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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume IV. Number 48.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, oav. November 19, 1937.
$1.25 Per Year.
1UIMANS
Llollioiiist Ministers
Go To Raleigh For
Annual Conference
Question of Unification
Attracts Considerable
Attention
EXPECT VOTE
Appointments By Bish
op Will Be Read Sun
day Night'
r;, The 101st session of the North
J 'Carolina Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal X3iurch, South, convened in
Raleigh on Wednesday, with Bishop
Paul B. Kerff presiding. Four hun
dred delegates were, expected to re
present the more than 125,000 mem
bers of the church in that section of
NorthCarolina represented by the
Conference.
Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the
Hertford Methodist Church, and Rev.
W. G. Lowe, of Wmfall, who is in
charge of the Perquimans Circuit,
are in attendance. Mrs. R.- T. Brinn,
of Hertford, is also in attendance,
representing one of the delegates of
the Elizabeth City District.
It is confidently expected in Per
quimans that both Mr. Sharpe and
Mr. Lowe will be returned to their
respective fields of service. Mr.
Sharpe has been in Hertford only
two years and Mr. Lowe has spent
only", one year in Perquimans.
Much interest is being shown in
- the question of unification and it is
expected that the matter will proba
bly be submitted to the -vote of the
.Conference on Thursday. It is be
lieved the Conference : will . vote in
favor of the merging of the Metho-
list Protestant Church and the Metn
qdiBVSiwaiiaJ Church, South. :The
I&wq fitat nTmions have- already
rvtid-fayo of tiie union, and the
vote is being - taken in - Southern
Methodist churches this fall in their
fannual sessions. : Thus far,- all the
"conferences voting have cast substan
tial majorities in favor of union, and
if three-fourths of the votes of the
I several annual conferences and two-
thirds of the votes of the General
''Conference whkh meets next spring
are in favor of the merger; then a
iriew church called.' the . Methodist
"Church Will be-formed. f Bishop Kern
lis, strongly in favor of unification,
- having writen an article in the South
ern Christian Advdcate, published at
."Columbia, S. C, which has attracted
widespread- comment. In this writ
ling he appealed for support of the
i nrger;,:'.:;:o'-.
' 'Appointments of ministers f or the
coming- year will be read out, as is
, "the usual custom t the Conference,
'oii SundaTnisht.iM 9r," vV;
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t" ' L' ' 1 ' ';.V :4 ',;'.; V-'
Wm Be Held Nov. 23 In-
"8 won
sieao oi inanKsgiv-
- ing Day
3 Mrs. J. G. Roberson, president of
; the . Hertford Woman's ; Club, ah
" nounces that the November meeting
' i , , of the Club will be eld! on Tuesday,
November 23, instead of on TJhanks
' ''giving Day, which is the date of the
, '.regu!t-t meeting. ; .'w-- v
L re-Serswhff poly.
r i i y I irety 'for fe?
cf good things, ' not always only to
' the t: : fy.ti t t( shnt-ihs or flie sick.
. i A er- ! 1 t.?ort will b mado this
. year t j I.' Y cheer to the homes, of
those v!.ss j ihere is skkness or 'nds-
fortune nd(all are asked to lpoopt-
ate.
7i::t:r Pzzizzz At
Azzzzmy C-i
Cr.day
The Rev, and Mrs. Carlton T- -w,
---s tit the Assemblies; tf
near Winfiaor, will pi h
t t j IlsrtcrJ Assembly iinJ i
' . . :r 21. One will speak at fee
:i cV f-rvke, and the other or.s
it Ce t service- at ;7 o'o1oc!j.
l!.-re will la .. -ing of special sons
.t tzJx service. .t ,
"""-a 'A!'.-.;V n-;li;.1'.Tptoi;,; ft
- . ' v holding a series
MzrgEretMcire
Submits Winning
Essay On Peanuts
Wins Prize Donated By
Local Rose's 5-10-25c
Store
HER PAPER
Contest Conducted Re
cently In Perquimans
High School
Margaret Madre was adjudged the
winner of the Peanut Essay Contest
conducted recently in the Perquimans
High School, and was presented with
a five-pound bag of peanuts by Rose's
5, 10 and 25 Cent Store.
Following is the winning essay:
The peanut, a member of the vege
table kingdom, is fortunate enough to
have five names being well-known by
all of them, peanut, groundnut,
monkeynut, goober. Although in our
part of the country they are better
known as peanuts.
The peanut is an annual plant of
the pea family, which grows like a
potato vine and produces a nut-like
pod under the ground. This plant is
supposed to be a native of Brazil and
is cultivated in warm regions of the
world. In the southern part of the
United States its culture is an indus
try of great importance. There are
two main types of peanuts grown
commercially in our country, which
are generally known as bunch and
runners. The large sized nuts for
sale in stores and shops came from
bujich-:i0anut8, while the smaller
Spanish and red peanuts came from
the runner plants.
The culture of peanuts is indeed
from frost has passed. They re
quire a sandy soil ' and ' thrive best
when the summer is hot and there is
moderate, rain fall. Two or three of
the kernels with unbroken skins are
planted together, one or two inches
deep in hills from nine to sixteen
inches jujart. The earth is broken up
and crushed very , fine for a depth of
fpur or ,fiye inches! The-J' plant puts
forth a thick hairy stem above the
ground with many branches. - The
blossoms, small and yellow, resemble
those of the garden pea in shape,
They grow singly on the vine and
after they wither their, stems grow
longer and turn downward forcing
their way into the soil. There the
familiar pale yellow pods are devel
oped. The nuts ripen in October
and are harvested before the first
frost appears. The earth around the
Plants is loosened and the vines .are
pulled up and turned over to dry in
the Bun for a day. They are then
put into shocks and cured from three
to four weeks, after which the-pods
are picked and prepared to be ship
ped. Under good conditions the yield
is about forty bushels per acre, while
the average is around thirty-six.
Hardly any other vegetable or nut
has more uses than the peanut. The
kernels roasted and salted or used in
candy are popular everywhere. More
than one-third of the shelled peanut
is oil. The oil from peanuts like that
from cotton seed is found as substi
tutes for lard and butter. It is also
used in making soap, artificial leath
er, and in the manufacture of kid
gloves, Quantities of peanuts are
used in making andy; cookies and
cakes. - We "also -recognize: it again
when it comes to our table as peanut
butter. Though, peanuts j;iare often
eaten as a confection rather than a
part of - tbe diet, thy , are"-aextrmely
nutritious ';and; if eaten In; moderation,
of. , nuirimntsf :0ie?Zf areS jei valuable
the. hve cent bagson our street we
are -almost inclined jto believe - it to
V: From. & 700,000,000 o 900,000,000
pounds are- annually S produced In the
Unite4 States. .'-Our chief peanut pro
ducing . states - are - Georgia, . North
Carolina, Alabama ' and Virginia. In
splt of the large erop produced year
ly in our country we import several
million pounds from other countries,
mainly from China and Japan.
France Imports more peanuts than
we tateei Some vof i the best nuts
ra'-d are- grown in the French Col
or of Sengal in ": Western i. Africa.
C . ..r parts of Africa exporting pea
rr.?.3 are Gambia and Nigeria. British
I "x is also a large exporter.
A v.i" back, the town of Hert-
f- 2 I - tsd the fact of possessing a
r; v i f 'Dry until in recent years
ii x --i by fire. Tnis fac-
t. J two special, pro-
i rrrs Four)
NEW YORK FAIR 1939 IN CONSTRUCTION STAGE
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NEW YORK (Special). The $900,000 Administralion
Building of the New York Fair is under roof some 22
months in advance of the exposition's opening date and
in August will be ready for occupancy by the hundreds
of specialist workers who conduct the business of the
"industry" and advance development of the $125,000,000
world event. The corner stone of this first major Fair
building was laid on April 27 in the presence of many
notable figures in national life.
Dr. John Zachery
s
Hooks Big German Carp
Weighing Over 19
Pounds
MANY ENTER
Henry Stokes Leading
For Prize Offered By
Rev. D. M. Sharpe
Dr. John Zachery won the five
dollar cash prize . awarded by J, G.
Roberson, Hertford druggist, for
catching the largest fish hooked in
the waters of : Perquimans County
last summer. That . the five-dollar
bill actually found its way into the
hands of Nancy, Dr. Zachery's little
daughter, is neither here nor there,
since Nancy held first place in the
fish derby right up until the time her
Dad hooked .the prize-winner, a Ger
man Carp which weighed 199i
pounds. ?
The big fish Nancy caught was a
Carp also, and didn't fall far short
of the weight of the prize winner.
There were others who caught
some big fish in Perquimans last
summer, and- the big chubs which
have been' entered in the contest in
which the Rev. D. M. Sharpe offered
a cash prize of $2.60, which will be
awarded after the 20th of November,
when;,tfi'; aeonj closes, ; have been
ilne..rcirft; ,
PCcc sWndvor wise.
a4ai;afc v rd - thirteen and
ohe-eightit loonces and was 23 mch-eln;'lengthM:Vi.-'py
; Hardly smaller wa(f the one caught
by W. E. Lane, which weighed, five
pounds; seven and 8-4 ounces. '
AiN.;E. Eelfe'caught one whfch
weighed five poundsone and a quar
ter ounces, v , J ; vvin i? 5.
Henry' Clay OTfeal; five years old,
appeared to have caught the biggest
fish as he carried his catch up, Hie
street'. It ' weighed two pounds, six
and a quarter ounces and looked al
1mot,ae ,big ;a Henry Clay. )
TharJying Program
V Planned By Masons
:' " - A. L.' Skinner, master of the local
Masonic lodge, announces a special
Thanksgiving program at ' the meet-.
Ing of the ;ti kd,:e. on Tuesday night.
E&freshmentsy will be served in con
nc i .ion with the prejp n and all
? -s are r i to be resent. "
Winner Roberson
The Administration building, shown as progressing
in actuality and by an artist's sketch, is the Fair Cor
poration's workshop and showroom. While the 1216
acre site of the exposition is today the scene of much anci
varied activity, with several exhibit pavilions going uj
this year, the majority of the 300 buildings necessary tc
housing the exposition are scheduled for construction ii
1938. By midsummer of next year, it is estimated, full
15,000 persons will be employed in building activitie
where only a year ago there wss nothing but waste land
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Youngest Partner
Probably the youngest busi
ness partner in the Albemarle,
certainly the youngest in Hert
ford is Thomas Perry.
They call him Thomas to dis
tinguish him from his father,
Tom Perry, who 'operates a ga
rage on the outskirts of Hertford
under the irm name of "Perry &
Son." The son, if you please, is
Thomas, who is ten years old.
Sumners Celebrate 55th
Wedding Anniversary
Wedded over half a century ago,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Sr., cele
brated their 55th wedding anniver
sary on last Sunday, when many
friends from far and near called at
the home on Church Street in Hert
ford to offer congratulations.
At 6 o'clock there was a family
dinner, with, the following present:
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sumner Jr., and
their two children, Charles and Clara;
Mr. and MrSi T. B. Sumner and their
son, Tommy;, Mrs. D. F. Feild and
her children, William, Mary ana
Fordy; Miss M. K. Newbold and Miss
Mary E. Sumner.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumner are greatly
beloved in Hertford, having spent
their lives in Perquimans and reared
a fine family of five sons and two
daughters, all but one now living and
four living in the home town. While
Mrs. Sumner is not very well, still
suffering, from the effects of a recent
operation, she is able to be out occa
sionally and her warm and sunny
smile is as cheerful as though she
enjoyed the best of health.
PEARL ROUNTREE DIES AT
I HER HOME .NEAR, BURGESS
Peart Rountee, M
daughter
Rourrtree, of the Burgess oontouriiy,
and a student at tia Hertf oid Gram
mar School, died at ' the home of her
parents xnH Sunday .after a brief ill
ness, i : i;'" . i
Funeral services were conducted at
thegrave-sidi . n the Rountree family
burying rounds in - Chowan County,
on Monday, with' the Rev,. Mr.-Jtfitch-ell,
of ates County officiating.
Surviving the little girl are ;her
parents and the- following brothers
and sisters, Melvin, Frances, Wilson,
Mary Anne and Doris Jean, all of the
Burgess community. - " -
.'V Mrs. Wozelka Dies At Edenton ;
Friends in Hertford will regret to
learn that- Mr.-J. M. Wozelka of
Edenton died at her home late Wed'
nesda afternoon.'1 She is survived by
three children, ' Miss Elizabeth Wo
zelka. Mrs.- R. F. Tuttle and H. C.
Wozelka,. all of Edenton. the bitter's
wife being ' the former Miss Kate
Skinner -Of Hertford. ;) ' '' " -
aarwKvr
Many And Varied
Charges Aired In
Recorder's Court
Liquor Figures In Sev
eral Cases Before
Judge Oakey
ONE TRAFFIC CASE
Theft of Pint of Milk
Nets Thirty Days
On Roads
Many and varied were the charges
heard in Recorder's Court on Tues
day, when a case involving the lar
ceny of a pint of milk drew a sen
tence of 30 days on the roads; when
a suspended sentence was ordered in
effect; when a conviction on the
charge of possessing illegal liquor
for purposes of sale drew a fifty
dolllar fine and a suspended sentence;
no probable cause was found in the
charge of assault with intent to com
mit rape; with one traffic case being
heard and two cases of drunkenness.
The first case called was that
against Archie Godwin, who pleaded
guilty to the charge of selling intox
icating liquor to persons unknown
and to aiding and abetting in the sale
of intoxicating liquor. No evidence
was offered by the State or by the
defense in this case and prayer for
judgment was continued until the
first Tuesday in January.
Considerable time was consumed in
the hearing for probable cause of the
' Lease - against George Whitehead, in
which he was charged with assault
with? iaMr;t?cowMt.pi;.iie" pnOiBK$m"':i ;.twte:
secututg witnessed;, being Mx. Sudie
Hendricks jtnd her husband, .Wallace.
Hendricks. At the close of the
State's testimony Judge Walter H.
Oakey announced that no probable
cause was found. The warrant was
amended at this point, however, to
Include the charge of simple assault,
and recess was taken to give the
defense time to secure 'witnesses, the
case being taken up in the evening,
and the defendant at that hearing of
the case was dismissed.'
. Mr. wmteneaa piead guilty to a
charge of. being drunk and disorderly
on 'the street and was taxed with the
costs.
. Heywood Goodwin, a young white
man, plead., guilty to the larceny of
a pint ; of milk. Evidence ' disclosed
that' a Grubb Street resident had re
ported to the milk dealer that her
milk was, missing for two or three
days prevs, and Officer, Robert
White, .wi. r. saw the young man
. '(Contur 4 Ixom Page Four)
Red Cross Roll Call
Now Under Way In
Perquimans County
Names Who Enrolled
Will Be Published In
Next Issue
ALL URGED TO JOIN
Silas Whedbee Expects
Quota of $150 to Be
Reached
The Red Cross Roll Call in Per
quimans, under the leadership of
Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Jr., got under
way this week, with most of the
workers already making the required
canvass.
Silas M. Whedbee, County Chair
man of tne Red Cross, is expecting
the quota of $150 to be raised by
Thanksgiving, which is the date of
the closing of the campaign.
A number of names have been
turned in, but since all the workers
could not be reached none of the
names of those who have responded
to the roll call will be published this
week. Among those who have prac
tically completed the canvas of their
territory is Mrs. H. G. Winslow, who
has turned in a list of names. All
names will be published in next
week's issue of this newspaper.
For the benefit of those who desire
to join the Red Cross Roll Call and
who have not been canvassed, the
names of the workers in Hertford are
here published for the second time:
Mrs. H. G. Winslow, Mrs. W. H.
Oakey, Jr., Mrs. C. P. Morris, Mrs.
E. S. Pierce, Mrs. W. H. Pitt, Mrs.
Charles Johnson, Mrs. G. I. White,
Mrs. E. W Lordley, Mrs. Durwood
Reed and Mrs. G. R. Tucker. Con
tributions may also be turned in to
Silas M. Whedbee, Chairman of the
Red Cross in Perquimans, and to
Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Jr., Chairman of
the Roll Call.
For the colored people of Hertford
the workers are the Methodist minis
ter, Rev. G. H. Coffee, and the Bap
tist minister, Rev. J. A. Harrell.
Every one is urged to respond to
the Red Cross Roll Call.
Bagley Swamp Boy
Claude Donald Winslow
Succumbs In Norfolk
Hospital
The Bagleys Swamp community
was shocked and saddened on Thurs
day by the tragic accident which re
sulted in the sudden death of Claude
Donald, the two and a half year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winslow,
of that community.
Funeral services were conducted in
the Piney Woods Friends Church at
Belvidere on Saturday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. J. C.
Trivette, Mrs. Bertha Smith White
and Mrs. Elizabeth White officiating.
During the service "Jewels," "Will
the Circle Be Unbroken" and "Safe
in the Arms of Jesus" were sung by
Evelyn Copeland, Mildred Copeland,
Jack Anderson, Mrs. Callie Copeland,
Mrs. Freeland Copeland, F. C. White,
Edwin White and Burt Williams.
Those who carried the flowers were
Eva Rae Winslow, Norma Winslow,
Eunice Chappell, Clinton Winslow,
Ray Lamb, Jarvis Winslow.
Pallbearers were-, James Wilder,
Joseph Nowell, Johnnie Elliott and
Parius Colar ;' i-,:
Friends
atWhittston.
me iKue- onua aiea n we inoitoik
General Hospital on Thursday, where
he .was taken after he had been in
jured by falling from a cart at the .
home of his parents a short time be
fore. ...
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude .Winslow, the child is survived
by his paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs, Thomas R, Winslow, and
his maternal grandparents, Mr and
Mrs. Norman Chappell; great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs; George C.
Chappell, and two other great-grandmothers,
Mrs. , Mary S. Winslow, and
Mrs. Sarah Layden, and a number of
aunts. and. uncles. ..v..,
CIRCLE 1 MEETS 'MONDAY.
The Minnie Wilson Circle of the '
Missionary Society 'of. the Hertford "
Methodist Church wilt imeet on Mon-
day night at 8 o'clock at the home of .
Mrs. R. L. Knowtes.- 4 . ' ' 1 - .
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