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y, -V'('M'yt U 4 V 11 1 nrSTT.TCTTfl' TTTsTrTivrTT TTTTA XT A TXT WEEKLY L4 ii iiJJ.Vviiiviijl ilJ. Jl A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY ... . . v," Volume VNumber 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North CaVolina, Friday, October 14, 1938. $1.25 Per Year. ftall For James Ex-Service Uv Jen If) rerouimans Ueets !titbipeSiate Response eteranai;ad Send Information to Local & Committee " 54 NOW LISTED Failure to Record Dis charge Makes Direct Appeal Necessary "it Ex-service men responded so read: Jly to last week's call for names that today, B. C. Berry reports the list t joas jumped to 64 names, where last week the roster included only 14. 'V To date only nine veterans have re- i corded their discharges with the Reg ister of Deeds in the courthouse. Here is the list for this week, far from complete and subject to correC' v tnn- f!ant C P. Sumner. Jr.. J. Era 'Wilson, J. OHver White, Cecil W. White, L. S. White, Wallace Barrow, P. H. Small, Whit G. Wright, H. A Whitley. Tom Perry, F. T. Johnson, it R. Futrell, Charles E. White, Viv X kn N. Darden, William D. Landing, Dan W. Williams, George r. Koacn, A. M. Godwin, W. G. Hbllowell, L. L, Winslow, Jimmy Smith, Ralph White, t Clinton N. Trueblood, Mac Griffin, G. C. Buck, J. H. Newbold, Carson How- ell, W. S. Evans, John Lassiter, Car ' roll V. Ward, S. G. Chappell, P. M. Coneland, Fletcher Russell, S. G v Godwin, Ernest Morse, Redding Ivey, ' Elihu White. J. L. Foxwell, William Weston, J. A. Perry, Jake Matthews, Lee Wilson, Paul Colson, Josiah f IChappell, Jerome Hurdle, Jim Carver, ;!Roy Hendricks, Henry Kirby, James I Hendricks, Jno. D. Dail, Albert M. JarnesV and William W. Hendricks. t The ne?wnte by B. t Berry? Capt. Sumner and J. Emmett Wins ' low, self-appeinted committee to get ': the names together, are those of ex- - service men who now live in this f county. The fact that bo few record- ed their discharges, makes it diffi . cult to get an accurate list without J appealing to the ex-service men them selves. J Each week until November 11th, r Armistice Day, The Perquimans '. Weekly will publish the list of names as they are gathered, hoping that the i' roll call will be complete before that Jj The names of ex-service men should I be sent to anyone of the three com I mitteemen: Mr. Berry, Mr. Sumner, I Z. Mr. Winslow, or direct to The Per- quimans Weekly. 3t iNeeded at various times, the file will make it easy to notify the veter--Fans when and where affairs of interest - to them will take place. : Mrs. Kate Blanchard Passes Away At Home ; Mrs. Kate M. Blanchard, widow of ; the late T. C. Blanchard, died at her V' home in Hertford at 10:80 o'clock I , Wednesday morning. , Funeral services were conducted at -fcthe Hertford Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with the pastor, the Rev. D. M. harpe, officiating, and burial was in Tedarwood Cemetery. j jgujDfiow include two daughters, ' Miss Kate M. Blanchard, of Hert ford," and Mrs. C. Y. Yarborough, of Louiaburg, , and two sons, W. P. Blanchard and R. S. Blanchard, both of ChicagtyrlU. vOne.gTandson, W. P. ISiliatl ;.0doilsct iir -r jrf -Jlf arui i (r. William Mnnt. - Hertford County, bora December 15, 1857and had xeaided in "Uie Town 6f v Hertford since her marriage to Mr, ilUaiiicIrd.to;8,.gf ' - She' wu atonsistent member of the ' ethodistihtireh Rod was active in fJhe worirof the church" until falling healt?Rrted friends will gjreiily the tiato W ' oi thisvgood .wotafv; 'e;'lbffe. r At ; State ; Bvrly - Blanchard, former pro jectionist here at the State' Theatre, has accepted a position with the Car jLjnii ' Amusement Company, He Vioved hia ivMrn'-t Cferlton Peny,5bf KizA'Cityv Mr. BlancNrd at the State W. C. T. U. Meets The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union will meet in the Hert ford Baptist Church on Thurs .day afternoon, October 2b, at 3:30. The meeting will h held in Room Nb. 1. All members are ulrged to be present. Perquimans High School Puts 4-H Club Into Motion Group Gets Off to Good Start With 32 Mem bers Enrolled OFFICERS NAMED Susie Mae Wilson Elect ed as (Club's First President With 4-H Clubs organizing for the year in all sections of the county, a club was set in order at the high school recently. Starting the first meeting with 82 members, the follow ing officers were elected to serve for the year: Susie Mae Wilson, presi dent; Inex Umphlett, vice president; Lois Asbell, secretary and treasurer; Evelyn White, reporter; Eloise Keat on and Eunice Chappell, recreational leaders: Minnie Wilma Wood and Adelia Winslow, song leaders. The advent of tnehighBchiol club brings the county's number of newly organized 4-H Clubs to three, with a total membership roll of 156. The New Hope Club has 30 members and the Winfall Club, reorganized, has 84 members. Local Couple Quietly Married Saturday Miss Sarah Ellen Carlyle and Mr, J. Kelly White were quietly married Saturday afternoon at six o'clock by the Reverend Edmund T. Jillson at the Episcopal Church Rectory. Miss Carlyle is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carlyle, of Lum berton, and in the employ of J. C. Blanchard and Company, has made her home in Hertford for the past several months. Mr. White is a eon of the late Mr. J. W. White and Mrs'. Mary White, of Hertford. He holds a position with the Towe Motor Company in Hert ford. After a weddiny trip in the west ern part of the State, they will make their home in Hertford. Wesley Bible Class Holds First Meeting The Wesley Bible Class of the Hertford Methodist Church held its first meeting of the new year at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Skin ner. The main business of this meet ing was to elect new officers for the coming year and to make plans for the year's work. Officers elected werer President, L. C. Winslow; vice president, W. H. Pitt; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Charlie Skinner, and publicity agamyMia. tun Brina. iiiiai- an attendance contest for J r SundaW will 'b held: ftfttriittfflrt & a&4 't'rO'aBlMWi eii- I a ...... K' ..... . ' ;. ' .: ' i . . V" teruun uie winnera.-.' , -- -. " The last Monday night in each month was, selected as class meeting night. A social hour was then en joyed, and . delicious refreshments were served by thA hostess. Those present were: j Mrs. R. M. Riddick, teacher, .; MrsH. C. Stokes, Miss Anne Wilson, Mrs. D. M. Sharp, Mrs. Hrman Winslow, ' Mrs. T. E. Harrell, Reginald Tucker, Mr. and Mis'. Simon Rutenburg, Mr. and Mrs. W; H. Pitt, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Winslow,- Mr. and Mrs. Durward Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Trhn Wilson. ' ' " Mrs. R. M. Riddick and Mrs. L. C. Winslow will be hostesses for the November meeting. A'9::- ? V'.i'.'.'r ' ' 't ' :i ': :' -'i-'; ;;fv'ccC BOYS STOP OVER . i A corps of 18 Civilian Conservation Corps boys, enrouto f rom Manteo to Washington, N. C, were breakfast guests "of the Hotel Hertford Satur day morning. County Observers Detect Two Planes First Day Of Test Experiment Reported as Successful In Every Way "fiASH" Local People Have Little Chance to See Huge "Birds" Two warning "Flashes" went out to the Wilson relay station from Per quimans County observers on the first morning of the five-day joint antiaircraft-air corps exercises which be gan testing the warning net of civilian observers at four o'clock Monday morning. The Jackson Store observation sta tion detected a movement of the "enemy" in the early morning hours, and after determining the number of planes involved, immediately contact ed the officers in charge at Wilson, Herbert iNixon, head of the Hert ford station, and acting under Sheriff J. Emmett Winslow, in command of the Perquimans County warning net, later reported an observation plane speeding in a westerly direction, gen erally toward Fort Bragg, the loca tion to be attacked by the "enemy" forces, based at Langley Field. The operations of the defense dur ing the evening of October 8, were confined solely to .tests involving searchlight assistance to friendly pur suit aviation operating during the hours of darkness. The details of the test, must, of course, remain secret, but it has been stated that the tests were highly successful in every way. At heights close to those at which modern bombing planes can attain, they were illuminated by the search lights and presented perfect targets to the hovering pursuit ships. From Fori "Bragg it is stated that these were undoubtedly the most complete and conclusive tests of their kind ever carried out in the United States. So far this week local people have had little chance to see a huge flight of planes of any type making their roaring way across this section Whether this is caused by the fact that the planes by too high to be seen or heard, or because they do not cross this sector at all, is a point fori discussion. i The maneuvers take place in the ' Ellie White, grand winner in the arly morning hours and in the hours) "Biggest Fish Sweepstakes," which of darkness before midnight. Among ( came to an official close on October the Hertford observers working un-, nrst- der Mr. Nixon, are C. R. Holmes, C. The prizes, given by J. G. Rober E. Walker, Louis iNachman, Haywood , son and The Hertford Hardware and Divers, Fenton Butler, Joseph Young j Supply Company, represented contests and Skinner Britt. High School Band flow In Operation First Practice Friday Afternoon at School Building The Perquimans High School Band, recently organized, will hold its first practice or rehearsal in the high school building this afternoon under the direction of A. Ferry, Southern supervisor for the American Institute of Music. L. Brown, instructor, will assist the supervisor. The musical unit is now composed of SO high school students, brought together and organized by R. Owen, field man for the Institute, who has bee in Hertford handling the prelim raaryorkfor the past several days, j Thirty pieces do not form. -large bandaccordingf ; to1 Mr. Owen, and others - who . wish" 1x, take"' up- th art of hand music; may contact Mf. Owen at the Hotel Hertford' ny tftrie ex cept over the week-ends. The members will wear uniforms on special occasions, and Hertford and the' county anxiously await the first public appearance of the county's first, band. AT JDISTRICT MEETING Among those from Hertford who attended the District meeting of Woman's Clubs held in Elizabeth City Thursday, were: Mrs. J. G. Rob erton, Mrs. ;W. E. White, Mrs. J. R. Futrell, Mrs. I. A. Ward, Mrs. J. J. Mrs. L,; N. HollowelJ, Mrs. J. C Fel tonJRfrs. Wt W. Uimphlett, Mrs. Buy ward Reed, Mrs. G. R. Tucker,1 Mrs. F. T. Johnson,' Mrs. Riddick Chappelf and Mrs. Brooks Whedbee. .yHere On Business !H. G. Winslow, of Fayetteville, was In Hertford 1 few days last toek tm hnnlnM. " ' ' Democrats Meet Ii) Villiamston On Tuesday, Oct 25th State Chairman Gregg Cherry Calls District Meeting BA3RBECUE DINNER i Plans Discussed to Get Out Large Vote In November Representative Lindsay Warren has announced that the First District Democratic Conference will be held this yar at Williamston on Tuesday, Octobfr 26, at 10:30 A. M. It has been called by R. Gregg Cherry, Democratic State Chairman, who will attend together with Mrs. W. B. IMurpney, vice chairman, and D. I. Ward, secretary. Representatives of various women's organizations and Youngi Democrats will be present as will atl Democratic officials in the State' Administration from the First District. Mr. Warren expressed the hope that there would be a large attend ance from each county in the district as the First District has always held the largest meeting in the State. The i meeting will be followed by a barbe cue or luncheon given by the Demo cratic Executive Committee of Martin County headed bj Elbert Peel, coun ty chairman. The conference in 1936 was held at Ahoskie and was rated as the best held in the State that year. An invi tation is extended to all Democratic candidates jn the First District, county organizations and party work- ers. Flans will be made for bringing out a large vote in the November election. lie White Wins Fish Sweepstakes Five and Quarter Pound Bass Takes Two Prizes One fish, a five and a quarter pound bass, captured both prizes for J. in two separate events. The Rober son prize was for the largest fish caught in the county, while the Sup ply Company's award was for the largest bass caught with rod and reel in the County. According to the judges and official referees, no other entries even came close to the White catch of a five and a quarter pounnd bass. The Roberson award was a cash prize, and the Hardware turned over to the winner a rod and reel outfit, complete with line. Homemakers Class Meets With Mrs. Reid The Homemaers Class of Hertford Baptist Church met in the home of Mrs. C. W. Reed on Monday after noon with the class president, Mrs. E. W. Maye3, presiding. After a business session, a short program was rendered. The program was in charge of the chairman, Mrs. Clarence Dail, and was built around the class , topic . The class motto, "Our Homes f or Christ," was-discussed by Mrs. T. W. Perry, ' -Caassisimi "To Make Our . .Class a. Center of Christian Influence,1' was discussed by Mrs. E. W. Mayes, who displayed an effective poster illustrating her talk. Class verse, Proverbs 3:6, was dis cussed by Mrs. R. S. Monds, who gave a very helpful and convincing talk on the guiding influence of the Lord in the life of the Christian. Mrs. Rid dick Chappell gave the devotional. A song, "I Want To Work," the words of which were written by a member of the class, was sung, and the closing prayer was led by Mrs. William Madre. . The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Sid ney Broughton, Mrs. Tom Madre and Mrs. E. W. Mayes, served delicious refreshments.,. In Norfolk Monday Mrs. Cale White, of Caracas, Ven., S. A., and Mrs. Jake White spent Monday in Norfolk, Va., where they met Gale White and Jake White re turning from World, Series games in New York 7 "v Dinners Announced For County Canning Contests Held In Hertford Monday First Three Times For three successive years, Mrs. R. T. White has been first to arrive at the town office with payment of city taxes. Paying taxes first isn't a hobby with Mrs. White, it just happened that she paid them before anyone else. Ninth District Of P.T A Association Wins State Honor Registers Largest In crease In Membership OverPrevious Year 15 NEW GROUPS District Meeting Held In Elizabeth City On November 9 Members of the Ninth District of j the Parent-Teachers Association, of which Mrs. I. A. Ward, of Hertford, is chairman, will be happy to know that the district has won a signal honor among the ten districts of the State, being cited for winning the coveted award for the largest in-! crease in membership. The district added 48 per cent more than the pre-1 ceding year which was accomplished through the affiiliation of 15 new as sociations in the northeastern corner of the State. District meetings throughout the State have just been announced which sets the meeting for this district on Wednesday, November 9, at Elizabeth City. From Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, of Waynesville, State president, comes the information that due to all dis trict chairmen being seasoned work ers, the sum total of their activity during the past year has sent North Carolina far ahead of all southern states and eleventh in national stand ing. Memberships by districts range from 15,594 in the upper Piedmont section to fewer than two thousand in the less populous areas. Included were 638 local units or associations, sixty-four of which joined in 1937-38; one-half of the number of new units were rural associations. Activities include betterment of schools and studies of children's needs and natures. Throughout the year workers in tiny villages as well as in cities and large industrial cen ters turn their attention to hot lunch es for the underprivileged; safety in home, school, and community; recrea tion and play-grounds, health and welfare, art and music, adult educa tion, juvenile protection, library facil ities, civic participation, and work for school supplements. Pre-school clin ics or summer round-ups indicate the exact condition of the child about to enter school, and other clinic service is offered later in dental, tubercular and venereal tests. Since 1939 is a legislative year, P. T. A. stands solidly behind the addi tion of a twelfth grade to the public school system of the State, better buses and secondary roads, State aid to libraries, and measures advocated by the State Board of Health such as the- compulsory immunization against diphtheria. Tom Thumb Wedding Again By Request The Tom Thumb Wedding, sponsor ed by the Mary Towe Circle of the Methodist Church, which proved so popular when presented at the High School a few weeks ago, will be given again by request for the benefit of those who failed to see it there and for those who wish to see it again. The program will be presented Tuesday night, October 18, on the stage of the auditorium in the Agri cultural Building on Dobb Street. Proceeds go to the treasury of the Methodist Church building fund. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Of interest to Hertford people will be an announcement of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hoffler, of Richmond, Va. William Guy Hoffler was born Saturday, 'October 8. Mr. Hoffler" is formerly of Hertford, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Hoffler. Miss Pattie Rogerson Mrs. C. L. Dail Take First Prizes STATE EXHIBIT Judging Done By Miss Rebecca Colwell, (Cho wan Agent Results from the county canning contests, held last Monday in the Agricultural Building, are announced this week by Miss Gladys Hamrick. county home demonstration agent. Miss Rebecca Colwell, home demon stration agent for Chowan County, handled the judging. Winners in the Ball Contest, listed in order with their home cluos, are: 1, Miss Pattie Rogerson, Helen Gaith er Club; 2, Mrs. Allie Winslow, Whiteston; 3, Mrs. Harold Thatch, Helen Gaither Club; 4, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Chapanoke; 5, Miss Lucille Lane, Whiteston; 6, Mrs. A. R. Cook, Chapanoke; 7, Mrs. George Roach, Winfall. In the Kerr Contest, the winners: 1, Mrs. C. L. Dail, Helen Gaither Club; 2, Miss Lena Winslow, Whites ton; 3, Miss Clara White, Belvidere; 4, Mrs. J. M. Fleetwood, Bethel; 5, Mrs. J. L. Winslow, Belvidere. Miss Rogerson, winner in the Ball Contest, exhibited as her entries, one quart of tomatoes and a quart jar of pears. Mrs. Dail, taking first honors in the Kerr Contest, exhibited one pint jar of beets, one pint jar of peacnes ana a pint jar of sausage meat. The two winners, by right of their victories, are entitled to enter their exhibits in the State contest which I will be held at State College in Ra- leigh on a date near the end of this month. ! Entertainment At j Belvidere Tonight ! Friday, October 14, at 7:30 P. M., ! the Belvidere Home Demonstration 1 Club will sponsor an entertainment , in the Community House. The two-part program will feature I "Kitchen Orchestra" in illustrative song and story by the ladies, and music by the well-known Weston String Band, of Bethel community. A small admission will be charged, proceeds to benefit the Community House. A very cordial invitation is extend ed the public to be present and help in a good cause. Reverence For God Circle Meeting Topic The Mary Towe Circle of the Wom an's Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Morgan Walker on Monday night, with Mrs. Walker and Miss Jeannette Feilds as joint host esses. Miss Feilds had charge of the ! program, her topic being "Reverence I For God." Misses Katherine Jessup and Ruth Davenport gave interesting j readings after which Miss Sarah J Brinn led in prayer. The president, Miss Mary lowe, had charge of a short business session. During the social hour the hostesses served delicious refreshments to the t fnllnwincr Misaaa Maw Tmva Rnh Davenport, Sarah Brinn, Mary Wood Koonce, Grace Knowles, Katherine Jessup, Hilda Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Mary Elizabeth Feilds, Ruth Machman, Mrs. Edgar Feilds, two new members, Miss Mattie But ler and Mrs. Martin Towe, and one visitor, Mrs. B. L. Gibbs. Big Drop Noted In Bales (Cotton Ginneti A census report furnished by Willie M. Harrell, special agent, shows that 76 bales of cotton were ginned iri Perquimans County from the crop of 1938, prior to October first, as com pared with 1,020 bales from the crop of 1937. B. G. Koonce Takes Up Duties At Columbia Leaving last Sunday, B. G. Koonce has taken up duties in Columbia with the farm administration office of Tyrrell County. The Koonce family will not move to Columbia. In the im mediate future. ' h l'5 S .