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Volume III. Number 13.
STUDY LOCATION
BEVIDMPLAI1T
Belvidere Patrons Want
Building Erected On
Former Site
BQRROWFUNDS
SCHOOL
REPLACE
School at Winfall Also
Badly Cramped For
l Quarters
The matter of the location of the
new school to take the place of the
.school building burned at Belvidere
last spring will be decided upon this
week.
Work on the new school building
for Belvidere will begin as early as
possible. Plans for the building,
which is to be of brick or brick ve
neer construction, are being prepar
de and as soon as the "preliminary
work is completed the actual con
struction of , .the building will- begin,
according to information given out
by Superintendent P. T. Jonnson
Arrangements have been made by
the County to borrow the funds for
constructing the Belvidere School
rfrom the State.
The school at Belvidere was burn
ed last spring, shortly before the
schools closed. While the children
of the lower grades have been taught
in a room provided for them at Bel
videre, it has been necessary to
transport the older children of the
school to the Perquimans High
School in Hertford, where temporary
quarters were provided.
When the new school is built the
Belvidere and Whiteston schools will
be consolidated, and the location of
the consolidated school has not yet
been decided upon. The patrons of
the Whiteston School are in favor
of locating the new school at the In
tersection of the Belvidere-Hertford
HigtanK J4.iteu J.ew,v. J34, leading
to Whiteston. , Belvidere wants the
school to be located on the old site,
where for more than a hundred years
a school has stood-
W. F. Credle, Director of School
house Planning for the State De
partment of Education, has offered
to make a survey and locate the
school as he sees fit.' Whether or
Whether or not the Board of Educa
tion will agree to this will be deter
mined at a meeting to be held this
week.
No information is available as yet
as to whether or not a new school
will be built at WinfaU in the imme
diate future. The Winfall School,
which is a four-teacher school, is
badly cramped for quarters and the
building is in a bad state of repair.
Funeral Thursday
For Mrs. Mary Elliott
Mrs. Mary E. Elliott, 89, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Britt, in Hertford, on , Wednesday
morning, after a long illness..
Funeral services were conducted at
the Britt home n Thursday aftero
noon At 3 o'clock, by the Rev. J. W.
Dimmette, pastor of the Cedar Grove
Methodist', Church,' of which the de
ceased . was ' a ' member.' Burial took
place in. the family plot, in the
Woodley. Cemetery...: v
Mrs. Elliott, who was a native and
life-long resident, of Perquimans, is
survived fey lone brother, Andrew J.
Proctor, of Washington, N. C; two
sisters,'."' Mrs.- Johnetta , Ward, -i of
Edenton, and Mrs, Lydia M. Howell,
of South Norfolk, Va. three daugh
ters, Mrs. J. A. Gregory, of Wood
ville; Mrs. E." U. Morgan, of Winfall.
and Mrs. J. T. Britt, of Hertford; and
by one son, J. P. Elliott, of Chapa
noke. ; " . i
Twenty-five. ' ; grandchildren ' and
sevn great-grandchildren also, sur
vive. ,ij"V i!.
Joint 1 Hostesses ;To
, - j
ml MrMTC'E. -White and" Mrs... T. S.
'Z jtjhSM were joint, hostesses, at the
-'thonio-of the latter, on Monday after.
' ! noon,', : when I'they v" entertained the
' " .Boik .Club.-' ; . ,
- -,' In Addition td x-the regular pro-
- gnm, bv whichl-Mri jlfc- White
- and Miss ' Mary Sumner took, part,
'Anne TulHs Helton and Zack White
' played-piano: solos,' and Jack Ander
' 'son sang.' Thessyoun$ people are
. 1 , " members -of Miss Kate. Blanchard's
music class. ", '
served ly the hostesses."'"'-" "
, The Look CUb members' present
Included r.Iesdames ' F, T. Johnson,
i ' E. W. Lordley, C P. Morris C. W.
' ' white, c. . r-v r, j. e.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAtR DEVOTED TOimi tJ
Hertford,
CAMPAIGN TO
VACONATB DOGS
STARTS APRIL 1
Owners Who Fail To Comply With
Law Subject To -Arrest
And Penalty
The campaign is on for the vacci
nation of dogs for the prevention of
rabies.
A. A. Nobles, who has been ap
pointed. Babies Inspector) for Perqui
mans County, has announced that he
will begin work officially on April 1,
when he will work In Bethel Town
ship. Mr. Nobles is asking the coopera
tion of the dog owners of the county
in carrying out the provisions of the
statute enacted at the last General
Assembly providing that all dogs
must be vaccinated. The owner of a
dog who does not have his dog vac
cinated; is subject to arrest and there
is a penalty provided against those
who do not comply with the law.
While the owner of the dog pays
to Mr. Nobles the sum of fifty cents
for vaccinating a dog, this amount is
credited on the dog tax when the
tax is collected, so that the service
is free to the dog owner.
- For the convenience of the public,
the time and place to have dogs
vaccinated, is set . out below:
Wednesday, April 1, Bethel;
Thusrday, April 2, Burgess; Friday
and Saturday, April 8 and 4, ,T. R.
Winslow's store, Hertford; Monday,
April 6, New Hope Township, Kea
ton's Corner; Wednesday, April 8,
New Hope; Friday, April 10, Jack
son's Store on Elizabeth City High
way; Tuesday; April 14, Wood ville;
Thursday, April 16, Chapanoke; Sat
urday, April 18, Winfall; Tuesday,
April 21, Belvidere; Thursday, April
23, Bakers Store, Whiteston; Mon
day, April 27, Beech Spring School
House; Wednesday, April 29, Balla
hack School House. Thursday, April
80, T. R. Winslow's store, Hertford.
The work will begin at each point
at 9 o'clock in the morning-
Mrs. Cecil Garrett
Honored At Party
Mrs. Cecil Garrett, of Chapanoke,
who before her recent marriage was
Mrs. Eula Perry, was the honoree at
a delightful linen shower "and rook
party given by Mrs. Archie T. Lane
at the home of Mrs. Julian A. White
in Hertford on Thursday evening.
Six tables were arranged for rook
and numerous prizes were awarded
by the hostess.
The bride received many lovely
gifts. '
A delicious sweet course was serv
ed by the hostess.
Those present included, in addi
tion to the guest of honor, Mesdames
George Alexander and John Symons,
of Chapanoke; Mrs. Pailen Lane, of
Ballahack; Mesdames J. A. White,
Grady Morgan, S. P. Jessup, H. C.
Stokes, W. H. Pitt, J. C. Felton, T.
E. Harrell, Durwood Reed, Charles
Skinneii Cecil Winslow, J. S. Mc
Nider. E. S. Pierce, T. L. Jessup, G.
tR. Tucker, Henry Clay Stokes, Carl
ton Cannon, and Louis Nachman,
Misses Edna Feilds and Mary Sum
ner.
Former Resident
Dies At Cincinnati
Word has been received in Hert
ford of the death of Joseph D. Jor
dan, 6T, which took place at his home
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 15.
Mr. Jordan, who was a native of
Perquimans ' County, - is survived by
two brothers, R. B. Jordan, of Win
fall, and A. W. Jordan, of Bethel;
also by three ' sisters, :? Mrs. Laura
Jordan, Mrs. J. B. Lane and Mrs.
Spence Thompson, all of Perquimans.
MRS. WILLIE WHITE HOSTESS
AT BRIDGE PARTY! THURSDAY
Mrs. Willie White entertained at
a delightful bridge party at her home
on Railroad , Avenue, on Thursday
evening. ; -Two tables trere arranged
and those' playing included Mesdames
Lineas White, Crafton Mathews,
John ChappeH, D.;M. Jackson, W. T.
Elliott, CT, Newbern and E. 5.
Pierce ;'i-k:.A:
Mrs; Crafton Mathews received the
prize for top score, while Mrs. Lineas
White received low score prize.
A delcious ice course was served.
Farm Program Be
Explained April 2
- A mass meeting is called of the
farmers of Perquimans County, to
be held at 2 o'clock Thursday af
ternoon, April '-. 2,' in the Court
House,, when the r new farm pro
gram will be explained according
to an announcement- made by L.
W. Anderson, County Agent.-K-
A representative f om the' Ex
tonc'.on Dcr-rt-r-cnt vill be pres-
Je t to e ' 1 t ' -r-ri, and
Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 27, 1936.
HERTFORD RIFLE
CLUB
ACTIVITIES
AGAIN RESUMED
Owens and Oakey Will
Teach Fundamentals
Of Sport
NEW MEMBERS
Club Plans to Send Rep
resentatives to State
Rifle Meet
With the return of the first spring
weather, activities at the range of
the Hertford Rifle Club were resumed
this week. It is the plan of the Club
to hold practice sessions each Tues
day and each Friday afternoon dur
ing the current season, at which
time those members who are new at
the game will have opportunity of in
struction in its fundamentals.
M. G. Owens or W. H- Oakey,. Jr.,
will be on hand at the range for this
purpose. Both of these members
qualified as instructors' at the Army
Small Arms Firing ' School at the
National Matches at Camp Perry
Ohio last September. Mr. Oakey al
so holds a commission as instructor
of the National Rifle Association. It
is hoped particularly that the young
er boys who have affiliated with the
club will take advantage of this
chance to become affiliated with the
club will take advantage of this
chance to become acquainted with
the fundamentals of (Rifle and Pistol
Marksmanship. At these practice
sessions, as well as all other shoot
ing done on the range rigid safety
rules will.be strictly enforced.
A substantial walkway is being
constructed out from the present Air
ing point to the 100-yard butts to
replace the walk which was washed
away by the high tide accompanying
tiie recent storm. -Other improve
ments which have already been made
are a strong steel whitewashed back
stop, which effectively stops all bul
lets and a drained and seeded grass
firing point situated upon the hill
back of the present wooden platform.
This will give faciliities for 200 yard
shooting 'for the first time at the
local range.
Several new members have joined
the club and considerable interest is
being shown which is expected to in
crease as the season advances and
matches are arranged with other
clubs. Preliminary tryouts for the
representatives of the Hertford Club
who will be sent to the State meet at
Fort Bragg to compete for places on
the North Carolina Civilian Rifle
Team will be held probably some
time in April.
Running The Farm
Is Family Affair
Running the family business should
be a cooperative enterprise, says
Miss Pauline Gordan, extension spec
ialist in home management at State
College.
A man is not protecting and pro
viding for his family In the best way
when he keeps all business trans
actions and worries to himself, she
stated.
He needs the help of the family
circle and the members have a right
to know something about his busi
ness. This is especially significant
in the case of a farm family.
Not only can a family help the
husband and father with his prob
lems, they can also plan their own
affairs more satisfactorily when they
are acquainted with the family's
business..
The training young people get m
this way will be of great value to
them when they go out into the worM
Miss Gordon added.
Discussions of the cost of shelter,
food, clothing, - education, travel,
taxes, automobiles, and entertain
ment can be made a valuable part oi
the children's education. -Every
family .should study its in
come and so arrange its mode of liv
ing not to exceed that income. . By
workine together, the farm family
can often -develop projects which will
Increase its income,
Th 'family council, "in which ': all
members pool thei? best . judgment,
will .. lead, to sounder decisions on
various problems and at the. same
time : help Ditto - tne- lamiiy jogetner
In love and! respect. -
If the fanuly- has no knowledge ox
training ip business transactions, ht
asked, what would happen, if the hus
band should die 7 i t J W
f , - CUPCAKKES j QUICK;.
Frost them before 'you bake them!
Fill- cup cake pans with, batter; cover
tops generously with creamed .mix
ture of brown sugar,-"chopped nuts
and cinnamon. Bake They are de-
"i la I!Calr Magazine for
OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
ANNIVERSARY OF
BAPTIST
CHURCH
BE HELD APRIL 5
Local Congregation To
Observe Eighty-second
Anniversary
HOME-COMING
William Mardre, 92, At
tended Laying of Cor
nerstone In 1854
The eighty-second anniversary of
the Hertford BaDtist Church will he
celebrated on Sunday, April 5, ac
cording to an announcement made by
tne pastor, Kev. u. s. Dempsey.
The Hertford Baptist Church was
organised on April 7, 1854, the first
organization of the Baptist denomi
nation in the Town of Hertford
There was, however, at that time a
baptist Church at Bethel.
One- man living today who attend
ed the layiner of the cornerstone of
the Baptist Church in 1854. He is
William Mardre, now in his ninety
second year, who lived in the neigh
borhood of Bethel. Mr. Madre. who
was born in October, 1844, was ten
years old when the Hertford Baptist
Church was organized, and he has
often referred to the fact that he re
called very distinctly coming to
Hertford with his mother to attend
the ceremonies.
The celebration to be held on April
5 will be in the nature of a home
coming day, and the ministers who
nave preceded Mr. Dempsey as pas
tors of the church will be invited to
be present, as well as all former
members of the church and other
friends.
J. P. Perry, C. R. Holmes, and
Mrs. William Mardre have been nam
ed a committee to extend invitations
to absent friends to be present on
this occasion.
HIT OR MISS
"Roberson's Drug Store," said J.
G. JRoberson, Hertford druggist, as
he took the receiver off the hook of
the telephone on day last week.
"Please send me a bottle of aromatic
spirits of ammonia."
The voice at the other end of the
line was a woman's. "Who is this
speaking?" asked the druggist.
The woman gave the necessary in
formation. "What street do you
live on?" asked Mr. Roberson.
"Blank Street," came the reply.
And your number?" "Two hundred,"
the woman said.
The package was wrapped and
dispatched by one of the clerks, who
shortly returned with the informa
tion that there was no 200 Blank
Street. Mr. Roberson knew there was
a mistake, but he insisted that one
more effort be made to locate that
number. It wasn't any good. Num
ber 200 could not be found.
Presently the telephone rang
again. "Roberson's Drug Store," said
the druggist. "Aren't you going to
send the ammonia?" asked the voice
at the other end of the line. "We
cannot locate your house. We have
tried, but there is no such number as
200 Blank Street, explained Mr.
Roberson.
There was an exclamation at the
other end. "Did I tell you 200? I
am sorry, Mr. Roberson. I gave you
my telephone number."
If you are ever puzzled by any of
the dark places in, human exper
ience as no doubt some day you will
be, when your own foot slips into
them don't stand there dazed and
uncertain, wondering if God loves
you.
Understanding may not be in your
power, but obedience is: and when
you go on 'about His! will, you're at
peace. ; That much is sure, and lying
there for anybody to pick up and
make his own! '
It isn't a terminus, this ill-fortune
of yours, whatever it is, it's a thor
oughfare; and hard as the going may
be, there will 7. come a dawn or a
sunset when you'll be through it..
All that's left ; of it then will be
written there in your soul. Pray
God it may 'sot be bitterness, but the
beauty that's waiting for folks who
go onh Perhaps as you look back in
that hour, you may even wonder that
it ever seemed dark! Paul Scherer,
Pastor of the Lutheran Church of the
Holy Trinity, New York City, in The
Southern . Churchman.
imn' KM fUYTTTTSR ARMS ' .
Trv' mA8Racrinir in a rich lubricat
ing cream, especially on rough, horny
elbows. It's grand for your circula
tfin: Imnroves skin texture,: too. In
1!oCe!:'b I'-rszme for April.- J-
BEAUTY PARLOR
AT BLANCHARD'S
OPENS THIS WEEK
Formal Opening To Be Held On
Wednesday; Prizes Given
During First Five Days
Announcement is made by J. C.
Blanchard & Company this week of
the opening of the new beauty par
lor, Nowell's Beauty Shop, and the
new Woman's Wear Department of
Blanchard's, on Thursday of this
week, with the formal opening to be
held on Wednesday of next week.
The new beauty shop, which is
owned by Miss Elizabeth Nowell,
will be managed by Miss Nell Flow
ers', of Mount Olive, who arrived in
Hertford on Monday. Miss Flowers,
who is an experienced beautician, re
ceived her training at the Carolina
Beauty College, in Raleigh, and has
had several years experience in all
phases of beauty work.
Miss Nowell, the owner, who is a
native of Perquimans, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nowell, is a
graduate of Marshall's School of
Beauty Culture, in Norfolk, Va.
No less than twenty-eight free
prizes are offered by the manage
ment, full details of which are given
in the advertisement appearing in
this newspaper, and in addition a
daily prize will be given for the first
five days, beginning on Thursday of
this week, when the person who
draws the lucky ticket will get a re
fund of the amount of money spent
in the shop on the previous day.
Tho recently arranged quarters of
the Woman's Ready-to-Wear Depart
ment and the Beauty Shop, on the
second floor of Blanchard's, are most
attractive and must be seen to be
appreciated.
P. C. H. S. TEAMS
ROTARY GUESTS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Both Boys' and Girls' Outfits Are
Invited To Banquet At
Hotel In Their Honor
Not only are the girls of the Per
quimans High School basketball team
invited to the banquet to be given
by the Hertford Rotary Club next
Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford,
but the boys' team will also be
guests.
The girls team of the P. C. H. S.
has not lost a single game in two
years and has, moreover, come off
victorious in four tournaments play
ed during this time.
On display this week in a window
of Roberson's Drug Store , are four
silver trophies won by the team in
the four tournaments, and individu
al awards of twenty-four gold bas
ketballst seven silver basketballs and
seventeen medals.
While the girls' team far outshone
that of the boys' this year's boys'
basketball team of the P. C. H. S.
has done some splendid work. They
reached the semi-finals in the Albe
marle Tournament played at Eliza
beth City, but were defeated by the
team which became the winner of the
tournament.
Miss Nancy Woods, athletic coach
for the girls, and Carl Rogers, who
is the boys' coach, are also to be
guests of the Rotarians on Tuesday
night.
F. T. Johnson, Rev. D. S. Demp
sey and A. W. Hefren constitute the
program committee for this occasion.
Wrights Entertain
At Dinner Party
A delightful dinner party was giv
en on Monday night by United States
Deputy Marshall W. G. Wright and
Mrs. Wright, at their home in Hert
ford, the guests including, in addi
tion to F. S. Worthey, United States
Marshall, of Raleigh, Deputy Mar
shall of the First District, J. M.
Carr, of Wilmington; Charles Rouse,
of Kinston; H. S. Turlington and
Lindsey Phelps, of Raleigh; B. F.
Buck, of Grimesland; and also Mrs.
Lucy Herring, of Wilmington; Mrs.
Mary Hobbs, of Raleigh. Charles
Flynn, of Norfolk, Va.; Col. John
Hall Manning, of Raleigh; Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. McMullan, of New Bern.
Guild Planning: For
An Amateur Night
Hertford is to have its Amateur
Night, when an opportunity will
be given the local talent of Per
quimans . to contest for cash
prizes.
The affair is sponsored by the
ladies of St. Catherine's Guild of
the Episcopal Church.
.' Elaborate plans are being made
to make the event an entertain
ment of .unusual interest. An
nouncement will be made - next
week of the date of the event and
of the place of registry of appli
cants who wish to take part, , ,.,
$1.25 Per Year
RED CROSS NEEDS
EXTRA FUNDS FOR
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
Urgent Appeal Is Sent
Out to Raise Money
Quickly
MAKECANVASS
Mrs. C. P. Morris Acting
Chairman For Per
quimans County
An urgent call is sent out for con
tributions to the Red Cross Flnnd
jiveuei, aim rerquimans county citi
Tn 1 : r i n ...
zens are asked to give to this fund
for the relief of the sufferers in oni
of the worst floods in the history of
the country. Money is needed to buy
food, clothing, fuel and other neces
sities for the victims of the flooded
area covering sections of fourteen
states.
Mrs. C. P. Morris, who is acting
chairman of the Red Cross Flood Re
lief in the absence from town of the
regular chairman, Mrs. E. Leigh
Winslow, has not yet been able to as
certain the exact amount of the
quota for Perquimans County, but
Mrs. Morris stated this week that
since the annual roll call quota was
one hundred dollars she felt that we
would be asked to give not less than
this amount.
While workers have been appoint
ed to canvass individuals, and solici
tations are being made daily for the
fund, the exact amount which has
been raised up to the present time
cannot be ascertained, as reports
have not yet come in, but Mrs- Mor
ris has said that we are still far
short of the amount the County is
expected to give.
While the workers are endeavor
ing to solicit, as far as possible,
from each individual, there are many
who will not be reached in this wafy
and for the convenience of those who
desire to make contributions and who
have not been solocited, they may
leave their contributions with Mrs.
H. C. Stokes or Mrs. J. E. Everett,
at the store of H. C. Stokes in Hert
ford. Any amount may be contributed,
and those who feel that they cannot
give large amounts are asked to give
any amount, however small it may
be. The names of the contributors
will be turned over the this news
paper for publication when the can
vass is completed.
Interesting Meeting
Of Ballahack P. T. A.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Ballahack school met Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. Singleton Lane, presi
dent, presiding, and Mrs. Pailen E.
Lane acting as secertary.
The Primary Grades gave a splen
did pageant, "The Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe." Po"ems, "March,"
by Joseph Evans, and "Who Loves
March?" by Preston Monds, were
enjoyed. Others taking part on the
program were: Misses Ruth Hurdle
and Grace Baker and Mrs. B. P.
Monds.
The hostesses, Mrs. Nixon Hollo
well, Mrs. B. P. Monds and Mrs. Joe
Dail served fruits and candy to the
following: Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lane,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lane, Mr. and
Mrs. P. E. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Nixon
Hollowell, Mrs. Sarah Monds, Mr.
and Mrs. B. P. Monds, Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Dail, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dail,
Mrs. L. B. Perry, Mrs. C. C. Mans
field, Misses Ruth Hurdle, Grace
Baker, and Alverta Hollowell, Mes
srs. Johnnie Hollowell, F. N. Mans
field, W. A. ChappeH, F. T. Evans, L.
B. Perry, and Elmer Smith.
Chowan Man Freed Of
Embezzlement Charge
No probable cause was found
against R H. Goodwin, Chowan Coun
ty farmer, charged with embezzle
ment in connection with the adminis
tration of the estate of Clyde El
liott, when the matter was heard
before Walter H. Oakey, Jr., in Re
corder's Court on Tuesday.
The warrant, which was sworn out
by M. M. Elliott, a son of Clyde
Elliott, charged the embezzlement of
the specific sum of $51.00, as well as
other small amounts. The hearing
consumed the greater part of the
morning session of court.
Spend Week-end In Washington
Miss Clara Spruill, of Hertford; .,
Miss . Mary Elizabeth Byrunv of -Rocky
Hock; : Kenneth. Miller - and
Bill Bagley, of .Winfall, spent the
week-end in Washington, D. d visit-. . :
ing Mr. Bagley's t brother-; Charles
Roy Bagley. The. young people also .
visited Baltimore. , V