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W IT 11 21 11 I I n nil IV Volume II.--Number 24. AAA Program Continue Farmers' Voluntary Ad justment Program Safeguarded TO BE FULFILLED Perfections In Law Is Sought In Amend ments to Act That the AAA program will con tinue in effect is indicated by infor mation sent out from the office of the Director of Extension Work, United States Department of Agriculture, which states that Secretary Wallace on June 5, with the approval of Pres ident Roosevelt, issued the following statement: "In cooperation with leaders of Congress, amendments to the Agri cultural Adjustment Act are being perfected which are intended to bring the Act's provisions as to marketing agreements and licenses into line with the Schechter case decision and also to safeguard the farmers' voluntary adjustment program on basic commo dities. "These voluntary adjustment pro grams were not in the 'path of the Schechter case decision, and in no event could there be any question of the Government's ability to fulfill its contracts with farmers. "Nevertheless, we have taken ad vantage of the decision to seek per fections in the law which will make certain the Governmenf s authority to continue processing tax rates in accordance with amended provisions of the Act." J f!hnnnall frfvr fYk Plans Big Ford Show A street dance will be a feature of the big Ford Show which the Chap- pell Motor Co., local Ford dealer, is putting on next week. The cut-away chassis of the Ford will be on display in the show rooms throughout the week. Last year, when this cut-away chassis was shown for the first time in Hertford, large crowds were attracted to the interesting exhibit. 4 The dance will be held in front of the garage on Grubb Street, and there will be special music. The dance begins at 9:30 and the public is cordially invited. tCounty Women Attend Baptist Study Class Women from all over the county were present at the Hertford Baptist Church on Wednesday when an all day meeting and study cffiss was held, with the pastor of the Hertford Church, Rev. P. S. Dempsey, con-: ducting the classes. Representatives from the five Bap tist churches of the county were present, numbering 68. Lunch was served at the close of the morning session. Coach Hughes Goes To Maury High School That Coach Hughes will not be back at the Perquimans High ScheDl next fall is sad new to the young people with whom he was so popular last year, money M. tiugnes nas re signed his position as athletic coach and science teacner ana nas acceptea sition as Director of Physical Edttation at Maury High School, in Norfolk, Va. V. N. DARDEN IN HOSPITAL V. N. Darden, prominent Hertford merchant, is a patient at the Veter an's Hospital, in Hampton, Va., where he underwent an operation' on Tues .Cday of this week. Mr. Darden's con , - dition is Reported as very satisfac ! tory. i ' ' Vu ' ' MISS HARRIETT MADRE WILL" LEAVE NEXT WEgK ON CRUISE K' Miss (Harriett : Frances , Madre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Madre, of Hertford, who holds a po , sition in Richmond, Vay wffl sail on Wednesday of next week from New ' York for a cruise to 4San Francisco, , MRS. JOHNSON IMPROVING Mrs. F. T. Johnson, who under ,' went : an operation for appendicitis Jiva Norfolk, Va., hospital recently, ' returned home on Wednesday of this week. Mrs., Johnson is reported aa Y convalescing satisfactorily, V ,c . - . ONLY 0N3 IN COUST In the e-'y " " ' T.zt-i-f r's Court i i ' ' ' 4 '.r"chl ' 1 A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Hertford, Perquimans County, North Wffl In Hrrect f SEEKING OFFI CE THAD EURE Thad Eure, of Winton, has an nounced his candidacy for secre tary of state in the forthcoming Democratic primary for nomina tion to this office. Mr. Eure, 35 years old, has been a practicing attorney at Winton since 1922 and has been principal clerk of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of 1931, 1933 and 1935. Important Meetings Held For Midwives Mrs. Margaret Sloan, representing the State Board of Health, will hold the yearly midwife classes in Per quimans County at the time and place indicated in the schedule given below. All practicing midwives, also those wishing permits to practice, are re quested to attend at. least one of these classes. Those who attend will receive instructions, and may enter into discussions, concerning the im portant matters to be brought up in these meetings. Midwives are asked to invite the mothers of babies, and particularly expectant mothers, to attend these classes also, where practical talks will be made along the lines of safe guarding the health of both the mothers and the babies. As the re sult of poor care before and during childbirth, each year in this State many mothers and babies die. Midwives are asked to bring their bag and the things they have in it for inspection. Permits may be renewed at this time, and new applicants may be registered for practice. In order that midwives may get a first-class, or Grade A permit, the highest grade, it will be necessary for them to bring not onlythe mid wife bag and the things required in it, but also a, written report from a doctor showing a negative Wasser mann, or blood test. Below is a ilst of meeting places: New Hope Colored School Building, June 14, 10:00 A. M. New Hope (white) at home of Mrs. W. E. Dail, June 14, 2:00 P. 1 Bethel Colored School Building, June 17, 10:00 A. M. Bethel (white) at home -of Mrs- Chas. E. White, June 17, 2:00 P. M Belvidere Colored School Building, June 18, 10:00 A. M. Belvidere (white) at home of Mrs. Mary L. Chappell, June 18, 2:00 P. M Chapanoke Colored School Build ing, June 19, 2:00 P. M. Woodville 1( white) at home of Dr. Hoggard, June 20, 2:00 P. M. Woodville Colored School Building, June 20, 10:00 A. M. ; Parkville (white) at home of Mrs G. W Bright. "June 21, 2:00 P. M. j Hertford Colored School Building, June 24, 2!00 P. M. -k Hertford (white) at homeW Mrs. C. R. Holmes, June 26, 10:00" A. Iff. Bill And Viv To Stage " Street Dance Friday r Bill ft Vlv's Service .Station i ate giving another of their famous' street dance in front of their station on Friday night -There will ibe special muiita anil th TMihHe in favitad. - Sick ; Man Hasn't m 4 , ; Spinal Meningitis .t When a colored employee- of. Major A Loomis Co., was taken aick while at work on Wednesday morning, suf fering with headache, he was carried to his home in .Winfall and; Dr G. E. Newby, County Health C cer, was c:"ii. Peer" that he ha " developed ' " 1 r' - '.l' was " sed by HERTFORD PEOPLE ON BAPTIST PROGRAM AT OATESVILLEjJUNE 20th Rev. D. S. Dempsey Will Preach Sermon In Morning GOOD PROGRAM Mrs. Charles Johnson And Mrs. Dempsey Take Part Rev. D. S. Dempsey of Hertford will preach the sermon at the Cho wan Associational Baptist Training Convention which will be held in the Gatesville Baptist Church on Thurs day, June 20., Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs. D. S. Dempsey- also will appear on the program, which is as follows : Morning Session 10:00 Meditation Period, by Rev. L. B. Reavis, of Henderson. 10:25 President's Address, Miss Addie Mae Cooke, Gatesville. 10:40 Hymn "Loyalty to Christ" 10:45 Union. 11:10 11:20 Playlet, Gatesville Training Miscellaneous. Hymn "The Church's One Foundation." 11:25 Sermon, Rev. D. S. Demp sey, Hertford. 11:55 Solo "I Would lie True," Mrs. Johnnie Bray, Woodville. 12:00 Adjournment Benediction Rev. B. A. Mitchell, Corapeake. 12:15 Dinner by Gatesville ladies. Afternoon Session 1:45 Meditation Period, Rev. L. B. Reavis. 2:10 Reports Under direction of L. H. Sawyer, Elizabeth City. 2:20 Solo, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Jr., Hertford. - 2:25 "Why We Know What We Know," Mrs. O. Jack Murphey, Eli zabeth City. 2:40 Business Period. 3:00 Hymn "To The Work." 3:05 Conference, by the follow ing: Juniors, Miss Mildred Munden, Edenton; Intermediates, Miss Marga ret Savin, Riverside; Senior and Adult, Mrs. D. S. Dempsey, Hertford; Baptist Training Union and Pastors, Mrs. Robert Brown, Hobbsville. 4:05 Benediction, Rev. A. S. Tomlinson. 4:30 Picnic and weiner roast at Tuscarora Beach, under direction of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Carrick, of Eliza beth City. 6:45 Campfire Service, by Miss Winnie Rickett. Evening Session 8:00 Meditation Period, Rev. L. B. Reavis. 6:25 Installation of Officers, Rev. O. Jack Murphy, Elizabeth City. 8:40 Special Music, Gatesville. 8:46 Address bv Miss Winnie Rickett. 8:45 Rickett. . 9:15 9:20 Address, by Miss Winnie Closing Hymn "Our Best." Benediction, by Rev. T. L. Brown, Gates. MRS. SUTTON HOME Mrs. R. A. Sutton, whd underwent an operation in a Norfolk, Va., hos pital some time ago, returned to Hertford last week. Old Thach Home In Family Since Nineteenth Century Of all the numerous old home steads of Perquimans, the old Thach residence, near Hertford, ia probably the only one which haa remained in the possession of the lineal descend ants of the original owner and been occupied continuously : by succeeding generations of the family . since the beginning of the nineteenth century. . .The house, located on . the , road leading from Hertford to Center Hill, is large and : commodious containing thirteen rooms, set well b.y k from the road in a fine grove of old trees, and is in a fine state of preservation. It was built in 1808, by Ridiard Fel- ton, the great-great-grandfather of B w; Thach, the present owner, who by the way, id the grandfather of the youngest Benjamin Thach,; Benjamin the Sixth, three yean old:-. - v " .: ': Five generations ; oil Benjamin Thach have ?: lived In the' old house, in addition td the two generations of Feltons who preceded them, fj ? Richard Felton, ; the ' great-grand father of the present : owner: of the homet owned 12,000 acres of land, in Perquimans,, listed on the tax books. H was one of the wealthy men of the county, owning many slaves and f jtrmiitj . . exter:ye'y. ; Incidentally, 1.3 is the H :ri Ic!t?n whoee name - -i r" f-t cf Cir'. s V. Carolina, Friday, June w infall Colored Man Stricken With Case Convention Speaker Miss Winnie Rickett, State Baptist Training Union secretary of Raleigh, who will conduct the campfire service at 6:45 and de liver the inspirational address at Wie closing session of the Chow an Associational Baptist Train ing Convention at Gatesville on Thursday, June 20. Beloved Hertford Woman Very Sick Mrs- K. R. Newbold, beloved Hert ford woman, is critically ill. Her condition does not improve and she is reported as growing weaker. She has been sick for ten days. All of Mrs. Newbold's eleven chil dren are here, the eight who live at a distance having been summoned because of her condition. In spite of the seriousness of her condition, of which she is fully aware, and although she is pitifully weak and her strength spent, Mrs. New bold continues to be concerned for the comfort of her household, request ing that eertain tilings be attended to for the pleasure and comfort of her visiting children. Those from out-of-town who are at the bedside of their mother are: Mrs. Carl Winslow, of Greens boro; Shelton Newbold, of Raleigh; Mrs. Russell Jarvis, of Elizabeth City; Mrs. C. A. Wright, of Jarvis- burg; Oscar Newbold, of Washing ton, D. C; Kenneth Newbold, of New York; Lucullus Newbold, of Weehawken, N. J., and Jack Newbold, of Rutherford, N. J. Special Display For Festival Of Fashion Henry Samuels, of Baltimore, Md., special decorator for the Federated Stores of America, of which organi zation J. C. Blanchard & Company is a member, spent last week in Hert ford, decorating and making dis plays in the store in preparation for the Festival of Fashion. T. F. Mallette, director of Mr. Samuels' department, who is well- known in Hertford, where he made many friends during his stay here three years ago when he was in charge of remodeling the store of J. C. Blanchard & Co., was in town for a short visit on Saturday. of the Hertford Baptist Church, the inscription stating that these two men were responsible for-the building of the church. , Richard Felton's daughter married Benjamin Thach the second, or proba bly the third. The original farm contained 3,000 acres. The father of the present owner inherited the original number of acres with, the house as his .portion of the estate of . Ma father. When the present owner, B. W. Thach, who is one of the leading farmers of Per quimans, succeeded to the property, there were only 870 agres left of the original plantation, but the farm is one of the most valuable in the coun ty today. ; The old Thach homestead is not the only family property which B. W. Thach prices; u One ; of his most treasured possessions is a large gold watch which has been handed down to a Benjamin . Thach .for many gen erations. It is an open faee watch, which winds - with a -tiny key. It bears this inscription! , "Made by M. G. Beasley, of Liverpool, England, for B., W. and M L. Thach, N. Carolina." - A Baltimore jeweler once offered fourteen " hundred "dollars for the watch. The old watch is not just a kstpsalce. i It is used yery day ky 1" c-Tier"-l it kv-s correct t:s:e. MM 1 : JlJLi 14, 1935. Of Spinal Oh, Oh, For Many More Of His Kind The sight of a man of probably a little less than medium stature carry ing a large dog in his arms on the streets of Hertford was so unusual as to attract attention. The man, Capt. Charles Lutz, who lives at White Hat, and who is well known in the county, makes infre quent trips to Hertford, practically always coming in a sail boat. He was seen putting in at the foot of Grubb Street on Friday morning,, as is his custom. Upon mooring his vessel, he lifted the big dbg in his arms, carrying her lovingly, as a mother might a little child. Naturally, Capt. Lutz- was asked why he was carrying the dog, and stopped to explain that he was on his way to have her vaccinated for the prevention of rabies. "And it is kill ing me," he said, with feeling. It was easy to see that he was in a great deal of trouble. Florence is not just "dog." She is a pure bred Collie, with all the intel ligence and all the fine qualities usu ally found in Collies, and all her life her owner has regarded her as one of the family and accorded her more kindness and consideration than the children in many a home receive. It almost broke his heart to have Florence in her old age have to un dergo the treatment for the preven tion of rabies which he feared might be harmful to her. For Florence is fifteen years old, which is three years more than the average life of a Collie. They are not long lived and as a rule only live to be about twelve yeaif old. So Florence is in the relative position of a man or woman who has reached the ripe old age of 86 or 87, about a fourth more than the alloted three-score-and-ten span. It is easy to see why the Captain was distressed. And so Florence was carried all the way to the home of the vetenarian and held tenderly in her owner's arms while the innoculation was. made. And then she was carried back to the boat and the pair set sail for home. Commenting on the circumstance, some one suggested that the Captain might have sought to avoid having his dog vaccinated under the circum stances. No one who knows Capt. Charles Lutz would make the sugges tion. The law has been passed that all dogs in North Carolina must be vaccinated for the prevention of rabies. It is a pretty safe bet that Capt. Lutz has never violated any law. He won't do so now. Capt. Lutz lost money last year because he could not get the consent of his mind to enter into a contract with the AAA whereby he might have gotten his share of cotton gin ned tax free, because for a certain period it would have been necessary for him to have owed the ginner for the cotton ginned. It is his proud boast that he has never yet owed any man a cent. He is beyond mid dle age, carries on business, owns property, but he will not contract a debt. Incidentally, when the time draws near for Captain Lutz's subscription to The Perquimans Weekly to expire, it is not necessary to send him a no tice of such expiration. You can just bet yonr last dollar that before the date arrives the Captain will call at the office and pay up for another year. He never fails. Going back to the original subject, G. C. Buck, vetenarian, says there will be no harmful effects of the vaccination. One Stop Station Changes Ownership The One Stop Service Station, formerly owned by the Winslow Oil Company, with Cook Winslow as manager, has been purchased by L. N. Hollowell and Hudson Butler, who are operating the station. The station, which is located on the corner of Church and Grubb Streetes, In Hertford, will continue to be operated under the name of the One Stop Service Station. County Agent's Office Issues 700 Certificates The office force of the County Agent has been working at top speed this week with the sign-up of appli cations for tax eKemution certificates provided for in the Bankhead Cot ton Act Around seven hundred .ap plications have already' been taken and nave been sent in- to' Raleigh. There will probably be around a thousand in all, according to L, W. J -Courety fr'-t $1.25 Per Year Meningitis Little Hope Held For Recovery of Luther Lamb UNDER CONTROL Twenty - two Ordered Quarantined by Health Officer Newby A case of spinal meningitis devel oped in Winfall over the week-end, Luther Lamb, an eighteen-year-old colored youth, having been stricken. He is still critically ill with little hope held out for his recovery. Twenty-two persons, all colored, who had been in contact with the patient since he was stricken, were ordered quarantined by Dr. G. E. Newby, County Health Officer, as a precaution against the snead of the disease. All these, with the except tion of the occupants of the house where the patient lives, will be re leased from quarantine on Saturday unless Dr. Newby receives instruc tions to the contrary from the State Board of Health, with which he is in communication, and unless any should develop the disease meantime. Where or how the patient contract ed the disease is a mystery. He is tn employee of Major & Loomis Co., and it is said has not been out of the county for some time. Dr. G. E.- Newby says that this is the first case of spinal meningitis he has known of in Perquimans since he became Health Officer, in 1917. There was a case in "Newtown," colored residential section of Here ford, in 1912, according to Dr. T. A. Cox, who says the victim, a colored child of about ten years of age, died within about ten days after he was stricken. The history of spinal meningitis fixes the mortality rate of the disease at fifty per cent. Dr. Newby stated that, with the proper precautions, he sees no reason why the situation at Winfall cannot be controlled. Arrangements were made Wednes day for the quarantined famiHes to be furnished food supplies by the lo cal Emergency Relief Office. No case of infantile paralysis has been reported this side of the Chow an River, although 81 cases have de veloped in the State since May 1. C M T C Quota For County Is Unfilled With the enrollment campaign of the 1935 Citizens' Military Training Camp now entering , its final stage, the Perquimans County quota to at tend the camp remains unfilled, ac cording to information received yes terday from Fort Bragg. Due to increased appropriations, the size of the camp is more than doubled this year, allowing Perqui mans County a quota of 2, for which places no applications have been sub. mitted. Young men of this community who are interested in attending the" camp must make application prior to July 1st in order to receive consideration, it was stated. After that date va cancies remaining in the local quota will be filled by surplus applicants from other counties. The camp is to be held at Fort Bragg from August 5th to Septem ber 3rd. All expenses are borne by the government, and no future obli gations of any kind are imposed. The purpose of these camps is to promote good citizenship among young men between 17 and 24 years of age by thirty days military training combin ed with generous amounts of recreat tion and sport. Lt. Wilbur M. White, of Hertford, N. C, is county chairman of the com mittee which is assisting young men o qualify for camp. Persons interested should com municate with the county chairman or write to the C. M. T- C. Officer, Fort Bragg, N. C. Good Fishing In Creeks Of County Perquimans River isn't the only stream in Perquimans where big fish abound. t One morning last week Mrs. T. T. Harrell went on a little fishing trip in Yeopim Qreek, near her home. Casting with a reel and rod, she caught two big bass. No scales were convenient for weighing the big fish, but the two made an ample lunch for seven persons. ; : ,. . That same 'afternoon Mrs. 'Harrell fished from the banks of the creek ( with a hook and line and cauglit one . bass which; tejeasurld 19 inches in.