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1 CL1 'A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TQ THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY ..Volume II.Number 42. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Frjday, October 18, 1935. $1.25 Per Year V Winf all Will Have 1 6tmiriunity House Unused Episcopal Cha pel WilTBe Used For Local Activities Building Turned Over To f ewly;Qrganized Community the pwbfoni of securing (torn-! manity house for Winfatt :fi been solved, ifO unwed Epis&pat eTuipel will be turned over to the newly, or ganized Community Club of Winf all, and the building will be put in re ' pair and utilized as a community 4 house, to be need for olub meetings and dvle gatherings and entertain ments for the people of the com- I The chapel was , built In the days before motor' travel united the two towns of Winfall and Hertford, bringing Into the Parish of Holy Trinity, Hertford, the Episcopalians of Winfall and the surrounding ter ritory. For a number of years no services have been held in the chapel 4 Last spring interested Winf all residents took up the matter with the church authorities of securing the building for use, as a community house. The matter, has been arrang ed satisfactorily. On the building committee, including a number of Winfall residents, the Rev. E. T. Jillson, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Hertford, and D. S. Darden, of the vestry, were appointed. The altar and furnishings of the chancel will be removed from the chapel be fore the work of cleaning up the building begtos.'- V Mrs. W." G. Hollowell is president of the Community Club. The other officers are Mrs. W. P. Morgan, vice president; Mrs. D..B. Trueblood, secretary, and Mrs. J. V. Roach, treasurer. ' On the program committee has been appointed. Mrs. A. R. Winslow, JrMrs. Claude D. White and Mrs. D. P. Stallings, and Miss Myrtle Umphlett. The building committee includes Mr. and Mrs. J. Ii Nixon, Mr. ana Mrs. T.X-' Barber, Mrs. James Leigh, Mrs. J, F Hollowell, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stanton, Raymond Jordan, Rev. E. T. Jillson, and D. S. Darden. organ's Sale Draws Larsre Crowds From Adjoining Counties Not only are Perquimans folks buying furniture, but customers are rnminsr from Chowan. ..Gates, and Pasquotank Counties to take advan tagepf the big sale at W. M. Mor rans. Last Saturday was the bus iest day this store has had for a long time, according to the proprietor, who says that folks either have, more money or they are more eager to take advantage of bargains than has been the case for a long time. The big sale win close on Novem ber 2. Mrs. R. T. White Heads The Sixteenth District Mrs. R. T. White was elected vice president of ihe Sixteenth District of the North Carolina Federation of vJTtowtan'a Clubs. ; at the District v meeting held at Ahpskie , on Satur- 0&r"l)istricVof3cs lncludy Mrs' "V'fid'Mne.Tt'TR C '.rr of AhoBtle, .'"cretary.-:;-- . :-;t iXr I-, AmonjE. V .rt 3ft V, "; meeting. 1 . "v 1 ' .? . Fu'ir. x'r r,Aor a n iaxsi,: ana w. . John D. Robinson, second vice-presi dent, of Wallace., - The women, of the Hertford Worn- ' v an's Oub who attended tbis meeting ' included the president, Mrs. F. T. i Johnson, and Mrs. H. T. Brou-hton, T Mrs. C. P. Morris, Mrs. V. N. Dar- - den, Mrs. J. J. Fleetwood, Mrs. C. A. Davenport ana Mrs, j. su. wmw., Turkey Su:;:r By ; Church Auxiliary k turkey' surfer, -the first, public turkey supper of the season, will be . served by tie ladies 01 fct. yatne-Aux:.'-rv of the Episcopal Clrioni: - '-y r'Ji of next we.-, at tl a I " . a- a .-.Mil i r?--J at a CC : MASONS PLANNING SPECIAL MEETINGS The local lodge of Masons is plan ning a; series of special meetings to begin next Tuesday night at the regular meeting. The old time spirit of enthusiasm which long ago char acterized the Masonic Lodge of Per quimanc is being revived. Special out-of-town speakers are to be secur ed for the programs, and the officers are making every attempt to have a one hundred per cent attendance, i The officers of the Perquimans Lodge includes J. S. Vick, Master; B. C. Berry, Senior Warden; A. L. Skinner, Junior Warden: E. S. Pierce, Senior Deacon; J. H. Towe, Junior Deacon; T. E. Raper, Secretary; and Claude D. White, Treasurer. ' Drunken Driver Gets 60 Days On Roads Truth is a virtue which Judge Wal ter H. Oakey, Jr., rewards with great lenience in the trial of cases coming before him in Perquimans County Recorder's Court. On numerous oc casions he has obviously sought to impress the habitue of his court that a defendant who goes on the stand to make a statement in his own defense and tells the truth stands a good show of being lenient ly dealt with. On the other hand, woe be the offender who dares lie in his own defense. Sim Burke, colored, who was sen tenced to the roads on Tuesday for 60 days,, upon conviction of driving an automobile while under the in fluence of liquor, probably got a much more severe sentence than he would bet drawn, if he had not made ther statement on the stand that neither of the two white men with him in the car handed him the botti4oxwHich' he took a drink; that he took the drink while on the rear seat of the car and while the two white men were on the front seat, and that the bottle was on the floor between the feet of the two white men. "That will do," said Judge Oakey at this point. "I was looking for a way to turn you loose, Sim," he said, "Bui you are too big a liar; I am going to send you to the roads." "It is appalling," continued Judge Oakey, "to note the number of wit nesses who take the stand and per jure themselves uselessly. It goes on every day in every courthouse in the land, and it is a disgrace to this country. We might as well take all of our Bibles 'from the courthouses and burn them up; or give them to somebody who would make use of them. It is a sacrilege that so often a witness is sworn to speak the truth and he makes a statement in reference to which even the Court does not hesitate to call him a liar on the stand." Sim Burke had heen arrested on Sunday afternoon by Corporal J. M. Merritt, of the State Highway Pa trol, who testified that he saw a car on the Winfall-Belvidere highway being driven from side to side of the road, and that he stopped the car and found Burke at the wheel, with two white men, Roy Lilly and Elvin Stallings, on the seat beside him; that all three of the men were drunk; that there was a bottle containing liquor on . the floor between the feet of the two white men. Burke testified that'when he got in the car Lilly was at the wheel and that he got on the rear seat, and that later on when Lilly became in toxicated he got under the wheel and drove, And; that; lid tad, had only Me .drink and' didn't thlnJc.hi ,8ftetf was drunk. j.?.; j-v ? ' Tri addition to 'the road; sentence, tit. s'xty' days, the: defendant. was de ttedrfendant'wasr deprived 'ofthe prived , of the" license to drive' a car for the period of one year. The white man, Elvin Stallings, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and waB taxed with the cost "If , I had evidence : that you made that man drunk I, would not be so lenient, with you," stated. Judge Oakey, in passing sentence. - ; .' Roy Lilly will be tried - in connec tion with, the affair next Tuesday. -Earl Hofiler, of Gates County, tried for improper parking on. the highway, was taxed with the court costs. 'Horace Carter, also of. Gates Coun ty, charged with improper ' parking on the highway, was 'found not George K'i!:k, charged with driv- irz a c-r ' improper license, was f ! 1 f.;ed five dollars i cr vris ' found 11 cf WOMEN'S CLUBS $9,000 HAVE A MEETING ON OCTOBER 26 County - wide Meeting Will Be Teld In Com munity House SPECIAlTsPEAKER Much Enthusiasm In Or ganizing For Club Work Miss Gladys Hamrick, County Home Demonstration Agent, is in Gatesville for the rest of this month, except for Saturdays. Miss Hamrick has announced that she will be in her office in the courthouse in Hertford every Saturday and will be glad to meet any of the county women there. The agent has been very success ful in the organization of the women of the county for home demonstration work. The recently organized clubs are Beech Spring, which met on Mon day at the home of Mrs. Noah Fel ton, with twelve Women present, ana Ballahack, which met on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. J. M. Sutton. The Belvidere Woman's Club met on Wednesday at the home of Miss Clara White, president. Three clubs are to be organized early in November, according to Miss Hamrick. They are Hunters Fork, Chapanoke, and Winfall. Miss Hamrick Is very enthusiastic about the County-wide meeting ui woman's clubs which will be held at the Community House, in Hertford, on Saturday, October 26. A special speaker will be present on this occa sion, and probably a large delegation from each one of the twenty clubs in the County. This is a quarterly meeting, the last one having been held in, August, 1. Improvement Made In Local Drug Store Walker's "Around the Corner" has been undergoing a lot of improve ment in recent weeks. The walls and ceiling has been done over, and all the wood work has been painted. In addition to this Mr. Walker has bought some very attractive new tables and chairs. Altogether the store presents a most inviting ap pearance. Education Officials Rule On Bus Travel No child living in one school dis trict may attend school in another district, according to a ruling of the Perquimans County Board of "Educa tion at the last meeting. This action is taken to relieve the congested condition of the school busses. Corbin Dozier Accepts Position In Tennessee Corbin Dozier has accepted an engineering job in connection with the building of steel towers in Dun lap, Tenn., and left last week to be gin his new duties. Mrs. Dozier and their little son, Corbin, Jr., expect to join Mr. Dozier in Dunlap early in November.' QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETING IN HERTFORD ON OCTOBER 26 The quarterly council meeting of the Home Demonstration Clubs will be held in Hertford on Saturday, October . 26, at ,i0;00 A. M. . Miss Gladys' Hamrick, . he new home dem onstration: agenvurges all .the- ladies tottendi ntsftttieni; a' tom MEETING1 WILLIES HELD ; AT EVANS CHURCH SATURDAY The zone meeting of the Methodist churches of Perquimans and Chowan counties will be held at Evans M. E. Church, in Chowan County Saturday. Referen V 4 "..;, s':-'" j-V ' i i, r'Mist;. :','j $r ''"''i Qa Corh-Hpg ' The matter of whether or not ; y the 1 corn-hog ; control v program ' will be continued is to be decided j by a referendum. ' rt v , Every farmer who signed a.' corn-hog contract for '1335 may express himself as to the matter) i and vote for or against corn-hog corrcl far 1IC3 ai 1227. A r ' - !:Tijtoli LJ Ut the ' t tl te t ." t o Ccto t ;i, t.J eviry t',- it tie ; ON HAND FOR PERQUIf.lANS COnONGROVERS Amount: Represents the Second Rental Bene fit Payment 4 1,023 CHECKS Farmers Crowd Mr. An derson's Office to Re ceive Their Share Cotton farmers of Perquimans are receiving cotton rental checks, repre senting the second cotton rental benefit check to producers. Approximately $9,000.00 is being paid to the Perquimans growers, ac cording to L. W. Anderson, County Agent, the amount being contained in 1,023 checks. About seventy-five of this number have been temporarily delayed but most of the remainder have already been paid out. While this payment represents the last of the rental benefit payments, the growers will still receive another check in January. This will be a parity payment, representing 1 cent per pound on the farm allot ment. The farm allotment is 40 per cent of the average annual produc tion of each producer. The payment of the rental checks was begun last Friday, and on Satur day Mr. Anderson's office in the courthouse had a rush ail day, with farmers applying for their checks. During this week there have been a great many farmers coming in, but nothing like the number which came to town on Saturday. It is expected that all of the checks will be given out during this week. Oakey Speaker For Schoolmaster Club Walter H. Oakey, Jr., was the speaker at the dinner meeting of the Schoolmasters Club of the Albemarle held at the Perquimans High School on Friday night, when the young la dies of the home economics class of the school, under the direction of the teacher, Miss Maude Pridgen, served the dinner. Miss Elizabeth Knowles also de lightfully entertained with two char acter impersonations. F. T. Johnson, Superintendent of Education of Perquimans County, chairman, presided at the meeting, which was attended by the superin tendents and principals of the schools of the Albemarle, and matters of common interest to teachers were discussed. There were 24 present, the local folks present including, in addition to Miss Knowles and Mr. Oakey, F. T. Johnson, G. C. Buck, and Miss Mary Sumner. New Ford Models Shown To Dealers Ford V-8 cars for 1936 were shown for the first time Tuesday to Ford dealers at group meetings in Ford branches in 34 cities in tjje United States and seven in Canada. The new units will be shown first to the public next Saturday. Body lines which strikes a new note in conservative streamlining, a new treatment of the interior and three important refinements in chas sis engineering summarize the princi pal improvements in the 1936 car. There are no radical changes. The 85-horsepower V-8 engine, of which more than 2,000,000 are now on the road, is unaltered. L. C. WINSLOW ACCEPTS , POSITION rAT BLANCHARD'S ixlii'C.'; WjowJla? accepted the ppsin- of bwkkeepef ; the office of J' C. Blanchard k Company. Mr. Winslow, who has for a number of years held, a similar position with the Hollowell Chevrolet Co., took over his new, duties this week at Blanch ard's. eld October 26 Control Plan 1935 contract is requested ' to cast , his i vote either, for ; or -against the continuance of the 'program. ( The ballot will be east in the office of L. W. Anderson, Farm Demonstration Agent, in v the courthouse, and Mr. Anderson is particularly anxious to nave all t ftsza w&o s'.rd the contract - - 'jm. tit mat. 'i ter y t'-Is UT.ot ? X, Prominent Visitors At Friends Church MANY PRESENT AT MUSIC CLUB MEET Newly Formed Organization . Will Hold Next Annual Meeting At Manteo The first annual district meeting of the newly formed Northeastern District of the North Carolina Fed eration of Music Clubs, held at the Hertford Methodist Church on Satur day was attended by music lovers from all over the district. Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Jr., who is Junior Counselor of the district, worked hard to make the affair a success and her efforts were indeed fruitful of a splendid beginning by way of a First District meeting. The morning session was presided over by Mrs. Vernon Ward, of Rob ersonville, opening with the singing of "America the Beautiful." After the invocation Mrs. E. W. Lordley, vice president of the Hertford Wo man's Club, made the address of welcome, with Mrs. Robert Atkins, of Robersonville giving the response. Mrs. Charles E. Johnson, of Hert ford, sang as a solo Lilly Strick land's "My Love Is a Fisherman." After an address by Mrs. Joseph S. Carroll, of Raleigh, State Presi dent, greetings from other state of ficers were given, and a number of special numbers followed, including a piano duet Moskowski's "Hungary," by Mrs. W. H. Darden and Mrs. C. J. Sawyer, of the Windsor club, and a piano solo, "Hark, Hark, the Lark," by Mrs. Victor Meekins, of Manteo. Mrs. I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, played a number of her own compositions, which included, " 'Tis Spring," sung by Miss Alice Barrow with violin obligato, by Bobby El liott; "God's World," Bung by Mrs. Margaret Love, and a violin solo, also written by Mrs. Meekins was played by Bobby Elliott. Mrs. R. M. Riddick, of Hertford, presided over the afternoon session, the exercises opening with a song, "Star Spangled Banner" by the audi ence. The junior address was made by Mrs. Grady Ross, of Charlotte, a junior counselor, after which routine business, including roll call and re ports. There were several interest ing musical numbers including a pi ano solo by Miss Hazel Mathews, of Hertford, "Concert Polonaise," by Engleman, choral numbers; "Short nin' Bread" and "Trees" by Miss Kate M. Blanchard's Glee Club, and a voice solo, "Heart of Gold," by Miss Maude Keaton. A family group number, with pi ano and saxophone, played by Louis and Charles Wilson, of Robersonville, completed the program of the first district meeting. Robersonville won the mileage prize, figured on an attendance and mileage basis. Robersonville was represented by 11 people, Elizabeth City by 5, Manteo 4, Camden 2, Shi loh 4, Shawboro 4, Windsor 4, Ra leigh, Wanchese, New Hope, Char lotte and Sanford 1 each, and Hert ford 38. The next annual meeting will be held at Manteo. Less Cotton Ginned In 1935 Up To October 1 According to W. M. Harrell, special agent for the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, there were 589 bales of cotton ginned in, Perqui mans County from the crop of 1935 prior to October 1, as compared with 79i bales ginned to October 1 of the 1934 crop. lcal Ford Dealers Attertd Norfolk Meet J. A. ChappelL E. Q. White and Tom Byrum, of the Chappell Motor Company, the local Ford Agency, at tended a meeting of Ford dealers and officials of the Company held at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday morning, after which the company, numbering some 600, at tended a luncheon at the Monticeuo Hotel. i, ; ' MODIFY RULES GOVERNING ' AID FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN - A modification of the rules and refutations sroverninjr the National Youth Administration has been re ceived by F. T.' Johnson, Superinten dent of Education of Perquimans County, which will allow children whose parents were on relief in May, 1935, to. receive aid, if they will be 16 years of age before the 'close of this school year.' The former ruling was that if they were at present tlx. teen, Special Meetings at Bel videre and Whiteston Churches MAKINGTOUR Mrs. Emmett, of Eng land, Author of Three Religious Books Distinguished members of the Friends Church will be in Perqui mans next week, and special services will be held at the Piney Woods Church, Belvidere, on Tuesday even ing, at 7:30 o'clock, and at Up River Church, Whiteston, on Wednesday evening at the same hour. Mrs. Anna B. Thomas, of Balti more, and her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Emmott, of Reigate, England, both outstanding ministers of the Friends Church, will be accomaanied by Mrs. Emmott's daughter, Miss Daisy Em mott, and by Miss Bessie Forman, of Philadelphia. These ladies are making a tour, visiting among Friends in Virginia and Eastern North Carolina. A very cordial invitation is given by the local churches to the public to be present at these services. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs- Emmott are daughters of the late well-known English Friend, Joseph Bevan Breathwaite, who was a member of the English Parliament. Mrs. Emmott, a well-known writer of Friends literature, is the author ol the three books, "The Story of Quak erism," "A Short History of Quak erism," and "Loving Srviece." Her late husband was at one time profes sor of Roman Law and Ethics at Johns Hopkins University. Raleigh Perry Now Machine Gun Expert Raleigh B. Perry, of Hertford, is at present serving with the Fleet Marine Force at Quantico, Virginia, it is announced by Major C. E. Nut ting, officer in charge of Marine Corps recruiting activities in this territory with offices in the Post Office Building, Savannah, Ga. Mr. Perry entered the Marines on September 21, 1934, at the Savannah office- He received his basic train ing at the Marine Base, Parris Is land, S. C, and has served aboard the U. S. S. Arkansas, one of the nation's first line battleships, and while aboard that vessel visited Porto Rico and Panama. He is qual ified as expert with the machine gun and Browning's automatic rifle, and is taking advantage of the education al opportunities offered by the Ma rine Corps Institute, having enrolled for a course in automobile mechanics. Through the Marine Corps Institute hundreds of marines have received diplomas in the arts, trades, and sciences. Mr. Perry is the son of Mrs. Nar cissus B. Perry, of Route 1, Hertford, and is a graudate of Perquimans High School, class of 1932. Vacancies for the Marine Corps are now being filled at the Savannah office. Applications will be mailed t. high school graduates upon request- W. H. Jenkins Leaves For Kansas City, Mo. W. H. Jenkins left Wednesday for Kansas City, Mo., where he has ac cepted a position as Postofflce In spector. Mr. Jenkins was for a number of years assistant postmaster at the Hertford postofflce, and for The past year has been carrier on Rural- Route" Three. . .'. ;.-'-:v;"";. Mrs. Jenkins and two children, ' Robert and Dorothy, will remain in Hertford until next Friday, when they expect to leave for Rustburg, Va., where they will spend the win ter with Mrs. Jenkins' father, join ing Mr. Jenkins after school is over. Caution Light Now At Street Intersection A traffic light,' W klnd known as a "caution flasher," haB been erected . at the intersection of Church and Market Streets. -The - light always flashes red and while' ''not requiring the motorist to stop, does flash a caution. There are no-stop lights on any Hertford streets.' , "CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?" 1 AH of the white teachers V the ; County wDl 'receive their pay checks ,. on Saturday, having taught school one month " . V