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vimtelV.umber 51. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina BYiday, December 17, 1937.
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A l!:y Christmas
Many Agencies Now at
Work to Provide Suit
.able Gifts
RESTORE TOYS
Miss Davenport Has
list of Needy Famines
Throughout County
With Perquimans folks busily shop-
pine for drlstmaa rifts for their
families and friends, and housekeep
ers planning to have everything in
shipshape for Christmas, the unfor
tunate will not be forgotten, for there
art many giving time and thought to
prepare for the less fortunate to
have a happy Christmas, too.
Woman's Club women, members of
the Missionary Societies of the va
rious churches, Hi Y girjs of the
Perquimans High School, and many
others are working towards this end.
Out at the High School the young
people have been mending toys which
were donated to be given to children
after they have been restored.
Most attractive toys have been
made at the WPA sewing room in
Hertford, and these will go in the
Christmas baskets, which will con
tain food and in some cases, clothing
Miss Ruth Davenport, superintend
ent of Public Welfare in Perquimans,
has a list of unfortunate samilies,
poor people, old people, sick people,
shut-ins. Already: church societies
- have volunteered to take care of a
dozen or more on the list. The
Woman's Club will. take care of a
' number, and individuals will contri
bute to fill a numbef; of baskets.
The mimey which -will be collected
rthhristmas Cheer Fund box
es which the Town Criers have dis
tributed about town will be used to
help with the worfc- pf making Christ
mas happy for some one who other
wise might not have a visit from
Santa Claus.
Of Study Course
First Sessoti Conducted
By Rev, D, M, Sharpe
OnTTiursday
FINE PROGRAM
Committee Named to
Preaie;? For
Association
Rev. D. M.fiarpe, pastor of the
"Hertford Methodist Church, conduct-
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Why Parents Visit
School Is Subiect
s:?.vlti vea n nrst stuay coiirse immediately
' . preceding the meeting of the Parent-Lr?-
V- Teaehe. Association of the Hertford
OawBiM: School on tThursday after
ifu Soeithe?;subjecti)f t'study being
. .yjparenti .Visit Schools."
it, ''Vv Mrs. Harry feroughton, president,
'S? presided at tha P. T. A. meeting, with
the program VChildren of the first,
tiffs ilecond sfffndos; f entertained
v'lv'W'"r: "elections played on
v Q'yrions lhstrmento under the direc
.: 2 V' Ation: of 4 Mm R, U. Biddick, iheir
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KMrsi wrtAi- Arnold-Ied'"'rthe ''devoS
:; ; : tlonal.' Mrs.: Gv;: R. Tucker read a
;ajristmas message from the Nation
al president of P. T. A. j
V;". It t reported by i Mrs. Carlton
' :is'-Coi4;liuUiBMui of the membership
f eotumittee, that the . Association now
has,148'; members. V-'' 1
Mrs.aiaj4esiSkinn''chalnnan of
WJI and eans eoimmittee, reported
' . that sJierV:CMitl;ito.- ealcrtsin
t ; went would 'l:iniftV'imiM''fnone7
for basketball: epulpiiient,. the todtt
rt -to be placed on tiie school grounds.
; ; Mrs. J. R. Tw&e? Wd Miss Mary
'Sumner were appointed eommlttee.
. '- .to prepare hy-laws , f 6 the lAsaocia
Z :Sj&onSK'fy 5S'"'.: -tv SSI;:
: -iSi Mrs?'K PJessup'i giradV)won'the
' attendance prise.i and .: Mrs. n Jake
iMWhite owonj the" door prisea hox of
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jMINS WILSONS TO MHW
The lSf:?a Von 4 Society'- of the
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Postoffice Patrons
Requested To Call
For Their Packages
In an effort to render a better
service during the Christmas sea
son, Postmaster, J. Morris has.
announced that patrons of the post
lHce must bring their package no
tices to the post office In order to
receive their package, as it is too
much to look through all packages
during the Christmas rush.
This rule is to apply every day
except Christmas Eve afternoon,
when patrons are expected to call
if they are expecting a package.
The windows at the post office
will be closed for a few minutes
each day between 12 and 1 P. MM
while mail is being worked. It is
requested that packages be mailed
before noon and after 1 P. M. to
avoid a wait.
Hertford Saddened
At News Of Death
Dr. Thomas A. Coy
Veteran Physician Suc
cumbs While In Jack
son, Miss.
HAD PNEUMONIA
Funeral Held In Balti
more on Friday Af
ternoon There were many Baddened heart3
in
Hertford on Tuesday when it be
came known that Dr. Thomas A. Cox,
veteran Hertford physician and mem
ber of one ox the old and prominent
families of Perquimans, had died the
previous .uigf jjjt Jacnson, Miss.;
where he had ieen sendinz some-
tune.
Telegrams received by relatives and
friends in Hertford from T. A. Lucy,
of Jackson, a step-son of Dr. Cox,
merely stated that Dr. Cox died of
pneumonia oh Monday evening; that
Mrs. Cox was there and that the
funeral would be held at the William
Cook Funeral Home in Baltimore,
Md., on Friday.
The Doctor's health had been fail
ing for the past year or two land he
had practically given up his work.
Until leaving Hertford in late No
vember, however, he spent consider
able time at his office end enjoyed
seeing his friends, and the news of
his death came as a shock to the com
munity. Mrs. Cox, who was sum
moned to Jackson last Friday by a
telephone message from her son ad
vising that her husband was ill and
had been taken to a hospital, was
with him at the time of his death.
Dr. Cox, a son of the late Dr.
David Cox and Mrs. Sally White
Cox, was born in Hertford in 1868.
He received his education at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. For sev
eral years he practiced his profession
in the city of Baltimore, where he
married Mrs. Nina Lucy, returning to
Hertford about thirty years ago. He
was a member of the Hertford Meth
odist. Church and a member of the
Perquimans Lodge of Masons, being
a 'past master. He was of a very
genial and friendly disposition end
had: many friends throughout the
county.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nina
Cox,: of Hertford; three brothers,
David Cox, Sr., of Elizabeth City; W.
G. Cox, of Burlington; J. Cox, of
Atlanta, Ga.; and four sisters,- Mrs.
W. M. Urquhardt, Misses Nancy and
Virginia Cox, all of Norfolk, Va.,
and Mrs. James S. McNkler, of Hert
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Tom White Accepts .
Position With U. S.
Rubber Company
Tom White, of Hertford, has ac
cepted a nosition with the United
States Rubber Company and let
Tuesday for Baltimore, where he will
attend the classes for special instruc
tion in connection with his new du
ties. He will be there for about a
month.
.The young man is a son of Capt
and, Mrs. T. S. White, of Hertford.
Cotton Ginning: Still
Ahead Of Last Year
i Willie M.. , Harrell, " special agent
for tve Bureau of . the Census,. ; De
farU.-..t of Commerce, reports that
there were 4,554 bales of ! cotton
glnitel fai rerquimans .. County from
t'.s e f ! I'll prior to December 1
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George W. Jackson
Elected New Head
Of Masonic Lodge
Election Held at Regu
lar Meeting: Held on '
Tuesday Night
George W. Jackson was elected
Worshipful Master of Perquimans
Lodge No. 106 ait the regular meet
ing of the Masons on Tuesday night,
succeeding A. L. Skinner. Other of
ficers elected for the coming year
were F. T. Johnson, Senior Warden;
J. G. Roberson, Junior Warden; A.
L. Skinner, treasurer, and G. C.
Buck, secretary.
These officers, together with the
appointed officers, will be installed at
the meeting on the first Tuesday in
January. Refreshments will be serv
ed following the ceremony.
Mr. Jackson is not a resident of
the Town of Hertford, but is a promi
nent young business man of the
county, living in his attractive new
home on the Eliaabeth City highway.
which was recently completed.
The Senior Warden, Mr. Johnson,
is superintendent of schools for Per
quimans County. The Junior War
den, Mr. Koberson, is the proprietor
and manager of Roberson's Drug
Store, "The Drusrsrist bf the Countv."
The treasurer, Mr. Skinner, holds an
important position with J. C. Blanch
ard & Company. Mr. Buck, the sec
retary, is the "teacher nf vruwt innnl
agriculture in the Perquimans high
scnooi.
A list of the officers to be BDDoint-
ed will appear as soon as the names
are available.
Operation OnKorse
Attracts Is Crowd
Ten-Inch Piece of Iron
Removed From Ani
; maTsHip
A horse; which had been injured
in an automobile ;, accident on the
Perquimans River Bridge on Wednes
day afternoon, underwent a major
operation at the hands of Dr. Victor
Finck, veterinary surgeon of Elizabeth
(Sty, "shortly afterwards.
Dr. Finck removed a piece of iron
approximately ten . inches in length
from the hip of the horse, owned by
Jesse Hurdle, Perquimans farmer.
The horse, one of a pair bitched to
a farm wagon and driven by a sqn of
the owner, was struck, according to
the driver of the wagon, by a log:
truck from Edenton, the driver of
which had not v been apprehended at
this writing. , ,
According to the best mformation
available, the piece of iron which in
jured the horse was protruding from
the Bide of the truck, which was load
ed, with piling, and the accident oc
curred while the driver of the track
was F&ssing t!.s horre-drawn wagon.
; A huge crowd of : Brctators wit
nessed the operation, which wa per
formed bn the lot tha" tear of
HertfqrdCJjjitp'jBS'
Christmas Sunday
Pageapt Also at Metho
dist Church Sunday
Night
"White Christmas." mean ine-anion p
other things that srifts wraoDed in
white paper and tied with bright
ribbons are a feature, the gifts to be
distributed to the less fortunate, will)
be observed in Hertford next Sunday
At Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
the "White Christmas" will be ob-(
served at 9:45 in the morning in the
Parish House. There will be a
r,riSt,mnfi tr nnH fho MIA h'
older folks will bring their gifts.
No services will be held at Holy
Trinity at 11 o'clock, this being the
regular Sunday when the reqtor,
Rev. E. T. Jillson, conducts services
at Sunbury in the morning. There
will be services at 7:30 in the even
ing, as well as the regular celebra.
tion of the Holy Communion at 9
o'clock in the mornintr.
At the Methodist Church "White
Christmas" will be observed in the
evening, at the regular hour of ser
vice, when a Christmas pagennt is to
be presented.
The pageant, "The Light of the
World," is being directed by Miss
Ann Wilson, with Mrs. H. C. Stokes
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as reader; Rev. D. M. Sharpe as the
Prophet, and Miss Kate Blanchard at
the organ.
Mrs. T. E. Harrell takes the part
of Mary; G. R. Tucker is Joseph; the
three kings being Rev. D. M. Sharpe,
A. L. Skinner and W. H. Pitt. The
Shepherds include Jimmie Smith and
Alfred Williams.
Christmas Program At
Woodland Thursday
A very interesting Christmas pro
gram will be held at Woodland
Church Thursday, December 23, at
7:30 P. M.
On the program will be special
music, a pageant, recitations, dia
logues and the old favorite Christ
mas hymns.
To each and every one is extended
a most cordial welcome. Old Santa
Claus will be there, so be sure that
the Christmas entertainment at
Woodland Church in the Snow Hill
community is not forgotten on Thurs
day evening, December 23, at 7:80.
QUARTERLY MEETING AT
WINFALL CHURCH SATURDAY
The first quarterly meeting of the
conference year will be held at the
Winfall M. E. Church on Saturday.
The Rev. B. B. Slaughter, Presid
ing Elder of the Elizabeth City Dis
trict, will preach at 11 o'clock, the
business session to follow. '
NAME ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
Three new members of the Perqui
mans. County Hospitality Committee
have been named - by Chairman TL.M,
Riddick; They re J. O. Soberson,
fChas. Wbedbee ' and W. A.WUliamsJ
Stores In Hertford
Open At Night For
Benefit Of Shoppers
The shopping public may select
their Christmas gifts at their lei
sure in Hertford, for the stores
are already open at night for the
convenience of those shoppers who
find it more convenient to make
their purchases at night than dur
ing the day time.
Beginning otfWednesday night
of this week, the stores of the
town will be open every night un
til 9 o'clock.
Riddick Appointed
Chairman Bankers'
Educational Group
Named By President of
Association, Frank
Spruill
PLANS PROGRAM
Purpose to Create Bet
ter Feeling Between
Public and Banker
. R- M. JijMtTCJrTcashier of the
HertTorjBanking Company, was re
cently appointed chairman of the
tublic Education Committee of Group
One of the North Carolina Bankers
Association, the appointment being
made by Frank Spruill, of Rocky
Mount, president of the Association.
Among the duties oi C:'.airnan
Riddick is the appointment of sub
chairmen in the seventeen counties
represented in the group, a list of
which is given below.
, ? The duty of these sub-chairmen is
( to acquaint the public with the new
i rules and regulations of banking and
No give a better understanding of
b anking and to create a better feel-
WnS between the banker land the pub-
ic- according to Mr. Riddick. .vho
says that the program will be car-
ried out by making talks before high
scho1 students, before groups of va-
rious .kinds s represented in civic
organKations, and in every way pos-
s,Me f lulnt'nS T
at!'tl",,e b(a,,k'. W wa" :
831(1 Mr- Rdick, to give the public
I a better understanding of how their
funds are being protected and what
the bank is trying to give to the
public."
Following is a list of the sub
chairmen appointed this week by Mr.
Riddick:
H. B. Copeland, Ahoskie; A. P.
Godwin, Jr., Gatesville; J. L. Homer,
Jr., Windsor; C. D. Carstarphen,
Williamston; J. H. Waldrop, Green
ville; H. R. Paschall, Washington;
D. M. Warren, Edenton; W. E. Griffin,
Eliaabeth City; the Superintendent of
Schools, Camden; W. W. Smith,
Moyock; Cola C. Lupton, Columbia;
W. A. Pearce, Manteo; George R.
Little, Aurora; C. L. Bauni, Beaufort;
M A Matthews, Englehardt; and H
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E. Beam, Plymouth.
BALL CHAIRMAN
Hertford will have a birthday
ball for the President this year,
for the first time taking part in
the big celebration to raise
funds for fighting infantile para
lysis. A. Linwood Skinner has been
named Chairman for Perquimans
County for the celebration of the
President's Birthday, according
to a telegram received from '
George E. Allen, of Washington :
D. C, on Wednesday V, ; :
Mr. Sktnne will the
. members .of his comntttea within
thr ffftt ' week sad win proceed
lo pua for tu Mrtaday ban at
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Town Council Crachs
Down On Bicyclists
And Roller Skaters
Both Prohibited on Side
walks In Down Town
Section
TOO CARELESS
Fireworks Ordinance to
Be Enforced This
Year
Bicycle riding and roller skating
will no longer be allowed on the ;
down-town sidewalks. The restricted j
area is the business district, .between
the Post Office and the intersection
of Dobb Street, on Church Street, and
between the Hotel Hertford and the
Bank on Market Street.
The ordinance, passed at the regu
lar meeting of the Town Council on
Monday night, is designed primarily
for the protection of the children,
according: to Mayor Silas M. Whed
bee, who announced that reckless bi
cycle riding and reckless skating will
not be allowed on those sidewalks
where they are prohibited. It was
pointed out by the Mayor that ridera
of bicycles and skaters can be very
reckless and cause considerable dam
age by carelessness, and it is the pur
pose of the Town Council to protect
pedestrians.
! Another regulation with respect to
j bicycles is that they may not be
parked on the sidewalks in the area
j where bicycles may not be ridden on
' the sidewalks. There has been a
good deal of complaint because of the
habit of bicycle riders leavn g their
wheels lying on the sidewalks where
pedestrians are subjected to incon
venience and danger of stumbling,
i Another matter taken up at the
j town meeting was the firing of fire ,
j works. There is an ordinance which '"'
provides that no one may fire ftre
j crackers in the streets or on the side-
I walks. It is not, however, illegal to
I shoot firecrackers on one's own prem-
This ordinance is to be enforced
this year, according to a ruling of the
Town Council, and tlose who have
been careless as to shooting fire
crackers off their own premises are.,
warned to desist. The officers are
asking that the citizens of the town
cooperate with them in their attempt
to enforce this ordinance.
Baptists Banquet
With Church's New
Pastor On Friday
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Stegr
all Formally Intro
duced to Friends
125 PRESENT
Newcomer Asks For Co
operation and Love of
Local People
At the annual get-together ban
quet given by the ladies of the Hert
ford Baptist Church on Friday night
at the Woman's Club House, the new
pastor of the church, Rev. J. F.
Stegell, and Mrs. Stegall, were intro
duced. Mrs. I. A. Ward, president of the
Woman's Missionary Society, acted
as toastmistress. She presented Rev.
R. S. Monds, who welcomed the
group and introduced the leaders of
the various phases of church work in
the Association, C. K. Holmes and
N. N. Truebiood.
Dr. I. A. Ward, Rev. D. M. Sharpe,
pastor of the Hertford Methodist
Church, G. R. Tucker, J. W. Ward
and W. F. C. Edwards ' were intro
duced as local workers, and each re
sponded with hearty words of wel
come for the new pastor "and his
family.
Mr. Stegall, the new minister, was
then introduced by Mr. Monds. Mr.
Stegall, in a few words, asked for
the love and cooperation of the
church and also of the town.
Mrs. Charles E, Johnson and R. S.
Monds, Jr., rendered beautiful vocal
Solos. "
".Covers were laid tor' 125 and a. de
lictoos. suppe was served by th Y.
W A, girls of the church,; and their
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