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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDIN& OF .'HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume- V.- Number 26.
tHPrtford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, 7 Friday, July 1, 1938.
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Perguiaans Float In Bridge
Golobrafiop
Cia. Durant Land Purebase
U11C V1 J. ITVOUgKCOUVIU.',
Being Considered By
Committee
MEET FRIDAY
Cost of Float Plus $93
County's Share of
Expense
Perquimans County's float, to be
entered in the . Albemarle Sound
Bridge celebration parade on August
25, will probably be constructed along
lines in accord with part of the -county's
oldest history; George DuranVs
purchase of land from the Indians, it
was agreed, at a meeting of the Per
quimans County committee on last
Friday.
The committee met principally to
map out means of raising the neces
sary funds for this county's part in
the celebration. The committee de
cided to appear before the Board of
County Commissioners and the City
Council at their next meetings to ask
for the ninety-three dollars necessary
to defray Perquimans' part of the ex
pense in connection with the celebra
tion. The expense of the float will
be in addition to this amount.
Meeting with the local committee,
were also some of the members of the
concessions committee, who decided
-that some action should be taken to
ward getting options on the neces
sary land so that concessions could
be rented for the day on the she of
the celebration to those who wanted
them. -
Whether the float will be arranged
to represent a huge deed book, open-
ed at the page bearing Kilcokanen's
signature on a land transfer to Dur
ant or two figures representing Ddr
ant and the Indian chief, it has not
been definitely decided. But it is
likely that the float will take on one
of these two forms.
Tent Services Will
Continue Next Week
Children's Service On
Wednesday Afternoon
At 4 O'clock
A series of religious services, were
begun this week under a large tent
which is Ditched on the Grammar
School ground, Market Street, in
Hertford. These services are being
conducted by Evangelist W, T. Smith,
formerly of Nashville, Tennessee.
Mr. Smith's ' subject for tonight
(Friday) is: "Will We Know Each
Other in Heaven!" In this subject'
Mr. Smith states that he will show
from the Bible whether we will be
real beings in a real world, or spirits
in a spirit world. Saturday night,
"These Uncertain . Times What Do
They Mean?" "will be an important
topic.
These services will continue next
week. Sunday night the lecture will
- Where Did the Devil Come
7 5 From?" There will be no service
li?1raday'iiight:tuesd4y night, "The
J 3vV JTICWV Alt tlHUMIII f
w ; Wednesday night; "Who Are the An-
; . gels,?; Thursday night,, "Creation and
V the Fall of Man": Friday night, "The
Unpardonable jSiri'Vi; Saturday night,
- .. "Man's .Greatest Question." -
5 Jfadne
an interesting Children's : Meeting
, ' rf;&wU&tei f or all between the
images' 'W&li&i&-Vbn.
T; :8M w;-fKjrl!i' '.'Jsjtaiv
" d sonftne Ichadjren1 a'-eordiallSrsin.
.fvited to' attend this hour of stories,
'"'Bongs and games.f'f v"-" ' p1-
' The night services i begin at 8
' 'flfiSjioA-hn'wflSmn ;;awaits
J SOCIETY MEETS vw!: .
'lx! The: Minnie .Wilson, Missionary So
ciety ,0 the Hertford Methodist
Church, met Monday evening' at the
t-y v ;-lioni of Mrs. Rosserrinn. Among
I V . those members present were Mrs. T.
II :, S. White; Mrs. Simon Rutenburg,
Mrs. W, D. Landing, Mrs. Tim Brinn,
?:f:MnL Dan Williams; Mrs? T. B. Sum
er, Mrs. R. L. Knowles, Miss Kate
-Blanchard, Mf8 H4 C. Stokei,' 'Mrs,
v? D. II, Sharper i- Mrs. ( R. C s Murray,
Mrs. Lucius Blanchard,; Mrs. r'-S..
; i::!;;;r, Mrs. Thad Chappell, ',Mw.
? ' VH " Krs B. G. Koonce. nd
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Burgess Farmers Plow
After Dark to Make
Up Lost Time
The Burgess section, accord
ing to our correspondent, Mrs.
J. BL Basnight, has come in for
its share of rain, but the farm
ers there took full advantage of
the several days of favorable
weather last week in catching
up on their work. The farmers
have been using plows and trac
tors, even at night, in making
up for lost time and seem to be
getting the situation well in
hand.
II
Against Careless
July 4th Accidents
Lists Three Chief Acci
dent Causes Marring
Holiday
The War of the Revolution will be
refought in gala mood this year, with
battlefields transferred to the nation's
backyards, its highways and swim
ming places, the American Red Cross
pointed out in its annual drive to
limit the results of "assault and bat
tery by carelessness" over the July
Fourlh'week-end: y- e
In a nation-wide plan for strict ob
servance of safety rules, officials of
the organization stressed the fact that
again this year celebrants face triple
exposure to accidents over the holi
days. They urged extreme safe
guards in the use of fireworks, in
water sports and in motoring.
Enroute from the International
Red Cross Conference in London,
Chairman Norman H. Davis called on
local Chapters throughout the coun
try to do everything possible to curb
Independence Day casualties.
"We must make every effort to
prevent recurrence of the suffering
and death these days of celebration
have caused in the past," he said.
"Our 3,700 Red Cross Chapters again
this year are concentrating their ef
forts on warning communities about
the unwise use of fireworks, the dan
ger of swimming hazards and high
way accident. Let's all pay particu
lar attention to these holiday hazards
and make this an .accidentless1
Fourth!"
K. A. Vniiams Wins
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In District Contest
Vocational Teacher Is
Awarded 1,500 Lbs.
1 Nitrate of Soda
K. f A. Williams, principal and
teacher of Vocational Agriculture in
the Perquimans County Training
School, at Winfall. was declared dis
trict winner fa the State-wide" Setter
Attendance 'eyening;class conducted
Jointly by the State Department f
Public Instruction ' fand ; the j Barrett!
Agricultural development Bureau, ac
cording to announcement made by S.
B. Simmons, 'Supervisor Vocational
Agricultural Education ;:Irii;Ngro
Schools, j ; -'v;
, . The Barrett Agricultural , Develop
ment- Bureau gav , 1,500 pounds of
Arcadian Nitrate of Soda for con
ducting the best evening class in this
distrkt. ; Last yea the same Com
pany ; gave ' him i a beautifui, wrist
watch for' the State8 prise. "
' The other: 6utBdinSachers
were J. J. - Lanier, Mebane; J. C.
Browning : Sanfor4!'SandXGedrge
Greenshaw, of Clarkton who was the
State winner this year. '.V"""
There were over 1,600 fartners in
this contest; in 49 different depart
ments.- v
I-r. arJ. r'ra, Warren Oartwright,
o ! i: t, Ilertford, announce
tus i
i c-f a c !,ter on Friday,
, " r tti baby are doing
Red Cross
Warns
President Approves
Improve
In Hertford
Congressman Warren Is
Notified at Home In
Washington
ON7050BASIS
Work Not Likely to Be
gin Before Next
School Year
At his home in Washington, North
Carolina, the WPA notified Repre
sentative Lindsay Warren .Saturday
that President Roosevelt had ap
proved a project for improvements of
school buildings and grounds in
Hertford.
Construction oi a scnooi bus gar
age and repair shop, moving and im
proving the agricultural work shop
and painting of the high school
building were included in the . notice
received here, the cost amounting to
$3,936. The project must now be
approved by the Comptroller Gen
eral. "It is unlikely that any of this
work will be undertaken before the
beginning of the next school year,"
said F. T. Johnson, superintendent of
the county schools, when he learned
of the President's approval of the
project.
The WPA figure represents about
seventy per cent of the amount of
the project. The remaining thirty
per cent must be supplied by the
county, said the superintendent.
Lois Asbell Will Go
To Roanoke Rapids
Named Healthiest 4-H
Girl In Perquimans
County
Lois Asbell, Perquimans County's
healthiest 4-H girl, will go to Roa
noke Rapids on July 14th, to enter the
district, health cont3st.
Miss Asbell was selected from 39
4-H Club girls in this county. She
was among six who were selected to
go before Dr. T. PA Brinn, County
Health Officer, who in turn named her
the "healthiest girl" on May 23.
She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Tsbell, of Belvidere, and will
enter the State contest if she wins
out in Roanoke Rapids.
July Fourth Holiday
Changes Meeting Of
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet on Wednesday, July
6th, instead of on the regular first
Monday in the month, announces J.
W. Ward, clerk to the Board. The
meeting is moved up because Mon
day falls on the Fourth, so the court
house will probably be closed as
tightly as the town's stores and oth
er businesses.
; The Commissioners' meeting will
not be held on the following day,
Tuesday, because of the regular ses
sion of Recorder's Court.
Chewing
Lucius
: . Bob Spivey-told me last week that
the rain and grass ha'd quit bothering
his crops. He . said the water-lilies in
his fields had choked the grass out. ;
There' may be e shortage of privately-owned
hundred .dollar bills in
these partsbut it's : a proven fact
that the small- change ia plentiful
ior; was plentiful ,f. until the Icarnival
lef t town last Sunday morning. Those
ten cent rides on the parking lot were
jammed t to; capac tintil! closing
time Saturday night, and the Entrance
gates were mobbed with peotle hold
ing tickets and awaiting theit turn to
get-civ iWe - don't know-fbut we
think this carnival was showing a
idee profit when it left Hertford, any
way Manager Bil ; Sherttas smile
was mile .wi;SS
lif.Vmf Ltrs. H. fl. Eurke,1 of- San
Fri"' ", world t vt'.ars, tad lunch
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Project To
Schools
For Health Contest
i ':dn-iay,
Application Made
For PA Funds To
Pave Sidewalks
Afcout Four Miles Of
; Paying Included In
Project
AS FOR $21,900
Includes Salvaging Of
Three Miles of Pipe
Line
Application has been made to the
Federal government for WPA funds
with whiih to lay approximately four
miles of Sidewalk in Hertford, and to
salvage the three miles of pipe line
from Hertford to the old abandoned
pumping) station in the head waters
of the Perquimans River.
Four fniles will about cover the
principal unpaved sidewalks within
the city jlimits, and the old pipe line
will be fonverted to other uses. The
apRlieatim, made by the Town of
Hertford asks for $21,900.
Amonfr the sidewalks that will
probabll be paved if the application
is apprlved, are: one side or both
sides on Grubb Street, one or both
sides oil Dobb Street, (U. S. Highway
17 through Hertford,) the remaining
unpaved side of Church Street, Eden
ton Road Street, and others. These
locations, however, are not official.
Four mjles should take care of all
except the smaller, intermediate
streets,
Architect Arrives
I School Addition
Esflnate Ready For
Commissioners On
Wednesday
inferring with the County Board
of Commissioners, W. H. Deitrich,
Raleigh architect, was in Hertford on
Tuesday. Part of his time here was
used in looking over the grammar
school building with F .T. Johnson,
county superintendent, preparatory
to hying out plans for the new audi -
torium addition to the school.
The architect's sketches and esti-
mates will be ready for action of the'
Tptudy Plans For
Board of County Commissioners at July 14, meeting with Mrs. T. I
their next meeting on Wednesday of , Madre.
next week. The preliminary work is
being rushed so that actual construe-
tion may begin as quickly as possible.
Dr J. I. Chappell Be
nere uver w eeK-ena
Dr. J. I. Chappell, of St. Louis,
Mo., will be ih Hertford over the
week-end with his brother, N. E.
Chappell. Dr, Chappell is attending
an optometrists' meeting in Rich
mond, Va., and will stop off here on
the return trip to St. Louis. He ex
presses the wish to this newspaper
that he will see as many of his
friends as possible during his short
stay.
Returns to Baltimore
Henry Sumner has returned to
Baltimore, Md., after attending the
funeral of his father, C. F. Sumner,
Sr., which was held on Thursday of
last week.
The Eag
Blanchard, Jr.
and in. the course of conversation
with Mrs. W. E. White, also having
lunch there, were convinced that they
should not leave this section without
first viewing s, showing of the "Lost
Colony" at Fort Baleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Burke will journey
on to Williamsburg, after spending a
few days at Nags Head and Manteo,
where they will probably attend the
Sunday Sight .performance of Paul
Green's drama.
The names of Mrs. Ralph Harrell,
Mrs. Mary Keaton, Mrs. J. T. Wood,
Mrs. Daisy Perry, Mrs. Lucy Elliott,
Mrs. Edward Benton, Mrs. Mason
Sawyer, ; Mrs., Jack- Benton, Mrs.
W, G. Lowe and Mrs. Robert Bearden
were unintentionally omitted from the
list of those present at the W. U, V,
Meeting on Page Three. ' A. lot of
names to be left out on purpose so
you can ttee the error was 'not in-
tett.J.
Hertford Found Suitable
For Location Textile Plant
By Pennsylvania Concern
LOTUS
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Visitors Invited to Wit
ness Scene at McCal
lum Home
Lotus are blossoming in the
McCallum gardens and Mr, Mc
Callum invites everyone to drop
in and see them. The lotus are in
side the sea wall and huge ele
phant ears form a backdrop.
Several banana trees separate
the elephant ears from the other
beautiful flower beds where blos
soms of varied hu-8 make it ail
a colorful scene.
Cutting And Fitting
Subject In County
Clubs During July
Schedule of Meetings
Announced By Miss
Hamrick
"Cutting and Fitting" will be the
subject at Home Demonstration Club
meetings during July, according to
Miss Gladys Hamrick, county demon
stration agent, who announces the
following schedule for July meetings:
Chapanoke Tuesday, July 5, meet
ing with Mrs. Eliiiu Lane at 3 P. M.
Winfall Wednesday, July 6, meet
ing with Mrs. D. P. Stallings.
Whiteston Thursday, July 7,
meeting with Misses Delia and Annie
Winslow.
.Snow Hill-White Hat Friday, July
8, meeting with Mrs. Ralph Harrell.
Home and Garden Friday, July 8.
meeting with Mrs. V. A. Holdrsn, in
Hertford, at 8 P. M.
I County Council Monday, July 11,
'meeting at the Agricultural Building
Beech Spring Tuesday, July
meeting at the Beech Spring school
house.
j Durant's Neck, Wednesday, July 13,
meeting at the New Hope Community
House.
Helen Gaither Club Thursday,
I Bethel Friday, July 15, meeting at
the school house,
Ballahack Monday, July 18, meet
ing with Mrs. Joe Perry.
M. Tu"a
i 4-h short course juiy 25-29,
State College Station, Raleigh
The Belvidere meeting will be an
nounced later, according to Miss
Hamrick.
Williams Has
First Cotton Bloom
Found On E. D. Wins
low Farm Monday
Afternoon
The first cotton blossom appeared
in the office of The Perquimans Week
ly from the farm of Claud Williams
on Tuesday morning. He found the
blossom, the first one reported in
this county, on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Williams says his crops are look
ing "pretty fair." He lives on the
E. D, Winslow farm.
Although the general opinion is
that crops as a whole are not as good
as they have been, the county agent's
office says that early blossoms are
indicative of good cotton crops. The
blossoms usually appear in this sec
tion about July' Fourth.
Young People Picnic
At Camp Perquimans
A number of the young people en
joyed a picnic at Camp Perquimans
on Thursday, June 17,
- Those present were: ' Misses Ruth
Winslow, Ruth, HolloweIl,. Florence
Darden, Mary Thad Chappell, ' Mar
guerite Ward,", Margaret Broughton,
Lila Budd Stephens, and Charles Har-I
BLOOMS
rell. Zack Harris, Zach White, Bill' The earth's crust rises and falls
Co, Mae lWbitSWatt Winslow, like the tides of the ocean, but that
Frank Brown, -Paul Tucker, Charles isn't the reason some men have diSk
White, and. the chaperones, Mr. and culty .in finding r the keyhole. Jn
Mrs.. Herman. Winslow; ; . t , - v,
tEditor of Perquimans
' WeeklrTraclfsDowi
Street Rumors
ACTION NEEDED
Interest and Initiative
On Part of Town Is
Necessary
Persistent rumors have had it for
some time that Pennsylvania textile
interests are wanting to locate a
plant in this section of the State.
In an effort to track down these
rumors, this newspaper contacted the
local agent of the Norfolk Southern
Railroad in the hope that the car
rier's traffic department might be
able to shed more light on the sub
ject, and learned that the street talk
was not without foundation.
It is the custom of business inter
ests who are desirous of finding a
suitable site for a factory or plant to
enlist the aid of various railroods in
recommending locations that will
satisfy their needs.
In this instance it was learned
that the railroad found that Hert
ford offers every advantage needed by
the textile interests; and adequate
waterway suitable for transportation,
a nearby railroad, good highway out
lets and prospective employees.
An invitation from the town and its
organizations, to locate in its vicinity,
is another of the northern manufac
turer's requirements before choosing'
a definite site. The invitation, it
was explained, is of course not meant
to constitute the giving of a tax free
ocation. It means instead, that the
good will of the town and its organ
izations be assured before a large
investment is made.
While it is definitely known that
the Pennsylvania people have not
decided which town will become their
permanent location, it is known that
the new factory or plant will be built
in this section of the State.
It is generally understood that this
industry, like othars, will be secured
by the community which shows the
most interest and the most initiative
in making the newcomers feel at
home.
Grammar School
Loses 2 Teachers
Drop In Attendance For
Last Month of School
Is Responsible -
Because of the decrease in attend
ance during the last school term,
Perquimans County will lose two
grammar grade teachers this year,
according to F. T. Johnson, county
superintendent of public instruction.
Last season's decrease in the num
ber of children who attended gram
mar school was due to the epidemic
of measles which swept this county
early this spring.
Carver Family Has
Reunion On Sunday
On Sunday Mrs. D. A. Carver, ":of
Whiteston, enjoyed a reunion with
her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren, all of whom ; were
present. The reunion was in the
form of a surprise party and honored
Mrs. Carver's 70th birthday.
Among those who enjoyed dinner
served under the shade trees, and
who brought many useful gifts to
the honoree, were: Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Carver and children, Velma Ann,
Arbie and D. A., Mr. and Mrs. G.
R. Carver and children, Doris and
Darwin; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Baker
and children, Helen, Jimmy and Viv
ian; Mr. and Mrs. R. ,L Carver and
son, Charles Robert; Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Carver and children, J. D. and
Willie Mae; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Trot
man; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gregory, Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. White and son, Eu
gene; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gre
gory and son, Marvin; Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Boyce and daughter, Patsy
Priscilla; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nixon
and daughter, Mary Vaughn, and
Mrs. Marina Stallings.
Nature Blameless
. dianspolis News.