TEiii PERMMANS WEEKLY
t Volume XVI. Number 35.
VetcrEiisurgedTo
Collect Data Needed
For Dividend Pay t
VA Official Outlines
; Steps Necessary To
Seek Parent
i
- Veterans of World War II eligible
. or tho special National Service Life
' Insurance dividend are urged by Jim
, Caldwell, director of the N. C. Veter-
tins Commission, to start rounding up
pow "all the information needed to
,p complete applications.
- The dividend is payable to World
f" War II veterans who held, or still
J hold National Service Lifo Innlirancp
:. Issued between October 8, 1940, and
' . December 31, 1947, and who kept
. their insurance in force for three
months or longer. Information re--.
quired to complete the form includes:
(1) all serial numbers assigned while
in service; (2) date of birth; (3)
members of all insurance policies is
sued while in service and (4) Vet
i erans Administration claim number,
! if' any.
Forms are available at all the dis
trict and county Veterans Service
offices and from post offices of all the
various veterans organizations, Mr.
Caldwell said. The veterans organiz
ations are' furnishing volunteers to
assist veterans complete their forms,
at such district and county Veterans
Services and also in the club houses
'of the various veterans organizations.
Veterans who do not know their
insurance policy numbers heed not
write the Veterans Administration.
If the veterans know their service
aerial numbers, the VA can locate
their insurance numbers through a
master file.
Beneficiaries of deceased service
men eligible for the special dividend
will receive payments due automatic
ally. They will not file applications.
; Guardians of incompetent veterans
should apply by letter to Special
Dividend Applications Unit, Veterans
Administration, Washington 25, D. C,
giving tths veteran's name, date of
birth. serial number, VA claim num-
eVanal,ir-Natfonal 'Service Lifelfn-
surance numbers. Those applying
should list their own names, addresses
and official capacities in relation to
the veterans. The regular application
form will not be used by such guardians.
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THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
General Marry Vaughan, Military
aide to President Truman, testifying
before a Senate investigating com
mittee this week, stated that he had
' bestowed favors on two men and col
lected $5,000 which was turned over
for use of the Democratic Party, but
denied he had personally accepted a
dime for himself. The appearance
of General. Vaughan before the "five
percenters" investigation climaxed
two weeks of hearings aimed at
A clearing up charges and counter
l) charges regarding lobbying activities
la tv asiiuijj wit
In Raleigh this week Governor
Scott was handed a resignation by
y tion.and Development Board, who
stated in his resignation that he was
quiting- the post because Scott seem
ingly was taking over the powers
supposedly delegated to the C & B
Board by the legislature and thereby
left little for the Board Wmbers to
act on. Nortji Carolina highway con-
i. tractors also serried notice on Govern
or Scott that they intend to fight the
State plan of purchasing five million
-dollars worth of road equipment from
funds gained through the sale of road
bonds. '
Tension 'between Russia and'Yugo
') slavia over the continuance of Max?
shall Tito as the numebr one man in
f the Yugoslav government mounted
1 even further this week with the an
; ' nouncement that , Red Troops have
. massed on the. Yugoslavia. border,-in
' East Germany for anti-Tito action.
; Meanwhile Tito has appealed to the
TTnitnl States for a loan to helD car-
, ry but his country's financial obliga
tions. ' weports irom wasnmgipn in
dicate favorable action may be taken
in regards to this loan providing -Tito
continues to resist Russia. ; E-
McAarmx whn 'will noon begin re-
t ceiving checks rora the government,
-' as a dividend on GI insurance policies,
1 1 received good news; this week when
J TMifr official . announced.; that
4t xw '. - ' .... ...
these payments will not be subject
to income tax.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 2, 1949.
$1.50 Per Year.
Locker Company
Names New Manager
A new manager for the Hertford
Locker & Packing Company assumed
his duties ' here on September 15, it
was announced this week by officials
of the firm.
Eugene Huggins, formerly of Dunn,
N..C, is the new manager. He was
associated with a locker company at
Dunn for two years prior to the ac
ceptance of the post here in Hertford.
He and Mrs. Huggins moved to Hert
ford two weeks ago.
Mr. Huggins stated the local locker
company will continue its operations
along the same lines it has used since
opening here two years ago and that
G. W. Barbee will continue in charge
of the custom slaughtering of the
firm.
Stephenson-Felton
Vows Spoken At
Methodist Church
The weding of Miss Peggy Felton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Os
car Felton, Sr., to John Benner Step
henson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
Stephenson, of Garysburg, N. C. took
place in the Hertford Methodist
Church, Saturday afternoon, August
27, at five o'clock. The double ring
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
D. L. Fouts, pastor of the bride.
The vows were spoken before the
alter decorated with baskets of gladi
oli, asters,, and chrysanthemnms in
shades of pink and seven-branched
candelbra holding white tapers. A
program of wedding music was ren
dered by Miss Kate M. Blanchard or
ganist, with Mrs. Henry Wilkinson,
sister of the groom, as soloist, she
sang At Dawning, I Love Thee and
The Lord's Prayer.
The bride, given in mariage by her
father, wore a gown of ice blue im
ported organdy, made in drop should
er effect with bertha edged with lace
the color of the dress. The full skirt
extended into a short train and was
trimmed with lace and tuck3. Her
head dress was made of lace and
orgfdy with a shorj; organdy , veil.
She carried , a corsage Douquet 01
shaded pink roses and net.
Miss Jean Howard, of Roxboro, was
maid of honor and wore a rose im
ported 'organdy dress trimmed with
lace. She carried a heart of blue and
pink flowers edged in blue horse hair
braid and her head dress was of
horse hair braid and pink flowers.
Bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Tuck
er, of Hertford, Miss Lena Gammon
Stancil, of . Tarboro, Misses Mildred
and Linda Stephenson, sisters of the
groom. They wore dresses of lighter
shades of; pink made as the honor at
tendant With head dresses and heart
shaped bouquets.
Clay Stokes was flower girl and
her dress was of flesh organdy, made
as the other attendants with head
dress and a minature heart bouquet.
The groom was attended by his
father, as best man and the ushers
were Jimmy Felton of Birmingham,
Ala., brother of the bride, John Sadd
ler of Tarboro, Arthur Hendris of
Raleigh, Dick and George Miller of
Charlotte, and Henry Wilkinson,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Felton, mother of the bride,
wore plum, crepe, with black access
ories and orchid corsage and the mo
ther of the groom, Mrs. Stephenson,
wore grey crepe with black accesso
ries and orchid corsage.
Mrs. V. N. Darden and Mrs. B. G.
Koonce were mistresses of cere
monies. '
Immediately Mowing a reception
the couple left on a wedding trip.
For going away the bride wore an
original model two-piece dress of
Navy Blue Irish linen with Navy ac
cessories and a white orchid corsage.
Mrs. Stephenson attended Flora
McDonald and Greensboro. Colleges
and studied voice in ; Chicago. Mr.
Steohensoh attended the University of
North Carolina and was a member of
the PKA fraternity. They will be
at home in Weldon where Mr. Step
henson is associated with his father
in farming.
Local Legionnaires
Attend Convention
B. C. Berry and W. F. Ainsley, mem
bers of the American Legion, attend'
ed the National Legion convention
held in Philadelphia .this week. ' The
convention dpened Sunday and ran
through Thursday. . v . ,
Mr. Ainsley, State vice commander,
was a ' delegate at 1 large while Mr.
Berry was a delegate representing
the First District
BPVClub Prepared
To Receive Items
For Closet Project
Articles Donated To
Be Loaned Out As
Needed In County
The Perquimans Business and Pro
fessional Woman's Club is now ready
to accept any article that anyone
wishes to contribute to the Loan Clos
et for the sick as a room is available
for storing such items, it was an
nounced today by Mrs. Alice M. Towe,
president of the Club. Articles such
as sheets, pillow-cases, ice bags, bed
pans, bed tables, back rest, crutches,
rubber sheeting and many other sick
room supplies will be greatiy appre
ciated. Personal items such as gowns
and bed jackets, in cases of emergen
cy, may be included.
"All you folks", Mrs. Towe added,
who are thinking about 'fall clean
ing', look around in your attic or
closet and see if there is something
you can contribute,"
Anyone not having an article to
contribute and would like to have a
part, may donate money toward buy
ing a wheel chair which the club plans
to buy as soon as funds are available.
The BPW Club is sponsoring this
project with the aid of the Health
Department who will help distribute
these items. Anyone wishing to bor
row an item, free' of charge, must
sign a slip to that effect and again
when the item is returned. Articles
are kept as long as needed. This
does not mean the less fortunate, only
can borrow these items but anyone
who has a sick member in the family
and needs an article of this kind. This
is for the public and the club mem
bers want the public to contribute
and feel free to use it.
Individuals in the town or county
having articles to donate are asked
to call Mrs. Roxanna C. Jackson,
chairman, at ike Jackson Wholesale
Co., or Mrs. Zenovah C. White, co
chairman, at the Health Department.
Cotton Allotments
Subject Of Meeting
Here On Wednesday
Production and Marketing Com
mittee3 from 12 counties, of the First
District, met in Hertford last Wed
nesday for the purpose of discussing
and making plans for assignment of
cotton allotments for next year.
Representatives of the PMA from
Bertie, Camden, Currituck, Chowan,
Dare, Gates, Hertford, Martin, Pas
quotank;- Perquimans, Tyrrell and
Washington counties were among
those attending the meeting.
The meeting wa3 held at the Agri
culture Building in Hertford and con
sisted of two sessions, one in the
morning and the. second one in the
afternoon.
State officials of the PMA were on
hand to explain the program to local
committeemen. During the morning
session the 1949 Cotton Loan Pro
gram was discussed and regulations
governing loans were outlined.
Most of the afternoon session was
spent in summarizing and adjusting
farm cotton allotments for the next
year. ;
Birth Announcement 0, ; ; ' A
: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nachman Jr.
announce the birth of a son born
Monday August 29th at the .Chowan
Hospital in, Edenjton, N, .C.
VFW Post Plans
Dance On Sept. 10
Members of the Perquimans Post
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in
a special meeting held last Monday
night,itcxrapleted plans for holding a
publi . dance at the VFW Hall on
Saturday, night, September 10.
'Advance ale of tickets will be con
ducted by members of the Post, and
thia Jale will start immediately.
Services Announced
At: ftoly Trinity
ThiRev. E. T. Jilson, rector of the
Holy ' Trinity Episcopal Church, in
Hertford, has announced that services
at the church for the first two Sun
days in September will be Church
School at 9 A.M. and Holy Commun
ion t 10 A.M.
Revival Services
To Start Sept. 4th
! A isrlea of revival services will be-
trin ak nhAtmAll Rantist Church on
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock, it was
announced today. These services wm
be held each evening with the Rev.
Hrhr Motor nt HickorT. Va. as
visiting preacher, v The public is in
vited to attend.
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District Governor
Guest Of Hertford
Rotary Club Tues.
Objectives of Rotary
Outlined to Members
Of Local Club
Zeb Brinson, Governor of District
189 of Rotary International, was a
guest and the principal speaker at a
meeting of the Hertford Rotarv Club
held Tuesday night at the Colonial
Tourist Home.
Following the election to the post
of District Governor for Rotary Mr.
Brinson attended an International As
sembly of Rotariana and it was of
this meeting the District Governor
talked to the Hertford Club members.
He told of the program approved for
the coming Rotary year and stressed
a number of points that each Rotarian
should follow in aiding this program
through to success.
Telling of the International As
sembly Mr. Brinson related how he
obtained a new concept of the large
ness of Rotary when the roll was
called and members from all over
the world answered as representatives
for their part of the world.
The District Governor told local
Rotarians that Rotary has three main
objectives for the current Rotary year
and outlined these as being the orien
tation of new members into Rotary;
spreading a better understanding re
garding vocational service, thus
bringing about better relations be
tween competitors, employers-employees
and business generally and
finally, aiding to bring about a better
understanding of the problems of
World Peace. He explained how Ro
tary maintains a committee at the
United Nations to gather information
on the work of the UN and the prog
ress made toward World Peace.
Lions-Lionesses
To Stage Benefit
Nex
yNipt
Members of the Hertford Lions
and Lionesses Clubs wil stage a bene
fit beauty contest and soft ball game
at Memorial Field in Hertford next
Thursday night, September 8, beginning-
at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced
today by Mrs. Tom Cox and Mrs. J.
T. Lane, members of the committee
in charge of the arrangements.
Funds procured from the benefit
will be used by the local Lions and
Lioness Clubs to aid in carrying out
their blind program in this county.
According to announcements made
concerning the program hilarious
evening of entertainment is in store
for those attending. The beauty con
test, which will open the show, will
be unusual because instead of the
usual line of beautiful women parad
ing before the judges this beauty
ine will be made up of entirely of
men.
Then at eight o'clock the soft ball
game, dubbed "Cross-Sex" because
the Lionesses, dressed in their hub
bies clothing will play the Lions, who
ikewise will be dressed ud in their
wives garments, will get under way.
Tickets for the event were placed
on salf- on Wednesday of this week
and may be purchased from any mem
ber of either club. Admission may
also be purchased at the field on next
Thursday night.
Revival To Start
Next Thursday
A series of revival services will be
conducted at the Bagley Swamp Pil
grim Church beginning' on' Thursday,
September 8 at 7:30 o'clock, it was
announced today . by the Rev. Coy
Saunders, nastor of the church-.
The Rev. C. E. Posey will be the
guest preacher during the services
and George Ferreir will conduct the
singing. .The public is invited to at
tend all services. .-;
Storm Here Does
Little Damage
A wind and. rain atorm. nreaumed
to be part of, the hurricane which
struck rlonda last . Saturday, '"hit
Perquimans County Sunday nieht but
damare wu ranorted aa nil.
The high winds lasted only a short
time and were jiot of Sufficient force
w vaugs acruuua , muuHjje,
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Birth Announcement u ' . '.-..
Mr. and Mra. Vincent Hill of Ports
mouth announce the birth of a daugh
ter born Friday Augiwt 26, at
Portsmouth Hospital.
Perquimans Schools Ready For Opening
Wednesday; Increased Enrollment Seen
American Legion
To Meet Friday
The Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the
American Legion will meet Friday
night, September 2, at eight o'clock
at the Agricultural Building in Hert
ford, it was announced Wednesday by
Francis Nixon, Post Commander.
Mr. Nixon stated that several im
portant business items will be pre
sented to the membership and urged
all members to attend. On the agend-
a for the meeting will be plans for
the fish fry to be held at a later date
and the recommending of a veteran
to serve as county service officer.
The commander reported that the
membership drive, now in progress, is
progressing splendidly but he urged
all veterans to sign up for the Ameri
can Legion prior to October 1st. On
that date a slight increase in dues
becomes effective and Nixon urges
all veterans to take advantage of
signing membership cards before that
date.
Football Practice
In Full Swing At
Perquimans High
Twenty nine candidates for the
1949 Perquimans High School football
team reported for the first practice
of the year, called last Monday by
Coach Elbert Fearing, new athletic
director at the school. Among the
candidates reporting were Nathan
Spivey, hard hitting back from last
year's squad, Bob Jordon, guard, Dail,
Archie Lane, Carroll Berry and a
number of boy's, although not letter-
men, who were members of the squad
last season. Several more candidates
for the team are xepected to report
for practice by the opening of schools
next week. These were unable to re
port this week because of work at
home.
The first practice was spent in dis
cussing new rules, issuing equipment
and then the boys were run through
a stiff calisthenic drill by Coach
Fearing.
Fearing announced that he will
hold one practice session each after
noon prior to the opening of schools
then would begin the regular drills
in the preparation for the gridiron'
season. He added that any student
of the school desiring to try out for
the team, and who has not reported
to him, should do so immediately.
Practice sessions are being held each
afternoon on Memorial Field and boys
are asked to report there.
The Indians received a set-hack
as to plans for their schedule when
it was announced that Windsor had
withdrawn from the Albemarle Con
ference and therefore will not fill
the date here on September '80. It
was impossible to arrange a game
with Greenville for the opening game
on September 23, thus the Indians
have two open dates on the schedule
but Coach Fearing is hoping, to fill
these dates within the nexf'few days.
BeMderc Resident
Died Last Monday
Fernando Cartland White, 74,
nrominent farmer and businessman of
Belvidere, died Monday morrring at
five o'clock in the Albemarle Hospital
after a lingering illness, He was the
son of the late Robertjand Elizabeth
White.
Besides his wife. Bertha Smith
White, he is survived By three sons,
Miirrav. nf ."Winston-Salem. "Vivian of
Fayettevilleijfcdwin of Belvidere; two
daughters,. Mm. Lindsay Winslow, of
Hertford and Mrs. Sylvia Winslow of
Belvidere; 11 grandchildren and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock at
Piney Wood Friends Meeting House
with Paul Yow in charsre.
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Burial lojlowed in the Friends
Cemetary aWhiteston.
Man Hurt By Falling
Tree Reported Better
.Charlie Trublood, who was injured
hi a logging operation on Tuesday,
was reported jmprbved at the Albe
marle hospitai on, Wednesday. True
blood, was taken -to the hospital on
Monday after a tree fell on him while
he was .Working in the woods in the
Whiteston community.
Reports received Wednesday stated
he was not', injured as bad as first
believed and that be was resDondintr
well to the treatment
Board of Education
Meets Tonight To
Map Final Plans ,
School bells will ring out next Wed
nesday morning, September 7, mark
ing an end to the current summer va-'
cation for some 2,200 Perquimans
children of school age.
John T. Biggers, Superintendent of
Schools, announced today that the
Board of F,ducation will hold its regu
lar September meeting Friday night,
September 2, beginning at 7:30
o'clock for the purpose of making fi
nal plans for the opening of schools
'for the new term. He stated that
parents desiring to take up school
matters with the Board should
appear before the meeting tonight.
Two matters to be handled by the
Board will be the election of a super
visor for Negro Schools and the ap
pointment of school treasurers to han
dle funds at various schools.
In discussing the opening of schools
the superintendent stated that an in
crease . enrollment is expected. A
large first grade class is anticipated
at the Central Grammer School and
also a larger number of students is
expected to enroll at the Perquimans
High School.
Faculties for the various schools
are complete and teachers' meetings
will be conducted prior to the school
openings, at which time supplies will
be distributed and schedules dis
The first day of school, it was re
ported, will be for the purpose of en
rolling the students only and a shtrt
session will be in order with all
schools going into full sessions pos
sibly the second day. Bus drivers are
to pick up their buses on Tuesday,
September 6, with the Negro .drivers
meeting for this purpose at 9 A. M.
and white drivers meeting at 1
o'clock.
E. C. Woodard, principal at Per
quimans High School, announced that
enrollment will start at the high
school at 9 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and again this year he pointed
out that students engaging in any
form of hazing . will be severely disciplined.
J. P. Snipes, principal at Central
Grammar School, reported that the
enrollment there is expected to be
about 395 and that brief opening ex
ercises will be held in the school au
ditorium at 9 A. M., at which time
the Rev. E. B. Edwards will be the
guest speaker. He also stated that
Mrs. J. C Bundy will be in charge
of the school lunch room and meals
will first bserved on Frdiay. The
puouc lnviteu uj atLenu uie warn
ing exercises at the schools.
Health Department
Gives Pointers On
X-Ray Situation
District Health Department offici
als this -week released a report con
cerning X-rays made at the Health
Center in Elizabeth City, stating that
while the process was slow and funds
were almost exhausted, films would
be made for persons appearing at the
Center on Thursday afternoons with
orders from doctors.
The officials pointed out that:
1 Films are purchased by the Tu
berculosis and Health Associations in
the four counties their funds are
from Christmas Seal Sales and are
both limited and unpredictable.
2 These funds are now most ex
hausted. 3 These associations have set
aside funds for the mass X-ray survey
scheduled for December, 1949, and
January, 1950.
4 Facilities for the X-ray are
slow in operation and only a few can
be made in an afternoon.
5 The clinic is Thursday after
noons. 6 The department is always pleas
ed to make films for anyone whose
physician requests it. Bring your re
quest signed by your doctor.
7 Films cost almost $1.00 each. If
you can pay for your film we can do
many more for those who cannot pay.
8 If you are ill, or close contact
of a tuberculosis patient, or if your
dctor sends us written request for an
X-ray, come any Thursday afternoon.
You will be more than welcome, but
9 Be sure to come to the mass
X-ray truck in December or January!
You will know where and when to
come. We want every position in our
health district over 15 years of age
to have an X-ray, not only for tuber
culosis, but many other chest con