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' Pubnahed every Friday at The
; Perquimans Weekly office in The
Hertford Hardware Building on
the North Side, Court House
Square, Hertford, N. C.
Lucius Blanchard, Jr. Editor
Day Phone 88
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK
CHRISTMAS JOY WAS LONG
FORETOLD : For unto us a child 'is
bom, unto to us a son is given: and
the government shall be upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be call
ed Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty
God, The everlasting Father, the
Prince of Peace. Isa. 9:6.
THE LAST MILE, CHRISTMAS
VERSION
Two more shopping days 'til Christ
mas, the last mile, and just two more
days to dp your bit for the county s
less fortunate before Christmas
morning dawns in its annual splendor
to the accompaniment of bursting
firercrackers and the laughter of joy
ous children to whom Santa brought
"just what I wanted."
There are still plenty of opportuni
ties for those who feel the urge to
"do something for somebody," but the
time is short. The welfare depart
ment is in a position to lend infor
mation if you can't find a needy fam
ily in your personal investigation.
We do not believe last week's seventy
four families have been entirely tak
en care of; yet.
OUR ERROR, PARDON US
A' slip-up in the make-up depart
ment may cause slight confusion this
week in that four pages of today's
paper are dated December 29. There
is no harm done by the error, how
ever, and so we pass it off as one of
those things "that just happen some
times."
Coming out a day earlier this week
piled up work on several members of
the force and the date line mystery
is the result of the rush in getting
the paper "to bed."
OUR SENTIMENTS, TOO
From the Elizabeth City Independ
ent we draw inspiration on a subject
which has Idng impressed us as need
ing more space before the public and
more publicity about "who shares and
why."
Unfamiliar as we are with the situ
ation as it applies to Perquimans
County alone, The Independent's com
ment, we believe, can be applied
equally well to one community as to
another.
Here is what The Independent says,
while talking about Unemployment
Compensation:
"While the State Unemployment!
' Q ,A.aA tn hnnpat.i
people who lose their jobs because oi
factors beyond their control, and also
to the aged, who can no longer hold
their positions because of the inabili
ties inflicted by age, it also provides
an excuse for moochers and irrespon
Bibles to hatch up some pretended
cause for quitting their jobs and,
drawing the compensation they have
coming to them.
"There is a certain element of
don't give a damn' workers, who, if
they can get enough money to buy
their cigarettes and liquor, can mooch
their bed and board off of relatives..
It is this kind of people who are caus
ing so much dissatisfaction with the
present set-up and belittling a system
that should be a benefit to all work
ing people.
"The fact that some workers know
they can still draw a weekly allow
ance from the State, makes them im
mune to reprimands for inefficiency,!
insolent to suggestions that they im
prove their work. They stand ready
to quit their jobs upon the slightest
provocation that may give them a
loophole to say the loss of their job
was through no fault of their own.
Jt is the shirker and the moocher
J,that makes the honest, worker's job
f so hard to carry on. But we have
fjloBgago given 'up the hope of ever
giving in an Utopia in this world."
CORRECTION: IT'S ON
CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT
The State Theatre is presenting a
Christmas Eve double bill featuring
Bela Lugosi in "Dracula," and Boris
? Karloff in "Frankenstien," instead of
; Christmas Night as was erronously
I statey in last week's issue,
jf: The program of horror movies,'
touring the country axii breaking
box-office records, will , start at 11:30
i on Saturday night, announces- Mana
4 get Littletdn' Gibbs. . - '
, ' JFtVE TONS FROM ACRE
v- ; From one - acre of 1 kudzu, ' H. C.
, ' j Carson, of Rutherford County cut five
' ' tons of hay from the first growth and
'"th fallowed the second growth to remain
': J on the land. It now forms- a mulch
t , about ' three1 inches thick and acts as
., n' erosion control, . Mr, Carson ays
1 . kudzu also makes fine pasture" if not
grazed tod cloaely.
Chewing
With Lucius
Manv Hertfordians visited Norfolk
within the past week to view showings
of the long censored European movia,
"Ecstacy." Most of those who saw it,
upon returning, seem to agree that
"Ecstacy" is several years behind
time; would have been delightfully
shocking twelve years ago, but is a
pretty futile film today.
The time-worn gag line, "For
Adults Jpnly.'l lajjed, to disappoint, the
youngsters, who Deing harder to con
vince than the grown-ups, didn't care
about seeing it anyway. Which inci
dents bolsters our faith in the
younger generation.
A flock of terms have been used
by many local people who saw it to
describe the much-talked-of movie
(and few of them were compliment
ary). They include "putrid," "lousy'
"it stinks," and gradually worked up
to "interesting,'' "all right," "enter
taining," "not so hot," and there was
one explosive "phooey.J' AH of which
gives "Ecstacy" a back seat when
pood movies are discussed.
The "Marrying Justice" has gone
in for a bit of discreet advertising,
and all who enter the doors of Walk
er's on Church Street are greeted
with a neat sign on the wall which
announces that T. E. Raper is a Jus
tice of the Peace. Mr. Raper has tied
several maritial knots in the past
twelve months, and while Hertford
continues to gain fame as a wedding
center, the Justice will get his share
of the business. We agree with him
. ... it pays to advertise.
We deeply regret an error in last
WHAT OTHER
EDITORS SAY
SPREADING OUR FAME
The value of the state advertising
program and the competence with
which it is being carried on both bj
the Eastman-Scott Company and by
the auxiliary state bureau at Raleigh
under the direction of Bill Sharpe is
clearly shown in the growing fre
quency with which divers phases of
North Carolina life are being featured
in the leading newspapers and maga
zines of the nation.
Only recently a story concerning
"Tweetsie," the narrow gauge railway
train which has run for a half cen
tury between Boone and Johnson
City, Tenn., complete with graphic
pictures, appeared in the magazine
section ot
the Christian bcience,
Monitor. Other features pertaining
to North Carolina include pictures by
Mr. Sharpe showing scenes in "Jug
town," and various other articles and
pictures including scenes in the Great
Smokies, and so on, which have ap
peared in magazine and rotogravure
sections of New York, Pittsburgh,
Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis and
other metropolitan papers anon.
That this publicity is having the
desired effect is apparent from the
increasingly large numbers of tourists
I v i j . il si i; i.L I
wn nave Vlsltea "0Tm Carolina uiib
year. And the end is not yet. At
the present rate of increase in popu
larity the Old North State will be one
of the leading tourist states in the
Union by 1945 or 1950. Twin-City
Sentinel.
Preliminary fisrures of the Bureau
of Census show ho United States to
have a population now of 130,215,000.
Hint for Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
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HEN your VeeU-age daughter
comes home with the news that
she .rja peefc Jeec fcharmaa of
fori:
ine from irottere committee ft
this year, you. can bt certain,, tb
io ia mrt nrst dance
to come clamorinr for
a recipe for
punch. So clip this for your file and
have it ready and waiting. It's easy
to prepare and has a alp and tang
that is refreshing and stimulating
and very acceptable to the teen-age
thirst.
Prom Trotters Punoh
1 f Ilo frtstt ortnf (trie
gallon trttb Imms hilee
- 1 gallon ehmy Jute
4 (aUon uuMd nNMM4 BawtlUn , ,
, - pineapple tola
. ' Mi talloo trap Julot
. - 4 tallana waMr . h
fj, Vt pint atrawbany aymp O '
.v ' S .poanda can augar ' v , . .
U quart glngar ala ' v.
Slice of orasgaa, taaona and plneappU
i Block ot lca?J - ' - ' r '
, Mix all ingredients except ginger
ale.s Sliced, fruit and Icel and let
stand overnight in a cool place (re-
frigerator preferred); Before aerT'
ving time, place clear block of Ice in
rbowl, pour in punch, and add ginger
- ale." Garnish top of Ice block with
. sliced fruit Approximately SSO sertv
- ing 11$ gallons). ,
TKe RUg
Blanchard. Jr.
week's issue of our favorite weekly
newspaper which, stated that a mid
night program would be staged at the
State Theatre on Christmas night. A
mixup in signals - between "Whitey"
White and ourselves is responsible for
the mis-statement, and here s the cor
rection: Manager Littleton Gibbs set
us right and says that the midnight
movie will be on Christmas Eve in
stead of Christmas night.
We were right, however; in saying
that the program would be a double
feature starring Boris Karloff in
"Frankenstien" and i Bela Lugosi in
"Dracula.'' Just a little something to
quiet the kiddies if they have trouble
in going to sleep on Christmas Eve
night.
A young lady acquaintance of ours
wants to buy an old spinning wheel.
She's a former Hertford girl (very
pretty, too) who wants the wheel to
decorate a corner in her home. Can
anyone help us to locate a spinning
wheel for her?
And just before closing shop for
the week-end we almost forgot to
wish all our good friends a very
Merry Christmas (readers and non-
readers). And to anyone who may
have taken exception to anything that
appeared in this paper during the
year, or whose name was inadverent
ly left out of a social item, or who
ended up m print with the wrong ini
tials, or bears us ill feeling for any
other reason, well to him or her,
The Perquimans Weekly wants us to
extend wishes for a very Merry
Christmas, too. ., v )
Births And Deaths
Decrease In State
During November
Deaths From Prevent
able Accidents Also
Lower
There was a decrease iti both births
and deaths in North Carolina in
November, 1938, according to figures
just released for publication by the
State Board of Health's Division of
vital Statistics, of whirh Dr. R. T.
stlmntton in th DiwttferLlAnt month.
2,462 North Carolinians died, as com
pared with 2,762 in November, 1937,
while births last month totaled 6.053,
as against 6,423 the corresponding
month a year ago.
There was a drop in the number of
deaths of infants under oneyear of
age and in maternal deaths, the total
for the former being 407, as compared
with 431 a year ago, while only, 24
mothers died last month, as compar
ed with 44 a year ago a sharp de
cline. Deaths from preventabfe accidents
dropped from 144 in November, 1937,
to 121 last month. Fatalities from
automobile accidents reported to the
State Board of Health last month to
taled 81, while the total in November,
1937, was 96.
Fifteen people died of burns in
November, this year, against 23 last
year, while homicides dropped from
37 to 23, but there was one more sui
cide, the 1938 November total being
27, 'as compared with 26 last year. A
drop of 24 occurred in cancer deaths,
while pneumonia deaths were up only
2, but 42 died of influenza, as compar
ed with only 27 in November, 1937.
There was no other outstanding in
creases or decreases, Dr. StimpsQn'a
figures show.
NEW HOPE P. T. A- MEETS
The regular monthly meeting of the
New Hope Parent-Teachers Associa
tion was held Tuesday evening, De
cember, 18, at the Community House,
The meeting opened by singing
"Joy to the World." The devotional
was led, by Mrs. I. A. Butt; The fol
lowing program was rendered:
Sony, "Silent Night"; poem, ''Above
a Newborn Babe',' by Mrs. Clarence
B. Goodman; OTg, 0 Littla Tpwn,of
Bethlehem"-; reading, - 'J Alone , About
nrisimas Dy Mrs. j. t. Lamb;;
L - toYing the, business meUng, k
Tmembera of the ornnn. ' . , i
nmDfirs "e group. 4 ,
OLDER CLUB .MEMBER
Though he is over 70 years of age,
J. T, Daniel, of. Granville '.County,
joined the 4-H corn club this" season
and has produced 102 bushels of corn
on his" club acre. Ha' is said to be
one of the best farmers in the county.
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i ;t' ' a,ck A?,rv
" A doctor says he often ' wonders'
how much sleep the' average 'man
really wants.; just another,five mln-utes--Passing
Show. , i,
'I11 J CONDITION '
-,Any marked improvement -in miik
and butter prices during the next few
years will depend on further recovery
in business and a rise in the' general
level of prices, says John A. Arey, of
" State College. , A ' , -
Christmas
A Year Late'
OA'S
By Edith KSrkwood
"Tl
OMORROW'S Christmas
day, tomorrow's Christmas
day." little ; Dorothy was
singing as she was prancing about
the dingy apartment. She'd stop to
roll up the sleeves that were con
tinually slipping down over her
hands. No wonder they didn't stay
up, for the dress was ene that Helen,
two years older,, had outgrown.
Mother had meant to make it oyer,
but she was too tired when she got
home from cleaning house for other
people all day.
"Hush up, Dorothy. Mother will
be coming in pretty soon, and she'll
cry if we say anything about Christ
mas," Helen reminded her.
"I don't see why. Christmas is a
time to laugh, and not to cry," Dor
othy responded philosophically,
"Don't you remember last Christ
mas, and how daddy didn't come
home with our packages?" Helen
couldn't believe that even so little a
sister as Dorothy should forget that.
For daddy had never been heard
from since that Christmas eve.
As Dorothy started to reply, Hel
en warned her: "Sh-, there comes
mother," and the youngsters were
silent when she entered. Mrs. Bond,
tired and absorbed in her own anx
ious thoughts, did not heed their un-
Mrs. Bond was roused by a knock
at the door.
childlike quiet. Her apathy had de
veloped that trait in them, and she
was unaware of what her sorrow
was doing to her children. She
busied herself with the simple meal,
and Dorothy's faint, "Mother, is
Santa coming tonight?" was the
Cause of her only break: "My poor
baby, I'm afraid Santa doesn't even"
know you exist," she sobbed. She
was getting them into bed, and they
were soon asleep, their pillows wet
with their tears that Santa was not
coming. Too tired to sew, and in
deepest depression, Mrs. Bond was
roused from her inert brooding by
a rap at the door.
A caller was unheard of. No one
came to see her, for she had re
pelled all kindly offers of assistance
when her husband disappeared. She
ignored the knock. When it came
again it was a significant signal, two
short raps, repeated three times.
Her husband's knock!
Quivering with excitement, she
moved toward the door. Her fingers
were trembling so that she could
hardly turn the key. The door
opened, and she gasped, "Tom!" as
the sturdy, well-dressed man ex
claimed, "Barbara!" and took her
in his arms. Then, after a long
embrace, he led her to the big chair
she had just quitted, and drew her
On his lap while they talked to
gether. v "I left you Christmas eve to do
the last-minute shopping. But an
icicle struck my head, and knocked
me unconscious. I couldn't remem
ber who I was or where I lived.
J went to a hotel and after a few
days got work as a salesman. I
told my boss my predicament, and
he has been very kind. . Today,
Christmas shopping somehow
brought back to me who and what
I was. And I couldn't wait to find
you!"
"But how did you ever trace us?"
Barbara asked. "I thought I left
no clues. I thought you had xlesert
d me, when we found you Weren't
an accident case."- ' ?
"Deserted you? You? 'My poor
child," and he drew her close again;
,fl did have a heck of a ,time, but
net jacK, me Baggage man. Jlnallv
;old me where ryotf-. had -moved to,
ut now we must ?et readv for last
gear's Christraa.fifiind next' week
Pwe'll get out of this hovel." Tom's
- r " ?y deaT don't mind.
'Uh h , .ti., . matlt
lh hovel, noitf toaltm are safer
roome, Barbara whispered.
-,,"AU righy Babs,.'old girL But
ttop crying down vmy neck if you
re really glad to. have me back,",
but his tender kiss belled his Joking
-words. - , .
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r' Popular Christmas Cartlu '
Probably the best known Christ
ma carol is "Adeste Fldeles," com
posed in 1700 and sung in Roman
Catholic " churches ever since. It
was adopted in England in 1841 and
sung in Protestant churches as "O
Come All Ye Faithful" Among the
more popular Christmas carols are
"While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night', "ChriFtians
Awake,"' and "Hark, the Herald An
gels Sing.", St. Ambrose i? paid to
have written one tf t.'.a fcA C Li
mas hymns in 343 A. D.
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rain?
'l,: "What -nation has" been "referred
to as the "Colossus of the North V
' 2. -Why, Are certata nations. referr
red to as v"Ltin' Americans if;.-
5. ' How long haa Fran.ce .been In
possession of- Tunisia, , .'V t
A. Is the M. S. constructing a large
Uner? " n V
5 Who is Mrs. HaJlie Flannagan?
6. How much is invested Jn farm,
mortgages? ,
7. How,old is James Roosevelt?
8. How many Senators have an
nounced for Roosevelt in 1940? .
9. What is the relative1 air forces
of Great Britain and Germany?
10. Where is Douglas Corrigan ?
THE ANSWERS
1. The U. S. -
2. Because of their descent
through Spain and Portugal.
3. Since 1881.
4. The America, 26,000 tons, to be
launched in 1939.
5. Project director, Federal Thea
tre Project. j
6. About $7,000,000,000.
7. 81 on December 23. J
8. Three.
9. Estimate: Germany 4,000; Great'
Rritain. 3.000.
10. Now making personal appear
ances in larger cities.
MINNIE WILSON CIRCLE MEETS
Minnie Wilson Circle of the Hert
ford Methodist Church met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. R. M.
'Ridd,ick.
Mrs. T. S. White, president, pre
sided over the business meeting
Mrs. B. G. Koonce had charge, of an
interesting program, the subject be
ing Christmas. Mrs. H. C. Stokes
and Mrs. Herman Winslow gave read
ings, after which Ben Koonce played
"Silent Night." Miss Katherine Jes
sup sang a Christmas anthem.
Each member brougnt an attrac
tively wrapped gift to send to the
orphan at the Methodist Orphanage
which the Circle clothes.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments. Another Timely
Gift Suggestion
(Continued from Page One)
aid, and the white ones get consider
able aid. We are black this year, but
the new map will show this county as
striped, like Chowan and Pasquotank
Hertford, Northampton and Washing
ton and others.
.''The county is not rich and cannot
do a great deal, but, after all, a li
brary is a collection of books, and if
the individuals themselves will give
enough books we will have a good li
brary, monfey or no money.
, "Carry, or send yours to the li
brary, or get in touch with Mrs. J. G.
Roberson and she will see that they
are called for. But preferably, carry
them yourself, acquaint yourself j
with the library, and get into thej
habit of visiting it and using it. j
"If you. are not already acquainted 1
A FRESH SHIPMENT OF
YOUNG WS AND HORSES
JUST ARRIVED!
Ji PRICED RIGHT
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' -We?Giv6.Good Allowance. aa,Trad6-inc.
pfe Guarantee
; y vy e vym oave x ou Money;,
7$'i - ??We GiyeEasy Termst v
t( , ,. vat
Hertford, N. C
with 'its activities you vwli !
surprised at the large coil
its books. " More and let
will increase the circulation U .
dously." "
TWINS SET RECCrJ)
, Dea Moines, Iowa A Jotai c f fifty- '
two sets 'Of twins Vere born i the
state of Iowa during..' July, t ' g a
new"; all-time record; according Jo the "
State ' Health DepartmenL.-." - '
LEGALS
NOTICE V- ' ,
Sale of Valuable Real E'-i e
s By virtue of a Deed , of 'Trust xe-
cnted to me by. H. W.' Bateman and
wife; Missouri Bateman for certain
purposes terein mentioned, V 1 which'
said Deed of Trust bears date' of
January 1, 1926 and js registered in
the office of the' Register ,of Deedsof
Perquimans County hi Book' 14, o;e
357, and default having been mnde in fl
the "payment of said Deed ' qf . Trait,
I shall on January 23, 1939, af-10:00
A. M., at the Court House "door in "
Perquimans County offer for eule to r
the highest bidder for cash' the fol
lowing described lands, conveyed in'-'
said Deed of .Trust : '.: - i . f; i
First Tract: Beginnlngfon Body" ',
Road at a ditch and running Westerly
to ditch at Honey Pod Lane; Thence,
Southerly along ditch to " another "
ditch; Thence, Westerly along ditch J
to another ditch; Thence , -Easterly
along ditch line of H. W.'atemair;
and Lillian Jennings to the Body ;
Road; Thence Northerly . along fBody
Road to place of beginning,' contain- :
ing 36 acres, more or less. " '
Second Tract: Being one "tract of '
woodland on the East side of . the
Body Road bounded on the North by i
Bateman, on the East by C. T. White,
on the South by Bateman Heirs and
on the West by the Body Road,4 con
taining 5 acres, more or less. "1
Third Tract: Adjoining lands' of
E. P. Parker, E. E. Bateman: and
others designated as Lot No. 8 cleared
land and Lot No. 1 of Woodland of
the division of Virginia C. Bateman
lands, less 36 acres and 5 acres re
spectively conveyed to J. M. tVilson
Ex. and others. For further descrip
tion see Deed Book 15,. page ;j 472,
which is especially referred to.''-
The above three tracts embracing
ell lands we own or have interest in,
in Perquimans County, except 6
acres. - ,
J. C. BLANCHARD, y ,
T Trustee.
" Posted this Dec. 22, 1938.
Dec.23Man.6,13
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator -of
the estate of H. C. Wilder, deceas
ed, late of Perquimans untyVorth -;
"Carolina, this is to notify all persons '
having claims against the estate-of c
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Winfall, N. C.,,Star
Route, on or before the 19th day di ,
December, 1939, or this notice wilr beC
pleaded in bar of their recovery ,1 All; "
persons indebted to said estate Will
please make immediate payment. . . ,
This 19th day of December, 1938.'r
H. G. WILDER, " ' ZJ .
Administrator of H. ,C." Wilder.
Dec.23,30Ian.6,130,27pd.
as - Represented.
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