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Tfufiii? Mi? to) riim ra t' Mr- A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume IV. Number 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 1, 1937. $1.25 Per Year WEEKLY '7 Government Agrees To Pay 9c On Cotton Also Price of 12 Cents Guaranteed For 7-8 Middling 4 ALL ELIGIBLE However, Must Comply With Farm Program For 1938 Following telegraphic instructions frnm government headauarters re ceived on Tuesday of this week, County Agent L. W. Anderson mailed .cards to the cotton farmers of Per quimans immediately, stating that in order to collect a cotton price adjust ment payment on cotton produced in 1937 receipts for cotton sold on or , .before September 15 must be filed in diseases are subject to examination the office of the county agent on or j by health authorities and that re before September 30, and that re- cords of the sale of such remedies by ceipts for cotton sold after Septem- j druggists may be inspected by health ber 15 must be filed within 15 days . from the date of sale. Carbon copies of buyers' receipts will be accepted, According to the notice, provided the carbon copy has the original signa ture of the buyer, and cotton farm ers were requested to bring in the receipts immediately. All cotton farmers are eligible for th cotton Drice adjustment payment, ' whether they cooperated in the 1937 j any case, must be administered by a program or not, but it will be ncces-! duly qualified physician, will be treat sary, if they wish to participate in : ed at public expense. this adjustment payment, for them to cooperate in 1938 and they must;i-j Tj !ffFlf)rDC ti?2!Lthe requirements of theilLUD tufcluDtno Under the provision, the govern-; ment will, in order to bolster the ! price of middling cotton at 12 cents per pound, after the farmer has gin ned iijmm top?., & cents-ver pouna ior i-o men uuuuuug Lnf '8 cents for 13-16 inch mid- dlmgySmrso oh down the scale, lhe government will sell this cotton on July 31. and if it brings more than 9 cents the farmer will get whatever j the difference is, less the cost of in surance and storage, which will be deducted. If the farmer borrows 9 cents from the government on his ' cotton and the price declines and the cotton does not therefore bring the amount he borrowed, the note is cancelled and he will not be required to lose the difference between the amount he borrowed and' the amount at which the cotton sold. On the other hand, if he borrows 9 cents on his cotton now and the price advances, he will be paid what ever the difference is, less the cost of storage and insurance. In other words, if the fanner bor - rows 9 cents from the government, and when the cotton is sold it brings 9 cents or less, the farmer will re ceive the cotton price adjustment pay ment of 3 cents per pound on 65 per cent of his base production. If the cotton should sell for over 9 cents he would receive the difference in : what the cotton sold at and 12 cents. If the. cotton sold for. 12 cents or more, no matter how high it might go above 12 cents, there would be no price adjustment, payment to the farrier but he would receive the dif- ferencebetween 9 cents end what- ever it brings, lesa the cost of stor- age.and insurance. Respected Colored " Man Buried Monday Richard Stewart, a highly res pec t- Jn -t, .ed colored resident of - Chapanoke, " ' T . - died on ' Thursday morning In the ; Albemarje Hospital in Elizabeth City, ' i ?,;H,a result of , injury sustained when . i7 he was caught beneath a falling jtree on Tuesday, '- , ' ,; - , v . - The accident occurred while the 1 ' I1 'man was sawing down the large tree si .in the yard of the old Jones home .-h- ; at Chapanoke. ; - Funeral services were "held ' on ; ; ! Monday afternoon at. the. church, and .,.r were attended by many, including a number of his white friends. Surviving are his wife, one daugh v',' ter, two -sons, two grandchildren, '. ; " and several brothers and 'sisters. . L ' "Dick," as he was called, was held - " in high regard and will be "srreatlv ': i missed in his neighborhood, where he - . was always ready to.be of service to those of his own race as well as to the white people of the community. JUNIOR GROUPS MEET AT BAPTIST CHURCH FRIDAY Jb'e junior organisation of the Vo- jinan's ' ' ' ry Society cf ' t - r- ' -, C'irch v'r i ' F, ' . . i 7.C1 at t- s t Intensive Campaign To Prevent Syphilis Under Way In State Intention to wage an insistent cam paign for the prevention of the fur ther spread of syphilis throughout North Carolina,: by invoking existing laws requiring the treatment of per sons infected with that disease, have been announced here by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer. If those who are infected do not begin treatment within forty-eight hours afer receiving a first notice, Dr. Reynolds pointed out, they may be jailed and forced to take treat ment, under the provisions of Section 3, Chapter 206, Public Laws of 1919. It was further pointed out that purchasers of remedies for venereai officials. The purpose of this, Dr, Reynolds declared, is to throw about the individual syphilitic conditions which will, if the law is strictly en forced, make it impossible for him to keep his condition a secret any longer and thereby continue to be a menace to those with whom he is thrown into contact. The Indigent who cannot afford to pay for treatment which, in STUDY FASHIONS DURINGlKTOBER Remodeling and Acces sories Will Also Be Considered Fall and winter fashions will be the subject of study for the women of the home demonstration clubs o; Perquimans during the month of October. The matter of remodeling will be given special attention, and the important matter of accessories will come in for its share of consid eration, according to Miss Gladys Hamrick, home demonstration agent, who announces that the meetings for the month are as follows: Chapanoke Club will meet on Tues day, October 5, at the home of Mrs. John Symons; Winfall Club will meet on Wednes day, October 6, at the home of Mrs. j Q9Ve white; Whiteston Club will meet on Thurs day, October 7, at the home of Mrs. Eunice Winslow; From Thursday until Monday no meeting will be held. Ballahack Club will meet on Mon day, October 11, at the home of Mrs. C. A. Perry; Beech Spring Club meets on Tues day, October 12, at the school house; Durants Neck Club will meet on Wednesday, October 13, at the home I oi iurs u. uantusi I T3.fVi ol Pink moofa nn FridftV. Oct- m w - sl T" 1 . ober 16 at Bchool houBe. white Hat Club meets on Tuesday, October 19. at the school house: Belvidere Club meets on Wednes day, October 20, at the home of Mrs. L. J. Winslow; U The Helen Gaither Club will meet on Thursday, October 21, at the home of Mrs. J. L. Lamb. Football Injury Proves -Fatal To Colored Boy Sam Welch, a 16-year-old colored boy, died Wednesday as a result of lockjaw which developed from injur ies sustained several weeks ago in a football game. He was a son, of Bertha Welch of Hertford. . Chemist Reports ; Milk Gradings Milk gradings for the dairies sell ing milk in Hertford have been re ported by R. M. Potter, City Chemist, as .follows!. 1 . ; i - - -V . . Spruill - White Dairy, Grade A. Bright Cannon, Grade A " A BRIDGE PARTY FRIDAY A Bubscription bridge party will be rivsn at &e home of Mrs. Clyde Mc C " i n T. '-y ritt by the ladies (: " :iC 'i of the Episco- i ; ( ) i ::c' i faviuiia" . . . : Mi' CUSSING COSTLY TO DEFENDANTS IN LOCAL COURT Man and Woman Found Guilty and Taxed By Recorder OTHER CASES Drunken Driving Case Continued Until Next Tuesday It costs to cuss, if the cussing is done publicly in Perquimans, and every once in a while a fellow who has only offended with his tongue and had the doubtful satisfaction of expressing himself in the sort of language prohibited by law, has to pay up in Recorder's Court. Roy Skinner, colored, paid $13.00, the cost bill, on Tuesday, in the case charging him with using' profane language in a public place. Blanche White, also colored, was required to pay a fine of $5.00 when she was convicted of using profanity on the street. Found guilty of selling liquor and also of transporting, Percy Sharp colored, was sent to the roads. He will not only serve a sixty-day sen tence for this offense, but another sixty-day sentence which was sus pended was ordered into effect. Austin Clarance Watson, colored, was sentenced to 60 days on the roads when found guilty of using a car without the owner's permission, sentence being suspended upon pay ment of the costs. J. H. Deloatch, colored, who plead guilty to the charge of reckless driv ing, was fined $25.00 and taxed with the costs. Edgar Foreman, colored, found guilty of being drunk and of trans porting liquor, was taxed with the costs. Charles Cartwright plead guilty to the charge of driving with insufficient brakes and no horn and the case was j dismissed upon payment of the costs. John Ed Felton, colored, was found guilty of non-support and was sen tenced to the roads for 60 days, sen tence being suspended upon payment of the costs and $4.00 per week to the support of his children. The case against M. T. Gregory, of Elizabeth City, who was arrested in Hertford on Monday night, charged j with driving while drunk, was contin ued until next Tuesday. Negroes Interested In Health Work The work of the North Carolina State Board of Health among negro es is cited as outstanding by the Journal of Negro Education, a "quar terly review of problems incident to the education of negroes," published by the Bureau of Educational Re search, Howard University, Washing ton, D. C. "Particularly worthy of commenda tion is the program outlined and in stituted by the North Carolina State Board of Health in 1936, under the immediate guidance of Dr. Walter J. Hughes, whose report of success is truly gratifying," the publication goes on to say. "Dr. Hughes reports, for instance, a total of 392 lectures for negroes during 1836, with a total at tendance of more than 42,000. This educational program reached appro ximately 20,000 elementary school children, 7,000 high school pupils and 16,000 adults."' Dr.. Hughes was the first negro doctor employed in his capacity by any State Health Board in the United States, said Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, who declared that he is doing a nice piece of work among his people and there is every indication that they .appreciate and are v responding to his efforts which, undoubtedly,, are making them more health conscious. His services were made available through the aid of the Rosenwald fund,. Dr. Reynolds said. ANNOUNCES REVIVAL DATE Rev. W. T. C. Brigss, pastor of the Chappells Hill. Baptist Church, has announced that the annual revi val meeting will be held this year during the week of- Thanksgiving, beginning on Sunday afternoon Nov ember 21 and concluding on the af ternoon of Sunday, November 28 Rev. Ira. S.; Harrell, of South Mills, will do the principal part of ' the preaching. vrr, , r "ixa;; ? . ' Alex Baker, - of Norwich, f Eng. confessed to stealing ' a bicycle, but stU he did it to escape a widow- wl was courting Mm; w"v '-'V NEW LOT BOOKS FOR LIBRARY TO ARRIVE JHORTLY Reading Material Bor rowed From Library Commission 84 EXPECTED Interest Increases With Young People and Children Good news for the patrons of the Hertford Public Library is announced by Mrs. Brooks Whedbee, Librarian. A new lot of books, loaned by the State Library Commission, is expect ed to arrive shortly. The books bor rowed from the library commission last summer have been returning to Raleigh. Nine books for adults and 75 for children were requested by Mrs. Whedbee to be sent in this lot. Mrs. Whedbee says that the child ren and young people of the town enjoyed the library books last sum mer, taking; a greater interest than did the older people, although many older people have borrowed books al so. Fifty-four books have been donated recently by various persons and more are expected to be added shortly. Magazines have also been donated and these are bein;;- read by a great many. The library is open every week day afternoon, except Saturday, with the librarian on hand each afternoon, the hours being from 1 to 5 p. in. It is Mrs. Whedbee's desire that a rental shelf can be arranged shortly, when new books can Le purchased and rented to defray the cost. This arrangement would greatly stimulate thlTlflterest of those who wish to read the new books. Ways and means of raising money to finance this are be ing planned. Offers Suggestions For School Lunches The school lunch should be appe tizing as well as nourishing, to tempt the youngsters to eat a sufficient amount of the right kinds of food. A well packed lunch is not difficult to prepare, but it should be given care and thought, said Miss Sallic Brooks, assistant extension nutritio nist at State College. About one fourth of the child's food requirements for the day should be supplied in the school lunch. The lunch should be considered along with other meals of the day in balancing the diet. Three or four kinds oi' foods are enough for a lunch. Suitable foods from which selections may be made, Miss Brooks said, include: Sandwiches made from day-old bread, preferably whole wheat, light ly buttered and with fillings made from chopped eggs, minced meats, cheese, chopped nuts mixed with cheese, jam, or vegetables. Fruits either raw, stewed, or dried, or fruit juices. Sweets such as baked or custards, junkets, cookies, fresh, boiled small amounts of home-made candies, or milk chocolate. A hot dish such as cocoa, creamea" dishes, creamed soups, carried in a thermos bottle or made and served at school. The lunch should be carried in a ventilated container that can be wash ed and scalded, and which includes a thermos bottle. Select foods that pack well and will taste good when cold. Paper napkins, waxed paper, and screw to jars for salads, stewed fruits, and the like will facilitate packing the lunch in an attractive way. Food to be eaten first should be placed on top. MISSIONARY GROUP MEETS The Woman's Missionary Society of Oak Grove Church met on Wed nesday at the home of Mrs. C. P. Quincy, at Chapanoke. The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. George Jackson, and Mrs. W. W. Lewis led in prayer. A Christian Social Rela tion program was carried out, with Mrs. C. P. Quincy as leader. Others taking part were: Mrs. W. W. Lewis, MisB Mildred Lewis, Mrs. Emmett Stallings and Mrs. Irma D'Orsay. A ocial hour was enjoyed, during which;5 refreshments were served Those! present were: Mesdames Addie Bright, Irma D'Orsay, George Jordan, Kate, Jackson, W; W,: Lewis, W. H. Overman,-W.' R.". Perry,, C. P. Quincy, Emmett Stallings, John Symons,, P. K. Whiteheadi.;. Misses Hatel Bright, Gracie and Mattie . Ferrell nd , Mil 4n$ Lewi ltr ; .j f , . ) , School Attendance Warrants More Help -4 COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS OCTOBER 8 Important Business, Including Fall Federation Meeting October 26, Will Be Discussed The meeting of the County Coun cil of the home demonstration clubs of Perquimans will be held on Friday, October 8, at 1:30 o'clock, in the Ag ricultural Building. The council which is composed of I ' the officers of the ten clubs in the Perquimans County schools are en county, will have important business I 011 the basis of attendance, to on this occasion, which is the last I three teachers but whether or council meeting of the year. Plans' no' the s'fte School Commission is will be made for the regular fall fe-om to allot the teachers is another deration meeting which takes place on matter according to the Supennten- October 26, when all the members i of the home demonstration clubs of! the county will gather in Hertford. Committees will be named at the council meeting to arrange for the federation meeting, which the women expect to be the usual interesting occasion. The Durants Neck Club has charge of the program next week, and they have secured as speaker Miss Vir ginia Edwards, of the home demon stration clubs of Currituck County. SALE OF HUNTING LICENSES ABOVE PREVIOUHEAR'S On Sale at Convenient Places Throughout County j i There has been a notable increase this year in the sales of hunting li censes, according to H. A. Whitley, of the Hertford Hardware & Supply Co., in preparation for the opening of the j season for shooting squirrels on Fri- day of this week, and many hunters ; have already laid in a supply of shells in anticipation of the sport. Squirrel shooting has always been , a popular sport in Perquimans, where the game is plentiful. Ten squirrels per day is the bag limit, and there i are plenty of local hunters who do , not have to be abroad a day before they have killed all the law allows. 1 The season lasts until January 15, a ! period of 76 days counting Sundays. I those submitting pictures are request . . . . , , , , ed to send their pictures and films ., , geese does not open until November 27 and the season is short, only last ing until the day after Christmas, a brief month. The bag limit on ducks is 10 and on geese 5. Quail and rabbits may be shot from! paste on the back of the print a de November 20 until February 15. The scription of the scene depicted, its bag limit for quail is 10, and for the ' location, the date the picture was lowly cottontail there is no limit. taken, and the name and address of Shooting license, which costs $1.10 the contestant, for Perquimans County, with a state' 1 ' license of $2.10, covers the entire RoberSOn'S Store hunting season. Non-residents of the state must pay $15.25 for the privi lege of shooting. Even at this fig ure, hunters come from the North every year, certain parties spending a week or two in Hertford regularly each winter while they hunt in the near-by woods. Not only the Hertford Hardware & Supply Company but also at the ser - vice station of Joe & Bill hunting licenses may oe secured, ana aiso ul the following places in the county: Fred Winslow's Service Station, at Winfall; R. M. Baker's Store, at Ni canor; D. J. Winslow's Store, at Bel videre; Roy S. Chappell's in Bethel; Mrs. Irma D'Orsay, at Chapanoke, and Steve Perry's Store, New Hope. k- Advertise Land For Taxes Next Month Though ho definite date has been set as yet, lands will be advertised for sale for delinquent taxes next month. The matter will be definite ly decided at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on next Monday. ACCEPTS POSITION , ing the next ten months. Miss Mattie Gatling White has ac-j The officials of this town, along cepted a position as assistant to Miss i with the officials and employees of all Sarah Carlyle, at Blanchard's Beauty j other cities and counties in this sec Parlor. Miss White, who is a Hert- tion, will be participants and benefi- ford girl, a daughter of Mr. and: Mrs. 1. A. White, is an experienced neautician, naving recently held a position at the Oddity Beauty Shop in Raleigh. She is . graduate of De Shaso's; School v of Beauty ' Culture, RalelghTand has had severau years' experience in the work. ; Figures Show County Is Entitled Three More Teachers OVER-CROWDED Need Teacher at High School, Winfall and Ballahack uc"' r- l- "" ' The average daily attendance for I the Perquimans High School for the i first two weeks of school was 332. This is 37 more than the average j daily attendance last year. On the ; basis of this average, the school is j entitled to another teacher. Mr. Johnson said he would like j very much to have another teacher I to relieve the over-loaded classes in the Science and the History Depart ; ments. The attendance at Winfall is also large enough to justify another 1 teacher. In this school, Mr. Jolm j son says the classes of the fourth and fifth grades are over-crowded and l another teacher would greatly relieve the situation. The same condition exists in the i'allahack School, where there is only one teacher to take care of .111. which is the averr.ge daily attendance. Contest Extended For Photographers With the demand for more and newer pictures of North Carolina hunting, fishing, industries, resorts, scenery, and agricultural activities increasing every day, it has been de cided to extend the state-wide ama teur photography contest until No vember 1, it has been announced by the State advertising division of the Department of Conservation and De velopment. It was felt that many amateur photographers have not had sufficient time to get new pictures, get them developed and entered in the contest and that as a result the closing date of the contest should be advanced another 30 days. For the duration of the contest, direct to Bill Sharpe, State Advertis- i ing Division, Department of Conser- vation and Development, Raleigh. I Each person entering the contest must submit the negative as well as a glossy print from the negative, and All "Dressed Up" Roberson's Drug Store is spick and span in its new fall dress. Ev erything in the store has been paint ed, ceiling, walls, woodwork, every thing except the floor, which is tiled. It presents a very attractive appear ance. , LOCALOFFICIALS TO GET BENEFITS OF INSTITUTE More than 1,200 city and county officials assembled in four district meetings of the Institute of Govern ment last week and approved plans for schools of practical government in North Carolina with systematic training courses designed to reach officials and employes in every city hall and county courthouse in North Carolina. Practical texts and guidebooks have been written and training courses .have already been launched for law enforcing officers, including city police, township constables, county sheriffs, state patrolmen and city and county judges and solicitors, ! 400 of whom attended the-7 opening j schools held last week. The district j schools for law enforcing officers will ! be continued at 38 day intervals dur- cianes in this program, f COUNCIL "MEETS OCTOBER 6 The Ladies' Council of Bethlehem Christian Church will holt) its regu lar monthly meeting with Mrs. W. M, Harrell ' Wednesday afternoon, October tV - ' v -iff.