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x t J, ? ' 1 Fr IT U II' A WEEKLY NEWSPAiR DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTYi Volume-11.4-Number 32., Hertford, Perquimans County North Carolina, Friday, August 9, 1935. $1.25 Per Year Durants Neck People Want Improved Road Delegation Enlists Aid Of County Commis sioners MRS. C. WGRIFFIN PRESENTS MATTER Section Isolated From County Due to Condi tion of Road In an effort to enlist the aid of the Board of County Commissioners of Perquimans, a delegation of citizens of Durants Neck, under the leader ship of Mrs. C. W. Griffin, appear ed before the Board on Monday in re ference to the matter of paving the road leading from New Hope to Du rants Neck, a distance of approxi mately 7 miles. Representing that a road through this section is a county .project and not a neighborhood affair, Mrs. Grif fin stated that, with some thirty fa milies living on the road, the com munity, a rich agricultural one, is often in winter isolated for weeks, with the residents unable to get their produce to market, to attend church or to get to the county seat. Mrs. Griffin stated that children were de layed in getting to and from school, often arriving at school late in the day and reaching home late at night. The commissioners refused to en dorse the petition on the grounds that to do so might result in failure to get through a project previously approved and endorsed by the Board which calls for the hard-surfacing of the road leading from New Hope to Woodville. The names of a number of leading citizens of the county, including a large number of Hertford residents, were signed to the petition which will be submitted to the Stat High way Commission. While there seems little probabili ty that the road will be paved the en tire distance from. New Hope to the bottom of Durants Neck, there is reason to believe that the road may be paved from New Hope to Con cord, which would be satisfactory to the Durants Neck residents. How Many Germs Has A House Fly? Two scientists recently examined 400 house flies to determine how im portant that common insect really is in the spread of germs. Securing flies from all sorts , of places they found that the average number of bacteria carried , per fly ' was more than 1,000,000, reports the American Institute of Sanitation. Insects taken from garbage cans and other obvious ly insanitary places carried -as ' many aa six million germs each. "Long before, the development of the modern ; microscope ; far-seeing physicians sounded notes of suspicion against the common house fly; now their complicity as carriers of germs is definitely proved," comments the institute. , " " t "Under the microscope the fly ap pears like an animated feather dus ter. The legs and body are sovered with fine hairs which carry countless germs from place to place. Each of its six legs have two.hairy pads in which a sticky fluid is secreted. By nn r.4 fhaoa ndhefttVe nads On Its feet a fly caff perform the novel trick n una ila ilnnm on A RAilinff. J Rut those Dads, so useful to. the fly oi wiuiuus w" -- in defying gravitation, pics up, an sorts of bacteria as the scavenger walks along. "A single fly may alight on a dozen objects in a few minutes and leave an trail of flrerms that would be . . i if UituvvH v - a ' appalling if made visible, to. the eye jAMAtiafvoU : : nMPTitifirftTlv that A , housefly literally sheds germs with every owcy wavor. ,- iata ahmt two inches in diameter i lightly brushed with a sterile gelatine solution ana ny .is causea w wai ... Vi nlnfA. In a few; hoard -the ' footprints of - the yVwiU -biB seen plainly unuer uie ipiciviiwjpiu,, many- colonies-of bacteria" that, grew from tne germs aeposuea irym m eet of the fly," , f - W. A. Willims Now RecoverihifAKIIciai W. A. Williams, prominent insur- ance man of Hertford, who was seri ously injured in an automobile acci- UVMM Williams' uncle, Dr. G. E. Newby, on Ann tuhirh tAiiaeri mi aeam ox jur. July 23, is ' recoveries at his home l-nro T'r. Y.T" i. v.ho was con- 1 f- 1 h f i '. r .""1 r3 a re- oi the EE EE Dsi Urmt-Wnh, Inc. War And Lemons Geneva, Switzerland Diplomatic backing and filling continues over the Italo-Ethiopian question. The League Council has ceded to Italy's demands and no steps have as yet been taken to make war seem any less inevit able. Meanwhile the price of lemons rises in America- Mussolini is send ing all he can to Africa to stave off dysentery among his troops. Not Now In November Washington, D. C The huge $4,- 880,000,000 work relief program has so far put only 100,000 to work. Con troller General John R. McCarl watches New Deal expenditures with an eagle eye. President Roosevelt took him on a week-end fishing trip and McCarl promised to do all he could to expedite distribution of the money. With McCarl cooperation the President hopes to have 90 to 95 per cent' of the country's employable idle at work by November. "Bore From Within" Moscow, U. S. S. R. At the Third International's seventh congress, Earl Browder, Kansan secretary of the American Communist Party, an nounced that his 80,000 followers were busily sowing propaganda among 1,000,000 laborers. Delegates instructed Young Communist Leagues to join all groups and societies, ath letic, cultural, religious to "bore from within." When Washington cocked its ear for violation of the 1933 agreement, Moscow quickly appended the dictum: No Soviet meddling in the domestic affairs of individual national Communist parties. - - Temptation Lakehnrst. N. J. Flyers over dark- eat Afric and wildest Asia expect casual fire from ardent natives. But in civilized America riflemen can re sist anything but blimps. Alter a flight along the coast off Point Plea sant, N. J., hangar men found the hole of a high-powered rifle bullet in the stabilizer fin of the navy's all motAl ZMC-2. Twice previously this ship has suffered direct hits. Pilots of blimps dread unsettled country m the hunting season. British India BUI Unsatisfactory London. Enarland. After 16,000,000 m.rA nt nratorv. 50 davs of debate, and 800 amendments, the India bill emerged, a 100,500 word document. To the delight of English die-hards, practically every group in India ob jected to the bill on one grounds or another. Establishing a xeaerai gov Mwnimt in India and erantinjr the franchise to 29,000,000 men and 6, 000,000 women, the bill pleased neither conservatives nor radicals in oifJiAi- rnnntrv. but all asrrede that it gave the Indian Empire a chance for its longest step toward seu-govern-ment. "Blow Against Law Enforcement" Malone, N. Y. Last December the United States indicted Arthur Fleg enheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, for evading $90,000 taxes and penalties on an alleged $2,000,060 income for 1929,' 80 and l. While waiting his apmnri trial, in Malone he trained the backwoods, community 'a; good will by setting .up drinks. - In Syracuse pro secutors, had failed to convict him on his own beer payment records. This time, concentrating on Schultz's horrendous career the failed again. Said v Federal S Judge i Frederick H. Bryant, to he , acquitting jury, "You ni m TtnmA with the satisfaction if ft is i satisfaction-Hthat you have rendered a blow against law enforce ment and 'given aid "and encourage? inellfr4o'PPli1M.,. law.?' UTheret is no place -lor.- Jum here," said Mayor LaGuardia oi ew York; SfWellrm -tfoing thfirexe ,torted.lto Prtiit'Baii 11 Panama City,' Canal Zone In' his paper, the'. Panama' American; Nelson Rounsevell, American puousner, spe f.iai;taa in X editorial . thunder-' that sometimessWverberaten Tashing nn - Vnf' vMrii ua ' rambled -': about Japanese spies who maintain seem ingly profitless shops In, Panama City. Latfc nmi he ran a series of articles on the Csut eoUian at Fort Clayton Committed' suicide within six weeks. He charged that Col. James V. Iloidt drove the men so hard tnat t' py, took to marij ' and killed DR. BRINN NAMED HEALTH OFFICER Fills Vacancy Caused by Sudden Death of Dr. G. E. Newby CALLEDMEETING Board of Health Bans Revival Meetings In County Dr. T. P. Brinn, of Hertford, was appointed Health Officer of Perqui mans County at a called meeting of the Board of Health held on Monday night to fill the position made va cant by the death of Dr. George Ed gar Newby, who was killed in an au tomobile accident on July 28. Dr. Newby had served in the position for the past eighteen years. By order of the Board of Health, as a precautionary measure, no pro tracted or revival meetings will be held in Perquimans until permis sion is given by the Health Officer. The Perquimans Board of Health includes, in addition to the Health Officer, Dr. C. A. Davenport, Dr. J. L. Leggett, Dr Luther H. Butler, Dr. T. A. Cox, E. M. Perry, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners; F. T. Johnson, Welfare Officer, and E. L. Reed, Mayor of Hertford. Claude B. Brinn On Visit From Turkey Claude B. Brinn, who has lived for the past twenty years in the Near East, is at home for a vacation, and is the guest of his brother, Rosser E. Brinn , in Hertford. Mr. Brinn is a representative of the British-American Tobacco Com pany, with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. This is his fourth visit to his natvie home since he left in 1914 ancl the first in six years. Approaching Wedding Of Much Interest Here Of interest in Perquimans is the announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Mary Embry Glasson and dr. Thomas Preston Brinn. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Glasson, of Duke University, She has for the past three years been a member of the Perquimans High School faculty, and has many friends in Hertford. Dr. Brinn, who is a native of Per quimans, is a prominent young phy sician of Hertford. Out-Door Celebration Aug. 14 At Eden House The third annual out-door celebra tion sponsored by the Eastern Caro lina Chamber - of Commerce will be held at Eden House Beach Wednes day, August "14.- An elaborate pro gram has been arranged which is calculated to draw a large crowd for the occasion. Hon. W. L. Lumpkin of Louisburg, will make the principal speech of the day,, which is scheduled for 8:30 o'clock. Other 'prominent speakers are also on the program. A gorgeous bathing beauty contest in connection with the celebration will be held both afternoon and night in which. cash prizes will be given to the .winners. The. coronation of the bathing beauty queen will take place at 9 P. M., and the queen's ball will start at 9:30 P. M., lasting until 2:00 At M. , . . .. A swimming and diving contest will, also be a feature of the day. f Music' for the occasion will be''fur- nished by Harry Slagle and his Nighthawks.-..' v::;"'v.' -'t-.-;. In order to' defray the expenses of the celebration,. . a small " admission charge , W the grounds will ' be made, Judge J. H. Matthews', of Windsor, will ;' be raaster s'of ceremoniesr and Waylahd . Spruill, . of Bertie County wui introaucei the peiwrv: TiHTeacnersI J i WFot-iCounty Schools A.Two new teachers-were elected by the School Committee at a meeting held 'on Monday night. Hiss Bertha Chappell was elected rto ? teach the Snow HOI School and Miss .r Ruth HoUowell was -elecW ?- to teach the Woodville School. LITTLE GIRL GASHES FOOT Lillian; the Itte'daWnte''of:1k& and Mrs. J. W. Goodwin, of the Bal lahack community, gashed her foot with an axe last Wednesday. JThe little girl was playin j with the axe win it Klt-ti, fctfUct'rj a very ' "1 rr 1 o t-? cf.lcr foot PAVING FINISHED ON CITY STREETS New Concrete, However, Must Have Time to Set Before Used DOBB STREET OPEN Work on Repairing of Causeway Going For ward Rapidly All of the street paving in Hertford will be finished this week. This does not mean that the entire surface of the streets can be used at once, as the concrete has to set for fourteen days before traffic is allowed. But all of the concrete will probably be poured by the time this gets into print. Dobb street has been open to traf fic for the past week, with the center of the road only being used. It will probably be two weeks before all of the work is cleaned up. Church street, the width of which was extended from 20 to 30 feet to conform to the highway require ments, will be finished this week. The work on the causeway, includ ing the driving of piling over which reinforced concrete is poured, is go ing forward rapidly. The pouring of concrete began on Tuesday of this week. Enfield Man Appeals Case To High Court Thurman Madre, of Enfield, driv er of a truck which it is alleged col lided with a car driven by Leroy Spruill, colored, of Hertford, on the Hertford - Elizabeth City Highway some weeks ago, resulting in serious injury to Spruill, who is still a pat ient in the Albemarle Hospital, was found guilty of reckless driving and of driving without proper lights, in Recorders Court on Tuesday by Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr., and was fined one hundred dollars. The defendant, who was not repre sented by counsel, appealed to the Superior Court. Ernest Hardy and Ben Thach, both colored, were taxed with the court costs when found guilty of engaging in an affray. Sherman "Buster" White, colored, was found guilty of reckless driving and the case was dismissed upon payment of the court costs. Burley Barclift was found guilty of assault on a female and was fined ten dollars and ordered to stay away from the premises of Hattie Austin for the period of one year. Prominent Farmer Buried On Sunday John Newbold, prominent Perquim ans County farmer, aged 74, died early Saturday morning at his home, "Sunny Slope," following a paralytic stroke suffered on Wednesday. Funeral services were held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hertford, of which he was a member, on Sun day afternoon, with the Rev. C. A. Ashby, rector of St. Paul's Church, Edenton, officiating, and burial took place in the family plot in the church yard. Pallbearers were C. F. Sumner, Jr., J. Emmett Winslow, J. M. Jarvis, of Elizabeth City; J. M. Newbold, Dr. C. A. Davenport and A. R. Wins low. Mr. Newbold, a native of Perquim ans and a member of a prominent family, had lived his entire life in the county. He was a man of fine charac ter, honored by all who knew him. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Enola Elliott Newbold; three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Vail of Edenton, and Mrs. W. H, Nixon and Mrs. David Cox, Jr., of Hertford; one son, J. H. Newbold, of Hertford," and three sisters, Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Sr., and Miss Matilda Newbold, ; of Hertford, and Mrs. MattiejEtheridget of Norfolk, Va. , Funeral On Sunday For Richard White . Funeral services for Richard White, 77, who died on Saturday, were held at the home at Whiteston, on Sunday afterno6n, with the Rev. A A. Butler, pastor of Great Hope Baptist Church, and the Rev. M. O. Stephenson, pas tor of the. Center Hill M. E. Church, Officiating. Burial took place in the family burying ground. , Mr. ; White was a native of the county and had lived all bis life in the Whiteston? community, ' ;o . , -. t Surviving art his wife and three children. Mrs. Mary Jolliff, of Stone wall, Elihu White and Charles White, both of Whiteston. One sister, Mrs. i:aggie:Wright,i: of . Belvidere, -also survives. r Tax Rate For County Remains Unchanged STATE COMMANDER JOSEPHUS DANIELS, JR. Josephus Daniels, Jr., of Raleigh, was elected commander of the North Carolina Department, American Le gion, at the annual convention held this week in Fayetteville. Josephus Daniels, Jr., son of the Ambassador to Mexico and war-time Secretary of the Navy, enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private upon the entry of the United States into the World War and rose to the rank of captain. He served a year over seas with the 13th Marines and was aide to General Smedley Butler. Active in the American Legion from its formation period, Mr. Dan iels is a past Commander of Raleigh Post No. 1 and for several years was chairman of the Legion's luncheon club in the State Capital. He is past Grande Chef de Gare of the Grand Voiture of North Carolina of the 40 and 8, and also is past Chef de Gare of the Raleigh Voiture of 40 and 8. He has attended several national con ventions as a delegate from this State. Mr. Daniels has also been a delegate from the Raleigh Post to several State conventions. Forty-one years or age, Mr. Dan iels is business manager of The News and Observer. Mrs. Daniels was Miss Evelina Fos ter McCauley of Nashville, Tenn. She is a member of the Raleigh Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary. They have one son, Edgar Foster, a char ter member of the Raleigh Chapter of Sons of the Legion. Missionary Society Met Monday Night The Adult Missionary Society of the Hertford M. E. Church met on Monday night in the Sunday School room of the church, with Mrs. R. H Willis, President, presiding. After the business meeting there was an interesting program, on which Miss Thelma Elliott made a very in teresting talk, followed by a short talk by Mrs. Willis. The members were urged to begin to prepare to make the self-denial offering during the annual week of prayer to be held from November 3 to November 9. The matter of a better attendance at the meetings was also especially stressed. Rotary Governor Here Next Tuesday Dr. Luther H. Butler, president of the Hertford Rotary Club, announced on Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the club that Cleveland Thayer, of Asheboro, district gover nor of the 57th District of Rotary International, will make his annual official visit to this club on next Tues day night. Dr. Butler is very anxious to have every member of the club present on this occasion. Due to the fact that a number of the Hertford Rotarians are spending their vacations out of town, there was not a full attendance of the club this week. Richard Mansfield To Enter State Hospital K (''i ;i. ' " Richard Mansfield, the young man who attempted Suicide by taking poi son on Wednesday of last week, was released from the Albemarle Hospi tal on Thursday night. He suffered little effect from the poison. " Application has been made to the State Hospital for the Insane for the entrance of the young man, who is detained in the Perquimans County jail until such time as there Is room for him at tile hospital. . This , was the third attempt made recently to end his life," . - vf Commissioners Examine Budget and Adopt $1.40 Rate SIMON STALLINGS KEEPER OF HOME Court House Ordered Locked After 6 O'clock Every Night The tax rate of Perquimans Coun ty was unchanged by the Board of County Commissioners at their meet ing on Monday, when the budget for the year was approved and adopted and the rate fixed at $1.40. The levy for the general county fund is 15 cents; for the listing and assessing of taxes and for charity 10 cents; the poor fund is 5 cents; the debt service $1.05 and the school fund 5 cents. Among the rountine matters to come before the Board at this meet ing was the employing of a keeper of the County Home. Simon Stall ings, who has held this position for thirty-five years, was re-appointed. Mr. Stallings reported that there are at present 12 inmates of the Home, three of whom are blind. Chairman E. M. Perry asked Mr. Stallings for a list of those present, stating that in future a record would be kept in the courthouse of the in mates of the County Home. Mr. Stallings made the statement that, prior to the time he took over the position of keeper of the County Home no records were kept there, but that during the whole period that he has been keeper he has kept an accu rate record of the inmates, the date of their entry and the date of their leaving. This record is in the pos session of Mr. Stallings. The Board instructed the court house janitor to lock the court room door at 6 o'clock in the evening in the future. This was done in an ef fort to prevent the waste of electric current, it having been reported to the commissioners that the lights in the courthouse are frequently turned on and carelessly left burning in the building until late at night when the building is not in use. A key to the courtroom will be furnished to J. W. Ward, Register of Deeds, one to W. F. C. Edwards, County Accountant, and one to the janitor. Projects In County Resumed This Week Approximately 55 persons were put back to work by the local ERA office on Wednesday of this week, on projects which were suspended on July 16. Among the projects are a drainage project, cleaning up the school lot at Belvidere where the building was burned in May of this year; the sew ing room at the Community House, and cleaning the Perquimans High School, where colored women are em ployed. The projects which had not sus pended was the canvassing work of the FHA, the canning work, and the work of making office furniture on which two men are employed. Teachers Back From 18-Day Northern Trip The party of Perquimans teachers who returned home Sunday night af ter an 18-day tour of Canada and the New England States, returning by way of Niagara Falls and through the Valley of Virginia, report a most delightful trip. In the party of approximately a hundred persons, transported by three busses and five automobiles, were six Perquimans women, includ ing Mrs. W. F. Morgan, Mrs. A. R. Winslow, Mrs. T. L. Jessup and Misses Bertha Chappell, Helen Mor gan and Lucille Long. E. W. Lordley Gets Responsible Position E. W. Lordley, of Hertford, has been named Supervisor of the Divi sion of Finance and Reports of the First WPA District, including 14 counties with headquarters in Eliza beth City. . Mr. Lordley has been district ad ministrator; of the ERA since this district was formed, and prior to that time was Administrator of the Per quimans County" ERA, . He will serve in the dual capacity of D strict Adminstrator of ERA and Supervisor of Finance and Reports -until Er' is absorbed by WPA.