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. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, IT.IIAY, AUG L ST 16, 1935
THE PERQUIMANS
- Published every Friday t The
Permiimans Weekly office in th
Gresrorr Bufldin. Church Stnet,
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UATTDS LISTER WHITE Editor
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1985.
THIS WEEK'S BIBLE THOUGHT '
GOD'S RESPONSE: If my peo
ple, which are .called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray,
and seek my face, and turn from
their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land. II
Chronicles 7:14. -v
TWENTY EIGHTY-FIVE
If you should be motoring to Cali
fornia this summer and should see
an automobile with a windshield
sticker labeled "2085" you may be
pretty sure that that car will not
contribute to the deathly toll of high
way victims. Draw closer, and yon
will observe these words beneath that
number.
"In the interest of the General
Welfare; to protect and preserve life;
to promote Good Citisenship Ear
nest and Continuous Efforts are be
ing made to operate this Automobile
in strict compliance with Motor
Traffic laws and Regulations."
The 2085 sticker grew ont of some
serious thinking done by Rotarians at
Santa Ana. They were appalled by
the fact that 86,000 human beings
met untimely deaths in the United
States in 1934, that 2,085 of them
were Californians. Santa Ana Ro
tarians resolved to do something
about it Hence, the sticker.
Not much, perhaps you will say,
merely printing a few high-sounding
words to be displayed on the wind
shields of automobiles. But dont
form a hasty judgment. Consider
that the seventy-one members of the
Santa Ana Rotary Club have taken
the "2085 pledge." Visualize how
motorists and pedestrians, seeing the
card, invariably will read it and, per
chance, discuss it Take into account
the fact that several other communi
ties are adopting the 2085 plan
Compute, if you can, what it would
mean if it were to spread throughout
California. And other states. The
Rotarian Magazine.
HOW QUICK CAN YOU STOP 7
Some time ago a questionnaire
was submitted to motorists by the
city of Memphis concerning the dis
tance necessary for stopping cars go
ing at given speeds. The survey
demonstrated that the average driver
has an exceedingly poor conception
of stopping distances and that he
believes he can bring his car to a
halt in a much shorter space than is
actually required.
For example, drivers were asked
how many feet would be needed to
stop a car with four-wheel brakes
moving at a speed of 40 miles per
hour on an ordinary highway. Two
per cent of the drivers answered ten
feet or less; 15.9 per cent answered
11 to 20 feet; the heaviest majority,
23.2 per cent, answered 21 to 30 ffeet
and 14-1 per cent answered 51 to 60
J. cel.
, The true answer is 80 feet and it
' was given by less than 6 per cent of
, in. (i rivur. iiniv j. miiiiirii.v i mil
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torists realize that, no matter how
to stop within fifty feet that a car
going 40 miles an hour will skid
farther than that with locked wheels.
Memphis has provided a good ex-
fttnnle utiftwinir that wo vitallv need
continuous and intensified "schooling"
for drivers nd that the driver who
has operated a car for twenty years
t should, be given attention, as well as
the beginner.
;' ' Adequate knowledge of the limita
tions and canabilitiea of the motor
I ear is a fundamental of accident pre
S Tension. ' , y :
t"1 ABOUT BE NAMES OF
HERTFORD STREETS
v, The . original streets of the Town
of Hertford were named, so they tell
ns, for : London streets. There f is
Punch Alley d there is Grubb
8tT.Thftrre also Market street,
Dot bJ street, Co vent Gerdeivsad.so
" That .the more .recently, named
r'efr.-iholnde-such' names as Me
" C'ry street, Railroad Avenue, Penn
rlvania , Avenue, - Academy street,
ri so on, seems incongruous, to say
t.s laast.' These names do not fit
tj ith the originally named streets.
A trrzestkm has been made., by
t-e interested in commemorating the
: s of historic interest in Perqul
s tLat there are maliy names
Y more suitable that might, be
:I to these latter named streets,
i r-"ested that these names , be
. : rj street, named in honor of
rpbrztfon ' which installed the
. t;ziZ7a,' ml.'.t well! be named
g vv C
The . man who wants his
grow, and prosper should .
city to
buy rat
He should do this because it is the
right thing to do. And if his motive
is selfish, he should do the same
thing. , ,
His own prosperity depends upon
that of the city. It is tied up with
that of the merchants" who offer to
him purchasing opportunities. Good
business for them means good busi
ness for him, no matter what the oc
cupation in which he is engaged.
To buy at home creates better feel
ing all around.
It helps your neighbor, and he is
grateful.
He will be ready to do something
for you when you need it.
It is of great aid in building up
united, harmonious and earnest civic
spirit. -
It keeps money at home to meet
the taxation required for municipal
maintenance and needed improve
ments.
If you spend your money in an out
side city, you are assisting that city
to grow at the expense of your own.
Your own town should come first
You live there, your interests are
there, you are bringing up your child
ren there.
Then show your regard for it and
your loyality to it by patronising its
merchants.
NEW HOPE NEWS
Mrs. Lloyd Morgan and sons, Ed
gar and Eugene, have returned to
their home in Philadelphia, Pa., after
spending some time with Mrs. Mor
gan's mother, Mrs. Wm. Humphries.
BorA to Mr. and Mrs. G- L. Turner
on Wednesday, Aug. 7, a son, Carl
ton Kenwood.
Miss Evelyn Webb and Miss Vida
Banks were in Hertford Saturday.
Miss Maude Turner has returned
home after spending some time visit
ing friends in Hampton, Va.
Mrs. Wm. Humphries spent the
week-end with her sister in Elizabeth
City.
Mrs. W. H. Harrell is on the sick
list this week. .
Mrs. Elmer Banks and Mrs. C. W.
Griffin were in Hertford on business
Saturday.
J. E. Turner visited his mother,
Mrs. G. G. Turner, in Elizabeth City,
Friday.
Brief News Items
Including lespedeza in the crop ro
tation has doubled the average yields
of other crops on the farm of J. B.
Huggins of Lanes Creek township in
Union County.
Boll weevil has . appeared in the
cotton fields' of piedmont Carolina,
according to reports from Lincoln and
adjacent counties.
A pasture demontration on the
dairy farm beloning to Dr. B. W.
Kilgore of Wake County shows the
value of top-dressing with 100 pounds
of nitrate of eoda to the acre.
Durant street George - Durante as
everybody in Perquimans knows, was
not only the grantee in ;the: 'oldest
deed on record in North Carolina, but
this deed, so far as anybody knows,
represents the first purchase of lands
by a white man from an Indian m
the whole of America. -
Pennsylvania Avenue, named for
no apparent reason.' might well be
called Harvey Avenue. The Harvey
family, dating 'from John Harvey,
who in the year 1680 was appointed
by the Lords Proprietors governor to
act until the arrival of Seth Sothel,
the fellow who was captured by pi
rates, has been prominent in Perqui
mans history from feneration to
generation. There was Governor
Thomas Harvey of the early Colonial
days, and "Bold John Harvey", of. an
ti-revolutionary fame. And nil who
remember revere the name i of Miss
Rachaei Harvey, the last to bear the
name, in Perquimans.
There are '. other names which
might be used; It would be interest
ing, to know which of the names long
familiar - in the .,, county's . history
might be suggested. , : The Peroral
mans Weekly would be pleased to
know what others think of : the ides,
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"NO MAN LIVETH TO HIMSELF
The Editor vef the 5 Perquimans
Weekly was privileged to hear the
address of Cleveland Thayer, Dis
trict ' Gowtfior. of Rotary; Internat-
JonaL toteHertford Roiary dub
on Tuesday -vigbfo:MtWM0vM!.
Titers -was much food-for thought
in Kt. Tnayefe splendid address, and
if, only one sentence of the message
sticks Is; the minds of his hearers
It is bound to be Sf lastin benet
"It to absolutely inevitable", ' mM
Ms, Thayer, tthat ou impart some
thing to those whose . lives you
tOUCh." " ''' ' r' ' '
Pondering these : words',' one 'Is
bound to' .give some consideration to
the quality of the influence whi. 1i,te
exerts.' .What effect do my!ords
and actions have upon the lives of
those whose lives I touch 7 What of
yours?" v,-'"- "'," ; " .
LIFE'S.
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J. J. Nahm, tailoring expert repre
senting the Kahn Tailoring Co., is at
the store of J. C. Blanchard k Co.
this week, taking orders for made-to-order
clothes for men.
IN MEMORIAM
On Saturday evening, Aug. t, 1935,
the death angel came and claimed the
spirit of Richard H. White after
about three weeks' illness. Mr. White
had been in feeble health for several
years and the end was not unexpect
ed. He was born on January 16, 1857.
He was a -man much-loved by the
whole community in which he lived.
Throughout his suffering he was al
ways cheerful and had ' a pleasant
word or a smile for everyone. He
possessed a noble Christian spirit
and it was truly said of him, "He
loved his Lord and his Bible." He
was a .constant reader of the Holy
Word as long as he was able to do
so, and spent much time on his knees
in communion with the God he loved.
A devoted husband and father has
gone. A good neighbor la missed, by
all. Surely a soul has gone home to
glory,, and though we grieee for himl
sorely, we feel our loss is his eternal
gain. He was a member vpf. White-'
ville Grove Baptist Church, and was.
a faithful attendant .until recent
years when his health began failing.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home Sunday . afternoon at 4:00
o'clock by his ' - pastor, Rev. A. A.
Butler, of Hertford, assisted by Rev.
M. O. Stephenson, pastor of Bethany
M. E. Church, South. Beautiful tri
butes were paid his Christian life.
Selected friends of the family sang
favorite hymns of the deceased: 'At
the Cross'. "Death Is Only a Dream,"
and "Jesus Lever of My Soul?' were
sung, and as the casket was. being
earned out "Asleep in Jesus", was
sung. At the grave, "Fathe.iv . J
Stretch My Hands To Thee," was
used. ' , 4jV
Surviving Mr. White, are: his wid
ow, Mrs. Ellen , Layden White; a
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Jolliff, of Stont-j
wall; two sons, Elihu and Charlie
White, of Pelvidere; ; twelve grand
children and one great grandchild.
Two brothers, Mr. Cale White, of
Hertford, and- Mr. Joseph White, -of
Washington, D. C, and a sister, Mr'
Margaret Wright, of Belvidere, also
survive.' ' i ' V
The hqur of death is passed ,
Labor and sorrow cease, V r'
' And life's long warfare closed
last '
His soul is found in peace,
Soldier of Christ, Well done.'
Praise be thy new .employ,
And while eternal ages run,
Rest in thy Saviour's joy.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY HAS
EXCELLENT MEETING
The Missionary Society of Wood
ville Baptist Church met Tuesday af
ternoon, August 13, at . tlje home of
Mrs. Edward Gregory. There . were
eleven members ' present - and foUK
visitors. ..-.v
The topic for the month, was,
"Lifting the banner in the land of
the rising sun." Mrs. M. R. Griffin
led the devotional, taking as her
Scripture reading 1 Cor. 16:1-8. Miss
Myrtle Ownley then led in prayer.
The Personal , Service . report . was
made, every member reporting what
they had done during the past month.
A flower committee was' appointed to
keep flowers in church during the re
vival, which will start Sept 1, and
last through Sept 8.
Those taking part in the program
were: Miss Myrtle Ownley, Mrs.
Johnnie Bray, and Miss Elizabeth
Hollowell
The meeting was dismissed by Mrs.
Wilson. -,y:,y
At the close of the meeting a
tempting ice course was served, to
the following: Mrs. H. G. Swayne,
Mrs. W. J. Bray, Mrs. J. C. Wilson,
Mrs. G. W. Gregory, Mrs, W. R. Mer
cer, , Mrs. George Alexander Mrs.
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RYLAND MAN KILLS LARGE
, SNAKE IN, UVJNG BOOM
Snakes this year seem to, have tak
en to the house As" Randolph Ward
started to nter ; the living room of
his home near Ryland Monday morn
ing he saw "something slip through
the partly opened door. Thinking it
a curious looking cat' tail, he invest
tigated and found In a jeorner of the
room large thicken, snake, which
he lc01edVThe snake was seen in the
dinmg roomf Saturday . by Lehman,
young son pf the Ward's,, but when
he 'insisted hat he saw the snake he
was laughed- at, ' the grown-ups ; be
lieving it imagination. . -
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- We wish to express our sincere ap-r
preclation of the many kindnesses
rendered to us during tiie illness and
at the time of the death of Seymour
ChappelL For every thoughtful act1
of kindness and every expression of
sympathy we are most grateful. s
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