North Carolina Newspapers

t n y- c Hcrticrd. Krquimana County. North Carolina. Friday, February 29, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy , ;o Dst or ILji E;:-:2nt Who Was C. ;".;cd With Rape Ere. J;-At ; Hearing Charxes of traffic violations made , up .moat of th docket in Recorder's Court in session ben last Tuesday. Twenty-five cases were disposed of during the term which consumed the entire morning. . j " . 1 ' Pleas of guilty to charges of speed' .ing were entered by -Elliott Marionf Cs land walker, Charles Itfaaden, sal vaiore Phacaniac, iPasquade Respolo and John Agate,: each 'of whom paid .the costs. of, court , TTilliam. Betsch and Anthony Ono- i Were fined 910 and costs after ing guilty to charges-of speeding Deebe Auguste paid a fine of $25 casts on a similar charge. court retumeda verdict-of- no -'ule cause in, the hearing in ,h Roland Reld, Negro, was charg J with rape. The court dismissed the matter while the prosecuting witness was giving testimony on cross ex an.' ..ation. . , John Moore, Negro, was fined f 10 and taxed with the count costs on two counts after pleading guilty to charg es of reckless driving and driving an overloaded truck. ' Bennie White, Negro, was fined $10 and costs for driving a motor vehicle with no muffler. Costsof court were' assessed against Lenaie Thatch, Negro, on charges of driving a vehicle with improper equip ment Thatch entered a plea of guil ty. :y.iV--- - i r-iVv:v Kenneth Wilkinson and Oscar An derson each paid the costs of court : on charges , of driving overloaded trucks. Each entered a plea of guil ty to the cnargesv v v . Freddie Lee, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of breaking iau. He was sentenced to the roads for a period of 60 days, and is to be re turned here April 14 to stand trial on eight charges of breaking and enter ing. .r-'v::; - Mathews, Wills, . Negro, !was fined $25 send costs after pleading guilty to a charge, of reckless driving. . The bond, posted by, John Oilman, on ,a ehatWo peding,swas forfeit-, ed whenV GUmajr failed to appear to . answer the charges. . '" V-;. 1 Calvin Boulding1, charged wfth sell ing furniture, house to house, in-the county without a peddler's license, en tered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of $25 and costs of court. : The State - took a nol pros in the cases in which Herman Boulding and W. S. Winslow were charged with the same offense. ' Norris Cahoon was fined $10 and costs of court after the entered a' plea' of guilty to charges .of driving an overloaded truck. Percy Parker. Negro, was fined $10 and costs on a plea of guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly wsa- S'l fwf 0Wk.l)M - The' Perquimans Board of Educa tion will be host at a meeting of the District School Board ! Association, scheduled for Thursday night, March 13, at the Perquimans High School, it was announced today by J. T. Big- gers; County Superintendent ' The " meeting will start at 7 o'clock. - i ' School officials from 16 counties in Northeast ' North Carolina comprise .' the association and J. Edgar. Morris, i-'-uirman of v thei ferquimans Board, 'a president of the group. Invitations to attend the meeting ' -ve gone out to all Board of Edu cation menibers, superintendents and p -ncipals of the schools within - the ' 'JicVvIr-:. -jy-::?:':: 1st. J. D. Mcssick, preeident of - TXX!, will he the. principal speaker for ihe aieeticz and D. II. Onley, execu tive secretary of the State Associa tion, will -present and lead a discus 6ion of t legislative profram ex- T"r' "J t j I s t -"osed forlCC3. . Guy i i, I , . -t of the State As , I j L a expected to be a it t!.e fr"v? will be i tl s rer;-'....jrs CTIh j IJ031. f I"? I ' i try t"-' y r.:o' i . rir'i TACTICAL TRAINING WITH SPECTACULAR EFFECTS White phosphorus bombs make 'an out . standing pattern during the tactical training problems of the 40th Infantry Division while at Camp Cooke, California, before their departure for the Far East Command. V ploisFlspgln State Biiraation ' Coach Ellie Fearing's Perquimans Indians are participating in the State elimination basketball tournament be ing conducted this 'week-end at Ahos kie. The Indians were selected to represent this area in the tourney on the basis of their records for the sea son and as winners of the Albemarle Rural Tourney. , v ? -r Eight teams are" entered in the play-offs, besides Perquimans,, teams from Windsor, Jamesville, Ahoslrie, Colerain, Aurora, Plymouth and Wll liamston . are participating in the meet';- "4 '' ''vC-:-:l-v'.;'v:, The schedule for the tourney calls for Perquimans to phiy Windsor Thursday night and the winner of the Jamesville-Ahoekie contest on 'Friday night Colerain-, ; Aurora', Plymouth and Williamston are in the lower bracket, with the winner to be de cided on Saturday night S!;C!2 Increase You'd better keep a sharp watch on your car warns W. E. Koonce of the Motor Vehicles Department's Auto Theft Bureau. ..'VMv;.': Increased activity among the na tion's auto pilferers was reported' to Koonce recently by officials of" the National Auto Theft Bureau. NATB f igures showed a 25 per cent increase In auto thefts for the first quarter of the fiscal year. In North Carolina where thieves cop autos at a rate of from 90 to 100 a month the num ber of thefts in January Jumped sharply.. Last month there were 153 auto thefts reported to investigators of the Theft Bureau. Agents regu larly recover about 90 per cent and restore them to their owners. How ever, the increased pilfering "C has Koonce and the men of his oureau alarmed. As a public service they have compiled a list of tips in .co operation with NATB on hgw to avoid having your car and its accessories stolen. , - j Their suggestions are as follows: - 1. Record all tire and radio num bers and mark accessories not num bered. Date such reports, as this -information' may be required when thieves Are apprehended. 2. Keep unattended oars off the street at night B( 1 8. Lock your car at all times, par ticularly the rear deck, - 4. Do not park-on poorly lighted or little used streets. . . 5. If rju park in a public garage. insist on a Claim check. Without doc umentary evidence you cannot prove your car was entrusted to the . at tendant's care. 6. Report all suspicious cases of tire chaneing to the police. 1 If your car is kept in a private garage, see that locks are strong and that tinges cannot be taken off with a screw driver. ' Time gained in re sisting a theft Is an important factor and may discourage thieves. ' 8. Never leave your registration or driver s license in your car. Thieves frequently escape arrest by present ing owners ereder.V-'s when stopped ty police tl." ers. .Ueves may also XT' r t c rec-Ufction cards and w:r"s U.cn;e when attempting to 1 1 ' :n errs. , , 9. Vatch and protect your' car as never before. Take tie chances, as Jt i one of your most valuable pos- r. :'. - jr., 7 1, t Toufnsy At Ahoslua Jaycees Postpone PJans For Minstrel Plans for the second annual rain'- strel show to be presented by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com merce have been suspended for the time being, it Was reported today by D. F. Reed, Jr., president of the or ganization. , ; " ' " ' " Originally scheduled to be present ed on Friday night, the Jaycees an nounced suspension of their plans in order not to" conflict with arrange ments made 'by another civic organiz ation. - The Jaycee minstrel will be present ed at a date to be announced later. Annual Meeting Of FlIAIIeldllereOn Fefcruay 23th The Annual Meeting of Farm Own- ership Families cooperating with the Farmers- Home Administration was held February 20, in the Agricultural Buildinsr with E. F. Monran. County. Supervisor, presiding. : Ten .Perquimans County families were represented with Mr. and Mrs. O. C Buady and Marvin U. Swain of FsaOabtank'County as guests. -Oth era; present and" assisting on the pro gram were Miss" Margaret Fuller, Home Management: Specialist; Tully B. Williams, County Supervisor, Pas quotank County; Mrs. Nina B. White, Home Agent; I. C. Yagel, - County Agent; F. A. McGoogan, SCS Repre sentative; W. E. White, PMA Clerk. The purpose of the meeting ana lyzing the past year's business and the outlook for 1952 -was led by Mr. Morgan, while Miss Fuller and Mrvj Williams explained the importance of keening records. . Mrs. Nina B. White and I. C. Yagel presented "Objective Planning For Better Family Livine-." . Prizes donated by local merchants and business men were awarded the families for good record books, can ning, etc.. Every family present re ceived a prize. , Lunch was furnished and served by the. families. Ray Rowe Speaker At Rotary Meeting Speiking -before the Hertford Ro tary Club, at its weekly meeting Tues day - nibht Roy Rowe. of Burgaw, urged that everybody take an active part in the -affairs of the government in order to better understand the va rious functions of the government on the national, state and local levels. Pointing out. that progress has caused people ; to be more self-suf- 41,0- hrr M- K saiKtaryS mto Above' Self,", could well be adopted as a means of returning to the old cus tom whereby friendliness and nelgn borly assistance - welded goodwill among the people of local cormmunl ties. ' Our security ' today depends upon good neighbors, Mr. Rowe said, and we should work toward development of this policy for our owfi good.' Mr. Rowe, who is a Ko tartan at Burgaw, was a guest of the local club while visiting in the county this week. He is a democratic candidate for the office i of Lieutenant Coventor, sub iect to the primary to-be held.. in Hay. ,.i C ixbucly Injured . In ITIay Wreck Hm. Noah Jordan to, was seriously injured in a highway accident, which occurol ner the T-JA ofnce'on C:-h-v " y 17 on Thursduy of last week. Ac- csrding to ' rat: jlman B. K. Inscoe, vSo L'.w " t i tks accident, Mrs. Jordan ;.s i. t ia a car driven by Irs, Evranv of Tyner. The Byrum r v -1 1 a co"" sion with car driv i 1 - y ro."'-r. Ce was tek- ea to t.4 CI-ov i Me rita! suffering f-en a i'u'J f.Ure and oilier in- Another Accident On Chowan River Bridge Claims Three lives Another tragedy was charged against the Chowan River bridge early Sunday morning, possibly between 3 and 4 o'clock, when a 1941 Plymouth crashed through the railing. The accident occurred at the de tour around the temporary bridge where a new drawbridge is in the course of construction. The car was traveling north and for some reason the driver sailed to negotiate the curve from the bridge proper to the temporary bridge in use while the new drawbridge is being constructed. The car crashed through the railing into about 25 feet of water. The accident was discovered when a bridge keeper saw the railing brok en and reported to the Edenton police, who n turn radioed the State High- wav patrol. r As a result of the accident three I persons were -drowned, aW Negroes irom Norfolk. Two bodies. James Hunter Cars, 26, and Rosa Sutton, 26, ootn ot 717 Charlotte Street, Nor- I folk: were recovered about noon Sun ,day..Later it was learned that James Gratfyy 26, was also in the car and search fo) his body was resumed.- It was recovered about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon by the Waff brothers, John Edward, Morice and Edsel. The Waff brothers have rendered a great service in recovering bodies from Chowan River. The three vic tims 'recovered Sunday and Monday makes a total of 12 people they have pulled from a watery grave within a period of two years. Patrolmen V. B. Pierce of Edenton. J. P. Thomas of Windsor and Sgt L. B. Howell of Ahoskie investigated the accident Eastern Star Honors Past Matrons, Patrons Past Matrons and Past Patrons of the Hertford Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star were honored at meeting of the chapter held Monday night. ' During the meeting Mrs. Mab el Games, of Camden, grand repre sentative to Massachusetts was recog nized and honored. Taking part in the program for the evening were Mesdames 'Ruth Over man, Maude Reaves. Annette David, Viola Nachman, Ernestine Leete and Miss Ethel Louise Sines. - MiniatnTM'rwls viu mrooenterf 4n the Past Patrons and Past Matrons for services to the chapter. : Those fnonorea were mesaames vioia macn- die Satchwell, Lucile Winslow, Doris Ainsley, Sally Bonner. Dorothy Bass, land Spivey Mathews; J. S. VicK, D. J. Pritchard, Clinton Eley and Cecil C. Winslow. Also honored but unable to attend the meeting were Mrs. Lillie H. Johnson, Mrs. Irene Towe, Mrs. G. C. Buck, J. S. McNider and W. F. Ainsley, Rites Held Thursday For Mrs. Sam Mathews Funeral services for ' Mrs.' Maude Miller Mathews, 76, who died at 3:30 A. M., last Saturday morning at the Albemarle Hospital, were conducted at the Lynch Funeral Home Thurs day afternoon at four .'o'clock; by the Rev. Bennie Crawford, pastor of the Mt Sinai Church of which Mrs. Mat- news was a member. ; ; . . : Mrs. 'Mathews was the widow of the late Sam Ilathews. She was a native of. Bloomfldd, Wise,- a daughter of the late lit, and Mrs. Melvin Acker and-had lived in Perquimans County about SO years. - Surviving are a son. Lisle Mathews of Perauimant County and two sis ters, Ulrs. LucylSornwell of Kenosha, Wise., and Urs. Georgia liermance of Richmond, 111. ; i State Revenue Agent Here March 3, 4 And 5 J. K. Eason, Deputy Collector for the N. C Department of ite venue, will visit Hertford on March 3, 4 and 5, to assist local .residents in filing State income and intangible tax re turns, it was announced here today. Mr. Eason will be located in the of fice of the Police Department on the three days next week. March 15 is the deadline for filing tax forms and individuals are advised that income tax reports must be filed by individuals who are' single and whose income is $1,000 or more, and married men whose income is $2,000 or more. , Hold Birthday Party Here On March 6th C. Leroy Shuping J. of Greensboro, Judge Advocate of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion, will be the speaker at the American Legion birthday party to be held at the Agriculture Building in Hertford on March 6, at 8 IP. M. This Legion birthday party is an annual event of American Legion Posts in the United States and this year the William Paul Stallings Post No. 126 will have as special guests the Hertford Unit No. 126 of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary. A birthday cake will be presented to the Legion by the Auxiliary and will be cut dur ing the program. Other refreshments will be served by the Auxiliary Unit, according to word from Mrs. Eddie Webb, president of the local unit All members of the American Leg ion, both past and present and all eli gible veterans are extended an invi tation to attend. Delegations from American Legion Post of the First Legion District have been invited and among the distinguished guests will be Steve Alford, Division Commander, A. J. Bailey, District Commander, W. F. Ainsley, vice-district Commander and other Stated Division and Post of ficials. , B. C. Berry, Commander of William Paul Stallings Post No. 126 expresses a wish that this meeting be well at tended and urges all veterans to be on time and participate in the. birth day ceremonies. Mrs. Shuping, long a member of the National and De- American LegionTo PSrtaient Committees ;of AmerfcanrfcSV0"8-- oi. program. tl. 5. . j,-j "This program, he explained, has been ism, is a potential candidate fbr Com mander f the North Carolina' De partment and his visit here affords the Legionnaires of this district an opportunity . to meet with and hear him. t : THIS VMS At a NATO meeting being held this week in Lisbon, Portugal, West Germany agreed to pay IVi billion dollars toward the cost of bolstering European defense against Red ag gression. . Following this announce ment the foreign ministers of the United States, France and Great Bri tain sent orders to allied commis sioners in West Germany to begin talks with German industrialists aim ed at relaxing regulations on the na tions war industries. " The United States restricted the importation of Canadian livestock and meats this week after St was report ed Canada's multi-billion dollar live stock industry was struck a crippling blow by an . outbread of foot and mouth disease among , herds in the western part of the nation. Cana dian officials reported diseased ani mals will be killed, with farmers re ceiving payment for the losses. EHis Arnall, former governor of Georgia, has succeeded Mike LaSalle as head of the Office of Price Stab- iiiiOTioii. nr, Arniui vuiu rcporiers he will- endeavor to direct' OPS in such a manner as to halt inflationary prices. He also stated his hopes are that conditions will soon enable the decontrol of commodities. . Winston Churchill won a vote of confidence in the British House of Commons on Tuesday after he had revealed Britain has the atom bomb. The confidence vote was taken after the Labor Party had censured Mr. Churchill for his foreign policy. Congress started a four-day debate on universal military training on Tuesday, after which a vote on the measure is expected to determine the fate of the plan. : The UMT bill calls for six months of compulsory- military training for all fit 18-year-olds, fol lowed by 7 years of reserve status. i " TO nOLD IFOOD SALE, o The St Catherine Auxiliary of the Holy Trinity Church will hold a food sale, each Saturday during Lent, from 10 A. M., to 12 noon, at the S and M. Red Cross Chgter Announces Quota Annud Drive D. F. Reed, Jr., Named To Direct Campaigrn In This County The Perquimans Red Cross Chapter today announced a 1952 Fund goal of $1,150.00, an amount determined as the minimum needed by the chapter for Its activities during the coming year in this community and for its share of support of services the or ganization provides nationally and world-wide. The "annual-fund campaign of the chapter here will begin next week, D. F. Reed, Jr., Fund Chairman said, and an organization is being set up to make possible complete coverage of business and residential districts by volunteer soliciting teams. Mr. Reed said a major share of the 1952 campaign funds will be needed for basic .services the Red Cross gives to members of the armed forces, vet erans, and their families; disaster preparedness and relief; support of the organization's blood program in funds and volunteer services; and a tremendous training program in the fields of first aid, water safety, home care of the sick, and baby care. "Most of these programs," Mr. Reed commented, "cannot be said to have community boundaries. They represent neighborly service that often reaches far beyond the confines of this com munity, especially activities related to the armed forces and disaster relief. "For instance, citizens of this com munity may be proud of the sub stantial assistance they gave, through the Red Cross here, to victims of the 4-state Midwestern floods last sum mer. Funds givln in annual fund campaigns of the Red Cross, together with contributions during a special disaster relief appeal last summer, made possible an expenditure of near ly $14,000,000 by the Red Cross, in behalf of 21,000 flood-swept families, who required some measure of aid from the organization, many of them to the extent of major repairs or re building of homes and refurnishing of homes." Funds contributed in the chapter's '52 campaign also will help make possible a continuation of the.organi- , A , T ll IT. 1 substantially expanded since the out break of war in Korea, at greater cost to chapters for additional blood col lecting facilities and over-all produc tion. All chapters, he explained, fi nancially support this program which serves both civilian and defense needs. About half the nation's chapters also help recruit donors and collect blood. .While the Department of Defense re imburses the Red Cross for a portion of its expenses in collecting blood for the armed forces, the organization still must continue to meet substantial demands for blood for normal com munity emergencies. Haskett Rites Held AtflerHopeChurch Joseph Wesley Haskett 77, died at his home near New Hope Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock following an ill ness of three years. He was the son of the late William and Elva Smithson Haskett Besides his wife, Mrs. Alice Wood Haskett, he is survived by three sons, C. W. and N. C. Haskett of Elizabeth City, and E. A. Haskett of Route three; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Cates and Mrs. Milton iShoffettt of Raleigh and Mrs. Ralph Proctor of Route three; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two bro thers, Charles and George Haskett, both of Elizabeth City and two sisters, Mrs. John Corprew and Mrs. Harry Broughton. f Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at the New Hope Methodist Church by the Kev. H. in. Jamieson. Burial followed in the church cemetery. - Perquimans Boy r" Wins Scholarship . Tommy Sumner, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sumner of Hertford, and a senior at' Perquimans High School, itf the winner of a Naval ROTC schol arship to Duke University i The scholarship provides for a full four year college course including naval training. After graduating ha will be given the rank of an ensign in the Navy. :-;. : o - Tommy is an excellent student at . the . high school. He Is president of , the Honor Society and vice president of his class, as well as an outstand ing athlete. - , BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Saunders an nounce the birth of a son, John Ervin, born February 26. Mrs. Saunders was the former Miss Anna Mas Perry. v