THE PERQtJUlANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, NT C- FRIDAY, APRIL v 10, 1936.
PAGS FOUR
THE PERQUIMANS
'WEEKLY
' Published every Friday at The
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Gregory Building, Church Street,
Hertford, N. C.
MATTIE LISTER WHITE Editor
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i- FRIDAY, APRIL iO, 1936.
THIS WEEK'S BIBLE THOUGHT
BEWARE OF BOASTING: Boast
not thyself of tomorrow; for thou
knowest not what a day may bring
forth. Proverbs 27:1.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
"Thera is nothing in Hertford to
attract or to hold young people."
This statement made by Dr. J
Horace Hamilton, Professor of So
ciology at State College, Raleigh, af
ter making a survey here tnis wee
is food for thought.
What is the most valuable asset in
this community? Certainly no one
will dispute the statement that the
youth of any community far out
weighs in worth, certainly in poten
tial worth, everything else.
The young people of today will be
the moving power of tomorrow.
If the statement of Dr. Hamilton
is true, and certainly he had ample
time and oDDortunity to learn the
real situation during his stay in
Hertford, why shouldn't our boys
and girls leave home and seek more
attractive surroundings T
We as citizens do nothing to make
the Dlace pleasant for young people.
We are utterly indifferent to the fact
that practically the only thing they
can find to do in the way of amuse
ment is to ride around in automobiles
or to Dlav slot machines.
It is natural for youth to seek
amusement, recreation. They are go
ing to find it in some form. Many
of our boys and girls leave home to
find it. Others compromise on
husks, nerhaps.
Not only do these young people
need us now, but we are going to
need them later on. And probably
our need, the need of Hertford,
even greater than theirs. They will
somehow, find a place. Whether or
not we can ever find as fine a type
of men and women to carry on the
affairs of our community as fine as
our own bovs and srirls may become
is problematical.
We have some of the finest young
folks in the land. Why do we not
try to keep them here to grow up
into the type of citizen necessary in
the building of a community .'
Dr. Hamilton, whose long exper
ience in associating with young peo
ple, and whose extensive research
work, has taught him the value of
recreational activities in the lives of
young people, has a very keen sense
of humor. He appeared mildly
amused that when he suggested at
the boarding house where he stayed
while in Mertford that he and his
friends might have a game of bridge
in the evening, he was told that the
landlady would not permit card pday
insr in the boarding house.
"We wandered all over town,"
laughed the professor, "looking for
some place of amusement, but all we
ever found was a slot machine.
HIT OR MISS
THE CALF PATH
One day through the primeval wood,
A calf walked home as good calves
should,
But made a trial air bent ' askew, ,
A crooked trail, as alF-calves do.
Since then three hundred years have
fled,
And I infer the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral talej
A hundred thousand irieft were Wd.copfihed to his bed practically all of
- By one calf near three centuries dead
They followed stall-hia.-crooked-way,
;And lost one hunatedjjeaj-s Up'-
. For thus such reverence' is4 lentv
h ot men are prono to go it MlnoV
Along the calf -paths of the mind;",
And work away from sun to sun
. To do what other men have done.
They -follow In the beaten track,
And out and in, and forth and back;
And still their devious course pursue,
To keep the path that others do, ,
t They keep the path a sacred groove,
Along Which all their lives they
move.
4 But how the wise old wood-gods
' f XOha turn fho firof nnnimil oolf
' ' And, many things this tale might
teach ....
t But I, am not ordained to preach.
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fiiHrn in ' liih nin.irn ' narnwiri ;
CAN
1 Hwnr rtr, toe.
Supply Company's Store, is" receiving
the glad hand of old friends who are
pleased at his return.
Are you lucky? If so you may
win one of the one-dollar cash prizes
to be given on Aamteur Night. Five
of these prizes will be given.
"Lost, yesterday, somewhere be
tween sunrise and sunset, two go'.nen
hours, each set with sixty diamond
minutes. No reward offered, for
they are gone forever."
They're still painting, decorating
and rearranging at W. M. Morgan's.
Mr. Morgan hopes to have the store
all ready by the first of the week.
232 Days Of Care At
Duke Hospital Given
Perquimans Patients
Durham, April 9. During the past
year patients from Perquimans Coun
ty received 232 days of care at Duke
hospital, according to the annual re
port of the hospital just issued. The
report of Ihe hospital shows that
$475,499,16 was spent for the total
of 100,969 days of care provided
during the year, and that charity pa
tients cost the hospital $243,249-90;
during the year, and that charity pa
tients cared for were from 87 North
Carolina countits.
Hospital patients pa:J but $193,
026.555 toward the cost of their
care during the year, the report re
veals. Counties contributed $23 391.44
toward the total cost, while individ
uals and organizations gave $15,
841.27. The report figures for Perquimans
county are as follows: days of care,
232; total cost, $1,092.72; paid by pa
tients, $459.70; paid by municipali
ties and county, nothing; paid by
ethers, nothing; by Duke hospital,
$633.02.
Since the costs of special tests
made in laboratories, and that for
the diagnosis and treatment of peo
ple who made 445,66681 visits to the
Duke public dispensary are not in
cluded, the amount of medical care
given was much larger than the fig
ures indicate.
During the past year 92.5 percent
of the patients in Duke hospital
have not been able to pay the full
costs of their medical care; 63 of
their 93 counties have assisted them
in 'amounts varying from $2 to
$116622.27. Money contributed by
the counties was 5.3 percent of the
cost of care of these patients; while
churches and community friends con
tributed 3.5 per cent. - Patients
themselves paid 38.9 per cent.
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MR. WILLIFORD COrmNlJESL
C. V. Williford continues very sick;
Mr. Williford, who has been in ill
health for - a long time, has been
ttte'Gme for the vast-three months.
f His .condition. is reported as, .slowly
growing -worse.. - ;
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URGED NAPOLEON TO
SEEK ASYLUM HERE
Lafayette's Letters Reveal Facts
Hidden 120 Years.
Chicago. How the Marquis de La
fayette urged Napoleon Uonuparte to
net on the thought of fleeing to the
United Stntes and becoming a citizen,
following his defeat at Waterloo In
1815, Is revealed In newjy-dlscovered
letters written by the young French
nobleman.
The 18 documents, which have re
mained hidden for 120 years, were ac
quired by the University of Chicago, It
was learned recently, and give hitherto
unknown facts about Lafayette, whose
arms and wealth aided the American
revolutionary cause.
While It Is known that Napoleon
several times considered a flight to this
country, Lafayette's part In urging this
course has never been hist ideally es
tablished. That Lafayette's suggestion was
probably given earnest consideration
by the emperor seems likely from the
fact that his brother, Joseph Bona
parte, did come to America with La
fayette's aid. ,. t
But Napoleon surrendered to the vic
torious allies and was exiled to the
Island of St. Helena, where-he died.
Lafayette vigorously criticized his
course In a letter, written, as were the
others, to William Harris Crawford of
Georgia, early senator, cabinet mem
ber and minister to France. The mar
quis wrote:
"His former chamberlain and ladles
of the palace charge me with Bona
partlsm for not having consented to
give him up to be shot by the allies.''
Of Joseph's course in coming to the
United States, Lafayette added:
"His sentiments and conduct with
respect to the United States have at
all times been very popular. ' He has
In this late Instance shown more sense
than his brother, who from the day
of his abdication to that of his surren
der to the British ship, had bis choice
to go to America and to Columbia hos
pitality." "Stale Bread" Lacoume
Traces Jazz Back to '90s
New Orleans, La. "Stale Bread"
Lacoume says New Orleans gave "hot"
music to the world, and that he should
know because he started It all V'
Now fifty years old, fat, JoHy, blind
for 39 years, Lacoume has spent most
of his life at music after organising
his own. "Spasm Band" of newsboys
with homemade Instruments.
A j group. : of newsies, became " fa
miliar -with barroom ballads here- be
fore the SpanShiAmerlcan wejr, .Turn
t cigar box Into a violin, a soap box
Into a guitar, and so on, the tittle ur
chins roved, about town, for two years,
playing for handouts. " ' ' a i .
.' William Farnum showered them at
the opera house with nlckebi r' Aipo
Jlee tfourt Judge encuordered then tf
Jfla'y-before him, and! fcft 'dubbed the
boys spasm band' ,th f cbmnfaao;
performance.". "'2
-J'lUgtoet Norw.dIdo'r;playiagr
time; al Inctomtft'PxK stuff wa
entirely different. I don't think we" got
it from- negro-music. -We Just started
puttlng'-ltf the hot stint aQ of sud
den." Round-the-World Trip
' by Air Likely Thu Year
London. Round-the-world v trips In
ilrtliners may be made possible this
year. It Is reported the Royal Neth
erlands Indies Air company Is about
to Inaugurate a service from Soura
baya, Java, to Ballk Papan, In Dutch
Borneo. Next March this service will
be extended to the Philippine Islands.
. " When the Philippine service-Is ready
travelers will be able to 'fly from Croy
don to Sonrabaya by Imperial Airways
and Dutch lines, -from Sonrabaya to
the Philippines by i Dutch Mner from
-1
the Philippines, to the United Slates by
Pan-American Airways' China Clipper,
from the United' States to Brazil by
regular American service, from Brazil
to Europe by Lufthansa (German) line
via West Africa, and back to Croydon
in a cross-Channel air liner.
Iowa Man Reaches 112;
Neighbor 104 Years Old
Shenandoah, Iowa. Records dis
closed that William Kramer, Sham
baugh, Iowa, Is one of the oldest men
In Iowa, If not the Middle West He
Is one hundred and twelve years old
and was active until a few years ago.
In neighboring Tabor, Iowa, lives Mrs.
Nancy Hurst, who recently celebrated
her one hundred and fourth birthday.
Strong Man Knit
McCook, Neb John J. Curran, live
stock Inspector, generally Is acknowl
edged to be one of the strongest men
around the yards. At home he Is con
sidered the best knitter In the neigh
borhood. Curran finds relaxation in
knitting, crocheting " and qultt-makinf.
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" - HERTFORD, N.,C.
Funeral Tuesday For
, Mrs, John O. White
' Mm. Pascoe White," 69 wife, of the
late John 0. White, Sr., died at her
home near , Hertford . on-, Monday
morning, following a lone Illness."
Funeral 'services were held at "the
home on Tuesday afternoon,; with the
Rev. D. S. Dempsey, pastor of tne
Hertford Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial took place in-the family bury
ing ground. ' .
Music was furnished -by the choir
of the Hertford Baptist Church.,', -
Pallbearers included J. D; Chappen,
Ernest Spivey, Milton -Pail, TVE.
Waddill Hobbs, of Hobbsvflle, . and
Lee Trotmart,'of TrotyiUe. ' ",;
Mrs: White was native oi aw
County, .the former- Miss -pascoe
Hobbs. , She bad lived In Perquimans
since her marriage, and was held in
the highest esteem' by all who, knew
her. - '- ' '
Surviving are ; the. following' chil
dren: Mrs. Nellie Griffin, of Suffolk,
Va.: Mrs. Cleo Keen, of Whaleyvflle,
Va John O. White. Jr.. Jacob L.
White and Julian A. White, ' all of
Hertford; and the following step-
oMIHren: Mrs. Louis Chanpell, 01
Elizabeth City. Mrs. H. D. Elliott, of
Perauimans County; . Mrs. Jonn a.
Harrell. of Chowan County; Joshua
T. White and' Joe Ellie wmte, oi
Hertford.
SO WHAT
"It's a long lane that has no turning."
"Squared another grudge against
somebody, eh?"
Sign Never Help
Man (to neighbor painting his fence)
Are you going to put a "Wet Paint"
sign on your fence?
Neighbor Not on your life 1 Do you
think I want to have fingermarks all
over It?
Pali
said: "Let's
Little Patty
Daddy I"
be pals,
After he answered O. K., she said!
"Well, how about dumping out the cod
liver oil, palsy walseyr Indianapolis
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