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1 3" ' V ' lit "0 J . i, v t TME;1 OS 1 If I i II If A VY-CiEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO .THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY wis-; Volume HI,Number 34. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 21, 1936. $1.25 Per Year r'"; Jrerq uimans SupportSt Relegates Meet With -Highway Commission ; In Raleigh Today HARMONY Entire Albemarle Sense jNeed For Bridge Over Sound Earl M. Ferry, chairman of the Board of Comity Commissioners, will head a delegatino of Perquimans citizens who will join citiens ' of either counties, and appear before the State Highway Commission on Fri day to petition for a bridge across Albemarle Sound. If harmony and. a broad-minded spirit of co-operation -between here tofore warring factions is to be reckoned with, .the highway , bridge over .the : , Albemarle .Sound, seemed nearer" a eertoinity ': than eyer af tier Tuesday afternoon's-big mass meet ing of representative citizens held in Edenton, -y'SNo prejudice to its location was raised by a single one of the 200 or so on hand to bear testimony as to its need, and Fri day a large delegation of tax payers from ;each county abutting on the broajwaterway will, go before the State Highway Commission in Ra leigh, with the true crusading spirit of Th Three Musketeers, "One for all and all for one." It will be a united front that the entire Albemarle will present to the State Board Friday, and that of it self will be novel. Last year and the year before., such visitations have been ' interspersed with charges of favoritism and selfishness, but 193$ seems destined, from a bridge stand point, to go down aa a season of perfect bridge peace, i witbJ n dis- sePtiag. kea. sav these nstrhssst Albemarle folks who would ;; Bk;to see the i Currituck short cut span, also, built, and this State Commis sioner Julian Wood told the gather ing had already been provided for through the proper allocation of funds and instructions to highway engineers to make ready for the pro ject . ... Call for a permanent chairman , brought declinations from Mayor Flora of Elizabeth City, and Repre sentative F. Webb Williams; of Pas quotank, but their neighbor and fel low citizen, Editor W. 0. Saunders, accepted the chairmanship which was by an unanimous .vote. . Mr. Saunders stated at the outset he was for the,. Currituck short rot first but', for the bridge, too; and he then called for a poll of those coun ties present He got responses from Pasquotank,:: Chowan,;; -Washington, Camden, Gates and Perquimans. Mr.; Wood was Introduced, first and in a qdet;: 'sinefte ?i, way- expressed himself as understanding that funds had been allocated for the Currituck short cut, - that highway : engineers had been instructed to go ahead with the project, and he had no reason for thinking that the! highway board would recede from that action. : To questions by Mr. Saunders and oth ers Mr. Kood said frankly the pres-k- ent allotment for bridge, work over this way was not enough for the Al bemarle bridge as originally propos ed and the short cut,. also, but the short cut seemed sisoredThisraS especially true, be .saidaf to.Jthe i IniGally planned fc highway Abridge oter the sound ;'whidi called for. a tHorough fireproof structure, but for a lessened amount::.! different type of sound bridge and short cut span , might both be built, ';w" f,: On motion of Mayor Spires it was decided that the visitors to Raleigh Friday should first get together in the Sir Walter Hotel at 10:80, and aro in solid phalanx to the high way board at 11 o'clock, to insure a good sized delegation v from each county - Chairman i Saunders named county chairmen as follows: Chowan, Mayor . Spires; Perquimans, Earl Perry; 1 - Pasquotank, . 6. : C. Mead; Camden, Vincent Leary; Washington, Mr. Hampton and- J. MClagon; Tyrrell, E. P. Cohoon, and Gates, W. T, Cross and yft Crump. i I i ?m i i ..iu.1, mix ft 'if"') Theatre Expected Be ' .. Work' on the new Hertford thea tre is rapidly gc'vs forward' and It Is expected tl at the hum' .e struc ture will be fuJLied and the theatre ready to open about the first of November. -Henry C. trip to VTr i frtai' - ( Lending or Local Woman Gets Letter From King ; Edward Of England Not often do residents of the Al bemarle have correspondence with English Royalty, and letters from Buckingham Palace may be said to be something of a rarity in Hert ford. When Mrs. M. E. O. Williford, pro prietress of the Hotel Hertford, re ceived s ' letter from 5 Buckingham Palace this week, her family. : were naturally somewhat curious as to the contents of the same. Mrs. Williford had kept to her self the fact that she had written a letter to the King of England, and accepted the reply in much the same casual manner one would expect concerning a letter from any dis tant friend. The letter was a formal reply to a letter , written9 by ;i Mrs. Williford to King; Edward, of England, in which she had expressed pleasure that the King was unharmed when an appar ent attempt was - made to attack him and a gun was knocked from the hand of a man who had pointed it at the Monarch as he marched to ward the palace some weeks ago. The lettert written from Bucking ham Palace and dated August 5, 1936, reads aa follows: "The Private Secretary-is com manded by His Majesty the King to thank Mrs. M . E. O. Williford for her letter of the 23rd of July." Mrs. Bostick Honor Guest At Party Mrs. P. L. Bostick, of Raleigh, who is visiting her brother, J. C. Blanch- ard, was honor guest at a bridge The house was tastefully decorat ed lot the occasion witn summer flowers. Mrs. B. G. Koonce was the winner of the prize for top score. Mrs. Bostick, the honoree, was presented with a guest's prise, and Mrs. L. W. Anderson, a recent bride, was also presented with a guest's prize. - Those playing included Mrs. Bos tick, Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Mrs. B. G. Koonce, Mrs. L. W. Anderson, Mrs. Oscar Felton and Mrs. George Bar bee. Bride-to-Be Honored At Party On Friday Miss Hattie Weaver Riddick, whose wedding to John Louis 'Perry, of Windsor, will take place in the Hert ford Baptist Church on Tuesday of next week, will be honored at a shower, and bridge party on Fri will entertain at the home of the latter on Market Street. Those invited, in addition to the honoree, included Miss Evelyn Rid dick, Miss' -Carolyn Riddick, Miss Jocelyn , Whedbee, Miss? Dorcas Knowles, Miss Ruth - Elliott, Miss Joyce Stokes, Miss ' Mary Onella Relfe, Miss Elizabeth ' Morris, . Miss Sara Brhuu , Miss Blanche"! Everett, Miss una Mary Stephens, Miss Helen Vick, Miss Edna Ruth Cannon, Miss Frances Fowler '.and,' Miss Lillian BlanchaiA'-rM'iSV V. ; Circle nu Meeting The Rosa PoweU . of ! tiw Hertford Baptist Church . met Mon day evening , with sMnClfc.M. Pe nington at her home on Grubh Street I Those taking part on, the program were ? Mesdamee Charier Johnson; Tommy , Miller, George Chappell, Mary Parker, Margaret Campen, R A.. Sutton and T. E. Raper.- .t-i.,.-.,- ; Members attending included ' tiie leader. Mrs. S Chaar Johnsonti Mes- dames Tommy MWer, C. 0.' Fowler, Ben Wood, .:-Xr Ar Holdreh, l RA. SottOBVvT,; E- Raper, B. W.". Penning ton, S. C!,! Godwin, D. Spivey,j; Sey more Chappell W. E. Hoffler, Ix B. Eitterson, George Chsppeiyjahd Mary . Visitbrs were Mr Sidney Qrough ton,llrs. ; Margaret Campen, Mrs. Sidney Spruill and Mrs. iAne f x After;; the busmess inetlng : cial hour was ehjoye''i:: The September , meette'r. wfll be te!4 at i.t?-e, hope . of l. ?s. 1 W E. I'o., t wiU Mrs.1 feof'T,; iut&Mn. tixry as ILvj - llrs. I'.-'a r -f Bethel, ani T7."C. ' y tl t. li, Va., 1 i-7..:;-: .vZf--?: vvj, fc PAPER RECORDED IN 1695 OFFERED NEGRO FREEDOM Slave Promised to Be Obedient For Period Of Ten Years . RANAWAY Paper One of Earliest Registered In Albe marle Section What a Christmas would be Freedom I present that No doubt the black face lighted up in contemplation of the realization of the slave's dream. To be sure, the glad day-to-be was ten years off, ten years, four months and five days, to be. exact Toney was to be set free on December 25, 1705. That is what the paper with the big seal said. Toney knew the words by heart. "And the said Lillington doth oblige himself his heirs, executors, or assigns, to set the said Negro Toney free at the expiration of the term above specified." "The said Lillington" meant the Master. He had explained it all to Toney when he had sat for a long time in the cool shade of the trees which grew about the Big House near the river. It is hot in Perqui mans in August. It was hot in August of 1695, just as it is now. Toney had probably stood, first on one foot and then on the other, as the Master had talked to him. The Master was growing tired of the black boy's 'disobedience. Toney had not been behaving as he should, and this had both vexed and grieved the Master. For the Master was kind. He lik ed to feel that his slaves were re ceiving a square , deal. All .of the; were well treated. , Moat them were ' contented, ' probably all except Toney. 'He made things diffi cult sometimes. He would not obey orders. Toney ran away upon occa sion, spending days away from the plantation. Such conduct was de moralizing to the rest of the slaves. The Master had tried, by harsh means and by kind means, to make Toney mend his ways. "Would Toney like to be free?" The Master was speaking. Toney fairly trembled at the words free dom! Toney's restless spirit longed for freedom. "I will set you free, Toney, if you will make up your mind to behave for the next ten years." And then the .Master went into the details of the agreement to be made. Well the Master , knew that Toney was not ready for free dom. He must have years of train ing, years of discipling and prepara tion before he should be set free. Toney promised to do as the Mas ter bade him, promised to comply with the terms of the agreement which had been explained to him The Master signed the paper after he had carefully read it over to Toney, and Toney made his mark, a large letter A, printed boldly. -The paper writing, one of the ear liest of the recorded papers of (he Albemarle, as it appears ', in Deed Book A, No. 98,. in the office of the Register of Deeds of Perquimans, reads as follows: Albemarle County in the ; Province of Carolina Articles cf agreement made and concluded between Alexander Lilling ton and Anthony, alias Toney, t an Negra skive of the said Lillington, do for myself, my heirst: executors, assigns, 5 covenant with . my said Negro Toney-in manner and form following $ the said Negro Tonej doth promise, to perform all those following articles of agreement im- The said Toney hereby is bound to serve the said LiDington, his: heirs, executors, .or assigns for; and? during the term of time of : ten ' years, four months and five days, which is the 25th day of December, that is in the year of our Lord ; 1705, , and the said Lillington doth oblige himself, his heirs, executors or assigns tot set the said Negro' Toney free at the expira tion df the term above specified, al ways provided that the above 'i, said Negro shall well and truly serve the said ' LilHngtoh; ids heirs; executors or assigns in alt such service as he or any of theni shall employ him in, and at no time,' neither day or night, abentvhimself out of his masters service" without his said master's li- cese by writing from tlaie to' time nude? his master's hand and sail. But if the said Negro Toney shall at any time disobey his said lawful eo!""; rt.U, jrtrsl js.tjilola any of M masters gooia, or CHECKING UP ON FARMS RELATIVE TO COMPLIANCE Supervisors Now Mea suring Acreage of Various Crops COX ATHEAD Committee of 14 Work ing Throughout the County The compliance supervisors are measuring the farms in Perquimans, checking up on whether or not farm ers have complied in the matter of acreage planted to various crops. David Cox, Jr., C. E.( is the County Compliance Supervisor, and the com mittee is composed of the following: In Belvidere Township, John T. Lane, Carrol V. Ward and Wallace Baker; in Bethel Township, C. E. White and E. Y. Berry: in Hertford Township, J. L. White, A. T. Lane and Seth W. Long; in New Hope Township, C. W. Umphlett, C. C. Banks, and J. T. Benton; and in Parksville Township, Dr. E. S. White,' W. F. Morgan and Ernest Morgan. W.D.Stubbs Faces Bad Check Charge Jailed on a bad check charge, William D. Stubbs will be tried in a special session of Recorder's Court to be held on Friday morning of this week. Due to the fact that Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr., is to be out of town for ttie next three weeks, there will be no more Recorder's Court in Per quimans after Friday of this week until September 15. A special ses sion is to be held on Friday to dis- iffl5iEjS3Wf- ?ft have accuiriated. At tMs writing there are enj-f two 'on the docket Stubbs, a stranger in Hertford, who recently spent some time at the Hotel Hertford, leaving a bad check in payment of his board bill, was picked up in Elizabeth City. Mrs. J. G. Campbell, of the hotel manage ment, went to Elizabeth City on Tuesday to make the identification of the check flasher, who was known there by another name. Failing to make the check good, Stubbs was brought to Hertford by Sheriff J. E. Winslow and placed in jail. The only other case on the docket at this writing is one charging oper ation of a car with insufficient brakes. Two Marksmen Will Attend Rifle Matches Walter H. Oakey, Jr. and M. G. Owens will attend the National Rifle Matches to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, from August 24 to September 13. These two Hertford men, who are the leaders of the Hertford Rifle Club, will represent North Carolina as members of the State team at the national affair, where rifle clubs from all over the country will take part in the various contests. Mr. Oakey brought back last year from Camp Perry the Hercules Tro phy, won in a two-hundred-yard match. by sale or barter with any person or persons without his said master's license, or any other ways, within the term of ten years, four months, five days, shall any way misbehave himself, then this obligation to be void and of none effect, the Said Negro Toney to be and remain the said LiDington's slave forever, any thing in this, writing agreement not withstanding. . i To the true- performance of the aforesaid ' articles we have inter changeably eet our .hands and flxt our seals this 21st day of August, 1695. -i,-v. ALEX. LILLINGTON (Seal) A The mark f Negro Anthony ABas. Toney (Seal) The paper -was registered the fol lowing day; August 22, 1695. It happened two hundred and for ty-one years ago. That was a hun dred and seventy years before slav ery was abolished in America. It happened "eighty -years before the Declaration r .of independence : was There are7 no means of knowing whether w not ; the slave, . Toney, ever achieved freedom. It may be that) Toney fell i sometimes t during that ; long ton Tears, , , four months, five days. But -a, master who was human enough to enter into such an agreement was probably divine enough to forgive. '- - 5,000 Garments For Welfare Department Simon Rutenberg Shows Improvement Simon Rutenberg is recovering from injuries received in a fall in his store in Hertford on Tuesday of last week. Mr. Rutenberg fell from a stringer of a stairway under con struction and broke his right arm near the shoulder. He was a pa tient in the Norfolk General Hospi tal for a couple of days last week, returning home Friday. While not confined to his bed, Mr. Rutenberg has as yet been unable to return to his store and he has been very uncomfortable. Meantime, the extensive repairs and remodeling of the store are go ing forward and by the first of the month it is expected the arrange ments will be completed. Ladies' ready-to-wear and millinery will be carried on the second floor of the store, with men's clothing and shoes occupying the lower floor. Duck Hunters Allowed 30-Day Open Season Duck hunters will have 30 days of hunting this fall under restructions equally as rigid and drastic as those in force last season. Last year also the hunters were allowed only 30 days. The new Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations announced recently by the U. S. Department of Agricul ture were recommended by the Bio logical Survey, adopted by Secretary Wallace, and approved in a procla mation by President Roosevelt. "These new regulations," says the Biological Survey, "continue strin gent restrictions on the hunting of waterfowl in order to cut down the annual kill. The restrictions put in to force but year were intended to bring about a reduction in the kill and they accomplished that purpose." Three important species of water fowl, the Atlantic brant and redhead and canvasback ducks have been placed on the list of fully protected species this season. These three have not shown the recovery noted in oth er species. Last year's regulations not per mitting baiting or the use of live decoys and sink boxes or batteries have been strengthened and con tinued. Waterfowl and coot may be hunt ed in season from 7 a. m. to 4 p. ra. standard time. The 3-shell limit on repeating shot guns in effect last year is continued this season. Hunters may use shot guns not larger than No. 10 gauge. The 100-foot regulation for the lo cation of blinds has been eliminated. Season Opens October 10 The 30-day shooting season for ducks, geese, Wilson's snipe (jack snipe), and coot will open in the southern zone in which North Caro lina is included, on November 26 and closes December 25. Neighbor Groups Aid Debt Relief Activities of voluntary farm debt adjustment committees working with the Resettlement Adminitration have resulted in the adjustment of 400 farm debt cases in North Carolina, many involving threatened fore closures, according to a report made by Mr. J. P. Greenleaf , supervisor of the work in this section. Since September, 1935, when Re settlement took over the job of helping debt burdened farmers, debt cases totaling $1,386,000 have been handled in this State, with the work of the adjustment committees re sulting in reductions totaling $337, 000 for the farmers, Mr. Greenleaf said. In addition, he reported, $35, 000 4n taxes that otherwise would have remained delinquent have been paid to local governments. Any farmer in Perquimans who wishes to avail himself of this op portunity should go to see Miss Helene Nixon, at the County agent's office. Revival Meeting In Progress At Winf all A revival meeting and a Vacation Church . , School ' is being conducted this week at the Epworth Methodist Church ai Winfall, . . witiv McMurray Richie, of Duke University, in charge of the Vacation1 Church School, and the pastor, Rev. J. W. Dimmette, conducting the revival services. A similar meeting will be held next week at Oak Grove Church at Chap anoke. ' " y Ready For Distribution 4mong Poor In County many"kinds No Need For Suffering Throughout Coming Winter Nearly five thousand garments have been turned over to the Wel fare Department for distribution by Miss Edna Fields, County Super visor of Woman's Work for the Works Progress Administration, since June 1. Miss Lillian Wilkins, who is the receiving agent for the Welfare Department in the absence of Miss Ruth Davenport, receipted for 4,934 garments this week. The articles include women's, miss es', children's and infants' dresses, underclothes, nightgowns, and cloth ing of all kinds, except coats; men's shirts, night shirts, jumpers, over alls, towels, pillow slips, sheets and rag rugs, all made by the women employed in the various sewing rooms maintained in the county by the WPA. Two hundred garments were dis tributed last month, and Miss Lillian Wilkins said this week that probably 200 had been distributed this month. Miss Wilkins stated that there would be a greater demand for clothing in the near future, especially for chil dren of school age. Piled high on shelves provided in the store room of the WPA head quarters are hundreds of articles of clothing to be distributed. There is no necessity for any child being kept from school because of insufficient clothing this winter, according to Miss Wilkins. There is also suffi cient warm clothing for the aged and other needy folks. Two Cases Docketed For Tuesday Court Only two cases were tried in Re corder's Court on Tuesday, all the parties involved being white persons. The case against Charlie Monds and Norman Byrum, which consumed most of the entire session which lasted through the morning, was dis missed. Monds was charged with removing crops without permission of the landlord and Byrum with trespass. Two white youths of the White Hat community, Robert Hollowell and James Harrell, were found guil ty of attempted larceny. Prayer for judgment was continued in the case of young Harrell, upon payment of half of the court costs and upon good behavior for two years. Hollo- well was given a sentence of ninety days on the roads, the sentence being suspended upon payment of half the court costs and upon good behavior for two years. The two young men, neither of whom had been in court before, were not represented by counsel. They both proved a good character. Declamation Contest In Hertford Sunday The Stewardship Declamation Con test of the Chowan Association will be held with the Hertford Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. Every contestant of the junior organizations within the Association who has won so far is especially urged to be present C E. Walker Substitute For Officer M. G. Owens -Urfflfl C E. Walker will substitute a Night Police Officer for M. G. Owens for three weeks, beginning Friday night of this week. Officer Owens will be at Camp Perry, in Ohio, where the National Rifle Matches will be held. Mr. Owens and Walter H. Oakey, Jr., represent the North Carolina team. ASSEMBLY CHURCH TO HAVE AN OLD-FASHIONED REVIVAL i It 4 is announced that a revival meeting will begin at the Hertford Assembly Church on next Sunday morning and that there will be old fashioned preaching by Evangelist Marie Wilson, of Altoona, Pa, j Dur ing a part of the week- Rev.' Guy , Duty, of Alexandria, Y-r will fur niah Special music on the trombone. The public is cordially invited to atteud, 3 7;
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