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finite Schools Open
Wednesday Morning
Opening Hour Is 9:30;
' Short Session at Each
TEACHER-LIST
County Colored, Schools
Will Open Monday,
, October 5
All of the schools for white chil
dren in ' Perquimans will open on
Wednesday, ''.'September 16. The
schools for the colored children will
not open until October 5.
The hour for the convening of the
schools on the first day is 9:30, ac
cording to Superintendent of Educa
tion F. T. Johnson, who says that on
"the first; day;; lur is. the usual custom,
there will only be a short session at
each of the schools. -
Fewfcnariges'haye been made in
the rural schooM this year, but there
have been several changes in the
Perquimans High School faculty The
faculty of the Hertford Grammar
School remains the same.
Mis Esther ivans returns to the
Perquimans High, to teach English,
and . the other - teachers returning
include, a Mrs. G. Wr Barbee, who
tes language and ; commercial
geography; Mrs. Emily "Lane Long,
history : and dries; Miss Elizabeth
Knowles, English; Miss Eloise Scott,
mathematics; -Miss Helen Gaither,
history and. mathematics; Carl K.
Rogers, science; MrsrT. L. Jessup,
who teaches a combination of sub
jects; Mrs. C. R.' Holmes, Latin and
English; G. C. Buck, Agriculture.
The new teachers in the Perqui
mans High are Mrs. T. E. Harrell,
who succeeds Miss . Maude Pridgen,
as home economics teacher, and Miss
Anne hWfhfltii of Lenoir,-who toaehesi
commercial' , subjects ; and vhistory.
Miss Ruth Carson, who taught' com
mercial subjects last year, will not
return.; ;vv ' ' ' : "
The Hertford Grammar School in
cludes Miss Mary Sumner, Mrs. T.
C. Chappell, ' Mrs. Sidney Jessup,
Mrs.v Nathan Relfe, Mrs. a W.
White, . Mrs. Mary Etta Walters,
Miss Alice , Babb and Mrs. Mary
Louise Britt ' Sutton.
The teachers at Winf all, the same
as those of last year, are Mrs. A. JL
Winslow, . Jr4 Miss Lucille Long,
Miss Alma Leggett and Mrs. Neva
Clyde Morgan.- ,', .
The Belvidere faculty is also the
same aft last year and .includes Miss
. Margaret 'White, Mrs. H. R Wins
flow and Mrs. Edwin White.
: At New Hope there are only two
teacher this' year r Miss Rebecca
Webb-, and.. Mrs; Margaret. L. Good
man. Miss Helen Morgan,1 who has
taught ' at New Hope for several
years, resigned her work last spring.
' This school lost s-one teacher ,v this
year. jv-,,- ,
At Whiteston, where - there were
formerly two teachers," Miss Mabel
Lane will teach. v t fJ
At i Ballahack,- where I there were
formerly , twee teachers, Miss Ruth
Hurdle, alone will teach, , i'-"1
The teacher at Bethel this year is
Miss Lorn'a Brothers.' ' J '.'
; Miss Cora Iyden' will ' continue
to teach at Chapanoke; ' Miss Hazel
Ainsley at White Hat; Mrs. Carson
Howell at Beech Spring; Miss Bertha
Chappell at Snow -Hill,, and 'Miss
Ruth Hollowell at Woodville. i
Gibson C. Nixon
J 'U'S!' .,
Buried In Chowan
i Funeral service! for Gibson C-
- , ' ; Nin, who died on Saturday morn
ini jit 8:40 o'clock in the -Windsor
- ,4 "; Hospital, were held atn Rocky Hock
'jj' Baptist' Church in Chowan County
0-' on Sunday afternoon, With,. the Rev.
i . TVank Cale. nastor of the " church.
; officiating; and 'burial took 'place in
; the family burying "ground. " " . f
- Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mag
gie Boyce Nixon, rand a " daughter,
Mae Wood; his parents, Mr. and. Mrs.
, W. Av -Nixon; four sisters, Mrs. El-
ton -Jordan, Mrs. Richard Goodwin,
Eunice and1 Edna, Nixon; 'and four
' . ' brothers, Archie,", Robert,; Billlie ' and
' ' Morris,' all of Route 8, Eden ton.
Mr. Nixon, who lived in the Beech
Spring neighborhood,' was injured in
an accident near Windsor twos weeks
before his death,' tyhen he was struck
by a falling log which was-f being
loaded on a truck. j -
' ANNUAL MATING OF STATE
EAR IN jrASHINGTCN, N. C.
The annual meeting of the State
Bar of the First District will be held
in Wa-'.'rtn, N. C-, on September
J,8, at 11 oV - ii t - rcr-:r.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY,
37.
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Hertford,
Picking Cotton In
Perquimans County
' They are. picking cotton in Per
quimans the first being picked in
a few widely scattered fields last
week. Considerable cotton was
hauled to the plant of the South
ern Cotton Oil Company in Hert
ford on Tuesday;' indicating that
cotton picking got well under way
on Monday. The gin of the South
ern will begin operations the first
of next week.
YOUNG MEN HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN CCC CAMP
Quota For Perquimans Is Limited;
Applicants Urged to Get In Touch
With Miss Davenport
Another opportunity will be given
the young men of Perquimans to be
come members of the CCC Camps
between October 1 and October 15,
according to an annoncement made
by Miss Ruth Davenport, Perquimans
County Welfare Agent.
The number of young men who
may enroll from Perquimans will be
limited and it is advisable that those
who wish to enroll get in touch with
Miss Davenport at once.'
The age limit is from 17 to 29.
There has been a change in the po
licy as to re-enrollment, according to
Miss Davenport, to the effect that
a former member of the CCC with
an honorable discharge is ineligible
for a period of one year after his
discharge. Formerly they might en
roll at any time.
4-H County Winner
In I4vcstockFroject
WiU Cet Gold Medal
The Thos. E. Wilson gold medal
for the outstanding county 4-H live
stock club member is again offered
in all counties of North Carolina, an
nounces the National Committee on
Boys and Girls Club Work.
It and other attractive prizes pro
vided in this national contest are to
be awarded by club leaders at the
close of the feeding . and showing
season. Reports of county winners
must be submitted to the State lead
er's office to allow for Judging be
fore November 2. Forms for the use
of contestants may be secured of
county agents. . -
The winner of State honors re
ceives a $50 gold watch and becomes
eligible to compete for one of four
all-expense trips to the 15th Nation
al Club Congress to be held in Chi
cago November 27 to. December 6 in
connection with the International
Live Stock Exposition. From the
four trip winners three will be chosen
to receive cash scholarships of $300,
20O. and 4100.
.;1n addition to giving 18 boys suc
cessful in- the six -past contests a
start on -college careers, participa
tion! by hundreds of others has help
ed them to mastei problems of live
stock production land - to " establish
valuable' herds of Ttheir own, Their
examples also have led to the adop
tion of better practices by entire
communities in livestock farming.
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Hunters Baf 28 Foxes
; " l,Durinfir' Summer
' Twenty-eight foxes have been killed-
by Perquimans hunters this sum
mer,, according to C. tW White, who
has probably joined in every hunt
which has taken place in the county
in recent years.- -
The sport of fox hunting has pro
bably always been endulged in in
Perquimans, -since the days , of the
latter part of the seventeenth cen
tury,' when, as reference to the an
cient deeds of record in the Perqui
mans County Courthouse will dis
close, the privilege of "hunting and
hawking", always went with the land
SOld. '"".'S''IVJ'., '""TT "'
v There was probably in those, days
a greater varirtj; of game in . the
woods and swamps', of the" Albemarle
than, is now found, and certainly the
game was more bountiful, but even
today the hunting ia .good. ; A, little
latter on' Mr. White-and many others
will begin' to hunt raccoon, - and the
demand for good 'coon dogs, will be
great. - - .
Eut- in the; summer aniTearlv fall
the fox hunt is the favorite sport pi,
those who love the chase.
Mrs. H.y A. Bond, of Edenton, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Kines. ' ; ,
laUMANS
Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 11. 1936.
EXAM SCHEDULED
FOR POSITION
RURAL CARRIER
Vacancy For Route
Three In Hertford
Office '
$1800 Fm YEAR
Receipt of Applications
Will Close On Sep
tember 25
An appointment will he made
very shortly' of a mail icarrier for
Route Three, Hertford, and the Unit
ed States Civil Service Commission
has announced that a rural carrier
examination for the position will be
held at Edenton. Receipt of appli
cations v.-ill close on September. 25,
19G6, according to ah' announcement
received by Postmaster J. E. Morris,
at Hertford. .
The date of examination will be
stated on admission cards mailed the
applicants after the close of receipt
of applications, and will be about 15
days after that date. The salary of
a rural earner on a standard route
of 30 miles served daily except Sun
day is $1,800 per annum, with an
additional $20 per mile per annum
for each mile or major fraction there
of in excess of 80 miles. Certain al
lowances are also made for the main
tenance of equipment.
The examination will! be open only
to citizens who are actually domiciled
in the territory of the postoffice
where the vacancy exists, who have
been actually domiciled there for six
months next preceding the closing
date for receipt of application and
who meet the other requirements set
forth in Form 1977.
Both men and women, if qualified,
may enter this examination, but ap
pointing officer have the legal right
to specify the sex desired in request-
intf -eertifleation of ligible8. - Form
1977 and application blanks can be
obtained from the Hertford Post
office or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington,
D. C.
Applications must be on file with
the Commission at Washington, D.
C, prior to the close of business on
the date specified above. At the ex
amination applicants must furnish
unmounted photographs of them
selves taken within two years.
Clothing- Leaders' School In
Hertford Saturday, Sept 19
'What's New For Fall"
Demonstration Clubs During October; 11 Clubs
Organized In Past Year; Expect Two More
Miss Gladys Hamrick, Home Dem
onstration Agent of Perquimans, has
arranged for very interesting activi
ties on the part of the members 01
the various home demonstration
clubs in the county this fall, having
announced that during the month of
October the clubs will study clothing,
the topic for the month being
"What's New for Fall?"
Preparatory to taking up this in
teresting study, a clothing leader's
school will be conducted by Miss
Willie Hunter, Extension Clothing
Specialist of State College, Raleigh.
This takes place on Saturday, Sep
tember 19th, and will be held in the
Conrt House in Hertford. Every
one interested in clothes is invited
and the clothing leaders of each club
are especially urged to attend.
Since, women :, everywhere , are in-,
terested in clothes and styles, and as
the purpose of the instruction in this
line is not only to help the women of
the- county dress stylishly and . in
good taste, but to enable, them to
accomplish this at minimum cost, and
to dress economically and at the
same time be well dressed, it is ex
pected that there will be ' good at
tendance, at the . October club meet
ings. , , ,
With eleven demonstration clubs
Organized during , the past year in
Perquimans, Miss - Hamrick expects
shortly' to 'organize two! others, one
inthe Nicanor community and
another at White Hat. ,
Miss Hamrick has - received splen
did cooperation xn I the t part of the.
county -women- in . hen- work - and has
expressed herself r particularly ' de
lighted that the representative wom
en v of the various i communities fn
variably-are . interested and" v take a
leading part. It is her aim to enlist
the interest of all of the farm women
of the county. a '--
The club members, numbering ap
proximately 225, include the -follow
ing:' " r ' - - v "
MRS
. HTGHSMITH
SPEAK TO
COUNTY WOMEN
Meeting Held Friday,
September 18th, In
Court House
AT 230P. M.
Better Health For Moth
erg and Babies Will
Be Subject
The women of Perquimans will
have an opportunity to hear an in
teresting and instructive speaker
on Friday of next week, when Mrs.
John Henry Highsmith, assistant
director of education of the State of
North Carolina, will address the
women of the County Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs at the
Court House.
The subject of Mrs. Highsmith's
address will be "Better Health for
Mothers and Babies."
Mrs. Highsmith, who is the wife
of the State High School Inspector, is
one of the outstanding women of the
State and has contributed much to
ward the health and health education
program of the State. She has also
taken a leading part in women's club
work and has been active in State
welfare work.
Every woman who is interested in
better health for mothers and babies
is invited to hear Mrs. Highsmith,
who will speak at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Simon Rutenberg
Hospital Patient
Simon Rutenberg is a patient at
the Norfolk General Hospital, where
he will remain until some time next
week. '-i
Mr. Rutenberg was severely injur
ed,, his right, arm being badly brok
en near the shoulder, several weeks
ago when he fell from a stringer in
his store undergoing remodeling
He was in the hospital for a short
time immediately after the accident,
when the arm and shoulder were
placed in a cast. He has been con
fined to his home ever since. The
cast was to be removed this week
and it is believed that after several
days treatment in the hospital he
will be able to return to his business.
Topic For Perquimans
Chapanoke Club Mildred Lewis,
president; Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Mrs. C.
P. Quincy, Mrs. Walter Deal, Mrs.
Geo. W. Allexander, Mrs. Bertha
Whitehead, Mrs.. Roy Pierce, Mrs.
John Asbell, Miss Lillian Bright,
Miss Gerrie Griffin, Mrs. W. H. El
liott, Mrs. Sam Harrell, Mrs. Mollie
Trueblood, Mrs. John Simons, Mrs.
W. R. Perry, Mrs. M. C. Boyce, Miss
Emma Deal, Mrs. Sara Deal, Mrs. J.
P. Elliott, Miss Mattie Ferrell, Miss
Grace Ferrell, Miss Lessie Elliott,
Mrs. Alberta Ros, Mrs. Eula Ferrell,
Mrs. W. H. Overman, Mrs. Earl
Smith, Mrs. Clarence Byrum, Mrs.
O. L. Byrum, Mrs. Henry Elliott,
Mrs. Roy Lane, Mrs. Louis Lane,
Mrs. W. T. Lewis, Mrs. W. W. Lewis.
Winfall Club Mrs. D. P. Stallings,
president;' Mrs. D. I Barber, Miss
Myrtle Umphlett, Mrs. C. D. White,
Mrs. Joel Hollowell, Miss Celeste
Godwin, r Miss Addie White, Mrs.
Walter Umphlett, Mies Frances Rog
erson, Miss Margaret Boyce, Mrs.
David Trueblood, Mrs. Effle Miller,
Mrs. N..Miller, Mrs. Alton Moore,
Mrs. Audrey - Roach, Mrs. Geo. T.
Roach, . Miss , Mary Elizabeth White,
Mrs. J. H. Barber, Miss Mamie Stall
ings, Mrs. Raymond Stanton, and
Mrs. Bill Cagley.
Whiteston Club Mrs. Eunice
Winslow, president; . Mrs. Myrta
Winslow-, Mrs.1 Mary W. Winslow,
Mrs. Roy . S. Winslow, Miss Reba
Winslow, Miss' Delia Winslow, Miss
Annie iWinalow Miss Alice Winslow,
Mrs. Mamie Lane, Miss Lucille Lane,
Miss Johnnie ; Whiter Miss Edith
White, Mrs. Lona Baker, . Mrs. Al
berta Lane,' Miss Lena Winslow, Mrs.
DeWitt iWinslow, and Mrs." Mary S.
Winslow.' - " '
' Hunters "Fork" Club -Mrs. J. 'W.
Chappell, president; Mrs, W.; Pi Dale,
Mrs. L., D. Copeland, - Mrs. H. t D.
Copeland. Mrs. E. E. Chappell," Mrs
K,B. Coffleld,- Mrs.' Emma Lamb,
Mrs. A. A.' Winslow,,, Miss Frances
ASVILL
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Plan Bronze Tablet
In Court House To
Honor Clinton Toms
Property Sold For
Taxes November 1
The Board of County Commis
sioners on Monday authorized
Cheriff J. E. Winslow to advertise
on October 1 the real estate on
which taxes have not been paid
for the year 1935, sale to be made
on November 1. All who have
not paid their taxes are urged to
do so at once in order to save
embarrassment as well as added
expense.
SHERMAN TWINE
DIES SUDDENLY
IN LOG WOODS
Found Monday In Unconscious Con
dition; Dies on Way to Doctor's
Office In Hertford
The sudden death of Sherman
Twine, 22, came as a shock to the
community in which he lived on
Monday.
The young man, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar K. Twine, who live near
Winfall, was snaking logs for load
ing on trucks in the logging opera
tions of John Lane, near Winfall.
Harry Smith, Jr., was .hauling and
had hauled a load a short time be
fore. When he returned to the
woods for the second load after din
ner he saw young Twine lying on
the ground and found upon investiga
tion that he was in an unconscious
condition. He called to C. B. Jor
dan, who together with a Negro
named Bogue was sawing at a dis
tance of a hundred yards, and the un
conscious young man was placed in
a car at once and brought to
Hertford to a physician, but death
had taken place before they reached
the physician.
Dr. T. A. Cox, Perquimans Coro
nor, and Dr. T. P. Brinn examined
the body and found no marks of
violence of any kind, and death was
pronounced due to natural causes
pending such further investigation
as mught be found later to be neces
sary. O. B. Jordan saia tnat he had
seen Twine within twenty minutes
of the time Smith called to him,
and had heard him holler at the
mules five minutes before.
Funeral services were held for the
young man at the home of his pa
rents on Tuesday afternoon, with
the Rev. Ray Smith officiating, and
burial took place in the church yard
at' Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
Pallbearers were O. B. Jordan,
Harry Smith, Jr., Irving Trueblood,
George .Trueblood, Winford . Lane,
and Roy Lane;-
Surviving, besides his parents, are
three sisters, Mrs. Tom Ward, Mrs.
Nathan Hurdle and Delia Mae Twine,
and two brothers, Elwood and Mil
ford Twine, all of Perquimans.
Fall Styles Shown
At Fashion Revue
Beautiful new fall styles in dress
es, hats, coats and accessories were
attractively displayed on living
models at the fashion show held in
the new ready-to-wear department on
the second floor of the store of J. C.
Blanchard & Company, on Friday
night
Not only was clothing for women
modeled, but a number of attractive
tots showed stylish suits and coats
for the youngsters to advantage.
Mrs. J. A Perry acted as mistress
of ceremonies and a delightfully cor
dial reception was given the guests
as each one was served with punch
and wafers. Misses Bernice White
and Edna Ruth Cannon served.
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Rev. John Trivette
Piney Woods Pastor
The Rev. John Trivette, of Wins-ton-Salem,
has accepted the pastor
ate of the Piney Woods Friends
Church at Belvidere. The new min
ister, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived in Belvidere on Saturday and
held his first Bervice on Sunday
morning, Mr. and Mrs. Trivette
were; given a very cordial welcome to
their new home. They are living at
the parsonage in Belvidere. ; ,-
The ReVfc Howard Yow,' the young
minister -who for the past six months
has served as pastor of Piney Woods,
and. .who was greatly beloved in the
community which he - Berved, is con
tinuing'.' his ministerial studies) at
Gulford College. '4-
$1.25 Per Year
Hon. Charles Whedbee
Asked to Proceed
With Matter
ALL APPROVE
Exact Wording of In
scription Not Yet De
cided Upon
Perquimans County will place a
bronze tablet in the Court House,
which ancient building through the
generosity of the late Clinton W.
Toms, was recently restored, which
tablet will bear a suitable inscription
in recognition of the deed.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the commissioners, at
their regular meeting on Monday by
Hon. Charles Whedbee, under whose
supervision the work of repairing
and restoring the Court House was
carried on, and the commissioners
unanimously voiced their hearty ap
proval of the step.
That some public recognition of the
generosity of Perquimans County's
distinguished son in connection with
the restoration of the Court House
was not made prior to his death was
out of respect to Mr. Toms' wishes,
who made his gifts with the under
standing that no publicity would be
given the matter. Many grateful
citizens had often expressed the opin
ion that the gift of Mr. Toms to the
county should be acknowledged in
some such way as is now planned,
but those near to Mr. Toms under
stood and respected his wishes.
The commissioners on Monday
asked Mr. Whedbee to look into the
matter and proceed with having a
suitable bronze tablet placed in the
building. It was not definitely de
cided as to the exact location of the
tablet, but Mr. Whedbee stated that
he was of the opinion it should be
placed in the main court room, near
the judge's stand, which seemed to
be the place favored by those inter
ested in the matter.
While the wording of the inscrip
tion has not been decided upon, Mr.
(Whedbee indicated that it would set
; forth the date of the erection of the
building, probably the dates when it
was remodeled at various times, and
also the date of the restoration by
Mr. Toms.
Damaging Fire In
Hertford Tuesday
Fire, which originated in the
pressing shop of Washington Lyons,
colored, on Dobbs Street, early Tues
day afternoon, destroyed consider
able property, including the beer
garden, barber shop . and pressing
shop housed under the same frame
structure.
The quick response of the local
fire department and the usual good
work on the part of the young fire
men prevented the blaze spreading.
Clinton Toms' Will
Probated In N. Y.
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York on Wednesday stated that
the will of Clinton White Toms had
been filed for probate in that city
and that his three sons and two
daughters, Clinton W- Toms, Zack
Toms, Edgar Toms , Mattie Toms
Buchannan and Mary Toms Erwin,
would share equally in the estate,
estate.
Two Negroes Jailed
For Stealing Hog
Two Negro men, Cecil Modlin and
Charles Williams, of Winfall, were
arrested by Sheriff J. E. Winslow on
Tuesday night and placed in jail to
await trial next week on the charge
of stealing a hog from William Mod
lin, a cousin of Cecil.
BELVIDERE FARMER SUFFERS
PAINFUL INJURY TO HAND
The sword-like Tnd 'of a reed
which had been .cut' in; two by the
blade with which A, X Ownley, Bel
videre farmer, was cutting reeds on
Monday was thurst ..through; the left
hand of Mrv Ownley, inflicting a very
painful in jury. The reed ! stuck be
neath the hand just - between, ... two
fingers, and came out . through the
ttop if :the hand J . ; r