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Volume XVI.Number 51. - . Hertford, Perquimans County, North toolinaTFridavlgfimhpr 9a i cfitT.
WEEKLY
fo-fcCiCilJlS;
:jm:n Of County
Community i Members
Cotton Voted"-!'
, Milton DaU was re-elected chair
V man of the Perquimans Production
? Marketing: Administration Committee
; - by delegates from the six county
communities last week. . - . . i
Other member! of the committee
elected were - John Q. Hurdle, vice
chairman and Mies ;Mae Wood Wins
rl low, member, ".
?; - This committee appointed W. E.
White to serve as secretary of the
.group and Miss Helene Nixon, treas
urer. ' . Community committeemen named
'yat the county convention werer Bel-
1 -videre, J. M. Copeland, chairman,
"Walter Nowell, vice chairman, Wil-
liam C. Chappell, member and N. W.
Chapped alternate. :
Nicanor: L. L. Lane, chairman,
Gale Winnow, .vice chairman, EJisha
Win low, member and Roy Winslow,
alternate..
Bethel: E. Y.Berry, chairman, S.
M. Long, Vice chairman, H. L. Madre,
-"member. arid-C.' T. Phillips and
Charles Mathews, alternates.
Hertford:- J. E. Hunter, chairman;
V. C. Window, vice chairman, How
ard Williams, member, L. G. Howell
r and Percy Rogerson, alternates.
New, Hope: C. A. Butt, .chairman;
W. A. Chappell, vice tehairman S. D.
Banks, member, ISeth Long and J. W.
, Harrell, alternates.
-..Parkville: W. R. Stanton, cahirf
man; Winford Smith, vice cbaShnanj'
'"Ernest Morgan, member, and Hay
wood Smith, alternate.
Perquimans County farmers cast
172 votes in the cotton referendum
held December 15 and voted over-
.whelmingly for control. The results
V: were 153 . votes for control to 19
, votes - against. W. E. White an
. nounced that j cotton allotments for
, next vear havnTheen (mailed to cotton
ntodijcers;, and. iPrTiitioni
bejni received but the PMA commit
tee expects to mail out 1950 peanut
allotments early next year.
Child Victim Of
Highway Accident;
'V mm i ' m mm m '
Funeral Held Monday
Linda Joyce Smith, 5-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
R-nit.h of Winfali. Hied in the AiMm.
marle hospital last Saturday night,
about iu:3U o'ciock or injuries suf
fered in a highway accident last Fri
day afternoon.
Fn neral services tne th child vwe
Xlucted Monday afternoon at the
ley Swamp Church by the -Rev.
Coy Saunders. Burial was in CeJar-
ood Cemetery.
According to a renort bv Stat Pa
trolman Carol Petteway, who investi
gated the accident, the child is report
ed to have just got out of a car
which ahe had been riding and was
being helped across the road by an
older girl, Clara Mae Lane. Linda is
said to have darted away from the
older girl into the path of the on
coming car, driven by Henry- Swayne
vf nnar Woodvflle. ; -
Patrolman Petteway reported that
Ms Investigation revealed that the
accident was unavoidable.
; The accident occurred on Highway
32 at the western edge of Winfall at
sbout 6:30 o'clock last Friday. The
child was taken to the , Albemarle
hocpital for treatment but failed- to
recover. ' ,t. fr "f t,
- Tlecniiem her nirantu rfha ta UrtnrtOTwi
ly one brother, J. H. Smith, one ids-
r Eva Ann Smith, and her grand
I rents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Byrum
i l u.r. ana nut. warren smatn.
C:!2brates COth
.v-Jversary Sunday
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y je who visit you all year around through these col
umns may pass this season partially unnoticed in favor of
kin and friends seen or heard from only at Christmas.
It is but fitting that loved ones gather with you upon
the day of Jesus' birth and that those far away who can
not come receive special remembrance. We can bear
your forgetting us for a little while for this cheer-laden
reason. .
We wish to take advantage of the congregation of
your friends and -family members from other neighbor
hoods to extend, by them through you, a heaping measure
of yuletide good will to every nook and corner of America.
Our first interest is this community, but its welfare is
interlaced with the good of otherjcommunities. This city
and county have a just store of tie Christian and humane
spirit that sustains man through jdaily life. They have
enough left over for export.
Think how many distant hebrts you may fill with a
joyous holiday feeling if you give unto your Christmas
guests to carry back to their home towns this, our special
wish:
ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK BY FARM AGBJT
WINNERS IN COUNTY PEANUT CONTEST
Nearing Goal
Mrs. J. H. Newbold, chairman of the
Perquimans Committee on TB Seal
Sales, reported today that the county
quota of $800 is expected to be reach-
eo. wremn . tfte next few riavs TVm
chairman stated that a total of $732.-
su naa contributed to the fund
up to Wednesday of this week.
"The generous response on the part
of the public to our appeal for the
purpose of Seals is indeed very grati
fying' Mrs. Newbold
want to take this opportunity to thank
. i i i i .
cveryooay wno nas nad a part in
making- this drive thf
ful seal sale campaign ever conduct
ed in rerquimans."
Part of the funds raised through
this drive will be hraH fn fc.ir. a
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fray expenses of the mass chest X-ray
survey, and a part of the remaining
funds will be retained her tn J,i
the local committee carry on its work
against luiDerculosis.
County Resident
Arrested For Major
Crime In New York
I' .William Roddick, 25-year-old Ne-
gro.ort6edretflmunity. was
arrested here Sundav nisrht bv Sbpriff
M; G. Owens and representatives of
JNew York police, and confessed to
assaulting and robbing a 71-year-old
man in Fallsburg,' N. Y., on Decem
ber 1.
Following clues uncovered in Falls
burg, Sgt. Robert Denman. New York
State Police, and Chief of Police Carl
Kaplan arrived in Hertford Sunday
afternoon and consulted with Sheriff
Owens regarding the crime and pos
sible apprehension of Eiddick. The
youth was found and arrested while
attending church services near Win
fall. In a confession to the officers, Rid
dick stated that he had seen the
Fallsburg man, Irving Berger, flash a
large sum of money and that on the
night of December 1, he, Riddick, hid
in a woods near the man's two-room
cottage, and later assaulted him with
nis fists and struck him twice with a
stick of wood. . He took approximate
ly $1,000 from the man's nlothinc.
lhe New York police informed Sheriff
Owens that Berarer i in a serious
condition and may not live.
Kiddick toid the nolice that he had
spent most of the money on clothing
and iewelry for himself and his wife
and had banked $240 of the money in
the Hertford bank. H had with-
drawn $25 of this amount and the po
lice recovered $215 from tliA JianV
prior to returning Riddick to Falls
burg Monday.
Riddick had been arrested nrevS-
ously in Fallsburg, and the police
there missed htm after the robbery
and investiaration led th New York
police to begin a feearch for him in
this cojntv.
The youth waivered rkihte of ex-
tradition and was returned to New
York, where he will be' chawed with
assault and robbery. ,
Weekly Office To Be
Closed Next Week
The office of the Perauimans Week
ly will be closed for the Christmas
holidays all next week. -
Editor and Mrs. Max Canvohel
left yesterday for Shelbyviille, Indiana
wnere tney will spend Christmas with
Mr. Campbell's father. Thev will re
turn to Hertford on Saturday, Decem-
The office of the Weeklv will .
open again starting on New Year's
uav.
Insurance Claims
Deadline Dec. 31st
Ooeratinir for thp. first time in Ppr.
quimans County, Crop Insurance has
proved to be a great aid to the farm
ers this vear. C. R. Vann. acent for
the Crop Insurance, said today. From
all indications, according to informa
tion now Available, more monev will
be paid out in loss claims than Die
premium income will be. The Federal
Government will pay the difference
between the two iaums, Mr. Vann
said, and it does not necessarily mean
that the premium will be raised.
All insured farmers having claims
should file them immediately, Mr.
Vann stated, as December 31, 1949,
is the deadline for filing loss claims.
No adjustment can be made on claims
not reported to the county office be
fore the deadline.
Jfiana are alreadv underway for a
better and stronger program in 1950
and an even greater partacipation is
expected next vear.. There were 220
farmers in Perquimans taking advan
tage of the protection this year, Mr.
Vann reported. The multiple plan of
insurance is rapidly gaining favor in
the United States and a number of
new counties are bing added to the
program next year.
Service Officer
Points Out Benefit
Plan For Veterans
Many North Carolina veterans be
, tiyated regularly by their own
physicians for service-connected ali
ments at their own expense are una
ware that they are entitled to such
treatments at
it was pointed out today by' C. c!
Banks, Perquimans Countv VrtPr
Service Officer.
This benefit, Mr. Banks added, apU
plies' to onlv thcc,
tiled a claim end hav hn o-
serviceiconnection f. Q A;n:
even though thev HM
iiipensaoie rating for compensation.
A large number of veterans have
"een granted a service-connected "ze
ro" rating making them ineligible to
iw-eive compensation but entitling
....c.i..w out patient treatment at
government expense.
Veterans who have compensable rat
ing but have establish
nectaon and who desire treatment at
umer uian tneir own expense are re
quested to contact the North Carolina
Veterans Comimissinn nm, ! t?i;
"-..ai,, li xjiiia-
beth City or C. f!. RnT,ir,o
Service Officer, in Hertford, for as
sistance in makino-
treatment.
" r?. and Mrs. T. & McMuIlan, form
rr residents of Hertford, celebrated
1: ? COth wedding anniversary at
r ' i family dinner held at the Hotel
I : !ord last Sunday. Joining the
c" a in the celebration were their
f ' 79 children. Mrs. Eva Crimes of
mston, Mrs. Jessie Tucker of
Ne v Bern, Mrs.' Bessie Evans of
H, ' Vrton, D. C. Thomas Shelton
: ".an and William McMuIlan of
I City., .. '
l.;I.IuUan wore a white orchid
i table decorations were siml
i ' Close used at the wedding of
t Ia.- A copy of the original
- t--t ?s read t the, con
tie oner. . i , -
Mary Alice Cohoon
Bride Of Tim Briitn
Miss Mary Alice Cohoon, daughter
ol Mr. ana Mrs. is. K. Cohoon, of Co
lombia and Lt Comdr.' RicfiM Tim.
othy Brlrm, son of Mrs. R. T. Brlnn
am ne wte air. mnnn of Hertford,
were married Gentemiber 11 In St
Paul's by the Sea EniacoiDal GhnnrK
jacKsonviue, f ia., according to an
announcement made this week.
The bride is a former member of
the faculty of (Perquimans High
SchooL: Mr. Brinn is a itrraduatA of
Perauimans High School and Duke
University. Ha received a commis
sion in the U. S. Navy in' 1940 and
attended the Naval Academy prior to
being assigned to actjve duty. 1 ;
A reception for the couple was giv
en at the home of the bride's parents
in Columbia on Thursday night
. Kr. and MnkBrlna-arA rtmtiRmt In.
Jacksonville, Fla. .. , - .
Robert L. Stalline-s '
Died Wednesday A. M.
Robert Lee gStallings, 74, died at
his home on Route Two, Wednesday
morning about four o'clock, following
a lingering illness. He was the sob
of Timothy and Martha Hurdle Stal
lings. i
Surviving are bis .wife, Mrs. Laura
Srn&Qx Stalling, five sons, Emmett,
Robert F. Wilhiir C Roscsa C and
Timothy Stallings, one daughter, Mrs.
maoei s. uopeland of ueinaven, two
brothers. K. P. Rtallimsrs nf E1l7.ft-
beth City and R. T. Stallings of Great
Bridge, Va three sisters, Mrs. D. H.
iwine, Mrs. J. J. Watson or JUiirabeth
City and Mrs. S. C. Ferrell of Hick
ory., :
The body was removed to the Lynch
Funeral Home pending funeral ar
rangements . - 1
TO PRESENT PROGRAM , ,
The Younir Peot4 of the Bethanv
Sunday School will present a Ohitetk
maa nrotrram on Christanaii Dav at
three o'clock. The) publie U Invited
tOattaniL
Varied Docket In
Recorder's Colt
A varied docket nf
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diBposedi of in Perquimans Record
er isourx mere Tuesday.
Norman Tadlock
V mm "vn VI
guilty to a charge of . speeding and
vm mm cubui oi court
King Byrum was taxed with a fine
Of $25 and COStil nf emn. nn a .l....
j! ! ... - r w: - " -
unving wiunout a license. .
Robert Quinn entered a wi
guilty to a charge of speeding and
paid a fine of $5 and costs ictf court
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned by Judge Charles E. Johnson
in the case charging Hugh Downs
with driving drunk.
Oarence Burnrftrt.ta. Mokrwi
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found ffUlltv On two raiinfa 1qmm
and carrying a concealed weapon. He
was .given a 90 day sentence sus
pended upon payment of a fine of $50
and costs of court. BumdAttA. faa.
tor. at the Court House, was found
guilty on a charge of stealing a gun
from the office of Sheriff M. G.
Owens.
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned in the Case charpfaw Anhnn an
Chappell with non-support
, rrooaoie cause was found in the
case charging Lloyd Felton, Hersey
Phillips and Charlie Foreman, all Ne
Rtoes, with rdbbenv, Thv mm kk
dered held for action by the Grand
Jury, at the next term of Sunerior
Court and bosi was set for each at
Girl Scout Troops
Closing Program
For Past Year
The three troons nf t. ho r:,vi
of Hertford are bringing to a close
a most successful year, acording to
the leaders of he troops. Sponsor
ed ty the Business and Professional
Woman's Club and the Hertford PTA,
each of the troops have completed
registration for the year and show
an excellent membership
Troop No. 1 has just completed
the making and dressing 0f dolls for
the Joy Fund baskets and are plan
ning for a Christmas party this week.
On committees for the party are Sus
ane Towe, Mabel Martin Whedbee
Audrey Jackson, Margaret Banks',
Mary Frances Winslow and ' Kackv
Nixon Members of this troop are
Mrs. James Leete and Mrs. Bobby
Elhott, leaders, Mrs. Jo0 Towe, Miss
Thelma Elhott and Mr.,. Silas Whed
bee, committee members, Margaret
Ann Banks, Audrey Jackson, Kather
i:.e Nixon, Sally Overton, Shirlcv
Skinner Frances Sutton, Susanne
urue athenntl Ward- Mabe' Martin
Whedbee. Marv Fra
. --j - .no f, inflow a:ia
Joanne Lane.
n J V " held its Christmas
party on December 9, and has col
lected clothing for the needy families
tor Christmas. Several members of
this troop have received letters from
girls in Greeca exDresiio- tw,.
preciation for clothes and gifts sent
. i.,clueIS OI tnis
troop are Pat
Bnnn, Mary Elliott Brinn, Ann
urke Chapell, Mary Chappell, Alice
Dawson, Billie Carol Divers, Evenlyn
Elliott. Juanita Rilmt P,.),... a
v., CUUOJd rt.HH
JidWardS. Peirirv Hnrrotl 4 U T
' oo.t .mice iiean
Jackson, Joan Madre, Patricia Rush,
Jo Pat Stokes, Julia Ann Stokes, Sue
Perry White and Joanna Williford.
Troop leaders are Mrs. J. T. Bigwrs
and Mrs. Charles Williford. T rvivn
committee members are Mrs. T. P.
ennn, Mrs. Julian White and Mrs
Henry Clay Stokes.
Members of iroon No. i K&A
the following members, Lura Leete,
Gillian Anne Hoffler, Joyce Owens,
Sandra Hutherson, Mable Keel, Jen
nette Williams and Shirley Byrum.
ine i roop leader is Mrs. W. C. Cher
ry. This troop has raised money for
a Christmas party to be held Decem
ber 27 by selling magazines sub
scriptions - and candles . and is also
planning to send a basket for nneAv
family on Christmas.
Broughton Dail Cops
First Prize; Five Sub
mit Reports
Final results in the peanut contest
conducted among the Perquimans
County farmers during the past crop
season was announced this week by
j. iagei, rarm Agent.
The contest was sponsored by Hol
lowell Chevrolet Company for the
purpose of stimulating peanut pro
duction in this county, and $100 in
prizes were offered by the Company
as awards to the winners.
Production for the contest, was
judged on yield and quality, and the
winners were se'ected on this basis.
Eleven peanut farmers onterivi the,
contest and Mr. Yagel reported five
01 ine number turned m reports on
yield and samples of their product
ion ior irnai judging.
Broughton Dail was judged as win
ner of the contest and received firt
prize of $60 in cash; J. L. White won
second place and a cash prize of $25
and Warner Madre won third prize
and a $15 cash prize. Other entrants
who submitted reports were Roy
Winslow and Ed Benton.
Yields produced on the one acre
plots by the three contest winners
were reported as follows: Broughton
Dail, 2,230 po'unds; J. L. White, 2,019
pounds and Warner Madre, 1,809
pounds.
In announcing the results of the
contest Mr. Yagel stated much inter
est in peanut production resulted
from the contest aAd he hoped that
the contest caa be made an annual
one.
He also stated that plans are be
ing made to hold a one dav nmnufa
school in the countv someti me Hnn'nor
January at which time specialists
from State College will come here for
the Duroose of leadi
on practices valuahlp
duction.
Further announcements concern!-
the school will be made as the Dlans
are completed.
Hertford Merchants
Set Closing Dates
Closinsr dates for HerHfoi-H mer
chants for the holidays have been re
leased by a spokesman for the mer
chants, following a survey made here
.uonaay.
Local business houses will be closed
Mondav. DecenVhar 9,R nA 'nHll
open on Tuesday,- December 27. The
stores will also close on Monday,
January 2, it was announced.
Christmas Services
At Holy Trinity
Services will be held at. Xfalv Trin
ity Episcopal Church Christmas day
as follows: Holy Communion. 9 A.
M.; Holy Eucharist and address at
11 A. M. The Dublic in cordiallv in
vited to attend these Christmas ser
vices. i
Six Needy Families
till Available On
Local Joy Fintd List
"We have at least six needy fami
lies who face a dismal Christmas un
less additional funds are forthcoming
to swell the total already in the coun
ty Joy Fund," C. Edgar White, Su
perintendent of Public Welfare said
today.
Mr. White pointed out that the joy
fund list, made up by his department,
was composed of 41 needy families
and individuals who, unless aided by
those more fortunate, will have a joy
less holiday. He stated that a number
of these families will be provided with
baskets of food donated bv thp local
VFW Post, th. Salvation Army, local
churches and individuals, but the most
recent check showed that at least, six
more donors are needed to take care
of the entire list.
The Joy Fund in Perquimans Coun
ty is supervised each year by Mr.
White and his department workers.
It is outside of the department's us
ual work but these officials do the
job to help others to provide a joyful
Christmas for the needy.
Individuals who desire to contribute
toward this fund are requested to
contact Mr. White at the Welfare Of
fice in the Courthouse.
County Club To Hold
Turkey Shoot Mon.
The Perauimans Countv Conn Hunt..
ere Association will hold a mar turknv
shoot, next Mondav mominc. Decern.
ber 26, befginning at 10 A. M., at the
uenxora livestock and Supply Com
pany plant on the Hertford-Efontn
Highway, it was anounced today by
ueroert Nucon.
According to Mr. Nixon a truck
load of turkeys, geese and chickens
has been purchased as prizes. The
Coon hunters Club will furnish shells
for the contest. All contestants ar
asked to bring is a shot gun.
I'he turkey shoot, Mr. Nixon said,
is open to anv and all contestants and
the public is invited to attend.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
The Hertford Chatter of th order
of Eastern Star will hold its regular
meeting next Monday night, December
xo, ax eigne ; o'clock, at the lodge
rooms. All members an ursed to be
present.