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. ;. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OPJ HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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HI Number 52.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina! Friday December 25, 1936
$1.25 Per Year
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.i. if SPONSORS
; LUIiCIIES FOR
,00LCI1ILDREN
4 RIea!3 Served to Under
V privileged After the
K kj Holidays
? imDAYS
t By Private Donations
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' . . - Hot lunches will be served to the
, the Hertford Grammar .School when
r scnooi is resumed aner nnstmas.
, -1 The ParentrTeacher Association of
this school is sponsoring the project,
: and funds to help carry on the work
yill be supplied from the local Bed
f. Uross fund, to be supplemented by
1 such ; surplus commodities as the
"WPA has on hand and by private
"donations ...
, ' There are, according to reports
i dFrom the teachers, in this school a
V number of children who come to
v v school from a long distance, some of
.' j them leaving home after a seven
. o'clock breakfast and reaching home
at nisrht. who- briiur no lunch to
1 ' school and who , do not have anything
.:v f to eat ? from - early mornmg until
. night. .There are others who bring
- lunches which are inadequate for the
j needs of growing children. It is the
' f purpose of the PTA to provide hot
i lunches of soup or other nourishing
x foods for.-these children.
v':" At the Went -meeting of the Pa-
i rent-Teacher Association the Presi
. ; f dent, Mrs. H.. T. ..Broughton, report
-i 4 that them wfr mm? funds avail
-"Xt ails from the local Red .Cross fund,
.and that. Miss Ruth Davenport, the
' .0 Weira Crficer, had promised what
, ever of surplus ommo(fities (fiere
were to. J obtained f rom tfie WPA.
It was jjscr reported''thst) the WPA
.. would provide the seMces of two
women tocook' and serve' the lunch.
v es. ; The PTA voted to furnish the
wood necessary for cooking the meals
v and the president, appointed various
(committees to look after other details.
i At the. recent meeting of xhe Wo-
p j man's Club It was voted to cooperate
"by allowing the use of the kitchen of
the Woman's Club, the cooking uten
ils, dishes and other equipment nee
vssary.. ;r-'
Whjle jhe present plans are to
serve hot meals ' to these children
' or.y three of the five school days, if
..the funds available are supplemented
by private donations the project can
be carried on- every day" "
Chridinas Services " ,
. At Hertford Churches
n It has been announced that there
will be services at1 the 4 Methodist
ChurcH and ; also at ,;the Episcopal
Church in Hertford on .Christmas
r. The service at the : Methodist
C. will be held at 7C o'clock in
the -Ting. ..,. ,
At f 3 Episcopal Church there will
be C j usual ' celebration - of Holy
Co- -tnorr'
C.i
t'3
ion at ' 10 o'clock in the
-.day morning ihe usual ser
5 be held at all - of the
. At the Baptist 'Church: in
j the pastor,' the Rev D,
v. "1 preach on the sub-
n- as, a Dividing line
- . .'re and Fortune.? jj .
j a'rpecial Chri;tmas
V - ty ,i,orwpod
rii ky the choir,
t cf the -organist,
.' ' ;on. - ,
' r urch there-win
v. .. morning the
.i cf the Ilo'y Corn
's Church SchooV and
... morning prayer and
j rector, the Rev, E.s T.
i r rvices will also be held
"liit Church, r
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. trON AT HOME
v Y.llson, commercial
3 Perquimans High
Jb 3 -the holidays with
G. C. Buck, Miss
f id Cleveland Buck
ton, Lagrange and
? a vlnit to relatives
, jnLIy leaving on
1 return around the
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TOWN PREPARED
FOR OBSERVANCE
OPXMASHOUDAY
Decorations Create Christmas Spirit;
Three-Day Holiday For Business
People
The four service stations in the
Town of Hertford are going to take
holidays on Friday and keep Christ
mas Day. These stations are Joe &
Bill's operated by Joe Towe and Bill
White; the One Stop, operated by
Hudson Butler; Bill & Viv's, operat
ed by Bill Divers and Vivian Mat
hews, and the Texaco, with Charles
Umphlett in charge.
Not only Christmas" Day, but Sat
urday as well, will be observed as a
holiday, by the merchants, and the
owners and .the clerks are all plan
ning to enjoy a , full three days of
leisure; 'rf'. J..; '
While the protracted spelt of rainy
weather which lasted for a couple of
weeks and ended on Saturday night
was a severe strain on every one, the
shoppers as well as the merchants,
the crisp,' cool weather and sunshine
has put new. life and, zest into
folks, and the town' and community
has taken on very gay air. ,
Never before has the town been so
prettily decorated : for - Christmas.
The streets lighted up with the gay
colored lights seems to have given
every one inspiration to decorate,
and not only the business houses' but
the, homes as well are .more brilliant
ly lighted .and more" elabroately de
corated than, ever fcefore.'.':"i
There isn't a dult looking' sbot'beti
ween. the Hollowell Chevrolet place,
the beginning ' of the business dis
trict, and Roberson's Drug Store and
the Bank. There is not a show win
dow which isn't attractive looking. j
' A new coat of paint recently add
ed to the old bank building occupied
by Dr. I. A.. Ward has brought out
the beauty of this place and made a
most appropriate setting for the
window in Dr.' I. A, Ward's office
where is displayed half a dozen love
ly growing plants. F ,
The Christmas tree planted by the
Woman's Club some years ago, on
the courthouse : green, and which has
grown considerably, is also unusual
ly pretty this year. The club women
added a lot of lights for this Christ
mas. . .
Brilliantly lighted Christmas trees
have made their appearance In the
yards of many homes about the town
most of them being permanent grow
ing trees planted for -the purpose.
Ii c'v"r ros r"y trees are
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Is There A
Reprinted from The New York
We take pleasure in answering at
once and thus prominently the om
municatfon below, expressing at the
same time our great gratification
that its faithful author is numbered
among the friends of the Sun.
Dear Editor I am 8 years old.
Some of ny little friends say there
is no Santa Claus.
Papa says: "If you see it in the
Sun, it's so."
Please tell me the truth; "is there
a Santa Claus?"
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. ,They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except they, see.
They think that nothing can be
which is not comprehensible by their
little minds. All : minds, . Virginia,
whether they be men's or little child
ren's, are little. In this great uni
verse of ours man is a mere insect,
an ant, in his intellect, as compared
with the boundless world about him,
as measured by the intelligence cap
able of grasping the whole truth and
knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. -He exists as ' certainly as
love and generosity and devotion ex
ist, and you know that they abound
snd'giveto your"' life, its highest
beauty 1 and joy. Alas ! how' dreary
would . b the world if, there wereno
Santa ' Claus.VIt -would; be " as "dreai
as if there "were no Virginiias. There
would be ho1 child-like faith then; no
poetry, no "romance to make tolerable
this existence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in sense and sight
The eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would be extin
guished. ; ' y.
Not believe 'in Santa Claus? You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire
men to watch in all the chimneys - on
Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus,
but even if they did not see Santa
Glaus coming down, what would that
prove?. fcfobody Bees Santa Claus,
but that is no sign that there is no
Santa Claus. ; The most real things
in the' world are those that neither
children nor meit can see. . Did you
ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?
Cf course not, but that's no proof
that they are not there. Nobody can
concieve or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen, and ' unseeable in
the. world. . rt ti, s-. '
. You may tear apart the baby's rat
t'j rl f "i t lt r.tkcs ttve noiae in-
V WW
Santa Claus?
Sun of September 21, 1897.
all the strongest men that ever liv
ed, could tear apart. Only faith,
fancy, poetry, love, romance, can
push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory
beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virgin
ia, in all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus? Thank God; he
lives forever. A thousand years from
now, Virginia, nay ten times ten
thousand years from now he will con
tinue to make glad the heart of
childhood.
Pre-Nuptial Affairs In
Honor Of Miss Perry
Miss Mary Lavinia Perry, whose
marriage to Mr. Nathan Newby
White, of New York City, will take
place on Saturday morning at the
Hertford Baptist Church, has been
fairs.
honored at several pre - nuptial af
On Tuesday Misses Carolyn Rid
dick, Joyce Stokes and Sara Brinn
entertained at a bridge-luncheon at
the home of Miss Riddick, the guests
including! in addition to the honoree,
Mrs. . John Lewis Perry, of Windsor,
Mrs. -Herbert. Nixon,, and Misses
Elizabeth" Monris.-Helene'-JJixon, Lil
lian; Blanchard, Mary Onella ? Relfa,
Jessie Tayloe ?1 Newby, ' Ruth' Alice
Ward, and Elisabeth , Fleetwood; of
Mars Hill.-"-'''"'- .C
i Miss Mary Helene Newby received
the prise for top aeon and the hon
oree was presented with a guest's
prize. -
v On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Perry was honored at a bridge party
given by Misses Kay Broughton and
Eloise Broughton at the v home of
their parents, Mr! and Mis. E. J.
Broughton. Those present included,
in addition to Miss Perry, Misses
Elizabeth Minis, Lillian Blanchard,
Helene' Nixon, Joyce Stokes, . Mary
Onella Relfe, Sara : Brinn, Dorcas
Knowles, Edith Blount Skinner, Leah
Nachman,. of Richmond and Mrs.
John Lewis Perry, of Windsor;
Ruf us Brinn Gets ,
Letter At Marion
' Cadet Rufus T. Brinn, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T, Brinn, was among
those named for scrub football let
ters at Marion - Institute, : Marion,
Alabama, for the 1930 season.1: Brinn
played' a guard position and in the
role of substitute played in a great
r :ber cf vtrsity games, only lack-
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OWNERS OF SLOT
MACHINES PUT
UP COURT FIGHT
Counsel For Defendants Asks For
Jury Trial; Case Comes Up Tues
day In Recorder's Court
It may be that the slot machines
are not definitely out in Hertford
It now appears that the owners and
operators of these machines who
were indicted for operating illegal
slot machines last Tuesday are going
to make a fight to keep the machines
and to continue them in operation.
Three warrants were issued and
served on last Tuesday, one for Hud
son Butler, Fred Morris and Ray
mond Boseman; one for Charlie Um
phlett and Russell Box and ona for
Morgan Walker and Russell Box.
The slot machines in the three places
of business represented by the war
rants were taken over by the officers
and placed in the court house to be
used in evidence. The warrants were
issued in accordance with instructions
from Walter H. Oakey, Jr., Judge of
Recorder's Court.
When the cases came up for trial
on Tuesday of this week the defen
dants were represented by counsel, J.
B. McMullan, of Elizabeth City, ap
pearing for them. Mr. McMullan re
quested a jury trial of the .cases,
which necessitated a continuance un
til Tuesday of next week. Judge
Oakey accordingly ordered that a
special venire' of 24 names be" drawn
from the jury box and the jurors
summoned. From these 24 will be
selected six r jurors, only six being
necessary on a Recorder's Court jury.
The Supreme Court of North Caro
lina ruled last spring that coin slot
machines which depend in whole or
in part upon the element of chance
m determining the results of their
operation, which result cannot be
predicted prior to their operation,
were unlawful.
Major & Loomis Co.
Distributes $2,000
As Christmas Gifts
The employees of Major ft Loomis
Company are having a real treat this
Christmas. The Company is giving
bonus checks to the employees as
Christmas presents, the amount given
being approximately $2,000.
' No official of the company, nor
any member of the board of direc
tors, shares in this special Christmas
gift 'It is given only to the super
intendents and . : to .the skilled and
unskilled laborers.
The plant, which . employes about
160 men, will be closed down for a
week,-when the "custo?".ry r"
LEADERS CLOSER
FOR FIRST PLACE
AS CONTEST ENDS
Prizes Will Be Awarded
Thursday to Success
ful Workers
CLOSES AT NOON
Contestants Make Final
Dash to Win First
Prize of $300
Mrs. Roye Parks of Ryland
won the special prize, a set of
Community Plate Silver, for
securing the largest number of
votes in last week's offer in The
Perquimana Weekly's subscrip
tion Campaign.
The Perquimans Weekly subscrip
tion campaign will close at 12 o'clock
noon Thursday. The campaign is
closed under the sealed ballot box
system, and at 12 o'clock the three
judges, Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Tyner, R.
M. Riddick and C. P. Morris will
open the sealed box and start the
final count. As soon as they finish
the check and count, the awards will
be given and commissions paid to
the persons who have participated in
the campaign.
The contestants are listed for the
last time in this issue. The names
are in alphabetical order, and does
not denote their standing in the
campaign :
Mrs. Elmer Banks
Mrs. A. O. Chappell
Miss Adelaide Eaves
Mrs. W. H. Elliott
Jesse Lane
Mrs. W. P. Long
Mrs. Viola Nachman
Mrs. Roye Parks
Mrs. Madge S. Rogerson
Mrs. Helen Skinner
Billy Tucker
Mrs. J. C. Wilson
Miss Winnie Winslow
Standing today with their
to the future and the thought
faces
"now
or never" hovering in their minds,
candidates in the Perquimans Week
ly Subscription Campaign are rally
ing their aids as would a general on
the eve of battle; preparing with
feverish haste to make their final
stand for victory before 12 o'clock
Thursday noon the last day while
all the surrounding counties are
waiting, watching, wondering and
hustling for their favorites.
Leading candidates are seeking
with hustle of preparation for the
final dash and with one accord are
fighting valiantly and determinedly
to reach the goal where the $300
awaits.
Six weeks of hard work and an
xiety culminate in the scene, 12
o'clock Thursday noon at which time
the subscription Campaign comes to
an official end and the most success
ful candidates will claim the big
prizes headed by the $300.
Success in any event of this kind
depends upon the keen judgment and
immediate action. Through all his
tory people possessing the faculty of
knowing an opportunity when they
see it and grasping it at the right
moment, have won frequently on the
last turn the good tilings of this
world, while those undecided and
afraid stand back and talk about
what they have done.
The end is but a few hours away.
If you trust your own judgment as
tof your competitor's strength, bas
ed' on facts And Observations and lay
your plans accordingly there is yet
time to stem the tide and turn it
to sweeping victory. '
Are you going to ibe the one to
finish triumphantly with an over
whelming number of votes, or are
you going to be content with what
you now have and see the efforts oi
those many weary weeks go to waste
and the reward wrested from your
grasp by more enterprising compe-
aitors. it is up to you now, or let
your rivals beat you to it.
A few more laps and the course
will have been run. Only a short
time remains to chose between vie-,
tory and defeat success or failure.
Don't overlook the chances" that your
adversaries, as keen, perhaps,, and as
resourceful as yourself, are racking
very acute brains for the same pur
pose.
It means ' something to win in a
competition jof this kind.. It is a de
monstration pf capacity that is ex
traordinary. 'Sometimes it will prove
upA your. IboguB". friends-, but, it will
reveal 'the true ones, and it. always
tests - "mettle and' ' .measures, your
Btrength.-'. i' V- : '
EuvScrirMons now will" eovtt for