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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBU&DING jDF HERTFOED AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Voluftie V, Number 23.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North CardEna, Friday, June 10, 1938.
$1.25 Per Year.
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PerquimansUoters To Polls
Jo Uote In Primary Election
Granbery Tucker Tops
J. S. McNider For Re-
corder Judge
, BENTON WINS
- Vote Is Close Between
- Thompson and Leary
For Judge
"When all the ballots had been
counted Saturday night and all the
county returns had been heard in
Hertford, they showed that Perquim
ans, in the race of most local interest
4he judge of recorder's court, had
chosen Granbery Tucker to lead in
the polling1 although without a ma
jority. Perquimans voters cast in favor of
Mr. Tucker .590 out of a total of
1,242 votes. J. S. McNSderfi incum
bent recorder, led the voting in three
precincts, Belvidere, New Hope and
Nicanor. Mr. McNider polled 557
votes, and was followed by T. E.
Raper, third man in the contest, with
95 votes.
. In Hertford voting, Mr. Tucker,
who returned to his home here from
law practice in Raleigh lees than a
year ago, drew 284 votes, McNider
204, and Raper 49.
The first really favorable weather
in weeks greeted voters at the polls
Saturday and from early morning un
til late afternoon voting stations
throughout the county were throng
ed with people ready to cast their
ballots and others waiting to see
Although Hertford itself slightly'
favored W. T. Brown to replace J. T.
Benton as representative, the county
as a whole failed to lend. Brown sub
stantial support, giving Benton five
of the six precincts with a total of
766 against Brown's 446.
Early in the tabulating here at the
courthouse it was evident that Tuck
er, seeking to unseat McNider, had a
slight edge in the voting, which he
held until the counting was complete.
Several precincts were heard from
before the Hertford Township tabu
lating was finished.
To serve as County Commissioners,
in the Democratic Primary Perquim
ans voters selected Archie T. Lane,
trying for the first time to find a
seat on the Board; J. O. White, Jr.,
who polled the highest vote, 916; E.
M. Perry, 853; J. C. Baker, 771, and
Roy S. Chappell, 738r all incumbents.
David R. Trueblood was unsuccessful
in his quest for a seat on the Board,
although his home precinct, Parkville,
gave him the highest vote of any can
didate, 207. "
Perquimans, being located as it is,
between the home counties of the two
contestants .for the district judgeship,
C. E." Thompson and Herbert Leary,
was closely divided, but Thompson
was . given a slight majority, 677 to
642 over Leaiy, v ' --.
The "home town, boy," John B.
'McMullan,- waa given a majority, poll
ing 730 of the votes for district solid'
tor, against 557 for Chester Morns,
85 for S. M. Blount and nine for J. C
Meekins. , ,
, Frank ' Hancock, seeking Robert R.
- Reynolds' seat, in the United States
Senate,' failed to overcome Reynolds-'
popularity, polling 607 . votes to
Reynolds' 663. Stanley Winborne for
utilities commissioner, ' secured 717
votes against 291 for Paul Grady "
'v The heaviest voting in Perquimans
was tin-the solioitorial .ticket where
"1,831 ballots-were cast. Lowest vot
ing was where the: utilities commis
sion was' concerned with , 1008 fvotea.
Funeral Held 'Monday
For Nancy; tee Elmore
" Funeral sSrvlces for 'fancy Lee
Elmore, JO-year-old daughter of Ste
phen Elmore and the 'late Mrs. El;
imore, of Wirifall, were held at the
Pierce Funeral Home in Hertford on
Monday afternoon ? at ,2 :30 j o'clock,
with theRev. W. G. Lowe, pastor of
the WinfalL Methodist Church, offi
ciating. Burial -was An, the , family
cemetery-n Suffolk, Va, V- , i
j During the ; services tiieWinfall
Church choir sang' several 'selections.; -Pallbearers
were: Claude White,
Durwbod ; Barber, Grant' 'Lane ' and
Edarar Lane, all of Winfall,' ; "
' The little girl died , in the Albe
marle Hospital, Elizabeth City, Sat
urdpy ni.t after, an Illness of one
; . three brothers,' all
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SOLICITOR VOTE
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Beaufort 690
Camden 952
Chowan 576
Currituck 1623
Dare 430
Gates 1369
Hyde 581
Pasquotank 1466
Perquimans 557
Tyrrell 139
Totals 840?
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226
148
650
43
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258
273
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Date Changed
Better Homes Club Will
Meet Friday, June
17th
A change in date has been
made for the meeting of the
Better Homes Club, which will be
held in the Agriculture Building
on Friday, June 16, instead of oh
June 10, as was announced last
week. According to Miss Gladys
Hamrick, county home demon
stration agent, the meeting is
scheduled for three o'clock. Non
members are cordially invited.
Beware Of Black
Widow Spider Bite
Warns Or. Brinn
Very Important to Sum
mon a Physician
At Once
SERIOUS BITE
Local Proof That Pois
onous Insect Strikes
Out of Season
If a Black Widow Spider strikes
now, it is striking out of season, but
a county woman was bitten recently.
This particular breed of insect, new
to this section, is usually found where
peanuts or other crops are being har
vested and most of the victims in
Perquimans County were bitten while
working in the fields at harvest time.
However, proof that they do strike
at other times is furnished by the
woman who was bitten.
Dr, T. P. Brinn, county health of
ficer says that the best thing to do
if bitten 4s to summon a physician
immediately -no stock, drug or re
storative will relieve $he intense pain
that follows the bite. However, doc
tors ) now;' administer I a treatment,
(uonturaea from rage Four)
HIGH MAN
t,-t IER MORRIS ., I
In a fDrr-cornered race ' icr
Pc"'" rf. the District Mf. ,
r.:ili . . ! Jl.n McMullan,,
Sara I " i ; J J. C. Meekins. , '
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C EVERETT THOMPSON
With a vote too close to be comfortable for cither candidate,
iMr. Thompson, of Elizabeth City, by a few more than two hundred
votes defeated Herbert Leary, of Eden ton, in Saturday's primary
election for Judge of the First Judicial .District, thus continuing in
the position to which he was appointed by Governor Clyde R. Hoey
when Judge Walter Small resigned.
Canvass Planned
To Check Dogs That
Are
Tommy Sutton Appoint
ed Special Rabies
Inspector
ARRESTS LIKELY
Owners Will Be Brought
Into Court for Viola-
tionofLaw
Tommy . Sutton was appointed
special deputy rabies inspector by the
County Board of Commissioners at
the meeting Monday. It will be the'
deputy's duty to make a complete
canvass of the county and weed out
the dog owners who have not com
plied with the State laws concerning
the rabies treatment; notify them as
to when and where to take their
animals for the' inoculation and then
to have warrants issued for those
who fail to comply
According to A. A. Nobles, county
rabies inspector, a twenty-five cent
penalty is already being levied on
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HOW PERQUIMANS COUNTY VOTED
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SENATE:
Hancock 242
Reynolds , 307
UTILITIES COMMISSIONER:
" Winborne ' 352
N Grady 130
jtDGE:
Thompson- 302
' ' Leary . . ; 257
SOLICITOR:
McMullan .. 871
Morris :J 165
-t " Blount' J 19
t Meekins -' 4
REPRESENTATIVE:
-U, Browtt L L 271
" i Beaton 238
JUDGE RECORDER'S COURT:
',t Tucker L 284
1 McNider 1 : J 204
.' Raper J. 49
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Lane LJJ,. 893
-V Trueblood Ull i. 243
v. Mathews JlTJLLM- 848
Baker -- 823
Chappell : .818
White 1 421
'v : Perry ; ' t5
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DISICT JUDGE
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James S. McNider
Resigns As Judge
Action Follows Vote In
Primary Election
Saturday
A SURPRISE
I Desire Is to Maintain
Harmony In Local
Government
Judge James S. McNider appeared
before members of the County Board
of Commissioners at their regular
meeting in the courthouse Monday to
resign from his position as county
recorder and to recommend that the
Commissioners appoint Granbery
Tucker, high man in the Saturday
primary, to fill the vacancy.
Mr. McNider's resignation, coming
as a complete surprise to the Board,
was to take effect immediately. Mr.
Tucker received the appointment and
took up his new duties on the follow
ing day at the regular Tuesday ses
sion of the county court.
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Recorders
Report Of Fire Commission
Spurs fiction To Eliminate
Grammar School's Elazards
JUDGESHIP VOTE
Thompson Leary
Beaufort 2189 3150
Camden 738 858
Chowan 171 1537
Currituck 1095 1125
Dare 953 494
Gates 750 970
Hyde 661 1073
Pasquotank 3529 664
Perquimans 677 641
Tyrrell 535 560
Totals 11298 11072
Tell 'Em
Complaints Relative to
Property Valuation
Heard Monday
To hear complaints in reference
to improper taxation and to make
adjustments the Board of County
Commissioners will meet in the
courthouse on Monday, June 20,
in the capacity of a Board of
Equalization and Review.
Each year after the tax lists
are made up, the Commissioners
meet for the purpose of making
investigation of any complaints
as to the value of real and per
sonal property and to make such
adjustments as may be necessary.
Granbery Tucker
Takes Over Reins
Recorder's Court
Variety of Cases Face
New Judge In First
Session
FULL DOCKET
Free-For-All Scrap at
Service Station First
Case Tried
Conducting his first term of county
court Tuesday, Recorder Granbery
Tucker heard as his first case a free-for-all
affray at the service statioi
of George Powell across the causeway
Saturday night.
Joe Copeland, Tom Copeland, Watt
Copeland and Leslie Gregory, all suf
fering the after effects of their
bloody tangle, were ordered to pay
the costs of court in the action and
were further ordered to stay away
from Mr. Powell's place of business.
Each defendant was put on good be
havior probation for a period of two
years, whereupon Judgment was su
spended. Alphonso Welch, Negro, who swore
out a warrant for the arrest of Den
nis Welch, whom he suspected of ap
propriating funds belonging to him
self, was assessed with the costs in
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AGAIN ON TOP
' ROBERT R. REYNOLDS
. "Our Bob" by a sweeping ma-
jority defeated ' Frank Hancock
in the Democratic Primary Sat
urday, as North Carolina' Sena
'tor in the national Congresa. .
Estimate Sought to An
nex Auditorium on
Ground Floor
OTHER CHANGES
Commissioners Agree to
Apply For Govern
ment Funds
A report from the office of the
State Fire Commission on conditions
at the Hertford Grammar School hag
been received here by the County
Board of Education, which at its
meeting Monday morning authorized
F. T. Johnson, superintendent of
county schools, to get in touch with
an architect and have him draw up
plans and make estimates on the cost
of annexing an auditorium on the
ground floor to the present buildinp.
The Fire Commission's report, bas
ed on an investigation by Sherwood
Brockwell, of the Commission, showed
that there are definite fire hazards as
the building now stands; the audi
torium on a second floor with no fire
escapes, a furnace room not fire
proofed, under the center of the
building.
The report included several recom
mendations, which will probably be
made use of if the auditorium annex
project does not meet with approval.
First, the report recommended that
the auditorium be moved to the first
floor of the building and that the
classrooms, which the auditorium
would replace, be moved to the second
floor, and that adequate fire escapes
lead from the second floor to the
ground on both ends of the building.
In reference to the furnace room, it
was advised that the room be fire
proofed, and specifications were fur
nished for relieving the hazard there
as the building stands now: If the
auditorium is placed on the ground
floor the furnace room will be moved
to another section of the building.
After and if the architect's plans
and estimates are approved by the
Board, application will be made for
a PWA grant with which to build the
annex and fire escapes.
If plans for the grammar school
set-up meet with approval on every
hand, the actual work of construction
will of course not be complete before
the 1938-39 school term begins.
If the plans are not approved, ac
cording to Mr. Johnson, it is the in
tention of the Board that fire escapes
will be built and the furnace room
fire-proofed before the approaching
school term opens.
The County Commissioners have
definitely agreed to make application
to the Federal government for funds
with which to build.
Former Resident Of
Hertford Dies In
Florida Wednesday
Burial service for Mrs. Guy Edge,
who died at her home in Tampa,
Florida, Wednesday night, will be
held at the grave in Cedarwood Ceme
tery Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock, the Rev. J. F. Stegall, pastor
of the Hertford Baptist Church, offi
ciating. Word was received of the death of
her niece by Mrs. J. G. Campen, of
Edenton, Thursday morning. Mrs.
Guy, who was 39 years old, before
her marriage was Miss Blanche Ward,
of Hertford, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Ward.
The funeral services will be held
in Florida.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Harrison,
of California, and two brothers, Wil
liam T. Ward, of Columbia, S. C, aivl
Milton Ward, of Estelle, S. C.
Miss Carmen Morgan
Meredith Graduate
Miss Carmen Morgan, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Morgan, of
Hertford, was one of the 105 seniors
who received diplomas from Meredith
College on May 30. The class was
the largest in Meredith's history.
Miss Morgan was awarded a Bache
lor of Arts degree, with a major in
home economics. Transferring to
Meredith as a senior from. Chowan
College, Bhe was 'member: ot the
Home Economics Club, the Baptist
TralnW? Union, and the' X W. fct
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