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' 1 At OS, A' iWEEKBY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY' Volume IIL-Number 23..' Hertford; Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 5, 1936. $1.25 Per Year. of , VOTURS PREPARE if- el vide re Citizens School Finals Held On Thursday Night ChMdAUAJK) Plead EoK -A School OUIMA1MS MANYPRESEN1AT K M m mm m mmm.'m m MM bAllALAUKIiAit 1U Delegation Appears Be fore Board of Edu cation 200 SIGNTOTITION Want Building to Teach Children In Primary Grades In an effort to secure for their 'Community a school-to take care of the children of the primary grades, " dozen or more of the most promi nent citizens of Belvidere appeared before the meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, presenting a petition signed by more than 200 persons asking that the Board re consider the action taken on April . 29, when it was announced that no school building would be placed at Belvidere to replace the building de v stroyed by fire last year, but that ' this school would be consolidated with six other schools on the north side of he Perquimans River and the new school located at Winfall. Although the most earnest ap peals were made, the patrons basing their pleas on the fact that the pres ent arrangement would deprive them l a building which might be used as a community center, and also on the fact that small children of the pri mary grades would, in some instan ces, have to be transported at a great distance, the Board voted to allow the matter to stand as it has been aranged by the State school authorities. It was pointed out that previous plans had provided that a new build ing be placed at Belvidere to take the place of the building destroyed by fire, and a new .school placed at Winfall, the plana also providing for certain irt,.ttflbae.tt other schools, and that the failure of the Belvidere and the Whiteston representatives to agree on the loca tion had resulted in an agreement that the matter be left with the State authorities, with a result that it was decided to consolidate the six schools, and to locate the new school at Winfall. While the meeting was in session on Monday F. T. Johnson, Perquimans County Superintendent of Schools, was advised by telephone from Raleigh that the plans for the new building had already been pre pared. . Among the delegation from Belvi dere at the meeting were -Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chappell, ... Misses Emma and Clara White, Mr. and Mrs. Tim 's:, othy Perry, Mr. and Mrs; W. T. Smith, Mrs. H. P. White, L. J. Wins low, J.' . M. ' Copeland,-'- and : others, most of whom spoke -eloquently of the needs of their community . and stated, the reasons for their requests. "I believe I an right,1 said J. M. Copeland," "in saying that we should leave a certain part of our affairs to the SUte, but that when it comes to our county, affairs we should exer cise the power ; that" we have. 1 1 do not mean to criticize anybody, but it seems to me that ' Belvidere Town ship has been worth enough to' Per quimans County, even in: my day; to have some , consideration in the way of a school." Continuing, Mr. Cope land stated that he did not feel that Redder Townshin had received - a square deal and said that : the mat ter was' up to the Perquimans Coun ty authorities. , . . . i . Miss Emma White, who 'stated that Bhe felt she could speak for the en- tire -community at large and say '"we feel bereft, . and we are; without a school, we don't know what to do." . Miss White further fsUted that in other nlaces, whenever , a d school building was burned,', that 5 building was '.replaced and -asked 'Why not replace ours? We ar.ft.not'- asking for bo much, considering what we v have had.". Miss. White referred to ?' the amount if insurance which, was received by the county for the burn ed building and suggested that this " amount be used to help defray the expense oi replacing wi ouiiuuig w be used.fo the lower grades. , OtheiV spoke feelingly of what the ocliool had meant in the community ' Probably the most Impassioned ' nf all was made ' by , Timothy Perry, who stressed the situation of the small children or tne primary grades who live at a great disrance from Winiau, . in some jpsiaiites a distance of 12 or 15 miles. Mr. Perry . drew avivid picture of these little ;i. i rtildreiij . some of whom' are poorly clad, waiting in the snow or rain for a school bus which may be hours lt W. E. Dail, who acted as Chair man of the Board of Education, in tti ah pnce of t9 c!-'r-, tild t 9 bo in f jvcr i2 & i 1 i. J Local Postoffice Is Again Rated As Second Gass Office The Hertford postoffice advan ceslrom a third class office And becomes a second class office on July 1, and ih accordance with the regulations governing a postoffice of this class, the postoffice will be closed at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoons. There will be no city f'.elivery on Saturday afternoons and the win dows of the postoffice will be clos ed. Mail will be dispatched as UBual. The postoffice at Hertford was in the second class for a period wf several years, dropping back into third class in 1933. SOLDIERS' BONDS ARRIVE JUNE 17 Veterans Will Have to Abide By Strict Regulations Before Getting Cash It will be to the advantage of the veterans who will receive government bonds in payment of the soldiers' bonus to be at their home on June 17. The government bonds in payment of the soldiers' bonus will be mailed from Washington, on the morning of June 15, according to information furnished by Postmaster J. E. Mor ris, of Hertford, this week. i The bonds will be sent by register ed mail and will be delivered by the city carrier in Hertford on June 17. The Postmaster requests that every veteran expecting bonus payments be at home on the 17th, in order to receive and sign for the bonds, as they can be delivered to the addres see only. If the person to whom they are addressed is not at the place to which they are addressed, the bonds will be returned to the Postoffice, where they will remain for thirty daysduring which period they may be called for and received at any time. Veterans wishing to cash bonds will bring them to the Postmaster, who will receive and give a re ceipt for same, sending the bonds to Raleigh, where government check will be issued in payment. No bond may be cashed without nrsx going through the hands of a postmaster. Piano Recital At School On Friday Mrs.R. M. Riddick's piano and rhythm classes will give their an nual recital on Friday of this week at the Hertford Grammar School, at 8 o'clock. The program will be made up of piano numbers, songs and singing games in which both classes take part. The public is cordially invited. Vegetables Subject Of Demonstration Clubs Vegetables will be the study of the Home Demonstration Clubs dur ing the month of June. "Why Eat Vegetables?" will be the subject of study. " . ' ; Miss Gladys Hamrick, Home Agent, announces club meetings as follows? Tuesday, June 9 Chapanoke Club meets with Mrs. J. P. Elliott. Wednesday, June 10 Winfall Club meets at the Community House. , Thursday, - June 11 Whiteston Club meets with. Mrs. Roy , Winslow. Friday, June 12 Hunter's Fork Club meets with Mrs.,J. W. Chappeu. t Monday,' June 15-r-Ballahack K Club meets with Mrs. Archie lane. Tuesday, June 16 Beech. Spring Club meets" at school house. 1 Wednesday; June 17 New Hope Club meets; - . . " :'l Thursday, June 18-Woodville Club meets at school house. . L . Friday,. June , 19 Bethel-Burgess Club meets. . ,'' Wednesday, June ;24 Belvidere Club meets. : ' ' i ; - All meetings "will be held at 8 at Belvidere to accommodate the prU mary grades and suggested that the committee appear before .the .Board of County Commissioners then ' in session and present their plea. How ever, t!.e Board of Education later faJeJ ta't upon llrD&il's sugges' tion, tJ j forth that it would be unfair to build a school at Belvidere En J r.:t to "wft school buildings to rz ' x Li i 5 c.'.rr communities vl -j I' ) f I sAscla are to - be ci:...:...i. Greatest Asset Is Diffi culties, Says Rev. D. M. Sharpe TRYINGTIMES Speaker Urges Gradu ates Not to Be In Too Big a Hurry "Young people, your greatest as sets are your difficulties," declared the Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church, in the baccalaureate sermon delivered to the graduating class of the Perqui mans High School on Sunday night, when a large audience was in atten dance upon the first of the gradua tion exercises. Mr. Sharpe took for his text the 67th and 68th verses of the 6th Chap ter of St. John, "Will he also go away? Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life." "Nineteen hundred years ago," he said, "there lived one who sounded the depth of the human soul, and reached higher heights of spiritual life than any other one has ever done. He laid the foundation for a life which is more satisfying than any other. From Him we Christians take our name, and enter into His service.". In reference to present day condi tions, he said "We cannot but feel that Christianity has failed to bring to a consumnation the prayer of our Lord, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done.' We are faced with the question 'What are we going to do about conditions in the world, or what am I going to do with my life?' "It is well," he said, "that we face the text, the question of Jesus and the answer of Simon Peter. 'Will ye also go away? Lord, to whom shall we go?' Jesus was talking to im portant people. "I would have you think of your selves not as just one of a group,' or of a class, but as a person of impor tance," Mr. Sharpe told his hearers. "It is you who graduate from high school who go to college. You have a great deal to do with the affairs of the world. It is exceedingly im portant that you use your life in the very best possible way to do the most good in the world." Referring to the fact that Jesus was coming to a definite crisis in His life at the time these words were spoken, realizing that opposition was rapidly developing against Him, and that when he told His disciples about some of the hard places in His King dom, and that some of them turned back and followed Him no no more, he said: "You all realize by now that if we are to accomplish anything in the world, we cannot avoid the diffi cult situations in life. Jesus came to give His best. They turned their backs on Him. This is the experience of every one who would challenge present day conditions. But every man of experience knows that the hardest places in life are the most blessed experoences." "Men dig diadems out of difficul ties," he said. "Milton and Homer, out of blindness, gave us the great est epics of history, Mozart write his great operas when struggling with debt and a fatal disease. Sir Walter Scott stood at the foot of his class. Wellington was the dullard of his class. Webster was slow to learn Newton never led and of his classes, Adam Clark, the great Bible com mentator, was the - school dunce, Thirteen years in prison stirred Sir Walter Raleigh to write the History of the World. ; John Bunyan , wrote 'Pilgrim's Progress' in Bedford jail." ; "Quoting the ' Spartan father's words to his son, . 'Add one step to your shortened sword,' the speaker told the young ' people . that if the way : seems hard step up one step closer to it. . . "Don't be in too big a hurry. Stradivarius was : once asked how long it takes to make a violin. His reply was 'One thousand years. The timber needs to go through - many cold winters and be beaten by sleet and haiU covered with snow, drench ed by rain, scorched by the summer's blighting breezes.?;, Out of this sort of endurance comes timber that can be made into a masterpiece.'". The speaker stressed the point that we have only one life to live. "If you waste one year," he said, - "you cannot recall it If you waste , your one life it is gone forever," ; The " Importance ' of the choices made , in . youth was Rartfcularly pointed out, and summing up that situation he said, ."Thousands have died in disappointment because they chose the world, and the world was (Continued on Page Eight) No Opposition For Reg ister of Deeds and f Treasurer much Interest Contests Calculated tc Bring Out Lafge Vote In County When the Democratic voters of Perquimans go to the polls on Sat urday they will be given an oppor tunity to vote for a representative, a sheriff, a board of county commis sioners and a board of education, on the county ballot. There are five candidates in the field for the two positions of senator from this dis trict. A governor will be nominated on Saturday, as well as the other State officials. There are three candidates out for the office of representative. They are J. T. Benton, C. R. Holmes and Wal lace L. Wood. For the office of sheriff there are two candidates. J. Emmett Winslow, who has held the office for twojerms, is. a candidate for renomination. The second candidate for nomination to the office of sheriff is J. P. Elliott, of Chapanoke. All of the members of the pres ent board of county commissioners are candidates for renomination. They are Earl M. Perry, E. D. Math ews, J. C. Baker, John O. White and Roy S. Chappell. George T. Powell, of Winfall, is also a candi date. All of the members of the present board of education, which includes T. S. White, W. E. Dail, J. H. Miller, J. H. Baker and Shelton Long, are for renomination, and John T. Lane, of Belvidere, is also a candidate. J. W. ,,W,ard, register of deeds, and Jacob L. White, treasurer, have no opposition. The candidates for the office of senator, from which two win be nominated,, are W. T. Brown, of Hertford; J. J. Hughes, of Elizabeth City;-W. I. Halstead, of South Mills! Merrill Evans, of Ahoskie, and Miss Ethel Parker, of Gatesville. Candidates for the various State offices are as follows: For United States Senator David L. Strain, William H. Griffin, Josiah W. Bailey, Richard T. Fountain. For Governor Sandy Graham, John Albert McRae, Clyde R. Hoey, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald. For Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton, Paul Grady, George Mc Neill. For Secretary of State M. R (Mike) Dunnagan, Stacey W. Wade, Thad Eure. For Auditor Baxter Durham, Wil lard L. Dowell, Charles W. Miller, Geo. Ross Pou. For Treasurer Charles M. John son, Helen Robertson Wohl. For Superintendent of Public In structionGilbert Craig, Clyde A. Srwin, A. B. Alderman. For Commissioner of Agriculture William A. Graham, W. Kerr Scott. Hi Y Club Entertains Members Senior Gas The Hi Y Club of the Perquimans High School entertained in honor of the Hi Y seniors on Tuesday even ing. the party being given at the home of Miss Mary Thad Chappell. Games and contests were enjoyed, and dainty refreshments were served. Those present were Blanche Moore Berry, Celia Blanche Dail, Julia Broughton, Lila Budd Stephens, Sara Ward, Hattie Pearl Nowell, Jessa mine Bullock, Hilda Hobbs, Mary Wood Koonce, Jean White, Ruth Nachman, Carolyn Lamb, Jeannette Feilds, Prue Newby, Eula Nixon, Eli zabeth Knowles, arid Winman Spivey, William Hardcastle, David Brough ton, James Divers, Hollowell Cox Nixon, Vivian Mathews, J. T. Lane, Tim Brinn, Dan Sharpe, Roy Reed, and Joe Tucker. Saw Mill h Destroyed By Fire Wednesday The White-Lassiter saw mill plant was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The mill, which was located near the Norfolk Southern Railroad and not far from the Hertford-Edenton Highway, near Hertford, was said to bet the only mill in this section of the State which cut oak timber ex clusively. 'The major portion of . the output of the mill was exported to foreign countries. ,. - The origin of the fire has not been determined. - ' - j SENIORS' MASCOTSj .a;; - ' Patricia Ann Harrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Harrell, above, and Tommy Sumner, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sumner, mascots of the graduating class of Perquimans County High School. Jesse Lee Harris An Appendicitis Victim Stricken with appendicitis while on a trip to Greensboro, Jesse Lee Harris underwent an operation at Rex Hospital in Raleigh late Monday afternoon. The young man had driven a party to Greensboro to attend the gradua tion exercises at Greensboro College. Becoming ill while in Greensboro, he attempted to make the trip home, but his condition was such when he reached Raleigh that it was neces sary to see a physician, and it was ascertained that he could not go on, and the operation was performed at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon. The boy's mother, Mrs. Z. A. Har ris, went to Raleigh on Tuesday to be with him. Latest reports are to the effect that his condition is sat isfactory. First Half Holiday Observed Thursday It was a quiet afternoon on Thurs day of this week, when the first of the summer half holidays took place. For the next three months, through out June, July and August, the fol lowing places of business in Hertford will close their doors at 1 o'clock on Thursday: J. C. Blanchard & Co., Davenport & Blanchard, Hertford Banking Co., Carolina Hardware Co., Johnson, White & Co., Central Gro cery, D. Pender Grocery Co., H. C Stokes, Darden Bros., The Perqui mans Weekly, Gregory's 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store, Mrs. Jake White, Morgan's Modern Grocery, W. M Morgan's Furniture Store, Rose's 6, 10 & 25 Cent Store, Simon Ruten berg, Grocery Sales Co., Hertford Hardware & Supply Co, White's Electric Shoe Shop. Midshipman Nixon On 3-Month Cruise Midshipman Thomas J. Nixon, III, of Hertford, will leave the Naval Academy at Annapolis on Friday of this week for a three-months cruise on the Battleship Oaklahomo. The points of landing will include Ports mouth, Eng, Cherbourg, France, and Gottenberg, Sweden. . Upon the return of his ship, M'dsn. Nixon will spend the month of Septeirfber in Hertford , with his mother, Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Jr. Dr. D. B. Bryan Delivers Graduating Address To Senior Class ONE ABSENT Class Niffht Exercises Wednesday Delights Large Crowd The finals of the Perquimans Coun ty High School, which began on Sunday night, with the Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church, delivering the bac calaureate sermon, were concluded on Thursday night, when Dr. D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest College, de livered the graduation address. Class night exercises were held on Wednesday night and opened with the salutatory address by Miss Fran ces Lamb. This was followed by a delightfully entertaining number "Twenty Years Hence," in which the cast of characters - were as follows: Governor of North Carolina, John Eure; Mayor of Hertford, Tim Brinn; Commissioner of Lights, Kenneth Hendren; Commissioner of Finance, Rob Morris; Commissioner of Streets, Carlton Barclift; Commissioner of Health and Superintendent of City Schools, Azile Godsey; City Clerk, Henry Stokes; Chief of Police, Elliott Layden; City Librarian, William Dimmette; Editor of The Perqui mans Weekly, Dan Sharpe; Captain, Russell Nixon; Inspector of Jails, Roy Reed; Movie Actress, Mary Wood Koonce; Mrs. White, Mabel Spivey; The White Children, Melvin Eure, Belvin Eure, Nan Ward, Mil dred B. Trueblood, Juanita Daven port, Tommy Sumner (mascot) and Patsy Harrell (mascot); City Nurse, Sybil Lamb; Madam Fields, Jean nette Feilds; Saleswoman, Marian Raper; Pianist, Lillian Rae Perry; Mrs. Winslow, Esther Ward; Mrs. Chappell, Mary Elizabeth Winslow; Mrs. Lottamoney, Louise Delaney; Novelist, Eula Nixon; United States Inspector of Schools, Fannie Eure; Principal of the Grade School, Prue Newby; Butler, Joe Tucker. Two beautiful vocal solos were rendered, "The Four Leaf Clover," by Jeannette Feilds, and "The Fairy Bell," by Lillian Rae Perry. This was followed by a chorus by the en tire class. Miss Kate M. Blanchard was accompanist. Miss Nancy Woods, athletic coach for the girls, was presented with a gift from the girls' basketball team, and Carl Rogers, boys' coach, receiv ed a gift from the boys' team. The valedictory address was made by Miss Carolyn Lamb. Dr. D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest College, delivered the address to the graduating class on Thursday night, when a class of fifty-four received their diplomas. One young man, Jesse Lee Harris, who was one of the honor students, was unable to be present at the exer cises, having undergone an emergen cy operation at a Raleigh hospital on Monday of this week. Superintendent of Education F. T. Johnson presented the class medals, as follows: Mary Wood Koonce, for perfect attendance for the four years of high school; Carolyn Lamb, vale dictorian medal; Frances Lamb, salu ditorian medal; Clara Winslow, ef fort medal, and Prue Newby, service medal; Minnie Lee Winslow, a junior, scholarship medal. A trophy case was presented to the school by the Senior Class. This case will be used to display the trophies won by the school in athletic contests. Short Session Of Court On Tuesday Only three cases were tried in Re- rocder's Court on Tuesday. The case against Beatrice Welch, colored, charged with Simple assault, was dismissed. Norman Revell, colored, plead guilty to being drunk and disorderly. The case was dismissed upon pay ment of the court costs. Fleet Cooper, colored, was charged with assault on a female, but the de fendant was found not guilty and the prosecuting witness "was given 24 hours in jail. OFF FOR NAGS HEAD The following young men will leave Friday to spend a week , at Nags' Head: Hollowell Cox Nixon, Billy Hardcastle, Tim Brinn, Dan Sharpe, Eldon Winslow, - Joe Tucker, Bill Sumner, Bill Small and - Carl Rogers.' The party will occupy th ; cottage. of Mrs. J. Nixon, Jr.
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