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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
'Volume V. Number 33.
Hertford, Perquimans Couiity, NortfyCarolina, Friday, August 19, 1938.
$1.25 Per Year.
WEEKLY
'Sources In Life Saving At
l Local Beach
Begin onday August
Instructions Sponsored
Rv Local Red Cross
ii Chapter
; FIVE COURSES
Tim Brinn and Dick
- Payne Selected to
Be In Charge
Red Cross Life Saving Courses be-
gin Monday, August 22nd, at the local
hunch under the direction of Tim
' Brinn and Dick Payne. Brinn is the
1 life guard on the Hertford Beach and
Payne is a licensed examiner.
- Instructions will begin Monday af-
v. ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, when with all
' applications gathered together, the
instructors will be able to work out
a plan of program grouping those
who apply for the different courses.
Th life nftvlnir Instructions are
sponsored by the Red Cross and are
given every summer with the result
that several dozen young people learn
more about taking care of them
selves and others while in the water
Roth vounir men. in whose charge
the be sinners and advanced swim-
. e are placed, are fully qualified
" for their positions, having net rigid
Red Cross requirements.
' All persons who wish to enroll in
- the classes are asked to fill out the
-' Wank (found elsewhere in this Daoer)
and forward before Sunday, August
21, to Tim Brum, Hertford, i. c. 1
.There are five courses, including
swimming for beginners, advanced
v swimming, diving, junior life saving
.?land senior life-saving. .
. 9,127 Square tulles
ill
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it
Two Specially Construc
ted Planes Used In
Project
speciaETcamera
Photographs Reveal Ex
act Status of Crops
rv n
un rarms
t The aerial mapping of 9,127 square
- miles of the coastal plain area in
North Carolina, . started in April of
this year, has been completed. Con
tract for the mapping project, which
was done under the Federal Agricul
' tural Adjustment Administration, was
awarded to the Abrams Aerial Sur
vey Corporation of Lansing, Mich.
Two specially' constructed aerial
mapping planes owned by the Abrams
. Company flew over the area' taking
Mapped From A
photographs with an. aerial camera.
V The company furnished contact prints
" of each negative and enlargements of
alternate negatives,, to be used by
rfr jthagrkulture department in a crop
control and soil V : conservation pro-
' gram..- Those prints of Perquimans
' County are in the office of L. W.
-Anderson, county agent.
(Under the AAA, payments are
"made' to farmers for diverting acre-
age from soil-depleting crops to soil
conserving crops, and for carrying
out approved soil building practices.
Photographs reveal; better than any
; other medium 4 the accuracy with
which farmers are following suggest
ed laettodsvf
During the survey the planes based
at Wilmington, and later at Elisabeth
City and ; Rocky Mount as .work pro-
REVfVAL SERVICES BEGIN At
MT. SINAI 'CHURCH SUNDAY
Revival Services will begin..' at Mt
Sinai Baptist : Church - on Sunday,
August 21st The public ia cordially
invited to attend these services.
, BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT,
i Mr. and Mrs. Willie Manning Har
tnll. of Buriress. ' announce the birth
of a daughter, .June Christine, on
Sunday, August ? - i
' "At Lumberton
-Hiss !i Carlyle is spending
I r vacation at Lumberton with her
Sclieduled To
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Adultery Charge
Against Hertford
Couple Squashed
Curious Spectators Not
Allowed at Hearing
Of Case
RAPERRULES
Evidence Lacking to
Hold J. T. Britt and
Mrs. Harris
Witnesses for the plaintiff failed
to come through .with convicting
testimony in the Harris-Britt adul
tery case and Justice of the Peace T.
E. Raper squashed the indictment
after a probable cause hearing Mon
day morning in a deserted court
roomdeserted because the nature of
the hearing called for the absence of
spectators.
Only principals in the case and
press representatives and court of
ficials were present, the principals
including M. D. Harris, who swore to
the warrant, J. T. Britt, Mrs. Harris
and. several witnesses for the prose
cution, conducted by" Walter Edwards.
The prosecutor's witnesses contri
buted no conclusive evidence of adul
tery and when Robert Lowry, Eliza
beth City attorney, representing Mrs.
Harris and Mr. Britt, entered a mo
tion for non-suit the indictment was
immediately squashed by Justice
Raper.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Mrs. Harrisleft no doubt as tojier
position in" the matter. Walking
across the room she confronted Mr.
Harris and shaking her finger in his
face, told him to leave her alone.
"Don't you bring me into court any
more. Go ahead and do whatever
you want to, but just leave me alone,"
she said. "I don't want you."
The Harris' troubles, however, are
not ended with this hearing. Action
is still pending in Superior Court
wherein Mrs. Harris has posted bond
after an eviction order issued by Jus
tice of the Peace A. A. Nobles several
weeks ago. Mr. Harris was seeking
to have his wife ousted from the com
bination store and living quarters,
which he once conducted in the Goose
Hollow section of the town before
leaving town for hospital treatment,
at which time he says he left the
store in charge of his wife.
Upon his return, Mr. Harris con
tended that she refused to release the
holdings, claiming ownership.
Convicts Escape
During Storm
Make Break When Cov
ered toltectThem
iFrom Rain I
AT SAND PIT
Section Surround! and
Early Capture-Is
Expected ;
- Three long term prisoners; escaped
from a sand pit near New Hope dur
ing the. severe electrical storm Wed
nesday afternoon, and, were still at
large Thursday , morning. The men,
all Negro Inmates of Woodviye Prison
Farm, were working In the sand pit
when the storm came up and to pro
tect them from the' driving rain a
cover was thrown about them. The
convicts moved the cover near enough
to the edge of the pit to make a
break, scaling the side and making
a dash for freedom before the guards'
could interfere, r
The ' section is Burrounded and s an
early capture is expected. '5 '
: The escaped men are Jimmy Walk
er, "serving - a 20-year tfeentence;
Thomas Maddan; 2$ years! ard George
Sanders, 80 years.'. - 1 f
' i Visiting In Norfolk ...
Miss llzr ret Mayes is 'visiting
Three Long Term
relatives jn-l.'orfolk, ya, v- A
REPORTS GOOD NEWS
REPRESENTATIVE LINDSAY WARREN
Hertford residents were much pleased this week when Mr.
Warren at his home in Washington, N. C was advised that Presi
dent Roosevelt had approved the project to pave city streets and
sidewalksw Many of Warren's friends will be glad to meet him at
the Albemarle Sound bridge celebration next Thursday, when he will
take part on the program, recognising officials and prominent
guests at the celebration.
Lindsay Darren notified
President Favors Project
Pave Streets - Sidewalks
Now Up to Comptroller
General to Give Final
Verdict
COST $14,917
Most Main Streets Will
Be Included In Im
provement The WPA notified Representative
Lindsay Warren at his home in
Washington, N. C. Monday that
street and sidewalk project had been
approved by the President for the
town of Hertford amounting to ?14,
917. It must now be approved by
the Comptroller General..-.
According to Fred Chalk, head of
the WPA in Perquimans County, the
Comptroller's approval will mean that
work can begin in September on the
laying of approximately four miles
of sidewalk in Hertford and salvag
ing the three miles of pipe line from
Hertford to the" old abandoned pump
ing station in the headwaters of the
Perquimans River.
Four miles will about take care of
the principal unpaved sidewalks with
in the city limits, and the old pipe
line will be converted to other uses.
The WPA application, made by the
Town of Hertford, asked for $21,900.
The government grant represents
two-thirds of this amount.'
"Moit main streets not already
paved will be taken care of," is the
word from the local WPA.-
APPLICATION FOR
Red Cross Life Saving Instruction
Please fill in - this blank form indicating
;the course you wish, to take. Forward before
August 21 to Tim Brinn, Hertford,;N. C.
i Name :
"Address
iv. Courses
D Beginners,' Swimming.
, ' pi , Advanced Swimming: . -
PI' DWn r . A,
; i Senior Life Saving (17
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Revival In Tent
Closes Sunday
Series of Meetings In
Progress During
Eight Weeks
The eight weeks series of meetings
conducted by Evangelist W. T. Smith
in the large tent on the Grammar
j School ground will close Sunday
night.
The subjects are announced as fol
lows: Friday night, "What is the
Spirit of Prophecy?"; Saturday
night, "Heaven"; Sunday night, "The
Coming of Elijah the Prophet before
the Great and Terrible Day of the
Lord."
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone to attend the closing ser
vices. CLAUDE WHITE IMPROVING
The condition of Claude White, of
Major and Loomis Lumber Company,
who underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis Sunday, is reported as
"very good."
Mr. White was admitted to General
Hospital, Norfolk, Va., Sunday after
noon. CAPT. HANDING IMPROVING
The condition of Captain Jack
Landing, who has been quite ill, has
been much improved after a visit in
Greenville. He- is now with Mr. and
Mrs. William Landing.
years of age); A
Uliss Edith Everett Chosen
To Represent Perquimans
In Beauty Queen Pageant
Arthur Elliott, 53,
Ends Life Monday
In Yeopim Section
Victim's Head Almost
Blown Off By Using
Shotgun
INSTANTDEATH
Funeral Services Con
ducted on Monday
Afternoon
Burial services for Arthur Elliott,
53-year-old suicide victim, who died
of a shotgun blast at his home in the
Yeopim section early Monday morn
ing, were conducted Monday after
noon at 5 o'clock, the Rev. John By
rum, of Small's Cross Roads, offi
ciating.
According to Sheriff J. Emmett
Winslow, who investigated the case,
Mr. Elliott rested the shotgun on
some bags in his barn and then stood
in front of the barrel, tripping the
trigger with a long stick. Death evi
dently resulted instantly, his head
being almost blown off by the dis
charge.
No cause has been forwarded for
the suicide.
The body was found by the vic
tim's wife a few minutes after 5:30
a. m. Mrs. Elliott heard the shot
but contributed the noise to a blown
out automobile tire. She had gone
to the barn for some corn a few min
utes after the fatal blast.
Surviving, besides his widow, are
a son, Willie, and two brothers, Mar
ry Elliott, of Atlanta, Ga., and Chas.
Elliott, of Bethel.
Pallbearers were S. M. Lo:;u;, S. W.
Long, C. R. Chapnell, R. S. Chappel!,
W. T. Tarkenton and L. A. Proctor.
Burial was made in the Bethel
Cemetery.
Hertford Streets
Flooded During
Storm Tuesday
Storm Sewers Unable
Carry Great Amount
Of Water
DARKNESS
Many Streets Littered
With Broken Tree
Branches
A sixty minute downpour Tuesday
afternoon, preceded by hisrh winds
and accompanied by twilight dark-i
ness, sluiced streets and overworked.
gutters. Unable to handle the tor-i
rent, storm sewers carried away all,
th water thev could and left the ex
cess to completely coyer eect'ons of
Market, Church and Grubb streets.
Motorists found it safer to drive
with headlights full on . . and very I
alowlv. Visibility, at the 45-minute
height of the storm, was cut to prac-'
tically none at all. Lights were turn
erf m in all the stores. Sharp flash-,
es of lightning split the dark mass
of clouds rolling up from tne norm
east and gale winds before the rain
upset small signs and littered streets
with small tree branches.
No considerable damage has been
reported, but from Hertford, it ap
peared that lightning struck several
times oh the south side of the river.
Power and light service was dis
rupted now and then but only for a
few minutes at the time.
McCALLUM VISITORS
Among several visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCallum on
Wednesday, were Mr. McUallum's
neDhew. Dr. Charles Jackson and Mrs.
Jackson, and Dr. and Mrs. Carroll
Rennett. of Ambnate. Va. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Cox, of High Point, stopped
off a short while tmroute to JNags
Head. Mr. McCallum is taking time
off from hit duties in Plymouth, and
is spending the week here
Two Historical Events
Portrayed on Coun
ty's Float
ALLREADY
Selection of Characters
For Tableau Com
pleted Miss Edith Everett has been chosen
"Miss Perquimans" to represent this
county in the celebration of the open
ing of the Albemarle Sound bridge on
August 25.
Two matters of historical interest
in Perquimans, one well known and
the other probably little known ex
cept locally, will be portrayed in the
tableaux to be staged on the float fur
nished by this County in the cele
bration.
j Charles Whedbee and L. W. Apder
son were placed in charge of this
j county's part in the celebration, and
I that they have been on the job was
I shown- by an announcement made by
Mr. Anderson today when he report
ed that his committee which met this
week had completed their selection
of the characters for the tableaux,
and that all arrangments are prac
tically complete.
Kilcocanen, Indian chief of the
Yeopims, will be shown delivering to
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Perquimans Cited
For Good Work In
Better Homes Week
County Granted Merit
Award By National
Organization
NICE LETTER
Only Nine Counties
State Receive Sim
ilar Honor
In
The county demonstration agent is
in receipt ot' a letter from the ad
ministrative assistant of Better
Homes in America, notifying that
this county's committee was granted
a Merit Award for the part it played
in the 1938 Better Homes Campaign.
Only nine counties of this state
were given the Award, and only six
states of the Union were among those
represented by the special merit
awards given.
The letter, addressed to Miss
Gladys Hamrick, from the Purdue
Research Foundation, as follows:
"We are most happy to inform
you that the Better Homes Commit
tee for Perquimans County was
granted a Merit Award for the part
it played in the 1938 Better Homes
Campaign.
"Our committee on Awards was
impressed with the quality of your
programs and the valuable types of
home improvemnet projects which
were conducted. Your report indi
cates that the campaign has had a
large impact upon the present and
future welfare of your county.
"We take this opportunity to ex
press to you and all who cooperated
with you our appreciation of the ser
vice given in this year's campaign
and to extend to you our congratula
tions for your splendid achieve
ments." Signed by Isabel Hodgkins,
administrative assistant, Better
Homes in America.
In the better homes campaign, con
ducted in this county by Miss Ham
rick, county home demonstration
agent under Miss Pauline Smith,
state chairman, programs were con
ducted at all home demonstration
club meetings, a clean up campaign
was conducted in conjunction with it,
The Perquimans Weekly, with Miss
Hamrick's assistance, issued a 16
page special edition; a copy of which
was forwarded to the Better Homes
Headquarters and Committee on
Awards. Incidentally, Perquimans
was the youngest county engaged in
home demonstration work to receive
the award.
The campaign began on April 25,
and lasted throueh April 30. backed
up with a front page proclamation
: from the Mayor, and endorsed by the
Retary Club, Woman's Club, the
Town Criers and all business firms.
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