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WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Volume V. JSIumber 30.
'Hertford Perquimans County, North ' Carolina, Friday, July 29, 19387
$1.25 Per. Year.
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WEEKLY
Sound Brid:
ge
Failure to Raise Assess
ed Amount Puzzles
V, Chas. Whedbee
$93 SHORT
Suggested That' Float
v Be Erected Locally
At Small Cost
"Until we find whether we can
raise our assessed amount toward the
'.general fund of the Albemarle Sound
' Bridge Celebration, I do not know
just what we will do," said Charles
, Whedbee, of the Perquimans County
i. Committee, when asked Tuesday
about this county's - plans for the
" bridge opening.
5 1 Two amounts: one from the county
commissioners and one from the cityj
council for one hundred dollars each
leave a balance of ninety-three dol
lars to be amassed before plans for
Perquimans County float to be en
tered in the parade, can even begin
to take definite form.
Two hundred and ninety-three dol
J? larg is this county's quota for the
general celebration fund and the cost
of the float if there is a float is to
be raised in addition to this amount,
and the celebration Is scheduled for
August 25th, less than a month from
today.
" If Perquimans plans so far go be--'
yond this point, this newspaper has
not been able to uncover the details.
It has been suggested, though
probably not to the committees, that
if float plans are being held up
j4hrough lack of funds with which to
", nave one constructed that an attrac
- tive float might be prepared locally
-at a small total cost.
This interested citizen had in mind
-the borrowing, of a large flat bed
J. truck, similar to the ones used in
hauling lumber or produce. Sand
from a nearby beach and crumpled
'celophane, to represent the water's
- edge, with a few small pine trees,
could be improvised to portray the
surroundings of Du rants Neck where,
George Durant bought land from the
Indian Chief, Kilcocanen.
Several figures, Durant, Kilcocanen,
, with probably a few other Indians in
L the background as the Yeopim Chief
, hands Durant a scrolled land deed
would complete an interesting and
i Convincing picture.
i "It would appear that the only ex-
' penditure. incidental to the construc
tion of a float of this nature would
.be the rental for costumes and even
i Tl those might be prepared locally," said
the person who originated this plan.
Again L'scessay
( To Postpone Tour
Planned Now to Leave
; . For Roanoke, Island
August 3rd
1 . Due to unfavorable weather condi
tion the twto Roanoke Island for
. aafcMe and "Women has again been
. postponed; this time from Wednesday,
; July 27; to Wednesday, r August 3rd.
Those making the" tour plan to leave
thei. Agricultural Building at about
100 a. m.,; and return i a( approjd-
mately. 1:80 p. m. ; .
l!IPP! jYEARS AGO j
;Theerl goe thia wwtir flies
. man, had just compieteo secona wv
temnt to take his own life.? He was
recovering in the Albemarle Hospital
jVom the effects of self -administered
. aison. ;0n tha , preceding - Sunday,
Ilansfield had been the object of an
fcU night search S'whents appeared
that he ' had drowned js himself v in
lethal' :Creek.?'';': ''Xff?
Under the 1935 Threshing Machine
I aw, operators, fvinclttdingt peanut
' kers and combines, were being w-
i rpd to have vxmMyMhM's
The entire community was shocked
?J saddened at the tragic accident
ca July 28, which took the life ef Dr
..ccrra Edgar Newby, prominent phy.
" x and Pr?uimani County" Health
and caed serious injury to
I'ctrW. A. Williams, ta only
:: ft .Kafc? ttrji nvtent.l;7
ars u o m
Participation In
Celebration
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Speaker At Bridge
Celebration Aug. 25
Secretaries Ickes and
Wallace Both Unable
To Attend
John W. Darden, of Plymouth,
chairman of the Committee in connec
tion with the celebration of the open
ing of the Albemarle Sound Bridge
on August 25th, was in Edenton on
Wednesday with definite news that
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the In
terior, could not be in this section
for', the , celebration, when' it was
hoped that he would deliver the prin
cipal address at the ' bridge dedica
tion. '
Before leaving Edenton, after a
conference with- the committeemen
there, the chairman announced that
former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus
had been asked to make the address
and that he had accepted the invita
tion. Mr. Ehringhaus was governor
when the State agreed to erect the
bridge, attd; had a large part in pav
ing the way for the impressive Al
bemarle structure. The definite an
nouncement that the former governor
will make the dedicatory speech will
be generally received with much
pleasure here in Mr. Ehringhaus
home section.
For a while it was thought possi
ble that Henry A. Wallace, Secre
tary of Agriculture, could, be secured,
but shortly after communicating with
Congressman Lindsey Warren, the
latter wired Mr. "Darden that Mr.
Wallace, while he appreciated thought
of him in connection with the bridge
celebration plans has an engage
ment in Canada on August 24, and
due to the bridge ceremonies being
scheduled for the next day he would
not be able to accept the invitation.
Secretary Ickes, in his communica
tion with the celebration chairman,
wrote that, "I really want toaccept
your kind invitation to take part in
the dedication of the Outer Albe
marle Sound Bridge, but I doubt
very much that I shall be able to do
so."
A trip to Alaska standsin the way
of the secretary's making the trip
to the Albemarle, since he will reach
Seattle on his return trip on August
22, not leaving him time enough to
reach the bridge site by August 25.
General Chairman C. Wallace
Tatem, of Columbia, is still confined
to his home by illness, but Mr. Dar
den reports that arrangements are
generally moving along nicely. He is
especially pleased with and enthusias
tic over the floats which will highlight
the celebration and feels sure that
the affair will be one of the most
outstanding ever held in Eastern
Carolina.
' Specjal invitations . have alxeady
been issued to a large number of
prominent people, including Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, Capus Waynick, W.
Kerr Scott, Julien Wood, Thad Eure,
Charles JM. Johnson, Robert R. Rey
nolds, Gurney P. Hood, 0. Max Gard
ner, Cameron Morrison, Stanley Win
bonie, Wallace Winborne, George
Ross Pou, Clyde A. Erwin, Josiah W.
Bailey, Governor James Price, - Mrs.
W. T. Bosf, andr A. A. F. Seawell.
c!l Tonight
On VtimM
iS:Tati vik'-.Wirlt TnwiI;
SoftbaJr activities : resun
i.. .u ..vt. i . a
when the local boys tangle with Fred
Merritt's . boys from Elizabeth ' City,
according to an' announcement by
Louis Nachman, Jr., who manages
the ' Hertford aoftball toterert5??
The floodlights have been; dark
practically all summer,, but they , will
light the scene of combat tonight' for
the first of . a series - which should
prove very interestinff to watch.
. The starting lineup is likely to in
clude for the locals: R. S- MondsV
Louis' Nachmait, Grady Spivey, C G.
Stephens, Alee Wheeler, : H a t a 1
Uatthews; Henry Stokes, day Newby,
ties should' shortly regain their pop
ularity of lact year, -c. , it
Soft D
Nationally Knowritflsicians
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The Royal Melodiers, nationally .
known group of Gospel Musicians,
pictured above, will give a saered
concert at the Bagley Swamp
Pilgrim Church tonight (Friday)
at eight 'dock. From left to
right Ire Co-director Frank Wat
kins, Lois Watkins, Ransom Vess,
Mildred JVess, and Co-director
Frank Vess. ,
. The Melodiers are. travelling in
their, streamlined Gospel Coach,
which was once the property of a
prominent movie actor in Holly
wood. So far in their National
Tour these young people have vis
ited 13 states, and will visit
about 31 in all before returning
to their home in Los Angeles.
Frank Watkins 'is well-known
0. D. Layden Oddly
In Possession Of
Old Legal Papers
In Overall Jumper Pock
et Found in Barn
Near Winfall
If anyone can show ownership of
some very old legal papers, evidently,
notes' and a judgment bearing the
names of William H. Wilson and Wil
liam H. Hackney, with J. H. Jacocks
as Justice of the Peace, 0. D. Layden,
of near Winfall, wili be very glad to
give them up. But at the same time
he would like an explanation on how
they got into his barn, where they
were found Monday morning in the
pocket of a brand new overall jump
er. The jumper does not belong, to
Mr. Layden or any member of his
family neither do the papers, one
of which dates back to 1878. ' A
glance through the records in the
clerk of, court's office in the court
house at Hertford, shows no record
of the judgment, although the names
of Hackney end Wilson are both re
corded there but at different times
f and in other cases.
Mr. Layden has his own theory
about the mysterious papers and be
lieves that whoever left the overall
coat in his barn was there on no good
business. He thinks that the coat
end papers must have been left by
thieves who had previously rifled the
papers from someone's valuables.
Mr. Layden has found nothing miss
irig as yet from his farm but is will
ing to turn the papers over to their
rightful owner-
Chewing The Rag
With Lucius Blanchard, Jr.
If you've ever noticed .that old log
just off the Causeway where turtles
are forever sunning: themselves in
the good old jjunimer time, well bet
you've often 'wondered how long the
log has been , there just a we have.
v''Waievero
tatttte fjrtotfte jphacbeoti in; that
aweiKri
when he-walked across th Causeway
know how tonfcbefo
'If youn
$ thg we're talking about,
it's on tne nam sioe aooui miy ieei
it's on the rlirht side about fifty
from the ydad 'aa" ybu travel" east,' and
on any 'sunnyday you" can see three
or four good-elied turtles taking a
snooze there.",-,- -'r '
fKiai.tJre it,
rough water and howling hurricane
move' It not V one inch.';,; Rising- and
falling price ;havo not ; disturbed $
and no doubt 1$ several depressions
have come and gone, since the old log
first aetaed ihert.To a
symbol symbol : 'ofinplett'vf wst
eves In the midst of boundless activ
ity. ' 1 '"'"',.' f,''' r'
It must be ' the "Happy Hunting
Ground, for alt ftood turtles.: Where
they (0 on- vacation and where thef
for kjpisno renditions of the
GospetSymhs. He was formerly
with 4&f internationally famous
MatMfn..Ml Ringers, and can play
mbm Indifferent instruments.
MildM Vena, besides being a
well-known piano teacher, is an
accoatpHshed piano-accordianist.
Frank yM was formerly with
the-King's Trumpeters, better
khewn'on the Pacific Coast.
The Electric Vibra-harp is fea
tured "by the Melodiers, as well
as harmonic trumpet and vocal
arrangements. Quartettes and
solos are also a part of the ser
vice. There is no admission
charge, but a free-will offering
will be taken.
Crop Thieves Get
Little Sympathy
From Judge Tucker
Two Convictions In Re
corder's Court on
Tuesday
Crop thieve fare badly before the
benclUTof'-Raooder'8 Court Judge
Granbery Tucker; two convictions in
Tuesday's session resulting in sen
tences of six months and three
months.
Dave Shannonhouse, Negro was
found guilty of taking a quantity of
peaches from the farm of Milton
Dail after Mr. Dail had caught him
in the act and then ordered him to
leave. Shannonhouse, it was alleged,
left, but returned later to carry them
off again. Shannonhouse drew the
six month sentence, and Bowcer, con
victed of aiding and abetting, wa3
sentenced to serve three months.
Bowcer appealed to Superior Court.
Gladys Cooper, King Street Negro
girl, was found guilty of stealing
corn from the farm of Thad Chappell,
chiefly on the testimony of Mary
Whitehurst, Negro girl. Recorder
Tucker sentenced Gladys to 60 days
but reversed his decision after hear
ing the next case in which the
Whitehgret girl was found guilty of
larceny; the stolen goods being the
property of Gladys mother.
After hearing the evidence the
court decided Mary's testimony was
prompted by ill feeling toward the
Coopers because of the larceny charge
against her. Gladys had vowed her
innocence all along and the action
asrainst her was dismissed.
relax after the work is done. If we
were turtles we can't think of any
place we'd rather live.
When you were watching a movie
did you ever give thought to the
number of miles of film that were
being run off uj' in the projection
booth for you;iertaininentTrf
JOn any Satwfday;'; the" "projection
machiness reel -off enough film to
reach from the theatre door here in
Hertford to Edenton. Saturday's
fun is longer than any other day, but
in an average week the reels of film
laid end to end ; would reach from
Hertford to Moyock (by the highway).
Enough film is run off in a year at
the State Theatre to make up approx
imately 1,900 miles, landing you
somewhere out in the Middle West;
about 10,000,000feet. ' A lotta film
so you can see how far-reaching mo
tion picture pleasure really is.
Herbert N5xon- relates a recent in
teresting experience of his brother,
Tom. now Ensign T J, Nixon, IIL
attached to the aircraft carrier, U.
S. -& Saratoga, stationed t Bremer
ton, state of - Washington,
- It seems that.- Tom end three
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Hertford Is Experiencing
Small Scale Building Boom
y Erection Of Hew Homes
Motorists Warned
About Premature
Use Of New Bridge
Tentative Date Between
Aug, 5 and 10 for
Traffic Use
Motorists who seem to think pub
lished stories of a few officials being
given the right-of-way over the new
Sound bridge entitle them to the same
privilege ahead of the formal opening
of the bridge, ere taking their lives
in their hands and incidentally caus
ing the contractors a lot of money
and annoyance. No better illustra
tion of these hazards and annoyances
can be shown than by the following
letter just received from P. H. Car
roll, superintendent of the Tidewater
Construction Corporation, who, by the
way, says it is expected to have the
bridge thrown open for use between
August 5 and 10:
"We are wondering if you will
kindly cooperate with us through the
medium of your newspapers in advis
ing and warning people of the dan
gers of trespassing on the Albemarle
Sound bridge before its completion.
"It is true that a few times we
have cleared the way and set the va
rious machinery for the passage of
celebration officials and also State
Highway officials, and since this has
been done, many people seem to feel
free to come down and drive out
through various machinery, high vol
tage wires, wet paint and green con
crete which is extremely hazardous
to them and costly to us.
"Barricades are set at both ends
of the structure, but some people
think nothing of removing them and
driving as far out as they can go, or
across if they can possibly make it.
"We will appreciate any coopera
tion you may care to give us through
your columns and I'm sure your pa
pers will advise them when the bridge
is actually open to traffic, which we
tentatively expect to be between Aug
ust 5th and 10th."
Three Badly Hurt
In Auto Accident
Crash Occurred Where
Rice Miller Fatally
Injured
A Saturday afternoon auto crash
on the Elizabeth City Highway just
a few yards from the spot where Rice
Miller, high school boy, received fa
tal injuries a year ago, resulted in
injuries to three people; two of Eli
zabeth City and one of Edenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Perry, Rus
sell Taft and Jack Allen, all of Eli
zabeth City, were reported riding in
the car driven by Perry, while Marvin
W. Jackson, of Edenton, was driving
the other automobile. All members
other than Jackson and Allen were
taken to the Albemarle Hospital for
treatment.
First reports in Hertford from the
crash scene had it that four people
had been killed instantly and several
persons went out to the wrecked cars
to learn who was involved and who
was killed.
At the accident scene bystanders,
evidently judging only from the con-
dition of the cars, thought that; one
person had been seriously hurt. At
the hospital, however, their condi
tions are reported as "very good."
ENTERTAINED AT HOUSE PARTY
The League meeting of Anderson's
Methodist Church was delightfully
entertained at a house party for a
lew days last weeK Dy tneir leaaer,
Jack Hunter. j
Those enjoying Mr. Hunter's hospi- (
tality were: Misses Lillian Raye
Perry, Stella Rogereon, Callie Stall-
ings, Elizabeth, Miriam and Minnie
Louise Nixon, Eleanor and Josephine
Hunter, Bonnie Lee Leary and
Geneva White, Mrs. Lucy Hunter
Perry, Preston Nixon, Elliott Layden,
Harry and Tracy . Winalow, Joseph
Perry, Thomas Rogereon, Jim ' Bob
White tad Johnny Hunter.. Chaper
ons . were 1 Mjs ; Jones Perry and
Mrs. , Jack Buster. K
$10,000 Warehouse Is
Also About Half
Finished
FINE HOUSES
Work on Post Office
Quarters Progressing
On Schedule
A small scale building boom is
underway in Hertford with two new
private residences in course of con
struction, a new post office building
in the first stages of being remodeled,
and a ten thousand dollar warehouse
about half finished.
Work on the bungalow-type home
of the N. N. Truebloods, who are
building on the highway just south
of the home of C. P. Morris, is sche
duled to be finished about the middle
of October. The Trueblood home will
be on a Dutch Colonial style of
architecture, brick-wood construction
with six large rooms in a building 46
by 32 feet, with vestibule entrance.
It is reported that several pro
spective home-builders are figuring
on lots in the same section, beyond
the high school on U. S. Highway 17;
approximately half a mile from the
city limits.
The magnificent residence of Dr.
T. P. Brinn on Front Street next
door to the J. J. Fleetwood homp. is
j also well under construction. J. T.
Mangum, of Durham, is the superin
, tendent in charge of building for
j George W. Kane, Durham contractor.
I To a reporter not versed in the
j reading of an architect's plans, the
layout for the Brinn home is reveal
ed as a modern version of colonial
architecture.
Situated well back from the street,
yet not too near the river bank, Dr.
Brinn's new home will be in an ideal
setting. The house itself will be of
brick construction, and the architect's
drawings show four bedrooms and
servants ' quarters on the second
floor. On the first floor are living
room, dining loom, an office, break
fast room, den, kitchen and garage.
Work on the new post office quar
ters in the old Carolina Bank Build
ing is also coming along on schedule;
completion of which is expected early
in September. 'The building activities
at present are confined to the rear of
the building where an addition and
loading platform are being annexed.
At the Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany plant the firm's huge new iron
clad warehouse, 180 by 50 feet, larg
est on the property, is rapidly taking
shape and will also be completed
early in September.
The new home of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Ainsley on Covent Garden, a
nicely designed brick house, was
completed some time ago, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ainsley have already moved
into their new home.
Negro Physician
Dies On Monday
Dr. Sharpe Practiced In
Hertford For Thirty
Years . '
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, for Dr.
W. B. Sharpe, 61-year-old Hertford
Negro physician, who died Monday
night about ten o'clock. His death,
it was reported, was the result of a
spinal ailment from which the doctor
had suffered intermittently for a long
, while.
Doctor Sharpe had been practicing
medicine in Hertford from his drug
store and offices on Edenton Road
Street for about thirty years coming
here shortly after graduating from
Shaw University in Raleigh, where
he received his medical education.
Almost constant seiges of illness
had practically
forced the doctor
into retirement from the extensive
practice he enjoyed among the mem
bers of his race. He was widely
known in his profession and at one
time held the unqualified respect of
the other local professional men.
. The deceased is survived by his
wife, who before their marriage was
Laura Langston, member of a re- -spec
ted Hertford colored family, one
brother, Garfield Sharpe, an employee
Of the Norfolk Navy Yard, and two
nieces.
. Funeral arrangements wen handled
by the .John Lowe Funeral Home.
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