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I OVi DIDDER yilCFI ITER
HERTFORD ROAD BUILDING PROJECT
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Washington Firm Bids
$26385 For Grading;
Cobb and Homewood,
Chapel Hill, Bid Low
On Structures; Con
tracts Let
1?: J. McOuire of Washington. N,
if! til finbb and Homewood of
Chapel Hill, were low bidders on the
Hertford-Center, rlitti Koaa wore,
when the Statue Highway and r uduc
Works Commission opened bids Tues
day on 16 new road-building projects.
The Commission let the contracts
yesterday (Thursday) subject to ap
proval of the U. S. Bureau, of Public
Roads in projects using Federal
funds.
The "grading of 4.11 miles between
Hertford and the Chowan County
line", was let to the McQuire Com-
- nontf nr. S9B.385. Structures were
let to Cobb and Homewood at ?9,721
low bids on the State's 16 new
Mad-building projects let Tuesday
totaled $835,308.53.
Th onntractor's men in addition
the State inspectors and others
who will be called to Hertford be
cause of the road building, will in
crease the town's population by sev
eral dozens of families.
TVia Wal navroll in connection
with the road building will mount by
several thousands of dollars during
the course of construction. Much of
the material will be bought in Hert
ford, workmen will live here, will
buy food and clothes here.
The prospect of a larger popula
tion, even if only for a short time,
with the consequent larger buying
power, is a welcome addition to the
town.
Weeklv has not
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um nhla to secure detailed specifi
cations of the new road to Center
Hill, it is understood that? it wil be
of the 18 or 20 fqpt standard width
and gravel or macadam surface.
Cobb and Homewood, the Chapel
Hill firm, bid low on the structures;
bridge over the BSar swapp n1
XJBtortfcWJd mm,
Shrubbery Cuttings
At High School On
Tuesday, March 12
C C. Buck and his' vocational
norienlturftl students will trim
shrubbery on the Perquimans
County High School campus on
March 12. according to an an
nouncement by F.; T. Johnson,
countv suDerintendent.
Anvone who wishes may have
nittinirs of the successful shrub
herv that graces the high school
campus. These are easily rooted,
and are available simply by re
moving them from the campus.
Cast Chosen For
Benefit Play To
Be Given Here
Comedy Under the Di
rection of Mrs. B. G.
Koonce to Show on
March 12th
Building And Loan
Associations Enjoy
Best Year In Becade
Local Association Re
elects Officers and Di
rectors; 3,400 Homes
Finances In State
No Probable Cause
In Vinf all Breaking
And Entering Case
Three Negroes Releas
ed To Be Arrested
On Simple Assault
Warrants
The 4.11 miles is the connecting
link between the nine-foot -concrete
road on Cedar Stretch in this county,
a v nt nf th wider hard-sur-
faced road from Center Hill to the
rnuntv line. "
No definite starting date has been
announced in Hertford, but the State
inspectors and engineers nave i
ready taken up residence here.
Home Ec Teachers
Discuss Classes
For The Adults
State Supervisor Urges
Tpflphera to Recognize
Great Responsibilities
In Adult new
a atnxlrhnlriprs meeting of the
HiTfnr1 Ruildinar and Loan Associa
tion was held in the courthouse on
h Avanlnir of February 14th, and
HirAfitnrs were elected. Officers of
the association were all re-elected
at a meeting on the following Friday
night.
A. W. Hefren. president
w it WorHmHt.le. secretary and
C. P. Morris and J. P
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Pprrv. vice Diesidents, and Charles
E. Johnson, attorney.
The building, savings and loan as
iApiationa of North Carolina made
the lanrest amount of loans during
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ioa that, thftv have in tne past ae
nnA u una annnnnMi bv Martin F
vf Raleisrh. Executive Secre
tary of the North Carolina Building
rut Tvuin Laasruo.ju.33Me nome ii
riaricing institutions made.lwt year
total loans of approximately o,t)w,
nnn miaNine- over 15,000 individuals
to construct, purchase, rennance
or repair their homes. This record
breaking total represents an- increase
of more than $3,000,000
The cast for the comedy "Aunt
Jerushy on the War Path" has been
chosen by the director of the play,
Mrs. B. G. Koonce, and rehearsals of
the play have gotten under way in
preparation of the show to be held
Tuesday eveniner. March 12, at the
High School auditorium.
Heading the cast is Mrs. Sue
Frank Pitt, who takes the part of
Aunt Jerushy Fish. Charles Willi
ford plays the part of Hiram Fish,
and James Boyce will be Sufficiency
Fish.
sSis Popkins will be played by Mary
Wood Koonce; Mrs. Stella Etta Snap
per by Mrs. Henry Stokes; Elder
Snuff els by R. S. Monds; Bill Bark
er by Eddie Sanford; Madam Reeno
He Beeno Queen of the Carnival by
Alice Roberson; Elsie Barker by Jean
Newbold.
A chorus composed of Chowan
High School girls will furnish songs.
"Aunt Jerushy on the Warpath
will be a benefit plav. the proceeds
from which will be turned over to the
chairman of the local Infantile Para
lysis Fund in order that the funds
raised here will be increased.
Popular prices will be charged for
admission to the play.
INDICATED THAT HERTFORD IS TO HAVE
IMPROVED BUS STATION FACILIUK
Observe Founders
Day At Winfall
A case in Recorder's Court Tues
day started, out very seriously, as a
capital offense, first degree burglary.
Necrnes. Hilton Elliott, Joseph
Mclhtyre and Harold Wiggins, all of
Winfall. were charged with en-
tAt-inir Louis (Pockets Homers
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room, and beating him up.
Judge J. Granberry Tucker found
no grounds for probable cause
against the three. They were re
leased ... to be served with war
rants charging simple assault.
Representing the defendants was
Attorney C. R. Holmes, who, after
the hearing, pointed a finger at El
liott and said, "You thr boys came
to within about the width of one hair
of your head to standing trial on a
charge that could have endea wixn
you in the gas chamber." Elliott was
little impressed ... or didn't appear
to be.
Hoffler, the prosecuting witness,
presented a poor case considering
nature of the charges.
He contradicted himself repeatedly,
in answering questions put by both
Mr. Holmes and Prosecutor Uiaries
Johnson.
According to Homer's testimony.
the three men entered his room on
of Sunday at one
He stated that Hilton enter-
The High Cost Of Not
Paying Court Costs
It isn't the cost. It's the up
keep.
King Solomon Welch was con
victed on a minor count in re
corder's Court in June ot last
year. He was taxed with the
-osts of court ... a matter of
exactly ten dollars, after he pay
ed part of it.
Kine- promised to pay, so the
sentence was suspended.
.TuHp'p. Cranberry 'lucker ana
r-iov Hvuunrrl Pitt were cleaning
nn some old accounts Tuesday.
Capiases were made to return on
that date, and, several people were
tniH to oav up or else . . .
who a ratiias is made to issue,
a sum of $2.50 is added each time
to the original debt. King naa
llpn in three times since
U-11 f .v. v -
Tr,a onH pach time the debt
tfUlll i..
mfnnt.pH'
Tnnou if had amounted to
tf.l.l.A'V.
unr cfiii ponldn't uav. So ne
went to jail-
At the February meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of Cen
tral Grammar School, the devotional
was led by Rev. J. D. Cranford. Mrs.
A. R. Winslow, Jr., read the Presi
dent's message.
A nominatinsr committee was ap
pointed. This committee will report
at the March meeting. All commit
tees trave eood reports. The P. T.
A. bookshelf in the school libfary
war nommended
:Mrs. George Jackson conducted the
followinir program:
The address given by Mrs. Birney
in 1897 was read bv Mrs. Emmett
Stallings; duet, "Aukl Lang Syne,"
Harrell and Mrs.
Farm Home Business
Center Subject Of
March HOC Meets
o'clock. He stated that Hilton enter- . . ,
,i n,,,rV. ffcp window of his room ACftlL al LmIKK IV rti
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and then opened the door for the) x J Meetings, DUTing
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First Two Weeks 01
This Month
bv Mrs. Selma
T74 1 - 4. n . Imt Ciioia Muc
over 1938.1 Wilonn nnpm. hv .Tank Svmons: Tri-
The ttarzest increase m type oi loans bute to Mr. Uund.y, by Mrs. ueorge
Miss Catherine T. Dennis, State
.nnHoni- nf home economics, at a
meeting with the home economics
teacher of the section in Edenton
last Wednesday, urged the teachers
to recogniJe the need for adult class
es in the various communities and
tVioir resoon-
sibilities in this field of vocational
work.
Teachers from the Home Econom
ics Department of Pasquotank, Cur
rituck, Chowan and Perqulmfti were
present at the regular meetinj of the
wh Jnsenhine Grant,
Edenton Home Economics ; teacher,
Ixad Charge of the program, . The
j;-.0aWsW(tfl the organlza-.
and teaching of SMS-
was inconstruction of new homes for
which $10,966,000 was loaned during
1939. During the past year 3,400
homes, to the value of $5,500,000,
were purchased through these local
institutions. The balance of $9,000,
000 was loaned for refinancing, re
pairs, modernization and roiscellan-
Caudian also pre-
AMikA that the building and loan
arid Federal savings and loan asso-
ciations would show a combined to tan
Increase of over $10,800,000 which is
also one of the largest annual gains
in the past decade.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. George Roach wish tc
announce the birth of. a son, George
Thrtmna Roach. Jr.. on Thursday,
February 22nd. Mother and son are
doing nicely.
Jackson. A birthday cake containing
the correct number of lighted candles
was brought out and a Founder's
Day collection was taken.
Two dogwood trees were presented
for the Memorial Garden, started
last year on the school ground.
Second and Seventh grades won
pictures for attendance of parents.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Rnrn to Mr. and Mrs. William
Bovce on Friday, February 23rd, a
son. Mother and baby are doing
other two men. First he said he was
nwnkoned hv Hlliott beating him with
his fists, and later said he heard El
liott call him from outside the house
before he entered, and that he ans
wered the call.
Elliott was wearing a heavy band
age over the left side of his face in
Recorder's Court Tuesday. The de
fendants did not testify, but Hoffler
said that he (Hoffler) grabbed a raz
or and began cutting his way
through the three men. "They rush
ed me so tight," Hoffler said, "that
f wentvto the back room after an
axe." Wiggins, he said, took the
axe away from him. Hoffler later
minimized the beating by stating
that "Elliott blowed me one with his
fist."
It came out in testimony that Hof
fler lives with Elliott's sister, as a
boarder in the house, and that El
liott is in the habit of often spending
nichts there.
While Hoffler's testimony was not
enough on which to hold the three
men, a considerable amount of the
court's-time was consumed in argu
ment" as to whether Deputy Sheriff
M. G. Owens' testimony was permis
sible.
Deputy Owens' testimony was in
written form, quotations from Elliott
at the time of his arrest. Defense
argued, ,that this testimony was not
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Traffic Manager of Car
rier Company Visits
Here; Talks With
Mayor Darden; Town
Agrees to Furnish
Parking Spaces
Coupled with the visit of Chester
Hawkins, the Norfolk Southern Bus
Company's traffic manager, to Hert
ford Wednesday, came indications
that the carrier corporation has
rented, or is about to rent, the
Shannonhouse Building on the corner
of Grubb and Church Streets as a
bus station.
Mr. Hawkins looked the situation
over, and Mayor Vivian N. Darden
stated that he had told the traffic
manager that the town would pro
vide a parking space for northbound
busses on Grubb Street.
It is indicated that the bus corri
pany will install rest rooms, four in
all, two for Negro passengers and
two for white patrons of the bus
lines, waiting rooms with seating
facilities, a station sign.
The parking space on the south
ward run will be on the West side of
Church Street at the corner. The
stop on the norti run will be made
on the south side of Grubb Street
also at the corner.
Mr. Hawkins could not be reached
for a statement, but after his talk
..rlfli Mr TlnrHpn it. is evident that
the carrier company intends to im
prove its facilties here.
It is indicated that the work of
altering the building to fit the bus
company's requirements is to get
underway at once.
LIONS CLOB WILL CELEBRATE FIRST
ANNIVERSARY; LH. HARDING WILL SPEAK
ROTARIY MEETS
The Rotarians met Tuesday
for the regular meeting. :
night
V
InA-at tnW'neetiny wroW ofl
the. Home Economics Department.
V it was announced that the nert
" meeting j of tto Home Econbnucs
, SeS'wiir beheld m Wfeksyilli
"with Mias Hilda Ciiomz. ,
Boy Scouts Sponsor '
, Theatre.Matinee Today,
' ' ftn. wnn of Boy ScOUtS Of
'. America is sponsoring
the State Theatre; w"
ternooiuf n ,
-( ;The screen program Includes the
T." "Alleriiany . Uprls
. starring John Wayne and e-
) Fare ot the box office receipts
- . to benefit tu local troop,, ;
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Honest Man Runs
For Governor
Candidate for Governor A. J.
Maxwell and Mrs. Maxwell were
in town for a short while' Tuesday
around noon.
Thev had lunch at Roberson's
Drug Store.
; a niimVwr nf friends were talk
"'fiig with the Maxwell while they
ate, and when tney ien jcoru
'yabWatjr:. . .'lM;;Maxrellg0r
i.,Avsl;rti-hTv TupkeiiCi as
turned resiohibUitrfor theebt
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r;tS TiiAaHnv iiiirht. and whether
pr not it was while he was speak-
. Hftrrora. I forrot toj nay for
those sandwielies and drinks oer
in Hertford!" ' m.
Tha Maxwells came oacv
through t" Hertford Wednefldayi
morning, en route to RaleigB,, and
Mr. Maxwell stopped) again t th,o
drug store. . , j ,
. A clerk informed .him that tne
46c had already been paid . oy
his -friend, Judge Tucker. ' . 4
of Perquimans -County's ftburtfand
reimoursea u. v .
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Youngest flub Is Also
One of Most Progres
sive; Secretary Points
To Accomplishments;
Anniversary Night Is
Also Ladles' Night
The Hertford Lions Club will hold
n Mv .rniivorsArv celebration on
1U9 1119. i..... .
MnHftv niirht. April 1, at the Com
munity House jpn
Grubb Street.
Plans' are rapidly being compietea
for Ue gala cetebration. Secretary
-.-t.' m.v.ij! Aar announced
tUmund Hoarding, the weH-
cured us the speaker of the occasion
a AnnoKl avAnincr IS in urvo-
Jt uiuoi Huy; - - ,
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i... v .t .inmnt that is always
w. wiv, ;v --
Bivhnniant Awnerever mi. iB
la tha cmAaker. i Other surprise fea
w sW!.rr .
i....a tMM kAtnm nrAnftfWl.
Vk The Club WUl ODserve ubuo
eW.bn this, . occasion. Lions and
JJ22 MntnTi Plvmouth
JjlOIUMWrB .num. 1 t - v
ihd perhapB other towns will be m
Ti . tfoahla delegation is ex-
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pected from these points. tr
aa: i Metric iovemor u ib
t.n.it. Twnit.v uutnet governor
N.- A-Taylor of Plymouth, and one
Chairman W J xaywr oi eiuu
bit K ahta in he oresent. .
The Hertford-Lions Club was oiv
.UaA A-nril. .8. . unur wv
sponsorsnip
Club. L. N. Hollowel was elected
president at the organization meet
ing and was re-elected for the fiscal
year from July 1, 1939, to June 30,
1940. Although it is one of the
youngest clubs, it has become one
of the most progressive ana aggres
sive clubs in the district, which com
prises that section of North. Carolina
north and east ot ana inciuamK -
leigh. There were 17 members at
the time it was organised. The
present membership is 28. Through
January a total of fourteen new
members had been secured while only
9 nA ArnrmeA their membership.
: Evidence of the ciud s progrelvc-
ness and . aggressivene,mpiy
afforded by some of projects, an
activities it has so .Snccewrfully un
dertaken. SecretaryTweWoOd has
compiled a summary ot tne more
bnKnrfxif nf these and has listed
tha fnilnwino- aA the most outstand
ing' (Mies: Sponsored the first Per
nuWns County Fair ever held, a
standpoint. Dur-
. - n a i
t tiu fair two hitrh ranxing aiaie
.f.lai Hon. Allen J. maxwew,
of Revenue and
xr jxn lea Vf from that office to de
vote1 his entire time, to Jws campaign
ta rna trnvArniirHiiiu. "u
"Z a :
aa -T'nmmiflninner ui akii-
cnltare, were the featurea speaKers
. m-amt fikmieK Dks celebration,
the' entirt program bein broadcast
tUn ViCNr.. the first .radio
nmirram aVAT . oriffmatinlC '. ill' PeTi
ouimana County and J rst big
Trio Wromrf Demonstration Clubs of
the county will study "farm numC
Business Center," according to an
announcement by Miss Frances
Maness, county demonstration agent,
as she released the schedule of dem
onstration meetings for the month of
March.
Hmo Management leaders will
have charge -of the programs to be
,, . j:..:.1.,1 3i,ika MISS
given Dy me miuviuum
Rose Elwood Bryan, home agent at-i-
mppt with the demonstra
tion clubs during the first two weeks
of the month, and the department
considers itself fortunate in having
her even for this short length of
time.
Beginning with the first week in
i u v, chliilo nf meetlliers is
iviarcu me .. " -
as follows:
Tuesday, March 5 Chapanoke
Club with Mrs. Talmadge Lewis.
Wednesday, March 6 Winfall Club
with Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Sr.
Thursday, March 7 -r- Whiteston
flnh with Mrs. L. L. Lane.
Friday. March 8 Home and Gar-
jDn rh,h with Mrs. B. T. Wood.
Monday, March 11 Ballahack Club
with Mrs. J. M. Sutton.
Tuesday, March 12 Beech Spring
Club with Mrs. Jones Perry.
Wednesday, March 13 Durants
Mov rinh at Communitv House.
Friday, March 15 Bethel Club
with Mrs. Reuben Stallings.
Monday, March 19 Snow Hill
White Hat Club with Mrs. Elmer
I Wnr,H
Tuesday, March 20 BeOvideie UuD
at Community House.
Wednesday, March 21 Helen
Gaither at Agricultural Building.
Wednesday, March 27 Burgess
Club with Mrs. J. B. Basnight.
4-H Club Meetings
Tuesday, March 199 a. m., Hert
ford Grammar School.
Tuesday, March 19, 10 a. m., New
Hope.
Wednesday, March 20, 9 a. m
High School.
Wednesday, March 20, 10:45 a. m.,
Winfall.
Matter Of Street
Property Line One
Of Long Standing
Special Session of Town
Council -Called t9 Set
tle Grubb Street Line
Controversy
Funeral Services Held
For Centatpul m$
9, - under ' tnei quimans ,
of the' Edenton Liotali-, UContinueI a. WW
' Lr7,
The property line controversy be
tween the Town of Hertford and S.
P. Jessup in regard to the boundary
between the Jessup property on the
1 corner of Grubb and Front Streets
and the Grubb Street extension it
self, was the reason for a special
session of the Town Council Monday
night.
As a result of the special meeting
at which Mr. Jessup was present,
the town has designated its Grubb
Street extension as running in line
with the remainder of Grubb Street
from Church to Front, from curb to
curb and allowing for a four-foot
sidewalk.
The problem, one of long-standing,
arose more than a month ago when
Mr. Jessup complained, that the town
was trespassing on his property in
the matter of placing poles in pre
paration for construction of the new
recreation pier at the foot of Grubb
Street.
Until that time the matter of
properties had been more or less un
important; there was a secondary ,
street fron Front to the river shore
at that point, a little-used street un
til the property between Front and
the river began to develop with the
building of new homes, lhe recrea
tion pier was the item that brought
the matter to a head.
It is apparently the towns inten
tion now to construct a sidewalk
from Front Street to the river. A
four-foot sidewalk right-of-way, pro- .
vided for at the special meeting on ,
Monday night.
'-IJr. Jessup at that time , did not
oiake fanown his reactions to;the"set-1
lament of the property line, dispute. '
Pimeraf "services for Merrill Perry,
37, who died in the Caswell Training
School at Kinston on Monday, were
held at the Center Hill Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock.
Mr. Perrv. a son of E. C. Perry,
of Tyner, wgs also a nephew of J. P.
t...... r.f vfartfn-rA , Hp had Deen in
i CHJf V .iv.. .;
ill health for manv years.
Survivors include; besides his
father, two brother, Josiah Perry,
of Richmond, Va., and Hallett Perry,
r.t Naumort New. Va.. and five sis
ters, Miss Louise ferry, 01 nonana,
Va.. Mrs. Will Perry, of Tyner, Mrs.
Jack Jeannette, of Elisabeth SCity,
Miss Dorothy Perry, of Kicnmona,
Vind Mrs. J. V. Harnett wife; of
the athletic coach" at Chowan High
School.
Blaze Damages Roof Of
H. T. Brouffhton Home
'Mi
Fire damaged the roof of the H.'
T. Broughton - residence on Church
Street, last Friday morning. The.,
blaze originated around a chimney
and burned away several shingles ;
before it was brought under control
by the Volunteer fire department.
Checks Totaling $7,500
In Anderson's Office
nAniamtinii rhpclfR for 1939 com
pliance totaling $7,500 arrived ini the
office of! the county agent Wednes
day. ( This amount is included in 161
checW-for ,1939 toil consemtipn ,
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