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V1- 'i ' IT? IT? TT TT ,Y A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY- Volume III. Number -45. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 6, 1936. $1.25 Per Year imims w Term All . State Cases Dis posed of By Judge Frizzelle COUPLED1VORCES Jury Finds School Jani tor Not Guilty Drunk en Driving Lasts The Fall Term of Perquimans Su-' perior Court, which convened in Hertford on Wednesday, November 4, ' with Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, presiding, lasted only one day, closing in the late afternoon, after all state cases had been disposed of and a couple of divorce cases tried. K',-, The civil 'docket had been continu ed shortly after court convened in the morning when it appeared that trial of the criminal cases would pro bably consume so much of the week that there would be little time to jfcake up civil cases. The first case called was that against C. A. Jordan, in which the State took a noil pross with leave. The case of Lavinia Newbold, charged with trespass, was continu ed because of the illness of the de fendant. In the case of William Winslow, New Hope Negro, who was charged with the larceny of ropes and blocks from R. G. Cuthrell, the defendant's counsel submitted a plea of guilty after all the State's testimony had been heard, whereupon the defendant was sentenced to the roads for two years, sentence to be suspended upon payment of the court costs and upon payment to Mr. Cuthrell of ten dol lars. A jury returned a verdict of not I guilty in the case of D. Spivey, who was charged with driving an auto mobile while under' the influence f intoxicants. The defendant was found guilty by Judge Walter H. Oakey, , Jr., in Recorder's court, in May, and j sentenced to jail. He appealed. There was only one witness for the State, M. G. Owens, the officer who arrested Spivey. Witnesses 'for the defense included Superintendent of Schools, F. T. Johnson, who signed Mr. Spivey's bond at the time of his arrest, and ' who testified that when Mr. Spivey , 7came to his home to ask him to sign , his bond, which occurred some half of three quarters of an hour after his. arrest, hr did not believe he was under the influence' of liquor. . Mr. Spivey is employed as;. janitor at the Perquimans High School. Other, witnesses who appeared for hint were Milton Dauy-iwho testified he saw Mr;1 Spivey at ' a distance 6f thirty feet shortly ifter he was placed un der arrest and that he did not belie- J he-was drunS and JWatt (CopeWvJ who. was riding with the defert&ant. i- The jury waj)-, out . less than half an hDtlf. '; .,' ' ' SKI 4x r-.' i In th case,1 of Paul Stallings, who was found guilty in Recorder's Court of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, and, who was sentenced to thirty days in jail and fined fifty dollars, the case being appealed counsel iorfe asked that the case be remanthk "$ the Re- corder's court , to comply with the judgment. , ' In the case of James Skinner, Jr., New Hope Negro, who was given a v hearing in Recorder's Court on the d charge of rape and , was held for probable cause, the grand jury re turned a true bill., The defendant entered a plea of guilty of assault upon a woman, which was accepted - . by the solicitor and private counsel assisting in the prosecution, for - .': wbjch tiie maximuxD .'punishment . is , )wo years and which, was thi judg- x ment. . '-;;- - ffc L A noli proBS with leave was taken " in the case. of Red Ryan, and the - saine- judgment was entered in the case of , Robert White. " .? , v- v';''-v; rmmmTpmmi .!!,,' 1 1 1 1 1 , ') f-- New Pest; Card Views Of Hertford On Sale ' For. the first time in yeanf, pic ture post cards, showing very, good ' views . In Hertford are on sale nere. i There is a particularly good one of the Perquimans High . School, I ' showing not only the building, but ) - the grounds and shrubbery. jpe wniow Tree ai uie rerquimans f River bridge, is; lovely, and;the view of . the . courthouse, which '! unfortu nately shows, pnly the entrance to the bulldmg,- tne rest oeing ooscurea - bv the heavy foliage of the trees,., is ' pretty. There is also a very fine ' picture of the Hertford , Methodist Church, "v .. , -r;T Of Court Oihiy -Qiie Day r : ;-;k- . .. '-' - r'r.i r GRAND JURY Following is a. list of the 'grand jurors who served at the Fall Term of Perquimans Superior Court, which convened in Hertford on Wednesday, with His Honor, J. Paul Frizelle, of Snow Hill, judge presiding, the open ing of court having been deferred from Monday until Wednesday be cause of Election Day which fell on Tuesday: Charles E. White, C. C. Mansfield, Walter Winslow, Blount Eure, John W. Halsey, E. J. Proctor, Linwood L. Chappell, S. A. Owens, E. L. Hollo- well, W. N. Tucker, Clarance L. Dail, William T. Winslow, Roland Cope land, W. T. Eason, Henry E. Winslow, Maxey B. Chappell, D. M. Godwin, R. L. Boyce. Charles E. White was foreman. NEW AUTOMOBILE AGENCY FORMED Winslow-White Motor Company Will Handle Ford Automobiles at Front and Grubb Streets A new automobile agency, the Winslow-White Motor Company, Ford dealers, has been organized in Hertford. The personnel of the new company includes E. Q. White, formerly con nected with the Divers Motor Com pany, Ford dealers, and later with the Chappell Motor .Company, suc cessors to the Divers Motor Com pany; J. C. Blanchard, prominent merchant, and L. C. Winslow, for merly associated with the Hollowell Chevrolet Company and now a mem ber of the firm of J. C. Blanchard and Company. The business will be located m the building formerly occupied by the Blanchard-Newby Motor Company, on the corner of Front and Grubb Streets. Mr. White, who is the active man ager of the business, left Thursday for Detriot, to attend a country-wide meeting of automobile dealers. Mr. White expects to return the early part of next week. Before leaving Hertford Mr. White stated that while the new showrooms would not be ready for occupancy by Saturday, the 14th of this month, when the Ford opening will be held, that the company expected to have a number of new cars on hand for the opening. There is a rumor afloat that there will be this , year in addition to the regular Ford, a full sized car priced around five hundred dollars. Belvidere Club Wins Pressure! Cooker Prize The Belvidere Home ' Demonstra tion Club won the prize of a high pressure cooker, awarded by .a- num ber of business Arms of the Town ol Hertford, for making the best record in club work during the past year. The prize was awarded at the Feder ation meeting held oh Thursday. . The firms and Individuals which contnouted were as follows: Kober son's Drug Store, Darden Bros., Pen der's,... Hilda's Beauty Shop, W. M. Morgan, Mrs. Jake White, Bill & Viv's Service Station, Carolina Hardware Company, Walker's, Cen tral Grocery, Rose's 5, 10 and 25c Store, J. C. Blanchard & Co., The Perquimans Weekly, , H. : C. Stokes, Hertford Banking. Company,: Dr. T. P. Brinn, Hollowell Chevrolet Com pany, Joe & Bill's ' Service Station, Southern Cotton' Oil Company, Gre gory's 6 6 10 Cent Store, Riddick's Cleaning .Works and Hertford Hard ware ft mnljxn. . . - Supply Farm! Labor -'No clothing or food nas jbeen given in Perquimans , by relief agencies dur ing the past month, except to the county , cases and to school children, according to the report made by Miss Ruth . Davenport, County Welfare Agent, to the Board of County Com' missioners on' MoiutayiV " Miss Davenport must 'authorize the giving out of supplies, either of food or clothing.' "supplied W the WPA and since liere, is an abundance of farm work; to,.be doiejiwith a shortage of , labor on the farm, no WPA projects are in peration'.atf this ; time,'; with the- exception '6f v-the sewing rooms for white women. , y By county cases is meant those few nersons on the count?-relief roll who. because of illness or the Infirmatives of old age, are unable to work and who are given small monthly sums vOf money the county ROTARIANS WILL SPONSOR LOCAL OINIC FOR BLIND Number In County Who Need Immediate Treatment NO DATE SET Clinic Made Possible By State Commission For Blind The Hertford Rotary Club went on record Tuesday night as agreeable to sponsoring a clinic for the blind. The matter was presented to the Ro tarians by Miss Ruth Davenport, County Welfare Officer, at the re gular meeting on Tuesday night. The clinic is for the purpose of examination and treatment of those afflicted by blindness or those whose eyesight is impaired, and is made possible by the State Commission for the Blind. No date has as yet been set but Miss Davenport stated that she hop- jed arrangements could be made for holding the clinic in Hertford early in December. There are in the county a number of persons in need of clinical treat ment, according to Miss Davenport, who has interviewed a number of these, and there are several children who should have treatment at once. Due to the fact that the duration of the clinic is limited to one day, and to the fact that the two counties of Perquimans and Chowan will pro bably combine in holding the clinic, not all cases can be examined, but every effort will be made to get the more urgent cases before the clinic. Methodist Services Following are the services for the week at the Methodist Church: Church School Sunday morning at 9:45, G- R. Tucker, superintendent. Morning sermon, "World Peace." Evening sermon "The Earth Is the Lord's and the Fullness Thereof." The young people will meet in Ep- worth League meeting Sunday even ing at 6:45. Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:80. MOVE TO HERTFORD Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Winslow, formerly of Winfall, have moved to Hertford and are occupying apart ments in the residence of Mrs. P. H. Small, on Church Street. Schoolmasters Club Meets In I f . E. E. Bundy Speaks of CiJ.A H "J T r TI piaie.iuaae in une nunarea. rears; oeven .; Counties Represented at Meeting R.- J. Stephens, of Moyock, presid-" ed .at the dinner-meeting of; the Al bemarle Schoolmasters Club at the Perquimans High School ort Monday night, when superintendents and principals of schools from the var ious schools in the seven counties in the district were hosts of F. T. John son, Superintendent of Education for Perquimans County. The dining hall was gay with Hall owe'en decorations and large bowls of bronze and yellow marigolds were used on the tables, which were light ed by tall candles. . A delicious three-course dinner, which had been prepared by the girls of the home economics depart ment; under i the direction - ox we teacher, Mr T. E. Harrell, was ier ed by 'a group of the members of the class.,; .'Between courses a group of boys from the seventh grade of the Per quintans - High School, including George Feilds, Clarke Stokes, Dur wood Reed and Harrell Johnson, very delightfully entertained with' songs, with Miss Kate M. Blanchard at the piano.,, : Mrs. W. E. White , also ren dered humorous readings. ': . The main -address of the evening was made by tE. E.. 6undy, Superin tendent of the Elizabeth City .Schools the subject of the progress of edu cation in North Carolina in the past one hundred f years.. ;- ' Among other, interesting Herns of information in reference to the step by step progress in education made in the past one hundred years in the state, Mr. Bundy told his: hearers that the first public school was' es tablished at New Bern in 1776, and ..that the University of North Caro DISTRICT AGENT CREDITS SECTION IN PIONEER WORK Albemarle Federation First Organization In State 165 REGISTERED Beautiful Tribute Paid To Miss Helen Gaither, Former County Agent Likening this section of North Car olina to Charleston, because it has so many "firsts", Miss Pauline Smith, District Agent for the Sixteenth District of Home Demonstration Work in North Carolina, told the Perquimans County women who gath ered in Hertford on Thursday for their fall federation meeting, that there is one "first" possessed by the section of which most people are un aware. She stated that North Caro lina is divided into sixteen home de monstration work districts, and that the initiative in the matter was taken right down in this section; that the first district federation organized in North Carolina, which was first known as the Albemarle Federation, was organized by the home demon stration agents of the counties of Perquimans, under the leadership of Miss Helen Gaither; Chowan, under the leadership of Miss Eliza Knight (now Mrs. Emmett Elliott) and Pas quotank, under Miss Marcia Albert son. Miss Smith paid a very beautiful tribute to Miss Helen Gaither, of Hertford, who did such splendid ser vice as a pioneer of home demonstra tion wor. Quoting the motto of the State Home Demonstration Clubs, "Make your part of the world more beauti ful", Miss Smith likened the attempt to beautify the grounds of the home to the making of a picture, and said that even the poorest person in the county could have a part, by doing her small bit toward the improve ment of the place in which she lived, suggesting numerous practical means of avoiding the unsightly scenes which greet the eye in passing some of the farm homes, and also suggest ing methods of beautification, by the planting of various shrubs and flow ers which are indigent to our climate and by cleaning and painting. There were 165 club women regis tered at the meeting on Thursday, which did not represent all of those (Continued on Page Eight) Hertford V ' - Progress In! Schools of 1 1 'XT O Una was America's first state uni versity. .... Mr. Bundy mentioned several out- Standing educators and men who had been instrumental in developing the educational program of the state, in cluding Calvin H. Wiley, James Y. Joyner, Charles Brantley Aycock and others, bringing the latest step down to the adminstration of Governor Ehringhaus, under whose leadership he said the state assumed the entire burden of the educational system of the state and the eight months school term for the entire state was inaugurated. A business session followed Mr. Bandy's address, when various mem bers of the dob made timely sugges tions as to future programs and other matters were discussed. . Among those present, hi addition to Mrs. E. E. Bundy and Mrs. U W. Midgett, of Elizabeth City, and Mrs. F. T. Johnson and Mrs. W. E. White, of Hertford, who were special guests, the following school men and women were present: F. T. Johnson and Miss Mary Sumner, of . .Hertford; E. E. Bundy, of Elisabeth City; R. J. Ste phens, of Moyock; John Holmes and Walter Taylor, of Edenton; R. .' H Atkinson, of Manteo, R. J. Gibson, of Manteo; L. E. Fairey, of Wan chese; J. L. Ryan, of Kitty Hawk; J.J. Brothers,, of ' Newland; T. B. Elliott, of Moyock; S. R. Edwards, of Knotts Island; S. R.' Moore, and Miss BesB Sherrod, of Currituck; B. L. White, of Sunbury; M. P. Jennings of Elizabeth City;. Mn Beasley of Elizabeth City; Mr. Jessup, of Week aville; A. G. Green, of Hobbsville and S. F. Hunter, of South Mills. Perquimans Joins In Democrats 'Slide OPENING OF NEW THEATRE SET FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 1 Horace Jones, Who Will Be Manager, Plans to Move to Hertford In Near Future Tuesday, December 1 is the date which has been set for the opening of Hertford's handsome new theatre, The State, and an announcement ol the title of the picture which will be shown on the opening night will be made shortly, according to J. H. Webster, of the Carolina Amusement Company, who was in Hertford on Wednesday of this week. The building is rapidly nearing completion and, while there is still a great deal to be done in the way of finishing and decorating, it is ex pected that everything will be in readiness for the opening on the date scheduled. The Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System has been selected for the new theatre, which according to Mr. Webster, is the very best and latest in sound equipment, The State in Hertford being the second theatre in North Carolina to be equipped with this system, which it is said re produces in full range of balanced, dramatic sound, from stark silence to soul-stirring climaxes, and brings to every seat in the theatre a com plete illusion of reality itself. The local manager of The State will be Horace Jones, who for a num ber of years has been associated with the Carolina Theatre in Elizabeth City. Mr. Jones will shortly come to Hertford to make his home and to assume management of the business. Salesman Reports He Was Robbed of $1600 By Two Highwaymen Quite some post election excite ment was occasioned in Hertford on Wednesday morning when Sheriff Emmett Winslow was telephoned to to be on the look-out for two white men involved in a bold hold-up and highway robbery on the road between here and Elizabeth City. J. P. Mun den, salesman for the Norman Pack ing Co., of Portsmouth, Va., was the victim, and claims to have been rob bed of around $1,600 in cash. Cre dence was given to his tale by the fact that the highwaymen shot him in the right arm before fleeing with their plunder.. Later in the day a man who said his name was John Wells was ar rested and held on suspicion, but has not been definitely connected with the crime. " ' Munden stated that the robbery occurred on the brick: road leading from Chapanoke to Black Head Sign Post, and that it was In the vicinity of. what is known as Five Bridges; that a car blocked the highway aiad of him. He stopped, .he said, ereupon two men with masks pUlIqd a .45 calibre gun, forced him to give up the $1,600, shot him and dashed off. As quick as he could Munden reported the affair to the authorities and a general manhunt was started in several counties, with Sheriff J. E. Winslow, and other Per quimans men helping in the search. Rumors afloat on Thursday morn ing were to the effect that details told by Munden of the hold-up failed to check and there was some doubt epressed as to the truth of Munden's version of the affair. Zone Meeting Held Friday At Oak Grove The Chowan-Perquimans zone meet ing was held at Oak Grove Church, Perquimans County, on Friday. Good, reports were given by all the auxiliaries and most interesting church history had been collected of the various churches of which some are the oldest perhaps in the state. There was a beautiful quartette given by four of Oak Grove's Choir, Miss Lillian Bright, Mrs. Roy Pierce, Mr. C. P. Quincy and Mr. O. L. Bun dy accompanied at the piano by Miss Mildred Lewis, but perhaps the most thrilling event of the day, was when the entire congregation voted unami ously to support a Bible Woman in some foreign field. An old fashioned country dinner of most delicious food was spread under the aged oaks. After an hour of renewing friendships the meeting reconvened and the. business of the day completed. All the officers were reelected for-the time of two more years. The next meeting will be held at Anderson in the spring of 1937. President Carries Every State Except Maine And Vermont LIGHT COUNTY VOTE Vote 5 to 1 For Roose velt; Hoey Gets 6 to 1 Vote Perquimans kept faith with the rest of the State and nation on Tues day in adding to the great landslide everywhere for the re-election ol President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. By a vote somewhat lighter than in previous elections the county went for the Democratic chief executive by 1,201, with 217 votes for Landon. One precinct, Nicanor, showed a pre ference for the Republican candi dates. For Governor the county, also of course, went for Hoey by a vote, however, somewhat below that cast for Roosevelt, the tally being 1,155 for the winner, against 176 cast for Grissom. Nicanor once more showed a favoritism for the G. O. P. aspir ant, giving him four more votes than for Hoey. By still lessened vote the county electorate gave its endorsement to Josiah W. Bailey for re-election to the United States Senate, and for the return of Congressman Lindsay War ren. The Bailey vote was 1,138 to 153 for his opponent, Frank C. Patton, while the Warren suffrage total was 1,141 as against 153 for John Wil kinson. A table showing the precinct voting for President and Governor follows: President Roosevelt Landon Hertford 559 29 Bethel 125 9 New Hope 154 30 Parkville 232 48 Belvidere 87 45 Nicanor 44 56 Total 1201 217 Governor Hoey Grissom Hertford 547 24 Bethel 125 9 New Hope 133 25 Parkville 222 43 Belvidere 88 33 Nicanor 40 44 Total 1155 178 Roll Call Saturday At Piney Woods Church It is announced that -there will be a roll call, of all members of Piney Woods Friends Meeting at the regu lar monthly meefcirfg which will be held' at this "church on Saturday of this week. One of these Services is to be held at the Up River Friends Church during December. The roll- call"service represents one of the old Quaker customs, but in re cent years the services have not been held so frequently. All members have been notified of the service. those living in the county and those who live at a distance. The entire roll will be called and those present will respond when their names are called. It is the custom for the ab sent ones to write, responding with a message, a verse of Scripture, or some personal message. These writ ten responses are read during the service. The Friends in Perquimans hold a monthly meeting regularly on the first Saturday in the month, alter nating at the Piney Woods Church at Belvidere in one month and at the Up River Church at Whiteston in the next A business session is held, followed by a worship service. Cotton Ginnings , W. M. Harrell, special agent for the Bureau of Census Department of Commerce, reports that there were 1,905 bales of cotton ginned in Per quimans County from the crop of. 1936 prior to October 18 as compared with 1,694 bales ginned to October 18 of the crop of 1935. FORDS RETURN FOR VISIT Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Ford, of Way nesville, former residents of Hert ford, were. in Hertford for a few days this week. 'The Fords lived in Hertford for several months while Mr. - Fold was connected with the construction of the Perquimans River bridge, and made many friends here.