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- Dance,
HELD JAN. 31
Date. Changed to Pre
vent Confiict With
I OtherTowris
' In tepththA-rfwrt -of th'ftfc
tion; ,with radio; And iritib movieland,
plans at gofpg forward in Hert
ford for the birthday celebratioii for
the President.on Monday" night, Jan
jmtj 81. ! 1 7 -V j, a -The
icelebratioir "here, which will
aid in tee- infantile paralysis fight,
will be Jbi the f orjn of 4 dance, either
at the Woman'a ' Club. J House s on
Academy afreet .-cr in 'the ha.ll above
the BtorealDf MorKinWalkerr" Ac
cording to; LinwoodvSkinner.i chair-,
man. of 'the locaT committee, several
orchestras aw npw . under considera
tion for Ithe. purpose ; of furnishing
mosic on that night;
Ticketftwijl go on sale on January .
24, and in the ticket .sale may be
found the answer to every indivi
dual's question: i VHow can I help
fight infantile .paralysis?" ' :
Mrv Skinnef : has already . asked
several people to serve on. the differ
ent committees and the coromittee
men so far named by the chairman
are as follows:
Ticket Committee Mrs. J. . G.
Campbell MiiuT Mattie Bert Belfe
' and ft. S. Monds, Jr. - ' ' ' -Decorations
Committee - Mrs. W.
H. Pitt, Mrs. J. H. Newbold and Miss
Mary Towe.
Refreshments Committee Miss
nd Rillv Tiipk w4UWaturday morning t 10-o clock,
Publicity Committee--Mrs. W. E
White, ' Lucius Blanchard and Tom
Peele. . t
According to - Mr.". Skinner, other
committees will be named as the need
arises and since this is, the first ball
given in Hertford for the benefit of
the fight against "Maimmg Death,"
lie is anxious that the celebration be
successful. ;
j Monday night, on the 81st of Jan
uary, has been" selected for the cele
bration in Hertford so as. not - to in
terfere or clash with the balls being
held nearby in Edenton and Elizabeth
- City on the official v.birthday, Janu
ary 29." ,
Last year and the year 'before
over $2,000,000 was raised through
these nationwide parties, celebrations
and contributions to the cause; - Since
new agencies and enthusiasts are en
tering the fight . dally the proceeds
from this huge birthday party are ex
pected to even overshadow that fig
ure, ' , v
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Pcilrl Hadio Groqp
; Ejected to Attract
Capacity Iicwoo
. "Singing, Swinging - and Susie
r ' is t:e wey Littleton Gibbs,
i 2 r cf fce State ! Theatre, de
f : 3. fv5 Lint and Bill, Negro
T ileal LvVue, which takes place on
, Etae cf the popular house on
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Cc"ji!jS Gclli-r At,
Two' Day- Session of
Yeopim Union Will
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"DUfCH,, LUNCH
Timely Discussions . of
Church Matters on
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Baptists from all over the three
counties of Gates, ; Chowan 'and Per
quimans will gather in a meeting at
Uie Rocky Hock Baptist Church on
January 28 and 29 in a two-day ses
sion of the Yeopim Union.
.the introductory sermon' at 11 o'clock
by Elder -J. i. Stegall, reconvening
will be at 1:80 with devotional ser
vice led by the Rev. Alphonso Jordan.
Miscellaneous matters , will be dis
cussed for a; fifteen-minute period'
from 1:45- until two o'clock. At that
time the. query: "What is the Scrip
tural Relation Between the Church,
Sunday School and all other so-called
Church Organizations ?" will - be
; handled by C. R. Holmes, of Hertford,
and ,W. J. Berryman, of Edenton.
At 2:45 Rev. R. S. Monds and Rev.
T. Li Brown will discuss the query:
"What is the Scriptural Relation Be-
Floyd I. White will lead , tiie- devo
tional service, followed by Rev. J. T.
ByrunVand Rev. W. P.Woodall with:
"Is It Ever Right v to Compromise
Truth, in Order to Have Peace, Har
mony and Cooperation," At 11
o'clock a sermon will be preached by
Rev. W. T. C Briggs, ending the
morning session.
, "Each person provides his or her
own lunch," said the- Rev. A. A. But
ler, speaking for the planning com
mittee, and after lunch the afternoon
session will convene with a devotion
al service 'led by Rev. Alphonso Jor
dan at 1:80 o'clock. Miscellaneous
matters will again be taken up for a
short while before Rev. J, F. Stegall
and Rev. E. I Wells . present'- tht
question: "To Whom Did Jesus Give
the Great Commission?"
"To What Extent, and in Whav
Ways, Are We Now Making Spiritual
Progress?" a general discussion led
by Rev. W. F. CaLvwm- close thejof rdigion.in the 'Tour Freedom"
jirs. wmte Hostess To
Missionary Society
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' Mrs. J. E. White was hostess to
Circle Number Three of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the . Hertford
Baptist ' Church on Monday night.
The meeting' was opened ; wjth ' the
hymn, "O Zion Haste.'.' , The devo
tional was conducted by Mrs. ' G. R.
Tucker. .Prayer was offered by Mrs.
C. VR. Holmes, and Mrs. J. W. Warn
gave en interesting account of the
Life:'of JosethK'm04t
A short business seesion.was con
ducted, by the secretary, Mrs. C. R.
Holmes.
I r Members present were r , Mesda'mes
John Zachery, Wallace ;Umphlett, H.
T. Broughton, W. G. Newby, G. R.
Tucker, Carlton Cannon,; J. W Ward,
L. N. Uollowell, T. L. Jessup, C. R.
IIc!mes, T. Xf. Wilson, J. E. White
c i Hiss Helen Kcgr.n.v;'ti:-ji.?'.'j
3$e kfotecs, tsc'stsi ty lliss E'lie"
White,' Served a ' " '-tS; salad
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: NEW YORK This chaste figure of
a young girl lifting her face to the
filrioa oHll hM AaAinatoA m IraoAnm
wiuiu-y group on uie jemrai -jaaii
Ousnoss f.! jn's Bible
C!sssH3cts Officers
Ii:B;ttersoii Presi
dent and F.T. John-
;SJfn:eacher, ,
4:wfo!feerj :Were":T fleeted at the
regular ' meeting of ' the '' Business
Men's Bible - Class of the Hertford
Baptist Church when the Class: was
reorganized Sunday. ,, ' '
Thtf, following officers Vere: elected :
F, T. Johnson, teacher; h. B. -Sitter-son,
president; Dr. I. A.: Ward, finst
vice' president; Clarence Dail, seconu
yice president i J. Perry, third vice
prec'Jcnt; J. O. White, secretary; T.
L. (ladre, assistant soe'retary; Matt
Mathews, treasurer, and J. C. Cam
pen, publicity chairman. , Y J r
The" Class extends a hearty invita
tion and welcome to all men to come
and meet with the class members on
any Sunday at 9:45 A.
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Dr.r.!:ir Inctitute
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i Three Actions
L ;osed Of During
Si
:fior Court Term
JVIrrity of Cases Ap-
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earing on uocKet
iW Postponed
1&NGTHY TRIALS
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Mahy Witnesses Testify
; Iii Suit as Result of
I' Auto Accident
. Though only three cases will be
tried vat the January Term of Perqui
mans'iSuperior Court now in session,
all 'others being continued, indica
tions n Wednesday at the closing
hour fjvere that the court might last
for; at least another day, possibly
longer
The first case tned was that of
F. ';WHobbs against Madison True
bloodfc involving the possession of a
horse ( described in a chattel mort
gage given by T. G. Forbes to Hobbs
a11dr MOran, the horse being in the
possession of Mr. Trueblood. The
jury decided in favor of Mr. Hobbs
in. thi case.
MrsJ Maybelin Porhck was granted
a divorce from Thomas W. Perlick.
Both these cases were tried on Mon-
Itel-'l
-. vm f uesday the trial of the third
case", damaje suit between James
L. v Hendricks and Rufus Harrell
$gai. -Hf act L. Lupton and Roy E.
LitfietOH nmi athers -gouder1 way.
In this suit the plaintiffs, Perqui
mans County young men, were repre
sented by J. H. LeRoy, of Elizabeth
City. The two defendants, Lupton
and Littleton, were represented by
McMullan & McMullan, of Elizabeth
City, with J. B. McMullan conducting
the trial. The defendant administra
tor of Mrs. Estelle White, deceased,
was represented by Mr. Mathews, of
Windsor.
A great many witnesses testified yi
this suit, which grew out of an acci
dent which occurred between Windsor
i and the Chowan River Bridge, in
Bertie County, on the night of De
cember 17, 1936. when Mr. Hen
dricks, driving a Dodge pick-up truck,
with two other young men riding with
him, were in a collision with a Ford
pick-up truck driven by Mrs. White,
whose truck- allegedly nrst comaea
wiui a lance true ivwucu wivu ut
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parked on the highway, driven by
Roy E. Littleton and owned by Macs
L. Lupton.
As a result of the accident, Mrs.
White .died shortly afterwards and
j Mr. Hendricks was injured.
I Mr. Hendricks asks for damages
' in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars
! and Mr. Harrell, owner of the truck
, and the produce it carried, is suing
for 5fiW. -
The plaintiffs rested their case
shortly before noon on Wednesday,
when Mr.-McMlullan moved for judg
ment as of non-suit and in the ab
sence of the jury the attorneys argued
the motion. -
BbnctenTs ; Adds
Jew Line Tractors
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Prompts and Efficient
Service Available For.
: ; John Deere line ' ;
Adding John Deere tractors to1 com
plete ' the full line of John Deere
Farm' Equipment and in preparation
for parts and other equipment needed
on the farm now, as well, as that re
quired latervon in the jBeason, J. C
Blanchard and Company are prepared
to give prompt and efficient . service
to the farmers of this section, ac
cording to A. Linwood Skinner,, who
is in hafge of the department v
The stock is complete with every
thing in f rming equipment, accord
ing to Ir. C':'iner, who is enthusias
tic about the line, which Blanchard'B
have Kan " 1 for many years, now be
ing : a: t for the complete John
Deere K:e in both Perquimans and
Chowan ou-t'es.
"A rell "3 implement dealer is an
asnct tD i T community," says Mr,
r r ' 1 it i3 now to us, ; as
' ' e farmer, may turn,
Swing Billies To
Apar At School
Show Put on January 26
For Benefit of Build
ing Funds
Blackwood's Swing Billies, from
Radio Station WPTF, radio, screen
and recording stars, will be presented
from the stage of Perquimans County
High School on January 26, for the
benefit of the biulding funds of the
New Hope and Belvidere Community
Houses.
Under sponsorship of the Home
Demonstration Club, the Billies, a
six person show, will present, "The1
'Ghost Rides Again" featuring whati
is billed as the "South's Favorite'
T? a fiirt anI Cforra Pnmoliono 1?1 mav I
Jambo and Sambo, the Ihree Nitwits.
Elmer, according to the sponsors, was
formerly with Gene Autry, the popu
lar cowboy singing star, in motion
pictures.
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rrt a .1 . a. .
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and singing of lavorite cowboy, hill
billy, comedy and popular songs, to
gether with old-time fiddling and1
new modern swing. !
Blackwood's Billies are sponsored!
over the Raleigh Station every week'
day from 12 noon to 12:15 by Black- "V"B W'""' "" January , out
wood's, Inc., advertised as Carolina's the matter public on last
largest independent tire jobbers. i turday, having taken a few mti
The proceeds go toward Bwening te friends into his confidence pre
the funds of the New Hope and Bel-. vl0U8ly-
videre Oommurtitv Hnnspjj. i
Missionary
Picks f'ew Officers
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MrS. LharleS JOnnSOn IS'
Chosen as Chairman !
Of Society j
Circle Number Two of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Hertford
Baptist Church, met Monday night
with Mrs. Jesse Lane. Mrs. Charles
Johnson had charge of the devotional.
The meeting was opened with thb
singing, "Come, Thou Almighty
King," followed by prayer by Mrs.
Johnson. Mrs. Georsra ChaDnell cave
J an interesting talk on "The Life oi
Joseph," a duet, "In the Garden"
was rendered by Mrs. Tommy Miller
anj Mrs. T. E. Raper. Closing pray-
er was made by Mrs. B. W. Penning
ton.
After the program, new officers fot
the year were elected as follows:!
Mrs. Charles Johnson, chairman;'
Mrs. George Chappell, assistant
chairman. Mrs. L. B. Sitterson will
serve on the program committee withj
Mrs. Jesse Campen as her assistant.
Personal service committee, Mrs. C.
O. Fowler; social chairman, Mrs. Ben
Wood; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
T. E. Raper. Mrs. Tommy Miller
will Mtntinnci na nnhliVitv pVinlrmnn. i
After a short business session, the,
members enjoyed a social hour. Thej
hostess served a delicious sweet:
course. ;.;V -;?';.
Those present included Mesdames
Charles Johnson, T. E. Raper, W. T.
Elliott, Tommy Miller, V. A. Holdren,
Molly Perry B, W. Pennington, Ben
Wood, R.-A. Sutton, W. E. Hoffler,
Jesse Campen, Jr., L B. Sitterson,
Lula Lane, ; C 0. Fowler, . George
Chappell, E. A.- Byrum, Williford
Boyee and Jeske Lane.
, HURT IN ACCIDENT
' Archie s Stallings, ' of the Center,
Hill section, was ' seriously injured
Tuesday morning ; when a truck
driven by Elmer -Rogerson crashed,
into the rear of Stallings' car, throw
ing him to the road. . He was taken
to the Albemarle Hospital In Eliza
beth City. , , ' ' , n. .
5 fpm;vopM0
, Jmogene, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Hennlger, of Ryland,
was buried Wednesday afternoon in
the family cemetery. The little girl,
who was about a year old, was found
dead in bed Wednesday morning. She
had been under the care of a physi
cian for sometime, but her condition
was thought to have improved, i Be
side her parents, she is survived . by
two Bisters and a brother. "
Groun
Reported In Nation's
Capital For Duty on
Monday
SPLENDID JUDGE
His Successor In Re
corder's Court Not
Yet Named
Appointed on the legal staff of the
Federal Trade Commission, at Wash
ington, D. C, Walter H. Oakey, Jr.,
for seven years Judge of Perquimans
County Recorder's Court, will prob
ably hold only one more session of
the Perquimans Court.
Judge Oakey left Sunday for Wash
ington, to report for duty on Monday
He will spend next week-end here
with his family, and will be in Hert
ford for the January 24th session of
court. There was no session of Re
corder's Court this week, due to the
fact that Superior Court was in ses
sion. No information is available at this
time as to who will be appointed by
toe Board of Cunty Commissioners
t0 8Ucceed Judge Qakey, but an ap
pointment will necessarily be made
immediately, the appointee to serve
the balance of the unexpired term,
which ends on December 1, 1938.
Judge Oakey received formal notice
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mere was widespread reeret ex
pressed when it became known that
Judge Oakey would no longer serve
in the capacity of judge of tha Re
corder's Court, andjnuch concen
aherwRTBS to who The successor would
be.
A native of Virginia. Judge Oakey
has lived in Hertford for the past
years having practiced law here
for 9 years of that period. Elected
Judge of the Recorder's Court in
1930, and in three successive elec
tions, he has served in this capacity
since. He married a Perquimans
girl, the former Miss Marjorie Nixon,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Nixon, and the couple are the par
ents of two attractive young daugh
ters. Because of his attitude toward
drunken driving and his adherence
to his publicly avowed decision some
two years or more ago to require
every person convicted in his court of
driving a motor vehicle while under
the influence of intoxicants to serve
a jail sentence, Judge Oakey has re
ceived a great deal of newspaper
publicity, and his stand ha3 been
favorably commented upon by numer
ous editors in this and other states.
At the time Judge Oakey announc
ed from the bench that he had taken
the stand in reference to drunken
drivers, his statement that "it is just
as dangerous for a man to take the
wheel of an automobile while under
the influence of liquor as it would bo
for a man to run up and down the
road shooting a gun with his eyes
shut," was quoted in widely circulat-
Press uispawnes.
Adhering strictly to his policy, a
number of men, during the months
immediately following served jail
sentences, though every legitimate
effort was used to save them from
the result of such conviction on the
part of their attorneys, as well as
their friends. In one case, where 80
days in jail would deprive the de
fendant's family "of their means of
livelihood and probably cause the lose
of his job, the defendant was allowed
to serve the .sentence In week-end
periods. r "j .., ,
Members of the State Highway
Patrol and . other officers ' have fre- '
- quently commented t on the" ' small
number of arreata for drunken driv-
ing in Perquimans in recent months
as compared with '.those in other
nearby counties, . attributing ' the
cause to the fact that it was gener
ally known in the county that a con
victed defendant would not ; escape
with' fine. - 4 N '
. Only once, and that since the pro
bation system put into effect by an
act of the last General .Assembly -went
into effect, has an exception lean
made by Judge Oakey in this respect.
A young man who recently was con
victed of a -first offense, after the
evidence showed that there was no
personal or property damage, was
put on probation.
, Nlaturally, not all of the cc.ment
on JuJe Cckey'fi- po!:cy, 1.: ver,
has I .a' C -" . 'ill been
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and left v "i 1 cr i.utvh to r -' s L
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