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Published every Friday at The
Perquimans Weekly , - office in the
Gregory , Building, .Church Street,
Hertford, N. C. '
MATTIE LISTER WHITE Editor
' Day Phone Zl.', -J. 88
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quest FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1934.
THISJWEEK'S BIBLE 'fHOUGHT
MAN'S WISDOM FOLLY: The
Lord 1 bringeth the counsel of the
heathen to nought; he maketh the de
vices .of the people of none effect.
Psalm 89:10.
RELIEF. WAGES IN KEEPING
WITH OTHER LABORERS
The reduction made of the rate to
be paid to unskilled labor by the Per
quimans : County Relief Administra
tion will, doubtless, meet the approval
of the Perquimans County public.
The rate formerly paid to unskilled
men on relief projects in Perquimans
County' was 30 cents an hour. There
was a great deal of dissatisfaction in
reference to the wage scale, particu
larly farmers who could not af
fonTfopay this price for farm labor.
The new rate of 20 cents is more
keeping with' the wages of the aver
age Perquimans County laborer.
OFFICERS OUGHT TO HAVE
V MOTOR VEHICLE
It is increasingly evident that Hert
ford Officers; if they are to act ef
fectually in the stamping out of the
law violations with regard to speed
ers within the town limits, must be
provided with a motor vehicle.
Automobie drivers who violate the
traffic rules with respect to speeding
take" advantage of the fact that the
town'' officers have no way to check
their speed, and also that they have
no way to stop the offenders if they
fail to stop when halted.
A 'case in point was tried last week
in Recorder's Court. The defendant
- in this Case was alleged to have driv
en through Hertford at a very high
rate of speed. Officer Owens attempt
ed to stop the driver of the car but
the lights .were dimmed so that it
was impossible to read all of the
numbers on the license, and the car
sped away. In this cass the defend
ant, who was held at Edenton at the
request of the Hertford officer over
the telephone, denied in court that he
had driven through Hertford or that
he had even been to Hertford that
night
It is easy to see that, had the
Hertford officer had access to a mo
torcycle he might have caught the of
fender red-handed, so to speak. Nbi
only ieould he have caught the drive
but in doing so he would have check
ed the speed by his own machine and
been able to testify accurately as to
the rate of speed the driver of the
car was making.
SPORTS TALK
By "Whitie"
The P. C. H. S. Girls' Basketball
Team lost to the Y. W. C. A. Team of
Elizabeth City to the tune of 22 to
16 on Thanksgiving Eve. Although
this is the second defeat suffered by
this team, the Perquimans girls show
ed up very well, and, considering the
fact that all the Y. W. C. A. girls
have been out of high school for sev
eral -years, it looks as though the
Hertford girls will have a plenty
good team.
The boys take their initial bow in
basketball Friday night on the local
court; when they play Gates. The
girls Jwill also have a game with
Gafa' on Friday night, making this a
double hjeader. Let's all turn out
and .give , both the boys and girls a
good hand.
Thanksgiving ended all the football
season throughout the country, with
the exception of the Rose Bowl
Tournament which will be held on
NeYeailDay. ; So that 0 now "all
attention is turned to basketball, and
it wont- be. long -before , we will be
tttiflg-itbe'resultes from the teams
all-oyer, the country.
" Th& EieaiiotC 'Afet j. 'won, Class B
- CharPpionship'? in football, and have
till not been .'scored ronit The- Ace's
rol ' i up ascors of; 236, points against
11-' opponents' nothing throughout
C 3 ' ole seas6n,r It:; this isn't s ar
rsr 1 reeoYdf'lerisooUer'mV.try;
Vp i farmers' exempted"
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' V haa Approved an1 order ex
J farmers wnorseH their own
: e ,6 direct to i the,; eonsmer from
"o visions of the retail food; and
y if o'dri;This action was recom
' f the code authority for the
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Through GritoI Iveyholes
By EES? EJNTON .SILVER
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- BIG STICK Raleigh back-room
political circles hear rumblings of a
coming- - war t between - eastern and.
western Democrats that are 4 aighiy
intriguing, v-to say tha least -The
story goes that the westerners 'an
forming , A combine to force fredi
tricting of the State after the man
date of the constitution, The east
has blocked redistricting which would
give the west greater representation
at the expense of the boys down east
The plan of the westerners Is said to
be scrapping of the traditional meth
od of alternating between east and
west on candidates for Governor,
Senator and other important State
officers in the event the easterners
refuse to agree to redisricting. That
would mean that the west would of
fer Democratic candidates for all oft
flees every term. The thought will
probably cause the eastern boys to
pause and think.
NUMBER FOUR You have been
reading a lot about the three leading
candidates for the Democratic guber
natorial nomination in the spring of
'36, namely Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby;
Congressman R, L. Doughton, of
Sparta; and Lieutenant Governor A.
H. Graham, of Hillsboro; Now you
can also hear around the State Cap
itol that Attorney General Dennis G.
Brummitt, of Oxford, has about de
cided to pitch his hat into the ring
and if he does you can look for a real
battle-royal Any man of the quar
tette can well be rated a serious
threat to any other man's guberna
torial ambitions.
HONOR Keyholes is just about
willing to stake, its reputation on the
prediction that Dan C. Boney, North
Carolina's affable Commissioner of
Insurance, will . be honored by hfs
fellows at the annual meeting of the
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners in Florida early in
December. It would not be surpris
ing if Mr. Boney should emerge ae
president of the National . organisa
tion. POTENT Announcement this
week of the formation Of the High
way Protective" tagne:
Carolina main objective and amend
ment to the State constitution pro
hibiting diversion of motor taxesto.
another indication of motorists band
ing together to prevent their being
made the "goaf m taxes in To
Heelia. Motorists are already pay
ing 52 percent of the total. taxes col
lected in North Carolina and the new
organization asserts tut u more
money is being collected from mo
torists than necessary to maintain
roada there should be a reduction in
motor, taxes, rather than diversion.
The potency of the new group is In
dicated by some of its sponsors;
Julian Price, president of the Jeffer
son Standard Life Insurance Co., of
Greensboro; J. A. Hartness, former
Secretary of State; Claude Wbeatry,
former Republican member : of the
State Highway Commission; Dr. John
N. Hill, prominent surgeon of Chero
kee county; Norman . CKanlbliss,
banker and manager of the State
Fair; Superior Court Judge Hoyle
Sink; R. P. (Bob) Holding,. president
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.;
J. G. Stykeleather, W. A. McFirt
and J. L. MeNair, former members
of the State Highway Commission,
J. B. Ward, Wilson business man, and
a host of others. Youll admit
there's power in that line if the boys
can develop the team work. It ap
pears they will.
BONER Keyholes won the mythi
cal concrete bicycle for the prise
boner last week. An item told of the
expected resignation, of one of .the
State assistant Attorneys General
because of poor health. . Dennis Q.
Brummitt, Attorney General, writes
that both A. A. F. Seawell and T.
Wade Bruton, the two assistant At
tomeys General are in good health
and have assured him that they have
no intention of migning. That . is
widely-known What- Keyholes (in
tended to say was that one of , the
three assistant United States District
Atorneys . is expected to resign hej
cause of poor health. ,. Our apologies
to Messrs. Brummitt,. Seawell and
Bruton' and to our: ten-thousand-and-on?
readers.: .
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WAYNICK-pus,- M. bWaytoic,
sometimes .High .Point? editorr-eme
times. Guilford County,;; Senator and
recentlyreBiigneLy Stoto idrector. of
Federal Reemployment ' liasr returned
to his editorial' chair m the. citrmade
famous" by J fundtore)lt'is talked
abiut Capitol mr Mrrik
may hirdly w.e--B)!rair
seat before bemg a;lled ';backmto
"ptiMk serviced Waynick liighly re
garded in Balefgh; .
tUJUaWMlWmaty you're
reading so much about the activities
'ofBeptwait
Johnson, - of Pender; Laurie Mc
achern, .of Hoke, and ; WilUe Lee
Xumpkin, of Franklin; in theace for
Speaker of the 193S House of Repre
sentative word trickles Into Raleigh
that two , other .Tejilsbitive war
I horses are turning1 to.! soa 'along
speakership row.v They are R. Gregg
Cherry of Gaston, ' and William a.
Sullivan, of Buncombe. Mr. Cherry
ran off with Representative TarnC.
Bowie, of Ashe, on- the . "economy:
cruise that would , have allowed the
schools hut $10,000,000 a year- during
the present biennium but both he ano
Mr. Sullivan are highly regarded, in
legislative circles here. In the event
of a deadlock between the first-men-'
tioned trio' either of the two latter
veterans might . upset somebody's
applecart
CHILD LABOR One question that
is sure to bob up. in he coming ses
sion of the Legislature that has re
ceived but a mite of attention is the
child labor amendment to the federal
constitution. So far 20 States have
ratified this proposed 22nd amend
ment but North Carolina is not among
them. Don't be surprised if . Gover
nor Ehringhaus recommends ratifica
tion in his address to the General
Assembly. North Carolina has not
been so hot for changes in the federal
basic law but those who visit behind
the scenes do not anticipate any se
rious trouble for the child labor pro
, posal which has the extra-special
blessing of the Roosevelt administration.
SALES TAX It's hard $o find any
body around the State Capitol who
will tell you that the general sales
tax will be eliminated from the next
revenue bill. Plenty of the Loya
would like to see it wiped off the
books but they can't figure how it can
be done in the face of increasing de
mands for increases in teacher-pay,
greater appropriations for the Uni
versity and other State-supported
colleges and Federal Relief Director
Hopkins' demand for the State to
ante-up on relief needs. Mo3t of the
speculation regarding the sales tax
on Capitol Hill these days centers on
changes in its application. There is
more than a little opinion that the
present exemptions (or at least some
of them) will be stricken out and the
tax expanded to include more than
retail sales. Thus, the gravy would
go farther just by adding water
rather than meat and flour., .
RINGING THE BELL During the
1933 Session of the Legislature the
Department of Conservation and De
velopment bore the . brunt of many
attacks. When R. Bruce Etheriiige
took over the rein3 that departrneni
was exceedingly unpopular.- Things
have changed in the past two years
and the conservation department Is
coming back to its place in the sun
once more. Mr. Etheridge ("Uncle
Brucie" in his native,. Man teo) is one
of the mo3t popular members of tiie
State administration and he is credit
ed in Raleigh with pulling "his- de
partment out of the dumps. It is not
expected that the Conservation de
partment will have nearly so much
trouble next spring as confronted it
two years ago. Incidentally Mr.
Etheridge is a veteran of many
Legislatures and knows his way
round.
CHISELING Tenant farmers have
been complaining that their land
lords have signed tobacco reduction
contracts with the government, re
ceived the rental payments, and theft
appropriated the entire week allot
ments to themselves, leavuIS' the
tenants to grow less profitable crops,
Thi coming referendum will give
share croppers an opportunity to tell
what they know and the story may be
enlightening. At least, it holds a ray
of hope for the tenant. It also pre
sents an opportunity for the AAA to
speak for- itself on the question of
alleged inequalities.
New; Certificate Plans ;
; Under Bankhead Act
.All .surplus cotton' tax-exemption
certificates outstanding at the end of
the cotton ginning season will be re
called and in their stead newicerti
cates of a different color and ap
pearance will be issued for use next
year : provided the Bankhead Act is
made effective for 1935, the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration an
nounced. . The decision to re-issue
surplus. 1934 cotton tax-exemption
certificates in a: style jlif f erent from
that used this year was reached after
reports of illegal trading in the certi
ficates' had beerr - received ' from the
Cotton Belt,, and " in order - to avoid
confusion.' : When the . re-issue? is
made, the: new style certificates'" will
be sent to the owners of the original
certificates or ?to . those persons. Lwho
have Come into -legal possession of
the certificates by purchase from.the
national cotton tax-exemiition certi
ficates poor or who have secured certi
ficatoS: through legal transfer within
their own county.' This decision does
not m any way affect the. right of a
nrodocer to . use his surnlus certifi
cates in the event that the Bankhead
Act to effective next; yea as will
be re-issued new certificates to the
exact amount of his unsold surplus.
It is merely,a precautionary measure
designed to make certain,: that if need
arises the rightfu,l owners of surplus
1934 certificates! will have the. use of
tLls excess in 1938. : l "
Many Friends Attend ,
ume Ellidtt's Party
: 'Billie Elliott's-seventh birthday was
the occasion of a .delightful party
given by BilHe's mother, Mrs. W. T,
Elliott,' at her home in Hertford on
Monday afternoon.1 - - "1
Lizzie Lee Hoffler and Shirley EI
liott' assisted in directing the games.
Among other interesting games ' was
a Contest," ginning'-" the. loot on the
turkey, which.twas ,won by Sybil
Skinner. J Jji X f firfi t
'- Dainty refreshments-were served. '
Billie was the recipient of many
attractive 'gifts,' ' -J-i J. ,
' The children invited included Joseph
Chappell, Lloyd R. Dall, Merritt
Goodwin.'Charles Hoskins, Bobby Jor
dan, Bill Madre, Thomas Perry,"-Olden
Russell, Paul Russell, Billy Sutton,
Edmund Skinner. Dan Williamn. Dnn.
sie Wood, Joe Towe White, John
Davis, Orlando Overton, Sidney Lay-
den, Mildred Askew Willie Mae Car
ver, Daisy R. "Chappell, Maxihe R.
Dail, Juanita Diveys, Myrtle N. El
liott, Peggy Felton, . Eloise Godwin,
Reba King, Anne.Mae Ma,thews, Jane
Mansfield.' Audrev" 'Nixon. lWVrttn
Ann Reed, Sarah M.' Rogerson, Mary
j. Kusseii, Kutn .i-uclcer,, Mary Euth
Wood, Lois B.. White," Clarine Wins
low, Catherine. Winslow, Edna Kae
Boyce, Oneta Caddy, .Francis Rouh
tree, Myrtle Whedbee, "Little Man'
Br0ughton, "Big Man" BrougTiton,
Helen Babb. AH
Babb, Edward Mayes, James S. Mc-
wider, Maxine Landing, Alice Land
ing, Helen Cameron, Bill Cameron.
William Edward White, Ida Lee
White, Lilly White. L. C. Elliott
David Congletoh, Robert ..Congleton,
Lonxy rum, Mildred Skinner, Sybil
Skinner, Jennie Felton, Christine
Mathews, Jack Hofflef, Bettie- Wins
low, Anne Winslow, Howard Brough
ton, Geraldine Dixon, Rachael Dixon,
Maxine Parker, Seymour Chappell,
and the mothers included Mrs. Sidney
Broughton, Mrs. Willie White, Mrs.
Laneas White, Mrs. Tom Perry, Mrs.
L. M. Dixon, Mrs. L. F. Congleton,
Mrs. E. A. Byrum, Mrs. Matt Math
ews, Mrs. V. A.'Holdren,"MT3. J. 5.
McNider and Mrs. Thad Chappell.
Change In Hog Process
Tax Regulations Made
A redefinition of the term "first
domestic processing": of hogs, which
will transfer to commercial handlers
all liability for payment of the pro
cessing tax with, respect to hog pro
ducts derived from hogs slaughtered
by producers and .feeders and for
which the producers and feeders were
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liable heretofore, became effective on
November in all parts of the United
States. As a result of the redefini
tion, farmers are liable, for the pro
cessing tax only .with respect to hog
'products sold direct to consumers in
excess of the exemptions allowed unV
der the tax regulations' No tax Is
required to be paid by the producer
who slaughtered i his own hogs and
who sells to or exchanges directly
with consumers,- not more than SOO
pounds of the - products - derived
therefrom during any marketing year.
If he sells not more than 1000 pounds
directly -to consumers he is liable for
the: tax only - on the volume sold In
excess of the f exemption of 300
pounds. If the "producer sells more
than 1000 pounds of the products de
rived from his" hogs," 'during any
marketing year,' he loses tills exemp
tion and is liable for the tax' on all
hogs slaughtered, of which the pro
ducts, were sold direct to, consumers.
In determining the amount of the tax
the weight of the : products sold are
restored to a live-weight basis. ac
cording to conversion, factors pre
scribed in processing tax regulations.
The exemptions do not apply to
farmers who slaughtered hogs not of
their, own raising and who sell the
products thereof. A modification of
.the hog processing tax regulations
which wilUunit exemption of the tax
on condemned parts to those con
demnations' which are the result of
pathological changes as determined
by post-mortem inspection, was also
announced. This moaification .will
Just Received A Boat Load Of
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FUEL OIL
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AT ANY TIME
J. He TO WE, Agent , ,
Sinclair Refining Company
Hertford, N. C. i
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store your headquarters for
enable the Bureau of Internal Reve- ': ...
nue to mcke a satisfactory, check on
the' kind Of. product condemned and .
the weight of such product,The Con-
version factor which will be applied"
henceforth to condemned parts in or-
der to restore to a live-weight basis r
will be the conversion factor pre- l
scribed fpr such part in, the tables of . "',
conversion . factors contained in the -. ,
hog processing Jax regulations in"',
stead of the conversion factor of 132! ' V
percent which has been used for all"';( ' "
parts heretofore. "X. ' n
Classified and Legals :
WANTED, to purchase e second--hand
bicycle In good condition. " fl f
MRS. R. A.WHIT', 4
It At J. C. Blanchard 'A Coa'- 1
- NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION ; f
Having qualified as Administrator'''1
of the estate of J. J. Chappell "de- t
ceased, late of" Perquimans County, i ,
North Carolina, this i to notify all ;
persons :. having claims against the -.
estate of said deceased" ,to " exhibit , V "
them to the undersigned at Hertford,,' , ,
N. C, on or before the'6th- day of
December, 1935, or this notice. will,
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.''
All persons indebted to said estate'. V "
will please make immediate ,., payrM !
ment. vv -
This 6th day of December, 1934
JULIAN A. CHAPPELL, ,
Administrator of J. J. Chappell, Dec'd- V.
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