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: , , i Ai WEparKEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUtLDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume HI.-rNumber 33.
L W;Xh&ers6n Filids
Oldest Record Book
Contains Minutes Per-qui-ans
Friends As
Early as 1680
IVnSSPfflLINK
Recovered In Old Quar
ter House on Belvi
dere Farm
Probably "the oldest original' record
book of its kind in the country,-minute
of Perquimans Monthly Meeting
of Friends, containing record as far
back asAhe year 1680, was recently
found bjUL-.W. Anderson, Perqui
mans County Farm Agent, in ah old
quarter house on the Belvidere farm
recently purchased by Mr. -Anderson,
where the manuscript, containing 78
pages and written in fadeless ink,
had?been lost for more than a hun
dred earsir:;. z:
"Die record, which was turned over
by Anderson to Dr, E. S. White,
prominent Perquimani citizen and a
metnfeer of the Piney Woods Friends
5 passed It on to the North Carolina
Yearly . Meeting Friends, has been
clcj, covered with silk gauze and
putnfejr order ,- by Miss Laura D.
Worth, .custodian of the records of
North Carolina. Yearly Meeting of
Friends, and occupies a space in one
of the oldest volumes in-the rare
collection of old records.: housed in
the Guilford College Library vault,
and furnishes the hitherto missing
link in records preserved by the So
ciety of Friends, in North Carolina. .
L. Wr Anderson purchased last
spring the 'old 'house commonly
known in Perquimans today as the
Dr. Lamb j place, at Belvidere, but
more properly -called ' the Newby
Place. The house, one f the oldest
in Perouimana.' was built f?ia 'the
year 177; 1, Thomas DNewfey, whri
inherited;., the land whereon he built
his home from his aunt, Anne Scott,
of Nansemond County, Virginia. In
describing the land she recites "An
estate called Belvidere." Later the
name Belvidere' was ' given " to -the
village just across the' river from
the Newby place. The bridge across
- this river at this point, probably
built during the early part - of the
nineteenth century, by a descendant
of Thomas Newby, one Exum Newby,
who lived there, was a landmark in
Perquimans during the War Between
the States a place at which Yankee
igpldiers camped during the War.
The old record which' Mr. Ander
son ran across as he' was cleaning
np the place, is entitied.Vol. 1 1704
1793 Eastern Quarter , Perquimans
Monthly Meeting, and t was, there
fore, in process of being written
when the pli Newby house was built.
, How the priceless old. record fell in?
; to careless S haftd wij never be
known. That it was unearthed by
one who appreciated :-its value is
something for which to be grateful.
George Fox, the founder of the
Society of Friends,: visited Perqui
mans in the year. 167 shortly after
William Edmuhdson, another noted
Friends minister of that day, had
preached the first Bermon of which
there is any record in North Caro
lina, the meeting being 'held under
the cypress trees on Phelps ' r Point
(now Hertford.) " ,
The missionary Journeys of these
two Friendsbpre much i fruit, the
Friends, or Quakers, becoming very
jaumerous in Perquimans within the
- next quarter of a. century,
Among jthe earliest ; . records pre
served byjtiul Friends is one which
- sets forth: J''On the 4th day of the
4th me. 1698,. at the home of Henry
t-Wite the Quarterly Meeting by
u ooanimoua "agreement oeaaea to or
anixe yearly meeting to ' be held
V at this center at the home of Francis
IXUUUt WIV WW V ' W Nil! IV
the nearest approach to a begin
ning of the North " Carolina Yearly
Meeting that " any ' existing . record
shows.'- . . - j
.v; i It was eleven years after this step,
in the year 1709,-that William Gor-
U don, sent to North. 2arolina Hy the
: Society for the Propogation of the
. jGospel by the " Church of England,
' writing to the Secretary, reported
"V"The Quakers are very numerous in
'-, this" precinct.". . sr
I i They, have .continued to- be-, numer J
ous throughout the centuries, parti
y cularly in Belvidere Township, where
. ithere are two r thriving churches to
day, Piney Woods and Up River, and
, where for more than a century they
: maintained the Belvidere - Academy,
" : at one time the seat of. learning for
v the entire Albemarle. -
The r'' t cf ? f-r'y i -into
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Red Spider Danger
To 1937 Cotton Crop
L., W. Anderson, County Farm
Agent, reports two outbreaks of red
spider in cotton in Perquimans, "and
says there is danger of considerable
damage in 1937 unless precautionary
measures are taken, and submits the
following:
Bed spiders often cause tremen
dous damage to cotton, therefore,
growers are advised to give this
careful attention.
Nature of Damage
Most cotton growers are well ac
quainted with the destructive work
of the red spider. The presence of
the pest is indicated by the appear
ance of a blood-red spot on the up
per surface of the leaf. As the red
spider damage increases the leaves
get redder or turn rusty-yellow over
the entire surface, become folded,
then turn brown and dry, and finally
drop. The damage is usually noticed
on lower leaves first. The red spiders
will be found on the under side of
the leaves.
Method of Control
Growers should make every effort
to prevent red spiders from entering
the field. It is difficult to control
the pest after it has become estab
lished in the cotton field. Red spid
ers feed during the winter and early
spring on pokeweed, jimson weed,
Jersualem oak, wild blackberry, wild
geranium, and other weeds in and
around cotton fields. Violets serve
as food for red spiders and red spider
outbreaks often spread from these
plants around the dooryard. Violets
should be destroyed if near a cotton
field.
The most important control of the
red spider is to destroy weeds, es
pecially the weeds mentioned, around
cotton fields during the winter and
early spring. Take special care to
destroy . pokeweeds as these weeds
are often the source of spread of the
spiders to the cotton field. After the
weeds are destroyed In the winter
and early spring, - weeds , which ap
pear should be promptly destroyed
during the summer.
If red spiders gain entrance into
the field the plants should be dusted
with super-fine dusting sulphur.
Fairly satisfactory results have been
secured with super-fine dusting sul
phur. .....
At least two applications should be
made. The second application should
be made one week after the first ap
plication. ' Applications should be
made to reach the-under side of the
leaves as fully as possible. 18. to -20
pounds per ucre of t jthe super-fine
dusting sulphur should be used. The
applications should !bj.- made when
the plants are dry l and . when the
temperature is between 80 and 90
degrees F.
In some cases where red spiders
have ; Juat entered & field of cotton
the spread, has been stopped by de
stroying' the infested plants on the
spot and "pulling ' up cotton plants
several feet in every direction from
the infested plants. However, grow
ers should1 carefully watch the fields
to determine whether the red spiders
are spreading... .
A third and a- fourth application,
a week apart, may be necessary
when the infestation, is very severe.
Caution 'When infested plants are
destroyed in the field the plants
Should be destroyed on the spot, as
mentioned above, as carrying the
plants wit of the field will help
spread the pest. ( .
JUDGE MORSE SPEAKER AT
BAPTIST CHURCH ON SUNDAY
The Rev. D. S. Dempaey, pastor of
the Hertford - Baptist fS Church, v is
spending his vacation with relatives
in Kentucky. Servkei jrill be held
in the church as usual on next Sun
day" morning,' with Judge W. C.
Morse, of the Pasquotank Recorder's
Court, scheduled to make the address.-
There will, be no services in
the church at night. 1 .
those of Dr White and ' his sisters,
birthright Friends., Incidentally, this
family,. ..one :,'.o4L the ,mosi .prominent
of , the county, represents the fourth
successive generation of-their, family
to live on the farm, where they now
reside at Belvidere. The record of
marriages,' births,deaJtha,::;disown-J
ments, land transfers and other sta
tistical matter intimately concern
their own ancestors. '$ - -'
When Dr. Whiteand his , sisters,
Misses Emma, Clara and , Margaret,
attended the two hundred and thirty
ninth session of the North Carolina
Yearly Meeting of Friends held at
Or -, ro A'-r-t 4 ' they wre
NEGRO
TALKED
RIGHT IN JAIL"
"Prophet" TeUs Defend
ant"MouOi Would
Be His Ruin"
DENIESCHARGE
Judge Slams 10 Days In
Jail Sentence For Con
tempt of Court
"I just talked myself right in
jail," Dennis Mebane, Hertford Ne
gro, told Deputy Sheriff Cook Wins
low when he locked Mebane up fol
lowing an order by Judge Walter H.
Oakey, Jr., in Recorder's Court on
Tuesday that he be placed in jail for
ten days for contempt of court.
Mebane was on trial for assault
with a deadly weapon and took the
stand in his own defense, denying
certain circumstances which had
been testified to by reputable wit
nesses. Among other things, Mebane
denied that he had his knife open
When he advanced upon Gus Good
win, Negro peanut vendor who swore
out the warrant.
"He was prophesying against me,
said my mouth was goin' be my
ruin," said Mebane. "I told him to
keep his mouth off of me. He was
talkin' and I was talkin' too. I
wasn't down there where they said I
was," continued Mebane, "1 was on
the corner, but I reckon Mr. Good
win done paid 'em off."
At this point Judge Oakey asked
the witness to repeat the statement.
"I reckon Mr. Goodwin paid 'em off,"
reiterated the witness.
Mebane was ordered to jail for
ten days for contempt of court. Be
ing found guilty of the assault
charge, he was fined $15 and given
a road sentence of 60 days, the road
sentence to be suspended upon pay
ment - of the fine ami good- behavior
for two years.
H. L. Shell, Norfolk, Va., truck
driver, was convicted of the charge
of reckless driving and also of re
sisting an officer.
The young man, who said he was
22 and had been driving for 6
years, told the court that he was in
a hurry and was sleepy. He had
been picked up on the highway by
Sheriff J. E. Winslow, who ordered
him to turn around and drive back
to Hertford. He refused to comply
with the Sheriff's orders, and it was
only after the Sheriff had deputized
bystanders to assist him and had
started to use force that he submit
ted to arrest.
A twenty-five dollar fine was im
posed upon conviction of the reckless
driving charge', and ten. days in jail
for resisting the officer was the first
judgment of the court. However,
after the young man's employers had
stated to the court that he had a
good reputation and that he had
never been in any trouble before,
and upon Sheriff Winslow's recom
mendation, the latter sentence . was
changed to 30 days in jail, the sen
tence to be suspended upon good be
havior for two years.
Percy Davis, Chapanoke Negro,
tried for the larceny of meat from
his uncle, Percy Stewart, was found
not guilty. Davis had been impli
cated in the confession of Lloyd
Overton, who was at first accused of
the larceny. Overton was given six
months on the roads.
Mrs. Annie C. Smith
Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Annie Copeland Smith, 58,
the wife of Warren W. Smith, died
at her home near Hertford on Tw'
day morning. :": . - " '
Funeral services were held at the
home at o'clock on Wednesday af
ternoon and burial took place , in
Cedarwood Cemetery, In Hertford.
Surviving Mrs. Smith are her hus
band, five' daughters,' Mrs. J. W.
Stallings, of Belvidere; Mrs. E. C.
Chalk, j Mrs. ZackPhilUps, Mrs.
Grant Lane and Miss Lessie Smith,
all of Hertford; three brothers, E. D.
Copeland, J. L. Copeland and C. - R.
Copeland, all of Perquimans County;
and- one sister, .Mrs. Mollie Hatha
way, of South' Norfolk, Va. U
Missionary apeaKs
V The Baptist Woman's Missionary
Unidf tot Perqttfmana Cfounty i wltl
meet at the Bethel Church on Wed
nesday, Angnst,; ::
There wiu be two, sessions, one . to
begin in the morning at 10:30,4 and
an afternoon session to be held t
l:31K;yery;'vtnterestine;'' programs
t-ri fri fjr.both, iasciohs,
tad iu9 f -l!Ie la iarl&L . '
SAYS JUST! WELFARE
HIMSELF CE
NURSE
IN HERTFORD
TIIREEDAYSWEEK
iVliss Meta Dowlings
Office In Gregory
Building
MANY PROBLEMS
Asks Cooperation
in
Learning Handicaps
Of Children
Miss Meta Dowling, Child Welfare
worker, who is dividing her time be
tween Perquimans and Chowan Coun
ties, and who has already begun her
work, will be found in the office of
Miss Ruth Davenport, the County
Welfare Officer, in the Gregory
Building, on Saturdays, Mondays and
Tuesdays. On Wednesdays, Thurs
days and Fridays Miss Dowling is in
Edenton.
To give the child living in the ru
ral areas the same opportunity for
help, development and security as is
provided for the child in the urban
centers, is the objective of the move
ment to place child welfare officers
in these rural sections to look after
the welfare of the underprivileged
child, the movement being an out
growth of the Social Security Act
and backed by county, State and fed
eral governments.
The problems to be dealt with by
the Child Welfare Officer are many
and varied. That of the neglected
child and the abused child, as well as
that of the delinquent child, are the
concern of the Child Welfare work
er. The child with physical and
mental handicaps comes in for his
share of attention also. These in
clude crippled, blind, deaf, tubercular
and feeble-minded children.
Miss Dowling is very anxious to
get in touch with any such children
in Perquimans and asks the cooper
atfeai of the citizen of the county in
acquainting her with such children
and their circumstances.
The matter of children under four
teen years who do not attend school
regularly will be investigated by
Miss Dowling, as well as delin
quents under 16, the term delin
quency in this case being used to
designate truancy, waywardness,
unruliness, as well as more serious
charges.
Relatives. Gather For
Carver Family Reunion
A family reunion was held on
Sunday when relatives from far and
near gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Carver in Hertford,
in honor of Mr. Carver's birthday- A
delicious mid-day dinner was served
to the large number of guests pres;
ent, and in the late afternoon ice
cream and cake were served. Many
attractive gifts were presented to
the honoree.
Those present included his chil
dren and their families, as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boyce, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse White and their son, Eu
gene, and Willie Mae Carver and J.
D. Carver; his mother, Mrs. D. A.
Carver, of Whiteston; Mr. and Mrs.
William Gregory, of Belvidere; Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Trotman, of Ports
mouth, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Rossie
Baker and children, Helene and
Jimmy, of Whiteston; Mr. and Mrs.
George Carver and Doris Carver, of
Belvidere; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carver
and son, of Williamston; Mr. and
Mrs. James Carver and children,
Velma Anne and Arba, of Whiteston;
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gregory and
son, Marvin, of Gates County; and
Mrs, J. M. Munden, of Hertford.
Simon Rutenberg
Injured By Fall
Simon Rutenberg, prominent Hert
ford merchant, suffered a broken
arm and. other minor but painful in
juries on Mopday night, when he fell
between two, stringers which had
been placed on the stairway under
construction in his store.
Though only falling a distance of
probably five feet, his arms, which
were extended at the time, were
caught on the two stringers of tim
ber. The left arm was painfully
bruised ' and skinned. 1 An X-Ray ex
amination by . Dr. C. A. Davenport on
Tuesday disclosed the fact that the
right arm had been broken near the
shoulder, v -'The patient was carried
to; a Norfolk hospital on -Wednesday
but was expected to return, home on
Thursday .. afternoon. - , r" . , , ; -.f. ' -i
The store of Mr. Rutenberg is un
dergoing extensive repairs and ..Im
provements and Mr. Rutenberg was
supervising details of the work when
the cJit occurred, ; l. X f . r
WEEKLY
Maternity, Infancy
Center Opens Friday
Recent Bride Honor
Guest At Shower
Mrs. Louis Harrell, who before her
recent marriage wa3 Miss Leah
Whedbee, was honoree at a delight
ful miscellaneous shower given by
Mrs. E. N. Whedbee and Miss Doro
thy Whedbee, at their home near
Hertford, on Monday evening.
The home was beautifully decorat
ed with summer flowers, featuring a
color scheme of pink and white.
After the guests had been enter
tained by amusing contests, which
were won by Ola Bogue Whedbee
and Margaret Ward, little Miss Anne
Hollowell and Joel Hollowell, Jr.,
brought in a wagon heavily loaded
with gifts, which they presented to
the bride.
A delicious ice course was served
after the gift packages had been
opened.
Those sending gifts, not all of
whom were among the large com
pany present, included: Misses Mary
B. Layden, Inez Stokely, Elinor
Sawyer, Ruth and Catherine Hen
dricks, Margaret Bogue, Mattie Mil
ler, Mildred and Beulah Bogue, Alice
Stallings, Ruby Jones, Margaret
Ward, Onella Pierce, Juanita White,
Jessie Mae Banks, Novella Harrell,
Maxine Griffin, Katherine, Willie
Margaret and Ethel Perry, Margaret
Ola Bogue, Dorothy and Evelyn
Whedbee, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lay
den, Mrs. Lee Layden, Ralph Layden,
Mr. and Mrs. Kader White and son,
Kader F., Mrs. W. H. Pierce, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Pierce, Mrs. Murden
Stokely, Mrs. Rufus Harrell, Mrs.
Leonard Winslow, Leonard Whedbee,
Mrs. Cecil Sawyer, Mrs. Thos. Eure,
Mrs. H. E. Bogue, William Bogue,
Mrs. Max Griffin, Mrs. Kelly Miller,
Mrs. Jack Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Bogue, Emmett and Thurman
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Pike,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin White, Mrs.
Mattie Barclift, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Har
rell, Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Harrell,
Leonard and James Harrell, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Hollowell, Anne, Jim and
Jerry Stokely, Rice Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. William Whedbee, Marjorie and
Jeanne Whedbee, Mrs- W. A. Hog
gard, Mrs. D. R. Trueblood, Mrs. J.
V. Roach, Mrs. E. R. Miller, Mrs.
Maggie Whedbee, Exum Whedbee,
W. E. Bogue, Mrs. C. C. Bagley, Mrs.
M. M. Dillmon, Mrs- Johnnie White,
Carlton, Luther and Elsbury Whed
bee, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hollowell,
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Whedbee, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Hollowell, George
Gregory, Mrs. Sallie Hollowell, Jen
nie Hollowell, Mrs. Katie White, and
R. R. Hollowell.
Yeopim Union Held At
Bethel August 28-29
The regular meeting of the Yeo
pim Union will be held on Friday
and Saturday, August 28-29, with
sessions held in the morning and
afternoon on both days. An inter
esting program has already been ar
ranged by Rev. A. A. Butler, who is
in charge of this feature.
MRS. JAMES TOTTEN LEAVES
TO JOIN HUSBAND ON COAST
Mrs. James E. Totten, who has
been visiting relatives in Perqui
mans for several weeks, left Friday
to join her husband, Lieut. Totten, U:
S. A., at San Francisco. She was
accompanied by her niece, Miss
Spivey Roberson, who will spend the
fall and winter in California. Mrs.
Totten and Miss Roberson expect to
stop over for brief visits at several
points en route, including New Or
leans, Houston, San Antonia and El
Paso.
REVIVAL BEGINS FRIDAY
BAGLEY SWAMP CHURCH
Revival services will begin at the
Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church on
Friday of this week and will con
tinue through Sunday, August 22.
The Rev. H. B. Barger, of Kanapolis,
will preach at the services and will
be assisted by Miss Frances Massey,
noted Gospel singer,' of West Point,
Virginia.
Services will be held each after
noon and each night. The public is
cordially invited.
Revival Begins Monday
At Bethlehem Oiurch
Revival services f will ' begin ,pn
Monday v i "Bethlehem 5 Christian
Church,' Rev.v W. O. Henderson, 'of
Elisabeth City,: will preach uat both
afternoon and evenie; services.' The
$uUie, is ':'V-:i:?:t;t'V:
$1.25 Per Year
Expectant Mothers May
Now Receive Free
Examination
MORE TO START
Doctor Will Also Advise
About Babies Under
Year Old
The first maternity and infancy
center of Perquimans County will be
opened in Hertford on Friday, Aug
ust 14, at the Community House.
Similar centers will be established
on later dates in the Belvidere and
New Hope communities.
According to present plans the
center will be conducted on the sec
ond Friday of each month, beginning
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
All expectant mothers who wish a
physical examination by a competent
physician may receive same free of
charge at the maternity and infancy
centers on the dates stated.- This
free examination can be obtained
only at the maternity and infancy
centers on the dates named, a fact
which Miss Evans, County Health
Nurse, in charge, especially empha
sized in her announcement.
Not only expectant mothers, but
all mothers who have well babies
under one year of age and who wish
to keep them well are invited to
bring them to the center for inter
views with and advice from the
doctor.
The service is for both white and
colored.
J. C. Blanchard & Co.
Adds New Line Frocks
J. C. Blanchard & Company have
announced that they are enlarging
their ladies' ready-to-wear depart
ment, having secured the exclusive
agency for the "Head Liner" and
the "Miss New Yorker" line of bet
ter class frocks. .
Mrs. J. A. Perry and Mrs. R. A.
White have returned from New
York, where they purchased a full
line of fall goods for this depart
ment, including a complete line of
millinery as well as dresses, coats,
suits and lingerie.
The ready-to-wear department will
be located on the second floor of
the store this fall, adjoining the
beauty parlor, where for some time
a few models have been shown, and
a full-time attendant will be in
charge.
Mrs. Perry statea this week that
the increased demand for higher
grade dresses, coats and suits had
resulted in the management deciding
to stock this class of merchandise
this fall which has not been carried
during the depression years.
Missionary Union
Meets On Aug. 19
Miss Mildred E. White, of
Straughan, Ind., for ten years a
missionary at the Friends mission at
Ram Allah, Palestine, who is at
home on a furlough, and who spent
several days in Perquimans this
week, spoke to a large and appre
ciative audience at the Piney Wood3
Friends Church at Belvidere on
Tuesday night.
Miss White, whose father was a
native of Perquimans, is a relative
of the family of Dr. E. S. White, of
Belvidere, and was entertained in
their home while in Perquimans.
Miss White spoke on the subject
of Social and Economic Conditions
in Palestine.
Fall Under Truck
Fatal To Negro
Falling beneath a moving truck
loaded with piling, Austin Shields,
52-year-old Negro of Woodville, was
instantly killed at 6 o'clock Monday
afternoon on the highway near
Woodville.
Overton Wood, eighteen, was driv
ing the truck, which was owned by
his father, Wallace Wood, of Wood
ville, who was riding on the running
board. Sheriff J. E. Winslow, who
investigated the accident, said that
he was told that Shields was walk
ing on the highway and waved to
the driver of the - truck to stop.
Wallace Weed told Ida, eon V to stop
and the truck was slowing down as
Shields ran from the rear, trapped aa
he neared the front of the truck and
fell beneath. The accident was pre. '
nounced unavoidable ; by " Sheriff ;
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