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Volume XVII. No. 21.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 26, 1950.
$1.50 Per Year.
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CtIvitl:reCase
yhird Defendant Found
Not Guilty; 11 Cases
t Heard
Pines totalling $500 wene assessed
against two of the 'three defendants
'charged with disturbing a political
Tally at j Belvidere on Wednesday
ftight of last week, following a hear
ting of the cases conducted Tuesday
fc Perquimans Recorder's Court be
fore Judge Charles E. Johnson.
Wayland White, Jr., found guilty
on four counts, was sentenced to jail
for 12 months, sentence to be sus
pended upon payment of a fine of
$400. His father, Wayland White,
Sr., charged on two counts, wa3 sen
tenced to Jail for 30 days, sentence to
be suspended upon payment of a fine
of $100. 'Preston Copeland, the third
defendant in the case was acquitted
of the charge of interferons with an
officer.
Wayland White, Jr., was charged
with assaulting Sheriff M. G. Owens,
resisting arrest, using profanity and
disturbing a political meeting. Way
land White, Sr, was charged with in-
terf erring .with' an officer and disturb
. in a political meeting. Copeland
'Was charged as was 'White, Sr., but a
motion for a non-suit as to disturb
verdkt "of not guilty was returhecTas
verdict of no guilty wa returned as
"Ho Interf erring with an officer.
The case arew out of an affray
which, according to the testimony
nWnterf at the hearing, interrupt
ed the political rally at 8elvidere4ast
week. A large number of witnesses
testified both for the. State and the
defense, and conflicting 'stories were
T given by, ' i ppama,
. However, according to the testimony,
tfie trouble ; iUrt4w;ith n argu
'SherJif Owens and
Wayland White, Jrwsettpagry over
an article wau Appeared jn,,a news-;
Vper." "TiiCreV(.w--i-gherlff
Owens telling1' White he was under
arrest, whereupon 'White resisted
and blows were exchanged between
the two, while spectators attempted
to atop the affray. Sheriff Owens
later obtained warrants against all
three defendants and, assisted by the
Slate Highway Patrol, arrested Way
land White, Sr., and Preston Cope
land the same night. WaylamMVhite,
Jr., surrendered to the Sheriff on
last Friday. - v
Witnesses used by the 'State be
sides Sheriff Owens were F. T. Math
ews, Grafton Mathews, Hazel Math
ews, Tom Eason; Jim Carver and R.
A. White, while those called1 by the
defense were Herman Monds, Charlie
White, John Chafjpell, L6n Dail; Har
old Copeland, Wallace Morgan; Pres
ton Copeland and Wayland White, Sr.
In returning his verdict of guilty
as to two- of the defendants, Judge
Johnsonstated that situations such
as these ere serious, but too little at
tention Is paid whBi..4Uft':irttuattons
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Heavy Vote Expected To Be Cast In
County Democratic Primary Saturday
Gatesville Contest. Rain
ed Out; May Be Play
ed Friday
Pictured 'in (he top 'jthbto Is Clarence cWpeUHoraee'Layden and John
HilL Perauimana 4-H Clubbers who won ton Arizes a the best all-round
County group ia tbe Fat Stock Show held in Elizabeth City last week. The
bottom picture is that of Harry Lee Winslow who captured the blue ribbon
tor displaying the best showmanship.
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Perquras Seniors To
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Communist notice of Eastern. Ber-
1 tin 'have warned "east German Com
munists tojrtay out of western Ber
lin durinff the May Day activities be-
. ing "staged throughout Russian held
. territory, It was . reported Wednes
day. A report that the Communists
planned to "take over" Benin result
ed In stern measures being adopted by
An Mean,' British and French occu
aat k force, and this action, it was
ret fltedV "forced the Communists to
ew-:g mew pians. -
"An agreement was reached between
General sfotors nd Union officials
on Tuesday which will Jialt any pro-
pot: strike at General Moton pianis
in Cie near future. 'Talk have been
going on ; between company . off jeers
and the union1 for several days and
the accord was reached this week. The
Uuldn claimed gains ; for tte em
ployeeg but according to ths, report,
the new agreement gives triployees
about the same" terms as given in oth
er autermMe contracts for labor.--
An additional $120,000,000 of Fed
eral funds will be allocated toward
cor traction of North, CaroUna high
way during W51 and 1952 if a bill
jipA-kI by the House is approved by
lhe Senate and " becomes law, it was
r- rted from Washington this week.
Tl's funds will be allocated on tJie
' cf Federal aid for-use on nat
1 highways providing the measure
.. f !'y approved. ,k ri -
Forty 'seven seniors at Perquimans
County High School . will receive di
plomas at commencement exercises
to be conducted at the school next
Tuesday night, it was announced to
day by E. C. Woodard, principal.
Commencement exercises will open
at the school Sunday evening, May
28, with the baccalaureate sermon
being delivered by the Rev. Paul C.
Nickens, pastor of the Baptist Church
ai Plymouth.
The Seniors will hold their class
night program on iMonday and this
entire service will be in the hands of
members of the class,
Graduation services will be held
Tuesday night with the Rev. Fred
Lauhon, pastor of the Talbot, Park
Baptist Church, Norfolk delivering
the address.
Members of the graduating class,
according to Mr. Woodard are: Air-j
fene Covert, Lois Faye Benton, Shir
ley Butt, Mildred Byrum, EUn. Cart
wright, Doris Carver.' Velma Carver,
Lary Lee Chappell, Willie Mae Chap
pell, Geraldine Gregory, Bernice Bar
rel!, Ruth Hoskett, . Juaura Hopkins,
Claire Hunter, Carolyn Hurdle, Marion
Ivey Dorothy. Moore, Ruby Eaae,
Sarah Layden, Willie Ann Madre,
Dorothy (Miller, "Mildred . Ownley,
Janice Perry, Marjorie Perry, Pattie
Phillips, Emma Rogerson, Peggy Saw
yer Winstow, Lillian Russell, Faye
itae ' Symons, Norma Winslow, Lind
sey r Barber, Albert Benton, Carroll
Berry, Ronald Butt, John Elliott, A1T
bert Eure, Garland Euro, Robert Jor
dan, Wade Jordan, Horace Layden,
Gene Phillips, Nathan Spivey, Thom
as Umphlett, James Umphlett, Harry
Lee Window, Billy Winslow and
James Wfcite.-
Martorle Perry, 1s Valedfctoriah of
the. class, with grade avenge of
97 while Claire Hunter, with the seme
average, is class Salutatorian.
Marshals for the commencement ex
ereises' are Calvin Butt, chief, Ifary
Faye Allen. Mary Sue Cook, Tommy
Sumner, Amy van Roach, MaMe Mar
tin Whedbee, Faye Butt, John (Mor
ris and Jean Butt. .
No Furthif Notice
On Delinquent Taxes
W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, today
announced that no further notices
will be given .property owners of
Hertford in regards to delinquent
1950 taxes, and, that the delinquent
property taxes will be advertised
during the month of June and sold on
July 10. He urged all who have not
paid their 1950 taxes to do so now
and save additional costs.
The Perquimans Indians chalked up
baseball victories number 12 and 13
at the expense of Elizabeth City and
Edenton, in contests played here on
Memorial Field last Friday and Mon
day night.
'By trouncing Elizabeth City 7 to 3.
the Indians gained sweet revenge for
-6 victory the Jackets handed the
Indians two weeks ago. This was the
only loss the Indians suffered this
season. Bill Winslow went the route
as moundsman for Perquimans and he
had the Jackets under control most
of the way. Garland Walker's timely
hit in the seventh inning sewed up
wv game ior me Indians, coming
with the 'bases leaded and the Indians
trailing 3-1. Perquimans scored once
in the first, four in the 7th and twice
in the eighth for a total of seven runs
while Elizabeth City collected three in
the third inning.
The Indians outclassed the Edenton
team in a game here Monday, when
bar! Rogerson did the pitching for
Perquimans. He gave up three hits
and walked three. Goodwin, Edenton
hurler, walked 13 Indians and allowed
three hits. Perquimans scored once
in the first inning and three more in
the fourth. Rogerson struck out 15
Edenton batters.
The Indians made it two in a row
over the Edenton Aces when tney
traveled to Edenton Tuesday after
noon for a return game with their old
rivals. Coach Fearing started Bright
on the mound tor rerquimang out
he was later relieved by Earl Roger
son who pitched most of the contest
i?r Perquimans, Indians won by
:ii 15-7 score, after collecting a total
of 15 hits off the Edenton! hurlers.
V: The srame scheduled to be nlayed
'iWedriesday night between he Indians
awL. Gatesville was rained. , out but'
Coach Fearing was making" attempts
to reischedule the game, possibly for
Friday nierht, and if the arrangements
are made announcement wilPbe made
.sometime today.
Legion Services
Held At New Hope
Last Sunday Night
New Manager Named
For Local REA Office
Archie T. Lane, chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Albemarle
Electric Membership Corporation, an
nounced today the appointment of
John T. Cotton of Hookerton to the
position as manager of the local REA.
Mr. Coston will succeed Gilbert L.
Whitley who hast served as REA man
ager here for several years. !Mr,
Whitley resigned his position here to
accept a similar one at Farmville.
'Mr. Coston comes to the local of
fice highly recommended, and has ser
ved as manager of the. Hookerton
tlectric Department for some years.
He will assume his duties here on
July 1.
lionsNameuey
Members of the Hertford Lions
Club elected new officers, for the
year 1950-51, at their regular meeting
last Friday night.
vnnton Eiey ' was named as new
club president, Jt T. Biggers, first
vice president, F. A. McGoogan and
C. Yagel, second and third vice
presidents, Sidney Blandiard, aecre
t&ry, Hallet Evans, Lion Tamer, Jar
vis Ward, Tail Twister, Paul , Fisher,
R. R. White and Charles Han-ell, di
rectors. :
Thurman White was introduced as
a ;heV member of the club by C. C,
Buck.
During the business session the
members voted to hold an out-of-door
meotinsr on June 2 and will hold a
steak, fry at the municipal plant
J. T. Biggers had charge of the pro
gram at the meeting and he gave
an interesting report on the school
bust safety program, which was. spon
sored by the local lions) Club. ; , .
Attendance Record
Perquimans Calves
Bring Top Prices
At Auction Sale
Perquimans County 4-H beef calves
topped the average selling price of
steers, in the fifth annual Albemarle
Fat Stock Sale by three and one half
cent per pound. The Perquimans
County 4-H steers averaged 39.9
cents per pound compared with 36.4
average for the sale as a whole. The
highest priced calf from this county
was owned by 4-H Clubber, Clarence
Chappell, Jr. His Reserve Champion
steer sold for 61 cents, per pound and
was bought by Miller and Umphlette
Stock Market of Hertford, N. C. John
Hill's third placed 4-H steer was the
second highest priced steer from the
county and was bought by Elmer
Bros, of Elizabeth City for 45 cents
per pound, The Hertford Livestock
Market bought 4-H member Horace
Layden's 950 pound Steer for 323 dol
lars. Janie Winslow, the only 4-H
girl entry from Perquimans County
sold her 830 pound steer to Major
Loomis Lumber of . Hertf for
$278.00. J. Emmett WtaJbw annVC.
P. Morris, both businessmen of Hert
ford, each bought half of 4-H'er. Harry
Lee Winslow's steer. Dolan Winslow,
Whiteston 4-H member, sold his steer
to the Hertford Freezer Locker Co.,
for 33 cents per pound.
All the steers from Perquimans
County sold for a total of $2,136.81
j The hogsold for a 1
Prizes vSi by this cov
County Agent Warns .
Of Crop Threat
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I. C. Yagel, County Agent, today
issued ' a warning to Perquimans
farmers that the armyworm has ap
peared in some parts of this county
and in Pasquotank and he urges that
growers of wheat and oats to take
precaution to stamp out the pest. .
He stated that while the infestation
is not widespread yet, unless farmers
examine their ields and use proper
insecticides the pest can be the cause
of major damage to crops,, : ;
Madefy Student
George A. James, Jr., a member of
the graduating clas of 1950 at Hert
ford Hlgn School .- has acMeveeT an
outstandings record during bis ; H
years of schooling in this county, ac
cording to H. B. Urown, principal.
The youth is receiving his 18th per
fect attendance certificate signifying
attendance each day for bis entire
school career. '
This perfect - attendance record is
one achieved y very lew students
over a period of many years end is
one of which the owner can welt be
prou4t;S$;v'&
School V attendance in the ""James
family" seems to be the order because
George has, one,1 brother who has 'nine
perfect years out of. 10 and another
brother wh has a perfect record for
six out pf seven years and a sister
who has a perfect attendance for four
out of four years. . , '-' ,
In special memorial services held
by the Perquimans County Post of the
American Legion at the Methodist
Church Sunday night at New Hope,
the Rev. E. D. Edwards, post chap
lain, and pastor of the Winfall Meth
odist 'Church, declared that those who
died 111 World War I and II had not
died in vain, even though lasting
peace. in our world is not yet immed
iately at hand.
"Out of each of the great wars, be
ginning with the revolution when the
colonists who founded our country
broke away from the . oppression , of
England, has come the resulting pro:
gress that has made out nation what
is, and their greatest desire is for
he told his audience.
"In glorifying our war dead, how
ever, the American Legion does not
glorify war, for the men of the Leg
ion know first hand how terrible war
s, and, their greaest desire is for
peace,"ne continued.
'In closing the chaplain pointed out
the grave peril to worldi peace to
day by advance of communism, the
need for clear thinking by every
American, and proper military prepa
ration, if war must come again.
Preceding the sermon, after attend
ing membership of the William Paul
Stallings Post bad filed Jn, to be seat
ed in special pews in the front of the
church, chairman of the memorial
ceremony committee, B. C Berry of
Hertford, 'explained briefly the cus
tom of this annual observance of Me
mortal Day, in some church in the
county, on a Sunday shortly before
or after . National Memorial Day on
May 30. :
, Mr. Berry explained the true aims
and meaning of the American Legion.
by-'raadingth'e preamble of the Leg
ion constitution. -. ' ' , '
" v TO HOLD FOOD SALE
'Members of the Hertford Chapter
of the Order of Eastern Star will hold
a home-cooked food sale, on the Court
House green, Saturday, May 27, be
ginning at 10 A. M., it ?was announced
today.- . - " : 1
total of $342.45.
county's 4JH mem
bers at the fhow totaled $7li00 plus
a $15.00, $10.00 and J.00.,J?rize fr
the best barrow. " The tots! prizes
won amounted to $406.00. Jhe Hert
ford Bank donated the speflal county
prizes for Fat Steers and Harrell Gas
and Coal Company donated the county
hog pize. The 4-H members from
this county won prizes and sold ani
mals for a total of $2,585.26.
Interest In Local Can
didates Is Leading
Factor; Polls Will Be
Opened at 6:30 A. M.
Wide interest in the large number
of local candidates seeking county
offices and the U. S. Senatorial con
test between Frank P. Graham, Wil
lis Smith and Robert Reynolds is ex
pected to result in a heavy vote be
ing cast in the Democratic Primary
scheduled for 'Saturday. Some
In connection with the election, W.
F. Ainsley, chairman of the Perquim
ans Board of Election announced to
day that the polling- places in the six
precincts of the couny will be open
from 6:30 A. M., until 6:30 P. M.,
for county residents to cast their bal
lots. He also stated that there ap
parently is some misunderstanding
about 'the eligibility for voting. ' He
.said that, contrary to some reports,
there has been no new registration
in this county and persons who were
on the registration books prior to this
election, are eligible to vote.
Politica'l rallies, the last of which
was held in Hertford on Thursday
night have resulted in much interest
being manifested in the county races,
and all the candidates have done a bit
of vote soliciting during the past sev
eral weeks. ThiF has been a leading
factor in bringing about what is ex
pected to be a heavy vote in the elec
tion tomorrow.
The races which are to be decided
at the election tomorrow, and the can
didates in each of these contests are
as follows:
U. S. Senate, Frank P. Graham,
Willis Smith, Robert Reynolds and
Olla Ray Boyd.
State Senate, J. Emmett Winslow,
Steve Askew and William Copeland.
Representative, C R. Holmes and
a. M. Ferry.
Sheriff, M. G. Owens, Herbert N.
Nixon, J. Kellv White and Nathan
Trueblood.
County Commissioner, Bethel Town
ship, Roy S. Ch&ppell, Charles R.
Ward and Freeman Long.
. Hertford Township, Archie', T.
Lane, George Powell and Joe Towe. '
Parkville Township, Charlie Umph
lett and Earl Hollowell.
New Hope Township, Ervin Turn
er and W. A. Chappell.
'Belvidere Township, Shelton G.
Chappell, William C. Chappell and W.
A. Winslow.
A number of incumbents are with-
MASONS WD1L MEET TUESDAY
Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A, F.
A. M, will meet Tuesday' night Jn
the Court House. , , '
School Complaint
Before State Board
A petition alleging discrimination
against Negro school children in Per
quimans County has been sent to the
State Board of Education, according
to a report coming out Raleigh on
Wednesday.
The report stated that Attorney
General Harry -MdMuUan had sent
the petition to State School Superin
tendent Clyde ISrwin suggesting that
he ascertain the facts. The Attorney
General added that the matter refer
red to in the petition were for local
authorities to handle.,
It is believed here that the petition
is similar to one placed before the
Perquimans County Board of Educa
tion several months ago, at which
tune the local Board discussed the
school situation with an attorney rep
resenting a number of Perquimans
County Negro citizens.
' At that time the local Board point
ed, out to the petitioners that plans
underway for the construction ox a
Union School at Winfall and the con
struction of additional class rooms at
Hertford "vHl 'provide space needed
for 'all students end at the same time
permit additional courses being added
to those now offered students.
out opposition in the primary and
are thereby certified as the nominees
for the offices; The.se are Herbert
C. Bonner, Congressman; Walter Co
hoon. District Solicitor; W. H. Pitt,
Clerk of Court; Charles E. Johnson,
Judge Recorder's Court, and Max
Campbell, treasurer. ,
Officials for the primary, as named
by the County Board of Elections,
are: Hertford Township, Mrs, B. G.
Koonce, registrar; D. j. Pritchard,
Mrs. J. H, Safchwell and W. A. Hos
ier, Judges; Bethel; E. Y, Berry,
registrar, Charlie Ward, Sr., and J.
E. 'Perry, judges; Belvidere: J. M,
Copeland, registrar; M. Baccus and L.
C. Winslow, judsres: Nicanor: R. M.
Baker, registrar; Tom Eason and Ar-"
chie White, judges; Parkville, Harry
Barber, registrar; Mrs. Harry Bar
ber and Nelson Smith, judges; -New
Hope: Mrs. W. E. Dail, registrar: S.
D. Banks and E. A. Goodman. Sr.,
judges.
58 Volunteers Give
BloodMedCross
Firemen Answer
Call On Tuesday
Hertford's Fire Department answer
ed a call Tuesday morning to Major-
Lootnis Company, to extinguish a fire
at one of the mill, houses near . the
company's plant. According to a re
port, an occupant of the house had
gone to bed with' a lighted cigarette
and this, laterv caused, the bed to
catch fire. No damage, other than
to the bed, was reported.
Perquimans County residents turn
ed out in large numbers here Tues
day to donate blood to the Red Cross
for its program of providing- free
transfusions for patients in hosphals
in this area, it wa reported by Charles
M. Harrell, chairman of the local
committee.
Fifty-eight pints of blood were
collected when the ibloodmobite came
here this week, and 14 volunteers
who applied to give blood were turn
ed down for various reasons after be
ing given a thorough test by the unit
technicians.
- In reporting the results, obtained
for the program this week Mr. Har
rell said, "It was gratifying to have
so many more volunteers this time
than we had last February, and the
committee hopes that es the program
continues we will have even more ci
tizens volunteer to participate and
donate blood." ,
The bloodmobile schedule calls for
Perquimans County to - donate 150
pints of blood each year, and this is
collected' when the unit comes , here .
every four months.. The next trip of
the bloodmobile to Hertford will be
sometime this fall.
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