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THE PERQUIMANS
WEEKLY
, Published . every Friday at The
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Gregory Building, , Church Street,
Hertford, N. C.
MATTIE LISTER WHITE , Editor
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986 ,
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK
SPIRITUAL GROWTH: And the
Lord make you to increase and
abound in love one toward another,
and toward all men, even as we do
toward you: to the end. that he may
establish your hearts unblameable in
holiness before God, 1 Thessalonians
8:12, 13.
REASON TO REJOICE BUT MAKE
A SILENT PRAYER
(From The Chowan Herald)
True to the faith that has ever led
him to champion manhood's needs,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt has again
won his own game. No greater fight
for principles ever has been made in
the United States than President
Roosevelt has made, and his record
shattering victory on Tuesday was
strictly a personal one. In him the
electorate had hope and confidence,
and they went to the polls every
where, and gave vigorous expression
to the way they felt about it,
The temptation is great to slop
over today, to bedeck a page with a
crowing rooster as one great State
daily did, and otherwise, flaunt a
feeling of hurrah and glee. But hid
den away in a long dispatch from
Hyde Park yesterday one read "The
President seemed pleased but grave
over the result." It told the victory
lesson as nothing else could. What
happened at the polls was pleasing,
gratifying and soul satisfying, but
behind it all is the knowledge that
Franklin Roosevelt faces anew the
most serious situation that has ever
confronted the United States.
That he is at the helm again per
mite us all here in the hinterlands to
go about our way undisturbed and
satisfied we are once more captained
by good hands, and that this captain
stands on the firing line with the
burden of the nation on his shoulders,
marshalling his own game more de
cisively than has any other President
Our duty it seems might be to
mingle our elation with a silent
prayer to the Great Teacher to stand
by His servant, give him renewed
courage and strength to carry on and
fight the battles of the oppressed for
another four years, in the same
heroic way he has already so labored.
Of course, Chowan County is but a
peewee spot in reckoning national
results, but its voters stood strong
and faithful despite the fact that in
1932 it had somebody to lick and it
went to the polls to do or die, but
that this year there was never a
doubt. The yelping of the little
dogs, some bedecked in brown der
bies and others still dreaming of
grass in the streets or two chickens
in every pot, but emphasized this
feeling of certainty, so, naturally
Chowan took its time about it all.
But, as Alice said in Wonderland,
"It was a glorious victory and now
we'll start all over again." The fu
ture of the nation rests in the hands
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and he
is to be congratulated on the oppor
tunity to remain at the helm of
Btate. And in the State Hoey and
his ticket winners are faced with a
similar chance to build up North
Carolina to a pinnacle of greatness
never before reached. The county
ticket carries the names of our inti
mates, and in them we have confi
dence, also.
Glory to God and to all mankind
for a victory of sanity over unrea
Bon. There can be nothing to worry
about for four years more, anyhow,
except the preservation in health and
soul of one of the greatest generals
ever called to service in the United
States of America,, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt.
RED CROSS CHAIRMAN.' ".'
S. M. Whedbee, Hertford attorney!
has been appointed the Chairman of
the American Red Cross for Perqui
mans County.
All
Automobile Drivers
Should See 3 !
"REMEMBER
JIMMY"
REX THEATRE
All Next Week
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' 'THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C,
HIT OR MISS
By M. L. W.
The temptation to rhapsodize is
almost irresistable when the beauty
lover is confronted with the. gorge
ous spectacle, of " the autumn-tinted
foliage, and particularly that seen
on the banks - of the Perquimans
River at this , time of the year.
' Especially is this true in the late
afternoon of these calm days of In
dian Summer when the water of the
Perquimans is so still that all the
objects on the river shore are mir
rored so clearly that it is difficult
to distinguish the trees from their
reflection. ..;
A striking and beautiful example
of this is seen in the shore line of
the strip of marsh land viewed from
the upper end of Church Street in
Hertford and from the Perquimans
River Bridge, looking westward.
There is an unbroken mass of bril
liant, vari-colored foliage that con
tains all the tints form pale gold to
deep orange and crimson, as well as
the softer shades of violet and grey,
interspersed with rich green. The
trees grow so close to the water's
edge that nothing intervenes between
and all is reflected in the sheet of
clear water which spreads out before
it, making a picture bo wonderfully
beautiful that no one can look upon
it without a thrill.
All automobile drivers should see
"Remember Jimmy", to be shown at
the Hertford Theatre next week.
This picture tells a story of a
tragedy which might happen as a
result of careless driving anywhere.
The picture is said to be one of
the outstanding contributions to the
cause of safe driving, a matter which
is being stressed all over the coun
try as the people are beginning to
wake up to the seriousness of the
awful toll of human life being taken
on the highways.
How many presidential adminstra
tions have you lived through? Not
many of us remember over a dozen
presidents of the United States, but
there is one man among us who has
lived under 23 administrations. He
is William Mardre, Perquimans Coun
ty's last surviving Confederate Vete
ran and probably its oldest citizen.
Mr. Mardre, who has recently pas
sed his 92nd birthday, was seen to
enter the courthouse on Tuesday to
cast his vote. He has voted regu
larly for more than seventy years,
though long before he was of age
to vote he had shouldered his mus
ket and marched off beneath the ban
ner of "The Stars and Bars". In
fact, the war was over, the cause
lost, before ever William Mardre had
reached voting age.
So much has occurred since that
2nd day of October in 1844, when
William Mardre firs saw the light
of day in the old family residence
in the village of Bethel in this coun
ty. John Tyler, tenth president of the
United States, was president then,
having succeeded William Henry
Harrison, who died in office. Inci
dentally, that was the year that the
magnetic telegraph was first brought
into practical use between Baltimore
and Washington. Charles Goodyear
patented the process of vulcanizing
rubber in that year, and Joseph
Smith, the Mormon prophet, was kill
ed and was succeeded by Bringham
Young.
Zachery Taylor succeeded John
Tyler as president, being inaugurat
ed on March 6, 1849, and dying on
July 9 of that same year.
Mr. Mardre was two yean old
when the sewing machine was pa
tented. Think of the changes since
that tune! The Gold Rush of '49
occurred when he was a little tot
Fillmore was president the year
that Mr. Mardre, a lad of ten, came
to Hertford, accompanied by his
mother, to attend the exercises in
connection with the stone of the pre-
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United States has. engaged in three
wars since the ., early manhood of
William Mardre.; Yes, many, many
things have occurred during his life
time. - -'
He is known as A. D. Saks around
at the Hotel Hertford .where he
has lived for nearly a year, and In
other places where he conducts class
es in Hawaiian guitar ? and other
stringed instruments, but his name
if you please, is Antoni Dominic
Sakowski.
Mr. Saks is of Polish extration,
having been born In Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. He says that of all the towns
in which he has lived during the
several years that he has conducted
classes in various - sections of the
country for the Hawaiian Teachers,
Limited, of Hollywood, Cal., he likes
Hertford best; that this town is the
first place he has lived in that he
felt he wished to settle down in and
make his home.
Having recently finished the course
he was conducting for his company,
Mr. Saks .has entered into a partner
ship with Norman Benton, of Trot
ville, and the two' men will work in
dependently, conducting classes
throughout the territory in which
they have been working, in Edenton,
Ahoskie, Elizabeth City, Sunburyand
other points.
SPORTS TALK
By "WHITIE"
The seniors won the P. C. H. S.
girls basket-ball championship on
Thursday. After the elimination oi
the others the seniors took the game
in fine style.
- Hattie P. Nowell, the only veteran
of last year's squad, did most of the
scoring for the seniors and from the
looks of things she will have to do
plenty of scoring for the girls.
The girls are still getting in some
nice practice and have' high hopes
again this year.
The Indians continue their basket
ball practice and it won't be long be
fore they will be ready for the hard
wood. The locals are organizing a basket
ball team also. The locals practiced
with the high school on Wednesday
night and it looks as though they
will have a good team.
This will aid the Perquimans boys
very much as it will furnish them a
team with which they can scrimmage
with. - -
The two teams did a very light
scrimmage on Wednesdayjiight.
Well, Duke took their ,- game on
Saturday from the Washington and
Lee Generals by the close score of
51 to 0.
State had Carolina 6 to 0 at the
end of the half, but the boys from
the Hill came back in the last half
to give the State eleven a good lick
ing. Y. W. A. SOCIETY OF BETH A L
ENJOYS HALLOWE'EN PARTY
The Y. W. A. Society bf Bethel
gave a delightful Hallowe'en' party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Goodwin Friday evening. iThe room
was decorated with Hallowe'en de
corations. Games were enjoyed dur
ing the evening, and canly, 'apples
and nuts were served. i .
Those present were Misses Ruby
Keaton, Addie Mae Ward, Lucile
Long, Ruth Parrish, Pencfe Ward,
Blanche Goodwin, Leora j Brothers,
Esther Ward, Alma Leggett and
Evelyn Long, Carroll Hilt .' Ernest
Long, Josiah Proctor, 0. C Long, Jr.,
William Hobbs, Ambrose. $ong,j Ed
gar Long, Mrs. W. P. Long; Mrs. Er
nest Goodwin and Mrs. Leroy " Good
win. .
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toast, sprinkle with sugar and. cinna
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The strange meeting of a grandfather and bis child is thrillingly por
trayed by Edmund Gwenn, beloved actor , of the British stage " and Billy
Mauch, young radio star in "Anthony Adverse," which will be screened at
the Taylor Theatre, Edenton, Monday
A Tribute
"Leaves have their time to fall and
flowers to wither at the north
wind's breath,
But thou hast all seasons for thine
own Oh Death."
The sudden death of Mr. Mullen
Weeks reminds us of the resurrection
"Be ye also ready, for in such an
hour as ye think not the Son of Man
cometh." When loved ones are
snatched away, in our bewilderment
we ask 'why. God makes no mistakes,
yet He moves in a mysterious way.
Some day we will understand. The
subject of .this tribute has closed an
unsullieoLearthly record. He had a
transparent character, square in his
business dealings, faithful to his
church, family and friends. Now
that he has gone, blissful memories
of his life will be cherished. When
ever his health would permit, he en
joyed services at the Holy Sanctuary.
The cordial grasp of his hand the
last Sunday before he died was all
the evidence to the writer of his ap
preciation of the service.
Only the Divine Comforter can
soothe the anguish of his broken
hearted wife and son.
God would not have given them
the attributes of loving, then sever
the ties never to be reunited.
When a Christian crosses The
Great Divide it is only a transition
to a higher, a richer life, not chang
ed but glorified.
May the bereaved see through their
tears God's rainbow of promise of
heavenly recognition and eternal re
union. MRS. K. R. NEWBOLD
MISS HAMRICK ENTERTAINS
Miss Gladys Hamrick entertained
at lunch at the boarding house of
Mrs. J. E. White on Monday, her
guests including Miss Ruth Daven
port, County Welfare' Agent, L. W.
Anderson, Farm Agent, J. W. WaVd,
Register of Deeds, and the following
members of the- Board of County
Commissioners: E. M. Perry, E. D.
Mathews, J. C. Baker and Roy S.
Chappell.
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CHAPANOKE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. George Poole, of
Weeksville, and Mrs. J. B. Humph
ries and Mrs. ' Arthur Bogue, of
Woodville, spent Sunday at Farm-
yille.
Mrs. W. R. Perry and Mrs. W. H.
Elliott spent Saturday afternoon in
Elizabeth City.
Mirs. J. C. Wilson and daughter,
Miss Ruth R. Wilson, were in Eliza
beth City shopping Saturday.
Mrs. Marvin Robbins and little
son, Jimmy, were recently guests of
Mrs. Robbins' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Lewis.
Mr. 0. K. Twine, of Hertford Route
Three, has returned to his home after
receiving treatment at Duke Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Bundy, Miss
Sadie Bundy, and Mrs. Olivet Broth
ers were guest of Mr. and Mrs. W,
W. Lewis Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gerrie Griffin and Miss
Wanerly D'Orsay spent Saturday
afternoon in Elizabeth City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lewis and
Misses Doris and Mildred Lewis and
Carl Lewis were in Elizabeth City
Saturday night.
Mrs. Mary Bray and daughter Miss
Attie Bray were shopping in Eliza
beth City Saturday.
Mrs. Viola Alexander has return
ed to her home at Pocomoke City,
Maryland, after a visit to her son,
George Alexander.
Those from here attending the
County Fall Federation Meeting in
Hertford Thursday were: Mrs. John
Symons, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Mrs. C.
P. Quincy, Mrs. George W. Alexan
der, Mrs. Daisy Perry, Mrs. W. H.
Elliott, Mrs. Oscar Byrum, Mrs. W.
W. Lewis, Misses Mildred Lewis and
Gerrie Griffin and Lillian Bright.
Mrs. B. W. Evans and Mrs. Z. W.
Evans of Edenton were guests of
Mrs. J. C. Wilson Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John Symons and son Jack,
were in Elizabeth City Friday.
The W. M. S. of Woodville Church
will meet at the church Tuesday after
the second Sunday.
Miss Ruth Roberts Wilson was the
guest of Miss Sarah Ward of Hert
ford Thursday night.
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