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Volume XVIII. No. 13.
Hertford, Perquimans County, Noiflh Carolina. Friday, March 30, 1951.
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SMSHOilT GFGOAL CLOSES SATURDAY
Chairman of Campaign
Reports Contributions
Now Total $924
Pointing out that need was greater
now than at any time since the last
war, Chairman W. W. White today is
sued a final appeal for support of the
; Perquimans County annual Red Cross
fund raising drive, which closes offi
cially Saturday, March 31
"iWa are still short of our quota,"
Mr. White said Wednesday afternoon,
"but with a large number of reports
-yet to be made,: I feel sure we will
meet our goal of f 1,317." v
Reports of contributions made up
to Wednesday at noon revealed a total
of $924 of the county goal was in
hand. This sum was reported as f ol
lows: Professional and business
houses. $371; i Hertford residential
area, $354.64; county rural area,
SI 98.46.
A few reports ranamto be made by
solicitors in the Town of Hertford,
and 'Mrs. Nina B. White, co-chairman
for the rural communities reported to
Mr. White only about half of the re-
ports have been made from her soli
citors. No reports have been receiv
ed as yet from J. H. Tucker, who is
serving as chairman: of the colored
division.
Tf the reports, yet to ibe madeom
up to expectations, it fs believed the
county will be able to report its quota
100 per cent
In his appeal for final support of
the drive, Mr. .White urged that all
solicitors complete their work of can
vassing by Saturday and turn iff all
contributions to their leaders not lat
er 'than Saturday night This will en
able the county committtee to tabulate
the reporB and forward a final report
to. Red Cross headquarters early next
wftekk'"
v. 'Sir. White expressed his thanks and
appreciation to Jiis co-chairmen, J.
Tt Towe Mrs. J, B. Bagiey, Mrs. Nina
Whilte. JrH. Tucker and to all the so-
' lifctors1, 'who conducted the house to
h$usa canvass, and to the public for
its support the Red, jCross drive.
Baptists To Hold
Sp-cid Services
April 2ndToGtIi
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Spiritual Emphasis Week services
will be conducted at the Hertford
Baptist Church beginning April 2 and
continuing through April 8, it was an
nounced today by the Rev. Charles
W. Dulin'g, pastor of the ohurch, who
stated Dr. Udvarnoki will conduct ithe
services.
r Dr. Udarnoki, formerly president df
iths Baptist Theological Seminary in
his native Budapest, is now pastor of
the Gatesville iBaptidt Church. He
: and Mrs. Udvarnoki, who before her
' marriage was Ruby Daniels of Mur-
freeaboro, have looked f onward to re
turning to Hungary as missionaries
df the Southern Baptist Foreign Mis-
' 1 mon Board if and when the Iron Cur
tain is lifted and missionaries are
permitted to enter that country.
Dr.: Udvarnoki is a deeply sipirtual
' and consecrated man. - He is a gradu
ate of the Southern Baptist Theolo
, gical Seminary at Louisville, Ky., is
:- a good speaker -and those who hear
. him will be glad they had the oppor
tunityj ,-, '
Services will be eaten evening, April
. 2-, at 8 oVlock. The public is cor
dially invited to attend these ser-
1 vices.' , '4i-'.-.'i
Doris Allen Wins
Speaking: Contest
Doris Fays Allan was the winner
of the first prise in the- "Green Pas
tures Speaking Contest" held t Per
quimans High School Friday, which
entitles her to cotntpete with a sub
; group cohefstiitg ; of representatives
from several schools in neighboring
counties, held on, Wednesday In Elisa-
, beta City. fs".' f,:t-w-"'', !-,;-'
The contest -is etatevwide - nd Is
sponsored by :? the North CaroHaa
? (Bankers Association, in conjunction
wrth the agricultural agencies of the
, various counties. v-vv-i :..;yyp,-
Kiss Allan received , cash prize
lof $20; Benito HoBcMnson, winner of
second place, received $15; iJSarvin
Whfte, in third place, was awarded
$10 and Mary Sue Cook received $5.00
as winner of fourth place. ; lf
Others competing were Louis Daw-!
.son,.E.5 Cmith, Virginia ;Gay- sad
Clareace C$eiL"1CU,?...V f;
21 Las Allen was adjudged' one of the
srocp winners at the contest held in
Elisabeth City and will compete in the
L-' "t cor,'.' t n. Eienton next Tues-
Board of Education
Members Named As
Association Officers
Two members df the Perauimans
bounty Board df Education have been
selected as officers .of the State Board
Association for the First District, it
was reported here late last week.
Edgar Morris, member-elect of the
local board, was named as president
of the organization and J. T. Biggers,
County Superintendent, was elected
secretary.?" "Election of the officers
took place at a meeting of the Asso
ciation held at Plymouth last week.
The annual meeting of the Asso
ciation next year will be held at Hert
ford with Mr. Morris as the presiding
officer.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
United Nations troops in Korea
have moved into positions near the
38th Parallel, and some forces have
patrolled into North Korean territory
during , the past week reports from
the war front report. Communists
have continued to withdraw and only
token resistance has been reported No
word has come from Chinese Com
munists regarding General MacAr-
thurs suggestion that they ask for
peace". Some Washington comments
during the past week indicated there
is optimistic feeling for peace in the
Korean war
The U. S. Senate Crime Investigat
ing Committee concluded its public
hearings ' this week, and reaction to
the. work' ;6f the committee has been
reported over the nation. People have
been ; appalled at the . lawlessness,
seemingly .approved in high places,
and local grand, juries are now at work
taking a hatidto curb gambling and
naMUaMt .M 'ttuer of indict
ments have Been" reported from New
York, and reports from over the na
tion state bookmakers shops are clos
ing. '! "..
A House committee in Raleigh on
Tuesday, killed a bill calling for out
lawing legalized gambling in North
Carolina. Sponsors df the bill sought
to have a ban placed against pari
mu'tuel netting at the dog tracks at
Moydck and Morehead City. After
hearing testimony from citizens, both
pro and con, .the committee voted to
kill the measure.
A Federal Court in Richmond, Va.,
ruled this week that the University of
North Carolina must open its Law
School for admission of Negroes. The
decision- was handed down on an ap
peal from a lower court. The case
was first heard- at Durham and the
Middle Court there ruled the State
was meeting the law by providing
Negroes with a law school at Dur
ham. It was reported .the officials of
UNiC will appeal the decision handed
down this week.
Segro Child Killed
n Highway Accident
iWilliam -Andrew Hunter, 5-year-old
Negro child, the son of Essie Mae
Hunter, of Route 1, Belvidere, was
killed instantly in front df his home
on the Whiteston road just, north ofi
Route 87 at 9:45 Sunday morning
when he ran into the side of a moving
truck. '"
The truck,' a 1948 Chevrolet, was
driven by James Randolph. Negro,
iRoute 1, Belvidere, who was traveling
north on the JThfteston road.
iAecordimr to renont. the child hadhomes mi a"" manufacturing;
lAccoroing to reports, we cniia Ba . .j.-
followed his mother across the somdl
a second time after having been warn,
ed to stay in his yard by his mother.
He was struck and instantly killed
in tiie second crossing. The accident,
was investigated, by Patrolman B. R.;
Inscoe df the State Highway Patrol
Given Recognition
For Company Service
iBeveriy Tucker, local representative
of the Metropolitan Liz Insurance
(Company, completed 20 years of -as
sociation with Ms organization on last
Friday and was given a singular rec
ognition for his service and loyalty to
the Company over that period of time.
In- a tetter f appreciation for his
long service' Mr. Tucker was notified
by A. Roger Maynard, superintendent
of. agencies, , of his- appointment to
memerci!iip in he company's "veter
ans' association'' and he was also!
awards 1 a 23-year service emblem by
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Recorder's Court
Ilsd Varied Docket
At Session Tuesday
Court Taking Action
In cases On Which
Costs Are Due
Fourteen cases, four of which were
actions on capias issued for non-payment
of court costs, were disposed of
in Perquimans Recorder's Court, on
Tuesday before Judge Chas. E. John
son. Failure to obtain a burning permit
before starting a grass fire cost
Joshua Simpson, Negro, a fine of $25
and. costs of Court. Simpson entered
a plea of guilty to the charge.
Costs of court were taxed against
Clifton Turpin and Harold Paul, each
of whom entered pleas of gui'ty to
charges of speeding.
Robert Smith, Jr., Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to charge of driving
without a license and destruction of
property. Prayer for judgment was
continued in the case for four weeks
upon payment of costs of court. -Marvin
Murden; charged with pass
ng a vehicle on a curve, entered a
plea of guilty and paid a fine of $10
and costs of court.
Henry Turner was found guilty on
a charge of passing a school bus
while the bus was unloading chit
dren. He was fined $25 and costs of
court. :
Eddie Feltbn, Negro, entered a p!ea
of guilty to a charge of non-support
of his four children. He was given a
30-day road sentence, to be suspended
upon payment of court costs and the
sum of $12.50 per week for use of his
children.
Jethro Butt, Negro, charged with
driving with insufficient brakes, en
tered a plea of guilty and paid a fine
of $10 and costs of court.
Kobert Smith, Negro, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon, failed to
appear to answer the charges. Judge
Johnson ordered the warrant returned
to the arresting officer and ordered
the deifendant to be held in jail fo
await trial if , and when Smith, was
ppprenenaeo.
Mary Foster, Negro, was ordered
placed in jail for failing to comply
with a court order for payment of
court costs m a case tried several
weeks ago.
The hearing of lank O'Neal, Negro,
charged with assaulting Hayward
! Ferebee, Negro, with a deadly weapon,
was set for April 3; O'Neal is charg
ed with stabbing Ferebee in the heart
with a sharp instrument.
Rotarians Hear
TalhOnEurope
The Hertford Rotary Clulb held its
weekly meeting on Tuesday night at
the Hotel Hertford, with D. E. Hervey,
member of the local club, who recently
returned from Europe, as the program
speaker.
Mr. Hervey gave an interesting ac
count of his trip to Europe and told
the Rotarians about economic condi
tions in the countries he visited. These
countries included France, Germany,
Sweden, Finland, Belgium, England,
Denmark and the Netherlands.
(Germany, Mr. Hervey told the Ro
tarians, lias made a great come back
since the close of the war, and is
among the leaders of the European
nations in reconstruction work. He
stated in France there has been a
decided change in moral conditions and
Khe gay night life, for which France
was once noted, is now frowned upon.
There is still much war destruction to
be noted in Germany, he told the club
members, but the Germans are work-
! hard to restore buildings and.
permitted under the surrender terms
A visit to Finland revealed this
small country, which is noted mostly
for its timber products, has gone in
for . manufacturing of . heavy ma
chinery, most of which, goes to Rus
sia for payment of "war debts. " Fin
land is also carrying out a huge build
ing program of new hospitals, which
are among the finest in-the world.,
Eoonorriically Europe is coming hack
Mr. Hervey said, and conditions in
most countries are good-
Fifteen Prom jCounty
Get Induction Call
Fifteen (Perquimans County youths
have been ordered to rrtxtrt t the lo
cal drV; office on "m Tuesday,
AprU 4, for induction into the Armed
Forces, it was reported Monday by
Mrs. Blanche Campen, clerk of the
local draft board. Induction notices
have been mailed to IS registrants se
lected by .the.' Board to fill the April
induction call. -".-'..'';-
Draft Regulation
To Permit Students
Chance To Enlist
Board Chairman Gives
Suggestions To A 1 1
Registrants
A new Selective .Service regulation,
pertaining to high school and college
students, who have had induction or
ders postponed until the end of the
current academic year, was announced
today by C. C. Winslaw, chairman o'
the Perquimans Draft Board.
According to Mr. Winslow the new
regulation permits the student to have
his induction order postponed for on
additional 30 days to permit the regis
trant tne privilege of enlisting in a
branch of the Armed Forces of his
choice.
In order for a registrant to obtain
this privilege he must take written
application to the local board for can
cellation of his order to report for in
duction, and at the same time stating
the branch of service in which he de
sires to enlist. The enlistments per-
inittsd by these cancellations of orders
to report for induction shall be limit
ed to enlistments requiring immediate
entry into active military ssrice. A
new order to report for induction shall
be issued any registrant who has not
entered into active military service at
the end of the 30-day period, follow
ing termination of the statutory post
ponement. The Draft Board chairman also
Jointed out that Seelctive Service
registrants of this county should ob
serve a few simple rules in present
ng their cases to the Draft Board.
He stated that registrants and inter
sted persons could help the Draft
Board anf themselves if they will ob
serve these suggestions: (1) Present
n writing a statment of all facts
which they believe will entitle a reg
istrant to deferment. This statement
hould be presented at the time the
registrant's questionnaire is i-eturned
to the Board; (2) Report all subseq
uent changes in draft status to the
Board; (3) File notice of a desire for
personal appearance before the Board
within 10 days of receiving notice of
classification, and (4) File notice of
appeal of classification within 10 days
after receiving this notice.
Mr. Winslow pointed out that ob'
servance of these simple rules would
give everyone assurance that the local
board was fully informed of the facts
which might have bearing upon the
registrant's classification. He added
' hat perons who wish to discuss a
case with the Board should request an
appearance at the proper time and not
attempt to discuss it with individual
Board Members outside of the Local
ftoard Office. He pointed out that
uch practice would save time and
that the interested parties could then
be sure that all of the Board Mem
bers had complete bnowledge of the
facts which they wished to present.
Ho stated that the Members of the
Board are doing their best to deter
mine the proper classification of each
registrant and that they earnestly re
quest the 'cooperation of the public.
Holmes Offers Bill
A 'bill which provides that the Per
quimans County Clerk of Superior
Court be paid a salary rather than
fees was introduced in the Legislature
this week by C. 'R. Holmes, County
Representative.
The remuneration new received by
the clerk is fees collected in connec'
(ion with the duties of the office.
Under the bill introduced by Mr.
Holmes the clerk will. be paid a salary
of $3,600 per year. In addition the
. . .nnn i. m
sum of $900 to S1J500 per year will
be paid the clerk if he is named by
the Perquimans Commissioners as ex
officio clerk of the county recorder's
court He will also receive $300 a
year as judge of juvenile court.
The clerk win-also receive all fees
allowed for faking acknowledgements,
ordering' papers recorded and for com
pleting jura on miscellaneous affi
davits. -
The bill also authorizes the clerk to
hire a deputy clerk at a salary to be
paid by the county, of 1100 per
month.
Dance Class To Give
Program On April 6
The Hertford Dancing Class will
give a benefit program at the Gram
mar School auditorium on 'Friday
night, April 16, it was announced here
today. Proceeds from the recital will
be for the benefit of the Hertford
troop of Girl Scouts and the public is
invited to attend.' ' "'
To Set Clerk's Pay
Annual Meeting Of Albemarle 17EA To
Be Conducted Here
Saturday Last Day
To Apply For Crop
Insurance Here
W. E. White, Secretary of the Per
quimans PMA Committee, announced
today that Saturday is the final date
for Perquimans County farmers to
make application for multiple crop in
surance, .which ia sponsored in Per
quimans by the FMA Commilttee.
Mr. White stated that the PMA Of
fice, located in the Agricultural Build
ing, in Hertford, will be open Satur
day, and persons w.lo have not signed
vp for crop insurarce, who desire to
do so, are requested to apply at thf
PMA Office.
Up to Wednesday at noon only 16-1
units had been sig led for the pro
gram, and it is necessary to sign 200
vnits in order to keep the Multiple
Crop Insurance program operating in
fhe county.
life To Open
Baseball Season
IV
Perquimans High School's baseball
team, champions of the Albemarle
Conference for the past four years,
will open its 1951 season next Thurs
day afternoon when the team journeys
to Chowan High School for a contest
with the Chowan nine.
Coach Ellie Fearing, Athletic Direc
tor of the local school, has -been prac
ticing his charges for the past two
weeks in preparation for the com
ng season. Fearing is faced with
the problem of finding several new
players for this year's team, to fill the
holes left by graduation. He has not
yet announced a probable line-up for
the onening game but very likely the
1951 Indian squad will be built around
ast year's veterans including Stal
lings, catcher; Rogerson, pitcher;
Walker and Williams, infielders;
Lane and Bright, outfielders.
The first home game of the sea
son will be played here on Tuesday
afternoon, April 10, when Windsor
will furnish the opposition for the lo
cal team. The game will be played in
the afternoon on Memorial Field.
Perquimans school officials have
entered the Indians in State compe
tition this year, and the local team
will be competing for State honors as
well as defending the championship of
thf. Albemarle Conference. State
play-off games have been scheduled
against Windsor, Gatesville, Hobbs-
ville and Chowan, wnne c?nei
contests are scheduled against
piy-
mouth and Columbia.
Legionnaires At
District Contest
Several members of the Wm. Paul
Stallings Post of the American. Le
gion attended a district meeting of
the Legion held Monday night at
Elizabeth City.
During the business session B. C.
Berry of Hertford was elected as dele
gate to the National American Legion
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District The convention will be held j 01 !r VAoan, -Mrs. epivey ikod
at Miami, Florida, net fall. W. P. f"0"! Buth; Mra;r Buck; Es
Ainsley, also of the local Post, was!1:' U J Vi?ki Martha, Mrs.
elected as District Vice Commander lle Satehwell; Electra, Mrs. Vera
for the First District.
Price Regulations
Available Here
iPerquimans County merchants, who
must comply with regulations of the
Office of Price Stabilization, may se
cure copies of these regulations from
W. H. Pitt, Clerk of Superior Court,
in Hertford, it was announced today,
Mr. Pitt is serving as distributing
officer for the OPS, and now has on
hand a number of forms pertaining to
the regulations.
A stiff penalty faces merchants who
fail to comply with the regulations
and the forms available outlines pro
cedure to be followed in observance
of the law.
County Soldier
Home JYom Korea
D. J. White, a radio gunner, with
the U. S. Army Air Force, has re
turned to this country aifiter seeing
considerable service in the Korean
War. Sgt White, spent a few days
with his family, near New Hope, en
route, to a base in Florida. -
The B-29 of which he was a crew
member while in the Korean theatre
flew 81', missions, against the Com
munists. . i :.''.
Saturday Afternoon
Election of Directors
And Talent Show to
Feature Meeting
The annual meeting of the members
of the Albemarle Electric Membership
Corporation will be held in Hertford
on Saturday afternoon, March 31, at
the Perquimans High School and au
ditorium, beginning at two o'clock, it
was reported today by John Costun,
manager of the local REA.
Principal business to be conducted
during the meeting will be the elec
tion of directors of the Corporation
for the next year, and rsport on the
business affairs of the REA during
the past week. Nominations, already
made, for the P. iard of Directors lists
the following members: Perqu'mnns
County, Charles E. White, Floyd Mat
thews, A. T. Lan-, Wade Jordan, Craf
ton Wins'ow; Camden County, J. W.
Hastings, Z. A. Whitehurst; Chowan
County, J. A. Wiggins, John N.
P)imch, Henry Jordan, W. J. Goodwin;
Pasquotank County, W. R. Lowry,
Tommie Temple, P. C. Hewitt. Joseph
'Harris and J. L. Sharker.
A feature of the annual meeting,
Mr. Costen stated, will be the home
talent contest, to be sponsored by the
Corporation. Some 15 to 20 entries
have been received for the contest,
including musical programs, acrobats,
etc. Billy White and Charles Skinner,
Jr., will acf as masters of ceremony
for the contest.
The meeting will open with an ad
dress of welcome by V. N. Darden,
Mayor of Hertford.
A large number of customers, ser
ved by the Albemarle Electric Mem
bership Corporation, who make up the
stockholders of the local Co-op are
expected to attend the meeting here,
Mr. Costen stated, and plans for a
short meeting to be followed by. the
contest. There will be no feature
speaker for the meeting this year.
A number of valuable prizes will
b awarded at the close of the meet
rig, these prize being donated by
merchants in the Albemarle area.
Following the election of the direc
tors, these members are expected to
neet and name officers for the cor-
Eastern Star Holds
Installation Of
New Officers
Installation, of officers was conduct-
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
rhe regular meeting was held at 8
o'clock, followed by public installa
tion ceremonies at 7:45, to which all
friends were invited.
The new officers installed are:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Ernestine Leete;
worthy patron, Willie F. Ainsley; as
sociate matron, (Ruth Overman of
Edenton; associate patron, J. S. Vick;
secretary, Mrs. Lucille Winslow; trea
surer, David- Pritchard; conductress,
Mrs. Maude Reeves; associate . con
ductress, Mrs. Elizaibeth Cherry; chap
lain, Mrs. Margaret Bagley; mar
shal, Mrs. Lela Mae Winslow; organ
ist, Mrs. Ruby White; the five points
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Hutchinson; Warden, Mrs. Margaret
Bell, Edenton, and sentinel, Mrs.
Mary Robertson.
Installing officers were Mrs. Arvella
Gregory, district deputy worthy mat
ron of Elizabeth CJOty; installing
marshal, Mrs. ISallie Bonnerf chap
Iain, Jimmie- Gregory of Elizabeth
City; conductress, Mrs. Nancy Coff
in an of South Mills, and secretary,
Cecil Winslow. '
New Welfare Board
Member Is Appointed
Announcement has been made: of the
appointment of Mrs. A. R. Cooke, of
Route Three, Hertford, as a new mem
ber of the Perquimans County. Wel
fare Board. Mrs. Cooke's appointment
was made by the State Welfare Board.
which is authorized to appoint-one
member of the local board. She will
succeed 'Miss Mae Wood Winslow,
whose term of office expires March'
31. ',. i' '-'-' '
Other members of the' Perquimans
Board are S. T. Perry of New Hope
and Max Campbell. . .-
IFIRE AT 4WTNFALL 1
Hertford's Fire Department answer
ed a call, to Winfall last Saturday af
ternoon, when a chimney fire at the
Tom Jessup store, was discovered.' The
firemen quickly extinguished the blaze
and damageywis reported as slight.
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