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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY,
Volume IIL Number 41.
Hertford Perguimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 9, 1936.
$1.25 Per Year
Illegal- Gohcerii Gets
Gonfcract For ' School
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Farm Women Seek To
Equip Agent's Room
VISITING EVANGELIST
yUIMANS
WillJ
Construction , Work' on
New Building Will
Start Next Week
COST $54,000
Awards Allotted For All
Grades of Work on
Project
Work on the new consolidated
grammar school at Winlall.will pro
bably begin next week, according to'
F. T. Johnson, Superintendent of
Education of Perquimans.
The contract for the building has
been let to FN. Thompson, of Ra
leigh, the cost of the building to '
$38,486.00. This does not include
the cost of plumbing and of the heat
ing plant and other incidentals, nor
the cost of the site. The plumbing
and heating system will cost approx
imately $7,000.00, and $2,750.00 was
paid for the site.
Figures submitted to the Board of
Commissioners on Monday by the
Board of. Education, including not
only the cost of erecting the build
ing, the plumbing, installing the
heating system, the approximate
cost of the pump and the tank, but
the Approximate cost of furniture as
wellr indicated that the entire cost
of the finished plant would amount to
more than $54,000.00.
However, the Board of Commis
sioners refused to become responsible
for more than the $50,000.00 which
has already been borrowed for the
purpose. It was decided, therefore,
to accept the bids for the construe
tion of the building, for the plumb
ing and heating, and to proceed at
once with the erection of the build
ing, and to use the old furniture al
ready iiituse in .''the 'schools' of the
county in the new building. The es
timated cost of hew furnishings, as
l ' submitted by the Board of Education,
included in the original figures of
approximately $54,000.00, was $2,500.
The funds to be derived from the sale
of the old school houses and grounds
to be eliminated in the new set-up
will be applied to the cost of thenew
building. - , "
The building will be of brick con
struction, which will cost only $1,-
260.00 more than brick veneer.
Six small school houses on the
north side of the Perquimans River
will be ' abandoned when the new
building is ready for occupancy.
These- schools include Belvidere,
Whiteston, Woodville. Chapanoke,
if White Hat and the old Winfatt
school, with a possibility that Snow
Hill will also be included. ,
The delay in the building opera
tions has been occasion " by the ef
forts of the Board of Education to
secure the kind of building desired
at a cost which would not exceed the
amount of funds in hand.' The first
plans drawn by tiie architect were
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discarded ana new pians were orawu
in an effort tov bring the cost of the
building1 within the required limits.
Hertford Merchants
- Have Best Saturday
k Of Early Fall Season
- Business was good ifl Hertford on
v Saturday, the best day of the fall, so
fur. The merchants are preparing
for a better day next Saturday, how
ever, with shipments of ;new goods
coming in every day. '
- WV Morgan;, furniture j dealer,
says ' that prospects are exceptional
ly good; for business this fall And
that he is prepared to takejeare of
his customers' needs. V'--. vV
itTb' dry goods and clothing' stores,
Simons! Mrs Jake White,. Darden
Bros.; H. -C. Stokes,' J. 3. Blanchard
hrf Davennort .and Blanchard. are
all set to .take care of the crowd of
shoppers expected In town on at-
. , UnhcMion's Druar-Store, and". Walk-
r ers always have a rushing business
on Saturdays. .
An Hartford Hardware" A Supply Co.
T'tJ and the Carolina Hardware Company
k " -are well stocVed ; witn stoves , ana
' h?trs for t " they ase expecting
marv cal!3a'soon as the weather
' becomes a L.Ua cooler.
; ?; 19 service stations, Joe A Bill's,
it. i nA.r-i.n a A Iha TvoiA Station
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" are prepared for an unusual rush of
l i Vinsiness. - '
' ' The- Central urocery, morgan s
li .Modern Gro.sry, Manhall Owens, of
'- th J. C. Elan.hard & Company Gro-
i.' eery Dcrrtment, Pender's and
7 Brrtm-l-.ton EroB. are lookinir for a
' - ' irood t ,y"- e"! several of these
' otirfi f '2 " ' n a larger force
. - ' to take c- i C i- i . y tra'3
Great Demand Now
For Cotton Pickers
Cotton pickers are so much in
demand by Perquimans farmers
just now that all of the sewing
rooms employing colored women
on the WPA sewing project in
Perquimans are closed indefinitely.
By closing these sewing rooms,
84 women are released from em
ployment, many of whom will go
into the cotton fields.
RECORDER'S
COURT
One case involving the violation of
traffic regulations, one charging tres
pass, another charging larceny and
another breaking and entering, to
gether with the usual assault cases,
came up for trial in Recorder's Court
on Tuesday.
Adalee Foster and Mary Etta
Webb were tried jointly. The nan
was charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, to-wit a bottle, and
the woman with assault with a dead
ly weapon, to-wit a knife. She had
a blackened eye from the lick with
the bottle and she admitted that she
cut him in the shoulder with a pock
et knife, but the gash didn't amount
to anything. The cost was divided
between the two.
Then Mary Etta had to answer to
the charge of trespass brought by
Gladys Cooper. Mary Etta plead not
guilty, to this charge and the verdict
was not guilty.
Henry Mallory, New Hope Negro,
charged with accessory before the
fact in connection with the larceny
by Milton Felton of a bag of sugar
from the warehouse of J. C. Blanch
ard k Co., on last Tuesday night,
was acquitted. The only evidence
against Mallory was the word of
Felton, who plead guilty to the
charge of .' Stealing the sugar in a
separate case charging him with the
act, and who said that Mallory asked
him to get the sugar, promising him
three dollars for it
The case against Herman Overman,
of Trotville, charged with reckless
driving, was dismissed upon pay
ment of the court costs and upon
payment of twelve dollars for a doc
tor's bill incurred by Grant Cooper
and his wife, who were injured when
the automobile of . Mr. Overman
struck them on the highway near
Winf all on the night, of September
28. Evidence in the case brought
out the ' fact that the couple were
walking on the left side of the high
way and that Mr. Overman's car vas
immediately behind another car, and
that as Mr. Overman turned out to
the left to pass the car and saw the
pedestrians, who were abreast of the
ear he turned further to the left and
ditched his car in an effort to avoid
striking the pedestrians. His fender
and bumper did strike them, never
theless, inflicting painful but not se
rious injuries. The defendant in this
case appealed to the Superior Court.
Milton Felton, colored, plead guil
ty to the charge of attempted lar
ceny. In passing" sentence, " Judge
Oakey took notice of the fact that
the boy had a good reputation and
had never been in court before. "I
am going to give this boy a chance,"
he said. He was sentenced to the
roads for twelve months,.' the sen
tence suspended upon payment of the
costs and a ten-dollar fine and upon
good behavior for. two years.
isrneat Hardy,, who-; waft under :. a
suspended . sentence - of sixty, . days,
was found guilty of transporting li
quor and was sentenced . to six
months' r.on the road."; The former
sentence , was ordered into effect, to
run concurrently with' the latter sen
tence; making eight months in all.
,-Tbe case against Luke ' White and
Sarah King, charging assault with
a deadly ' weapon, was dismissed. -w
E. J. Spivey, colored youth, - was
found guilty of assault with a 'dead
ly weapon, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of one
half . of the court costs and of the
doctor's bill. ;. , H
TWO HERTFORD BOYS MAKE '
LOUISBURG COLLEGE TEAM
Claud Brinn and Henry Stokes, of
Hertford, are amonj the new men
who have ! repoiUd for football at
Louisburg Collets. The two "boys
have shown up well t . id most likely
will accompany the team to Norfolk,
Va., Friday, when they play the Nor
folk . division of William and Mary
Co"ee. . . '. ' , -
THE UEV. H. T. STEVENS
Mr. Stevens will preach during the revival meetings at the
Hertford Baptist Church, vhich will begin on October 28. He is a
preacher of unusual ability and is expected to draw large crowds.
L1NDSEY WARREN
RALLY SPEAKER
Congressman to Talk
Hopefully of New
Deal
NEXT THURSDAY
Pageant, Too, at High
School, And It's All
Free
Representative Lindsey Warren,
who is to be the principal speaker at
the big Democratic Rally to be held
on next Thursday night at the Per
quimans High School, has a special
message for the farmers and also
for the business men. I
The Roosevelt pageant which is
being arranged by Mrs. B. G. Koonce,
who is in charge of the program, is
to be a very elaborate affair, with
the best talent in Perquimans taking
part.
A. W. Hefren, who is always a fav
orite with Perquimans audiences, will
take the leading part.
No admission fee will be charged
as was first erroneously reported,
and everybody is invited to be pres
ent. Mrs. Highsmith Will
Speak To Perquimans
Women October 16
Mrs. John Henry Highsmith, of
Raleigh, assistant director of Educa
tion, will speak ' to "the : women of
Perquimans on Friday, October 16, at
the courthouse at 2:80 in the after
noon, on the subject of Better Health
for Mothers and Babies. -: - ,. -
Mrs. Highsmith was ' ' Scheduled, to
-make this address in September, but
due to the severe storm was unable
to come to Hertford at that timei"
'i Not only are the-w6meif of the
home' demonstration clubs' "of the
county ; invited -tpchear : Mrs.',High
smith who is sent, out , by the North
Carolina State Board of Health, but
all Jromen are invited', according to
Miss Gladys Hamrick, Hornet Demon
stration Agent, -' '
Study aass At Two
v, -Friends' Churches
Marie Cassell, field worker for re
ligious education in the1 five years
deeting of Richmond, Ind., will be at
the Up River Friends Church on
Sunday, October 11,- at both the
morning And night meetings ' .. -A
study class '. will be conducted
by Miss Cassell during the following
week, at both the Friends churches,
alternating .with the ; class at Up
River Church one night and the next
nitrht at the Piney Woods Church.
The public "is cordially invited to
attend, especially all Sunday School
workers.
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TAG - YOU'RE IT
NEXT SATURDAY
Parent Teachers Adopt
Unique Plan to Raise
Funds
5 CENTS TO $1.00
School Library Needs
Help, So Don't Duck
The Canvassers
Tag Day will be observed in Hert
ford on next Saturday, and Mrs.
Harry Broughton, president of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Hertford Grammar School, which or
ganization is sponsoring the selling
of tags, urges the people to take no
tice and lend their cooperation.
Tag Day is being held to raise
funds necessary for the library fund
of the school. Seventh Grade pupils
and parents of grammar school chil
dren will sell the tags at the price of
from five cents to one dollar.
The grammar school library as set
up by the State Department of Pub
lic Instruction must have a basic
minimum book collection averaging
two books per pupil in averasre daily
) attendance. The library has hereto
fore come up to the requirements,
but many of the books in the library
will be out of date within a few
weeks and new books must be pur
chased to replace them in order to
keep the library up to the standard.
Everybody is asked to buy a tag.
19 Women Attend
Whiteston Meeting
The Whiteston Home Demonstra
tion Club met Thursday afternoon at
the home of. Mrs. Lucius Winslow.
The devotional was i conducted: by
Mrs. Dempsey Winslow, -ancViMrs.
Eunice -Winslow. , The meeting was
then1 turned over to Miss Gladys
Hamrick, Home Agent, who talked
about "What's New for Fall." v
.The ' hostesi served 'candies to the
following: vMesdames Roy Winslow,
L. C Winslow, De Witt Winslow,
Mercer -Winslow, Eunice Winslow,
Dempsey Winslow, James Rountree,
Mamie Lane, and Lucius Winslow:
Misses Lucille Lane, Edna Winslow,
Burnetto 'I Winslow, " Lena Winslow,
Reby Winslow, Delia Winslow, Annie
Winslow Edith- White, Gladys Ham
rick,, and Miss Elizabeth Harrell, of
Rutherfordtonr .
RETURNS TO ENGLISH HOME
; Miss' Amy R. ; Edwards,' who ;was
a recent guest of Mrs. F. C White,
at ' Belvidere, sailed from New York
on : Wednesday for" her 'home at
Hayes-Kent,. England, having spent
a month in America. Mrs. White
was entertained in the home of Miss
Edwards when she ' visited ; In Eng
land several
Theatre Building
Wins Admiration
The new theatre building under
construction in Hertford is at
tracting the admiration of every
one. The new theatre, located be
tween the store of the Hertford
Hardware & Supply Company and
the Courthouse, is being erected
by the Carolina Amusement Cor
poration, and is expected to be
ready for operations sometime in
November.
The following jurors were drawn
on Monday, at the regular meeting
of the Board of Commissioners, to
serve at the fall term of Perquimans
Superior Court, which convenes In
Hertford on November 2, with Hon.
J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, pre
siding: J. E. Eaves, Wm. T. Winslow, John
D. Hill, R. H. Hines, Freeland M.
Copeland, W. E. Lane, B. J. Thach,
Sammie Sutton, Blount Eure, Corbin
Dozier, Walter Winslow, C. R. Lane,
Shelton White, D. M. Goodwin, G. S.
Caddy, Clarence L. Dail, C. C. Mans
leUl, Jr., Linwood L. Chappell, E. C.
Hollowell, J. N. Byrum, W. T. El
liott, Richard Umphlett, Henry E.
Winslow, E. J. Proctor, Maxie D.
Chappell, Gaither Humphries, W. N.
Tucker, Jesse W. Spivey, John W.
Halsey, Roland Copeland, Charles E.
White, S. A. Owens, R. L. Boyce,
W. T. Eason, Willie H. Stallings, and
W. Haywood Smith.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
BEGINS ON OCT. 28
Rev. H. T. Stevens of Newport News,
Virginia, Secured to Conduct
Series of Meetings
The Rev. H. T. Stevens, of New
port News, Va., will conduct a series
of meetings at the Hertford Baptist
Church, beginning October 28, ac
cording to an announcement made
this week by the pastor, the Rev. D.
S. Dempsey.
There will be two services daily ex
cept Saturday, the morning service
beginning at 7:45 and lasting until
8:30, giving the children time to get
to school. There will also be a ser
vice each night.
Mr. Stevens is pastor of the Orcutt
Baptist Church in Newport News.
He was formerly Chairman of Evan
gelism for the Baptists of North Car
olina. "When North Carolina lost
him to Virginia, a little more than a
year ago," Mr. Dempsey said this
week, "one of our most able preach
ers, pastors and leaders left us. He
is a preacher of unusual ability and
a master in gripping and holding his
audience."
"One of the things which has con
tributed to the great success of Mr.
Stevens," Mr. Dempsey continued, "is
the fact that he knows how to deal
with young people and children.
They are going to find in him one of
the most interesting preachers that
they have ever seen or heard. The
older people will find him unusually
interesting because of his masterful
method of building and delivering
sermons."
Hertford Bank Looks
For Increased Business
"Our resources are larger than
they have ever been from a normal
growth," said R. M. Riddick, cashier
of the Hertford Banking Company,
this week. The Savings on deposit
amount to more than they ever were
in the history of the bank, he said.
Mr. Riddick went on to say that
the mitlook for business is excep
tionally good this fall, better, in fact,
than it has been for the past five
years.
The Hertford Banking Company,
the bank which has for thirty-five
years been in business continuously
in Hertford, lists assets at approxi
mately 7OO,00Oj0O, which is more,
according to Mr. Riddick, than they
have ever been under normal growth,
Dr. E. S. White, of Belvidere, is
president of the bank; W. F. C. Ed
wards, vice president; R. M. Rid
dick, cashier; W. H. Hardcastle, as
sistant cashier, and G. R. Tucker; as
sistant caBhier. The Board of Direc
tors consist of Dr. E. S. White, W. F,
C. Edwards, Thomas Nixon, Charles
Johnson,, Charles Whedbee and R-. M.
Riddick. - - ; , ; r v r
; All deposits of $5,000, or less Are
protected by federal insurance;
j JURY LIST
Subscriptions to Per
quimans Weekly Aid
In Raising Money
4-H CLUBS
County Board Learns of
Home Demonstration
Activities
Expressing her deep appreciation
of the support of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners in her work, Miss
Gladys Hamrick, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, told the Board on Mon
day, while making her regular month
ly report, that the women felt that
it was their responsibility to furnish
the quarters of the home demonstra
tion clubs in the new agriculture
building which will shortly be com
pleted, and stated that the club wom
en are now engaged in conducting a
subscription campaign for The Per
quimans Weekly, from which they
expect to realize a substantial sum
to aid in this work.
Miss Hamrick's report was most
interesting in its reflection of the
interest of the county women in the
work. Seventy-five per cent of the
members of the home demonstration
clubs attended the club meetings dur
ing the month of September, 175 of
the 231 members enrolled having
been present at the meetings.
The organization of the boys and
girls in 4-H clubs will begin shortly,
according to the report. These
clubs, usually made up from the va
rious high schools in the county, will,
of course, be made up from the one
high school in Perquimans, Miss
Hamrick said, and the clubs would
be organized by grades, with one
club in each of the four grades.
In reference to certain specific
work which the club women are do
ing, it was reported that the Chapa
noke Club women have recently can
ned non-acid vegetables for the first
time, one member, Mrs. C. P. Quincy,
having canned 60 pints of corn and
39 pints of beans.
Advance Orders For
New Chevrolet Cars
Hollowell Chevrolet Company, the
local Chevrolet dealer, is calling at
tention to the public in an advertise
ment in this week's issue of The
Perquimans Weekly to the fact that
advance orders are being taken for
the new 1937 Chevrolet, which will
be on display shortly.
L. N. Hollowell, president and
general manager of Hollowell Chev
rolet Company, says he is looking
forward to an even better year than
last year, which was the best the
company has had during its nine
years in business.
Not only is there a waiting list of
a number who expect to buy new
Chevrolets, but there are already
several definite orders for new Chev
rolets booked and the cars will be
delivered just as soon as possible.
Medical Building
Expected Be Ready
By First Of Year
The new medical building which is
being erected by Dr. C A. Davenport
and Dr. T. P. Brinn is under con
struction and it is expected will be
ready for occupancy by the two phy
sicians before the first of the year.
The building, located on the site
of the building formerly occupied by
the late Dr. G. E. Newby, on Market
Street, is being constructed by Nich
olas Muth, of Edenton.
Funeral Held Saturday
For Mrs. Willis Evans
Funeral services for Mrs. Willis
Evans, who died at her home in the
Yeopim section of Perquimans Coun
ty, On Friday morning, were held
from Great Hope Baptist Church on
Saturday afternoon, with the pastor,
the Rev. A. A. Butler, officiating,
and burial took place in the family
burying ground.
Mrs. Evans, who was 78 years of
age, is survived by two, daughters,
Mrs. Lena Flannagan and Mrs. Sally
rLong, and by two sons, Fred Evans
and Winborne Evans, all of this
County. yHtXtt$2 I i -
ON SICK LIST ;
9 Miss Pattie Whedbee is"' on the
sick list this week! Miss Whedbee
has been sick since her return from a
motor trip through the mountains of
Virginia OTer Jhe week-end. '