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Volume XVII. No. 33.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 18, 1950.
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PERQUIISliMOfHCEnEViEl'IIIG
ClASSIHCATIOri OF REGiSTRAtfTS IM 1 -A
Joshua Sutton' Named
, v As Third Member of
Local Board
Health Department
TV Conduct Clinics
Eleven Cases Heard
ar Court
At Session Tuesday
w
. The Perquimans Draft Board is now
reviewing classifications of all regis
trants in 1-A, in preparation for the
first call for selectees, it was an
nounced Wednesday by Mrs. Edna
Fields Winslow, clerk to" the Board.
Mrs: ' Winslow stated that approxi
mately 50 registrants were classified
as 1-A back in 1948 arid no review of
these cases has taken place since that
time."1 The Board is now contacting
each of these resristrants to determine
if any changes are to be made in the j
classifications.
Cards have been sent to all men un
der 1-A classification requesting that
they notify the local board of any
change in their draft status. These
cards must be answered within five
days.
Announcement was also made that
Joshua Sutton, of Route Three, Hert
ford, has been appointed as the third
member of the local board. Mr. Sut
ton, who is a veteran of the U. S.
Army; with 12 years service, accept
ed the appointment.
While the local board has as yet
received no calls for selectees, '"St is
expected that this county will be call
ed upon for a number of men for the
Armed Forces during November. Nat
ional headquarters of Selective Ser
vice announced this week that 50,000
men will be called up during Novem
ber. Mrs. Winslow attended a regional
meeting, held in Edent'on on Wednes
day, for the purpose of instructing
board clerks and members of recently
reactivated draft boards.
She Btated before leaving this meet
ing that the organization of the board
is rapidly shaping ap and. that opera
tions of the office will be perfected
within the next day or two.
She I pointed .out that registrants
are juest,Ad notify the board of
any '1 uuuigea ju ,mi?u.ispm,m
status inasmuch .as this jr important
information which , must ,oe m me
hands of the board, l ; '
It was reported that at least two
county registrants are delinquent and
the names of jthese men will be re
leased next wek.
The District Health Department an
nounced today a schedule of free im-
muniation clinics to be conducted in
Perquimans County beginning August
21. . A complete schedule of the clinics
is published elsewhere in this issue of
The Weekly, and parents are requested
to observe the hours and attend the
clinic located nearest their home.
Children who receive the services
from private doctors are requested to
secure certificates of same and mail
to the Health Department for its rec
ord.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Holding the advantage of superior
manpower, North Koreans this week
have made small advances In the lines
of the U. S. and South Korea troops
in Korea. The Reds are conducting
an all-out drive to capture the im
portant town of Taegu. U. S. bombers
hit at the massed Red offensive Wed
nesday in an effort to render aid to
the hard-pressed U. S. ground troops
North Koreans have crossed the Nak
tong River in several places, driving
wedares into the defenders line, ine
battle line during the past week has
remained almost the same as it has
been for two weeks, with U. N. fores
usig the Naktong river as a barrier
to Red Forces.
Dentist Completes
Work VTith Schools
Dr. E. T. Koonce, dentist with the
! State Board of Healthy has iust com
pleted 14 weeks of dentist work in
' the schools of the District Health De-,
partment afterAreporTingJo the dis
trict on April 3rd. ? .;-''- ;:
Dr. Koonce divided his time among
the four counties according to popula
tion until schools closed, so that all
counties could have , him for a few
days during which time more effective
work can be accomplished, with all stu
,, dents present, ,s.
All teachers InJ. the 'district were
most cooperative in making a list of
students with their opinion of me
families' ability to pay a private den
tist. ;. With -i these' extremely, useful
lists, the secretaries were able to, noti
fy the , parents by post card when
their children should tome ana wnere
' Dr. Koonce would be,Tn this way Dr,
'. Koonce was able to keep busy most of
the days after school closed.
The Division of Oral Hygiene of the
-State Board of Health Is endorsed by
the North Carolina Dental Society and
' local dentists to promote dental health
education among large arroups of peo
ple. aVid to make corrections for chil
dren whose parents cannot pay their
tirivate dentist.- Some, children come
whose parents could easily pay. Dr.
: Koonce cleaned the teeth for most of
these and referred them to their pri-
vate dentist,'; as was done even with
' those children for whom ha made cor-
rectiona, '' i lS': 'SA'iv:.":
' Thirty weeks dental program was
provided in the budget last year for
dental work, weaitn omcia's reel
fortunate to have had Dr. Koonce for
14 weeks since Dr- E. "A. Branch, di-
rector of , the division, has only eljht
white dentists for the 100 counties in
'he state. This year he hopes to have
iora dentists. , , ,
The following work was performed:
.imber children whose- teettt
were inspected, iJ924
-mber children whose teeth,
to treated - 1CS4)
Conzress is still considering meas
ures to control prices, materials and
other mobilization items this week
but reports from Washington state an
over-all bill will probably be passed
eivinar the President the power to ln-
,e th i,wyf and when he sees
e. need, TWT President on weanes
day asked Congress to- begin allot
ment payments to families oj men now
in the armed forces. The measure
requested by the President. limits the
payments to a maximum of $150 per
month. A soldier would contribute
a part of this sum through deduc
tion of his pay.
One of the most violent earthquakes
ever recorded by man was noted by
U. S. semismographs on Tuesday. It
was reported that the location of the
quake wag not determined but it was
believed to be near the China-Burma
frontier'. " '
Reports this - week from Europe
noint toward increased military prep
aration on the-parf of members of
the Atlantic Pact England, France,
the Netherlands and Norway have
been discussing plans for increasing
the armed forces of the respective na
tions 'as a defensive measure against
aggression by Ruswa. '
Mayor William OlDwyer f of New
York City, a former policeman, has
been named by President Truman to
become Ambassador to Mexico. It
is reported ., ODwyer-. will resign as
Mayor to New York about September
Delinquent Defendant
Given Heavy ine Oft
Traific Charge
Eleven cases were disposed of a
this week's session of Perquimans Re
corder's Court, presided over by Judge
PVion V Tl. m I
James Alexander, charged with driv
ng drunk, who failed to appear in
court several weeks ago to answer the
charges was found guilty. He was
sentenced to 60 days on the roads,
sentence suspended upon payment of a
fine of $200 and costs of court. Judge
Johnson told the defendant he was
doubling the penalty in the case be
cause Alexander failed to appear in
court when cited to do so. The de
fendant was brought to court by his
bondsman.
Other cases handled during the ses
sion were those in which Artist
Blount, John Waters, Walter Cart
wright and Clyde Cates were charged
with speeding. Each of th defendants
entered a plea of guilty and paid the
court costs.
Arthur Boone entered a plea of guil
ty to a charge of speeding and paid
a fire of $10 and costs.
A fine of $25 and costs were taxed
against Murray Gordon who entered a
plea of guilty to a. charge of reck
less driving.
Oliver Elliott, charged with driving
with no valid operator's license, en
tered a plea of guilty and paid the
costs of court
Robert Smith, Negro, was taxed
with the costs of court after entering
a plea of guilty to a charge of tres
passing. George Davenport and Emmaline
Davenport, Negroes, were taxed with
the costs of court on charges of be
ing drunk and disorderly. The de
fendants entered nleas of jruilty.
The estate- took a nol pros in the
case in' which. Lee Thach, Ne'gro, was
charged with perjury.
rbwn Board Passes
Ordinance On Use
Of Air Rifles
Orders Placed For Ma
Iterials To Install King
Street Sewer
Legion
Auxiliary
FootbL'l Practice
Stats For Indies
' er children referred to
7&te dentist IZli
' -f children who received
' -urn fillings . E7S
r of children who received ,
n'or
Football practice for the 1950 Per
quimans High School Indians got un
der way here on Tuesday of this week
when Qoach JElHe Tearing met "with
returning lettermen ana new candi
dates for the team." Practice is being
held daily i on Memorial Field at 2
Prospects fortius year's team ap
pear somewhat brighter than last year,
with some 20 members of the squad
returning for the school term. Coach
Fearing lost the services of Ray Kirby,
iberc Eure, Carroll Berry, Bob Jor
dan.' who raduated last May. And
3ruce Chappell whov enlisted ,lh; the
Army Air force.; . i, , , .
The remainder of the team of, last
year will form the nucleus for tne i960
edition of the Indians with1 several
Freshmen and Sophomores being add
ed to the roster, - ' " ' J " '
The' Indians.' used . the ainsrla-winsr
form-tioftf during jthe J949 season, but
rc. irtsare- that Coach Fearing :A
sfrtUh to the T-formatloa durL j tLe
cominj seaon. ,. '-.
As r. '. s of the Albemarle Con-
t' - T - lians will play Ahos'Je,
. .7u.outhR gcotml IJjck,
, v 1 also old rl .!a as
To Observe Day Of
Prayer On Sunday
Hertford Town Board, meeting here
regular session Monday night,
pted on ordinance, passed on June
12, which regulates and prohibits the
use) of air rifles within the town lim
its ; by any person under the age of
lB.lThe ordinance provides that youths
shall not shoot air rifles unless they
arel upon their own property, and in
cases where complaints are duly reg'
latrs of the ordinance will be guil
of air rifles on one's property. Vio
lators of the irdonance will be guil
ty of a misdemeanor and subject to
penalty of Juvenile Court.
'Mayor V. N. Darden was authorized
by !the Board to place orders for ma
terjals to be used in the construction
of l& sewer to be located in King
Street. Prices for these materials
had been. secured and the purchase or
dered on prices quoted. Pipe for the
sewer will cost $1,601.48, and deliver
ance is expected to start next month.
Installation of the sewer will begin
shortly after the arrival of materials.
The Board was advised that the'.
Volunteer Fire Department had named
James E. Newby and W. F. Ainsley
as delegate and alternate to the State
Firemen's Convention, and it was vot
ed that Commissioner Henry Sullivan
will replace Mayor Darden as dele
gate for the Town Board, after the
Mayor reported that he will be unable
to attend the convention.
Board members were advised that an
aereement had been signd between the
Town of Hertford and the' Albemarle
Electric Membership Corporation
which grants the. REA privilege to
use one of the Town's water towers
as a radio antennae. The agreement
issubject to cancellation upon 90 day's
,n$rr and the REA is responsible, for
any damage to tne town propeny.
The Hertford Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary will poin with other
Auxiliary units of the State in obser
ving a Special Day of Prayer on Sun
day. Auirust 20, it was announced to
day by Mrs. B. C. Berry, president
of the local unit -A
call for this Special Day of Pray
er, in behalf of state, nation and the
entire world, and especially the boys
who are fighting in the Korean theatre
of war; was issued last week oy mrs.
John A.' Ward, Department President.
Mrs. Ward said: "With over 11,000
true Auxiliary members, banded to
gether in one common cause "and sin
cerely Offering a prayer that God's
will 1! Hone. I am convinced that
much rood can and will be. accom
plished."
She continued,, "the American Leg
ion Auxiliary is truly a arrest humani
tarian organization, working with God
and Country,' seeking to forget self
in service to others, why ; should we,
as such Christians in Service, not band
together and dff er fervent prayers for
ah establishment of an early "eace in
Our-World." ', '
The nublic is urged to Join with the
American Legion Auxiliary in the
Special Day of Prayer next Sunday
by attending church where the sem
vicea will be conducted. " ,
Veteran Trainees :
Inspect Pulp Mill ;
The Instructors of the Perquimans
County Veterans (Agriculture Training
School conducted a class or eo . mi
f armers through the pulp mill at Ply-
month bh August 15 The staff of the
pulp mill gave , the trainees instruc
tions 'j forestry .management ynd
thinning and cutting of trees for market-
They were also showft .the. pro-
cess followed producing paper from
wood. Instructors of the class are
JL Skinner, Emmett -Long, !F. N.
Jessun and T. & Rogerson.' '
uring the afternoon of the same
day. the, group visited the Tidewater
Experiment Station near Plymouth,
where! pasture management and beef
cattle growing and feeding were stud
ied. Cf interest; was the; eflectl of
pa.u composed of different grass
es ari clovers on increasing the
wc" ' t of younjr Hereford steers and
Funeral Services
Held Wednesday For
Mrs. Jesse P. Perry
Mrs. Buena Spruill Perry, 66, wife
of Jesse P. Perry, died at the Albe
marle Hospital early Monday morn
ing after a short illness.
Mrs. Perry was the daughter of the
late Thomas and Mary Luvenia Chap
lin Spruill. A member of the Bap
tist Church, she was active in church
work and civic affairs.
Besides her husband she is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Nat .White of
New York City; three sons, William
C. Perry of Norfolk, Jesse P. Perry,
Jr., of Mexico City and Eugene S.
Perry of California; one sister, Mrs.
R. H. Waddy of Norfolk, two brothers,
Ben Spruill of Virginia Beach and
Thomas Spruill of Columbia and seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at
the graveside in Cedarwood Cemetery
with the Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of
the Hertford Baptist Church officia
ting, v
Pallbearers were Eldon Winslow, R.
S. Monds, Jr., Lt. Comdr. Tim (Brinn,
Edward Wiggs, Waddy Furgeson and
Douglas Spruill.
Wildlife Club Names
John Hill For Camp
The monthly meeting of the Per
quimans County Wildlife Club was
held August 4 in the Court House,
The meeting was presided over by
Charles Henc, president, who suggest
ed that the Wildlife Club follow the
recommendations of the State Wild
life Federation and sponsor a Per
Quimang County 4-H member to at
tend State 4-H Wildlife Camp to 'be
held at Millstone' 4-H Camp, August
28-31. The Club voted to ' sponsor
John Hill of Beech Springs section
to represent this county. John Hill
is an active 4-H member.- He has
showA outstanding ' leadership t ability
in, his club and has completed several
4-H projects.
President Henc appointed Earl Top
ping to take' charge of publicity and
Public Relations for the club until
an election is JidaiVt' ti$':.if-
Cecil White sua-arested that the Wild.
life Club and the Coon Club com
bine. VZ Heiw appointed him" a
committee of one to look Into : the
matter and report to the club at the
next: meeting with his recommenda
tions. ' i
COUNTY SCHOOLS PREPARED FOR OPTING
OF NEW TERM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Robert Baugham
Resigns As Teacher
Robert Baugham, English teacher
at Perquimans High School during the
1949-50 term has tendered his resig
nation as a member of the local school
faculty, effective immediately, it was
announced this week by John T. Big
gers, Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Baugham, popular with the stu
dents and public during the past year,
resigned in order to enlist in the Army
Air Force.
Youth Conference
Scheduled Here
Friday Afternoon
"A fair chance for a healthy per
sonality."
That's the theme of the Mid-century
White House Conference on Children
and Youth, called by President Tru
man and slated for Washington, D. C-,
the week of December 3rd, in prepara
tion for which repsonsible officials and
socially-conscious individuals all over
the state are gathering in county
meetings during the summer months
of 1950.
North Carolina's report to the na
tion-wide conference is being formu
lated at the county level, with local
leadership, under the general super
vision of the North Carolina Confer
ence for Social Service. Here in Per
quimans County, Mrs. T. P. Brinn has
been designated as chairman of the
county White House Conference Pro
gress Repont Meeting,, which will be
held at the Agriculture Building on
August 18, at 2 P. M.
The White House Conference on
Inspection of New Gym
Set For August 22;
Painting and Repair
Work Complete
Workmen, this week, are putting
the finishing touches on the county
schools in preparation for the open
ing of a new school term on Wednes
day, September 6, it was announced
by John T. Biggers, County Superin
tendent. Some painting and repairs
have been completed in several school
buildings and the final cleaning is ex
pected by the middle of next week.
The projects carried out by the
Board of Education during the past
summer were not as extensive as last
year because of the building program
being carried out. Few repairs were
needed at Hertford and Central Gram
mar schools and work at Perquimans
High School was mostly in the lunch
room, which was enlarged.
Several Negro schools of the county
received repairs and painting, but due
to the consolidation which is expected
to be carried out next year these pro
jects were not as numerous as last
year.
Mr. Biggers reported that State
Board of Education inspectors will
come to Hertford next Tuesday for
the purpose of inspecting the con
struction of the new gym at Perquim
ans High School. Final payment for
this constuction rests upon acceptance
or rejection of the project. Fifteen
per cent of the bid of each contractor
on this project has been retained pend
ing final acceptance of the construc
tion. Work on this building is ex
pected to be completed by tomorrow.
Work on the Union School for Ne
groes at Winfall, is just getting under
way and plans to' use this building
during the coming year have been
held up. Consolidation of the Negro
grammar schools must await the com
pletion of this building and for the
Children and Youth has been an in
togral and vital part of th movement ,t:mp upitltr h,,.- nnj a.i
for over-increasing services to-lhe na- operate -m the same btiftings as dur-
tion's youth for over forty years, since
the first conference convened in Wash
ington in 1909 at the request of Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt. Since then,
ing the past school year.
Faculties for all schools are com
plete with the exception of Perquim
ans High School where two vacancies
. . , . , . A . .i
conierences nave neen nia at lu-year ist Thege vacancies are in com.
intervals, with some of the more sig-k,ereiai anA v.nSrV,ah rlaasM w it-
nificant results being the creation of a, vplipvpH that th. nsiHnn. .m Ko
Children's Bureau in the Federal Gov-!fnipH ,;tj,in th w - h.. c0.
ernment, the foundation of the first eral appiications for each of the posi
important body of child health and t!ons are in the hands of the guper.
weiiare sianaaras, me uemanu lor jntendpnt
child labor legislation, the stimulation
f progressive education, and the can
vassing of the conditions and services
necessary for the well-being of chil
dren.
The Mid-century Conference is to
be a "Conference in Reverse." That
is, the actual work of the conference
has been going on ever since the first
tall was issued in 1948 by Harry S.
Truman. The December meeting will
be the culmination of the work of the
conference, with main activities con
sisting of. reports of what has been
learned and done m the past two years
(Continued on Page Fight)
Two Injured In
Dand Bus Accident
Patrolman Captures
Escaoed Convicts
Two youths, who escaped from the
State Training School, Nashville,
Tenn., were picked up by highway
patrolmen late Tuesday evening a few
hours after they ditched a stolen car
and ran when Patrolman B. R. Inscoe
started to make a routine check of
the occupants. '
The youths, Roy Kenneth Finney,
17, of Nashville, land Charles Ralph
Harper, 16, of Xiondon, Tenn., were
given hearings Wednesday morning
before U. S. Commissioner Mrs. (Mary
Wright on charges of interstate trans
portation of a stolen vehicle.
(Patrolman Inscoe, with a trusty
from the Woodville Prison Camp,
sighted the 1949 Chevrolet car, bear
ing Tennessee license plates, and de
cided to check it when the driver
speeded and wove in and out of traffic
on the highway. The youths ran and
Harper was caught by Inscoe and the
trusty.
Bloodhounds were brought from the
(Woodville prison camp and Finney was
picked tip near George Jackson's store,
six miles from Hertford between 7
and 7:80 o'clock. Patrolman "W. T.
Hawkins -Joined in the search for the
second youth.
. Stolen merchandise was found in the
car. According to the youths they
started to California after their es
cape and got as far as Illinois when
they decided to turn back and go to
Florida.;.' : ; . . y,V',y&-;:
V BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
: Mr. ' and Wrs. Archie White' an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Retha
ueDorn August 6.
Two persons were slightly injured
Monday morning when the Perquim
ans High School Band bus, being used
to transport Negro children from
Hertford to Perquimans Beadh for a
Red Cross swimming class, collided
with a 1950 Chevrolet on Dobb Street.
According to State Patrolman B. R.
Inscoe, who investigated the accident,
the collision occursed when Jean Olga
Gibbs, driver of the bus lost control
and crashed into the side of the Chev
rolet, being driven by Amelia V. Run
die of Chester, Pennslyvania.
The bus, after striking the car,
swerved across the sidewalk and
struck Marvella Jones, 50, who suf
fered from shock. Velma Dail, eight-year-old
Negro child, who was riding
in Jthe bus suffered minor cuts and
bruises.
Patrolman Inscoe. reported that the
Gibbs girl stated that a sign carried
in the bus fell across the steering
wheel causing her to lose control of the
bus.
No charges were filed by the Patrol
man who stated that the car damages
amounted to about $350 while the bus
damages were estimated at $150.
The band bus, owned by the Board
of Education, has been at the disposal
of the local Chapter of the Red Cross
for the past few weeks being used
to transport children to and from Red
Cross swimming classes being con
ducted at Harvey Point and Perquim
ans Beach.
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Town And County
Receive Tax Cut
The state's annual division of in- 1
tangible property tax to counties and
towns,' made recently, gave Perquim-
ana County a total of $3,598.46 and -the
Town of Hertford $661.68.
Intangible tax receipts this : year i
ere somewhat higher than 1949 ac
cording to reports, due - to Increase ' .
prices on many stocks held by indi- h:
viduals and firms in the state:
All told .the state sent out 451, .M
checks,i ita ' share being $166,871,79.
The town of Bostic received the small ' I,
est share, a total of $10.48. V ' .
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