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MATTIE LISTER WHITE ,,,, . Editor
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' Entered , as second class , matter J
November 16, 1934. at the post office
at Hertford, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 8, 1B79. I
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1937
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK
COMPENSATION: Be not de
ceived: God is not mocked: for what
soever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap. Galatians 6:7.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
ABOUT SCHOOL BUSSES
School busses travel our county
roads daily, carrying their precious
loads of human freight Some of
these busses are old, many of them
in poor condition, most of them are
over-loaded and they are driven over
roads which are in such condition
from the heavy rains that there is
grave danger to these children. It is
evident that there Is need of the ut
termost skill and care on the part of
the drivers.
Care is taken to secure the very
finest of the young men of high
school age to drive the school busses.
While there may be and doubtless
are occasions when a driver is care
less and inefficient, this is not by any
means generally true. The Job isn't
let to just any one. These boys who
drive the school busses are boys of
character; they have good reputa
tions. The Superintendent and the
Board of Education see to it that lie
responsibility of drivfg a school bus
is not turned over to just any boy
who happen to apply.
But, after all, the bus drivers are
youngsters, mere lads, who should
not have placed upon their young
shoulders this tremendous responsi
bility, especially when the odds are
so much against them.
A substitute driver of a school bus
was arrested and brought into court
on Tuesday, charged with operating
bus with improper brakes. The
brakes were obviously in bad condi
tion. The arresting officer testified
that when he . applied the brakes,
driving' the bus at 20 miles an hear,
yards foe the bus to stop.
Oakey stated, hv ruling
. that, though the boy
a bus with improper
mmvnm was itvn wv wj m icojnw
sibility, that the matter went deep
er than that, and that he was reluct
ant to punish the boy.
"It is "not for an inferior court,"
said Judge Oakey, "to try to solve
the problems of humanity, but I think
something ought to be done, some
thing , more than the court can do.
It had come out, during the rather
informal discussion of the matter,
when the Judge stated that he would
welcome from either the prosecution
or the defense counsel a suggestion
as to what should be done, that only
a certain amount is allowed by the
State School Commission to operate
and maintain the school busses and
that the amount is inadequate.
C. R. Holmes, defense attorney,
appeared to hit the nail squarely on
the head when he said, "It is not the
fault of Mr. Johnson, the Superin
tendent, nor of the Board of Educa
tion nor of this boy, but the fault
lies with the State School Commis
sion." It. is a big problem, a serious
problem, and it is a problem com
mon, to all North Carolina, for all
over,' $he State there are little chil
dren being hauled over muddy roads,
in busses with improper brakes.
There; are not sufficient ' funds to
kep the busses in condition, and
young boys, boys who should not
have the responsibility of taking care
of -scores of children under these con
ditions, are driving the busses. . ?
There hasn't been sufficient money
appropriated to take care of the Sit
uation, not enough money to employ
older men to drive school busses, not
enough money to buy new bussea'to
replaolj the old and worn out ones,
and . jSfi enough money to keeL4. ?
busses m repair.,
Thi4 newspaper doesn't presume
to aaf, Mat the remedy inl$- . it
doe tot take a Solomon to see' that
something must be done.
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WKLOOME, STATE THEATE3
Looking at:-thft State, Hertford's
handsome new, theati, the last word
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: in moaermi. one- ja movea co re
' miniscenee. -..-,
It i$ far erylMck to Hertford
first movie theatre. .Who remembers
; it? The little old shack which hous
ed the first movie show in Hertford,
which dates back : some twenty-five
i years,' when the picture industry was
in its infancy, its possibilities scarce
ly dreamed of, was located, strange
ly enough, in, the Tear of the lot on
t. which the modern State stands. ,
' It was pretty , crude, - that first
theatre. ' The place, - though poorly
ventilated, was drafty, and the rick-
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'. Hertford's Handsome New Theatre
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And Wish Its Owners Much Success
Joe & Bill's Service Stcticn
"Where Sc" zz Is a Pleasure" : ;
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Congratulations to the New -
State Theatre
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A man wth a conscience can
usually be trusted.
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OF AGRICULTURE FIGURES, lift'
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WHICH WAS OKE Of THE FIRST
FAMOUS CULTIVATED APPLES
A FAVORITE DURING THE
a dainty . Sweet course.
The time and -place of the meet
ings has also: been changed.. - Here
tofore it was , held on Tuesday- fol
lowing the fourth Sunday at 7:
o'clock; They , will now be held on
Monday following" the fourth Sun
day, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon,
Funeral At Whiteston
For Mrs. Martha White
Mrs. Martha White, 68, died at her
home at Whiteston on Tuesday night
following a two-weeks period of illness.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 2 o'clock on Thursday after
noon, with the Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth
White, Pastor of the Up River
Friends Church, of which Mrs. White
was a member, officiating, and bur
ial took place in the, family burying
ground.
Surviving are the following children.-
J. Oliver White, of Hertford;
Wayland White, of Belvidere; Moody
White, of Whiteston; Mrs. Jamie
Rountree and Mrs. Elmer Winslow,
of Belvidere; Mrs. Raymond Gre
gory, of Corapeake, Mrs.' Arnold
Winslow, of Elisabeth City, and Miss
Edith White, of Belvidere. Two
step-children, C. 0. White, of Hert
ford, and Mrs. S. M. Winslow, of
Belvidere, also survive.
Mrs. White who was the widow of
the late J. L. White, was a native
and life-long resident of Perquimans,
and was a woman of snlendid Chris
tian character, honored by allwho
knew her and loved by a host of
friends. .:
HERTFORD, N. C.
CULPEPPER HARDWARE COMPANY
AND
CULPEPPER MOTOR COMPANY
W. T. CULPEPPER, JR.
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-VPREICN OF AUGUSTUS CAESAR.
THE HIGHEST IN OUR yli($S'
HISTORY.
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v'BCNWEVlUE DAM -CAN TAKE ELEVATORS. BOTH LADDERS XSifS
HOME STP.EAMS TO SPAWW
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CLEOPATRA, AH D IHt
LADIES OF HER COURT, ATf
QUANTITIES OF CHEESE
DAILY AS PART OF' THEIR
BEAUTY REGIME...-.
uncomfortable. - Thefilnu had ai i
habit, of breakihg at the jmost inter
esting' pointer' ;The theatre ' would
then be Lighted up and there would
be an unexpected intermission.
,Ther ..wea-. noise and eonfuaion,
nwch .rlanghter and . conversation
omethnea '0ne jremembers partlcu
burly that Cie comedy ' was.f eniiy
of that liin.ijNNslftiinijr. 4t&nab&
ii ' afaVpii,&' pf.HStep
episode, and often buckets of peint
spilled ovei Cit heads of the unwary.
''ErM u,' w. patronised the little
(oldahc"W,je,-,Joyed. Itl " .
"J'The' 'State, ''wi'are'. proud of. We
shall take pleasure In its entertain
ment, which compares ; wlA that, in
theatre, in large cities, which is as
good as the beat.- We , shiH abo
enjoy allowing our new theatre to
visitors. It wouMrb a credit to any
community. t 1 " '
.'Welcome to the State! ft. ', ' ,
New OHicers Elected
; For Missionary Group
The Executive Committee of the
WomanS Missionary Society of the
, ety little old seats were hard and Hertford , Baptist Church elected -new j
tfieers when they ; met on Friday
nTeht t the home of Mrs. I. A.
Ward on Church street and discus
sed plans for the work of the various
branches . of the society during the
eomlnsr vear.
"I t Tlie "nWc '"iceri are as follows:
;.its. t a. . fa, rresKienir ssrs. a,
E-floSne, f:,4 vice-president; Mrs.
G. . Tncker'.'-second vice-president;
MiStiS Wiilyes, third vieepiwM
dent; Mrs. D. M Jackson, corres
ponding secretam Mrs. Charles E.
Johnson, recording secretary; Mrs.
J. E. Everett, tnum-d
' The younf peoples ebtineillora are
Mrs. D. S. Dempsey. Y.wt Mrs.
J. P. Perry," Sunbeaiii leader; Mrs.
Harry Broughton, Intermediate G.
A.; lira. Jkr.-to r-Jth, Junior G. A.;
Hiss Heln Lor-n, Junior' R, A.;
Alee Wheeler, intermediate S. A.
Circle Chairmen are as follows!: No,
1, Mrs. J. J. Fleetwood, No. 2, Mrs.
Charles Johnson, No. 8, Mrs. V. N.
Darden, No. 4, Mrs. U. J. Gregory,
No. 5. Mrs. D. S. Dempsey. "
Mrs. V. A. HoWen was appointed
reporter, -'
After' the business of the meeting
was finished there was a delightful
social hour" when Mrs, Ward served
Congratulations
We Welcome
THE STATE
Hertford's New Theatre
And Wishjts Owners Much Success,
"STORE OF VALUES"
HERTFORD, N. C.
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