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i. r r y tmmmmmmmm- weekly 4, "1 - A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING R HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY IV. Number 3. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday,, January 15, 1937. $1.25 Per Year Y'l aders' School Will u I m ?m 1 3 Held Next Monday v.;T3ie Hunter Clothing ' Specialist of Raleigh .--In Charge Meeting at 2 p. m. Lliss IJamrick Predicts Successful Year In QubWork 7 " Textile Selections will be the sub- ject to be studied at the first lead- era, school to bet conducted in Per quimans in the new year, to he held in the laboratory room of the Agri , u. culture Building on next Monday, January 18, at 2 o'clock in the after ' noon,,when Miss Willie Hunter, Ex- r tension, Clothing Specialist,, of Raleigh ' v'mrill be here. -. Alias Gladys Hamriok - Home Agent for Perquimans, is urg 7 "lag all "clothing leaders" of the'Per- ' caimans clubs to- be present on this - occasion, and any, other women who re interested will -be cordially, wel corned. ; jt'J'd?J. ' Miss. Hunter,4: who says that if a - thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, wiH conduct four such : ' loolSfSmring the year. The state , xent, 'says Kiss .'Hunter, applies to " ewinff as well -as to cooking, or to tjuuding a house, or planting a crop. "-'Valuable information and instruction i will be given the clothing . leaders .- who come in to attend these schools, -;.and these will go back to their re- apective clubs and assist the home agent in making demonstrations. ' : - , During; the month of January clubs Are studying the subject of sewing equipment. To do good sewjng, " is said,' a woman must have a place . to sew and have good organized Si -equipment. One would not think of f cooking all over the house, says miss A. Hamrick, but we think . nothing , of looking the house over, for needles, ytAMa, vr wioovaw, vm.., micu uvujr ill 4 an hour's dime a sewing screen, a VCSi .awrwing' ox or. basket of , some; kind J - r II lliili lii -i l'f -''' r't IT ' j.lWcessary equipment, such as needles, pins, scissors, thread Jn various sixes .and .colors,' tape measure, thimble, chalk, i emery, smalt-"pin cushion, needle beokr bias cutting guage, darning gourds, hooks and snaps. All these articles should be kept in the sewing basket. Not only would it save time but our sewing would be more pleasant and the results would be better, -i, : All these things will be discussed . .: t the school and many other mat- . tters in connection with sewing, ; The home demonstration clubs . nave a , very interesting and con j- etructive program ahead which in - dudes the following subjects: Janu ary, sewing equipment; February, textile selections; - March, use and care of sewing machine; April, study of commercial patterns; May, continue pattern study; June, pattern alteration; July, grooming; August, social meeting y picnic; September, jiome iDeautiiication; October,- acces sories, remodeling, and. 'Christmas suggestions; November, care of cloth ir.gj and in December there will be another Christmas party, which it is t -"-ved will prove even more eniox j Cn the ones which-the'clubs i recently enjoyed. , jejtflieers ,of .the various clubs shout the county .'did splendid t last year, " according to Miss . mrick, who expressed - deep' ap r.cciatlon -for the loyal support and J. c arty cooperation given her by each '"cer, leader and club member last : v "We are 'looking forward to i her successful Tear in home de. n-v- - tration work; in Perquimans," T. r. White, Jr;, Plans ' rt . Business Here r., . T !.:te, Jr., formerly 'of Rich ' has returned to Hertford, ". : -ne, and 'expects to open .. fiance office in the near fu- j Mr., White is a graduate' of " diversity of North Carolina, of of "33, - For the past three ; e has lived in Richmond, hav- i Associated with Robert W. " e inf'rance business there 'nt4.ame of Jett, White rr.3, WEEKS :!ary Lj. -, of Norfolk,. Vai ; est of LUa. V. 11. Weeks; at e on rTont fctreet. f i -1; mi iim n'n in i-ii ii n ' ' VISITED HEIU2 'j Withrow and 1 r little 1 , of Norf" , " cf Mrs. V ". S. Newbold. Entire Community Shocked ' At Sudden Death Of WnvButler The old friends of William But ler, who knew him when lie lived in Hertford as a boy,, and the many frieiwin nt his father, the Rev. A. A. Butler, throughout the entire com' munity, were shocked and grieved to learn of the younger man's tragic death laBt Thursday. Rev. Mr. Butler was advised in the early afternoon that his . eldest son, who was 42 and a resident of wu w? J a TSllirvi'i ZXVC Zn in affl automobile I shortly before noon in an automooue .4 bv.Vtn1H hM a Am.l M1 pnH trtmA. 1 V.. Hlo-h-mith. I also of WUmmgton, was also killed. . FihumI .aonrlMa . and . hnrial took nl. In nl Pnlnt - An Satufdav .a kn Mr tnl Mm. A. A; -Butler' JohnBttwernd Miss iivrou vsar vi. aavsifwkw Snrvlvln mtm his wife, who was the former Miss Sarah Brown, of Wilmhurton: hk father, the Rev. A, h A Butler, his stepmother, of Herb-jail ford, and three brothers, John But-1 ler, of Hertford,' James Butler, oil Norfolk, and Heywood Butler, of Wil- n. . ' It had been said that William But- ler bore a charmed existance, because of his miraculous recovery after hav- insr four bullets shot through his body four years ago. The man who fired the bullets, who is serving a long term in the penetentiary, was a fugitive whom Mr. Butler was at- tempting to arrest in the capacity of railroad detective. A message came to his father here at that time say - in there was no possible hope of us recovery. He uvea, nowever, ana alter many montns spent in a nospi- tal, he was entirely well. I With his wife, he visited his father's family in Hertford during the Christmas holidays. . Progress : Made On i. JXeW lUddiCk tiOlTtel v A-,, ..n.-v'r i The handsome new, residence of Mr. and Mrs. RJL Kiddick, on Dobb Street, is getting- well under way now, and in spite of the unfavor- able weather conditions which have prevailed ever since work on-fcie new house was begun, some weeks ago, indications are that it will be ready for occupancy by the last of April or the first of jiay. m m vno awry uvwc w '"w construction, and the style of archi - J8 JK&i r tractor.. , .... Cedar Grove Society Holds Monthly Meet "TCie Winf all Cedar .Grove Missio- nary society naa us regular monui- ly meeting at the home of Mrs. J. W. Nowell on Monday night. , Mrs L- Nixon, president, presided. Mrs. Ai.R. Winslow, Sr. led the. devotio- nal. A very interesting program was given by the committee. Mrs. J. U DeLaney and Mrs. W. G. JUowe sang a: duet, 'Loye Led Him to Calvary." Mrs. K. N. Milter gave, spiritual- Life. The Society was so glad to have tist Church and Friends Church, "Mm J. A. vhappeu, Mrs. ueorge jNoweu, Mrs. Bid Omith, Mm Tim Perry, Mm uunean ana mm r. v. yvmte. Members present were: Mm J. W. Noweu, J. l Wixon, uaywooa rroc - tor, Jim Lowe, - J. 8. Xaegh, J. F.j Hollowell, W. G. "HoUoweU," D. I Barber, Miss Mamie S tailings, I Mr. and Mm W. G. Lowe, Mm D. P. Stallings, J , V.;iRcch, J-R. 'Roach, u. k. iTueoiooa,- w . ,vy. aTueniooa, it i. ueuuiey, a. jh. iaxer, t,. jm. Miller, A. R. Winslow; 1 Sr Emma Hendrix.- - V Delicious' Ice cream and cake .were served by the hostess. V :! V The Society will meet ,at .. the cnurcn next ,vun wita mn. jaaywooa Proctor as hotess. , . STATE STRETCHES SHOW are late," the ' short subjects are re peated after the feature, TURKEY DINNER THURSDAY at wrnrnniST mrera A turkey dinner will be served in the -Sunday? school room of the r odlot Church on Thursday r ' . tr-'raiin at 6:13. TI- Us j La! secured from any iaaJUsr cf t a Eoilxd of Stewards. - " ' " 7" "L.i n mis county, and MrC John jaf awenaea tn Kose kowi uame at running prior to the feature pKtum ziojlf ni. fow fcnlpasadena New Year's Day. Though .1 WV" Newby, Tracy and HoW'W Rbe happened to be visit benefit of the school children who .n ri. . V. . i,lmiwi miiP riiatnnt WINTER TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT is OVER QUICKLY Two Witnesses, Two Trials; Most Cases Continued COWPER PRESIDES Eastern Cotton Oil Com pany Awarded $582 In Verdict Only two witnesses testified during the two-day term of Perquimans Superior Court which convened m Hertford on Monday, with Judge G. rMmtir nt KmRton. nr,id- . ' I F ' - There were only two cases tnea OY JUrY, m one Ol; wnicn no wiuictb- es were- piacea upon wie wwtuu. iw witnesses testified briefly, m the case 01 rwuiwm j. MVVeu mpuus. , if J J J . j moiure 01 one nunorwi wiu two uui- was mvojveo. At the opening 'session on Monday cases which had been set for trial on that day, except the case of Eastern Cotton Cil Co. vs. 'Hines Estate, were continued for the term, together with a number of cases on the calendar for later on in the week, Eastern Cotton Oil Co. vs Hines Estate involved the matter of a di puted account, in which case judg- ment was rendered for the amount of $582.64 with mterest from January 31, 1931 Court recessed at noon on Monday nntil Tuesday morning-, when motions jn several cases were heard, and at the afternoon session the case of amell vs Chappell was tried, re suiting in a judgment for the plain- tiff in the sum of $102.00 with in tercet In the case of Gold vs T. B. Sum ner, the plaintiff was called, ana, failing to appear, there was judg ment for .non suit. Non suit was also taken by the P"mttlr tue case or rerry vs iHar- ris. ... I ' Out of town lawyers in attendance I upoh the court included C. E. Thomp- son, P. W. McMullan, R. B. Lowry and P. G. Sawyer, of Elizabeth City. The next term of Perquunans u perior Court, which will be for the trial of Doth criminal ana civil act- I ions, will be held in April, iMr. And Mra. Mathews ni ' . VI. l ItT 1 j 1 Planning 40tll Wedding Anniyersary On Jan. 27 Mr. ana juts. s. r. Mathews ex pect to celebrate their fortieth wed ding anniversary on January 27, Mr. Mathews is a prominent farm ler of ffunress and the coimle are very popular throughout the county. Among those who will be present on the occasion of their wedding anni versary will be their six chilaren and four grandchildren. A number of others will be invited. Just now the chief concern of Mrs. Mathews is the condition of the roads leading to her home. The apads in that sec tion of the county have been in bad condition recently, due to the continued rains. I Elrlot.0l T,IDOJv . Beech Springs Man . Vernon Frank Winslow 22, died at his home in the Beech Snrinnrs com munity at 1:15 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at Anderson Methodist Church on Tues- I day afternoon at" 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Mr. Walston, Pastor of the church; of fktating.1 and burial took place in the family burying , Round near the home. I The young man was. a native of Perquimans, being "a son of Mr. and Mm J. Frank Winslow. k and was Iheld in hbrh'rearard hv "all who lmw him. jHis nntimelv death la mnumml oy a' nost .of friends, 1 Surviving are his Barents, hfe wife who was the former Miss Lela Mae Cartwright; two sisters, Mm Shelton MORGAN-AND! WINSLOW WILL GO TO HIGH POINT NEXT WEEK - W M- Morgan, .the Furniture Man, accompanied by L. I Winslow,'. will End next week in High Point, at- ' t the furniture exposition. Mr. I ?Zn expects to purchase. big i.r.e of new lunuiure. UP. 'INFERS MULTIPLY SINCE FIRST OF YEAR Register's Office Busy Handling 20 Deeds For Registration OE FOR $26,000 ' i Busiest Two Weeks Mr. Ward Has Ever Ex perienced With twenty deeds being filed for registration since January first, re presenting probably thirty separate tracts' of land, the Register of Deeds office has been busier with recording land transfers in the first twelve days of January than has been the case for a like period during the time wMch J. W. Ward, Register of Deeds,, has been in office. The first recording of the New Year was a deed from J. E. Jack son and wife to O. J. Lane, for land located ; in Parkville Township, the consideration being 3,650. The second was from J. E. Jack son, Trustee, to O. J. Lane, for land located ; in Parkville Township, the consideration being $3,550, and the third was from J. E. Jackson, mort gages, to O. J. Lane, for land also located in Parkville, the consideration being $1,300. The largest transfer, involving six seperate tracts of land and an ag gregate consideration of $26,182, was from C. E. Thompson, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Thomas Skinner White, to Thomas Skinner White This land is located in Bethel and Hertford Townships and includes farm lands and town lots. The fifth transfer is from C. E Thompson, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Thomas Skinner White, to J. H Newbold, for threr tracts of land in Bethel Township, the consideration being $7,468.00. The next transfer is from W. F, Edwards, trustee, to W. G. Hollo well, for a lot of land in Belvidere Township, the consideration .being one dollar and other consideration. The next is from J. L. White and wife, Mary E. White, for a cemetery lot in Belvidere Township. The next transfer is from the First and Citizens National Bank of, Eliza beth City, to J. P. Trueblood for land in Parkville township, the con sideration being ten dollars and other valuable consideration. The ninth transfer is from Silas M. Whedbee, commissioner, to W. P. Jackson, for a tract of land in New Hope Township, the consideration being $750. The tenth is Thomas L. Felton to Emora Perry, for land in Parkville Township. The eleventh is from Lelia Major White and R. G. White, executors of G. E. Major, and Lelia Major White and husband, R. G. White, to Mary Rroughton Parker, for the house and Tot on Dobb Street now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Riddick, the con sideration $3,500. The next is from Mary Wood Hun ter and husband, J. E. Hunter, for land in New Hope Township, consid eration $333.33. W. G. Hollowell and wife transfer red land in Winfall to Graham True- blood, for $980.00 in the next trans fer, and the next is from W. G. Hollowell and wife to Myrtle N. Ward and husband, for land in Bel videre Township, for a consideration of ten dollars and other valuable consideration. Trim Sawyer and wife transferred lands in New Hope Township to R. L. Harrell," and also land in New Hope Township to Nathan Sawyer. John W. Ward to W. H. Williams- ton, land in Hertford Township. Millie A. Hurdle to Hezekian Jor dan, land jn Belvidere Township, con sideration $350. A. M. Godwin and wife to Joe T. Elliott,' land in- Parkville Township, consideration . $50.00 . Graham 5 E. Trueblood to A. M, Godwin; , land, in Parkville Township. SpiveyRoberson Sees Rose Bowl Classic . Miss Spivey Roberson, who is spending the winter in California, from Pasadena, she felt that the Rosa1 Bowl affair .was too great to be passed up, and from her descrip tion of the gorgeous pageant writ ten to her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. ' G. Roberson. it was well worth the trip. " Miss Roberson, who left .Hertford in August, will probably return home next month. . , V ' ',' New State Cause For Tickets On Automobiles Cause Tongues to Wag; May Change Ordinance! Car owners who found tickets on their cars at 10:30 o'clock on Wed nesday night, warning against park ing without proper lights wanted to know what it was all about. According to information gleaned on Thursday morning even those who were attending the theatre at 10:30 'clock found their cars ticketed when they started home. Mayor H. G. Winslow, who was asked for a statement in reference to the situation, which many feel is an injustice to the public, stated that while there was a town ordinance to the effect that no car may be parked on the streets of Hertford without lights between 10 o'clock at night, and sunrise, the object of the ordi nance was to prevent all night park ing, particularly of heavy trucks, where they were a menace to traffic, and to avoid a serious accident and probable loss of life. It was suggested to the mayor that strict enforcement of the ordinance would work a hardship on many per sons, and that it would be a serious matter if persons attending a public gathering in town could not park their cars without lights, to which he heartily agreed, stating that discre tion should be exercised in the mat ter and also that the ordinance was subject, of course, to amendment. Eastern Star Adds Member On Monday Mrs. R. L. Spivey was initiated into the Order of the Eastern Star at the regular meeting of that body on Monday night, when a number of visitors from Elizabeth City, includ ing Mrs. W. T. Culpepper, were pre sent. Mrs. Spivey, though the mother of twelve grown-up children, all of whom are married, is still young and takes an active mterest in what is going on. Mrs. J. G. Roberson, who is one of Mrs. Spivey's daughters, is also a member of the Eastern Star. Masonic Funeral Held For Gustave Koch Funeral services for Gustave Koch, 68, who was fatally injured on Wed nesday of last week when caught be neath the branches of a tree he had felled, were held on Friday afternoon at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hertford, with the Rector, the Rev. E. T. Jillson, officiating, and burial took place in the church yard. Pallbearers were Dr. John Zachery, Raymond Skinner, B. C. Berry, J. Emmett Winslow, W. H. Pitt and S. M. Long. The Perquimans Lodge of Masons, of which the deceased was a mem ber, attended in a body and conduct ed the service at the grave. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Irene Koch, one daughter, Elizabeth and one son, Gustave. No Applications As Yet For Eye Clinic No applications have as yet come in to the Welfare Office for exami nation for glasses in the clinic to be held on the 20th of this month, ac cording to Miss Ruth Davenport, Welfare Officer. The admittance blanks are in the office and will be furnished upon ap plication. Any one who knows of a child or an adult whose eyes should be ex amined and who needs glasses are re quested to report the matter to the Welfare Department. THREE PERQUIMANS COUNTY BOYS ENROLL IN COu CAMP Three Perquimans County boys were enrolled in the CCC Camp at Washington, N. C, on Friday. There will be another enrollment, accord ing to Miss Ruth Davenport, Wel fare Officer, within the next three or four months, and applications may be filed at the Welfare office at any time. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Mrs, Ellie Riddick entertained at dinner on Sunday, honoring the 23rd birthday of, her daughter, Mrs. W. C Morgan. : Mrs.. Riddick's guests in cluded Mr. and Mrs. W. C Morgan, Mr. and Mrs, D, M. Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cmmey,- of ; Eden ton. ' ' - ; , - Theatre Is Just Pride Out-of-Town Friends At Formal Opening on Friday Night FINE CROWDS Many Compliments Ex tended to Culpepper For Building With the latest pictures being shown, one matinee each day and two shows each night, the State, Hertford's gorgeous new theatre is off to a big start. "The most distinct sound I have ever heard in any thea tre", is a remark frequently heard when discussion of the theatre comes up in any group. The State, erected by the Carolina Amusement Company, of Elizabeth City, owners of a chain of theatres, represents a big investment and is far superior to anything the people of this community expected when it was announced that the company con templated building a theatre in Hert ford. The theatre is generally re ferred to as the finest little theatre in North Carolina. The State opened on Friday after noon at 3 o'clock, with "After the Thin Man", a picture which was being then shown in New York and other cities. There was a large attendance at the first show and the three fol lowing in succession. The formal opening took place at 8:45 with simple ceremonies. H. G. Winslow, mayor of Hertford, spoke briefly in acknowledgement of the honor shown the community by the location of the theatre here, and ex pressed pleasure in introducing W. T. Culpepper, president of the Carolina Amusement Company. Mr. Culpep per expressed his deep gratitude for the cordial reception which had been given him and for the fine spirit of cooperation he had received from the officials of the town and county and from the general public, and acknow ledged the presence of a number of out-of-town persons who were in the audience. Among those from out of town here for the opening were J. B. Flora, Mayor of Elizabeth City; Charles Carmine, Pasquotank County Sheriff; W. H. Bartlett, the contrac tor who built the theatre, C. R. Sad ler, interior decorator, Elliott Ward, of the Elizabeth City Brick Company; Charles Hopkins, of Hopkins Bros., Jim Reed and others, of Elizabeth City; Fred A. Bishop, the architect who designed the building, and Mrs Bishop, of Richmond, Va., Fred Barnes of Atlanta, a prominent offi cial of the Electrical Research Pro ducts Company, makers of the Mir- rorphonic Sound Equipment, M. F. Harrod, who had charge of the in stallation of the equipment, and W. C. Davis, who had charge of the in stallation of the Carrara structural glass front for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. J. Edwin Bufflap, Editor of the Chowan Herald, and Jimmie Earn hardt, Manager of the Taylor Theatre were among the Edenton folks here for the opening. Others included Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Spivey, of Sui folk, Va. W. T. Culpepper, President, and J. H. Webster, General Manager, of the Carolina Amusement Company, were hosts at a stag dinner at the Hotel Hertford prior to the opening cere monies, when covers were laid for 25 guests, who included a number of local men as well as several from out of town. "The Plainsman", was shown on Saturday, beginning with a matinee at 1:80, the last show being at 9:20, On Monday and Tuesday the attrac tion was "Born to Dance", on Wed nesday "Sing Baby Sing", on Thurs day "Little Lord Founteleroy", and on Friday "The Broadcast of 1937" will be shown. Horace Jones, the Manager of the State, reports a good attendance at the shows throughout the week, with very fine crowds at the night perfor mances. Young People Plan Program Jan. 17th The young people's circle of Cedar Grove met at the home of Miss Mary Elizabeth White, with Mrs. Jesse Stanton, president, presiding. A very, interesting program was given, after which ice cream and cake were served by hostess. - This society will give a program at Epworth Church the third Sun day v night, January! ; Vft :t - X:80. Everybody is invited to attend ; f ' it -i' ' - IV