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'if O " ' - v v- - - THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N." C," FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1938. PAGE NTNtt yi September A OLD CAROLINA BIO BUILDING NOW BEIN9 TflANSFORi "iED li JTO SPLENDID QUARTERS "UNCLE" HENRY DLANCHARD, LAST OF PERQUIMANS COUNTY'S SLAVES, DIES Uncle Sam's New Hertford Headquarters everal Hundred More p" Feet of Space Will Be Available By Elabor ate Alterations Early in September the Hertford Post Office will move to elaborate new quarters in the old Carolina Bank Building on Church .. Street, xWhere extensive alterations are near iVMt completion. the front of the building, which has Always seemed especially adapted to its new use. Tall, white columns lend an appearance of distinction. 'Improvements to the front, it is un derstood, will be confined to a paint job. ';. f The 'interior set-up, however, is be ing completely altered. The new furnishings, already arriving, are de corated with tile bases to match the tile floor. Lock boxes and drawers will be on the left side facing the .. south as one enters the front door. An addition has been annexed to .the "'rear of the building to form a loading platform and access to the ' platform will be gained through the new truck alley runninar from Grubb 'J to Market Street. The quarters were formerly occu pied by Dr. I. A. Ward, who recently moved his office to the residence of Mrs. R. B. Cox on the next Church Street block, north. V' The new post office quarters pro 'vide several hundred more feet of - working apace than the present loca tion. The building is leased from J. - Stokes, owner. CROP INSURANCE v More than 75,000 applications for crop insurance policies have been re r ceived in county AAA offices, espec ially in the winter wheat belt. Circumstantial Evidence Judge What makes you think that our husband is getting tired of you? Lady Well, he hasn't been home for seven years. Local Oil Company Controls 30 Service Stations In District Winslow Oil Company Distributor For Shell Products In Perquim ans, Gates, Chowan Approximately thirty Shell service stations in the counties of Gates, Chowan and Perquimans are controll ed by the Winslow Oil Company, dis trict Shell distributor, with locations in Hertford, Edenton and all larger communities and rural centers throughout the three counties. Several of the Winslow controlled service centers maintain 24-hour ser vice, among them the nicely located One-Stop Service Station on the cor ner of Church and Grubb Streets in Hertford, operated by Mark Hath away. At this station an attendant or two is on hand at all hours of the day and night. Refreshments and soft drinks can also be procured there, a soda fountain being part of tho equipment. Among several interesting facts that are not generally known about the Shell products (new in this sec tion having come here only in the past few years) is the amazing news that, if all the 6,265 wells in the United States producing Shell crude oil were placed on Manhattan Island, there would be one for every block and enough left to form a ring com pletely around Manhattan. In travelling further, Shell's 4,721 miles of pipe line in the United States would go across the continent and half-way back. The 5,234 tank cars in use by Shell would make a train long enough to reach from Washington to Baltimore. 48,653,000 barrels of Shell crude oi! WWWWWpWWIiyW WWW M H If I I . I II U.i.i i wmiiii i .ill -A kl 1 The new United States Post Office quarters in Hertford on Church Street. Alterations are underway and the new quarters will be ready for occupancy in September. were produced last year. This crude oil went through nine Shell refineries and would fill more than 600 ocean going tankers. Hungary watches on the Czechs with that she is next. German's drive alarm, fearing How It Happened Sweet Young Thing Ooooh, Gra cious! Did the horse roll over with you? Cowboy Oh, no, not at all. I roll ed over myself and took him with me. Preferred to Remain With White Owners After War Gave Ne groes Their Freedom The last of the old slaves passed j away when Henry Blanchard die;i Saturday, August 6th, at his home j near here. He was 82 years old and ; at his deatli was enjoying the full respect and confidence of all people who knew him, which had been his heritage since the Civil War. j Funeral services were held Monday, August 8th, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. G. C. Owens, pastor of Saunders Grove Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. U. G. Privott, of Edenton. "Uncle" Henry was born at Blanch ard's Bridge, in August of 1856, a son of a slave family belonging to Mr. William Rawls Blanchard, (grandfather of J. C. Blanchard, ami pioneer merchant and founder of J. C. Blanchard and Company.) After the war, unlike other Negroes who took full advantage of their new freedom, "Uncle" Henry preferred remaining a friend to his white own ers and prospered. He prospered to the extent that long before his death his wealth in lands, in stocks and bonds, and in the confidence of white people and Negroes alike, far exceed ed that of other members of his race. He was the county's largest Negro landowner, and so reliable was he that his word has been accepted as his bond time after time by Hertford business men. He had given away most of his farms and divided his property before his death, but the giving left him, by no means, impoverished. The old darkey was an outstanding example of the slave who realized that his bondage had been to his advantage. No man envied "Uncle" Henry his wealth and his death is marked as the passing of "a good darkey," re spected and admired by all who knew him. He is survived by his children: Mary Eliza Felton, Millie Hurdle, Ruth Anna Perry, Anderson Blanch ard, John Blanchard, all of Perquim ans County, James Luther Blanchard, of Jersey City. Two sisters, Adelaide Douglass and Emily Stallings, a half sister, Katy Minge, and a half brother, Noah Thatch, also survive. National Capital Again Selected as Annual Tour For Farmers of County Last summer, L. W. Anderson, County farm aent, arranged for 22 Perquimans County farmers to make a vacation trip to Washington, D. C, spending two days vi'ting points of interest along the route and in the city at a minimum cost per person. This year he is laying plans for a similar trip to the capital city the last of this month. At least forty persons will be need ed to make the trip, at an even small er cost per person than last year. Twenty farmers have already made application for reservation and Mr. Anderson is anxious for the other in terested persons to come forward eo that the exact date for the tour may be set. The trip is planned at the request of several farmers and all plans must be completed at once if the trip m to be made this month. Mr. Anderson expects the party to be away three days; spending two nights in Washington, and the cost of the trip will be six dollars, which does not include meals. They will cross the James River bridge at Newport News, visit York town, Williamsburg, Petersburg, Rich mond, Fredericksburg, Mount Ver non and Alexandria on the way to the capital. In Washington they expect to visit the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Bureau of Engraving, National Capital, Con gressional Library, White House, Smithsonian Museum, Union Station, Cathedral, Arlington Cemetery, the parks and Zoological Garden. The return from Washington on the third day will be made by way of the Skyline Drive along the Shen andoah Valley, considered one of the most beautiful farming sections of the United States. Head matters For Hardware J O Farm Equipment O Athey's Paints O Paint Brushes O Kitchen Ware O Guns and Shells O Fishing Equipment O Refrigerators " Q Electric Appliances P Garden Tools MM,' Z- .. ii' ' 'win . . . Offers congratulations to the people of the Albemarle on the opening of the new Sound Bridge. We hope the folks across the Sound will make us a visit when in Hertford. The Builder's Paradise Every item and tool the contractor or carpenter or plumber needs to do an "A-l" building or repairing job is here under one roof. For Roofing, Shingles, Sash and Doors, Plaster, Plaster Board, Cement Brix-ment, Sand, Gravel, IK. Bicycle for Health Bicycle to School iBoys' and Girls' BICYCLES Heavy Rolled Fenders Heavy Balloon Tires T7 -7 77 D D D Everything For The Farmer Q D D 'inn 'Trade Here and Bank the Difference" '1 N N- " - 1 maw.ar e. & Supply Co, Hertford, N.C. iW 'W '1? "J? JIVfi!
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