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THE PERQUBIANS vWEEKBY Published every Friday at Hit Perquimans Weekly office in The Hereford Hardware Building on the North . Side, Court House Square, Hertford, N. C. Lucius Blanchard, Jr. Editor Day Hione :- -88 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.25 Six Months , 75c Entered as second class matter November 15, 1934, at the post office at Hertford, North Caro iina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates furnished by request. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938 BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK OPEN YOUR LIFE TO THIS BENEDICTION: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. rewadthIesTfTSrivIer Out in California, as in several other states, they are planning to ignore the road hog and other unsafe automobile drivers and instead, to reward the safe driver with a nice, new certificate to prove it. Instead cjf giving all the publicity to the guy wno anves at top speea unui ne col lides with something that definitely stops him, they're going to publicize the safe individual who has been jjrperating cars without serious mis kap. Why don't we reward -the safe driver in North Carolina or if not fh North Carolina, why not in Per quimans County? Why not pin ser vice stapes on his car and give him leeway in courts over the habitual wreck man? We could start it right here. Form an organization which will give to every driver in Perqui jnans County who has never had a collision an impressive-looking certi ficate. For every year that he drives without an accident, stick a little obronze or silver bar in front' of the radiator on his car. We'll find him prizing, those bars and anxious to .add one every year. ; Out at. the 1939 Golden Gate Ex position, if' you're the type of driver wfin nvfr nuts nn the hmltAS until the headlights buckle, they'll get compiler of the four-year-old his your number. On the other hand, if ' the ?an Franciscc-Oakland you're a good, safe driver, they'll ij v .. ni o ..i find that out too, and you'll get a cer tificate to prove it. We're forever "viewing with con' cern" the North Carolina Highway ; mortality rate and it's true that we've j bridge. stationed speed cops on every by-1 More than 40,000 newspaper clip t road in the State in efforts to cut pings and numerous long magazine down on these deaths. Newspapers' articles and pictures fllHour similar have described the results of road books, each weighing more than 20 crashes in terms that would upt the stomach of the most experienced doctor or undertaker. Yet the crash- ea go on and on and we read day af ter day of the fellow whose car climbed a telephone pole and killed all the members of his family, of the school boy who stepped from a school bus to be mowed down by a driver who failed to stop, and of the man whose car plunges through an open draw bridge while a dozen red lights signal him to stop. The cure for our road ills most come from Mr. and Mrs. Motoring Public themselves and when we re ward the safe driver and quit ignor ing hip, maybe these deaths will de crease, TIME TO WAKE UP1 We 'may be a bit over-anxious for action but it seems to us that Per quimans is a trifle slow in getting anything started along the lines of a pan, in tne Aioemarie sound Bridge celebration and general interest in the opening of the bridge is by no means reaching a boiling point. It seems to us that we should put our part of this celebration over in grand style go to a little trouble if necessary to let these people across the Spund know that we welcome arifl value their closer connections with us on this side. For towns as close together as Hertford and Columbia (less than twenty-five miles apart by water) our connections have been entirely too loose. - The new bridge should shorten the distance by at least. half and it's xup to us to prove to the people in Columbia, Roper, Creewell and. Plymouth that we dont want to remain strangers. Until now, natural boundaries have kept us from being closely related but with these boundaries removed we fail to see . why .we can't become chummy. These jtowns sh'duTd have; a great deal in common with all serving practically the same purpose, as centers for vast agricultural activi ties. Then, too, the hundred miles be tween Hertford and Columbia have helped to discourage inter-scholastic IAhIa. VmV11 and basketball. Now, with less than! WfWWAV0. VMV(J, .0UC.ll fifty miles to travel, these schools1 Should be able to. tangle in athletic contests almost as regularly as Eden ton and Elizabeth City. Any of these little items will serve to better acquaint uB with the people on the "south side," and help them to feel more at home when they stop here. And, remember, that any car or truck traveling .- to northern points . other than Richmond and Baltimore will no thivmo-h I or atnn ' in Herfc. ford o let's get acquainted, and as a first step take part in that cele bration that well ell remember, u. irn CAPITA COSTS fST" JUSE IN BIG CITIES K ' Jmnp From $47,78 la 1935 to ! $48.83 in 1936. Washington. Per capita costs of tne operation and maintenance of general departments of the city gov ernments of the 94 cities having a population of more than 100,000 rose from $47.78 in 1935 to $49.83 in 1936, the bureau of the census of the Com merce department reported. The gross debt outstanding at the close of the 1936 fiscal year for the same 94 cities, the survey showed, was $220.03 per 'capita, while the valuation of taxable property in the same cities subject to ad valorem taxes for the city corporation was $1,514 per capita. Cost payments for the, operation ana maintenance of general depart ments, including those for the inde pendent districts, totaled $1,838,803,- ui i . in addition, the survey showed, payments amounted to $143,371,588 for the operation and maintenance of public-service enterprises wa terworks, electric light plants, and similar agencies. The outstanding gross debt at the close of the last fiscal year amount ed to $8,286,222,906, comprising $7, 433,132,201 funded or fixed; $232,- 065,569 special assessment, and $621,025,136 floating debt. Of this gross debt, the survey showed, $2,- MB,d4z,ti7u was incurred for public- service enterprises and invest ments, of which $172,870,307 was for revenue obligations. Valuation of taxable properties in the 94 cities amounted to $57,012.- 931,855, exclusive of the valuation of personal intangible property in Ohio cities, the survey pointed out The levy for all purposes made upon this valuation amounted to $1,806, 452,796, of which $1,692,563,500 was levied for the city corporation; $45, 506,870 for the state; $62,988,057 for the county and $5,394,369 for other civil divisions. History of Bay Bridge Is Compiled by Operator San Francisco. With a pair of shears and a paste pot, a busy tele phone operator in between "hel- los" at her switchboard is the sole jr T' 3 kln? m the world. Mrs. Leila Glover daily pastes in a large three-foot-square leather bound volume npumnnner onri mas. azine cliDoines. Mrtaininfc to th pounds and containing thousands of inches of stories and pictures re lating to tne bridge and its construc tion. Mrs. Glover has completed one book of clippings a year since 1934, when she took over the job. One voTumWs'ted pVior to that jate she said The first clipping,' dated. July 31, 1938, is a picture depicting crews at work taking deep-water sound ings off the shores of Yerba Buena island, In the middle of San Fran cisco bay. Mrs. Glover said she did not keep a scrapbook of her own. Women Rate Highest in Tests for Jury Service Buffalo. Women are outdoing the men when it comes to passing oral examinations to qualify ' for jury service in Erie county, according to G. Stuart Berrill, deputy county commissioner of jurors. The reason, he says, is that a ma jority of women jurors are mothers who assist their children with school work, thereby keeping abreast of affairs better than the fathers. Basing his conclusions upon the examination of more than.. 1,700 women for jury service, Berrill ob served: "Fewer women were disqualified for lack of knowledge of court terms than men." Women are more honest than men in admitting they don't know the answer to a question. Men try to guess at the answer; women just say they don't know. Defining "perjury" is difficult for many women. They just can't seem to grasp that perjury is making a false statement under oathA typ leal answer, made by ne pomani i-erjuiTisjtjodjilig , S3Sfter5h : Will & More Compact Clydebank, Scotland. Many new features win be incorporated in the new Cunard-White ; Star liner No. .552, the Queen Mary's sister ship, be wueen As a result of the experience gained with the Queen . Mary hun dreds of tons of weight and thou sands of cubic feet of space are be ing saved. Although the gross ton nage of the new ship will be great er than that of her predecessor, her total weight or displacement may be less. 4 This fact, coupled with her marked superiority In engine power, is expected to make her the fastest and largest passenger , ship in the world. -i,. - There has been some delay in the delivery of materials, but the build ers are Confident that the ship Will be read? ' r launching early in Oc tober, ' , ' '',,, r s v v$y .-n -tv-. jh. i ; n7 Missionary Group Meets At Up-River The annual Missionary meeting of Up-River Friends Church was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Roy Winslow. The devotional was conducted by Mrs. Roy Winslow, who gave as a Scripture lesson a few verses from Psalm 18, comment ing upon them. She also read a love ly poem entitled "One Day at a Time." Prayer was offered by sever al of the members. The following officers and leaders were elected for the year: President, Mrs. Dempsey Winslow;, vice presi dent, Mrs. Lucius Winslow; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Arba Winslow; corresponding secretary, . Mrs. Roy Winslow; secretary of the Juniors, Miss Madge Lane; music committee, Mrs. L. C. Winslow and Miss Mabel Lane; literature committee, Mrs. Eli zabeth White and Mrst'Mary J. White; stewardship committee, Mrs. Ola White and Mrs. Marth. Wins low; program committee, -Mrsi Demp sey Winslow and Mrs. Royv Winslow. An interesting playiet, "For the Sheer Joy of It" was given by Miss Pearl White. A reading "Thanksgiving Ann" was given by Mrs. Dempsey Winslow. A special collection was taken and the meeting was closed by a reading entitled "Benediction." During the social hour ice-cold lemonade and cakes were served to the following; j Mrs. Arba Winslow. Mrs. Henry Winslow, Mrs. Mary Wiftilms Miss Pearl White, Mrs. Roy WinslowMrs. 1 Dempsey Winslow, Miss Esther Wins low and little Miss.Janie Winslow.. New Hope Women Hold Bingo Party The women of the New Hope Demonstration Club are holding a Bingo Party at the New Hope Com munity House on Friday nighty June 24, according to an announcement by Miss Gladys Hamrick, countV 'nome demonstration agent. Funds from the Bingo Party will be psed -Tor benefit of the Community VHouse. The games.begin at 8 o'clociKi' IT PAYS TO ADVEimS.Cv the trut)i if A VJi J your services, opena a icw minutes vision , . ; ( r Distinction Is the Essence of True Beauty :. . Emphasize Your Charm! - . v v i - , . ;;i;cou) potatoes: Commissioners Busy Hearing Complaints Meeting as a Board of Equalization and Review, the County Board of Commissioners had two busy days on Monday and Tuesday. The members sat in session from early morning until after six o'clock on both days hearing complaints and making ad justments. BURGESS NEWS Mrs. Dennis Godwin was a most charming hostess to her bridge club at her home Wednesday afternoon. Two tables were arranged for bridge, and after several progressions, Mrs J. B. Basnight made high score for the afternoon. Those present were: Mrs. Carl Godwin, Mrs. N. C. Spivey, Mrs. Sue Godwin, Mrs. J. B. Bas night, Mrs. Dennis Godwin, Miss Virginia Umphlett, Mrs. C. E. White and Mrs. O. B. Parker. The hostess served lemonade and wafers. Mrs. Allie Jennings, of Elizabeth City, is spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. S. P. Matthews. FUNERAL OF MRS. CHARLTON Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie I. Charlton, 79, who died Wednesday night, June 1, at 6:30 o'clock, were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. J. T. Byrum officiating, as sisted by Rev. J. F. Stegall, of the Hertford Baptist Church. "How Firm a Foundation," "Some Time We'll Understand" and "The Chris tian's Goodnight" were sung by the choir of the Hertford Baptist Church. The flowers were numerous and beautiful. The honorary pallbearers were: S. T. Sutton, Z. A. Harris, T. C. Chap pell, J. C. Hobbs, O. C. Long, S. M. Long, A. F. Proctor and J. H. Mans-1 field. ,; Active pallbearers were six of her grandsons, Josiah, Norman, Char lie and Robert Elliott, Claude Chap pell and Shelton Bagley. " She is survived by six children, C. H. Elliott, of Miami, Fie., Mrs. Joe Woodley, of Creswell, Mrs. L. B. Myers, of South Norfolk, Va., F. A. White, of Kenly, Mrs. W. J. Farmer and Mrs. C. T.Phillips, of Bethel; 29 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Mirrors Don't Lie Is Your Reflection As Lovely . . I J trA&Yoti would naxeimrf e ILIILDA'S skilled beauty BEAUTYt SHpP of our beauty experts. " -.-. , -" -. ' s -i:- : Nkx- : - 11 BELVTOERE NEWS Miss Edith White and Hilton White, of Whiteston, spent the week end with Mrs. S. M. Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Winslow and children, Mary Love, Lelila, Billy, Allen and Williford, of Whiteston, called at the home of Mrs. S. M. Winslow on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. N. Q. Ward visited her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Ward, in Norfolk, Va., on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Winslow and son, Clinton, of Belvidere, called at the home of Mrs. S. M. Winslow on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ward and two children, Lehman and Leila Faye, of Ryland, Mr. and Mrs. Julian E. Ward and son, George, of Edenton, visited N. Q. and Eugene Ward Sunday afternoon. eteeeee444He, nnrOEffi ii The Crescent Amusement Company Presents MODERN RIDING DEVICES Merry-Go-Round Big Ferris Wheel ThriUinr Chair-Plane Clean Outdoor Amusement For The Entire Family NO ADMISSION TO THE GROUNDS DO THE KIDDIES operators perform nre oinaer super-; 1 I. ) . . - ' rx- - t t ' v ;V.FVL BAGLEY: SWATOqx '? RevZarid-.' Mrt.w; E.:;Winslow,;,6l, DanvMe,IVi;have home after spending ythe week with , ; Mr. Winslbw's parents, Mry ai 'JWInalow : Miss Minnie 1 Wmslow; nas 're V; turned "home after completing a year , at' Averitt CoHegei)ayfl!e 'CBeVwand ;:' Mrs: IJ.Gs Story fuid little daughter, Alethlaf Idngbi are visiting iter, ana jars.; i. JV Schehdel. 'V .r ''I'-Mfri Miss Marv Smith and James Smith. 'U of Siler City, are visiting relatives!, here. . - ';,: . ,!' Allen' JT Winslow, who fell and ' broke his shoulder several days ago, is getting along nicely. Rev. Percy Trueblood is sick at his home here. Mrs. R. B. Jordan is improving ai- I ter a short illness. BALLAHACK NEWS Mrs. Freeman Mansfield, Mrs. C. C. Mansfield, Mrs. Fred Evans, Mrs. Maggie Hughes, Mrs. Robert Ward, Mrs. Elmer Rogerson and Mrs. R. H. Harrell visited Mrs. Fred-Evans Tuesday afternoon. 1 Mrs. A. J. Mansfield and son, Carl ton, and Miss Velma Evans were dinner guests of Mrs. Robert Ward on Thursday. Mrs. J. E. Rogerson is on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans had . as guests at dinner on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Perry and son, J. J., and Miss Lina Rountree, of Sunbury. Mrs. W. S. Evans and two children, Delia and Lloyd, called in the after noon. Miss Peanie Stallings, of Norfolk, Va., spentjhe week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs A. R. Stallings. Mrs. J. M. Sutton called to see Mrs. Fred Evans Thursday afternoon. Miss Elizabeth White visited Mr. and ' Mrs. J. M. Sutton during the week-end. Mrs. Hugh Harrell and two daugh ters visited Mrs. Fred Evans Wed nesday afternoon. Misses Mary Layden and Mildred Evans visited Mrs. J. M. Sutton on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Evans and little daugh ter, Louise, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Stallings Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sutton and Miss Mildred Evans spent Friday af ternoon with Mr. jid Mrs. A. R. Stallings. Mrs. A. J. Mansfield entertained a few friends at a quilting last Monday afternoon. AfJLTHIS WEEK JUNE 20 -25 !.! . . . . K . j OPERATORS ILILDA CHAPLIN MATTHEWS : BURNETTE WINSLOW ' Telephone 13 Fcr Appointment i )
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