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Volume in. Number 11.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 13, 1936.
$1.25 Per Year
Slot Machines Likely
FARfiiAGENTSAYS SURVEY OF BLIND
Illegal To Be
rv-
Drunk
Streets
NEW PROGRAM BE IN PERQUIMANS
On
Hertford
g Tuesday
MUCH LIKE LAST
atime ana
Three Kinds Offered In
Session of Recorder
Court
A RACKET
Devices Attract Large
Number of Men and
Boys
That the operation of certain types
of slot machines is illegal may be
proven at the next session of Perqui
mans County Recorder's Court seems
probable, the types being represent
ed by three different kinds of coin
operated slot machines which were
offered in evidence by the State on
Tuesday of this week when Henry
Clay Sullivan, Morgan Walker and
V Hudson Butler appeared in court to
answer to charges of operating
gambling machines.
The statute passed at the last ses
" aion of the General Assembly of
North Carolina permits of pretty
broad use of slot machines, with the
result that all day long, in those
places of the town where these ma
chines are operated, men and boys
hang around, dropping in their
'ckles and pennies, feeding into
em the money which is necessary
to pay off the employees of the big
slot machine racket.
But the General Assembly did pro
hibit the operation of certain types,
namely, those which the results are
not governed by the exercise of skill,
That the exercise of skill in playing
the machine known as the "marble
type" machine gets results Is claimed
by the devotees of this sport, al
though there are those who believe
that the results of playing this type
acre also pure chance.
However, tnat the slot machine
, busines8 is a racket is pretty evident
from the fact that if one of the ma
chines begin to "pay off" too much
money a change is made, and that
pretty quick. The man at the head
of the works is wise enough not to
trust everything to chance. He
makes sure of his profits. That
doesn't always set well with the fel
low who was winning. A Hertford
man was heard to say this week that
he didn't feel that it was right to
lock up the machine after he won
over six dollars the other night.
Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr., stated
in open court on Tuesday that he be
lieved the three machines introduced
in evidence came under, the prohibi
tive class of slot machines and stated
f that conviction of the charge of op
erating such carried with it a pen
alty of not less than twenty-five and
not more than two hundred and fifty
dollars.
However, Judge Oakey stated fur
ther that he believed that the agent
who placed the machine, represent
ing that the operation of that ma
chine was legal, was more guilty
than the man in whose place the
machine was found. He cautioned
the men not to listen to the intre-
pretation of the law by such agents.
After hearing the evidence in the
first case railed, that against Henry
Clay Sullivan, Judge Oakey stated
that judgment would be deferred un-
.. til next Tuesday, when Charles E.
Johnson, Prosecuting Attorney, stat
ed he expected to have the men who
nlaced the machines brought into
court.
The case against Morgan Walker,
4 and that against Hudson Butler, were
continued until next Tuesday also.
Two New Members
Join Rotary Club
The names" of two-", 'new members
were added to the roll of the Hert
ford Rotary-Club en -Tuesday night,
when R M. Riddick and C. IS. John
son became members.,
Mr. Riddick is' cashier , of the
Hertford Banking Company and, Mr.
Johnson an attorney, is the recently
appointed Prosecuting Attorney f of
the Perquimans Recorder's Court.'
The Rotarians will attend thein
ter-city meeting to be held 'at the
Virginia Dare Hotel in Elizabeth
City on Monday night, when the
three clubs, Edenton, Hertford and
Elizabeth City, meet together.
ATTENDS FUNERAL MONDAY
C. P. Morris went to Goldsboro on
Monday to attend the funeral of Ben
Witherington, of that' place". ' Mr.
Witherington, who was 4 district . ac
countant for the Southern Cotton,' Oil
Compan, died ' on Sunday of pneu
knooia, " - " I .. .'
R. P. Tuttle At Hotel
Assisting Tax Listers
R. F. Tuttle, Deputy Commis
sioner, will be at the Hotel Hert
ford Friday, March 13, for the
purpose of assisting those who
desire help in filing income returns.
Drawing Plans For
Up-to-Date Theatre
On Church Street
Rumors which have been current
for the past month that Hertford is
to have a new theatre which will be
a credit to the community have been
found to have been more than mere
rumors.
Plans for the new theatre are ac
tually being prepared by Fred Bishop,
Richmond, Va., architect
So there are very definite plans
afoot to build a modern and up-to-date
theatre in Hertford. It is to
be under the management of W. T-
Culpepper, J. H. Webster and their
associates, and there is little chance
that the plans will not be carried
out.
Negotiations are being carried on
at present between W. T. Culpepper,
Elizabeth City theatre man, and his
associates, and the owners or the lot
on Church street next door to the
store of the Hertford Hardware &
Supply Company, for the purchase of
this lot, though this deal has not
actually gone through.
Club Women Plan
Tour On April 16
The plans are all perfected for the
bus tnp to Washington to be made
by a number of farm women of this
county, Chowan and Gates counties,
according to Miss Gladys Hamrick,
Perquimans and Gates County Home
Agent, who, together with the Home
Agent of Chowan County, is conduct
ing the tour. Miss Hamrick made a
trip to Greenville this week to make
the final arrangements f or the
busses.
There will be three busses, each
with acapacity of 22, so that 66
passengers may be accommodated.
The ladies will leave at an early
hour on April 16, returning the fol
lowing day, spending one night in
the City. Miss Hamrick stated this
week that the trip would begin at
Edenton and the next stop would be
Hertford, which would probably be
at 5 o'clock in the morning. Two
other stops will be made to pick up
passengers, Belvidere and Sunbury,
she said.
The trip is very inexpensive and
doubtless many women of the County
will avail themselves of this oppor
tunity to make the trip to Washing
ton while the cherry trees are in
bloom.
Any one wishing to make resrva-
tions should see Miss Hamrick at
once.
P. T. A. Meets At
Beech Spring School
The birthday celebration of the
39th anniversary of the Beech Spring
P.-T. Association was held Tues
day evening in the school auditorium,
with the president, Mrs. Wayland
Howell, presiding. Mrs. Carson How
ell acted as secretary.
A very interesting program, in
cluding the Candle lighting Cere
mony, was rendered. Practically
every member of the Association
present took part in the program.
. During the business- session, Mrs.
Wayland Howell' -was re-elected ' to
president of- the P. T. A. ior another
year;- The birthday cake was sold
for 80 cents, which amount will go as
a birthday offering from our local
P. T. A. i
After the business session and pro
gram, dainty refreshments were
served by; the following hostesses:
Mrs.! Eddie Boyce, Mrs. Joe Perry,
and Mrs. J. E. Perry.
The members present included Mes-
dames J. C. Howell, Wayland -Howell,
Earlie Goodwin, A. E. Layden, J. E.
Perry. Eddie - Boyce, Joe Perry, W.
A. Goodwin, C. B. Stallings, and Joe
Layden; Misses Alma . and Sybil
Howell, Callie Stallings, Elisabeth
Nixon and Mary Davis; , Messrs. A
E. Layden, Wayland Howell, J. E.
Perry, Eddie Boyce, J. C Howell,
Joseph Perry, Preston Nixon and C
B. Stallings. t , .
A pan with a little vinegar placed
on the stove, or in the oven, will re
move all odor of cooking. -
Benefit Payments For
Percentage of Base
Planted
ONE PAYMENT
Expects to Call Meeting
To Fully Explain Pro
gram Details
L. W. Anderson, Perquimans Coun
ty Farm Agent, in discussing the
new agricultural program this week
stated that farmers who plant only
60 per cent of their cotton base and
80 per cent of their peanut base will
receive benefit payments.
The 1936 program, according to
Mr. Anderson, will be similar in
many respects to the 1934 and 1935
programs. The recommended adjust
ment payment on cotton will be at
the rate of 6 cents per pound on the
acres left out of production, and the
recommended payment on peanuts
will be at the rate of 1 cents per
pound on the acres left out of pro
duction. Under the new plan cotton grants
would be about $12.00 per acre and
peanuts about $14.00 per acre. The
payment would be made in one check
after compliance had been tstabush
ed. After the full details of this new
program have been made clear, Mr.
Anderson exjtects to call a meeting
of the farmers of the county to be
held at the Cpjirthouse, when the pro
gram will be explained.
Drunken Driver
Forfeits His Bond
When the case against A. F. Co
burn, charged with operating a car
while under the influence of liquor
was called in Recorder's Court on
Tuesday and the defendant failed to
answer, Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr.,
ordered that his cash bond of a
hundrei dollars be forfetied, and al
so that his name and address be sent
to the Motor Vehicles Uurlau ol
North Carolina, as well as to the
Motor Vehicles Bureau of the State
of Virginia, of which state the de
fendant is a resident, with the recom
mendation that his driving license be
suspended.
The defendant was picked up on
the highway between Hertford and
Elizabeth City on Sunday, March 1,
by Corporal J. M. Merritt and State
Highway Patrolman Lane, and
brousrht to the Perquimans jail He
was placed under arrest and his case
set for trial on Tuesday of this week,
and he was afterwards released un
der bond.
This is the hrst instance of a
drunken driver forfeiting his bond
rather than stand trial in Perqui
mans Court since Judge Walter H
Oakey, Jr., took the stand last sum
mer that he would require any one
convicted in his court of driving an
automobile while drunk to serve a
term in jail.
List Of Jurors For
April Term Court
Following is the list of jurors
drawn at the meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners last week,
to serve at the April term of Per
quimans Superior Court, which con
venes on April 13 r
E. W. Whedbee, W. E. Russell, S.
D. Godfrey, B. P. Monds, S. M. Long,
Exura Whedbee, : " Howard Williams,
Charlie E. Wlnslow, Nathan Q. Ward,
I R. Howell, Linwood Winslow, R.
H. Harrell, Kader White, J. T. Bac-
cus, E. Juagley, J. Ed. Lane,
John E. Hunter, L. G. Howell, Clyde
. White, J. E. Cartwright, T. C
Babb, B.- S. Hoskins, Jr., W. D
Perry, ,T. R, Winslow, 'P. M. Weeks,
John L. Foxwell, Z. A. Harris, W. F.
C Edwards, , Rufus Tr "White, W. S,
Chappell, P. H. Ownley, Sr., Allan
N. Winslow, E. S- White, W. J.
Stanton, C. H. Ward, and Lawrence
Towe.
BELVIDERE GIRL ON HONOR
ROLL AT CHOWAN COLLEGE
Friends. will be delighted to know
that Miss Merlee Asbell, of Belvidere,
a .student at Chowan College, Mur
freesboro, is numbered among those
making the school's honor roll for the
first, semester. Approximately 40
per cent of the students made this
honor, t i
IS BEING HADE
Cards Widely Distribut
ed Among Children
In Schools
ASK COOPERATION
Program of Treatment
And Training Will
Follow
To reach every man, woman or
child in the county who is blind or
who is threatened with blindness, or
who has any serious affection of the
eyes, the North Carolina Commission
for the Blind is making a survey this
week, and every one who knows of
any one afflicted with blindness or
the threatened loss of sight is asked
to cooperate.
William Lewis, representing the
Commission was in Hertford on Wed
nesday in the interest of the work.
Mr. Lweis left with F. T. Johnson,
Superintendent of Education of Per
quimans, cards to be sent by the
school children to the heads of each
household throughout the county.
both white and colored, asking their
cooperation in this work. The cards
merely ask the question "Do you
know of any adult or child in your
community who has seriously defec
tive sight or is blind?" Blanks are
left to be filled in with the names
and addresses of such persons.
After the information is in the
hands of the Commission, it is plan
ned to follow up the survey with a
program of treatment and training.
The North Carolina Commission
for the Blind has only been in exis
tence since last August. It is spon
sored by the North Carolina Associa
tion for the Blind and other organi
zations, and a State appropriation
has been made to carry out the
plans.
The Commission's definition of
blindness is: Any person who cannot
see well enough to read ordinary
print, even with the aid of glasses.
However, any person with seriously
defective sight should be reported,
because medical attention may save
his sight. The Commission asks that
in the survey both races be included
and that all acres be considered. It
is stated that the financial status of
the persons reported is not to be
considered, because the Commission
has some services which can extend
to all economic groups.
Taxed Court Costs For
Passing a School Bus
The case against Carlton Whedbee,
charged with driving- a log truck
past a school bus while children were
getting on and off, was dismissed
upon payment of the court costs.
The young defendant, who had never
been in court before and who has a
good record, testified that he did not
see that children were getting on or
off the bus, and that he is accus
tomed to seeing this bus standing at
this particular spot beside the road,
which is its regular parking place,
every day. He testified that the bus
was on the shoulder of the road,
while the patrolman who made the
arrest te?ffied the bus was parked
on the concrete. The patrolman was
asked by Judge Oakey why, in that
event, he did not arrest the driver
of the school bus.
Juge Oakey remarked that a great
many of the busses, school busses
and passenger, busses, park on the
highways, which is illegal, and asked
the patrolmen present in court to
take notice of this condition in this
county.
Mr. Whedbee was cautioned by
the court that he should exercise
more caution in passing a school bus,
calling attention to the fact that it
is a violation of the law not to stop
before getting to within fifty feet
of a school bus when children are
getting on or off.
The case against Charles White,
charged with allowing cattle to go
upon the premises of a neighbor,
was dismissed upon payment of the
court costs. J. W. Smith, who swore
out the warrant, testified that he no
tified Mr. White once to keep his
cattle at home and when they went
upon his premises a second time he
swore out the warrant. The wit
ness swore that -Mr. White was a
fine man and a good neighbor and
said that he had nothing against him.
He further stated that Mr. White
offered to pay for any damage his
cattle had done.
Mrs. J. T. Winslow, of Whiteston,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A
F. Jordan, this week;
Claude Brinn On
Undefeated Team
At Virginia School
Claude Brinn, of Hertford, has
participated in ten of the eleven
consecutive basketball games won
by the Fork Union Military Ac
ademy this season.
This team, which it is reported
is the only undefeated basketball
team in the State of Virginia this
season, has played seven games
with . military schools and four
with freshman teams of colleges.
Claude Brinn is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rosser Brinn, of Hertford.
Commissioners Defer
Action On Leasing
County-Owned Plot
The Board of County Commission
ers took into account the attitude of
the residents of the Town of Hert
ford and their possible objection,
when K. D. Elliott appeared before
the Hoard at their last meeting with
a request to lease a small portion
of the County-owned property to the
west of the Perquimans River
Bridge.
Mr. Elliott stated that he wished
to place on the property a small rail
way for the purpose of pulling up
small gas boats and other minor
craft for repairs.
Some years ago a proposition was
made to the Board that this proper
ty, a larger plot of the same, be
leased to a certain oil company for
the purpose of erecting a service
station. At this time there was
considerable objection, as town resi
dents felt that a gas station at this
point, which is just outside the town
limits, might be a nuisance.
No member of the Board express
ed himself as objecteing to Mr.
Elliott's proposal, although it was
decided best to leave the matter un
til the next meeting in order to give
the town residents an opportunity to
express thtmselves.
Chowan Farmer Faces
Embezzlement Charge!
A warrant charging embezzlement
was issued against R. H- Goodwin,
well-known resident of Tyner, Chow
an County, by W. H. Pitt, Clerk of
the Superior Court of Perquimans
County this week. The warrant,
which has been served on Mr. Good
win and is returnable at Perquimans
County Recorder's Court on Tuesday,
March 17, was sworn out by M. M.
Elliott.
The charge in the warrant reads
as follows:
"That R. H. Goodwin, being duly
appointed administrator and agent of
the W. C. Elliott estate, being ap
pointed by the Court (then and there
being of the age of 16 years and
mure) did unlawfully, knowingly,
fraudulently, corruptly and felon
iously embezzle, convert to his own
use, take away and secrete, with in
tent to embezzle, certain funds in
the amount of $51.00, being the
amount loaned to M. M. Elliott and
charged to the W. C. Elliott estate,
which amount was repaid but credit
for same never given to the W. C
Elliott estate, and other amounts,
which are in his hands as adminis
trator of the W. C. Elliott estate."
M. M. Elliott is the oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C Elliott.
Missionary Society
Meets At Bethel
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Society of
Bethel Baptist Church was held with
Mrs. J. P. Chesson Wednesday after
noon. The president conducted the
devotional, and prayer was offered
by Mrs. A. F. Proctor. A business
session followed.
A very interesting program was
given by Mrs. R. D. Creecy with
several members taking part.
The April meeting will be held in
the home of Mrs. W. D. Perry.
During the social hour the hostess
served a delicious sweet course to
the followingr Mrs. M. N. Dail, Mrs.
C. E. White, Mrs. Mary Hayman,
Mrs. A. F. Proctor, Mrs. J. M
Fleetwood, Mrs. R. S. Chappell, Mrs.
R D Creecy, Mrs. T. C Chappell,
Miss Gertie Chappell, Mrs. S. W
Long, MrpM. T. Griffin, and a Visi
tor, Mrs. Thomas Small.
New Ordinance Passed
Monday by Town
Council
TO BE ENFORCED
Law Will Save Officers
Many Embarrassing
Situations
To be drunk on the streets or in
any public place in Hertford is now
illegal. An ordinance was passed at
the meeting of the Town Council on
Monday night which reads as fol
lows: "It shall be unlawful for any per
son to be drunk upon the streets or
in public places of the Town, under
a penalty of $2.00 for the first of
fense; $5.00 for the second offense;
and subsequent offenses at the dis
cretion of the Mayor, up to $50.00."
Any violation of the ordinance will
be heard before Mayor H. G. Wins
low. Until this ordinance was passed it
was not a violation of any law to be
drunk on the streets of Hertford or
in a public place unless the offender
was disorderly. Perquimans was one
of the few counties exempted from
the statute governing the offense of
drunkenness in the State.
There have been a number of ar
rests of persons charged with being
drunk and disorderly and when the
matter was heard in Recorder's
Court a conviction could not be had
because no witness would swear the
defendant was disorderly. On numer
ous occasions special Night Officer
M. G. Owens has been called to va
rious places to arrest a drunken man,
because of disagreeable conduct.
However, when the case came up for
trial he was only proven to be drunk,
which ended the matter.
This situation is changed now, and
even, though a man may not be dis
orderly, if he is found drunk on the
streets or in any public place he may
be fined from two to fifty dollars.
Rev. Howard Yow
Piney Woods Pastor
The Rev. Howard Yow, of Greens
boro, has taken over the pastorate of
the Piney Woods Friends Church, at
Belvidere, recently made vacant by
the resignation of Mrs. F. C. White,
who before her marriage some time
ago was the former Miss Bertha V.
Smith.
The new minister, who is a native
of the City of Greensboro, received
his education at Guilford College and
nt the Cleveland Bible Training
School at Cleveland, Ohio. He is a
young man of very attractive per
sonality and has made a fine im
pression on the people of the com
munity. Piney Woods Church is the older
of the two Friends churches in Per
quimans. Located in a community
which has for many generations
been populated by Friends, it num
bers among its members many of the
most prominent families of the com
munity. Witiin a short distance of
the church was located the former
Belvidere Academy, the Friends
School which was long the leading
school in this section. There are
doubtless many members of this
church who are descendants of those
early settlers in Perquimans who fol
lowed the teachings of Fox and of
Edmundson, the Friends ministers
who visited Perquimans and preach
ed in Hertford more than two hun
dred and fifty years ago.
Regular services ar held at Piney
Woods every Sunday morning at 11
o'clock. Visitors are cordially wel
comed. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Copeland cele
brated their fortieth wedding anni
versary on Sunday, March 8, at
their home on Edenton Road Street.
The children present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur M. Cbpeland and their
children; Mrs. Heywood Goodwin and
children; Mrs. J. O. Perry and son;
Mr. and Mrs. Winifred Speight and
son, and James Copeland. Miss
Edith Corprew and Cecil Davis were
out-of-town guests. A son, Morris
Copeland, who is in the CCC, was
unable to be present.
SUNDAY IN NORFOLK
J. E. Eaves, Louis and Adelaide
Eaves, Mrs. B. M. Jones and Roscoe
Lane, of the Bethel community, vis
ited relatives in Norfolk, Va., on
Sunday.
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