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WEEECLY iVolume XX Number Mod Church f.Mn Project . v Th Hertford Methodist Church is making final preparation to cooperate in the Southeastern Jurisdictional S United Evangelistic Mission. The Watchword of the mission will be 1'Yoiu Need Christ Now," and will be held April 19.26. (Around 112,000 MethwiBst Churches in 16 Annoal Con ferences through the South wil l par- Jfdcipate.-in jtws - unique evangelistic ., Inission. . . v.-- Several of the distinctive features of the 'Mission are represented in the fact that it will be a "Preachinjr Re vival" and a "Reaching' RevivsT at the same time. ... The guest minister for the mission is to be assigned to the church an true Methodist manner. On Sunday afternoon and on each night while the truest minister preach s at the church, the local pastor will oe engaged in Visitation Evangelism, Borne of the laymen and laywomen will assist the pastor visiting in homes , of people who should be'members of the locaMMethodist Church because of their own preferences. Some of the special committees ap . pointed by the newly formed Com. mission on Evangelism to make plans for the Evangelistic Mission are as ...follows: Spiritual Preparation Committee- Mrs. J. (L. Harris, Chairman, Hiss 'rneinia JKiMott, Mrs. C. T. Sldrmer, Mrs. DJ, H: Pitt, J, R, Jarvis and 1 C. xagel. V ifubliclty Committee Mrs. Jarvis Henry, Chairman, Mrs. Elton Hurdle, ; Mrs. Robert E. Hollowell, (Mrs. A. L. fc,hapiin, Mrs. D. F. Reed, Sr., Mrs, Archie T. Lane, Misses Katherine Nixon and Suzanne Towe. G. A. White, D. P. Reed, Jr., Emory White, :' Marlon Swindell. Committee on Visitation Arrange ments Mrs. J. O. Felton, Chairman, ura. juawrence Towe, Mrs. Edward Barber, Mrs. Itar.asket, George IPieMs, Jimmie Stalling, G. R. Tuck- Th8 Uhurck Commission on Fi nances wiU be in charge of raising X the expenses or the (Mission. The members ef the Hertford , odist Church areall being urged to , 'clear, j cald-rylnlrrg lse for the week otfiApril 10H36. " " Rotsricns Hear Hertford, England There is much similarity in com. paring Hertford,' England and! Hert ford, U. S A., members of the Hert ford Rotary Club were told at their weekly meeting, held Tuesday even ing at the Hotel Hertford. -. '. ) Major .General John Wood, a native of Hertford, as .guest speaker of the local civic club, related his experiences in spending a month in (Hertford, xnglana doing research on historical data connecting the two towns. - -The English town, one of the oldest In England was founded in 073, and has changed very little during all the years, according to Mr. Wood. It . remains a residential community with little industry, and its people are very hospitable. " ,. , In attempting to determine if some of the early settlers of Hertford, North Carolina, came from the Eng lish town, Mr. Wood said his search ing of English records revealed names of families such as Durant, Harvey, Toms, Nixon, Phalpott, EBlounts, Sut ton, 'Symons, (Poole, Skinners, (White, Goodwin, Culpepper and Miller among many others now associated with this county. .'- ,V The people of Hertford England, Mr. Wood said, make use, of the as sets of the community as ft is, and have very little 'desire to see any changes made which would affect the growth of living standards of the his- . tone town. ' .Glee Club Concert. On Friday, March 27 A concert wiH be presented in the auditorium of Pejuiroan High (School on Friday night, March 27, under the direction of Mrs. Chas. E. Johnson. Selections on the program will be , It's A Grand Night for Singing, Blue uoirw oi pmness,sraraae oi tne Wooden Soldiers, Glee dub: Said Mv Pajamas, Wayne White; Gypsy Love bong, jaiuce xagel Boyee; Osten to , the Mocking Bird,- (Mildred (Lewis; In My Garden,, Mollie Lu Testes; Old Man Noah, There Is Nothing 'Like a Dame, Boys' Chorus; Will o' the Wisp, With a Sonar in My Heart. Janice Yagel Boyce, Mollie Lu Yeates, IShir- j ley .fcure. A Brown. Bird Singing, Lover Come- Back to Me, and When Day Is Done. : " A silver offering will be taken at the door. ,. 12. Fire On Saturday Causes Loss Of $800 , A small boy playing with matches oaused a fire at the home of Leon .White, of the Oertford-Edenton High way last Saturday ' morning, resulting in a. loss of approximately 2800. Hertford fire Department was call ed to the scene at about 8:15 A. M., and soon had the blaze under control, despite the fact that the ifore had gained some headway, and was burn ing between the walls and .floors of the home. ' y.y According to a report, the fire started in a clothes closet, where a small son was playing with matches. The report stated the family lost all the clothing stored in the closet. Citizens of Bethel community are very proud of their newly completed Community House. They have con structed a 20 x 46 asbestos sided building, after approximately two years of collecting funds, planning, and construction under the direction of T. R. Kirby. The entire work was rendered by the local Ruritan Club and interested people of the community, giving their time and services to equip Bethel with a building long hoped for an needed oy tne community. - 'Also the Home Demonstration Club, in addition to Hopewell Club, have contributed much on this building pro ject The club women have given many of their services in preparing meals, not only for local activities, but for various other meetings, putting the money, made from the meals ser ved, into the treasury to finance small er things seeded for the building. At present, they have a complete service of china and silver for one hundred. ; Also they have a piano, which proves essential to any meeting thafis hew. - Just recently, the Rurrtan Club built new tables, which have been very helpful. Also they own seventy-five of the folding type chairs. r "Not only do they have their local meetings here, but they also have nattHsgr metmgSvtHw churchJridal showers', Christmaa parties, or what ever the occasion may be. .,. "At present, they are working on an improved water system. They are enjoying this building,, and feel they can join the 44H Club in saving their motto "To Make The Best Better". Training School Names of the honor roll students of Perquimans Training School, for the fifth grading period, .were; released this week by iR. I Kingsbury, prin cipal of the school. ' The list reveals 412 students from the eighth: through the twelfth grades making honor grades for the period. Eighth Grade: Audrey Small, Eth el Eason, Elsie Gallop, Jeanette Park er, Argie (Lamb, Edna iSkinner, (Nur ny Hurdle, Charlie Jordan. Ninth Grade' (Melsie Parker, Edna kachary, Christine LoNcter, Marvis Hollowell, Theodoaia Winslow, Onedia Felton, Gertrude Harrell, Janet Cope land, Hattae Bidddck. h " Tenth Grade: Shelvia .White, Joan Lilly, Lillian Hollowell, Charlie T. White, Mary Lucille Parker, Frands Virginia Hurdle, Noma Lena ISkin-- Eleventh Grade: Shirley Bason. Mamie Reid, Theressa Lawrence, Son- ja Copeland, Vivian JohnSbins, (Fran cine Mitchell, Jessie L. Norman, Gay lord James. . -,,.-.; Twelfth Grade: Norwood (Davis. Emma Felton, Thelma Felton, Hath Felton, Wilhelimina Gregory, Eliza beth Hunter, Wilbert Leigh, v Mary Norfleet, Edith- Phillips, Viola Phil- Ups, Marian winslow, Shirley Zaoh- Cartwright Rites Conducted Tuesday Henry C Cartwrisht, "71, died Sun day at 8:25 A. M., at his home near Mount Sinai an Perquimans County after three, years illness, v r He was. son of Albert and Lucy Lane Cartwright Survivors Include his wife, Mrs. (Delilah Mounds Cart wright; five sons, Albert of Grandy, Henry and Oscar of Norfolk, George of WmfalL James, of Woodville: four daughters, Mrs. ILucy Jjowe and Mrs, John Smith of Winfall, Mrs. Ida Umphlett tf Norfolk Mrs. Nancy Jor dan of Goldsboro; two brothers, Joe and William of Belvidere; one sister, Mrs. ouie jjmith of ' Belvidere:' 15 grandchildren, ... , . , rxmeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 P. M., at the home of the Rev., Bennie. Crawford. Burial was in the family cemetery at Chap pell Hill. . Bethel Community House Project Of TovnsliipClubs Honor Roil Listed lertf ord, Perquimans County, North Defendant Hsld For Superior Court On ii A verdict of probable . cause was found in Perquimans (Recorder's Court here last Tuesday, in the case in which Dallas Gilliam, (Negro, is charged with assaulting his father-in-law, Julius Parsons, with a shot gun, with intent to kali. Gilliam was bound over to Perquimans Superior Court lor trial at the April term of court. Accord ing to evidence presented at the hear ing this week, the shooting grew out of a family problem concerning money1 owed Parsons by Wie defendant. Other cases disposed of at this week's session of Recorder's Court included those of Robert Bartlett, Negro, (Louis Armstrong, Barnard Sheinman, Myrtle Glover and John Tjippeniott, each of whom submitted to charges of speeding end paid the costs of court. Charlie Roughton and Jasper IWhit- ted, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of driving trucks loaded over the weight limit. - A fine of $40 and costs of court were taxed against James Holmes, Negro, on 'charges of driving without a license and speeding. Daniel IFreeman, Negro, charged wvui driving without a license, and f raudulent use of another's operator's license, was given a sfic months sus pended sentence and fined $75 and costs of court. William Hart, "Negro; chanred with allowing use of his car by an unli censed operator, aiding and abetting, and improper license, was given a six months suspended sentence and order. ed to pay a fine of $100 and costs of court. ."-v Matthews Bailey, Negro, was fined $5 and costs of court after pleading guiny to a charge of being drunk. Willie Parker, Negro, was fined-$25 and costs on a charge of driving with out a license. -Parker entered a plea oi guuty. . fire Spectators Fire Chief V. N. Darden today warn ed local citizens that they had better join the local volunteer fire depart ment if they want to continue going to rires as they have been doing. The Chief said that laws prohibiting the following of fire apparatus when it is traveling in response to a fire ahum or parking within one block of where fire apparatus has been stop ped in answer to an alarm, will be strictly enforced in the future. Fire chasers were so numerous at two minor blazes two weeks ago here, cmer Darden explained, that "we could not have jrotten another roieee of apparatus in to fight the fire, if neeaea, nor could we have moved the trucks on the scene to another lo cation in response to a second alarm." Traffic congestion was such an the vicinity of the fires, according to the chief, that some of the firemen had to park .their cars two blocks away ana run tne rest of the way. Each firemen has been instructed to report to the Chief of Police any- onu seen violating the laws reeardinir fire chasing. Lions Broom Sale Termed Successful 'Highly successful" was the term used by members of the Hertford Lions Club, in reporting on the out come of the broom sale conducted! by the Lions last week. ; Proceeds from the broom sale will be used by the Lions to assist in fi nancing the Lions Club project of aid to the blind. A T. Lane, speaking xor the local club, expressed appre ciation to the public for the fine co operation received in making the sale success.. County Man Held On Liquor Charges Claude Dail, 46. a resident of the Chappell Hill community, faces charg es In Perquimans Recorder's Court of possession of non-tax paid liquor for the purpose of sale and possession of materials for manufacture of whiskey, it was reported Wednesday by Sheriff M.G.w Owens. V. Sheriff Owens, ATU Officers Jack Gaskill and Moses Harahaw. ABC Officers A; D. Baum and Benny Hal- steaa confiscated ? and gallons of non-tax paid liqeor in a search of the Dail home os Tuesday morning. A' hearlnir of the charees will he held during the court term next Tues day. , - Shooting Charge Causing Department Much Inconvenience Carolina, Friday, March World Citizenship Program Presented To Central PTA The PTA of the Perquimans County luentral Grammar School held its March meeting Monday night. in the school auditorium with the president, Mrs. W. H. Matthews, presiding. The meeting was opened with the singing of "America" by the audience. The president read excernts from the State President's message stress- ng. the necessity of complete and prompt reports to the State office. The program was under the direc tion of Mrs. Claude White of the Winfall community. Mrs. White pre sented Mrs. J. L. DeLaney who pre sented the devotional Mrs. DeLaney read) Psalms 24, with timely and' appropriate comments followed by prayer. This was followed by special music by a group of Winfall men. Rayiiond Stanton. Clifton Monran. Marvin White, CharMe 'Umphlett. Claude White, Earl Hollowell and Wayne White sane "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Durwood Barber. Mrs. Edgar Lane, World Citizen ship chairman, spoke briefly on the topic "Future World Citizenship" and presented Miss Pearle White, a mem ber of the faculty, who traveled in Europe last summer. (Miss White told of the many interesting places she visited, of the customs of the people, and of her impressions of other lands and Other peoples. Mrs. lLane then presented Bam Hourmouzis, a native of Greece, who had resided In Hertford for a number of years. Mr. Hourmouzis paid high tribute to the American people and the American way of life. His rrac- ious .remarks thoroughly delighted .the tiuuiencc. The minutes were then read and approved. During the business ses- sron it was voted to support the Hert- iora jaycee project of securing a transportation bus for the rnnnv schools. , The topic for April was announced as "The Art of Living Together" with the Bagley Swamp community nre- senting the program under the direc-1 troa of Mrs. Dennis Winslow, chair man, - - Ttet hospitality committer eivnt thStv Mrs.. Joseph Winslow's SenB grace won the attendance award. it. J. Eyer, sanitarian of the Health District presented a film Knife.v n the School Bus" which concluded the program. A large number of Datrona nttimil. ed ther meeting, and the entire pro gram was well received. i Indians' Baseball ScheduleReleased Perquimans High School will open its aerense of its 1952 State Base, ball Championship on Tuesday. March 31, when the Indians will play Wind sor at Windsor, it was announced to day by E. C. Woodard, principal of tne local school. Six teams, Perauimans. Plymouth. Ahoskie,' Gatesville and Colerain make up Group 1, of the State Elimination schedule, as drawn by ihe NCHAA. Coach Ellie Fearing is attempting to schedule a non-conference srame to oe played in Hertford sometime next week, as the opening contest. The season's schedule for the In dians is as follows: March 81 Windsor, there. April 3 Colerain, here. April 7 Ahoskie, there. April 9 Plymouth, here. April 14 KJatesville, there. April 16 Windsor, here. April 24 Ahoskie, here. April 28 Hymouth, there, i May l-4Gatesville, here. May 9 District Playoff. May 16 .Regional Playoff. May 23 Eastern Playoff. May 30-JState Playoff. Winfall Couple To Observe Anniversary, (Mr. and Mrs. Asa P. Sballings of winrali are holduur open house, at their home on (Sunday, March 29, in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. Hours for callinsr are irom tmree to five f. M. Oil Firm Of f ice " In New Location The offices of 'the Winslow Oil Company have been moved from the second floor of the Hertford Hard ware Store to the oil company's ware house at the foot of Covent Garden 'Street, it was reported here this week. J, E. Winslow, . president of the firm, stated moving the office to its new location will provide better ser vice for' patrons, and requests cus tomers to call at the new office for any matters, .pertaining to the oil firm. ' ' - 0. 1953. Shoplifters Receive From Recorder's Judge On last Tuesday Board Complete Valuation Work County Commissioners, meeting here last Monday in a special session as a Board of Equalization and Re view, completed a study of county property valuations listed for 1953 taxes. The Board was in session most of the day and made a number of chang es in valuations as lasted wath the list takers. It also discovered a num ber of new houses, constructed in the county last year, as being unlisted lor taxes and these were placetd on the tax scrolls. Individuals having changes made in their property valuations will be notified as to the changes made. Annual 4-H Club Banquet Climaxes National Week National 4-H Club Week, March 7-114 was observed in Perquimans County with the 4-H Clubs in action. One window display in a store window in Hertford was used showing work done by a 4-H Club member having a forestry tree identification project. The county council also held its an nual banquet and had as its guests, school officials, county commissioners and in most cases, both the father and mother of the club member. The Horace ILayden memorial cup, which is awarded each year to the boy or girl doing the most outstand- ing club work, was awarded to Oar- e"ce Chappell, Jr. This being the third year an succession he has wnn this honor, the cup becomes his to keep. Another cup will be provided for next year. The tup is provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Layden in hon or of their son, Horace, who. before his death in 1949, was an outstanding 4-n member. Each year since then Mr. and Mrs. Layden have attended this banquet and have made the pres- n4..i.'.. - J " Mentation of the cud. The program which was handled en tirely by club members consisted1 of slides of - 4-H activities of local club members and was presented by Rachel Spivey and Clarence Chappell, Jr. A stunt was conducted by Wallace Bak er using club members and parents. Following the banquet an hour of recreation, consisting of games and folk dances, was conducted by Miss Carolyn Biggerstaff. Approximately 100 persons attended the banquet. Mrs. Wise Speaker At Hertford PTA The ParentiTeaoher Association of the Hertford Grammar School met March 'l2, in the school lunch room. The devotional for the evening was given by Mrs. W. E. rake, taken from the 8th chapter of Romans, after which she led in prayer. Mrs. Corbin Dozier introduced the speaker, Mrs. Paul A. Wise from Elizabeth City. Mrs. IWHse spoke on "Children's Handicaps" and how these handicaps might be overcome with special classroom teaching. During the business session the minutes were read and approved. The president's message was read, stressing the Importance of reports. A message was read from Arch T. Allen of the State Legislative Com mittee for the United Forces for Edu cation and Mrs. JH. C. Sullivan was appointed to urge our iRepreBentative to support this proeram. iPranrfs Nixon was appointed as oroeram chairman for the Civil Defense program to be given next month. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: iTesident, W. IF. Airisley: vice-nre!. dent,. Mrs. John Coston; secretary, airs, uouas ilowell; treasurer, (Mrs, Vivian Matthews. The attendance cup for attendance was won by Mrs. John Coston, fifth- sixth grade combination room. Mrs. Ward Injured When Struck By Car Mrs. I. A. .Ward, wife of Dr. L A. Ward of Hertford, was seriously in jured, on Wednesday night of last week, when she was struck by an au tomobile in the city of Wilmington. Mrs. Ward was attending a meet ing of the State Woman's Missionary Union, and upon leaving the church, and starting to cross a street was struck by a car rounding the corner of the street. She suffered aenous head' injuries and was hospitalized at Wilmington for treatment and moved .... ---- .....i, tu,u wiriui . on last Monday to Duke Hospital, Dur- J i"un" .. 5 Cents Per Copy Stiff Sentences Merchandise Recovered By State Patrolman On Last Saturday Four Virginia Negroes, apprehend ed one-half mile from Elizabeth City last Saturday night by State Patrol man W. B. Riddick, were found guilty of larceny of merchandise from three Hertford stores in Recorder's Court here last Tuesday morning. The defendants, Albert Beasley, Morris Jones, Branda Davenport and Elizabeth Taylor, were given road sentences totaling 96 months, to be suspended upon payment of fines amounting to $2,400, and the costs of court. They were charged in three counts with "shoplifting" articles of clothing from J. C. Blanchard '& Co., Rose's 5 and 10c Store and Jones Kiddie Shop. In the hearing conducted Tuesday, Patrolman Riddick testified he stop ped the car driven by Beasley, in a routine operator's license -check, and further checked the other occupants in the car, which led to the discovery of the stolen merchandise. Repre sentatives of the three local stores identified the merchandise Saturday night, and this led' to charges being drawn against the defendants. Riddick also testified the defendants told him they had found the clothing in a parking lot in Hertford and' were taking it with them to Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. Sheriff M. G. Owens and Police Of ficer Robert A. White assisted Pa trolman Riddick with an investigation of the case, and it was learned that part of the loot was owned by stores in Edenton. During the trial L. C. Winslow testi fied he saw the two women in the J. C. Blanchard Store early Saturday evening, and also identified a num ber of ladies' coats recovered by the oincer. .Mrs. Kathenne Nelson identi fied merchandise belonging to Rose's and Mrs. J. E. Jones stated the two women were in her store an didenti fied some- garments taken from the Jones Kiddie Shop. Of the four defendants, only Beas ley testified during the hearing and he denied he or his co-defendants had taken the clothingT Worn local stores. BPWCIiib Planning Annual Safety Drive Seeks Suggestions The Perquimans Business and Pro fessional Women's Club, getting ready for its fourth annual safety campaign in Perquimans County, de sires to enlist the public in catalog ing safety projects Which will benefit the county, it was reported today by Mrs. D. M. Jackson. Members of the BPW Club want to know just how interested people are in the- safety of fellow, citizens and the children of the community. They are asking any person, who will, to write to BPW Club, Box 6, Hertford, N. C., suggesting in 25 words or less a project based upon the following question: "What project, improvement . or change would you like to see in Hert ford andor Perquimans County to make it a safer place in which to live?" The club, according to Mrs. Jack son, hopes the Public will loin with the club in working out safety pro jects, ana cooperating by sending in replies to the query. Basketball Letters Awarded Monday A. M. . Ten Perquimans High School girl basketball players and seven bova were awarded stars and letter n pieremony Monday morning. The girls reaving stars were Peggy Stokely, Mary Winslow and Suzanne Towe. Those receiving letters were: Gaye Cobb Sutton, Barbara Edwards, Br lyn Ann Stanton, Celia WhiteTjo Pat Stokes, Alice Jean Jackson and Mary Frances Eure. 'Two boys, John Morris and Howard iWHliams, received stars. Those re ceiving letters nei rrawi aiu- Cliff Towe, Vernon White, Fred Mat thews and Paul Mathews. Patricia Biggers was awarded a letter for her excellent work as storekeeper. Ten Junior Varsity players were awarded emoiems. They were Melville Wil liams, Billy Bray. Marshall Wi.l. Johnny Winslow, Vivian Baker, Ray Lane, John Hill, Roger Mathews, D. A. Carver and Carroll Hurdle. The girls' DasKetbaU team .presented Coach El he Fearing with a rift to show their appreciation. MASONS TO MEET TllA tn r w . w i ciTjuxiiraiiH masonic uoosre. fiO. 106, A F. & A. M., wfll meet Tuesday ' right at 7:30 o'clock in the lodge hall