
Aulander Baptist Church, will bring
a short inspirational aaaress on tne
subject "Faithful In Our Social Ac
tivities." '
Reservations for the banquet are
being received daily by the Rev.
Warren F. Taylor in Murfreesboro
and those who ' have not yet made
reservations for their groups are
urged to do so as early as possible
in order to arrange to take care of all
those who wish to attend the banquet.
Indications point to good represen
tation from, the some 120 Baptist
churches of the Chowan and West
Chowan Associations and the public
is cordially invited to any, and all,
of the three sessions Friday and Sat
urday, April 8-9 at the Murfreesboro
Baptist Church.
26 Cases Listed On
Calendar For April
Term Superior Court
Murder and Manslaugh
ter Cases on Criminal
Docket
American Legion To
Meet Friday Night
The Win. Paul Stallings Post of the
American Legion ill meet ." Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock at the Agricul
tural Bnilding in Hertford. . All mem
bers are urged to be present An in
teresting program, including a film on
Eastern Airlines,, will be presented.
Plans will also be made for the
completion of Legion headquarters at
Harvey Point .The local Legionnaires
began Twork on this ' project last fall
A total of 26 cases are listed on the
calendar for the April term of Su
perior Court which convenes here
April 18, it was announced today by
W. H. Pitt, Clerk of Court. Listed on
the calendar are nine criminal cases,
including one for murder and another
charging manslaughter and 17 civil
cases. Of the latter, six of the cases
are divorce actions.
Judge Leo Carr is scheduled to pre
side over the April term of court, and
it appears likely that considerable
time may be consumed by the court
especially in view that the criminal
docket is headed up by the murder?,
and manslaughter cases. A true bill
charging murder was returned by the
October grand jury against George
Overton, Negro, who it is alleged
killed Willie Hurdle on a Sunday
night in October last, at a road house
located on the Winfall-Belvidere
highway. The manslaughter case is
against Jackson Costen, Negro, who
was involved in a wreck near the
causeway, resulting in the death i of
Kenneth Jordan. Other cases on the
criminal docket are four charges; of
drunken driving, one for assault with
a deadly weapon and one for tres
pass. The civil cases listed for hearing; by
the clerk are: ;
Thomas Riddick vs. Martha Rid
dick. '
Dixie Felton vs. Carrie Felton.
Benjamin Ashley vs. Lucille Ash
ley. Hattie Ruuntree vs. Linwood Roun
tree. '
James McKnight vs. Marie Mc
Knight. Howard White vs. Carry White.
Ruth Beasley vs. J. C. Blanchard &
Company.
Mattie Toms White vs. North Caro
lina State Highway and Public Works
Commission.
Raymond Boyce vs. L. L. Smith.
William C. Chappell VVs. D. M.
White, et al
C. A. Davenport vs. Norfolk South
ern Bus Corp.
Chesapeake Auto Co. vs. W. L. Bag
ley. Richard Payne vs. James Roger
son, et al.
E. T. Hersham Co. vs. Y. L. Brown.
Ben Lane vs. Seashore Transporta
tion Company.
Roland Gilliam vs. H. C. Stokes.
vinslov Selected
For Masonic Post
Cecil C. Winslow, past Master of
Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A. F. &
A. M., was recommended for the po
sition as Deputy District Grand Mas
ter at a district meeting held here
last Friday night .
More .than 150 members of the
lodge from counties in this part of
the. State,, representing' the First Dis
trict; attended , the meeting, which
was presided over by W. M. Smith of
Elizabeth City, present district deputy
Grand Master. j .
The Rev. Charles W. Duling, pastor
of the Hertford Baptist Church, was
guest speaker at the meeting. '
.A .barbecue and Brunswick stew
upper was served the members. R.
Board Of Education
To Recognize At
Meeting Monday
Perquimans County's Board, of Edu
cation and local school committees
will be reorganized at a meeting of
the Board to be held next Monday,, it
was announced today by John T.
Biggers, secretary of the Board.
Two new members will begin du
ties on the Board, Delwin Eure, who
will succeed W. E. Dail, and George
Caddy, who will succeed D. L. Barber.
W. E. Dail, retiring member of the
Board, has served for a number of
terms as chairman, and with Mr.
Dail's retirement the Board must se
lect a new chairman.
Members comprising the new
Board, in addition to Mr. Eure and
Mr. Caddy, will be Julian A. White,
S. M. Long, Carroll V. Ward, Mrs. J.
R. Futrell and Mrs. A. R. Cooke.
Some changes are expected to be
made in the membership of the com
mittees for the Hertford Grammar
School and Perquimans High School.
These committees will be selected fol
lowing the organization of the Board
of Education. One member of the
Grammar School Committee has re
quested to be relieved of the duties
and Mr. Caddy, a member of the High
School Committee will be replaced
when he moves up to the Board of
Education. i
The Board emmbers, superintendent
and members of the Grammar School
Committee have been invited to take
lunch at the Grammar School at 1
o'clock next Monday, it was reported
by Mr. Biggers.
but halted during tite winter months.
It it now planned to complete worklC MujayT headed . the committee in
on this ti soon at possible. . .-Ichar of tfc supper.
Rotary Club Names
Delegate To Meeting :
R. L. Hollowell, president-elect of'
thi Hertford Rotary Club, has been
named as voting delegate of the local
club for tfie District Rotary Conven
tion to be held at Nags Head early in
May. James E. Newby was named '
as alternate.
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