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lH l ft 1 ' ' J. "if. 1 5 - I HE PER A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTYi " Volume IV.-fNumbe? 43. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 15, 1937. $1.25 Per Year. ' DPhGUISIlif J. T. BRITT DROPPED NEW STATE AGENT SPEAKER AT FALL FEDERATION MEET STATE PRESIDENT OF WOMAN'S CLUBS WILL BE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT MEETING OF THE SIXTEENTH DISTRICT IN HERTFORD VISIT III HERTFORD THURSDAY MORNIIIG AS CHIEF OF POLICE BY TOWN COUNCIL ... ( - ... . 1 ' (t ' ' ' I, " WEEKLY I THE COAST "A !..('. J7 I ' Warm and Friendly greeting rianncu Mayor Whedbee LUNCHEON Opportunity For Town To Get Nice Slice of Advertising Though not scheduled to stop at the county seat of the oldest county in the State of North Carolina, the distinguished travelers now touring the State as guests of the Governor's Hospitality Committee will look in on Hertford Thursday, October 21, and to them will be given a very warm and friendly greeting. In response to an invitation from Mayor Silas M. Whedbee on Tuesday of last week to include Hertford in the itinerary, Coleman W. Roberto, chairman of the committee on ar rangements, wrote Mr. Whedbee promptly, stating that, while it was impossible to accept the invitation to luncheon, as a previous invitation had long since been accepted, it would be the pleasure of the party to make a short visit in Hertford on Thurs day morning. Mayor Whedbee has already put into motion plans for entertaining the party of travel bureau executives, press representatives special writ ers, newspaper and magazine editors, as well as State officials, though the exact nature of the entertainment has not as yet been announced. From the Mayor's statement as to the type of entertainment he thought suitable, it ta apparent that nothing elaborate n 1 k attenuated, in the short time that the" Visitors will be with us, the lw. hinr to. .extand the friendly S nfcjOMW,ty wa ine peopie 01 rer tuiiah.ieherati6nif which can not fail to impress the visitors as . genuine. . ' The travel tour, which is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development as a part of its program for advertising the State, started in Charlotte on 1t Sundav morninar. and after mak ing tome 68 stops at various points of interest will end in Charlotte on October 22nd. It is during the sec ond, trip through the Town of Hert ford that the party will stop here. On Tuesday, October 19, the . party nrUl nun fhrmrnrh Hartford en route to Elizabeth; City, the following day to visit Koanoke island ana vicinity, and after a banquet at the Virginia Dare Hotel in Elizabeth City on Wednesday night, ; they will, visit Hertford the following .morninsr. At each stop the travelers, make the most enthusiastic greetings are extended, with the- most -lavish en , tertainment, banquets, luncheons, and barbecues given in their honor. Services Called Off Hey. E. f T; JiUson Will onauci oemces ai Sunbury -0- ' There wilf be' no service at . Holy , Trinity. - Episcopal ; Church -at 11 ' o'clock next Sunday, as - the -rector, the. 1ir.KJi0amiZllM-iKf con , , ducting . rrf&i?1WM will. he services ft at 8 o'clock;. ;in the yening.;--. -rNvy 'ft ; j The regular nie o'cteck Beryice of . holy communion will be obseryed as ;sujd on Sunday ; inornfng, and,Sun; 'day School will be held t ia.oclock. f TL's will; be Zthei regular , schedule V.of services on the ; third Sundayln ' each nwnth,; following::' last year's : Bchedule; Mr. Jillson . 'will conduct .services In Sunbiiry twice each Ynonth, -..at 11 o!BlocK;W':4iHr:$Sand ' and at 8 o'clock in the evening' on the . nrst Sunday in each month. ,v ... 4 . With the exception off ' the. , third Sunday, the regular, schedule of ser V vices 01.rtiniMtol1ini' . ;i celebration Of holy . communion at 9 v o'clock, Sunday School at. 10 o'clock, ' morning prayer and sermon" at'TI ' - o'clock. . On the first Sunday of each , month, as usual, there is no celebra f i tion of holy? oommtinion at 9 o'clock, this service being held at 11 o'clock. :-vi;'v. County -Assnt L; W. Anderson, Dr. it 6. S. T,1." and W. E.j White- will V sjsnd r. ' mi Saturday in ' Ral- Holy Trinity Sunday Free Cigar From Roberson Maybe! Bill Jordan pulled a fast one this week on J. G. Roberson, the drug gist. It seems that Mr. Roberson put out the word last week that any man appearing in his store on Mon day to whom he had been introduced and whose name he could not cal', would be presented with a cigar. Bill Jordan sauntered in from his barber shop next door and the drug gist greeted him with the usual "Good morning, Mr. Jordan." As the druggist pronounced the name the first sylable rhymed with cord. And right there the. barber, called -the druggist. "My name," said the bar ber, "is Jordan," and he pronounced it to rhyme with burden. So Mr. Jordan got the cigar. Now, the druggist is making the same offer for next Tuesday. He doesn't think he is going to have to part with a cigar, for, in spite of the fact that he has lived in Hertford only a short time, he says he knows the name of practically everybody in Hertford, certainly every man to whom he has been introduced. P. C.H.S. Students Will Edit Weekly; First Issue Today Marguerite Ward Will Act as Editor of New ..Fejture NEWSY SECTION Prize Oflfered For Stu dent Writing Best Es say on Peanuts Edited by the students of Perqui mans High School, a section of The Perquimans Weekly will be devoted each week to school news, with many of the students writing articles of various types as well as news stories. As an incentive to the students to contribute to the page, The Perqui mans Weekly is offering to the stu dent who writes the best essay on Peanuts, one of the County's princi pal crops, next week, a five-pound bag of roasted peanuts, the prize to be donated by Rose's 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store, which organization will observe next week as Peanut Week. Incidentally, the Rose stores sold last year during Peanut Week no less than 74 tons of peanuts. Any student of the Perquimans High School is eligible to enter the contest, the judges of which will be selected by Superintendent F. T. Johnson. The winning essay will be published on this page the week fol lowing the contest. Contestants must confine their es says to 750 words and all contribu tions must be handed in to Superin tendent Johnson not later than Fri day, October 22,. : Edentoit. Preacher At - Due "to i the absence dih the pastor, Miss Alma Howell, - who- will leave Saturday, October 16th, for Pltcaint, Pa. to.; conduct' a series , of ' revival services, the Rev, Kelly Wlgfield, pastor of '.j. thft fidentoiiAssembly; of tkd. will nreach t tha Hertford As- eembly Church Sunday moring Octo ber 17i at ; il jo'clock, ' It is ;spe ially urged, that - all Sunday School teachers and pupils be present for Suhday :School? l which begins . at'lO o'clock i v , . 1 .The evening service will begin at 7:45 o'clock. - This 1 service . will f be conducted by local members 4 of the Assembly.' in S . . f ' tyiiWZLA- i"-' 1 ' " ' ' ITrimWilsoifH 3$(&Ztiti& Wilson! Was yery jain- fii'Jy hurt when she fell from a step lad Jar in her home'ln Hertford last TL..7-' -r and has': been confined 1 to her I a. Her condition is some- ;'s mother. Mrs. A. F. Cjtyta with hn Action Taken at Special Meeting of Board on Friday Night SERVED 9 YEARS Several Applications In But No Successor Yet Named Speculation is rife in Hertford as to who will succeed J. T. Britt, who was dropped from the police force as the result of action taken at a spec ial meeting of the Town Council held on Friday night of last week. While it is understood that several applications are on file for the posi tion, no announcement has been made as to who will be Mr. Britt's succes sor. Mr. Britt has held the position of Chief of Police for the past nine years. No official explanation has been given as to why Mr. Britt was drop ped from the department except that it was for the best interest ot the police department. Friends From Far And Near Attend Funeral Miss White Loss Will Be Keenly Felt By Church She Loved The many friends she had made throughout. her . lite-time of exem plary living and Christian service, gathered from far and near on Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral services of Miss Emma L. White, held at the home at Belvidere. The beautiful tributes spoken by those who had known Miss White long and intimately were expressive of the high regard in which she was held in the entire community. The Rev. John C. Trivette, pastor of Piney Woods Friends Church, of which Miss White was a life-long member and to which she devoted much of her time, conducted the ser vice, assisted by two former pastors, Mrs. Bertha V. S. White, of Belvi dere, and Rev. Herman Parker, of Ashboro; and Rev. Murray C. John son, Field Secretary of North Caro lina Yearly Meeting, of Greensboro and Mrs. Elizabeth White, pastor of Up River Friends Church. The Piney Woods choir, assisted by L. W. Anderson, sang "Abide With Me" and "Nearer My God to Thee. Mr. Anderson also sang a solo, "Crossing the Bar." Active pallbearers were H. C Benton, of Sunbury; A. P. Godwin, of Gatesville: L. J. Winslow, T. C. Perry, Carroll Ward and Eddie Chap pell. Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. C A. Davenport, Dr. I. A. Ward, W. H Hardcastle, R. M. Riddick, Wayland White, Warren Spivey, Velum Wins- low, George Nowell, Freeland Cope land and J. M. Copeland. A woman of sterling character, a thoroughly . consecrated Christian, Miss White will; be greatly missed, riot only in the; home and in the church, but in the Community as well. Her services, for the local church, the quarterly and yearjy meetings were many and - valued, and the loss is keenly .felt.,; i iAmong those ; out of .the .county who attended the .services were Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White and Rev. Mur ray;, C. Johnson, of Greensboro; Rv. Herman Parkerj;!,of Ashboror Miss Cora White,: of jfigh :;;Potat; Mrs. Thomas N. White ' and her daughter, Miss Mary Winston White, of Frank lin Va.; Mrs. John Griggs, Miss Marcia Albertson,' Mrs. Sprigg Brent, Mn.i Ben Banks, Mrs. Ludena Pe rry and Miss Allie Palmer, of Elizabeth City; Mrs: G. 0. Browder, of Nor folk, Va.r Dr. , and Mrs. James R. Parker, of Norfolk, V.f Mrs. W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Woodland Mrs. J. T. Jenkins, of, Poticasl v . i -. .. Leave For New Home Mr. and - Mrs. Y. L. Brown, whose marriage 'took place on Saturday, September1 25, at South Mills, left Sunday for Columbia,' S. C where they will be located fnr the present- - - Sabbath Days - Sahbath days are quiet island on the tossing; sea of UfeV. '. , " " " ' Miss Ruth Current toil Visit to Hertford OCTOBER 29 Home Agent Expecting 200 County Club Wo men to Attend Miss Ruth Current, the new State Home Demonstration Agent, who re cently succeeded Dr. Jane S. McKim mon to this office, is to make her first official visit to Hertford on October 29, when she will be the principal speaker at the County Fall Federa tion meeting of Home Demonstration Clubs. Miss Current will speak on the sub ject of "Community Building Through Home Demonstration Work." Miss Gladys Hamrick, home demon stration agent for Perquimans, said this week that she was expecting at least 200 Perquimans County club women for this meeting, which is the first county group meeting to be held in the new Agricultural Building. Mrs. W. E. Dail, of Durant's Neck, will on this occasion present, on the part of the County Council, to the club which has done the best work during the year the pressure cooker offered as a prize at the beginning of the year. There are ten organized groups of women in the county, representing 275 members of the home demonstra tion clubs. Officers Are Named For future Farmers Twenty-five Initiated at Meeting Held Friday Night The Perquimans County Chapter of the Future Farmers of America has elected the following officers for this year: President, Clyde Lane; vice president, Herbert Williams; secre tary, Clarence Phillips; treasurer, Thomas W. Chappell; reporter, Rolln White; adviser, G. C. Buck; watch dog, George Baker. On Friday night, October 8, the following new members were initiat ed into the various secrets of the chapter: Shelton Bateman, Thomas Chappell, Norman Godfrey, Morris Griffin, Jr., Ray Haskett, Robert Hollowell, D. T. Hurdle, Edward Jordan, Elmer Lassiter, Joseph Now ell, Quincy Riddick, Thomas Roger son, William Rogerson, Seldon Roun tree, Adrien Smith, Jr., Winman Spivey, William Stallings, McMullan White, Edward Wilder, Elihu Wins low, Ernest Winslow, Gordon Wins low, John Winslow, Thomas Winslow, Tracy Winslow. Colored Man Loses Leg ByAccident Lloyd Felton Now Pati ent In Albemarle Hospital His left leg cut off as a result of an accident at the plant of the South ern Cotton Oil Company on Saturday, Lloyd Felton, well-known colored man was taken to the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City after re ceiving first . aid at the Hertford Clinic 1 . Caught, in a chain drive, the leg was severed below the knee. At the hospital his condition is reported as satisfactory. Francis Jessup Now Patient In Hospital Francis . Jessup, who suffered an injury to ( his right knee in a fall while playing soft ball some time ago,- underwent an operation for cor rection of the trouble at Duke Hos pital in, Durham on Saturday. ' The young jnan's mother, Mrs. S. P. Jes sup, accompanied him to the hospital on Friday and remained in Durham antii Sunday. ' ; ' The patient's condition is reported as satisfactory and he will return to Oak Uidge Military1 Academy, where he is a student, as soon as he is convalescent, " . 1 OFFICIALSIT j i J- Hum Current Recently succeeding Dr. Jane S. McKimmon as State home demonstration agent. Miss Cur rent will make her first official visit to Hertford on Friday, October 29. Hurdle Exonerated In Connection With Truck Strikes Horse Drawn Cart Carry ing No light Charles Hurdle, of Winfall, was absolved of all blame in connection with the death of James Jackson, 72, and H. L. Frue, 50, of Pasquotank County, both of whom were killed when the horse-drawn cart in which they were riding was struck by a truck driven by the Winfall man on the Newland highway, near Berea Church, on Monday night of this week. Mr. Hurdle, one of six witnesses who testified at the inquest held be fore Coronor J. B. Ferebee, in Eli zabeth City, stated that he was driv ing between 30 and 35 miles an hour when he rounded the curve. Lights from an approaching car blinded him, he said, and he could not see the cart, which other evidence showed was without a light and had at least one wheel on the pavement. j Nelson Gray, driver of the car; which Mr. Hurdle said war- approach-1 infi', supported Mr. Hurdle's testi mony. Carmen Morgan To Practice Management Of Home At College Meredith College, Raleigh. Ella Sue Gravitte, of Roxboro, Margaret Turner, of Henderson, and Carmen Morgan, of Hertford, all seniors in the home economics department of Meredith College, have begun their stay in the home managament apart ment in Va'nn Hall. They are the first group of home economic seniors to enter the apartment this term, all of whom will spend four consecutive weeks in the apartment before grad uation, usually in groups of four. The students divide among them selves the duties of cook, associate cook, housekeeper, and hostess, run ning the apartment on a budget that allows 45 cents a day for each per son. . Serving alternately in each of the different duties they put into practice the principles of a course in home managament which they have studied. Miss Carmen Morgan is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest U. Mor gan. ENTERTAIN BOOK CLUB Mrs. H. T. Broughton and Mrs. T. S. White were joint hostesses on Thursday night of this week, at the home of Mrs. White, when they en tertained the members of the Book Club. . Mrs. J. C. Blanchard was in charge of the brief, program which followed up the study of "Women In History,' the topic of last year's study, moBt ox the time being- devoted to the business of reorganizing for the new year. , - s -. - An ice course was served. - - Women Arrange For Big Affair On October 22 FINE PROGRAM Mayor Silas Whedbee Will Extend Welcome To Visitors Mrs. Harold G. Etheridge, of Ashe ville, president of the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs, will be the principal speaker at the an nual meeting of the Woman's Clubs of the Sixteenth District, which will be held in Hertford on Friday, Octo ber 22. Mrs. W. W. Stinemates, of Eliza beth City, president of the Sixteenth District, will preside at the sessions, which will be held in the Hertford M. E. Church, the proceedings to be opened with the singing of the Club Hymn, followed by the invocation by the Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church. Mrs. J. G. Roberson, president of the Hertford Woman's Club, will ex tend greetings from the hostess club, and Miss Margaret Fearing, president of the Junior Woman's Club of Eli zabeth City, will also extend greet ings. Mayor Silas M. Whedbee will wel come the club women on the part of the Town of Hertford. Miss Lillie Grandy, of Elizabeth City, will make the response. Mrs. A. D. Ward, of Chowan Coun ty, district president of "Home Dem onstration Clubs of this District, will also speak a word of greeting. After the appointment of commit tees by the presiding officer, the new clubs of the district will be intro duced, and following this there will be special music. The District president will give her report' and other reports will be made at this time, after which the address of Mrs. Etheridge, the State president, will be made Other items of the program include special music by Mrs. E. D. Weath ers, a round-table discussion led by Mrs. J. N. Britt, of Lumberton, re port of committees and election of officers. Luncheon will be served by the ladies of the Belvidere and Durants Neck Home Demonstration Clubs, at the Community House. MRS. W. F. MORGAN LECTED PRESIDENT . T. A. AT WINFALL Officers Selected From Various Communities Represented The Parent-Teachers Association of the Perquimans County Consolidated Grammar School at Winfall met for organization last week, with the of ficers being selected from the various communities represented. Mrs. W. F. Morgan was elected president; Mrs. L. C. Winslow, vice president; Mrs. C. P. Quincy, secre tary; Mrs. Elmer Wood, assistant sec retary; Mrs. Dempsey Winslow, treasurer; Mrs. Horace Baker, T. R. Ainsley and D. L. Barber composing the finance and budget committee. The membership committee was nam ed with Miss Margaret S. White, Miss Mabel Lane and Mrs. A. R. Winfilow as members, and Misses Alma Leggett and Lucille Long and Herman Winslow were named on the hospitality committee. Rev. W. G. Lowe, pastor of Ep worth M. E. Church, Winfall, con ducted the devotional program, and those who took part in the exercises included Mrs. A. R. Winslow and Miss Mabel Lane, who sang a duet; Mrs. Herman Winslow, Miss Lucille Long and Miss Bertha Chappell, who gave readings on the ideals of PTA; and four children, Selma Pierce, Horace Bawer, Jr., Evelyn Whedbee and . Robert Morgan, who sang two selections. Cleaning Enameled Sinks iiiioae stubborn dark streaks trhicli accumulate on enameled sinks anct ; bathtubs can be removed 'with kero sene.' V 'IV V i 41 .H i" -.V , 1 it -