0; A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUltblNGvOF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
"Hertford, Perquimans Connty North! Carolina, Friday June 3, 193&"
$1.25 Per Year.
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' w first Cchtribution
Mrs. J. D. Cox of High
Point Mails Check
Last Week
COUNTYNATIVE
Others Express Desire
To Help Preserve
County's History
The newly organized Perquimans
- , County Historical Association last
week received its first cash contribu-
-'' tion. It came from Mrs. J. D. Cox,
of High Point, who mailed a check to
, " Miss Mae Wood Winslow, a charter
r member of the Association, whose
aim is nreserve the things of histor
ical interest in Perquimans County
and to promote interest in their his
torical value.
Mrs. Cox, who is a native of Per
quimans County, the former Miss
Mae Riddick, of Hertford, is a mem
ber of one of the county's oldest
families.
Other people have written to the
Association from time to time and
indicated their intentions of making
contributions in the matter of the re
storation . of the Havey burying
ground in Durants Neck. The Har
vey matter is the first of its nature
taken up by the Association.
Charter members of the Perquim
ans County Association are J; G.
Roberson, president; Mrs. Mattie Lis
ter White, secretary; Miss Kate M.
Blanchard, treasurer; Miss Pattie
Whedbee, Miss Mae Wood Winslow,
Granbery Tucker and James t. flic
American Flags
Adorn Streets On
Memorial Day
First Time Town Has
Been Systematically
Decorated
SCOUTSHELP
Project Outgrowth of
Action Taken By
Town, Criers
-' 'For the first time; Memorial Day
- was observed in Hertford Monday
. with a: systematic .arrangemen oi
American Flags lining both sides of
the streets from Bill ft ViVs Service
- -J Station on the north to the Gulf
Service Station on the south of
A : Church Street, and along Market
, ' Street for ome distance from the
- "t intersection. ' ' . ,
The Flag' display was. a Town
- rvtai-a' nmU looked after by V. N.
Darden and J. G. Roberson, support-i
V iff ed by the local merchants ana omer
' business .interests. : , ,
. '- ia.. nrAffnwi Tinv Scout Trooo
;f, handled-the k actual placing of the,
- . nags ana 'oeiore noon puvuiiwij
' ; forty of them were in evidence. ;' '
A Even the feather emiled approval
, J;-- during the day when . for the first
time in over a week the sun came out
'"r'.for a few hours,. A- atronff brews
'- whipped the, banners and expressions
"-' o admiration were heard ,' on every
. L hand as they tood proudly at atten
' ; tion. 'People riding in cam -bearing
K out-of-state license plates, were i,ra-j
1 quently seen to stop and,, glance ap
provingly at, the Impressive , display.
RECORDER'S
Ma vmumta for rrtuable cause
were found in Kecor-rt Court Tues
day morning in te cr of Robert
Lightfoot, young Parkvl'la Township
Jlegro, charged with felonious - as
sault with intent to commit rape
upon Evangeline rchie, 15-year-old
Wbifall Negro school girl.
Three traffic, cases, two 6f them
? ' " z transportation of whickey,
! 1 j c'Mr, an improper license
i ' , " i in judgments suspend--tg
of the costs of
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Future Train, Ship for tyerir itfork Fair
NEW YORK Here b the smoothly stream-lined train
of the future (on top) and the fully enclosed, storm
proof, air conditioned liner of the World of Tomorrow
as Raymond Loewy, industrial designer, conceived them
Construction Of
Begin Duringlnly
Southern Cotton Oil Co.
Plans 50 x 180 Foot
Building
IRON-CLAD
Modern In Every Re
spect, Project Will
Cost $10,000
Construction work on a huge new
warehouse for the Southern Cotton
Oil Company is scheduled to begin
early in July, according to C. P.
Morris, general manager of the Hert
ford plant.
The new building will front on
Dobb Street, where the E. A. Byrum
residence now stands. Of iron-clad
construction, the warehouse will
measure 50 by 180 feet. The location
is parallel to the Company's seed
cotton warehouse on Dobb Street, but
being larger, the new building will
cover more space, running from the
street to the Norfolk Southern Rail
road's eastern spur line.
According to Mr. Morris, the new
warehouse, modern in every respect,
will represent an expenditure of ap
proximately $10,000. It will be equip
ped with the automatic fire sprinkler
system which is part of the equip
ment of all the Company's buildings.
It has not been definitely decided
whether;;. the house which the ware
house replaces, will be' moved to
another location on the Company's
property or whether it will be torn
down.
Negroes- Lucky, In ,
'Automobile Wreck
": Buster Whltt, local.Negro, was se
riously ;'cut about- the face i" in an
auto- accident eight iafles from Hert
ford Saturday night on the Edenton
Highway. ' ; , t ;; tf, , lv ti.
' Dennis Metane, Spring; City Negro,
wasf driving" the car in which White
was riding, and whkh collided with
en automobile driven by William Penn
Roberson. - Mebane was ' not injured.
' - White was treated by a local phy
sician for severe ; cuts around both
eyes, the moutlvand cuts about the
hands, arms and legs.1 Corporal Geo.
EXjl of the State Highway Patrol,
stationed at Edenton, investigated the
accident-,t ' ',fUWfr -
It was reported here that 'Mebane
said' a tire blew out and threw his
car into' the path of the other ma
chine. -He said White was evidently
thrown through the wm'dshield. .
Vo Not Hold Hatching Eggs
','irt wise ; to hold hatching
' . - ;ods longer than seven
. II. Alp, extension poul
'f agriculture, Uni-
Two New Vestrymen
For Holy Trinity
Granbery Tucker and J. H. N!W
bold were elected vestrymen of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church on Wednev
day night, whena Par!sh-mee
was held in the Parish House, with
the rector, the Rev. E. T. Jillson, pre
siding. The meeting followed a
parish supper served by the ladies of
St. Catherine's Auxiliary.
The two new vestrymen succeed
Walter H. Oakey, Jr., and H. G.
Winslow, both of whom have recently
moved away from Hertford, Mr.
Oakey moving to Washingtpn, D. C,
and Mr. Winslow to Fayetteville;
The entire vestry includes, in ad
dition to the two new members, E,
Leigh Winslow, D. S. Darden and W,
E. White.
Meeting Soft Ball
Enthusiasts failed
For Friday Night
Linwood Skinner Urges
All interested to
Attend
A meeting of baseball and soft
ball enthusiasts has been called by
A. Linwood Skinner, appointed at the
last meeting of the Town Criers as
chairman of the baseball division of
the sports and recreation committee.
The meeting will be held in the
court room in the Perquimans County
Courthouse on Friday night, June 3,
at 8 o'clock,
Mr. Skinner urges everyone in any
way interested, in these particular
sports whether as players or as
Softball and baseball ' fans to be
present at this meeting, v The chair
man, "with his committee of R. S.
Monds, Jr., Louis Nachman, JrH and
Lucius,. Blanchard,' hints at interest
ing developments to be discussed at
(he Friday night.session.
Musical Program At
Woman's Club Meet
, The Woman's Club held a very; in
tereeting meeting on Thursday after
noon, Hiss Kate M. Blanchard giving
a musical , program. Mrs. , W. W
Steinmatee, of Elizabeth City, district
president made a, report of the state
meeting in Wilmington.,
, -This was the last meeting of the
season. The Club will .open fall ac
tivities in September. '
Special Music Sunday
; At Methodist Church
Louis Cutler, violinist, of Marion,
will play 'at the ' Methodist . Church
Sunday evening service. Mr. Cutler
played at tiie Woman's Club' meeting
last Thursday, as a part of he mus
ical' program given by Miss Kate M.
Blanchard." .' " 1
R. S. Monds, Jr., baritone) will sing
at i!re morning 'service. '
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for a large, free focal exhibit on Transportation at the
New York World's lair 1939. The display will include
every stage in civilisation's transport progress as well
as every vehicle used since the day of the cave man.
Office Quarters To
tirt First Of July
Building Expected Be
Ready For Occupancy
By September 1
MORESPACE
When Completed 1650
Feet of Work Space
Available
Work, scheduled to begin on the
new postoffice quarters in the old
Carolina Bank building on July first,
is expected to be finished and the
building ready for occupancy about
September first, according to Post
master J. E. Morris.
While no noticeable change will be
made to the front of the biulding, the
inside, now occupied by the offices of
Dr. I. A. Ward, will te remodeled.
The fixtures, some of which have al
ready arrived, will have tile bases to
match the tile floor of the lobby.
The ceiling will be of metal with
plaster walls.
The lock boxes and drawers will
be on the left, facing the south wall,
with the money order, stamp and
i general delivery windows facing the
front of the building.
A loading platform will be built
at the rear of the quarters to facili
tate the handling of postal matters.
The new alley from Grubb Street to
Market Street, will serve as the ap
proach to the platform.
The new postoffice will be equipped
with a steam system of heating and
will have a working space of 1,660
feet, 450 feet more than are in the
present postoffice building.
Mrs, Charlton Dies
At Home In Bethel;
Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Mattie I. Charlton, 79, died
at her .home in the Bethel community
of Perquimans County on Wednesday
afternoon, June 1, after a long ill
nessviH . "' - "
Funeral services were held at
Bethel Baptist Church, of which she
was a faithful member, on Thursday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, with the Rev.
J. T. Byrum, pastor of the church,
officiating, and burial was made in
the family plot in' the church yard.
Mrs. Chariton was a native of Per
quimans, being the former Miss Mat
tie I. Fleetwood, v She was horn May
25, 1859; in the' house in which she
died. She, was a prominent woman
of her, community and until her last
illness took an 'active part in church
work,-' She was greatly beloved by
many friends. 1 -
i Surviving are six children, Mrs. C.
T. Phillips and Mrs. W. J Farmer, of
Bethel; Mrs. Louis Myers, of Norfolk,
Va.; Fleetwood A, White, of Kenley,
and C. H. Elliott; of, Miami,' Fla. 1
allies Throughout Gouniv
Creating Much Interest In
Primary Election Saturday
Brown-Benton Cop
Show On Saturday
At Nicanor Rally
Both Favor Turnpike
From Whiteston to
Newland
IN PLATFORM
Many Other Candidates
On Hand to Address
Voters
With candidates for the office of
Judge of Recorder's Court still hold
ing the center of the political stage,
interest around the race for county
representative claimed more of the
6potlight than usual at the Nicanor
rally Saturday night when W. T.
Brown, seeking the office now held
by Representative J. T. Benton, flat
ly included the promise of the Turn
pike Road from Whiteston to New
land as a plank in his platform.
Representative Benton, following
Mr. Brown to the speaker's stand, al
though favoring the Turnpike as
strongly as Mr. Brown, would not
promise the road but promised to use
his every influence to get it if re
elected. "No man has a right to
promise a road,", said Mr. Benton.
"The most he can do is to put the
idea before the State Highway Com
mission to the best of his ability."
John T. Lane introduced the candi
dates and in doing so urged the large
number of people, who were on hand,
to listen and let what the speakers
had to say help them in deciding
who to vote for.
Archie T. Lane and David Tnie
blood, candidates for the County
Board of Commissioners, were intro
duced first and confined themselves
to brief announcements of their in
tentions asking the support of the
voters. Roy S. Chappell, incumbent
member of the Board, was the only
candidate for re-election to the Board
present.
J. S. McNider was the first speaker
in the judge of Recorder's Court
bracket and pointing to other county
officers who are being allowed to
serve a second term without opposi-
i tion stated that he was at a loss to
understand why his appointment to
the judgeship by the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners brought on such a
shower of announcements, which he
likened to "falling pecans, along with
the hulls."
T. E. Raper, candidate for the of
fice now held by Mr. McNiider, as at
the other rallies again contended
that any man has the right to run for
any office.
Granbery Tucker, last candidate
for Judge of Recorder's Court, to
speak in his own words seemed to
agree with Mr. McNider on only one
point the importance of the office
they both seek. To Mr. McNider's
claim that the Recorder's Court not
only is self-supporting but at the
present rate will show a profit, Mr.
Tucker replied that he hardly saw
how a court could be run with a
mind to the profit made.
"Imagine the plight of a defendant
who realized that he was being
judged by a recorder who sat on the
case not only as judge and jury, but
also as business manager," said Mr.
Tucker.
John McMullan and Chester Morris,
candidates for district prosecutor,
were both lavish in praise of each
other and their other two opponents.
Aside from numerating their various
qualifications for the office and ask
ing Perquimans' voting suppon,
neither had much to say.
Ruth Nachman Joins
Perquimans Weekly
As Society Editor
Miss Ruth Nachman has joined the
staff of The Perquimans Weekly as
society editor. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nachman, and
has acted as local society editor be
fore, in the interest of out-of-town
newspapers.
Social items may be addressed to
her in care of The Perquimans Week
ly, or left in the office news letter
box, She may be reached ' on Mon
days, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at
the office, telephone number 88. .
District Judge and Soli
citor Race Paramount
In Conversation
MANY SPEAK
Contest For Judge Re
corder's Court Also
In Limelight
The candidates for Judge of Super
ior Court, solicitor and county offi
cers, for United States Senator and
for Utilities Commissioner are head
ing into the Democratic Primary on
Saturday with interest in Perquim
ans County centered chiefly around
the races for judge of Recorder's
Court, for solicitor of the First Judi
cial District and for Judge of Super
ior Court.
Interest in all the contests lagged
until last week when the first of the
county rallies was held with every
township hearing at least three of the
candidates on at least one occasion.
The first rally was held in Bethel
last week, but when candidates for
solicitor were unable to be present,
Roy S. Chappell, candidate for re
election to the County Board of
Commissioners, whose home is in the
township, invited the solicitorial can
didates to appear there on another
date, Monday of this week, when John
B. McMullan, of Pasquotank County,
and Chester Morris, of Currituck
County, were both in attendance.
Several of those running for county
offices also appeared.
Cold and rainy weather failed to
seriously affect the attendance at the
Parkville and Belvidere rallies on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights of
last week, while more favorable
weather conditions greeted the speak
ers at Whiteston, New Hope, and on
the return trip to Bethel.
While the names of C. EvereH
Thompson and Herbert Leary, for
Superior Court Judge, are mentioned
in talk among the people of the
county as conversation turns to poli
ticsthe names of candidates for
county offices are heard much more
frequently with those of Granbery
Tucker, J. S. McNider and T. E.
Raper, for Judge of Recorder's Court,
dominating every gathering.
The voting places in the townships
throughout the county, opening at
sunrise on Saturday morning, will be
greeted with "generally fair" weath
er on June 5th, according to the al
manac. The sun will rise at 4:47 and
sets on that date at 7:09.
Here is a list of the candidates
and the offices they aspire to, who
will be voted upon by Perquimans
County people r For Judge of Super
ior Court, C. Everett Thompson and
Herbert Leary; for Solicitor, J. C.
Meekins, John B. McMullan, Sam
Blount and Chester Morris; for mem
ber of the State House of Represen
tatives, J. T. Benton and W. T.
Brown; for County Commissioner,
David R. Trueblood, Archie T. Lane,
J. C. Baker, E. M. Perry, E. D.
Matthews, John O. White, Jr., and
Roy S. Chappell; for Judge of Re
corder's Court, T. E. Raper, J. S.
McNider and Granbery Tucker.
On the official Democratic Primary
ballot for United States Senator,
Robert R. Reynolds and Frank Han
cock, and for utilities commissioner,
Stanley Winborne and Paul Grady.
David R. Trueblood, of Winfall, and
Archie T. Lane, of Hertford Town
ship, are making their first bids for
seats on the County Board of Com
missioners. The other five are seek
ing re-election.
Perquimans School
Pictured In Magazine
"North Carolina, Agricultural Op
portunities," a handsome photograph
ic booklet issued by the department
of conservation and development, pic
tures the high school here in Per
quimans County as an example of the
fine educational centers in North
Carolina.
A full front view of the school
building and beautiful campus, with
a full display of shrubbery, decorates
the back cover of the booklet. Inch
high letters beside the picture spell
the words, 'health" and "education."
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Billy Hardcastla has returned to
the home of his parents, ; Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Hardcastle, after under
going a slight ' operation at the
Stokes-McCoy ' Hospital in Norfolk,
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