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Ros
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Store
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For Business
Public Invited to Big
Informal Opening
Friday
30 EMFL&YED
R. M. Matherson Will
Act as Manager of
New Store
Rose's 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store
opens for business in Hertford on
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, fol
lowing an informal opening to be
held Friday, both in the afternoon
and evening, when the public is in
vited to viBit the store and observe.
The store, which is located in the
Towe Building on Church Street, re
cently occupied by the Grocery Sales
Company, has been entirely , made
over, with extensive repairs and re
modeling. Interior decorators rush
ed their work to completion this week
to prepare for the arrangement of
the stock which has been arriving
during the past two weeks
Thirty young girls have been em
ployed for the opening, according to
the manager, R. M. Matheson, who is
looking forward to the usual rush
which accompanies the opening of a
Rose Store.
The public is invited to visit the
store during the informal opening to
be held on Friday, the hours being
from 4 to 5 in the afternoon, and
from 8 to 9 in the evening. No mer
chandise may be purchased, how
ever, at this time, as the store will
not open for business until Satur
day morning.
The store opens at 9 o'clock in the
morning and closes at 9 in the even
ing of this week, but after this week
it will fall in line with the other
.stores of the town and open and
close at the regular time.
R. M. Matheson, recently of Ashe
ville, who is a native of Hartsville,
Ga is the manager of the Hertford
.store. The opening is being taken
care of by R. W. Tliorne, of Hender
son, and L. W. Barnes, of Lumber
ton, assisted by W. H. Proctor; of
Kinston, and W. M. Jones, of Eden
ton. The Rose organization is headed
by a native North Carolinian, Paul
H. Rose, formerly of Seaboard,
Northampton County, and the growth
of the organization has been almost
meteoric in the 'business world, dat
ing back to the spring of 1915, only
twenty-one years ago, when Mr. Rose
established his first store at Hender
son. Mr. Rose has seen his organi
zation grow until it is now said to be
the largest of its kind in the entire
South, with eighty-eight stores, doing
an annual business of over four mil
lion dollars. .
Rose stores are located, in the
states of North Carolina, South Car
olina, Virginia, Tennessee and Geor
gia. A statement of the founder, Paul
H. Rose, is significant and probably
explains in a large measure the suc
cess of the organization. "It is our
earnest desire," said Mr. Rose, "to
serve the people of the South with
the finest merchandise at the lowest
prices quality permits, and our am
bition to make every customer a
friend and to retain that friendship
by service and - courtesy that is de
pendable and genuine."
Misses Felton And
Darden Entertain
Misses Anne. Tullis . Felton and
Florence Darden entertained their
club on Friday evening at the home
of the latter, ..the guests . including
Misses Margaret , Broughton, Ma
jorie Buck; Nancy Coke Darden, Eva
''M -J .... IMI
Anne;l HCxer; : aiames - vivera, dim
Cox, Ben Koonce, Watt Winslow and
Zack Harris.
Daijaty refreshments - were served
by the hostesses., ', "
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Joint Hostesses To
Farmer Miss Farmer
Mrs.' C. TV Phillips; Mrs. - Jonah
Elliott and Mrs. W- I. Farmer were
-toint hostesses at a miscellaneous
shower given on Wednesday night, at
the heme of Mrs. Farmer, at Bethel,
in honor of Mrs. Geo. David Ward,
who' before .her recenf inarriaf tyas
Hiss Mary wiuna jarmer. 7
1 .Games and contests were played,
after Which the hoare was present
ed with, a large -basket filled with
beautiful jKri t--.fi cKtaVY-.-'
Painty r"v s re served
jng several from Hertford, as well
as a number of E.'AJ rtslimfa.
A WpSKLYtNEWSPAPER DEVOTED HlE UPtniDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY)
- '.'SaiMd,
of the
WEEEEO&
America Ifses "Face''
Shanghai, China Chinese honesty
is traditional in Far Eastern bank
ing. Therefore, when careful na
tives placed their savings in Frank
J. Raven's pyramid of finance and
investment concerns, it wis accepted
as a tribute to the (juiet-living,
church-going American, one of
China's "mystery men." Nearly a
year ago Raven's card house collap
sed; thousands of investors were
stripped; an American court sitting
in Shanghai has just sentenced him
to 5 years in an 9merican prison
Other Americans fear loss of China's
faith.
Found At Last!
Moscow, Idaho Bossy, one of John
Peaerson's Jersey cows, found what
humanity has searched for in vain
for centuries a needle in a hay
stack. An autopsy to discover cause
for Bossy's sudden death located the
needle piercing her heart.
Poor Need More Food
London, England Britain's poor
on the dole receive about $6 for man
and wife, small additional allowance
for each child. Colin Campbell, head
of the National Provincial Bank one
of nation's "big five" appears as
unexpected champion of bigger and
better meals for the poor, declaring
such course would benefit agriculture
and industry by putting an extra bil
lion dollars in circulation annually.
Polo Star Opt
New York City Tommy Hitch
cock, Jr., by virtue of his 10 goal
handicap, is the only pofo player in
the world rated as "perfect." He
has just announced that his banking
business will not permit him to play
this Spring in the Internatipn Match
es in England.
Marine Band Walks Out
Washington, D. C Approaching
Capt. Taylor Branson, with baton
raised ready to lead the U. S. Marine
Band, a messenger whispered a few
words in his ear. Within a few
minutes, the band quickly packed
up its instruments, decamped from
the Women's . Patriotic Conference
on National Defense without playing
a tune. Explained Navy leaders: the
night before the women had listened
to Former Secretary of State Bain
bridge Colby lambast the Adminis
tration as teeming with Communists
and "conspirators" against the Con
stitution, which was an "attack on
the Commander-in-Chief" of the
country's armed forces?
Funeral Wednesday
For Mrs. Jackson
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
A. Jackson, who died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Rogerson,
in Chowan County, on Monday were
held at the Hertford M. E. Church
on Wednesday , afternoon- Burial
took place in the family burying
ground in the country.
Mrs. Jackson, who was a former
resident of Hertford, was the widow
of the late John Jackson
Ace-Deuce Contract
Oub Pas Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. M.M.Spivey de
lightfully entertained the Ace-Deuce
Contract Club and a few others at
four tables of bridge at ' Jheir home
in New Hope Wednesday evening.
High- score prizes were awarded
to Miss Laura Wood Goodman and J.
Ar Sawyer. Winners 1 of low score
prices were .Mrs. J. A. Sawyer and
Robert Spivey. ' . f
The v hostess, . assisted by Miss
Naomi Spivey, served a delicious
salad coarse
Club members pliying Were; Mrs.
J. A. Sawyers-Mrs. Q. B. Goodman,
Mrs. J. W. Jackson, Mrs. E. M.
Perry, and Miss Rebecca1 Webb.
1 1' Additional guests were Miss" Laura
Wood Goodman, Mrs. Herman Wins
low," Mrs. Laura Roberson. - J. A
Sawyer, E. M. Perry C.- B. Goodman.
Haywood Umphlett, Cason Spivey,
aw. and ,prt Robert Spivey: "
Vu Of tit moss on tobacco beds
ts r'yj'" t"t this season
Ut2i-.-iLlt.tU ). It Is ielt
that the moss will aid U the control
of blue mold. y
Opens
Saturday
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Perquimans Ccftmty, North Carolina, Friday, FebruaiyTl936:
COUNTY RECORDS
BEING INDEXED
IN COURT HOUSE
PWA Grant Made Ne
cessary County Work
Possible
LONG SOUGHT
Mrs. P. H. Small Super
intending Prelimin
ary Work
Work on the PWA projects of in
dexing the Perquimans County re
cords in the courthouse got under
way this week.
For many years the matter of the
poor and incomplete indexing of the
copnty records has been a source of
worry for those who have had any
experience in looking up records.
County officials have long sought
to remedy the situation, but until the
recent PWA grant was made of
funds for financing an indexing sys
tem there was nothing done about
the matter.
Mrs. P. H. Small is superintending
the preliminary work of four others
who are. employed and who began
work this week. It is believed that
considerable time will be consumed
in getting the index in shape to be
transferred to books later on.
The Board of County Commission
ers on Monday appointed J. W.
Ward, Register of Deeds, as super
visor of the project, with Charles
Whedbee, county attorney, to furnish
such instruction and direction from
time to time as may be necessary.
The project will give employment
to several women for a number of
weeks.
CHAS. E. JOHNSON
NEW PROSECUTOR
Appointed to Fill Out Unexpired
Term of Walter G. Edwards,
Who Resigned
Charles E. Johnson was appointed
Prosecuting Attorney of Perquimans
County Recorder's Court by the
Board of Commissioners at their
regular meeting on Monday, to fill
the unexpired term of Walter G.
Edwards, who resigned the position.
Mr. Johnson, who is the youngest
lawyer in Perquimans, took over his
new duties on Tuesday.
There . was a very light docket,
only two cases being tried.
Trim Johnson, colored, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
was found not guilty. Johnson, who
lives on the Hog Neck Road, was ac
cused of shooting William Overton
from ambush on the night of January
12, the shot taking effect in his
hand".
There was little evidence to con
nect Johnson with the shooting and
no motive suggested by the evidence,
and Johnson was fonnd not guilty.
Schools Open After
Four-Day Vacation
After a vacation of four days, the
Perquimans County schools opened
on Tuesday of this week.
Due to the extreme cold weather
and the heavy snow, coupled with a
threatened coal shortage for the
schools, Superintendent F. T. John
son decided to close the schools last
Tuesday. No school was opened in
the County after Tuesday of last
week. It was planned at that time
that the schools would open on Mon
day of this week, but weather con
ditions continued such that Mr. John
son decided to wait fpr Tuesday be
fore having the children and teach
ers return to school.
There was no shortage of fuel so
far as Hertford , dealers were con
cerned, as the coal and wood dealers
of the town have a sufficient supply
uu wh cue vi vm situHiiOJi. l. JU
Harrell, local .coal dealer, as a pre
caution against - running short of
coat, did have one truck Joad .of coal
sent out ' front Norfolk ; last week
but his deliveries by rail have beer
sufficient to fill the needs of his cus
tomers, at a ,p times;! ;Jar." HarreT
says. Theye jwas some f delay ,ir
making deliveries t wood ' and cop1
during the extreme weather as it wa"
impossible to fill orders ' as fast as
they came in.
' GROWTH OF TREES
The length" f,Mi time required for
trees i tK reach s merchantable s'jsc
varies with the kind of tree and tV
use. to which its wood is to "be- put
Posts and crossties can be frown ir
from 10 to 30 years,',-Most. kinds of
quick-growing trees will be large
enough to add to- the farm Income at
the age Of 20 to 40 years.
'HANS
HOUR VICTIMS OF
INJURIES DUE TO
RECENT SNOWS
Winf all Man Breaks Hip
And May Never Be
Able to Walk
FALLON ICE
Mrs. Nixon Returns
From Elizabeth City
Hospital
Four persons in Perquimans are
known to have suffered broken bones
resulting from falls during the recent
snow, and at least one of this num
ber will probably never walk again.
There is no way of knowing how
many minor injuries were received
by those whose feet slipped from un
der them as they walked on icy pave
ments. Mrs. W. T. Nixon, of Bagley's
Swamp, was critically ill at the
Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City
with pneumonia which developed as
a result of a broken hip sustained
when she slipped on the icy porch of
her home. She returned home this
week.
Stephen Roach, who lives near
Winfall, and who is over seventy
years of age, also broke a hiD in a
fall on Thursday, and it is reported
that there is little hope he will ever
walk again. Mr. Roach is also at
the Albemarle Hospital, in Elizabeth
City.
Mark Gregory, Hertford merchant.
broke his rieht arm on Thursdav.
Mr. Gregory was pulling a sled on
which is young daughter was ridincr
when he fell. He was confined to his
home for several days following the
accident.
A colored woman, Ida Wilder, also
suffed a broken arm when she
slipplfii on the porch of her home at
Winfall on Sunday.
WELFARE OFFICES
IN NEW QUARTERS
Moved Into Greeorv Buildine-
In
Order to Have More Neces
sary Room
Anotner cnange has been made
by the local WPA office and the office
of the local welfare unit, which oc
cupy the same quarters. The former
quarters which housed the ERA
headquarters was in the Carolina
Bank Building. Last month, with
the ERA no longer existent and less
office space believed necessary for
the housing of the WPA, two offices
were rented in the Darden Rros.
Building. Later it was found that
with the new welfare set-up, not only
would it be necessary for the assis
tant to the Welfare Officer to occupy
these omce8 also, but that it was
also necessary to have sufficient
space for the storage of such sur
plus commodities as would be fur
nished by the WPA for distribution
to the needy, and also for the large
supply of garments which have been
made by the women working on the
WPA project, which are to be dis
tributed. The matter was taken up with the
Board of Commissioners on Monday
and it was decided to rent three con
necting rooms in the Gregory Build
ing, where there will be plenty of
room for office space as well as for
storage. The change was made this
week.
Mid-Term Concert Be
Held Friday, Feb. 28
Miss Kate M. Blanchard has an
nounced Friday, February 28, as the
date of her mid-term concert Those
taking part in the affair, which
promises to be very good this year,
will be members of both the Glee
Club of the Perquimans High School
and that of the Hertford Grammar
School, as well as Miss Blanchu-d's
piano pupil.
The public is cordially invited to
the concert and there will be nc
-harge.
Missionary Society
Has Regular Meet
Mrs. Charles Skinner presided at
the regular meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Hertford
"f.'E. Church which was held at the
-hurch on Monday evening.
, Mrs. Mark Hathaway and Miss
Bertha . .Chappell had charge of the
program, and" those, taking part
were Mesdames E. L. Reed. Wo H.
Pitt, H. C. Stokes, B. G. Koonce and
T. B. Sumner. . '
WEEKLY
Chowan Association
Meets Here Sunday
HIT OR MISS
IT IS TO LAUGH
I have always understood that, to
those unaccustomed to it, the South
ern drawl is something to be amused
at. It must be. Though I am not,
as it happens, in a position to know.
However, it is not hard to imagine
how our voices sound in comparison
with the crisp, cultured tones of the
New Englander, which, by the way,
has nothing whatever to do with the
nasal twang of the Down Easterner
or the brogues common to certain
sections other than the South.
But if there is anything funnier
under the sun to the ears of a South
erner than the attempts of the
Northerner to imitate that Southern
drawl I have yet to hear it.
Listening to a radio program re
cently whereon a Southern girl of
60's and her Confederate soldier
sweetheart were talking, I wondered
for a while what on earth was
wrong with their voices. And grad
ually it began to dawn upon my con
sciousness that I was listening to
what was supposed to be the South
ern drawl. It was presumably a
Northerner's interpretation thereof.
It sounded about as near like the
real thing as I would sound if I at
tempted to imitate some careful
speaking New Englander and under
took to give the broad sound of a in
the proper places. I couldn't get
away with it.
The Southern drawl may not be
anything to brag about, but, after
all, it is something which cannot be
put on. . It has to be the real thing
or it just does not ring true.
THE BRIDGE BUILDER
An old man going a lone highway
Came in the evening, cold and gray,
To chasmj vast and deep and wide
The old man crossed in the twilight
dim
The sullen stream had no fears for
him
But he turned, when safe on the
other side,
And built a bridge to span the tide.
"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim
near,
'You are wasting your strength with
building here.
"Your journey will end with the end
ing day,
"You never again will pass this way.
"You've crossed the chasm, deep and
wide,
"Why build ye this bridge at even
tide?"
The builder lifted his old, gray head.
"Good friend, in the path I have
come," he said,
"There followeth after me today,
"A youth whose feet must pass this
way.
"This chasm that has been as naught
to me
"To that fair-haired youth may a
pitfall be.
?-s-lj I
"He, too, must cross in the twilight
dim.
"Good friend, I am building this
bridge for him."
Selected.
Echoes from Recorder's Court;
Q. What time did you go to his
house?
A. I reckon about 4 o'clock.
Q.
A.
How long did you stay there?
About thirty minutes, I rec-
kon.
Q.
When you left there was it
dark?
A. Yes, sir, it was dark. It was
about 8 o'clock, I reckon.
Mt. Sinai W. M. U.
Holds Meeting
The W. M. S. of Mt. Sinai Baptist
Church, met on Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. J. W. Stanton. The
president, Mrs. H. P. Hurdle, called
the meeting to order, and "Lead On
O King Eternal" was sung. After
the Scripture reading, prayer was of
fered by Mrs. B. F. Jordan. A very
interesting program was ' enjoyed,
Daring the social hour, the Society
showered Mrs. George Roach, a re
cent bride.
The hostess served a salad course
to the following: Mrs. T. E. Madre,
Mrs. W. F. Madre, Sr., Mrs. E. U.
Morgan, Mrs. Clifton Morgan, Mrs.
C. A. Bagley, Mrs. B. F. Jordan,
Mrs. H. D. Hurdle, Mrs. Robert Stall-
ings, Mrs. Effie Miller, Mrs. George
Roach, Mrs. Charlie Umphlett, Mrs. '
J. W.- Stanton, Mrs. Raymond Stan
ton Mrs. Garland Stanton, - Misses
t Mamie Statlings,
Celesta Godwin,
i Audrey and Thelma Stanton.
$1.25 Per Year
Sunday School Workers
Meet In Hertford
Baptist Church
STARTS3 P. M.
Interesting Program Is
Arranged By L. W.
Holloman
The meeting of the Chowan Sun
day School Association will be held
in the Hertford Baptist Church on
Sunday afternoon, the general theme
of the meeting being "Preparation
In Evangelism." L. W. Holloman,
Superintendent, will preside at the
meeting and has announced the fol
lowing program:
3:00 Song.
3:05 Devotional, Text: Luke 4-18-19,
S. S. Davis.
3:15 Solo, Mrs. Charlie Tillett.
3:20 Recognize Standard Schools
in January.
3:30 Song.
3:35 March is Home and Foreign
Mission Month, G. W. Lassiter. Ob
serve every program during month
and take offering.
3:45 Prayer in preparation for
Evangelism, Rev. D. S. Dempsey.
3:60 Song.
3:55 Study the Art of Soul-Winning,
Mrs. H. G. Sawyer.
4:15 Special Music, Hertford
Choir.
4:20 Visitation in Preparation for
Soul-Winning by a Superintendent,
Norman N. Trueblood.
4:30 Song.
4:35 Teaching With Evangelism
in Mind, J. P. Mercer.
4:45 Song.
All Superintendents in the Chowan
Sunday School Association are invit
ed to be present.
Much More Water
Used In Cold Snap
That three times as much water
was pumped for the town during the
recent cold period as was pumped
during the same period of time in the
summer, is attributed to the fact that
a number of the water consumers of
Hertford leave taps open and allow
water to run in order to prevent
pipes freezing during the cold weath
er. It isn't natural to suppose that
three times as much water is being
used during the cold weather as is
used in hot weather, according to
Mayor H. G. Winslow, who feels that
this is an unnecesary waste.
"The officials of the town are anx
ious to give the citizens the best
possible service," said Mayor Wins
low, "and we are asking the cooper
ation of the citizens to eliminate
waste wherever possible."
It was pointed out, also, that,
while the town is required to keep
at all times an adequate water sup
ply, if there is too much waste of
water, it might possibly result in the
supply becoming so low as to be
dangerous in case of fire.
All water consumers are not sup
plied with meters, as the town has
not finished supplying meters to all
patrons. Some are on a flat rate. It
is highly probable that the consumer
who leaves taps open in order to pre
vent pipes freezing is on a flat rate
and does not realize how much waste
follows such a procedure-
Mayor Winslow believes it is a
good deal more effective and far less
wasteful to turn off the water on
cold nights than to allow taps to re
main open.
Birthday Party In
Honor Simon Stallings
In celebration of his seventy-fifth
birthday, Miss Mamie Stallings, on
runaay, entertained in honor of her
father, Simon Stallings, the guests
including, in addition to all Mr. Stall
ings children, a number of his
grandchildren and a few friends.
Mr. Stalligns, who for thirty-five
years has served as keeper of the
County Home, is. hale and hearty at
seventy-five.
A most delicious dinner was serv
ed and in the afternoon pictures
were taken of the family group and
of various members of the party-
Those present included Mr. and
Mrs. D. P. Stallings, of Winfall;
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Fowler, of Hert
ford; Mr. and Mrs. Maxey Stalling,
of Belvldere; Mrs. B. F. Bray,) of
Hertford; Mrs. H, J. Esty, Qf Wash
ington, p. C; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice ,
Hodges, of Norfolk. V.; Mr. ' and 1
Mrs. Jak Whedbee, of New Hope;
and C A. Ownley, of EllxabeUi City,
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