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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1936 PAGE THREE 1 Book By Ruth Vail . Now Offered For Sale ' ,5 - , ' , i "River Acres" by Ruth Vail, a book of poems of the farmlands of this eastern section of our State, is just off the Kaleidograph press, Dallas, Texas. The book is announc-; ed in the October number of. "Kalek dograph' -a national magazine of, iverse. There i V 'also announce ment in the State News. : :V ' ; ! In this book Mrs. Vail has done .honor "to; North Carolina, especially ,inis eastern Aaruiuig , does honor to Perquimans, her birth . place. The book is three little books :jn one. Book-. I ? is .composed of ipoems of ' farm ! life, idealized and Jlifted up Ur inspire us with their libeauty. Book II, "Negro .Singing," rvery attractive dialect verse. Book :III, "Trail Binding," is a book of .more serious workyvoicing different phases of man's work. The last is :an unfinished work,, the author hopes -to add to this book later. The an nouncement in the October number of Kaleidograph poetry magazine, reads: "Ruth Vail, a North Carolinian, was born and reared near the little town of Hertford, which is situated on the beautiful, picturesque river Perquimans. "For the last twenty-six years she has lived in the historic old town of Edenton, where most of these poems were written. "Published poems of hers have re ceived prizes and honorable mention here and abroad. She sings of the fields and flatlands of her eastern home, of man's laborers, of the God he works to find through those labors voicing her faith in the beauty and f splendor of common things. Her -writings have a sincere emo tional reaction tomrd ' Home; she says ska has written the only thing she can write down herself." Mrs. Vail, has made a study of . -poetry for : the last 12 years. To quote The , State, she is not a new poet joining ' the ever growing ranks of poets, published poems of hers having appeared in numerous publi cations over a period of years here and in England. Her name is listed, in "Principal Women of America," "Vol. L; 80 3L. There is also a bio graphical sketch of Mrs. Vail in "'Who's Who In American Poetry," 1937, January' Galleon ' Press, New York. She is a member of "The Poetry Society, Inc.," "The Poetry Society of Virginia," "Bookfellows" and other organizations! RUth Vail was- the former Miss Ruth Newbold, a - daughter of the late John Newbold and Mrs. New bold, and a sister of J.' H. Newbold and Mrs. David Cox, jr., of Perquimans. U. S. Army To Enlist More Than 1800 Men In 4th Corps Area Jobs for more than 1,800 young men in the Fourth Corps Area are open in the United States Army. Within the next few weeks, enlist ments will be made under War De partment orders to bring the Army np to the full .authorized strength of 165,00. it, has been announced by Major General t George -Van Horn Mjsseley,' commanding general for the Fourth Corps Area at Atlanta, Ga. i Applications, are already being taken at recruiting ( stations in the eight southeastern states which make Up the Fourth Corpse Area, but vacan cies for more than 1,800 soldiers are still available " Recruits toot "only are offered the opportunity i of. service in the Army 6f the . United States, but also have the chance to extend their education, take vocational training in the Army schools and prepare themselves for careers, either ' continuing in the Army or in' civilian life after their enlistments expire. A number of schools for enlisted men are maintained j at Army posts which offer educational advantages to enlisted men,, after they- have .be come qualified in their profession as a soldier, particularly in vocational k training for those showing ability in . certain special fields. , , There . are ??; seventeen recruiting stations in the eight states, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Flor ida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, which are in . the Fourth Corps Area.;.! In addition, for the next thirty days, there will be ten roving: parties of recruiters canvass- I ing sections of these states which are not near a recruiting station. - - i Announcements of times and dates when- these parties will visit particu- ' ar localities of these states will be s announced later by ? District -Recruiting Officers. - J ' Applicants for service must i be if between the ages tof 18 and 85 and physically fit They will be enlisted as privates with t at monthly pay of $21 but most of that is 'velvet, as . the Army , provides food,, clothing, ,' shelter and medical care.' T; Funeral Held Monday ;Fcr r: r.Ii ";n Vceks VV ' ' . 1 11 1 "' " . ' if'1- The community was shocked' and saddened to learn on Sunday of the death of F. Mullen Weeks, who died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, at the Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, t!t which place he had arrived only in hour I-- J. at the home on Front Street in Hert ford on 'Monday afternoon at 8 o' clock, with the Rev. D.. M.-. Sharpe, Pastor, of the s Hertford Methodist Church.ofBciating, and Rev. A. A. Butler; pastor of Great Hope Bap tist Church, assisting. Members of the choir of the Hert ford Methodist Church sang.' Pallbearers Included the only son of the 'deceased. J. Edward wuka of Hertford,' his brother, John Weeks oi n.icKory, va., ; and H. E. Sedge wick, Jr;i Francis Griffin, J. W. Grif fin, and &; J4 R. Sedgewick, all of Elizabeth. City... Surviving ate his wife, who was formerly -Mias. Ellie Sedgewick, of Elizabeths qty;;' one son, J. Edward Weeks, ofr, Bertford; one brother, John Weeks: firf hm rli " jt to., mas. Kj. Li. Ball, of Weeksville; Mrs. Celas Ferebee and Mrs. Skinner Chalk, of Morehead City, and Mrs. W. I. Grover, of Newhope, Va. Mr. Weeks was a native of Pas quotank County, , a son of the later Mr. and Mrs. James Weeks, of Weeksville, having been a resident of JMizaneth uty before coming to Hertford in 1912. He was for a long time engaged in the insurance busi ness, representing the Jefferson Standard Insurance Comnanv. Ho has been in ill health for several years, but few realized his condition was so serious. He was down town on Friday and many of his friends who saw- and talked with him hH not heard of the serious attack Which occurred on .-Friday night until they learnea oi.nis death. . Mr:- Weeks WftS ' ft ' niAH ' ' fif ira character, whose friendly and genial manner won for him a host of friends and the sympathy of the entire com munity is expressed on every hand for the grief-stricken family. Sprinkle chocolate stains with bo rax before washing. Wash in cold water. RYLAND Lehman Ward spent the week-end in Edenton with George Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis and their daughter, Lois, from near Sign Pine, spent Sunday with Mrs. Harriet Parks. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parks were dinner guests of Mrs. Parks. Miss Mary Lee Davis and little Phyllis Rogers spent several days re cently with Mrs. Joe Byrum, near Cannon's Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Byrum were in Edenton Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. 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