Volume V, Number 51.
Hertford; Perquimans County, North' Carolina, Friday, December 23, 1938.
$1.25 Pr Year.
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C"j Schools
Auditorium Unable to
, Accommodate Huge
7 "Crowd
a MANY LEAVE
Girls' Glee CLub of Hert
ford Has Part on
Program
- Music lovers from all Northeastern
North Carolina gathered in numbers
estimated up to 1,500 at the Per
quimans County High School Sunday
afternoon to hear the first program
of the"-Albemarle Music Festival As
sociation. .
The i spacious auditorium of the
high school proved just too small for
the (rowd which started taking the
seats at 2 o'clock. Many people, find
ing' the hallway crowded to capacity
before the program got underway at
3:80, turned away and spent Sunday
afternoon in some other manner.
' While the auditorium failed to pro-
7 . vide enough space for everyone who
wished to De present, ine siage, iarKc
enough for a basketball court, was
sufficiently large for the 230 partici
pants ;m the program.
Coming at this season, the musical
program lent a fitting send-off for
the Christmas holidays, and the size
of the gathering, in the words of
Superintendent F. T. Johnson, who
made 'the address of welcome, proves
that "interest in music is growing" in
the Albemarle.
Invocation was by the Rev. D. M.
Sharpe, pastor of the Hertford Meth
nHint Church.
During., the program, C. L. Mc
" Cullers, director of the Edenton Band:
f, and president of the Association, an
nounced each number.
v , Elizabeth City led in the number
t of participants present, with 40 in its
- glee lub and 45 in the Elizabeth
i'i City, Band, Edenton followed closely
v with a total of 80 participating.
', Pasquotank County brought 35 per
t formers, Camden offered a glee club
' of : 17 voices, and Hertford presented
AS JnVthe girls' glee club.
The; largest musical event ever to,
have its locale in Hertford, was open
ed afi the massed glee clubs, under
the direction of Miss Bertie Earp,
supervisor of Pasquotank County
Schools Music, sang "Come All Ye
Fafthfffl.il v Ben Koonce, Perquimans
V High . School senior, gave an improvis
ation of "Silent Night."
"Beneath the Holly," a medley of
Christmas classics, was presented by
the massed bands of Edenton, Eliza-
lih fMfv aiul Poannntanlr as dno
Gorman, director of the Elizabeth'
V- CSty Band, and instrumental chair-
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man or tne Association, airectea. iiuun sw uicmucis vi wc iuv'
' . The Camden County Glee Club was: branch with the magnitude of the In
" directed in the Polish Carpi, "When 1 ternational peace movement, though
' the Infant Jesus' by Mrs. O. D. Rey- a large number of people were not on
nolds. director of the Federal Music!
Continued on Page Five)
llusliLids Guests
At Club Meeting
Ci :tmas Party Held
U Helen Oaither
- : ? ; Qub
-' husbands v-were .invited Nto; be
titX the'last -meetaig jifithe
CaltJwrHr-.I)erfloristrtion
i Crfetmat party onDcetitfci
. 15, at the home,lo Mr-5and Jttrs,
. r. Morris. The
s - .son was used
X. .ton wun evergreens arwmcnve-
' ly ured throughout the living room
' and -dining room.
'. , 'Mrs. T. . Madre, president of the
. club, presided, and, after the club
collect, the members and guests sang
"Silent Night.' The president r.i n&
Miss Gladys .Hamrick, head of -.the
county group of, demonstration clubs,
-welcomed the men for i the chA,j
T business session was . of Bhort
da ' mi, and then Miss Pattie Rog
ers " ,d charge - of the program
hi i was a one-act play entitled,
) Christmasy Atmosphere,'' ; In
" i yeveral members and . guests
. part.' Taking' part in the play
:ra tliss Rogerson, Mrs." E, Y,
- Mrs. Yf.'O. Hunter, r Mrs.
""atch," Mrs.. C. E. Dail, Mrs.
..iJ.re, - Mrs. W. E. Rogerson,
-v Hunter Perry, Clarence
'-e and Sara M Roger-
contests were
r Five)'"';
At Perquimans
undayToIlear
Music Festival
Debt Reduced
The Town's bonded indebted
ness was reduced this week by
the tune 'of two thousand dollars,
bringing the total indebtedness at
the moment down to $154,000.
The debt oaiginally was
$225,000, dating back to 1921
when the first bonds were issued
for light and power purchases.
Other bonds were issued at other
times for light aid power im-r
proVements and streets and dur
ing the years since 1915, the debt
had been reduced by $71,000,
and interest.
Third Meeting Of
Peace Group On
Saturday, Jan. 21
Session WiUBe Held In
Perquimans High
School
INTEREST GROWS
Sentiment For Peace
Reaches Peak In
America
The third meeting of the Woman's
International League for Peace and
Freedoao, J& Bcheduled to take place
in the courthouse oh" Saturday,' Jan
uary 21.
The 'ast meeting of the League, in
spite oi uniavoraDie weatner conai-iwill
tions, was held, in the courthouse re-
cently, when Miss Mattie Saunders, j
nresident of the newlv-orsranized local
. 11 .1 1 i i.U-
1 i
nration. tnucnen on rne nisiorv oi mei
W. T. L. Said she. "The Leaurue I
grew out of the anxiety and strain of
. . -m-mw wwt , I
the earlv days' of the World War. It
was begun as an international organi-
ft firgt meeti bei heW
at the Hague from April 28, to May
1, in 1915, when Jane Adams, chair
man of the Woman's Peace Party in,
America, was asked to preside.
were passed, that offered a statesman
like foundation for a treaty of peace.
They attracted the interest of Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson, and many of
their ideas reappeared in his famous
"Fourteen Points" speech to Congress
m January, 1918.
These statements served to ac-
a. i r 4,u l. i
hand at the meeting.
John C. TriVette gave valuable in
formation concerning International
organizations, their activities and
their finances. ,'
Mrs. Arabella K. Morgan, member
of the League, gave a reading front
4 "Peace. Pressure," written by the na
tional executive secretary. This ar
ticle stated that sentiment for peace
has never been so great in America
before as it is now.
Local Negro Escapes
Injury As Hitchhiker
i-irui&iWe&W
'Norfolk Southern passenger train
crashecV into . the truck at Camden
crossing. " '''V-'
The dead man, .identified as James
Forbes of Belcross, hailed Cartwrlghtour old.fa8hioned methods of dog-talk
ior a nue irpiu uiu irastjuouuufc raver
bridge, a short distance from the
grade crossing in .Camden County
where; W;died4:5 '!pY$it, 'K 1j '1
I'orbes was thrown ilbeneath the
engine's driving wheels and his body
was horribly, mangled, io' such an ex
tent that identification was gained by
scar behind his ear.; His face was
Sliced completely off V: :,..; .
1" tThe truckman old jCevrolel'wasa
lofal loss, while Cart wright suffered
w)y minor fadai cula and i battered
hand.' v 1 ; , , HT, '
f i CHRISTMtP' ;
, . A Christmas progra'tn '.will be held
at Woodland Church.' on Thursday
.night, December 22, at t o'clock.
-Everyone is cordially Invited.1 r,'
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General Holiday Will
Be Observed Monday
All Stores Wili Be Clos
ed Until Tuesday
Morning
It will be a timely precaution for
housewives to stock up on edibles be
fore Sunday since local stores are
scheduled to salute the d.ay after. Club,g Cliown Xested Rayon" con
Christmas with tightly closed doors. I test at the 4-H meeting on last Thurs-
They will be closed all day, giving' day at the high school,
the attendants and owners a two-day! Miss Gladys Hamrick, county dem-
holiday, Sunday being a regular day
for closing;. Christmas, gift exchanges
will have to wait until Tuesday andj
the remnants of Christmas dinners i
L.Ll.. i A '
probably serve
lO SUStain llie
through Monday,
go '
dances and other
for the night of
-r . . i . i i
auairs scneuuieu
Monday, the
26th, participants willfcEiizabeth Nixon read a poem, Louise
d0 we'1 to store up hours of sleep on:
A4 - loir PlMflA otnrac iirill nnnn ffty '
business as usual on Tuesday morn
ing. I
Mrs. Lizzie Stallings
Buried At Yeopim
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie
Stallings, 54, who died at her home
near Yeopim Station last Tuesday
morning, were held on Wednesday
afternoon at Bethel Church, with the
Rev. J. T. Byrum officiating.
During the services, "Safe In The
Arms of Jesus," and "Abide With
Me," were sung. Pallbearers were
A. D. Thatch, Milton Dail, W. S.
Evans, Sidney Lane, S. M. Long and
S. W. Long.
Those who survive, are one uncle,
a niece, and several cousins.
Hertford Is Going To The Dogs
As everything does sooner or later,
the ped.igreed-pooch craze has reach
ed Hertford, and the town is rapidly
becoming populaced with these doggie
little dogs that strut disdainfully
past while we try in vain to make
friends.
However, we'll still take the many
little cur who used to recognize man
anxious to be
fveftby a
daywhen
ldhgi?k-:rdor
1oWia; e. 3" Andr;tmi8aing lo
Even hen-we! are properly lntroduc-
ed, usually by a very proud owner,
the aristocratic pup looks bored and
yawns in our face while he suffers
and petting to
make him feel at
home. ,
. It's us, not the dog, who feels ill
fttsease, He doesn't even bother to
sniff the lowly piece of candy we ex
tend hopefully in his direction. And
when we speak to him on the street
(trying to impress the onlookers with
our standing in exclusive dog circles)
he looks at us as though we were
something' just dragged from a gutter
or a swamp-rsomething that still
smells bad.
: . It's) very disheartening. We can
remember, when "going to the dogs"
Was. a term that indicated a gradual
smkimr fronifJJne lowJevel to another,
and lower. level.' '.Evidently,' today
the phrase, means exactly , the oppo
site. "Going to the dogs" is another
Winners Named
In Rayon Contest
Elizabeth Nixon and
Elizabeth Elliott
Given Prizes
Evelyn White, 4-H Club reporter,
I announces that Elizabeth Nixon and
1 Sarah Elizabeth Elliott won first and
! spcnnd t1ri7.es resnpctivel v in the
onstration agent, presented medals to
the winneri, and members taking part
in rfte conttM besides the two win-
ners were Louise Thatch, Lois Asbell,
Eunice Chappell and Evelyn White.
TVrt ..n..lnt. 4-I. fUof flan
icguiai merging uii uiat uoj
was opened with all members singing
"Silent Night." Sarah Elizabeth
White then read, from the Bible and
Myers Turner led in prayer. After
Thatch gave a reading, "We Have
Seen a Star." All members sang
"Jingle Bells." Susie May Wilson
read a poem, and the program ended
with the mass singing of "O, Little
Town of Bethlehem."
Miss Hamrick, after giving certi
cates to all the girls who entered the
Crown contests, inspected the shoe
bags project on which the club girls
were working. After she distributed
4-H Health Guide Record books, the
club meeting was adjourned.
"AT HOME" DECEMBER 28
Mrs. Thomas Preston Brinn will be
at home on Wednesday afternoon,
December 28, from 3:30 to 8 o'clock,
at her home on Front Street.
No formal invitations have been is
sued, since Mrs. Brinn will be de
lighted to have every one who wishes
to come.
step upward toward higher commun
ity standing and social success.
Time was, according to students of
history, when man counted his wealth
in dinosaurs. Later his worldly worth
was calculated in the magnificence of
his jewelry.
Then, still later, in the Colonial
American days, his income tax was
determined by the number of slaves
on his plantation. ; Wot so - long ago
his material value ;was graded in au
tomobiles, ,e one-car garage was fai
tO-nuddlinV a two-caT garage indi
cated. "well-tp-io" and tiiree ' cars,
Oh,.boyf;
All that is a thing of the past now,
two cars today compare weakly with
one pedigreed hound. Two pure-bred
pooches are owned by very few peo
ple and there's no limit to the ad
vantages of owning three pups.
Remember the little mutt who wait
ed patiently for us to finish dinner so
he could have the scraps? He comes
first now, and he doesn't dine at the
kitchen door. It's beneath his dig
nity. He Sups from a special plate
and his food is specially prepared. j
He used to Bleep "just anywhere,"
but if we accidently get his favorite
chair now-a-days he lets us know it
with a cold and disgusted manner.
And he isn't, named simply, "Jack,"
or "Rover"' or "Tip" anymore. What
they call him now sounds more like
a name for a puUman car, or a title,
or a brand of perfume.
. Yes, the dog was once labeled
"Man's - Best Friend." He may still
be, but his acquaintanceship and good
will must be carefully cultivated.
Cost Of Farm Yard Lighting
Quickly Follows Comment
Appearing In The Meekly
Dressed Up
' The courthouse, as well as the
courtyard, is sporting holiday
dress for the first time this .sea
son. A triangle of colored bulbs
was installed above the entrance
way by town workmen on Tues
day. Another band of lights en
circles the eaves of the porch, and
the lighted Christmas Tree on
the green serves to give the dig
nified old building and surround
ings a touch of holiday color and
gaiety.
Another Timely
Gift Suggestion
To Complete List
Only a Book to Your Li
brary Will Be Ap
preciated UTTLECOST
Mrs. J. G. Roberson Will
Gladly Send For Any
Contributions
Do you want a gift suggestion?
Here is an idea for one, presented by
the library commission of the Wom
an's Club Library:
"Would you like to give a present
this Christinas which could bring
pleasure to everyone in" the county
and at no cost, or very little cost to
yourself? Give a book to the public
library in Hertford a new book if
you wish, or just as acceptably, a
book which you own and. have already
read. If you enjoyed it you can be
certain that there are many others
in the county who will also enjoy it.
"The library is small, and badly in
need of books and equipment, but it is
definitely growing. The County Com
missioners have recognized, the need
for extending its facilities, and at
their last meeting agreed to do some
thing about it. There is a little map
of North Carolina on the wall in the
library, showing some counties in
I black, some in white and some striped.
Black counties are those getting no
county aid, the striped, ones get some
(Continued on Page Four)
Special Services
In All Churches
On Christmas Day
Sermons Will Be Ap-
propriate For Holiday
Season
With Christmas Day falling on
Sunday this year, services will be
held in all of the churches of the
town.
At Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
the Rector, Rev. E. T. Jillson, an
nounces that at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing Holy Communion will be observed.
At 11 o'clock Holy Eucharist and ad
dress." There 'will be no Church
School on Christmas Day at this
church.
At the Baptist Church, the pastor,
Rev. J. F. Stegall, announces that the
regular Sunday services will be ob
served, with services at 11 o'clock
in the morning and also at 7:30 in
the evening, a Christmas sermon at
each service.
At the Methodist Charch the pas
tor, Rev. D. M. Sharpe, announces
that a carol service will be held at
Sunday School in the morning, when
every one is asked to bring gifts
(not perishable), wrapped in white,
to be distributed after Christmas.
The regular Sunday services will be
held at 11 o'clock in the morning and
at 7:30 in the evening, with special
Christmas, music at both services.
The Church School Of the Episco
pal Church observed "White Christ
mas" on last Sunday, when gifts were
placed on the Oiristmas ' Tree for
distribution before Christmas;
The special Christmas program of
the BaptiBt Church was held on
Wednesday evening.
Articles Read By Elec
trification Bureau In
New York
INQUIRIES
Lighted Yards Discour
age Pilfering By Wan
dering Thieves
Several weeks ago this newspaper
ran an editorial mentioning the well
lighted farmyard of Frank Bray out
on the Elizabeth City road as an ex
ample of yard lights on the farm for
safety and convenience. At that time
in the paper it was stated that The
Perquimans Weekly would endeavor
to obtain an estimate of the approxi
mate cost of such lighting for an av
erage farm.
Officials of the Rural Electrification
Bureau in New York read the edi
torial and. lost no time in contacting
prominent illuminating engineers who
gathered the information for them,
and J. G. Duck, secretary of the
bureau, immediately forwarded the
facts to The Perquimans Weekly.
A complete yard lighting installa
tion (including the cost of materials
and an electrician's services, but not
the cost of the pole) according to the
bureau, will run from $15 to $20. If
the pole is installed by the utility
company, there will be an additional
charge of approximately $10.
Several inquiries have come for
ward from county farmers since the
yard-lighting was first mentioned,
and since new rural electrification
projects got underway in the county,
The Perquimans Weekly is glad to
supply this information, with due
credit, of course, to Mr. Duck and
the Electrification Bureau.
ays .ir. liuck, inese figures un
doubtedly represent the top bracket.
Unquestionably, very much lower
costs will obtain where the fa'-mei
buys his own material and makes his
own installation. For example, 100
feet of wire will cost in the neisrli-
borhood of lc per foot. A switch
can be purchased for 25c; the farmer
can probably pick up enough pipe
for 25c; the socket will cost another
quarter; the bulb, 30c, and the reflec
tor can be had for $2.00. Thus, by
cutting his own pole, and discounting
i his labor, a fanner can probably get
I a reasonably good yard light for
about $5."
I At this time, it is hoped the infor
j mation will come in handy, since the
j newest addition to Perquimans Coun-
ty's net of power lines is almost com
I pleted the line from J. O. Hunter's
I fi to the farm of Milton Dail on
the Edenton Highway.
Besides discouraging farm robberies
and wandering thieves, as The Week
ly stated before, well-lighted out
buildings and yards insure the added
factor of safety from falling over ob
jects in dark areas around the house.
Number One Escapee,
Safecracking German
Almost lt Aain
Hertford's most spectacular visitor,
safe-cracking Kurtweid von Wischon,
who was apprehended last summer
while entering the safe of Winslow
White Motor Company, was detected
last week in laying plans for escape
from the State Prison Camp in Pitt
County where he is serving a seven-to-ten
years sentence for robberies
carried out in Edenton.
The German had fashioned a key
and a knife, and his anxiety to return
to his cell before being placed in sol
itary confinement for infraction of
prison rules, was responsible for the
suspicion which led to the discovery
of his "home-made" implements.
Wischon, among other things such
as a yard-long record of convictions
and imprisonments, is noted as an
escape artist. A pair of handcuffs, it
is said, hamper him not in the least.
They are much easier for him to take
off than they are for an officer to put
on.
Oddly none of the many charges
against him include assault, murder
or other counts that would indicate a
vicious nature, which leaves unex
plained the presence of the knife
which Wischon made in confinement.
It was indicated at the' prison
camp that four other men were pro
bably planning to escape with the
safe-cracking German. . , '
Policeman Robert A. White is chief
ly responsible for Wischon's present
confinement, having captured him in
Hertford after ne had . evidently
made clean -hauls in Edenton and Eli-
saoeui uty.;",v,' - ,
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