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Volume III-Number 9. ' HertfordTBgqujmans County, North; (jrolina, Friday, February 28. 193fi. i 9K Ppv Yea7
FREELY
IDEA TO
PAVE SIDEWALKS
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Large Crowd Attends
Mass Meeting Mon
day Night
MUCH INTEREST
Want More Data and
Another Meeting Will
Be Called
As a result of a full and free dis
cussion at the mass, meeting held at
the court house on .Monday night of
tne proposed town improvements,
and of suggestions made as to other
improvements than had been propos
ed by the town authorities, machin
ery was set in motion to go further
into the matter, to procure necessary
data and estimates, and to make sur
veys and possible canvasses, and hold
another meeting in the near future in
order to decide definitely what shall
be done.
Only twenty-five persons braved
the heavy snowstorm . on Friday
night, when the - first meeting was
called by the town council to con
sider taking advantage of the funds
available for improvements through
tne WPA, and the meeting was post
poned until Monday night, when a
large crowd was present.
In the absence of Mayor Winslow,
who was out of town, A. W. Hefren,
of the Board of Town Commissioners,
presided. Mr. Hefren stated in brief
terms the purpose of the meeting,
stating that the town officials were
desirous of learning the sentiment of
the citizens of the town, and asked
W. C. Dorier, engineer, representing
the WPA, to. state what the cost
would be to tne town or the property
owners for the paved sidewalks which
had been contemplated. Mr. Dozler
stated that government funds, were
available to take care of the entire
cost other thanLtheegnJnntertt. and
CITIZENS
DISCUSS
approximately "an amount e"quat-toT"l
about 15 cents per "lineal foot. He
stated that a four-foot sidewalk
would cost on property of a fifty
foot frontage approximately $6.60,
and that the cost would in no case
exceed $8.80.
Dr. C. A. Davenport, speaking for
the town council, said "We are not
here to . try to get this thing done.
What we wish to do is to get it de
cided by the town as a whole." Dr.
Davenport further stated that the
town was operating on a margin and
that it takes the income to operate.
"There are," said Dr. Davenport,
"several persons in town who think
we ought to get some of this WPA
money, that if we can get $6,000
worth of pavement for $2,000, that
if we can get a mile of pavement for
approximately $700, it just looks like
it ought to be done." Dr. Davenport
asked that anybody . who was inter
ested in the matter get up and
speak. .j
L. Nr Hollowell was among the
strong advocates of paving when
ever property owners were willing to
have the work done, and suggested
that the town appoint canvassers, to
be paid for their work, to canvass
the property owners.
Former Mayor E. L. Reed asked
whether or not it were possible for
the town to borrow the two thousand
dollars necessary to put the project
across, and the answer was no.
Mr. Hefren stated that we have a
lot of bonds to pay which are in de
fault. At this point W. G. Newby, town
clerk, offered some figures to show
what condition the town Is In at the
tiresent. and stated that the town
lacks about $3,0W levying enough
taxes to take care of the bonded in
debtedness of the town.
I J, S. McNider expressed his dia
J approval of the sidewalk project with
5 vehemenc;'f(:Mr." McNider brought
' up the 'matter of the pavlrtg' of .King
street," sUting thaV although he did
not own a .'foot - of property on -the
street," 'felt Jhat ltrts of "(vastly
more importance that this street .be
paved than-ihai sidewalks should be
paved - at this ,time or; that certain
othe street which were - certainly
going to have to be repaired shortly,
be repajjeU " i K' V '
There was an evident concurrence
of opinion wiih Mr;; McNider.'s, ideas
An the Mrt of number of persons,
and it was decided. that' this --matter
should be looked into, as well as the
matterVof extending the ? sewerage
vtem to take in King Street
James Evart. Newby called atten
tion to. the fact that th sidewalks
of at least, two of the streets of .the
town should be paved, ,. under any
ircum8nces,, as a protection to the
.W Sdren- of. the town. These
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Above appears last year's Perquimans High School's championship basketball squad, which with one ex
ception includes this year's team, Hattie Nowell not appearing in the picture. The team is now participating
in the Invitational Tournament in Elizabeth City and in March will seek further honors in Rocky Mount
H.S. BASKETBALL
TEAMS ENTERED
IN TOURNAMENTS
Both . Boys and Girls
Play In E. City Over
Week-end
SPIRITSHIGH
GidsWEjAgain Enter
(jompetition at TWicK
Mount March 12-14
The two basketball teams, both
girls and boys, of the Perquimans
High School, are taking part in the
invitational Basketball Tournament
in Elizaheth City this week-end.
The tournament, sponsored by the
Y. M. C. A., of Elizabeth City, was
won last year by Perquimans High
girls, that team which is as yet un
defeated, and which brought home in
all thirty-one medals, trophies, and
so forth last year. They were the
winners in the Invitational Tourna
ment at Rocky Mount last year.
The girls did not lose a game last
year and haven't lost one this. With
one exception, it is the same team.
Ruth Adelaide Nowell is missing this
year, having been a member 01 last
year's graduating class, but Edith
Everett succeeded Ruth Adelaide as
captain of the team, and she is a fast
little worker. The new member is
another Nowell, Hattie. The others
on this crack team are Mabel Spivey,
Prue Newby, Eula Nixon.
This team will take part in the
Rocky Mount Tournament on March
12, 13 and 14.
Due .to conflicting dates, the team
was unable to accept the invitation
to play in a Raleigh tournament
Miss Nancy Woods is the coach.
Coach Rogers is taking his boys
over with high hopes of making a
good showing and the . boys are in
high spirits and hopeful of success.
Well Known Couple
Married In Uioskie
A wedding of interest., throughout
this section was that of Mrs. Eula
Bright Perry, of Chapanoke, and Mr.
Cecil P. Garrett, of Elisabeth .City,
which, took place . in ..- Ahoskie, , on
Wednesdy February 10
The ceremony was performed in
the Methodist Church at Ahoskie,
with the pastor, the Rev. J. L. Smith,
a, former pastor of the bride, offlciat
ing. ' : .
'1 : After a wedding trip to various
points in Florida and Cuba, the cou
ple will be at home at Chapanoke.
fUta. Garrett, who is very popular
in Hertford and Perquimans County
with a wide circle of friends, ., is a
daughter of it the., late . jGeorge W
Bright and Mrs. Bright, of Park-ville.-
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- The bridegroom, ' whol is a promi
nent young business man of Eliza
beth' City, is sercetary and treasurer
of the Atlantic Discount Corporation,
of that pjace... A '
Mrs. Charles Johnson Sick '
Itrs. Charles Johnson Is confined to
her bed by illness.. y
SEEKING FURTHER LAURELS
N-S Freight Train
Fastest In South
The through freight train which
runs every twenty-four hours be
tween Norfolk, Va., and Char
lotte, over the Norfolk Southern
Railroad, is said to make the best
time of any freight train in the
entire South.
lie train is due to leave Nor
folk at 6:45 in the afternoon and
to reach Charlotte at 6:50 the
next afternoon. The distance be
tween the two points is 385 miles.
Only six stops are made on the
SHERIFF WINSLOW
RAIDS STILL NEAR
SKINNER BRIDGE
Confiscates 45 Gallons of Liquor and
Equipment; Operators Make
Escape In Woods
Plenty of liquor and enough of the
wherewithal for the manufacture of
a goodly quantity, as well as all the
equipment necessary for the busi
ness, was found by bhenit J. t.
Winslow on Monday afternoon when
he made a raid in the woods near
Skinner's Bridge.
The plant was located close enough
to Hertford as to be of easy access
to any one interested, being some
thing like a mile ami a quarter from
the town limits.
The Sheriff and his deputies sur
prised the operators, who made off
in the woods in great haste as the
officers came upon the scene. There
was one white man and there were
two Negroes, according to Sheriff
Winslow, who did not get close
enough to recognnize any of the par
ties. Forty-five gallons of newly made
corn liquor was confiscated, as well
as the still and other, equipment.
Piano Pupils To Give
Concert Friday Night
Miss Kate M. Blanchard's piano
pupils and others will take part in
the concert to be given on Friday
night of this week at the Hertford
Grammar School. The glee , club of
the Perquimans High School, as Well
as that of the Hertford Grammar
School, will take part in the pro
gram.
A very cordial invitation is given
by Miss Blanchard to the public to
attend.
Lent Observed At
Holy Trinity Church
Ash Wednesday was observed at
Holy Trinity Episcopal. Church by
the Holy Communion Service at 10
o'clock in the morning and evening
service at 8 o'clock.
- For the remainder of the Lenten
season the services will be , held as
follows: Evening services' at 8 o'clock
on, Wednesday night, and Holy Com
munion at 10 o'clock on Thursday
morning. ... , v-
1 ' . Mr. Harrell Improving r ,
C. M. Harrell has been quite sick
for the past ten' days.'; His "condition
is reported as much Improved.
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SCHOOLS REOPEN
AFTER 18 DAYS
FORCED CLOSING
Children Went Back to
School On Tuesday
Morning
SNOWGONE
Everybody Apparently
Weather
Hundreds of children went back to
school on Tuesday of this week, after
an enforced vacation of ' eighteen
clays brought about by weather con
ditions. It was announced last week that
the schools would open on Monday,
but again the weather took a hand in
the matter.
On Thursday noon it becjan snow
ing, with snow failing most of the
afternoon, leaving a light coating on
the ground Friday. By Friday it had
grown much colder and at noon that
day snow began to fall, continuing
throughout the afternoon and until
late bed-time. On Saturday morninK
there was about as much snow on
the ground as we had had at any
time during the winter, except possi
bly the time when one heavy snow
fell upon another some time back. So
the opening of the schools was again
postponed, this time only for one
more day, as the snow melted fast.
All of this week has been like
spring with high temperatures,
bright, warm sunshine, and the spir
its of every one soars with the mer
cury. Probably never before have
people so generally appreciated good
weather.
Case Worker Speaks
To Guild Members
Miss Ruth Davenport, Case Work
er for the Perquimans County Wel
fare Department, made a very inter
esting talk before the ladies of St.
Catherine's Guild, of the Episcopal
Church, which met on Tuesday night
at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hardcas
tle. Miss Davenport gave an out
line of her duties and some very in
teresting information.
After the business session and the
program a social hour was enjoyed
when the hostess served refreh
ments. Those present included, in addition
to Miss Davenport, Mrs. W. A. Wil
liams, Mrs. R. B. Kirby, Miss Mae
Wood Winslow, Mrs. Clyde McCal
lum, Mrs. H. A. Whitley, Mrs. J. L.
Tucker, Mrs. J. E. Winslow, Mrs.- W.
T. Brown, Mrs Thomas Nixon, Mrs.
T. J. Nixon, Sr., Mrs. Nathan Tuck
er, Mrs. R. B. Cox, Miss Jocelyn
Whedbee, Mrs. Hollowell Nixon and
Mrs. J. H. Newbold.
Mrs. Towe Improves
Mrs. J. H. Towe, Sr., has been
quite sick for the past two weeks.
Her condition is - much improved.
however, and she was able to be but
on the porch on Wednesday.
Farmers Of Perquimans
County Form Temporary
Branch Of F
SEEK LOCATION
IN HERTFORD FOR
PLANE MARKER
Letters on SiKn Directing Planes o
Norfolk Minimum of Seven Feet
In Height
W. C. Dozier was searching Wed
nesday for an appropriate building
on the roof of which to place the air
plane direction markers which are
to be located in Hertford.
No ordinary building will do, as
quite a large surface is required for
the markers, which will consist of
the word "Norfolk," to be inclosed
in a design of an arrow pointing in
the direction of the Norfolk Airport,
which is the nearest airport to Hert
ford, below which design will appear
the word "Hertford."
The Perquimans High School has
been named as a very appropriate
building on which to locate the mark
er, which is a WPA project. Not
only must the matter of size be con
sidered, but the permanency of the
building is of importance.
Other buildings have, however,
Deen menteioned in connection with
the markers, the letters of which are
of a minimum height of seven feet.
Stolen Automobile Is
Recovered By Sheriff
"My wife stole the car," said
Thomas Johnson, the Negro picked
up by Sheriff J. E. Winslow on Fri
day, "she took it herself." "It's no
such of a thing," denied Mary. "That
man nas stole three automobiles
since I and he was married five
months ago."
The automobile, a Buick. was hp.
ixcitruni, when tne gas gave out.
Fred Winslow, Winfall garage man,
towed the car to his place, where
Johnson offered to trade an extra
tire on the car for gasoline. Mr.
Winslow wasn't particularly anxious
to trade and hesitated for a mo
ment, and then Sheriff J. E. Wins-
ow, who happened to come along,
began to make some little examina
tion of the automobile. It was then
that Johnson departed for parts un
known. He decamped immediately,
leaping over the rear wheel of the
car and scamperinng off like a
frightened rabbit, and giving the
show away.
Sheriff Winslow got the blood
hounds from Woodville and began a
search, but there was a blizzard rag
ing and the dogs couldn't catch the
scent through the snow and it was
all off, apparantly. But Johnson
had left his wife, Mary, at the home
of a family near where the car gave
out of gas, so she was taken into
custody. The next morning Johnson
returned to the house looking for his
wife, and there he was picked up.
He had walked seven miles through
the snow only to literally fall into
the hands of the officers. Then he
joined his wife in the county jail.
Meantime the Sheriff had received
the necessary information as to a
Buick car missing from Norfolk,
and officers came down and took the
pair back to the Virginia city for
trial.
Perquimans Girl
Married In Suffolk
A marriage of interest to their
many friends took place on Satur
day, February 15, at Suffolk, Va.,
when Miss Thelma Riddick became
the bride of Mr. Gilmore Rountree.
The bride wore a swagger suit of
navy blue, with accessories to match.
Mrs. Rountree, who has for some
time held a position in Richmond,
Va., is the attractive young daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Riddick, of
Perquimans County. The bridegroom,
who is a prominent young farmer of
Corapeake, is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Rountree, of that place- The
young couple are making their home
near Corapeake.
Pender's Observing
36th Anniversary
The 86th anniversary of the found
ing of the D. Pender Grocery Com
pany is being observed this week in
the stores of this chain organization.
As a special feature of the event all
stores are offering attractive prices
on the goods carried, which can be
(seen in the advertisement in this Is-
sue or The weekly.
arm Bureau
J. T. Benton Elected
Chairman at Wednes
day's Meeting
FARMERS SPEAK
County . wide Meeting
Will Be Called In
Near Future
The temporary officers elected on
Wednesday at a meeting of farmers
held in the courthouse, to perfect a
permanent organization of the Farm
Bureau, included J. T. Benton, chair
man; B. W. Thach, secretary; and
the township committeemen as fol
lows: A. T. Lane and Seth Long, of
Hertford Township; Young Berry
and Charles E. White, of Bethel
Township; Dr. E. S. White and H.
L. Williams, of Belvidere; A. J.
Jordan and George Alexander, of
Parkville; and Earl M. Perry and
C. W. Umphlett, of New Hope.
A county-wide meeting of farmers
will be called in the near future
when a permanent organization with
permanent officers, which may or
may not compose the same personnel
as those named at the meeting held
on Wednesday, will be formed.
L. W. Anderson, County Agent,
presided at the meeting held on Wed
nesday when over one hundred farm
ers were present to hear R. W.
Holstun, County Agent of Butler
County, Alabama, explain the pur
poses and objectives of the organiza
tion. Mr. Anderson also outlined the
benefits to be secured from becoming
members of this great farm organi
zation, which he described as one of
the strongest organizations of its
kind in the country. There rP
ftamT aione'. in' iatfi, me' organiza
tion is a great deal stronger in the
West than in the eastern section of
the country, it is said, and North
Carolina is one of the few states
which until recently has had no re
presentation of the Farm Bureau.
The temporary state headquarters
of the organization recently formed
is at Greenville.
The Farm Bureau purports to be
an educational and public affairs or
ganization. It furnishes an organ
ized group and the machinery
through which the Extension Service
of the State College at Raleigh, with
its county farm and home demon
stration agents may work in extend
ing the educational and social pro
gram of that institution to the farm
people of the State.
One of the principal objectives of
the organization is to see that the
farmer gets the proper consideration
through legislation. Mr. Anderson,
quoting that "in union there is
strength," stated that no one farmer
can tell one senator or congressman
what he wants and expect to get it.
"But," he said, "organized farmers
can tell Washington what they want
and some attention will be paid to
them."
That the Farm Bureau and other
farm organizations were largely re
sponsible for the steps taken for the
benefit of the farmer during the
present administration, was set
forth. The fact that when the Agri
cultural Adjustment Act was invali
dated, it was these farm organiza
tions which immediately set machin
ery in motion to make substitute
programs effective, was also brought
out.
In reference to the farm bill which
is at present being made effective
for the next two years as a tempor
ary measure, Mr. Anderson stated
that after two years the matter will
be up to the states and that the
federal government will make propo
sitions to the various states, saying
if you will do certain things we will
make appropriations of so much
money. The question was asked,
suppose there was sufficient pressure
brought to bear upon state legisla
tures that the states would decide
not to cooperate with the federal
government, then where would we as
states be? Answering ine question,
Mr. Anderson said "We would not
get one cent of that money."
Although the dues of the members
of the Farm Bureau of the State of
Illinois are $15.00, it has been ar
ranged that North Carolina farmers
may join the organization at the rate
of $2.00 per year, which provides
membership for every member of the
household of which the head joins.
More than a dozen farmers re
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