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Volume III Number 50.
At 77 Says
Trip 'Just
Joshua Winslow Is De
lighted to See So Much
Of Country
GOES TOTEXAS
Particularly Interested
In Bull Frog Farm
At Webster
Back from a three-thousand-mile
trip which he took alone, Joshua
Calvin Winslow, 77 years of age,
gives a vivid and interesting ac
count of the strange places he visit
ed and the sights he saw.
Mr. Winslow, who lives at Whites
ton, left home on November 1S, tak
ing the train at Suffolk, Va., and
arrived at Webster, Texas, on the
21st. He describes the journey as
just a fine ride. He visited the
iamily of a sister at Wetoster lor
ten days and was very"" happy there.
During., the time he maue trips to
various places, including Sea Brook,
Texas City, Galveston and other
points, tie particularly enjoyed gff
mg quite a long distance on tne sea
wall.
Among the unusual things he
found to interest him was a bun
frog tarm which C. to. Hyde is ope
rating at Webster. He quotes the
owner as saying tnat he is oniy ex
perimenting, that he has at present
only 36 breeders, but that he expects
to make a success. While bull irogs
are nothing out of the ordinary in
Perquimans, with the streams
abounding m them, bull frog farms
are unknown.
Mr. Winslow started on the re
turn trip on Tuesday, December 1,
reaching home on the night of the
3rd. lie had traveled the distance
from Perquimans to Webster, Texas,
which is approximately 1700 mile3
had visited his sister for ten days
and made short trips to various
places and was back home again in
two weeks' time, which would have
been something of a jaunt for a
much younger man.
He saw snow, he says, as far
south as Atlanta. They were cutting
eugar cane as he passed through the
State of Louisiana and he found that
very interesting and says there is
still a lot to be cut, and many ol the
sugar cane fields were then flooded
with water.
"It was quite a treat at my age
to be able to see so much of the
country", said Mr. Winslow. "I had
a very fine trip and I am very thank
ful to my Heavenly Father for his
protecting care .
Mr. Winslow was in town on.Mon
day. He was suffering from a
severe cold which he contracted on
the last lap of the return journey,
but was otherwise in fine condition.
J. C. Blanchard Co.
Banquet In E. City.
An Enjoyable Affair
A most delightful affair was the
banquet which the members of the
firm and the employees of J. C,
Blanchard & Company enjoyed ait the
Virginia Dare Hotel in Elizabeth
City on "Friday night.
L. C. Window was toastmaster and
the speakers included J. C. Blanch
ard, Mrs.-. W. A. Perry, Mrs. R. A.
White, ' W. v R. Blanchard, Edward
Weeks, Marshall Owens. Louis Nach
man, Sr., and Louis Nachman, Jr.,
Arthur. White, W. C Hunter, W. T.
Elliotts-Miss Hazel Mayes, Miss
Sarah Carlisle", Edward Byrum and
After tlia. banquet the entire party
attended the shibw, at Carolina Thea
tre.
Mrs. Sarah E. Jordan
Buried On Tuesday
M?Sv, Sarah E. Jordan, 70, died at
the home ; of her daughter, Mrs.
Quipton Hurdle; in the Hurdle Town
community on Monday afternoon at
4:80 o'clock.
Funeral services were conducted
on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
and burial was made in the family
burying ground.
Surviving are her husband, J. T.
Jordan,; one daughter, Mrs. Quinton
Hurdle; five sons, John J.; W. C. and
J. A. Jordan, of Hertford, C. C. Jor
dan, of Portsmouth, Va., and M. B.
Jordan of Bekross; five sisters, Mrs.
Jim Baby, of Norfolk; Mrs. Wil
liam' Boyce and Mrs. Bennie Byrom,
of Tyner, Mrs. J. MV Vail and Mrs.
R. A. Perry, of Hertford. ,
A-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December
3,000 - Mile
Fine Ride
Welfare Officers
Appeals For Toys
For Poor Kiddies
Toys for children who may not
receive them otherwise are asked
for by the Perquimans County
Welfare Department. There are
many children in the county whose
parents are not in a position to
provide much in the way of toys
and those who wish to help brigh
ten Christmas for these unfortu
nate children may do so by get
ting in touch with the Welfare Of
ficer, Miss Ruth Davenport.
Miss Davenport has announced
that she will be glad to call for
and collect such toys as any one
wishes to donate for this purpose.
Not only toys, but anything else
which will help to make Christ
mas happier for the children, will
be gladly received. Sweaters,
socks and other clothing will be
very acceptable.
Any one wishing to get in touch
with the Welfare Office may do
so by telephoning 25-J, or by writ
ing to Miss Ruth Davenport, at
Hertford.
Postoffice Open All
Day December 19th
To Mail Presents
In an effort to better serve the!
patrons of the Hertford Postoffice
during the Christmas rush Postmas
ter J. Edgar Morris is ocering sev
eral suggestions, which if followed
will greatly help toward a faster and
more efficient handling of the un
usual Christmas mail. That the pat
rons of the Hertford office will do
their part is taken for granted by the
postmaster, as he declares that he
has received splendid ' cooperation
from them in past years. Mr. Mor
ris also promises that the postoffice
will render a better and quicker ser
vice this Christmas than it has be
fore. The following rules, and sugges
tions are offered to patrons for the
period beginning now and lasting
through Christmas: Wrap parcels is
securely as possible, write name and
address and name and address ot
sender as plainly as possible, and
only on one side of parcel. Special
wrapping for parcels containing glass
or other fragile articles. Insure
parcels, by all means. If parcels
contain perishable matter, be sure to
so state to receiving clerk, so that
parcel may be so marked by the
Postoffice. Parcels containing dress
ed fowl or fresh meats should be
sent special delivery to insure prompt
delivery, and proper care will be
taken of these parcels on trains, and
in Postoffices. Special delivery
stamps will also enable parcels to be
delivered on Christmas day.
It is requested by the Postmaster
that patrons mail parcels between
the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 11;00
A. M., and between 2:00 P. M. and
6:00 P. M.. This will greatly help
the office and will insure patrons
that their parcels will 'be dispatched
quickly. Mails leave the postoffice
at 11:30 A. M. and 2:30 P. M., first
class and special delivery mail also
leaves at 6:30 A. M. and 5:15 P. M.
PRESIDING ELDER WILL BE AT
M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT
Rev. B. B. Slaughter, presiding
elder of the Elizabeth City District,
will preach at the Methodist Church
Sunday evening at 7 130 o'clock. The
first quarterly conference will be held
immediately following this service,
All church officials are especially
urged to attend.
The subject at the morning service
will be, "Preparing For the Lord."
Sunday School, Sunday morning at
9:45, G. R. Tucker, superintendent.
Epworth League, 6:45 Sunday
evening.
Mid-week service Wednesday at
7:30 P. M.
Stores Plan To Close
Saturday, Dec 26th
As The Perquimans Weekly goes
to press, plans are practically per
fected . for closing, Hertford's
stores all day Saturday December
26, thus providing for a three-day
holiday for the employees of the
stores, Christmas day, Saturday
and Sunday. . It would be the first
time in the history of the town
that a three-day holiday has ever
been taken at Christmas .-. by the
business firms.
SUPERIOR COURT
FOR PERQUIMANS
CONVENESJAN.il
Judge G. V. Cowper of
Kinston Will Preside
At Term
CALENDAR
Only Civil Cases Will
Be Tried During
Session
The January Term of Perquimans
Superior Court will convene in Hert
ford on Monday, January 11, with
the Hon. G. V. Cowper, of Kinston,
presiding. This term of court is for
the trial of civil cases only and the
following calendar has been arrang
ed: Monday, January 11
Lugenia Riddick et al vs. Wm. C.
Chappell et al.
M. P. Gould vs. T. B. Sumner et al.
R. E. Chappell vs. Jordan Nixon
et al.
Mildred J. Perry vs. Watson Euro
et al.
Eastern Cotton Oil Co. vs. Hines
Estate.
Ephriam Armstrong vs. S. Hobo
sky et al.
J. W. Nowell vs. Kobert Stallings.
Comm of Banks vs. T. L. Jessup et
al.
Lydia G. Whedbee vs. John Win-
slow.
Monarch Ref. Co., Inc. vs. T. S.
White.
Tuesday, January 12
Wm. C. Chappell vs. Ernest T.
Chappell.
Thomas H. Gordan vs. W. B.
Sharp.
F. C. Cuthrell vs. Geo. W. Gregory
et al.
J. V. Champion vs. G. F. Pollard.
J. T. Brinn vs. White & Co.
Sallie J. Kirby vs. S. P. Jessup,
administrator.
Growers Peanut Co. vs. E. J.
Brounghton et al.
F. C. White vs. L. F. Chappell.
H. C. Parrish et al vs. Major &
Loomis.
T. W. Perry vs. Mack Harris.
Wednesday, January 13
Swift & Company vs. J. E. Win-
slow et al.
Hertford Banking Co. vs. L. N.
Hollowell et al.
W. A. Butts vs. W. H. Holley et
al.
Growers Peanut Co. vs. T. S.
White et al.
Louise W. Campbell vs. American
Fed. & Cas. Co.
C. T. White, Jr. vs. Hollowell
Chev. et al.
W. G. Wright vs. Josiah Elliott.
Elizabeth Gibson vs. J. C. Blan
chard.
Eastern Fert. Corp. vs. S. P. Jes
sup et al.
LeRoy Spruill vs. Thurman Madre.
Thursday, January 14
Hollowell Chev. Co. vs. Joseph H.
Small et al.
Maud Hull, Admx. vs. Geo. E.
Newby, Admr.
Richard Russell vs. Amelia W.
Russell.
Rebecca Littlejohn, Admx
Major & Loomis Co.
vs
Motions in ay cause to be heard at
the pleasure of the Court,
Divorce .actions to be heard at the
convenience of the Court,
Cases not reached on day set take
precedence on next day's Calendar.
Another Enrollment
For OCC In January
There is to be another enrollment
of young men for membership in the
OCC camps during the month of Jan
uary, according to Miss Ruth Daven
port, Welfare Officer. The quota
for Perquimans has not been allotted,
so far as the Perquimans Welfare
Department has 'been advised. Those
who wish to enroll, however, may see
Miss Davenport at any time and reg
ister.
Books At Library
Have Been Repaired
Mrs. C. D. Douglas, Supervisor of
High School Libraries, of the State
Department of Education, was here
for a couple of days last week, work
ing in the library of the Perquimans
High School. Not only was the en
tire library classified, but instruc
tions were given to the librarian and
her assistants in the repairing and
rebinding of old books. Many of the
books which had loose pages and
which would shortly have been irrep
arable, have been put into. good rt-fa
BISHOP GREETED
BY LARGE CROWD
AT HOLYTRINITY
Rt. Rev. Thomas G
Darst at Local Church
Sunday
ONE CONFIRMED
Spiritual Growth Need
ed By Members of
Church, He Says
The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
Bishop of the Diocese of East Caro
lina, preached to a large congrega
tion at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church in Hertford on Sunday night.
The Bishop announced two texts,
one from the Old and one from the
New Testament, quoting first from
the third verse of the 40th chapter
of Isiah, "Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God". The second
text was from the first chapter of
St. Luke, the 17th verse, "Make
ready a people prepared for the
Lord".
After reading the texts, the Bis
hop stated that there is danger that
the words may have lost something
of their meaning for us through our
long familiarity with them. But as
he read the words over they seem
ed to take on a new meaning.
Urging those who profess to be
Christians not to fail to prepare the
way for the Lord, to make straight
for others the way to God, to carry
the message of Jesus Christ to those
who do not know Him, he showed the
great need of a greater spiritual
growth and development on the part
of the individual members of the
Church.
"It is not enouch". he said, "that
you ar that you will go out and do
something. You cannot go to the
man who is dyiner of thirst with an
empty pitcher; to go to him with an
empty pitcher is mockery."
He emphasized the necessity of
being prepared, of having something
to give beiore going out to try to
bridge the way for others. It was
made plain that the men and women
who would cary the message of
Jesus Christ to the world, must have
the Spirit within, that they must
have within their own hearts and
show in their lives the love for God
and for mankind; in other words,
that they must "ibe a people prepared
for the Lord" before thev can "Make
straight in the desert a highway for
our God. "
The Bishop administered confirm
ation to one person, Darius Elliott,
the young son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
UlllOU.
Benton Attending
Special Session
The special session of the General
Assembly, called on Saturday by
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus for the
puspose of enacting unemployment
insurance legislation, convened in
Raleigh on Thursday.
J. T. Benton, who was elected re
presentative of Perquimans County
this year, went up to Raleigh on
Wednesday.
Elderly Negro Hurt
By Hit - Run Driver
Sam Perry, elderly Winfall Negro,
sustained a broken arm and other
minor injuries on Sunday night whet,
he was knocked down on the highway
just outside the town limits of Win
fall by a hit-and-run driver whose
identity is unknown.
Sam, who was under indictment in
Recorder's Court, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and disturbing
the peace, was unable to appear in
court on Tuesday because of his in
juries and the case was continued.
Johnson Is Renamed
County Prosecutor
Charles E. Johnson was reappoint
ed to the office of Prosecuting At
torney of the Recorder's Court of
Perquimans County at the regular
meeting of the Board of Commis
sioners on Monday, the appointment
being for the regular term of two
years.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Chappell an
nounce tne engagement and ap
proaching marriage of their daugh
ter, Ruth Orene, to George Ashby
Jordon, son of -.Mr. and 'Mrs. G. A,
Jordon, of Hertford. The wedding
will take place in the near future.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
11, 1936.
Enthusiasm High As
First Period Closes
WHO WILL WIN?
Contestants in the Perquimans
Weekly subscription drive are re
doubling their efforts during the
last few hours of the big vote
period which closes at 9 o'clock
Saturday night. Realizing the im
portance of getting every avail
able subscription before the votes
decrease, they are leaving no
stone unturned in their efforts to
build their vote totals into the
prize winning class.
If you have promised one of the
workers your subscription, give it
before Saturday night, and give
more than one year. It will save
you the trouble of renewing next
year, will save you money, and will
help your favorite worker towards
winning one of the big prizes in
the campaign.
Here's how they stand up to
Wednesday noon:
MRS. ROYE PARKS
MRS. VIOLA NACHMAN
MRS. O. A. CHAPPELL
MRS. ELMER BANKS
MRS. HELEN SKINNER
MRS. W. H. ELLIOTT
MRS. J. C. WILSON
MRS. MADGE S. ROGERSON
MISS WINNIE WINSLOW
JESSE LANE
MRS. W. P. LONG
MRS. R. E. MATHEWS
BLLIE TUCKER
MISS A DELI A DE EAVES
C E. WALKER
Schools Will Have
Two Weeks Off For
Christmas Holidays
The Christmas vacation for the
Perquimans County schools will be
gin on Friday of next week, which
is December 18, and will end on
Monday, January 4, giving pupils
and teachers two full weeks of va
cation. Superintendent of Education F. T.
Johnson and Mrs. Johnson expect to
spend the holidays with relatives at
Sanford and other points in the
state. Other out of county teach
ers will spend the vacation at their
homes.. Miss Eloise Scott will go to
Stony Creek, the home of her pa
rents. Miss Esther Evans will be at
her home in Chowan County. Miss
Anne Wilson, who lives in the west
ern part of the state will spend the
holidays at Lenior.
First Home Basketball
Game Of Season Will
Be Played Dec. 18th
The first basketball game of the
season to be played here will be a
double header, with both the girls
and boys teams playing with the
Moyock teams, on Friday night of
next week, December 18.
The game starts at 7:30 and the
young people have high hopes that
there will be a good representation
of the local people present. The
teams have been practicing for seve
ral weeks and are said to be in good
shape.
There is a game scheduled for Fri
day of this week with Jamesville, to
be played at Williamston.
Johnson Speaks At
Schoolmasters' Club
Superintendent of Schools F. T.
Johnson was one of the speakers on
the program of the meeting of the
Schoolmasters Club held in Edenton
on Monday night of this week. Mr.
Johnson spoke on the subject of the
Tenure of Teachers of the State.
Others attending the meeting were
Miss Mary Sumner, principal of the
Hertford Grammar School, and Carl
Rogers, Principal of the Perquimans
High School.
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JURY LIST
The following list of jurors to
serve at the January Term of Per -
quimans Superior Court, which con
venes on Monday, January 11, were
drawn at the meeting of the Board
of Commissioners on Monday:
Charlie E. Wilder, W. A. Goodwin.
Wm. T. Smith, W. R. Blanchard,
Alonzo Dail, Willie Pierce, Ernest W.
White, Robert Wilson, W. F. How
ell, John R. Hill, H. C. Wilder, J.
H. Boyce, C. L. Mansfield, Elmer P.
Roberson, J. H. Newbold, Milton
Dail, James H. Chappell, J. G. Turn
er, T. D. Ward, John Q. Hurdle, J.
V. Roach, J. L. Lane, Elmer B. Lay
den and Asa E. Stallings.
$1.25 Per Year
Big Vote Count In Cam
paign Now Only Two
Days Off
VOTINGCLOSE
Workers Urged to Can
vass "Promises" Next
Two Days
Candidates in the Perquimans
Weekly "Everybody Wins Some
thing" Campaign have reached the
turn, maneuvered into position for
the final go, and from now until the
close of the first period Saturday
night, at 9 o'clock, will be fighting
for top position.
Last Chance For Big Votes
Nine o'clock Saturday night is the
last chance to secure the maximum
number of votes on subscriptions. If
you entertain any desire to be the
big winner, do not fail to turn in
every available subscription to your
account before the close of the first
period.
Not to do so will mean that you
will have to put forth more effort
during the remaining few days of
the campaign in order to make up
for lost ground A few long term
subscriptions, or extensions turned
in between now and Saturday niht
may be the ones needed to win one
of the major awards.
To Win Is The Object
To win the largest award is the
only object fixed in the mind of
every candidate. It will not be long
until one of these will be richer by
$300, another will have $100, an
other $50, and still another $25, all
distributed by The Perquimans
Weekly among the more ambitious
candidates in the campaign, and the
few days until the close will decide
who they will be.
Interest Is Great
Out in the country the public is
largely centered on the outcome of
the race. The same is true in town.
Nearly everyone has a favorite can
didate who is pluckily striving to
bring honor to the many friends he
or she represents, as well as to gain
a personal reward. In some cases
the entire neighborhood seems to
have arisen to the occasion determin
ed to see that their favorite conies
out the winner.
Just Two Days Left
Just two days are left of the first
period schedule. If you want to lie
among the big winners, you should
do everything possible to get as
many subscriptions as possible credit
ed to your account by 9 o'clock Sat
urday night. Secure every possible
subscription, and get those promises
to come through while the votes are
highest.
Your special attention is called to
the extra votes secured from EX
TENSION subscriptions, or second
payments on subscriptions which
have been secured earlier in the cam
paign. This week then is the time to "dig
in" and gather votes while they are
at their peak. Remember then, you
have two days to secure high votes
on your subscriptions. Make this
week your banner week!
To Our Subscribers Save Money
Here's a word for you, there is
someone in the campaign in whom
you are interested. Some one you
would like to see win. See that you
give them that renewal subscription
before Saturday and save money by
paying $5.00 for five years.
All our subscribers, can have a
part in this good work, those who
are going on for the first time as
well as those who have been receiv
ing the paper for some time. In
paying their subscriptions they are
not only insuring the weekly visit of
their home paper for one year or
more but are also assisting some
friend to earn some extra money or
possibly receive one of the major
awards at the end of the campaign.
While the campaign is getting
away to a satisfactory start the
fact remains that it is still in its in-
I fancy and that no one has obtained
! a position that makes them secure.
Any worker or for that matter an
entirely new entrant could with a
few good subscriptions, enter and
lead the entire bunch in the race for
the $300.
Pitt Will Attend
Court Clerks' Meet
W. H. Pitt, Clerk of the Superior
Court, will go to Washington on Fri
day to attend a meeting of superior
court clerks which has been called
by the Institute of Government