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41 t Jf FILM FORECAST AT HERTFORD, N. C. Hot-headed young romance, turbulent as the times, highlights Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band." Above, the stars of the picture. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Don Ameche. Thursday and Friday "Alexander"? Ragtime Band.1 "Alexander's Ragtime Band," the' sdng which Irving Berlin wrote near ly thirty years ago and which has lived long enough in popular fancy to become a genuine American folk sqng, forms the theme of the Darryl F. Zanuck 20th Century-Fox produc tion which bears the song's name. ' The film opens Thursday at the State Theatre, with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Don Ameche in the starring roles. While it revolutionized the entire popular concept of dancing and sing ing in 1911 . . . and is generally ad mitted to have begun the ragtime vogue which has since passed through the eras of blues and jazz to current "swing" . . . there are a number of interesting facts in connection with the song itself. Originally written by Irving Berlin WHO KNOWS? 1. How many American families live on less than $1,500 a year? 2. How do armament expendi tures compare with 1913, the year before the World War? 3. When does the new wage and hour law go into effect? 4. How many farm units are there in the IMted States? 6. Who is the president of the American Bar Association? 6. How much taxes are paid by the railroads of the nation? J 7. What are the four largest items on the grocery bill of the American families? I 8. Has pump-priming been con tinuous since 1933 ? 9. What are the odds against the player in the so-called "numbers", game ? 10. What nation spends the lar gest sum annually, upon armaments? THE ANSWERS 1. Nearly two-thirds; about 20,- 000,000. 2. They are about seven times as large. 3. October 24. ...4. About 6,000,000, supporting 80000,000 people. 5. Frank J. Hogan, of Washing Ion, D. C. V 6. About $300,000,000, according . ' to the Association of American Rail roads. 7. Meat, bread, flour and canned . foods. 8. No; early in 1938 it was almost f . at an en A. ft. Not less than 1,000 to 1. Soviet Russia. DEMONSTRATION CLUB TO MEET ,. The Snow-Hill White Hat Home Demonstration Club will meet with Mrs. Ulric Caddy on Tuesday, October r IS,1 at 7:30 P. M. All members are urged to be present and to bring their .' renortsflv.-jv ,. t f - - UNDERGOES OPERATION " IMwl Seatioh 'Davenport, of the Pen - der R6adrCommuhIty,'' was admitted ' to, General Hospital, Norfolk y.,-m Sunday, October 2nd. An operation was performed.a.Tuesday., Latest i : j The original ijainjnjr School .of, the fennel wMMsOrtenlS iii J J .: Z ALFRED WILLIAMS GUEST OF HdNOR :AT;iTHDA,.pARTY entertained at a birthday party on Saturday afternoon for little Alfred Willisma. The party, honoring' Ida fourth birthday, was given . by hia mother, Mrs. Alfred Williams, at the home of Mrs. Isa Tucker, Alfred's andmother. Games - and contesta Vera thoroughly 'enjoyed and deli cious refreshments were served. J Among those, present werer Pat and .John Morris, Mabel Martin Whedbee, I " ' , , - - i " i i , 1 u " STATE THEATRE as "Alexander and His Clarinet," the song had no words. Revamped and lyricized for a Friars Frolic in New York in 1911. First sung in public in 1911 by Emma, Cams in Chicago. In 27 years, to date, has been given 10,000-odd performances. In the motion picture it will give more than 60,000 performances within a year. At the peak of its career the song sold 2,000,000 copies of sheet music . ... its staggering total over 27 years cannot be learned. Irving Berlin did not own the copy right to the song until 1925 when he bought it. The author and composer was paid $25 a week when he wrote "Alexander's Ragtime Band." He since has written 600 songs which have aggregated more than 50,000,000 copies of sheet music. Julian Winslow, Corbin Dozier, Joe and Susanne Towe, Dick Hines, Julian Stokes, Tommy Sumner, Ben Thatch, Joanna Williford, Sidney Elliott, John Holmes, Mary Elliott Brinn, Catherine Nixon, Skipper Pot ter, and Betsy Prinkley, of Plymouth. LEGALS NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the authority contain ed in that certain mortgage deed exe cuted on the 14th day of May, 1923, by Richard Bembry and wife, Penel ope Bembry, to Chas. Johnson, and re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Perquimans County, N. C, in M. D. Book 13, page 559, de fault having been made in the condi tions of said mortgage deed, the un dersigned mortgagee will on the 10th day of November, 1938, at 11:30 A. M., at the Court House door of Per quimans County, N. C, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bid der for cash, the following described property: One house and lot in the Town of Hertford, bounded on the north by Market Street, on the east by lot of Anderson Harrell, on the south by lots of J. H. Spruill and Dr. W. B. Sharp and on the west by Butler and Clemmor Wright, said lot being 46 feet wide front and back and 100 feet deep. The successful bidder will be re quired to deposit 10 per cent of amount bid. Dated and posted this 10th day of October, 1938. CHAS. JOHNSON, Mortgagee. By Chas. E. Johnson, Attorney. Oct.l4,21,28,Nov.4 NOTICE! Sale of Valuable Property By virtue of a Mortgage Deed exe cuted to me by J. I Smith, J. Luther Nixon and J. L. DeLaney as trustees for Winfall Council No. 852 Jr. Order United American Mechanics pf Win fall, N. C, for" certain purposes therein mentioned which said Mort gage Deed bears date March 21st, 1931, and ia registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Perquim ans County in Book M, Deed No. 18, Page 641 shall "ort November 7th,1 J938; at 1180 A. M-i offer d sale at Public Auction, for Cash,; at the Court House door in Hertford, N..C.J the property conveyed to me in said! Mortgage :JDeed. 1 .v . , J A certain? tract or ircei, of land lying and being; hi the' town of Win fall, Parkville Township, Perquimans County, North" Carolina, and defined as follows; Lying on the easterly ide of Katherine Street, and begin ning on Katherine Street at a point 62 feet 7 inches from the south side of the ditch on the south side of King Street and running thence eastwardly parrallel with King Street 77 feet to s stake; .thence southwardly parallel with' Katherine Street 40 feet to a stake; .thence westwardly I parallel with King' Street ;77, feet; thence northwardly along1 - Katherine Street 40 feet to the place of Beginning be ing the same lands this day conveyed THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N, C, to the party of the first part by the parties of the second part, these presents being given for the purchase price. Posted this 5th day of October, 1938. J. W. WARD, Mortgagee, Oct.l4,21,28Nov.4 NOIICE By virtue of three (3) Deeds of Trust executed to me by D. F. Reed and wje, J. O. Feltbn and wife, and Sue Frank Pitt and husband, for cer tain purposes therein mentioned, which said deeds of trust bear date September 9th, 1933, and are record ed in the office of the Register of Peeds of Perquimans County in M. D. Book 18, pages 399, 404 and 408, default having been made in the pay ment of the notes secured thereby, at the request of the holder of the said secured notes, I shall on Monday, November 7th, 1938, at 11:30 A. M., offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door in Hertford, Perquimans County, the following described property convey ed in said deeds of trust to wit: FIRST: That certain tract situat ed in the Town of Hertford, bounded on the North by Perquimans River, East by properties of Shannonhouse and Blanchard, C. W. Morgan and Bernard Pennington, on the South by C. W. Morgan, Bernard Pennington and Grubb Street, on West by T. C. Whedbee lot and the Eastern Cotton Oil Company, and known as the Reed and Felton Warehouse Property. SECOND: That certain lot situate in the Town of Hertford, on Grubb Street, being Lot No. 2 in Section B as shown on Plat Book 2 at page 46 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Perquimans County, said lot being 44.41 feet on Grubb Street, thence down a ditch 175 feet to within 35 feet of the Center line of Branch Tract of Norfolk Southern Railroad, thence 27.1 feet, thence 175 feet to place of beginning being same tract described in deed from Shannonhouse and Blanphard to Reed an Felton re cored in Book 11 page 427, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. THIRD: That certain lot in the Town of Hertford situated on Grubb Street, and known as Green House lot purchased of T. C. Whedbee and wife, bounded on north by Norfolk Southern Railroad Right of Way, on east by an Alley or Lane, on the south by Grubb Street, and on the west by lot of Reed and Felton, being the land described in a deed to Reed and Felton from T. C. Whedbee and wife recorded in Book 16, page 190. FOURTH: All the machinery and equipment in and connected with the mill and feed business of Reed and Felton part of which is in the Ware house property first described above, the other part is used in connection therewith, which includes trucks and other equipment, not attached to buildings. This the 6th day of October, 1938. SILAS M. WHEDBEE,, Trustee. Oct.l4,21,28o.4 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of C. W. Hurdle, deceas ed, late of Perquimans County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Hertford, N. C, Route 2, on or before the 10th day of Octo ber, 1939, or this notice will be plead ed in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 10 day of October, 1938. E. L. JENNINGS, Administrator of C. W. Hurdle. Oct.l4,21,28,Nlov.4,ll,18 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of S. D. Godfrey, de ceased, late of Perquimans County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the es tate to exhibit them to the undersign ed at Hertford, N. C, Route 3, on or before the 10th day of October, 1939, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 10 day of October, 1938. REBECCA C. GODFREY, Administrator of S. D. Godfrey. OcU4,21,28,Nov.4,ll,18 NOTICEI NOTICE! NOTICE! By virtue of a certain Mortgage Deed executed to me by David D. Jacocks and J. H. Jacocks and their respective wives on the 23rd day of February, 1926, for certain purposes therein expressed, theame being duly recorded in .the .Registry of Per quimans County in M. Book No. 14, page 408, I shall offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder at the Court House door in said County on the 24th day of October, 1938,. at 12 O'clock M. the properties conveyed to me in said ; Mortgage and described substantially, as follows: AIL their right title, and interest in the follow ing lands: : First Tract Bounded by the lands of Joseph Haskett, Charlie Umphlett and, the "Body Road;' containing 100 acres, more or less, and being all and the same tract purchased by said par ties from Joseph vHaskett, and for further description ; seo in the said Registry in Deed Book No. 6, page Second Tract Bounded by in e FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, .938 County Road leading from Woodville to JNew ttope, and by the lands of H. C. Godfrey, L B. Perry and the A. A. Perry estate and Joseph Turner and D. Banks, being all the lands owned by D. C. Jacocks at the time of his death, containing 100 acres more or less. This September 12th, 1938. J. S. McNIDER, Mortgagee. sept.23,30,oct.7,14 NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! By virtue of a Mortgage Deed exe cuted to me by D. 11. Stallings and wife, Minerva Stallings, on the 25th day of February, 1928, for certain purposes therein expressed, the same being duly recorded in the Registry of Perquimans County in M. Book No. 17, pag6 90, I shall offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder at the Court House door in said County on the 24th day of October, 1938, at 12 O'clock M., the property conveyed to me in said Mortgage, and described substantially as follows: Bounded on the East by the "old country road" leading from Winfall to Belvidere; on the South by John Bembery Lane, the "Martha Jordan land",; on the West by the Hugh Simons land; on the North by the T. L. Felton home place, containing 20 acres, more or less, and being all that certain tract of land sold by J. S. McNider to D. R. Stallings and wife,1 Minerva Stallings, and for other and1 further description reference is here-1 by made to the Registry of said County to M. Book No. 19, page 183, and citations therein made. This dated September 12th, 1938. J. S. McNIDER, Mortgagee. sept.23,30,oct.7,14 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the author ity conferred upon the undersigned, J. H. Hall, as Trustee in that cer tain deed of trust bearing date of January 15, 1936, executed by S. P. Jessup and wife, Cornelia Jessup, which said deed of trust is duly re corded in the Public Registry of Per quimans County, North Carolina, in Book of Mortgage Deeds 20, page 402, default having been made in the payment of th'j indebtedness thereby secured, and at the request and direc tion of the holder of said indebted ness, I will, on Saturday, October 29, 1938, at 12:00 o'clock, Noon, before the Courthouse door at Hertford, Nbrth Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described tracts or parcels of land, situate in Perquimans County, North Carolina: FIRST: That certain tract owned j 3 I I . FOR ALL OCCASIONS tSvl I I MRS. VV. L WHITE EfS 1 PHONE 100-J . fS f Hertford, N. C. TTi fip 4 j AGENT FOR " J MKfl k Mjldred's Florist Shoppe t i NO CHARGE FOR TELEPHONE CALLS te$ C Y FREE DELIVERY SERVICE J by the late W. L. Jessup and known more particularly described as fol as the Back Field, and more particu-j iows: Beginning at a point on the larly described as follows-: Begin- state Highway leading Trom Winfall ning at a pine, the Jessup and Peele to Hertford at the southwest corner corner, running thence East 51 of the lands now or formerly belong- chains to a corner, thence North degrees East 8.87 uflains to a cornet, thence West 46.7 chains, thence Nbrth 84 degrees West 4'2 chains to a cor ner, thence South 24 degrees West .0 chains to the place of beginning, . j , , , . . ,h' and being known : lots NOs. 3 and 4 in the division of the lands of Thomas Jessup, as said division is recorded in Plat Book No. 1 No. 26S office of Register of Deeds of Per quimans County. Second That certain tract in or near Winfall which is now known as the "Little Field," and which is com- iess, and being the same lands con posed of the several tracts conveyed veyed to W. L. Jessup by deed from in the following deeds which are duly , A. W. Jordan recorded in Deed Book of record in the Public Registry of ' 9, DaE.e 59. aforesaid office. Perquimans County in the Books and Pages hereinafter set out, refer ence being hereby had to said deeds for a more particular description of said lands: Deed from P. H. Small and wife to W. L. Jessup, recorded in Book 10, page 430; deed from Eliza beth J. Nixon to W. L. Jessup, re corded in Book 11, page 280; deed from Joshua J. Lane and wife to W. L Jessup, recorded in Book 13, page 429; deed from the administratrix of P. H. Small, mortgagee, to W. L. Jessup, recorded in Book 12, page 559; and deed from the executor of H. T. Shannonhouse to W. L. Jessup, recorded in Book 12, page 560. THIRD: A one-fifth undivided in terest in and to a certain tract of land known as the Jordan Farm, o igljQ Ease the strain wen yur nerves PAGE THREB 28ilnpr 10 A- K- winslow, and running thence in -a southerly direction with H. T. Shannonhouse line, thence in an easterly course along said Shan- nnnhnncfl linn tUn .1 lnn:n r.. 1.r4.rji. , , ,, , from Hertford to Old Neck, thence in a northeasterly course with the ine of said last named road to I Bright's Creek, thence up said Creek I its various courses to the line of the 1 aforesaid A. R. Winslow land, thence 1 westwardlv with the line of said I Winslow land to the point of begin- ning, containing 100 acres, more or FOURTH: That certain tract con taining 156 acres, more or less, known as the Peele Farm, and more parti cularly described as follows: Bound ed by a road leading from Winfall to Hertford, the road known as the Swamp Road, the tract of land known as the W. L. Jessup Back Field, and the lands of John and Al fred Overton, and being the samo lands conveyed to the late W. L. Jessup by Charles F. White and wife by deed, recorded in Book 8, page 143, office of the Register of Deeds of Perquimans County. This Notice dated and posted thia 26th day of September, 1938. J. .H. HALL, Trustee. Oct.7,14,21,28 Smokers find Camers Costlier Tobaccos are Soothing to the Nerves! ' v , I , , ' J.m m . .