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Hertford, Perquimans County, Nortft CarolinarFriday, September 30. 1949.'
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Under t!aw Setup
Welfare Officials to Act
As Registrars Under
New Set-up
William T. Elliott, Sr., chairman of
the Perquimana County Draft Board
, announced today that the local draft
board -office has been moved to. a sub
depot in Elisabeth City. He advised
that the action is part of the reduced
program under which selective service
is now operating, .since the reduction
of appropriations made recently by
Congress.
Elliott explained that the local
board will continue the function of
classification and induction should
the latter be resumed. He also stated
that youths are still required to regis
ter for the draft when they reach
their 18th birthday and Perquimans
County youths may do this appearing
at the Welfare office in the Court
House in Hertford.
E. Edgar White, Mrs. Eula Mae
Morgan and Hiss Virginia Battersby,
local welfare department officials,
have been appointed to serve as regi
strars for the local board. The office
will be open daily from 9 a. m. until
5 p. m. during which time youths may
register.
The chairman stated that regis
trants, residing in Perquimans, and
who may for any reasons desire to
communicate with the local board
should address all communications to
Local Board N 73, Carolina Building,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
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Postal employees vand members of
the Armed Fweiwers voted pay in
crease tf?af$vte$ of the House this
week. The'&Qfp3ng ealaries of the.
pottid worfcm' paased Tuesday
all workers,' and will amount to 180
million dollars a year. The military
pay Ml went to the President for
signature, having already passed the
Senate.
J. WILLIAM COPELAND
Announcement was made early
this week by J. William Copeland
of Murfreesboro that he will be a
candidate for Senator from the
First District in the Democratic
Primary to be held in 1950.
Hertford Countian
Announces Self As
Senate Candidate
The first political annauncement for
the 1950 elections was made this week
when J. William Copeland, a resident
of Murfreesboro, announced hia candi
dacy for the office of State Senator
for the First District. Mr. Copeland
stated, "I will be a candidate for State
Senator from the First Senatorial Dis
trict in the Democratc Prmary to be
held in 1950. Farther announcements
will be made at a later date.
Mr. Copeland was born in Wood
land, N. C. in 1914 and is a graduate
of Guilford College, class of 1934; he
received a degree in law from the
University of North Caroline.; in 1987.
He practiced law at Woodland until
1942 when lie entered the armed forc
es. 'After ; his separation from the
service he moved to Murfreesboro in
1946 Jhere he resumed the practice
of lawHe has been mayor of Mur
freeBbW'toied "1947 and also js
chairman of the Hertford County
Board of Elections. He is a member
of the Baptist Church. Masons, Amer
ican Legion and Rotary Club.
Had Varied Docket
At Session Tuesday
Deadline Set For
the Pound, the Labor Government ?f(OverSeaS Mailing
Rritoin fViia vml raised the tax on I
lmainMa nrofitB and threatened tore-
strict dividends in its effort to build
up dollora reserve within the Britsh
treasury. At the same time the Labor
Leaders turned down proposals for
wage increases to prevent an infla
tionary cycle arising from tfie cheap
enini of the Pound.
NortK Carolina's huge road pro
gram advanced a step this week when
State Treasurer Brandon Hodges
opened sealed bids oif Wednesday
for the first $50 million worth of road
bonds to be sold by the State in car
rying out the program. The State re
ceived 230 bids for the first 10 road
projects to be constructed under the
program and Highway Commission
announced the contractors' bids were
highly satisfactory. 1
Reaction, generally, to the report
made late last week by President
Truman that the Russians had develp
ed an Atomic Bomb, has settled , down
to one of waiting and watching for
future developments.' Uteporta from
Washington indicate that Congress
will Jikely continue aiding Western
Europe rebuild its military machine
and wll possibly work toward building
up greater air arm lor tne u. is.
up greater air arm lor wie u, r. . A, --ii-Ma
m'ilitarTo
Likewise in certain areas cigarettes
.i,n nnmaifeble. and individuals
ihaving any, doubt about the trans
mission of any parcels snoum
vice of postal employees before pre
paring the parcels.
Negro Farmers Get
Registered Calves
t; Four Perquimans County Negro
rnceived pure bred registered
bull calves last week. These calves,
which were purchasedthrough tne co-
W : C i, Stroud. Nesro
County Agent, from the , Biltimore
Farms of Aaheviue nave- wiceswra u
v n.f wvrtwL The Nesrro County
a , tnted that with a ; limited
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number of quality aairy ,dui m me
AAiinrv fliMw . calves within few
.imitM nrove beneficial toward
AlWSSwSSJS ov mmm X , , ,
up grading off-springs of law grade
ntm i'n &mmaii wero oincea
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rians we co:miHnm u winiuvw-nn ouiw"" , -
a membership drive fer the branch owned by. Clarence Burke, Wflliim
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and solicitors were
out this program.
itmiTinement made ' by - the President
,no further ' report on they Russian
bomb has- been forthcoming: Mean
while Russia has now renwed its call
for a conference"' on control of Atom
production, j
Negro Farm Bureau 7
Organized Monday ' -
' ' A Perquimans County branch of the
Vum Farm Bureau was ' ' organized
at Winfall on last Monday night when
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some o negro Farmers ana memoers
of the veterans farm training class
met at, tfie'.. Perquimans TralniVg
School ft was reported this week by
W. C. Stroud, Negro County Agent.
The group selected -directors and
e.ected the following officers t-Roy
Riddick, president;. Harrison Billups,
vice president; and Samuel Moore,
secretary wm ircouici.
Breaking and Entering
Case Is Continued to
October 11th
A varied docket consisting of ten
cases was disposed of in Tuesday's
session of Perauimaru RwnnW
Court presided over by Judge Charles
E. Johnson.
The session was a long one with
several cases beine contested. A ver
dict of guilty was returned in the
Bearing m which Roojvelt. Fait
Negro was charged with driving with
improper license and hit and run.
Felton was given a 30 day sentence
suspended upon payment of a fine of
?25 and costs of court. Testimony
presented reported that Felton was
driving on Dobb Street when he sud
denly stoped, thus causinar a .second
vehicle to run into the back of the
felton car. Felton. accorHinir he
testimony, then drove on without
I reporting the accident. The second car
onven dv Winston Lane. Jr.. w.o
badly damaged in the anMent.
In the case of Herman Small. NTeirm
cnarged with assualt with a deadly
weapon, the Drosecutimr witnes Ruth
Small failed to testify and co-ats of
coorx was taxed upon the witness.
f raver for judgment wan contin
ued in the case of Alexander Sutton.
.Negro charged with aasualt on a fe.
male, button was found guiltv of the
charge.
Three defendants, all charred with
speeding entered pleas pf guilty and
paid nnes or ?1U and costs of court,
The defendants were Virginia "Speed
Gordon tvans. and William Matthews
Fred Lervezah was ordered to Dav
la fine of $5 and costs of court after
pleading guilty to a charge of speed
ing.
Eunice Tillet charged with driving
without a license entered a plea of
guilty and paid a fine of $25 and costs
of court.
Judson . Wrisrht was fined S25 and
costs of court .on a charge of driving
without a license.
Harold Spell man was taxed with
the costs of court Oa. a, charge of
sDeeding. ' '
The case of Pete Eevrett. Neero.
charged with breaking and entering a
house which Deonle were slepninc was
continued until the October 11 term of
court. Bond for Everett was set at
two thousand dollars.
.Tameo E. Newbv. acting Postmaster
at Hertford, today announced that the
Post Office , Department in coopera
tion with the Armed Forces Depart
ments had completed arrangements
for the acceptance of Christmas par
cels for members of the armed forces
serving outside the United States.
Mr. Newby stated that according
to the arrangements, parcels will be
accepted between October 15 and No
vember 15,. but pointed out that the
earlier packages are mailed oversaes
the better chances are of delivery in
time for Christmas. Parecls mailed
after the deadline, it was pointed out;
may arrive at tneir designations alter
Christmas. v
Individuals planning to mail par
cels overseas should contacn local
Postmasters for full details of regu
lations. A partial list of suggestions
were released by Mr. Newby as 101
lows: all boxes must be of strong con
struction ' and should be tied- with
strong cord. Sizes of parcels must
conform with regulations governing
mailing of domestic parcel post packages-There
are certain restrictions as to
articles that are acceptable for mail-
conditions will
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Peanut Digging Is
Underway In County
"iPea poles" were going up over
moat of the county this week as pea
nut farmers prepared to start digging
of the peanut crop this year. County
Agent I. C. Yagel reported Wednes
day a large number of farmers had
started digging operations by plow
ing shock rocks and, placng poles. He
stated that informal observation about
the county showed thus far that the
doubtful. Most of Jthe peas dug so far
douotiui. More of the peas dug so far
are extremely green and some farm
ers report the yield appears to be
light but definite information concern
ing the yield will not be possible be
fore the peanuts are picked.
Improved weather conditions during
the past week, it is believed has been
beneficial to the crop but production
forecasts' are still below the average
land it will be some weeks before the
porductioh trend can be noted.
In connection with the cotton crop,
Mr. Yagel stated that the yield is
not so gbod and production is expect
ed to be Aelow normal.
Hunting Season
Opens Saturday
Pernntmana f!nnntir annrtRmen are
oiling their guns and sorting equip
ment fo tne opening of the hunting
season Saturday October 1. In con
nection vwith the opening or tne sea
son.' whfeK starts timnrrow for JlQuir-
Irils, County Game Protector, Eldon
Winslow issued a warning to an hunt
ers. He requests that they take care
in avoidino- snakes while hunting. The
game warden stated that ri carrying
ont his duties in recent weeks he nas
observed moccasins and rattlers in
larirer nnmhera than in Tears Vast and
he warns huntersto use caution while
.Wlnainw also issued a re
quest for H hunters to observe the
regulations a adopted by the jWldlift.
Resources Commission lot tne-preeev
vation of game within the state. "
Perquimans Indians
Meet Manteo Eleven
Here Friday Night
Coach Fearmrs Team
Overwhelms Jackson
In First Game
Coach Elbert Fearing's Perquimans
High School footbali team will he
gunning for their second victory of
the 1949 season when they meet the
Manteo eleven in a contest to be play
ed on Memorial Field Friday night at
The Indians fresh from their 27-0
victory over the Jackson High School
last Friday night have been brushing
up on some of the finer points of the
game in practice sessions this week
and strengthening the weaknesses
which developed in the last game.
Cosich Fearing announced Tuesday'
urn ne win probably make some
changes in the team line-up for ne
Manteo game, switching some of the
players from defensive positions to
offensive ones and vice-versa.
Some 600 fans attended the opening
game here last Friday and were im
preesed at the showing the Indians
made in their first game. Coach
Fearing has welded a fairly well
balanced team together from five let
ter ",men left over from last season
and . a numebr of players appearing
for the first season. In fact the
Coach stated that some of the young
er boys are showing lots of improve
ment and soon will be pushing the
regulars for starting berths.
The Indians coasted to an easy
victory over Jackson, Coach Fearing
used hi regulars only a small part of
the game and gave his new boys
plenty of opportunity to gain some
game experience. A. L. Lane opened
the scoring for the Indians by going
35 yards on a reverse early in the
first period and Pete Spivey convert
ed to make the score 7-0. Bobby Jor
dan tallied the second touchdown for
the Indians on a three yard drive. in
the second period and Spivey plunged
through the line to convert and make
the score 14-0 at half time. Jordan
scored again in the third period and
Spivey crossed the pay line in thefinal
quarter..
Pijquimans' reserves led by Joe
Towe, Proctor and Walker, gave the
fans plenty of thrills and an inside
look at future teams of the local
school, when they played the Jackson
eleven on even terms.
Board Of Health
Adopts Ordinance
At a meeting at the Health Center
ast week Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden-Chowan
District Board of
4ealth adoDted the United States Pub
lic Health Service standard milk ordi
nance and code to cover this Health
niotrict.. The ordinance and code
adopted is that which is recommended
for adoption oy the united states
Public Health Service for States, mu
nicipalities, counties and Health dis
tricts. Prior to this adoption this or-
linance was in effect only in the city
f Elizabeth City and the Town of
Hertford.
This ordinance and code, contains
many items such as defining "Milk"
and certain "Milk Products," "Milk
Producer", "Pasteurization", etc., pro
hibiting the sale, of adulterated and
niohranded milk and milk products,
requiring permits for the sale of milk
and milk products, testing oi cows,
regulating the inspection of dairy
farms and' milk nlants. the examina
tions, grading, labeling, placarding,
regrading, distribution, and sale oi
milk and milk products, providing for
tho niihliahinor of milk grades, the
construction of future dairies and milk
plants, the enforcement of this ordi
nance and the fixing of penalities.
Milk is graded under the ordinance
on the basis of sanitation in product
ion, handling' and the resulting bac
terial content
Registration Of Girl
Scouts Called Friday
All girls attending Hertford Gram
ma; School, and interested in the girl
scout program will be registered for
Ifcis ' program at the school between
8:15 and 8:45 o'clock, Friday morning,
it was announced Wednesday by Mrs.
T. P. Brian, A smell registration fee
will be charged, Mrs. Brinn stated.
At the time of registration, Mrs.
Brinn stated, orders will be taken for
new Girl Scout ; Handbooks, which
can be purchased at this time at a re
duction m price.
It was also requested that girls
having second hand uniforms to sell
bring them to the school on Friday
Farm Bureau Drive
Hits Half Way Mark
Solicitors for the Perquimans Coun
ty Farm Bureau membership drive re
ported Monday night that member
ships totaling about one half of the
county quota had been signed up at
that time. Ihe solicitors met at the
agriculture building for the purpose
of making a progress report to Mil
ton Dail, chairman of the drive and
Bureau officials.
Mr. Dail announced following the
meeting that the local group hopes to
Sign sufficient members to reach the
county quota within the next two
weeks. The total goal is 400 members.
Three of the county solicitors were
awarded silver membership pins at
he meeting this week for having
signed 25 members or more. These
awards went to Elwood White, Clar
nece Chappell and Fred Mathews.
Another meeting of the solicitors
will be held next Monday night at 8
o'clock at the Agriculture Building,
Mr. Dail stated, and all persons so-
lciting membership for the Farm
Bureau are asked to present or for
ward report on the number of .mem
berships sold during this week.
morning.
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PTA Membership
Drive To Close On
Thursday, Oct 13th
The annual Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation membership drive for the PTA
of the Hertford Grammar School will
come to a close on Thursday night
October 13, it was announced today
by Mrs D. M. Jackson, president of
the organization, who expressed the
hope that the local PTA can achieve
a 100 per cent rating byhaying every
child of the school represented in PTA
by at least one parent.
Miss Ruth Elliott, a member of the
Grammar School faculty, is chairman
of the membership drive, and Mrs.
Jackson is urging parents of children
at this school to give v wholehearted
cooperation toward the membership
campaign this year. She added, "We
know we can count on the mothers to
join and we sincerely hope that the
fathers will come also to give us the
Strongest PTA unit in this section .of
the state,"
In connection with the activities
of the Hertford PTA Mrs. Jackson
reported that the broom and mat sale
conducted last Friday and Saturday
was a successful one, netting the or-1
ganization approximately $200, which
will be used toward the payment for
playground equipment installed at the
school two weeks ago.
"Everyone cooperated with us not
only bypurchasing brooms and mats
but by helping us in every way possi
ble to make the sale a success," Mrs.
Jackson said.
"We want tothank the town offici
als for providing parking space for us
for this sale and everyone else who
helped us in any way to. make the
event the success that it was," the
president added.
Woodville Resident
Died Last Friday
Margaret Ann Humphries, 79, a na
tive of Perquimans County and a resi
dent of Woodville for the past 47
years, died at the family residence in
Woodville Friday at 8:15 p. m., after
a lingering illness. The daughter of
the late Margaret and Alfred Humph
ries, she was the wife of the late
James IB. Humphries and a member of
New Hope Methodist Church.
'Survivors include four sons, Ander
son Humphries, of Woodville; Hey
wood Humphries, of Norfolk; Gaither
Humphries, of Currituck; and Garland
Humphries of Moyock; three daugh
ters, Mrs. C. A. Bogue, and Mrs. C.
P. Poole, of Elizabeth City, and Mrs.
C. W. Morris, of Farmville, N. C;
12 grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at
the graveside in the New Hope Meth
odist Church Cemetery last Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock by the Rev.
E. B. Edwards.
Vision Obstructions
Out For Motorists
Motorists who have purchased birds
or other ornamental articles for deco
ration of automobiles must remove
these from their windshields, eide and
back glasses, it was announced today
by B. R, Inscoe, State Highway Pa
trolman, who stated that the Patrol
has been instructed by Col. Tolar,
Commander of the Patrol, that cita
tions are to be issued all motorists
displaying these ornaments, which is a
violation of State Laws. State Pa
trolmen, Mr. Inscoe said, started iss
uing citations on Wednesday to mo
torists using; these articles.
Red Cross Seeking
Donors For Local
Blood Bank Project
Program Started With
Twenty Donors; Many
More Are Needed
Plans for Perquimans Countv to
participate in the regional Blood Bank
program being sponsored by the
American Red Cross moved ahead one
Step this week when the local com
mittee, headed by Jarvis Ward, be
gan the recruitment of donors who
will give one pint of blood toward
building up the bank for use in hos
pitals in the region.
Mr. Ward reported Wednesday that
twenty persons had signed up to as
sist the Red Cross with the program
oy donating a pint of blood when the
Red Cross unit cpmes here for the
first time on November 22. "This is
only a start," Mr. Ward said, "we
need hundreds more persons to sign
up as donors in order that we may
participate fully and supply the Red
Cross with at least 300 pints of blood
during the year.
The recruitment chairmen added
that the local chapter hopes to sign
at least 1,000 individuals who will
volunteer to cooperate with the pro
gram by donating blood. He ex
plained that the Red Cross Blood
Bank unit will come to Hertford
three times each year to collect the
blood, and this unit will be composed
of one doctor and several nurses who
will collect the blood. Individuals
who sign up for the program will be
notified as to the time and place to
appear to give the blood. The Red
Cross doctor and nurses will examine
each individual to determine, his phy
sical fitness to donate the blood and
individuals having high or low pres
sure or malaria will be rejected.
Any individual between 18 and 59 .
nclusive can participate in the pro
gram by signing up as a donor. The
committee headed by Mr. Ward is
now distributing cards among civic
clubs and other organizations and
among individuals throughout the
county and request that these cards
be signed and turned in to the com
mittee.
Charles Harrell, chairman of H?
Blood Bank committee for this county
stated this week that the Red Cross
is conducting this program in order
that hospitals in this area can be sup
plied with sufficient blood to give
transfusions to hospital patients in
need of blood. The Red Cross, Mr.
Harell added, has determined that at
least 300 pints of blood are needed
every year for 10,000 persons residing
in a given area, and thus the popu
lation of Perquimans County deter
mined the total amount of blood the
Red Cross will seek here.
With less than two months remain
ing before the blood bank unit comes
to Hertford for the first time, the
Perquimans Committee is today urg
ing all individuals who will, to volun
teer to assst in the program. Any
person desiring to volunteer and who
is not contacted can do so by seeing
Mr. Harrell or Mr. Ward in Hertford.
Methodist Church
Cooperating In
Advance Program
The Hertford Methodist Church is
cooperating in the United. Evangelist
ic Advance sponsored by 40 denomi
nations and in the Advance for Christ
and His Church, Methodism's for
ward movement, it was reported to
day by the Rev. D. L. Fouts, pastor
of the local Methodist church. The
emphasis during October, November,
and December, Mr. Fouts stated, will
be Upon our Faith.
World wide Communion Day will
be observed at the church next Sun
day, Rev. Fouts announced and the
presence of every resident member is
being sought. A church loyalty at
tendance crusade will begin next Sun
day and continue through Christmas
Sunday. Attendance will be register
ed next Sunday and a church attend
ance card will be provided each mem
ber to keep his own record of attend
ance from World Wide Communion
Day through Christmas.
Mr. Fouts reported that a number
of local Methodists are expected to
attend the Advance Mass Meeting of
the N. C. Conference to be beld at
Edenton Street Church in Raleigh, on
October 3, from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.
This is one of 80 such meetings held
on that ay through-out the United
States and a very interesting program
has been planned for the meeting with
a number of distinguished speakers
taking part
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