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" 1 11. J-'J 1l ' .' THE MQM Yi "r" it A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume IV Number 9. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 26, 1937. $1.25 Per Year Dean Schaub Speaker At Dedication Of New Agricultural Building i Ceremonies Will Be 4 Held Next Wednes 1 day Afternoon Was postponed ,'s;TrT-- Other Prominent Speak ers to Take Part on Program k L'" Dean I. 0. Schaub, of State Col lege, Director of Extension Work in North Carolina, is to be principal speaker at the ceremonies dedicating the new Agricultural Building to the service of the farmers and the farm - women of Perquimans County, which will be held on next Wednesday afternoon. -. Other speakers will include B. Troy Ferguson, District Farm Agent; Lee Wallace, District Director of the Wl&ks. Progress Administration, of Williamston, and Mrs. Mamie Whis nant, of State College, specialist on home management. ..- .. The building which is located on Dobb street in Hertford, which was erected through the cooperation of the county and the WPA, contains. in addition to the quarters for the ; farm demonstration . agent and for the home demonstration agent, an auditorium for holding meetings of farmers and farm women. Already . a number of such meetings have been - held, a sthe 'building was completed ( during the month of November. There ' is alio a laboratory for holding cook fSag and canning demonstrations where the women gather for special instruction along these lines. V The dedication ceremonies were to "have been conducted shortly after fctthe ceOvI e taildfogvac' " 6s-?i. hi W. Anderson farm Agent, but due to the act that-All of v. the speakers could not arrange to , come previously, the date was post f , " poned. Much Of Last Year's Cotton Seed Low In v ' Germinating Power Much of the seed from last year's cotton crop has a low germinating , power, according, to . testa conducted by the North Carolina Crop Improve . - ment Association. - The'certiffaTseed "that wait tested showed only 76 per cent germination, and only 63 person of the uncerti- ., "Zii6d seed Terminated. ? This means thai farmers must be careful in selecting 1 their planting seed If they Jexpect to get a good stand of cotton, said A. D. Stuart, extension seed specialist at State Col 'lege. ;:HT;-,;-'V ,r: ,.T;:t;T:;' j There is stlH ;a-' supply of good seed in the State, he cpntinued, and farmers should "make efforts to se cure seed thai is known to "fce good , and has a high genninating 'power. ' If he 'wishes to use seed he al ready has on his farmjStuart added, the farmer jhoiKSave it tested, if TT18 he may run the (r.k of getting ktWn, uneven stand. , XhslcV germination of' fee seed tested so far is due in part to the , late maturity of the 1936 cotton crop in many sections of the State, Stuart pointed but. - .When late cotton is harvested, 'it is often' picked and' stored while damp he explameiiiSmp 'seed cotton . . deteriorates rapidly to storage, as it s a tendency to generate heat '. 0r damp seed stored in balk after it has been ginned will also generate enough beat to greatly lower its Crminatinff ability. . There will be : lze likelihood of heat damage if the . stored seed is placed in sacks which ctn fee turned over frequently so as ta give the seed plenty of ventila tlon, Stuart said. 'i ', ktl$ A.Essts ite Income ma Mar. 8-10 '.,:s Deputy CommL ioner R. F. Tuttle, 1 (0 Etate Department 6f Revenue, will dq at Hertford KotJ., I 'onday, Tues d-y and V.'sdnesday. I -h 8th, 9th r 1 to assist State Income Tax i in the preparation of their ' 1 persons having, income rr more, all single per- iacome of $1,000.00 or erahips,' and all Cor : -pired to file re . 'i j is no charge for the .a Perquimans Couple Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller, prominent Perquimans couple, was celebrated on Tuesday at their home near Winfall, when their six children, with their familes, were present, in addition to several other close relatives and inti mate friends. One grandchild, Miss Katherine Perry, who is a student at East Carolina Teachers College, was absent. The rooms were decorated for the occasion with a profusion of lovely spring flowers, and in the center of the dining table was a large and beautiful wedding cake which was decorated with miniature bride and groom. A' delicious old fashioned wedding dinner was served, which included all the good things Perqui mans County country people are famous for, as well as many other delecacies. Many handsome and use ful gifes were presented to the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, both of whom are in their seventy-eighth year, and both of whom are natives of Perqui mans, were married bn February 23, 1887, the ceremony being performed at the home of the. bride who was the former Miss Alethia White, in the Bagleys Swamp community, and the couple have spent their lives in practically the same neighborhood. Mr. Miller, who is an outstanding citizen of Perquimans, having all his life taken an active part in the af fairs of the county, has for many years been a member of the Perqui- Imans County Board of Education. The couple have reared a fine family of four sons and., two . daughters. ; Those present on Tuesday were their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Perry and. Mr. Perry; of 'Winfall; theft daugh terMrs. H. 'T. West, and Mrs. -West, of Adyen; four sons, Rev, h E. Mil ler and Mrs. Miller, of Hookerton; E. L. Miller and B.M. Miller, both of Winfall; and E. . W. Miller," of Nor folk. Others present were Mrs. Bet tie White, J. N. White, George Win- slow, Mrs. Garance Twine, all of Norfolk, David Miller, Rev. and Mrs, W. G. Lowe and Miss Annie White, all of Winfall. . Higher Quality Lint , Means More Income North Carolina cotton ' srrowers could increase their income? several million dollars a year by producing higher quality lint, said J. C. Fergu son, extension cotton gin specialist at State College. During the past five years, he said i the annual average 1 crop of 600,000 bales brought a return of approximately. $40,000,000. X Much of the cotton produced in this State, he continued, sold at less than the average nrice ner nound because it was raised f rononferior seed, im properly cultivated, and damaged in the ginning process, Ferguson also said that if growers in.each commHnity ,would,wahge to " ".T"" "V. ."' uniform staple iengtn, ana wouia oe more careful in harvesting, their cot- tonwould command a higher price. .,uou ;,i. vaui gv uiw, .. i i - . juuiiiby aim uujiMgo uwuiuun v cotton of a fairly , m i8!6 staple length, he explained, they are willing to pay mora for it. . ft Cotton harvested while damp to subject to damage in ginning, unless it is thoroughly dried out first, he continued. Cotton filled with traah usually loses one or more gradea in quality. . -l - . ,. : Ginnera can help in tibe production of better staple by using, only good equipment and wing more f careful to .ODerata ' their" gina in the proper manner,-Ferguson continoed. i- f Ferguson' was recently ?ir loyed the State College extensjon i rvtce to work with ginnera and otheri in con nection with 'improving the; quality of North Carolina's, second Aost im portant money crop. 1 . . "; ,' .".' ' . ' ' - - ' :' . r ,",'ity UNEMPLOYED MAY REG'TER '. MONTHLY AT COURT HOUSE r It is announced that a representa tive' of the North Carolina State Employment Service will he at the Court House in Hertford on. the first Thursday, of each, month for the. pur- pors of registering, unemployed, CONE TO FLORIDA lit. &ri Mrs. Hudson Butler and Dr. end lira. T. A. Cox left Sunday for a trip to Florida. v- t , , CANNING SCHOOL IN NEW BUILDING Mrs. Helen B. Zoller of 1 Raleigh Will Have , Charge AT lrfOOCLOCK Profitable For House wife to Learn Newest Methods How to can all kinds of vegetables will be demonstrated at the vegetable canning school to be conducted at the Agricultural Building on Wed nesday of next week, which is March 10. Mrs. Helen B. Zoller, home econo mist from State College, who is an authority on the proper way to can vegetables, as "well as on many other kindred subjects, will be in charge of the. school, according; to Miss Gladys Hamrick; home demonstration agent, and all club women, as 'well ds any others who are interested, are invit ed to be present. The school will be conducted in the laboratory of the home demonstra tion agent's department, promptly at 1:80 o'clock. .Mrs. roller is a nome economics graduate of Miami University, of Oxford, Onio, where she specialized in vocational home economics. She has also done special work in foods at Ball State Teachers College, at Mun- cie, Indiana. Mrs. Zoller has also taught home economics in rural and City high schools and has. served two years as critic teacher at Miami University. All of these positions caljed for fre quent canning demonstrations. Her work as vocational director took her into many homes where she met the problems of canning as they occur to the average home maker. Miss Hamrick feeis that, with the time approaching when the farm housewife will wish to be able to can various kinds of vegetables, that it will be profitable for every one to be present to learn about the newest methods of canning vegetables, Colored Resident Narrowly Escapes Being Electrocuted Narrowly escaping electrocution last Thursday. Charles Davenport, highly respected colored resident of Hertford ,is recovering from his in juries which kept him confined to his bed for a couple of days. Davenport, who lives on Church street, when not engaged in carpen tering, laying concrete walks, or something of the like, is always busy at sonic odd job, like putting in win dow lights or mending anything which happens to be broken about the premises of dozens of the white residents of the town. ' On Thursday he was taking up a pump, down in Newtown. After taking the pipe from the ground he found that the point had to be clear ed, so he took it down to the ditch which leads to the creek at the southern end of Church street, the most convenient spot. Holding the 18 foot length of pipe in his hands, he attempted to Bet it upright, and - it came in contact with the electric !reg Charles was thrown to fortunatoly also WM tte plp8( ffMing away his I Hulv Thji man lav nnCAnarinna nn- l " ' - I H yaavvi-w awtr aaaaaf nau 'physician waa summoned. Hie condi a tfl a naMAtuKo law him whAn O tion ia greatly improved and he is able now to be up, bat he received a very severe ahoick and narrowly escaped death. Tim Ruf us Brinn On Marion Dean's list v Tim Ruftta Brinn; ho to fa his first year at Marion Institute, Mar Ion .Aeamat. wa one r of wjsnty three students recevinr high 'aca- demie;avefSd aintaininr aat- to factory-conduct r recordt the first semester. These twenty-three . were named on the Dean'a List and were awarded gold, stars. To be named on the Dean's List, a .student must average 85 or better with'no grades below 80 for high school ahd college students. Thoso taking 1 preparatory courses for entrance to the U. S Government academies must rank in the upper fifteen per cen'of their Class, i-v: ij'l 0f !:: 1 Cadet Brinn, who' to a son of Ma and Mrs. Tim. Brinn, of Hertford, was among the upper fifteen per cent of his class.- He is : taking a special preparatory course " for entrance to the United States Military Academy at Anapolls. v , NtX I WEDNESDAY BOARDING HOMES MANY DESIRE TO PROVIDE COUNTY Quick! Response to Ap peal Made In Per quimans Weekly SPLENDIDHOMES Prospects Bright Eor Placing All Homeless I Children There have been many applications to the Welfare Department to board homeless jphildren since the notice was given' in the Perquimans Week ly last week, when for the first time the local public was acquainted with the plan of the Welfare Department to- place homeless children in suit able homes, preferably homes in the country. . Miss Rujth Davenport, Welfare Of ficer for (Perquimans County, said ,ths week that there had been nunv- erous applicants representing splen did homes, and that the prospects were bright for placing all of the children. Applications were received she said, from practically every sec tion of the county. That there are childless couples in the country who want children and who would be glad to adopt two children, was revealed by the an nouncement that homeless children were available. If such couples can not get children of the age or of the sex they particularly desire from the number to be placed immediately in Perquimans, there are plenty of little ones elsewhere who are avail able for adoption, and the Welfare Department could be of service in helping such couples to get in touch with these children. une woman who made inquiry as to these homeless children to be placed, said she would prefer taking a very young child, preferably one whose habits were not yet 'jnied, to raise as her own. This matter ought to be easily arranged if the home where the child is wanted meets the requirements of those in ch?.rge of the children. There are many fine homes in Perquimans where there are no children. Somewhere there are fine youngsters who might grow to finer manhood or womanhood if they could be placed there. Durants Neck Club Raising Money For Community House The Durants Neck Woman's Club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. A. Sawyer. Mrs. L. R. Webb, president, presided at the devotional and business sessions. The club is very much interested in the proposed community house at New Hope and committees were ap pointed to secure donations to the building fund. Plans were also made for a sub scription bridge party to be held at New H-;pe school - house Friday night, March Cth. The proceeds of this party will be given the building fund. Anyone wishing to attend this subscription bridge party may secure tickets from Miss Hamrick in Hert ford or Mrs. Sawyer at Durants Neck. Miss ida Banks gave a very in teresting talk on "What a Tall Wo man Should Wear" and Mra. J. H Gregory gave an interesting talk on "Clothes Appropriate For the bmall Woman." . Miss Gladys Hamrick gave a help ful talk on the "Use and Care of a Sewing Machine." Miss Francis Evans, County Nurse gave a very interesting and instruc tive lecture on "Health." An apron-parade was held and Mra, L. R. Webb won the price for having the most attractive apron at a small cost. : Mrs. J H. v, Gregory, recreation leader, conducted a . , very amusing Contest, and , the prfiev?wa8 yrm hj Miss tYanctt. svaasi ' . v The hostess. .assisted by her dauirhter. Nita. served .dainty re freshments. .Those present were Mrs. C. E. Sutton, Mrs. J. H. Foster, Mrs. J. H. . Gregory. Mrs. S. T, Perry, Mrs Rosa Green, Mrs. Eva Squires, Mrs, C. W. Newby, Mrs. D. G. Newby, Mrs E..A. Turner, Mrs. Mattie Sim-j-son, Mrs. W. K. Bar clif t, Mrx E. , M. Perry, Mrs. - L. R. Webb Mrs. -S. IX Banks, Mrs. B. S. Banks, Misses Francis Evans, Vida Banks, Maude Simpson. Gladys Ham rick, and, Rebecca Webb , . ' ' IN NEW BERN ' S,- Deputy Marshall W. G. Wright is in New Bern this week en business connected witn nis. oniee. Perquimans County, Too, Can Claim Home Of General Assembly canning expert MRS. HELEN B. ZOLLER Mrs. Zoller will present the newest methods of canning vege tables at a canning school to be conducted in the new Agricul tural Building on Wednesday, March 10. 50 Young Musicians In Concert Given By Miss Kate Blanchard Fifty odd young folks will take part in the concert to be given to night, Friday, at the Grammar School Auditorium when Miss Kate Blanchard's piano pupils and glee club members will participate. The public is cordially invited to attend the concert and there will be no charge. Those taking ;.art are as follows: Marie Anderson, Ruth Winslow, Blanche Moore Berry, Julia Brough ton, Elizabeth Caddy, Mary Thad Chappell, Celia Blanche Dail, Flo rence Darden, Nancy Coke Darden, Mary Field, Anne Tulhs Felton, Eugenia Gregory, Ruth Hollowell, Maude Keaton Frances Newby, Jean nette Perry, Alice Roberson, Lila Budd Stephens, Dalton Strange, Anna Penelope Tucker, Ellie Mae White, Mary Morris, Peggy Felton, Eliza beth Darden, Pat Edwards, Bettie Lordley, Eloise Keaton, Minain Nix- on Mary Ruth Sawyer, Mane Stan ton, Helen Mae White, Adalia Win- slow, Barbara Winslow, Bettie Win-, slow, Bertha Mae Wh.te, Belle Land- ing, Wallace Cobb Mayes, Lva Lnn.:- ley Hams, Miicirea i.aun, Felton, Morris Griffin Thomas Fleetwood, James S. McNider, Jr., Richard Sawyer, Elihu Winslow, Jack Anderson, Zack White and George Field:). doubt as to the claim of Mrs. Evans. U. D. C. Meets At I For there is indeed every proof that II Mr(1 Rnrv-Jonn Hecklefield lived in rerquiiv.ans nOIHC mi tCl l J an(j n()t jn Pasq,.otank. There is re- i ference after reference in the old re The Skinner-Jones Chapter of the;cordg tQ John Hecklef iel(1-s house in United DaiK hteiv, of the Coiuederacy LUtle Riyer anJ in the ,ist ()f ves. met on Tuesday night at the home trymen app0jnted for Berkley Parwh of Mrs. B. C. Berry, with Mrs. Berry, Mrs. J. C. Blanchard and Mrs. R. H. Willis as joint hostesses. The house was beautifully decorat ed with Confederate flags and spring flowers, and the program, which was in charge of Mrs. C. V. Williford, featured the birthdays of George Washington and Sidney Lanier. An ice course was served. Those present included, in addition to the hostesses, Mead am es J. J. Fleetwood. R. T. Clarke, R. B. Cox, C V. Williford, D. M. Field, Thomas Nixon and Misses Mary Sumner and Kate Blanchard. Perquimans Boys Chalk Up Win Over Windsor Frances Newfcy, a sister of Prue Newby, star basketoer for Perquim ans High School for'' several years, who is a member of lite second string basketball team, vns V-high scorer Wednesday night ..hen the subs played with Windsor; winning with a score of 82-5. ' The Perquimans boys chalked up another win, also, ,with a score of 50-18, making 10 victories out of 16 games played this season. Dox Nix on was high scorer for the boys. BILL JORDAN SICK . W. C (Bill) Jordan, popular Hert ford barber, is quite sick , at his home in the , Bagleys Swamp com munity, r Mr. Jordan, has been ab sent from, his shop for a week. . Session to Be Held In Edenton Revives His toric Interest CHAIXENGED First Governor, William Drummond, Lived In Little River Since the General Assembly ac cepted the invitation to visit Eden ton and hold one day's session in the historic old capital, there has been much written in the newspapers of the state, as well as those of Vir ginia, about the matter. Citizens of various places, it seems, have laid claim to certain first things. There seems to be general revival of his torical interest in the Albemarle, and it begins to look as though some of these claims as to first things are to be challenged. New Bern had something to say. That was once the capital of the state. Elizabeth City, too, claiming that the first assembly was held at Nixonton, says this was the first capital, in Pasquotank. Perquimans County has made little claim as to her firsts, except with regard to the oldest deed of record in the State. She has always claim ed that, and she also claims it was in Hertford the first sermon was preached. But when one begins to look into the situation it appears that perhaps she is entitled to some further re cognition as to thi3 first business. Doubtless the reason she never got it is because she never claimed it. Certainly she never has advertised her claim. To begin with, the first clearing in North Carolina was made in Du rants Neck, in Perquimans. The spot cleared was included in the land which George Durant purchased from the Indian Chief Kilcocanen, described in the oldest deed of re cord in the state. George Durant became, so historians have laid down, the most influential man in the colony. He lived in Durants Neck in the settlement then known as Little River. The first governor ofNorth Caro lina, William Drummond, lived in Little River, too, on a picturesque spot between the river and the sound. This little settlement seems to have been the seat of the government at .. the nt assembly wa3 held . Perquimans and not in Pasquo. tank ha3 gl been c&iimd by the I P erquimans County Historian, Mrs. , R . Dublished the His tory of Perquimans some years ago. Mrs. Evans claims that this assemb- I ly was held at the home of John Hec ! klefield. If this is true there is no which was afterwards Perquimans Precinct and still later Perquimans County, the name of John Heckle field appears. Maybe Perquimans should claim something of this first business. iQmer Resident Dies In Norfolk Friday G. E. Twine, 70, a former resident of Perquimans, died at his home in Norfolk on Friday morning, Febru ary 19, after a brief illness. Fune ral services and burial took place in Norfolk on Saturday. Surviving Mr. Twine are his wife, Mrs. Claude Twine, and eight child ren, Mrs. D. C Forehand, C. E. Twine, Mrs. J. E. Yeatman, Mrs. George Booth, all of Norfolk; Mrs. T. E. Madre and Mrs. A. R. Miller, of Hertford, Mrs. L. R. Jennings, of Camden, and Ephraim Twine, of At lanta, Ga. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET The -executive committee of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Hertford Baptist Church will meet on Monday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. W. Mayes. All members are urged to be present. MR. AND MRS. TURNER HERE Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Turner, who lives near Belvidere, were in Hert ford on Saturday. mm