f 1,4 .v .-v - A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUIL1 INO OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY A Volume V.Number 8. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 25, 1938. $1.25 Per Year. if s1 1 P. I!i:d01oiiiLiO( ' " ill: " First Time State Affili ates With National Organization APML24-30 County Committee Ap pointed to Assist In Campaign " V,: Miss Gladys Hamrkk, home demon . " stration agent, has been appointed Vnhainnan of Better Homes in America " for Perquimans County. While Mrs. . Thomas Nixon, of Hertford, has for several years served ' as the local chairman of this organ . cation and has done a great deal of , work. through - the various . woman's , - organizations, working directly under the national chairnian.thia is the first time that North Carolina as a. state has become; affiliated with the na tional organization. Miss Pauline B. Bmith has been appointed State Chairman. ;'V;' ' Tn' a letter directed to the editors of the State of North Carolina, kut week. Miss Smith said: "We shall at 1 tempt to tie up the work that is now being done in the State with the Na tional Movement so that all organi sations may for one week in the year think better homes, talk better homes, write on better homes, " exhibit con crete examples of better housing, and have programs, on music, reading, .art in the home, et cetera,,?' !y , , The week beginning April. 24 has been set apart as Better Home , WjBet .fr The Stated President states ' 1 thatit will mean a lot to NorthrCar-- olina if we will join the ranks of - - theian4i-Berkfalttilij :nd paint up, pick up and clean up, as wall.ils to1 plan for: those needed! house ,- repairs kand i improvements. "Let's advertise North Carolina," sh : suggests, "a cleaa ttate. ; ; , Miss Hamrick plans to visit, in company with the home beautification leader of each, club, ' each home rep resented in the club before April 24, and urge the members to take part ' Suggestions- that wood pileJ be moved to the back of the house, as well as clothes lines, that old shacks be torn, down and . 'other unsightly places be : improved, will be. made. ' Miss Hamrick plans to take pictures of some of, the places to be improved , and show the difference in before and after improvements. Another - suggestion of the home agent is that some of the ugly signs be removed from the highways. She points out that aome'of the most un : aightly places are about filling sta--. lions on,.; the highways, where , tin cans are piled. Every Ming station will be Visited, aha said, with a view to soliciting the cooperation of th - owners and operators, v - Not only does Miss Hamrick expect ' to work through her own county club , women; however, as this job takes, in - a wider scope than among her own - club members. She will ask the co-U;- operation of town and county officials. and will enlist the aid of the club . women of Hertford and others, and conduct a real Better Homes Week. Following is a list of the committee , 1 in this county: Mesdames Thomas ' Nixon. John Asbell, D. L, Barber, D. J. Rogerson,j a W.;jBeed, ! G. ; B. , Tucker, V. A. Holdren, A. T. line, . L. B. Webb; J. H. Gregory, Marr " Winslow. Ijicille Lane. C. P. Morris, W. O. Hunter. X C. Hobbs, W.'D.' Perry,ramer Wood, Matti BareUft,, K. R White, and Misses Luey White,; ;-:'OtC.r:-l Her -::!.: son of Mr. and v Mrs.: Linwood Cod f?ey, of New Hope, died in a NorfolV he 1 P'sfnwlair - nicrhfc. t.fnl AWIDff an r ' i i 'nal meninxitis. war held ;ft ( ' "rch ,on Monday i TTti- Kr. Am r eciat- . church J I. a ( r S. . .1 ( 3 c: Seal Loos Reedy B. G. Koonce will take Ihe 'seed loan applications for 1938 and will W lK th t-Attiesltttalujldlng for this ; purpose, begiming this waek. Those wishing to secure seed loans from, the government may get . in touch , with Mr. Koonce at the Agricultural Building. John Deere Day Mdes A Dig Hit Vitli Many Farmers Five or Six Hundred Strong Attend Blan chard's Show FRIENDS MINGLE Visitors Interested In Demonstrations of Machinery John Deere Day made a big hit in Hertford and brought a bigger crowd to town than has been here for a long time. They came from all over the countryside, some five or six hundred strong, to see the big dis play of modern farm machinery which J. C. Blanchard was showing, to watch the free picture show and to enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch. The pictures were shown at the State Theatre, because the auditorium of the Agricultural Building couldn't anything like take care of the crowd. Very mteresting-were the demonstra tions of the various implements. tft& .torC-barjN other items, shown in motion pictures. Spectators caught a glimpse of farm ing methods which are, new to Per quimans, but which may be put into practice with modern equipment. "Friendly Valley," the feature pic ture, was good and was much enjoy ed. From the theatre the crowd went down to the display lot where the dinner was served, barbecue cols alaw, pickles, nread and cold drinks, a real treat. Old friends mingled with old friends and groups gathered here and there as the people enjoyed the fine outing in the bright sunshine. Attendance Contest Losers Fead Winners Sunday School Contest ants Enjoy Banquet ; Thursday The losers as well as the winners enjoyed .the delightful banquet given by Ihe losing team in the attendance contest of : the Methodist ' Sunday Sunda ' School on Thursday evening to the winners, which was attended by the members of the Young Peo ple's Division of the Sunday School. " There iwas a most entertaining program.' ! Miss Alice Roberson and Zeeh White debated . on the subject.: "Resolved: , That coming to Sunday School is more worth, while than a Sunday f. morning snoose.'V 4 James iiuvart iwewoy presenma . an unuauiu course lit Math, to be solved by the mtnnt groups.1 Miss - Sarah Brinn eave a course in mixed words. There were interesting contests and music, and the young people gay many ex piSaiim?rtvaaai,roV'CUxV H. C. Stpkes thanks 'for her, assist- salad course, followed by apple pie, :ToUowingi wer those present James Evart Newby, , Rev. and MrS D. M. Sharpe, - Mr. and Mrs. C. R Tucker t Elisabeth, ibi6wli';;?:HiMa' Knowles, -i Bernice ?- White, 1 Helene Mae White, Mary Wood Koonce. Pete Relfe Vary F3, WKIlam Fe'Jds, Jimmy 'Arnold, j EI-'y EUmchaH, Helena Nixon, Franc!s I'lxon, r'h Erinn, Clarke Stc'es, L -; t CSiPpell, Mildred Cau't, . r- uty, Mary Thad Cfr; -1 rj," Florence ' Dar Zach .Tilte, Ux I ' V Kaewobd Tl. I , r-ri WuibIow, J-::r.:3 v. ' -rothy Whedbee,,. L' 'nc'e :tt Ler-dlr-, -X"l" i r -i, C D.&L ation If Building and Loan Plan Has Helped Many to Buy Homes - 35th SERIES Most Home Building. lit Recent Years Through Easy Plan The Hertford Building & Loan Asj Bociation is issuing a special series of stock, which will go on sale Satur day, March 5, this being the, Both series to be offered to the public. , . .The twenty-second series, issued hw 1932, is maturing as of February 26, and the new issue is made in order to give those stockholders - whose shares are maturing at this time an opportunity to continue their av ings by taking out stock in the new issue, as well as to offer to non stockholders the opportunity of be ginning at this time Only two regular series are issued each year, one in May and another in November. The regular May series will be issued as usual The Building & Loan Association has been a great help to the people of this community, providing as.it does opportunity to open an account of as small an amount as twenty-five) cents per week, many young people' with limited incomes have commenced systematic saving . which has proved very beneficial. One share, costing, twenty-five cents per week, matures in. approximately six years, when a hundred dollars has been accumu lated. . Most "of the .home-ubilding done in Stock In IbriiiuMiMm Ji: Dr. C. W. Ward, of Char with the assistance of the local Build ing & Loan Plan For Contest District Meeting Will Be Held In Edenton on April 2nd The music-minded are beginning to prepare for the annual music con tests and shortly Hertford's young musicians will be competing for the right to. enter the State Music Con test. There, will be contestants from the Chamlnade Club, which is Mrs. R. M. Riddick's music class, and also from the Perquimans Glee Club, which is under the direction of Miss Kate M. Blanchard. The music students in this section are in the . Northeastern District of the North Carolina Federation of Music T Clubs, and the annual meeting in the district will be held at Edenton this year on April 2. The affair will convene at 10:30 in the morning in the auditorium of the High School, with Mrs, R. M. Riddick, of Hertford, Dis trict Chairman of Junior Music Clubs, presiding. ' From the Chamlnade Club Ben Koonce, will play a piano solo and Miss Jean Newbold will sing. ; From the ' Glee . Club Miss Anne Tullis Felton and . Zach White will play a, piano duo, Mr. White will also play a piano solo, and Misses Blanche Moore Berry and Katherine Jessup! will sing. 4 There may be other con teatants. from both clubs. jThf winners injhe district contest wilt compete: in the State, contest to MA rAtik a-, 4 The jfiirja ojtfliarj and; the.Boyal Ambassadors b ef,v Be Jh ejtBaptist Church enjoyed a Valentine party at the home of their leaders, Mrs.; Fred Matthews and Miss Ruby Keaton, near Hertford on Tuesday evening. Games and contests wer : enjoyed,' with - Louise Mansfield and Vance Proctor 'winning1 priea,;.;:-;S,:.'V;i,.' i Painty refreshments iwere aerved to f ft fallowing: Louisa Mansfield, f - i Ctan&n, Eloise Keaton, Madge I r, Ccrnlft Lee Y.'ard, Marjorie I ..r, rrclyn Long,' Mary Pasco " . 'zt Proctor, Morris Griffin, 1 --i II. twood, Maynard r. k V.'ard, Qarence 1 Lc-r, James Mans ' 1 1 ' '-wg, .Miss Ruby . i, I r. and Fred Matthews. " . ii . j -1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' s; - ' I'- ' 'orJal ' ' t- i coneratioft - u i( . ' younjer r if"'")' oration to Young Musicians eigh Physician President I-. iiiuiiiiirmytiiduyi! r. C. B. Wilkerson Se lected to Head Group i At Hertford Meeting j! DR. WARD HOST 1 1 T rt 1 w itaieign is selected as i Meeting Place For Next Year Dr. C. B. Wilkerson, of Raleieh. s elected president of the Raleigh edical Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina, at the apnual meeting held last night at the of Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Ward, in ;ord. Dr. B. B. Lloyd, of Chapel L was elected vice-president and Robert Noble, of Raleigh, secre- e Association includes all of the ffur-year graduates of the Medical School of the University of North Carolina. Only for the period be tween 1903 and 1910 has the Univer sity of Niorth Carolina given a four- yiar course in medicine, the last two years of which were given in eigh; hence the Raleigh Associa- It is those physicians who were dilated from the T'nivprsitv nl Raleigh during this period who are numbers of the Association. This WP the first meeting held in the Albemarle. The nearest point to Hertford at which a meeting had prc- Vfiusly been held was at Rich Square. SThe meeting, which was presided over by the retiring president, Dr. I. A Ward, followed a banquet given by Dr. and Mrs. Ward, which was at tended, not onlv bv the members of tfys Association, but by the following locta; JT. w. i. waro, 01 ivaieign; Dr. W. A. Hoggard, Dr. T. P. Brinn, and. Dr. John W. Zachary, of Hert ford. The guests were received at the front door by Jarvis Ward. The house was charmingly decorat ed for the occasion in honor of Wash ington's Birthday, with the idea fea tured in all the appointments, and with a tasteful arrangement of early spring flowers. Flags were given as favors. Assisting Mrs. Ward in serving the guests, who were seated at small tables, were Miss Alice Southerland. of Southern Pines; Mrs. W. T. Ward, of Raleigh; Mrs. L. N. Hollowell, Mrs. Wallace Umphlett and Misses Mar guerite and Ruth Alice Ward, of Hertford. A feature of the program of the meeting which followed the banquet was a historical outline of Hertford given by Dr. Ward, in which he touch ed upon several interesting matters ii connection with the history of th' place, exhibiting some old picture: and also exhibiting one of Perqui (Continued on Page Five) Aldersgate Regional Meeting On Monday Local Church Sending Delegates to Wash ington, N. C. The Methodist young people of the Elizabeth City District will turn theii faces, toward Washington, N. C, 01 Monday, 'February 28, when a region al Aldersgate Youth Rally will bi held. Following a rally for the gen eral membership of the church dur ing the day, the young Methodist' will convene at 7:30 in the evening The purpose of the meeting is to pro vide, infdrmation and. inspiration fo commemoration , in the ' local churcl of the two hundredth anniversary o the heart-warming experience of Joh? Wesley which led him to organize th religious societies out of which grev the various branches of the Methodis Church..-- :.v Except for the jpeakera,,th-enur( program has been arranged ' by the Albemarle Young People's Union 1) Washington, The speakers will in clude' Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, rf Washington, D. C, and another prom inent minister with '.- special . appea' for youth. ; ftatorf and young peo pie's leaden ia. the local churches aw arranging for the traneporUtion of delegates fram; churches throughou this cection. ' y , .J-,;:k-- . From Hertford i ..somber wQl at tend, Including.' Rev. O. M. Sharpe. pastor of th Hertford Methodist Church: I'm. H. c; r stokes, Char! i iB?r,v Misa Sara Brinn, Misa 1 - :a Card:n, Clarke Stokes, and r "'7 i " WW- stor, t .it Ll, v 1 also attend Please Stand By! For what? The hit of the sea son a musical comedy "Please Stand By," directed by Mrs. B. G. Koonce,, This play will be pre sented Tuesday, March 8, in P. C. H. S. auditorium. This play is be ing sponsored by the Junior Class tn help defray the expenses of the annual Junior - Senior Banquet. Watch for further announcements! Clothing Leaders School Scheduled To Be Held Friday Miss Willie Hunter, Spe cialist, Will Be In Charge BEGINS10:30 Morning Class Takes Form of Round Table Discussion Twenty-one home demonstration club clothing leaders are expected to attend the clothing leaders school to be conducted in the Agricultural Building on Friday, February 25, with Miss Willie Hunter, clothing specialist from the Extension Depart ment of State College, Raleigh, in charge. The class will convene at 10:30 o'clock. During the morning the class will take the form of a round table discussion of clothing problems, when questions may be asked. In the afternoon there will be a discus sion of the problem of buying ready mades. While this ' school is primarily for the clothing leaders of the various clubs in the county, any others will be welcomed, according to Miss Gladys Hamrick, home demonstra tion agent, who says that those who desire may bring their lunch. The clothing leaders include Mes dames E. M. Perry, C. P. Quincy, Irma D'Orsay, David Trueblood, Joel Hollowell, J. E. Bogue, Dan Roger son, B. T. Wood, C. E. Cannon, Maude Lane, Joe Perry, S. D. Banks, Carrie Gregory, Lucy nunier reiry, mdiy.year average yields will result in a Hazel Hoskins, Elmer j crop of 10,129,000 bales and at 5- Haytnan, Wood, T. C. Perry, F. C. White, C T. Rogerson, and Mi3ses Patty Roger son and Gertie Chappell. Measles Epidemic Is Now Apparently On Wane In County Disease Has Reached Peak According to Dr. Brinn GENERAL Not Necessary, How ever to Close Schools In County The epidemic of measles which has been general all over the county, and which, for that matter, appears to have been pretty general all over this section of the State, has apparently reached its peak and is somewhat on the wane, according to the County Health Officer, Dr. T. P. Brinn. Schools have been closed in some sections of the State because of the prevalence, of measles. But, while there have been numerous cases of the disease throughout the county during the past two months, it has not been considered necessary to close any of the schools of this county be cause of the epidemic. From the number of absentees at the Perquimans High School this week, which out of an enrollment of 828 numbered 50 on Monday, it would appear that- tha epidemic is just beginning to be felt among the older children of tha county. Not every one, of the 60 absent, however, wen absent because of illness and not all the children sick had measles. . . . . . Called at Hunter Home Among those who called at the home of Mr. and Mre. W. O. Hunter, near Hertford, on Sunday afternoon, were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hughes, of Coleraln; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ruf- fin, of Richmond, Va and Mr. and Mrs. C Blanchard, of Hertford. , Farmers Vote On Farm Quotas For 1933 On March 12 Two-third Vote Neces sary to Put Quotas Into Effect VOTE 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. Farmers Called Upon to Register Wishes In Each Township The first referenda under the new Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 will be held on March 12 among the cotton farmers and producers of flue cured, fire-cured and dark air-cured tobacco, Secretary Wallace has an nounced. The outome of the refer enda will determine whether market ing quotas will be applied to these commodities in 1938. Marketing quotas cannot be used except with the approval of a large majority of the farmers since the Act itself provides that if more than one third of the producers voting in a referendum vote against the quotas, they will not go into effect. Where cotton, flue-cured or dark tobacco, which includes both fire-cured and dark-air cured, are grown in the same locality, the referendum for each commodity will be held at the same time and place but the vote on each comodity will be separate. The referenda regulations provide for a voting place in each community where cotton, Hue-cured or dark to bacco is grown. The polls open not later than 9:00 a. m. and close at 7:00 p. m. Each producer who grew cotton, flue-cured or dark tobacco in 1937 will be entitled to cast one vote in the referendum for the commodity, which will be in charge of county committeemen. The national cotton allotment spec ified for 1938 in the proclamation was 10,000,000 standard bales plus the number of bales allotted under section 343 (c) of the Act. This sec- tion provides that the allotment of i no county shall be less than 60 per I cent of the acreage planted to cotton in 1937 plus the acreage diverted from cotton under the conservation i program. This results in a total acreage allotment of approximately 26,300,000 acres. This acreage at 10- year average yields in a crop of 11,230,000 bales. Acreage allotments will be established for each individual farm and if the allotment is not ex ceeded, all the cotton produced on the farm may be sold without the pay ment of any penalty. Normal supply, which quotas would be used to attain, is defined in the Act as normal domestic consumption and exports, plus 40 percent as a sur plus reserve. The present supply of American cotton is about 25,000,000 bales, largely the result of the record crop of 18,700,000 bales in 1937, and it is estimated that the carryover on August 1, 1938, will be around 12, 000,000 bales, or only 1,000,000 bales less than the record carryover of 13,000,000 bales in 1932. The national marketing quota pro claimed for the 1938 crop of flue continued on Page Six) Norfolk Visitors Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hunter and their daughter, Carolyn, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hunter on Sunday. A Worthy Cause He is a good citizen, industrious, law-abiding, home-loving. He has until now provided well for his family. Affliction has befallen him and he will never again be able to work to support his family, or even himself, unless he has sur gical treatment. He has no money. The services of Duke Hospital surgeons are available without cost la this man, bat he most have hospitalisation far approximately three months, and this will cost tw dollars per day, approximately The Rehabilitation Department of the State will contribute $50.00. There ia no other State f and avail able, : Interested persona knowing the circumstances have made contribu tions bat more ia needed. - Any eve sufficiently interested in the rehab ilitatloa of thto worthy dtiaen to make a caah eoatributioB to the caase should immediately,- get ia tonch with BHas Ruth Davenport, County Wel?:r C :cer.