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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUEDDJQ OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTS v?5
Volume IV Number. 12. .
Hertford-Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 19, 1937.
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Jail Lode
GOTORQAP8
Release of Murderer
May Have Been Be
hind It AU
Madison Boone, Hertford Negro, is
great f tot. He fixed up the lode
B the ball pen, the inclosure in the
county jail where; James White,
awaiting trial for the slaying of Hat
tie Simpson, was (believed by officers
-to' be safely shot In, and in doing so
fixed tip a six - months sentence on
the roads for himself, which Judge
"Walter H. Oakey, Jr., imposed in Re
corder's Court on Tuesday.
i It all happened last week while
Boone was in jail awaiting trial on a
drunk and disorderly charge which
' waa disposed of last . Tuesday with
if? Boone being' released from-jail after
the trial. The, lock '. was so neatly
fixed by Boone, 'according-to, James
x White, that; White enjoyed the' run
of the jail for -four days, roaming at
will through the jail corridor and;
watching the world go by the win
dows. It was while he was engaged in
watching the unloading of some mules
that he became so absorbed that he
forgot it was meal time and Mr.
Fleetwood had come in and surprised
' , him before he had time to get back
into, his cell and arrange the broken
Jqek in place, as had been his custom.
lit heard Mr. Fleetwood up stairs,
where he had carried his supper; and
le' called to him that he was jlown
istairs.
Wa;t ttA Kaon Bit ITIHtIwI if WAIlM
t have been a very simple, matter for
m v v .aulas incut nuv vwt uwiww iu.v
. V he had kiUed-Hattie Simpson with an
? ;:axlB on January 25, to have knocked
-85 IV Fleetwood in the head with the
s. big fon bar exhibited n court, which
White says Madison Boone used in
' trying to cut through the brick wall
-. ' of the jail, and to have made his es
cape. White,said ,on, the stand that
h didn't want to get out, .which is
.t obviously true, since he never made
'- i any effort to evade the responsibili
, 4 tytforftejnurder with which , he is
, ' charged. 1 He merely '.wanted to get
tt the window and watch the folks
go "by.
Boone vehemently denied the whole
thing, 'vigorously asserting that he
did not give White -76 cents to get
attempted escapaj,
, V i "White; t think 'oWe'Boone Uia't
T5 ifieBta,aid JigarOiieyJ,at; the
j.-' conclusion-jof -the- trial. "Yoii don't
' , jieem to hive lived up to your part
fr 'the bargain. And I owe him six
Y- . . . imjilMIM-W Wl itUWXB.- y'fTMJlW juuur
diately handed over th two" coins, a
made an involuntary motion to ac-
ta, ; im i. j . l i- uvr. . h
- V.'w auvil Uv wvw waVfaa uVf alUf
, .'he laid, "that tint my money."
- v " ' ' Through his attorney," C. H. Hoi-
f Ctfvnvt-a wV skit' M-.nafkl t -fitm.
r. ' riar Cofltt mnikthr case vwill be tried
Holy Week SeMceS At
HoIyTriniaih
Atru at '.wnhr: Tvinittf fs,nlpredewt8 tie state societies in soon-
.' for Holy Week are announced by the
' " Rector, Rev. E,T.J Jillson, as follows:
11 1, 'On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
the-celebration of holy communion;
'' Qu Wednesday - morning : at 10
n. ; oWocktthe .celebration of hoiytcom
; i -f munion; and litany and address at
o'clock" -in-:, the evenihgiv'-:
' "v, '; n Maunday ; ThitsdAy, taernorial
.. ci. Juration of holy!'1 communioti fct 8
" ' . - .t :rriJSir" u-,.- . .t-
"' .oWk in 'the' evening; ::--?
' -yy f On Saturday the Mctor announces
. that he will be at the chnrch at 4
'Mf. o'clock for- tikpttsaifc-.'
; ' Cn Eestet ay,1 celebration of the
-v hly communion at the usual hour of
- y oxiock in cue morning; . cnurcn
school at 10 o'clock; holy eucharist
' ;andse'nnonvat!.ll'' o'clock, '(ffpff
.." 1""- COTION'-GINMNGS .p
" pit. M, Harreil special agent for; the
i Eureau of the vXJensus, - Department
of Commerce, reports that there were
V) bales of cotton ginned in Per
r " wans County from the crop of
prior to March 1, at compared
8,281 bales jfcinned to March 1,
I 3 cf the 1935 rop, " r
Tnr'!ESNTS;i-':::'
.1 , ; -ce Jr. J spent Tuesday
.'. f'.;; 'u -'.t!"T t'r parent8,.Kr.'
9 MOBB DAYS TO
Tr!T7 cUU bat tb rl(W to drrrion
under ctean. wholrtottm, healdtfal
condition, la declaring thit riffat.
thii Sodety tutdettaka to at it
influence to the end that children
ererr-where, through proper legU.
Itrlon, both local and general, and
throueh proper, perrirlon and
protection, mar IKOW to manhood 1
and womanhood free from crippUag
conditloni canted by irmiftden
nonrhment; improper lood, or'
unsanitary enrironaieat, and trae.ao
far a ponible, front dengerof acci.
dent, wounding or aaainauav. .
(Artld 2 fTU CfittM
Ciild-t "BiU t Ugitt.")
EASTER SEALS GO
ON SALE MONDAY
Proceeds WU1 Bi Used to Maintain
and Extend Benefits To
Crippled Children
Easter seals will be placed on sale
Monday, March 22, in an effort to
finance a program for crippled child'
ren. The seals are attractively print
ed with a small Miss dressed in green,
one chubby arm in a brown crutch
but' the other hand is free and out
stretched torward the golden sun
light of opportunity which signifies
"Joyous vSLafe" . (this year's seal
theme) for this and many such small
crippled people. ,
The seal sells for a penny each,
$1.00 per sheet : 100 not lrKe
sum, but an investment that pays
big dividends in buikimg sounder
bodies, and brighter minds.
The agency is state wide, being or
ganized for the porpose of looking
after the welfare of crippled child
ren. Its program is one of coopera
tion with all agencies, both public
and private, lay ,nd professional-to
the end that every crippled child may
inherit its birthright. This is beauti
fully stated in Article X of the Crip
pled Child's Bill of Rights" which
reads: ,
"In brief, not only for its own
sake, but for the benefit of the So
ciety as a whole, every crippled child
has the right to . the beat body which
modern science can . help .tt ;", secure;
the best mind that modern education
can provide; the best, training which
modern vocational guidance can give;
the best position in life which Us
physical 'condition as best it may be,
will permit, and the best opportun
ity for spiritual development which
its environment affords."
Fifty per cent of the proceeds
remain in the county to help main
tain and extend the program for crip
pled children. The remainder goes to
the International Society for Crippled
Children, incijwhich sponsors the
seal sale, anrf spurs "world wide In
terest 'in , the problems of treating
nting cnpptMom, ana re-
Hurm , r eaenu icgnuaiion xor ure
benefit of crippled children, A bill
has just now been prepared by the
International Society for Crippled
Sldren tor presentation to the pre
t Congress, providing for Federal
aid to states in the education of
hiikUjapped children. :A rCv"i '
IrThe'lwS
Ckrnmimion- announces an open com
petitive examination, for the position
of Substitute Clerk - Village Carrier
for filling vacancies in the -Post Of
fice at Hertford North Carolina.
Applications or this position must
be on file with 4he Manager, Fourth
U. S. Civil Service District, Washing
ton, D.C., not later than' April ,
lie examinatfon .tt. being held to
fill a vacancy in the Post Office 8e
VicC-x::". ;';'r'ifiy-frtfv
. Competitors will be required toW
port for written examination, which
will be held approximately 15 days
aTter the date bA for the close of re
ceipt of arlfeations. ' Full informa
tion a-1 trrtlon blanks may be
c ' -;. I t- -A Sscretary, Ll
U. r. CIvi Cervice t,
I t C r :Jri, North C.r:
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MUSIC CLUBS VIE
FOR HOKORS HERE
Musicians From Nearby
Towns Expected to
Compete
E. QTYJUDGES
Winners Participate In
State Contest Held In
High Point
Musicians from near-jby towns are
expected to be in Hertford on Satur
day of next week, when the Music
Clubs of the Northeastern District of
the Federation of Music Clubs will
hold the annual music contest here.
The affair will be held in the audi
torium of the Hertford Grammar
School at 10:30 o'clock irt the morn
ing. There will be contestants from
Bethel, Robersonville, Edenton and
Hertford, in piano, voice, trombone
and cornet They will be pudged by
Mrs. I. M. Meekins, noted Elizabeth
City musician and other judges from
Elizabeth City.
All interested are Invited to attend.
The winners will be sent to the
State Contest at High Point, to be
held some time during the month of
April.
Rectory Damaged
By Fire Tuesday
Fire did considerable damage to
the Rectory, the home of Rev. and
Mrs. E. T. Jillson, on Market street,
early Tuesday morning.
The alarm, which was turned in
around 5 o'clock, was one of four
alarms within a period of twenty
four hours, which la believed to be a
record tor Hertford.!, The fire at the
Rectory, however, wfs 4be only one
which resulted in serious damage,
the others being mainly threatened
fires from blazing flues.
' The fire at the Rectory might have
been a very serious; thing. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Jillson . were awakened by
the odor of burning varnish, and im
mediate investigation disclosed that
there was fire between the wall sepa
rating their bedroom from the halt,
about the flue in the hall.
Though at no time Was there a
high Maze, ' there was considerable
fire, which appears to have smoulder
ed perhaps for a" long time, and it
was some time before it was entire
ly extinguished.
The damage, the extent of which
will be determined by an adjuster to
be sent by the insurance company, ap
pears to have been confined to the
fronf halt and one room.
1800 Persons Given
Tuberculosis Test
More than 1800 persons have been
given the tuberculosis test in Per
quimans since the work was begun
on March 8, according to the latest
figures available. The preliminary
work of testing has all been done,
and Dr. John S. Denhoim, of the
State Sanatorium, who has conducted
the tuberculosis clinic, left Thursday.
. Those whose reactions were posi
tive will be given X-Ray examina
tions on Wednesday and Thursday,
March 24 and 26, at the Hertford
Clinic. Two technicians will be here
from the Sanatorium to do this
work. All those who should have
this examination, or whose reactions
were positive, . have been or will be
notified in time.
r Dr. Denhohn stated on Thursday
that, , while the percentages of those
in-the, county whose : reactions were
positf) have not been definitely cal
culated, it. would figure between 15
and 20 per eent ;lThe rjoctwrrnphaw.
sized the-fact that while the ets is
trr;iirato
lecuon. oz tne- tubercle, iwdllns the
positive reaction does not necessarily
mean that the individual has clinic
ally active tuberculosis. About 69
out ef 60 who show a positive reac
tion, he said, ' control the disease
pontaneously; v? i -.r-.-y.c . ' .: 4 -
The tuberculin test, as this clinic
yrilP ehbw, laid Dr. Denhoim, elimhv.
ate, between 80 and 86 per cent of
the students of the school, but of the
rest the. only way it can be proven
that they are free from clinical tu
berculosis is by X-Ray examination.
It Is, therefore, very important that
this examination be made.
u .'SPENT WEEKEND
' Mrs. J. S. Vick, accompanied by
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Mae
Mlij, ho has been her guest re
er .V.7, rr nr.t the week-end in Little
t i, V " ton and other points.
STATE THEATRE
REDUCES PRICES
Netf rLow Prices Now
Effective Management
Hito Announced
GOO0 SHOWS BILLED
Special Low Prices De
cided Upon For Sat
urday Shows
The State Theatre is announcing
new admission prices, beginning on
Thursday f this week, with only
twenty-five cents and ten cents being
charged at night at the beautiful
new theatre, and a special rate of ten
and fifteen cents for Saturdays.
The first show which will be seen
at the new low price is "Rainbow on
the River, starring Bobby Breen
with May Robson and Charles Butter-
worth.
In this picture Bobby Breen,
charming child star, makes his first
appearance in Hertford. He is the
boy, it will be remembered, who was
starred in his very first picture,
which was "Let's Sing Again." His
beautiful lyric tenor vioce had al
ready won hh'A fame v.-hen he sang
on' the Eddie Cantor program on the
radio.
In "Rainbow on the River" Bobby
sings, among other songs, "Ave
Maria," "Old Folks at Home," "Holy,
Holy, Holy," "The Flower Song" and
"Waintin' for the Sun.
May Robson, grand old lady of the
'theatre, celebrated the start of her
fifty-fourth successive season of
stage and screen work when she step
ped before the "Rainbow on the
River" cameras. She made her stage
bow September 26, 1883. This pic
ture will be shown only Thursday.
"Valiant is the Word for Carrie"
'will bestown "one- dtfy wtly1,' Pwdayv
In this picture Gladys George,
fresh from triumphs on the stage
makes her screen debut. In the cast
also are Arline Judge and John Ho
ward. This is said to be the great
est woman's picture ever made, fea
turing a woman'3 devotion to her
children.
On Saturday, when the special
price of ten and fifteen cents will be
charged, with shows continously f rom
1:30 o'clock, Jack Holt will be seen
in "North of Nome," which is a real
thrill with a lot of action.
"Love is News' will be shown on
Monday and Tuesday, starring Ty
rone Power, Loretta Young and Don
Araeche, with a good supporting cast
including Slim Summerville, Dudley
Digges, Walter Catlett, George San
ders, Jane Darwell, Stepin Fetchit
and Pauline Moore.
On Wednesday, bank night, Irene
Dunne plays in "Theodora Goes
Wild," with Melvin Douglas, Thomas
Mitchell, Thurston Hall and others.
This is said to be one of the year's
biggest laugh hits.
The State is keeping up its record
for fine shows. Enthusiastic fans
give expression to their appreciation
of the class of shows which are being
presented at the State by their pat
ronage. L. N. Hollowell Buys
Rocky Mt. Bus Line
L. N. Hollowell, president and gen
eral manager of the Hollowell Chev
rolet Company, has purchased the
Rocky Mount Bus Line.
This is Mr. HollowelPs second
venture in the transportation busi
ness. Since' December he has owned
a half interest in the City Bus Ser
vice of Wilson. ..
The transfer of the Rocky Mount
Bus Line.vyasmade .fln-Monday of
it..we-:;f3".v.;. .
Revival Services At
Methodist Church
Rev. J. O. Long, pastor of the
Methodist 'Church at Weldon is as
sisting in .the meeting ,of the Metho
dist Church here this week and next.
On Wednesday evening he preached
on the subject, J'ThCFermanenti Ele
ments, lit a ' Changing ;Worid.''t ?
A splendid congregation heard Mr.
Long at this first service.' The ser
vices I begirfi'eacn & evenmg at 7;3Q
o'clock, and' cordial welcome is ex
tended to the public. '; ,,.
PROGRAM POSTPONED
.The program of Irish lhusic sche
duled to be eiven on Friday evening
by Mrs. R. M, Riddick's piano and
rythm pupils has been postponed un
til April 2, according to an announce
ment made by Mrs. .Riddlck this
week. ' ) ,nv "
Mail Bit Vandalism
Causes Rigid Inquiry
RECORDER'S
COURT
Another white man, convicted of
the charge of operating an automo
bile while under the influence of
liquor, was sentenced by Walter H.
Oakey, Jr., Judge of Recorder's Court
to thirty days in Jail on Tuesday.
The man, whi gave his name as
David P. Burgess, and his place of
residence Norfolk, Va., was arrested
by Chief of Police J. T. Britt on
Monday, after it had been reported to
Mr. Britt that the man, who was
under the wheel of his car parked at
the curb on Market street, was drunk
and that he had struck another car
and failed to stop. Chief Britt found
Burgess drunk and locked him up in
jail. In the car was found a pint bot
tle containing about half a pint of
liquor.
Mr. Burgess stated that he was
only recently released from a hospi
tal, where he had spent five weeks
as a result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident, and asked the
court's mercy. Judge Oakey told the
defendant that it was his policy to
sentence to the roads all who were
convicted in his court of driving
while drunk. "It may be hard on the
individual," he said, "but I am try
ing to protect the public against such
people as you."
The defendant admitted he was
under the influence of liquor, having
taken a bottle of beer and two drinks
of liquor, but said he was not down.
"No," said Judge Oakey. "It wouldn't
be so bad if you got down and could
n't drive a car."
Taking into account the fact that
the man was not in physical condi
tion to work on the roads, he was
sentenced to jail for thirty days,
fined, fifty dollars and his driver's
license revoked for the period of one
year.
Spunk StalUngs was convicted of
the charge of drunk and disorderly,
and prayer for judgment was contin
ued, upon payment of the court
costs, and good behavior for one
year, and that he remain off the
premises of C. E. Chappell for six
months.
Four colored women, Beatrice
Welch, Naomi, Evangeline and Helen
Welch, were. convicted of affray, and
prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the court costs and
upon good behavior for one year and
upon the further condition that they
not be found in the beer garden of
Washington Lyons for the period of
one year.
Beatrice Welch, in connection with
the same affray, was found guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon, and
was sentenced to thirty days in jail,
the sentence being suspended upon
payment of the court costs and upon
good behavior for a year.
T. S. McMullan, Jr., of Elizabeth
City, charged with the larceny of a
truck, waived hearing in Recorder's
Court through his attorney, J. B. Mc
Mullan, of Elizabeth City, and was
ordered held for the grand jury under
a thousand dollar bond, in default of
which he was placed in jail.
Holdren Served Town
Twenty-four Years
Chief V. A. Holdren is observing an
anniversary next Tuesday, the twenty-fourth
anniversary of his term as
chief engineer of the electric light,
water and ice plant of Hertford.
Chief Holdren, who is a native of
Bedford County, Virginia, came to
Hertford to work for the Town of
Hertford from Norfolk, on the 16th
day !'6f March, 1913. He recalls that
President Wilson had just been inau
gurated at $iat time. .
Working twelve, hours to the day
for seven days, ijt-f week, the Chief
has put m a gc: deal of time. He
kept these hours up until six months
ago, when, because of failing health,
he could not remain so long on the
job.
The Chief has lots of friends,
though he hasn't had so much time
off' the 'job, who hope he will continue
to serve the town for many more
years, to come. . '
.Scouts Registered
Rev. D. Mj Sharpey' Hertford
scouuaoas v has - seht in the . .rekis
tration .fee for. itl Bby"Scoutsi. " They
art going on a hike on Friday. ;
The troop will meet at the parson
age Friday afternoon at . 4 o'clock,
each, boy taking whatever he wants
for tnipftet.r At the end-of the hike
they will cook supper, hold, their
meeting and come back to town in
time for the services at the chnrch
at 70. V ; -..-'.,
Rural Routes In Per
quimans and Chowan
Suffer By Deviltry
INVESTIGATION ON
Sheriff, Postmaster and
Federal Authorities
At Work
No arrest has as yet been made in
connection with the acts of vanda
lism which occurred in Perquimans
and Chowan Counties over the week
end when approximately fifty mail
boxes on rural mail routes were torn
from the posts to which they were
attached and scattered about . in
ditches, swamps and near-by fields.
In some instances the posts to
which the boxes were attached were
pulled out of. the ground and box and
post thrown away.
Sheriff J. Emmett Winslow, of
Perquimans, who was notified of the
matter on Monday morning, lost no
time in following up all clues, though
the Sheriff stated on Wednesday that
there were few clues to work on.
J. E. Morris, Hertford Tostmaster,
who was also notified on Monday,
notified federal authorities and it is
expected that an inspector will come
to Perquimans to conduct an investi
gation. The mail boxes on the right - hand
side of the road, coming from Eden
ton to Hertford, were torn down,
from just south of the Chowan Coun
ty line, to Hertford. Only four or
five of these boxes were in Chowan
County. And the mail boxes on the
right hand side of the road from the
Highway to the road leading from
Hertford to Burgess, in the Bethel
community, were torn down, indicat
ing that those responsible for the
work only stopped on the right side'
of the road.
One little girl in the Bethel neigh
borhood heard the sound when the
mail box in front of her home was
torn down, and she said that shortly
afterwards the clock struck 3. This
was on Sunday morning.
While many theories have been ad
vanced as to the reason for the
acts, nothing definite has as yet been
established, some believing that the
perpetrators of the acts were drunks
out on a lark, while others believe
that it was spite work.
Baptist Missionary
Society Met Monday
The Wowan's Missionary Society
of the Hertford Baptist Church met
at the church on Monday afternoon,
with the president, Mrs. L A. Ward,
presiding.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Mrs. Ben Wood, after
which there was a short business
session. Mrs. C. W. Reed led the
devotional and made a splendid talk.
Mrs. Irvin White gave a reading and
Meedames K. W. Mayes, D. S. Demp-
sey and J. E. White, each of whom
attended the Convention in Charlotte
last week, gave short talks on the
subject.
Due to the rainy weather, there
were only 34 members present, three
of whom were new members. Mrs.
J. J. Fleetwood airain won the WMU
pin for having the largest number of
circle members present.
Hertford Couple
Marry In Durham
Of interest to their many friends
is the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Helen Rdbbina Vick and Mr.
John Christian Butler, "both of Hert
ford, which took place in Durham on
Sunday, March 7, the ceremony be
ing performed by the Rev. J. T. Rid-
dick, pastor of the Watts Baptist
Church of Durham.
The bride who was unattended,
wore an ensemble of navy blue, with
harmonizing accessories, her flowers
being a shoulder corsage of garden
ias.
Those who witnessed the ceremony
included Mrs. J. S. Vick, of Hertford,
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Butler, of
Wilson, Miss Annie Lee' Butler, of
Durham, and Noah Gregory, of Hert
ford. Mrs. Butler is the attractive young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Vick,
of Hertford. Mr; Butler is a son of
Rev. A. A .Butler, of Hertford. He
ti--fwKodttiA:,wilk: the Hollowell
Chevrolet Company. The couple are
very popular with a wide circle of
friends. They are making their home
at present with the brides parents
M.i Church street, J f