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A TEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEViCflA TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
j," Volume VIL Number 14.
71eWSemuimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 5, 1940.
$1.25 Per Year.
"Your Full Name,
Please"; Nose
Countingjjeps
Candidacies Filed
With Election Board
Gigantic Census Task
Got Under Way Tues
day; 120 People Ask
ing Questions
Tuesday Uncle Sam started his
TVn Year Checkup", his mammoth
task of counting all his children,
determining their status in life m
.i,i;tvt enrthlv belomrinsrs and so
forth and so on down the page.
Tuesday morning thousands of enum
erators started the long trek that
will carry a question man into every
nook and corner and backroad in the
nation.
It is a gigantic undertaking, this
business of finding exactly where
each of more than 500,000,000 people
live and what they do for a living,
and what they have to show for what
they've done.
Denton W. Lupton is supervisor
: of the First District of the Bureau
f tii finnsus. InTerquimans Coun-
romii V Wad and Mrs. T. C.
PaVt of Belvidere. and Herman R.
Winslow and R. T. Brinn of Hertford,
are asking the questions.
One hundred and twenty thousand
enumerators will et the answers to
more than 2,000,000,000 questions
before the census is complete and
before Uncle Sam has finished his
nose counting. The enumerators will
travel more than 25,000,000 miles to
do it.
An appeal goes out from the super
visor to the people to aid in the
work in every way possible, explain
ing that the census is not taken to
Aiwk un on the individual but to let
the government know how to better
serve the people.
While some of the questions the
enumerators are asking approach
the personal side of life, the. infor
mation is not to be regarded as iper
c.i .mi it will be treated confi-
ViUM Mv -
fotnntv in veers rast
taimwntaimMta splendid recosj III
record will toewmaintained this year,
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Among the candidates who have
filed with L. N. Hollowell, chair
man of the county board of elec
tions, are:
For Representative, Mrs. Mattie
Lister White and J. S. McNider.
For Recorder of County Court,
Granherry Tucker.
For Board of County Commis
sioners, E. U. Morgan.
For Board of Education, W. E.
Dail and Shelton Long.
The last filing day is April 13th
and candidates already announced
but not filed will lengthen this
list considerably before that date
The filing fee is one percent of
the salary the candidate is seek
ing. The minimum is one dollar,
according to Mr. Hollowell.
Harding Addresses
Lions At First
Anniversary Affair
City Chemist Arranges
Warm Welcome For
Visiting Lions; Deals
With April Fools
Winslow-Maxvvell,
Johnson-Horton,
County Managers
Governorship Race Is
Taking on More In
terest as Local Men
Enter Spotlight
H.D.C. Clubs Study
Care Of Floors And
Woodwork In April
"Scrub Floors Too Of
ten," Says Agent; List
Of Week's Meetings
Announced
Fails To Appear
For Trial; Bond
Ordered Forfeited
Louis
tfor verv (rood reasons
Eaton did not answer when he was
called to answer charges in Perquim
.no finiintv Court Tuesday morning.
t nis didn't answer because he
couldn't hear Deputy Sheriff M. G.
Owens call his name. And Deputy
Owens called three times, at the
order of the court. He called loud
ly, hut not loudly enough for Louis
to hear him.
Louis was too far away.
He was serving time on the roads
in Virginia.
So now, the .bonding company that
furnished. Eaton's bail will be called
upon to show reason why the bond
should not be forfeited.
The amount of the bond is $200.00.
In the same session of county
court, Charles Colson, Jr., of Hog
Nrk. was found guilty of reckless
driving. Judge Granberry Tucker
taxed him with the costs of court
and ordered him to pay a fine of $12
to take care of injuries inflicted on
one of his passengers in an accident
At New Hone.
Young Colson appealed to Superior
Court.
Ray Mos Funeral Held
: At New Honefonday
; ' i Mineral services were held at; New
. i'Kbpe Church Monday afternoon; for.
: jRay Moss, WHO ueo iaw eawruay
afternoon after a brief illness?-Burial
was in the family plot :
Besides his widowy j survivors in
side two f daughters. Mrs. Carson
Stallings and Mrs, Linford Starlings;
Rarl and Ray. Jr.; .
hrothpr. Ernest Moss; a niece and
mt-w crrnndnhildren. . r
Mr Moss, a member of the New
Hone Church since boyhood, had not
' been in good, health for some time,
but his condition had not appeared
worse until shortly, before his death.
. Pallbearers were: .E. M. Moss,
nnimmAl Small. Louis Curlings, Jes
e Sawyer and Melvin Moss of Nor
. folk,. Va CUve Jones of Currituck,
, flilhrt Godfrey of Elizabeth City,
a n.nr Diowa nt Weeksville.
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v Honorary pallbearers' wer; S. u.
f ' Banks, E. G., Banks, C. E. Sutton,
". w t Tnieblood. : Luke Butt, Isaac
The race for the Governorship 6f
North Carolina is taking on a more
local interest as two Hertford men
are appointed campaign manager
for two of the outetir.dir.g candidates.
Handling the Perquimans County
campaign in favor of Allan J. Max
well for Gorvernor is Sheriff J. Em-
mett Winslow.
Charles E. Johnson, county prose
cuting attorney, has been named
county manager in the campaign of
f Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Hor-
ton, of Pittsboro, Democratic candi
date for Governor. The choice was
made April . 1st along with the selec
tion of Jack Jeaaette of Elizabeth
City, city attorney, . as the Pasqso
tank County manager in the Hpjrton
esrinbairinV' ' ' - i-- r
None of the candidates has been
heard in Hertford, and J. M. Brough-
ton is the only one who has been
definitely slated to speak here. Mr,
Broughton will! deliver the graduation
address at the high school.
Considering the unusual interest in
the race this year, and the number
of North Carolinians seeking office,
political talk in Perquimans County
has hot kept in step with the devel
opments. At such a low, ebb is interest in
general that few people can name all
the candidates. The names mention
ed most frequently are Maxwell,
Broughton and Horton. ,
Lions and Lionesses from the
neighboring clubs of Edenton and
Plymouth joined with the local club
in celebrating the occasion of the
First Anniversary at the Woman's
Club House on Academy Street Mon
day night as Edmund Harding of
Washington, N. C, made the princi
pal address in his own inimitable
fashion.
Falling as the date did, on April
Fool's Day, Mr. Harding used the
timely topic to keep his appreciative
audience tittering with laughter.
With his accordian, he led the merry
makers in singing familiar old tunes;
Sweet Adeline, When You Wore a
Tulip, My Wild Irish Rose, Moon
light and Roses, and others.
The address followed a dinner
served, by members of the Woman's ,
Club. L. N. Hollowell, president of
the Hertford Lions Club, presided,
while the program was handled by
memlbers of the Hertford, Edenton
and Plymouth Clubs.
Invocation was followed by distri
bution of present, donations of local
business firms, made by Norman N.
Trueblood, secretary of the Hertford
Club.
Lion E. L. Sawyer, town chemist,
made the address of welcome in an
unusual manner; the words Welcome,
Lions, burst into flames on a chemi
cally treated sheet of paper on a tri
pod in the center of the room.
Response to Mr. Sawyer's noveJ
welcome was made by William S
Privott of Edenton. President Hollo
well recognized the visitors, among
them Mayor and Mrs. Darden, and
the speaker of the evening was in
troduced by Dr. I. A. Ward of Hert
ford.
Information Of -
Importance To All
County Farmers
Concerning Emergency
Crop and Feed Loan
Office of Credit Administration
Seventy Students In
Minstrel At Central
Grammar School
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The students of Perquimans Coun
ty Central Grammar School will give
a minstrel Friday night, April 5, at
8 o'clock in the school auditorium at
Winfall.
A company of about seventy stu
dents, which has been carefully se
lected from the entire school by the
principal and teachers, make up the
cast.
The minstrel consists of six end-
men, an interlocutor, a chorus and
several specialty numbers. There
will be Negro songs, string music,
Negro readings, about 15 new songs,
several old songs and plenty of jokes
to make the evening an enjoyable
one.
The April course of study for Per
auimans County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs, according to Miss Frances
Maness, home agent, will be "Care
of Floors and Woodwork." At the
April meetings, the different types
of floor finishes will be discussed.
Says Miss Maness, "If we ask and
answer the question, 'how often
should floors be scrubbed : we will
find that most of us scrub too often,
therefore we waste unnecessarily a
lot of energy trying to keep our
floors clean."
Hinting that none of the demon
stration members know as much
about 4-H Club work as they would
like to, Miss Maness said that club
leaders would discuss their dub
work, and the Health leaders would
report on the cancer control drive.
The attendance at several club
meetings last month, she said, was
not as good as "we would like for it
to be. And since spring is here, we
hope that everyone will be able to
attend. We can do much more when
all members are present."
The next broadcast over station
WONC in Elizabeth City is on April
11th at 11 o'clock, when members of
the Home and Garden Club will dis
cuss Farm and Home Beautification.
The schedule for April 8th through
April 12th follows:
April 8th at 2:30, the Chapanoke
Club meets with Mrs. G. W. Jackson.
This date was changed so as not to
conflict with the Farm and Home
tour in Currituck County.
April 10th at 2:30, the Winfall
Club meets with Mrs. Effie Miller.
April 11th at 2:30, the Whiteston
Club meets with Mrs. Eunice Wins
low. April 12th at 2:30, ; the Home
and Garden Club meets with Mrs.
Jdfeiah Elliott.
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R. S. Monds Named
Rotary President
Vice-President R. S. Monds of
the Hertford Rotary Club, was
moved up to the Presidency of
the club at the meeting in the
dining room of the Hotel Hertford
Tuesday night.
Silas M. Whedbee was elected
vice president, and Bernard Proc
tor, secretary and treasurer.
Among the prominent out-of-town
Rotarians at the meeting
were H. D. Jones, president of
the Graham Club, and Bill Kiker,
Govrrnor of the 189th District, of
Reidsville.
The board of directors elected
at the meeting in addition to Mr.
Monds and Mr. Whedbee, is W
H. Pitt, R. M. Hines, W. H. Hard-
castle and V. N. Darden. Mr.
Darden is the retiring president of
die local club.
Town Board To Take
Drastic Action On
Tax Delinquents
Clerk Is Authorized to
Levy; Section to Be
Featured In Greater
Albemarle Booklet
Hertford Debate
Squads Win Over
Edenton J. City
Judges Hand D'own
Unanimous Decisions
In Favor Local Stu
dent Speakers
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Mid
Schoolmasters Club To
Meet In Edenton
Members of the Schoolmaster?
Club will meet in Edenton Monday
night. The meeting, beginning at
7:30 o'clock, will be held in the
school house. The Club is composed
of all superintendents and principals
and several leading teachers in nine
counties, 35 of whom are expected.
John F. White will make the prin
cipal address at this meeting.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
It has been brought to our atten
tion by Mr. L. W. Anderson, County
Agent, that the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan Office of the Farm
Credit Administration is endeavoring
in every way possible to take care
of the financial needs of the farm
era in this county for the purpose of
producing their crops in all . cases
where the farmer is unable to secure
financial ; .assistance1 . from other
sources including the. Production Cre
dit Association,
' The vBolrflbject of! the Government
in making "these loans available is
to render a service to such farmers
who might need financial.. assistance
but for certain reasons are unable to
procure this assistance through' local '
Production Credit Associations, and1
yet without assistance would be un
able trf adequately carry oh their
farming operations. ,
These Joans are in .no sense a re
lief measure, but are made where
there is a reasonable expectation that
the crops, to be planted will be suffi
cient to repay the loan and take care
of the needs of the borrower and his
family. These loans are secured by
a first lien on the crops to be Plant-
Applications for thew loans .are
being accpeted by Miss .Fannie jhl'ae
Comeld, at uertiora, jn. u, in tne
Agricultural Building oft Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton W. Cullipher
of Mt. Gould, Bertie County, wish to
announce the birth of a son, James
Milton, born at the hospital in Cole
rain, on Wednesday, March 27. Mrs.
Cullipher, Ibefore her marriage, was
Miss Alice Riddick, of Whiteston.
D. L. Barber
For Place On County
Board Of Education
Election of Board Is Not
Governed By New
System of Nominat
ing 'Commissioners
D. L. Barber, of Winfall, has an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for election to the county board of
education.
Election- of members of the county
board of education is not governed
by the new system of electing the
county commissioners. Unlike the
commissioners, the members of the
education board are elected at large,
from any and all sections of the
county.
It is Mr. Barber's intention, he
said, if elected, to work for the best
interest of the entire school system.
Mr. Barber is well-known through
out the county. He works on week
ends in Hertford in the store of
Simon's.
He is the first to announce inten
tions of seeking a place on the
county board of education.
Members of the incumbent board
are W. E. Dail, J. H. Baker, Shelton
Long, J. H. Miller, and T. S. White,
chairman.
Hertford's debating teams took all
possible honors at the triangular de
bates last Friday.
Both the negative and affirmative,
against Edenton and Elizabeth City,
won by unanimous decisions of both
sets of judges.
Katherine Jessup and Janet
Quincy, on the affirmative side of
the query, "Resolved, that the Gov
ernment should own and operate all
railroads," downed the Elizabeth City
negative team in Edenton.
Elizabeth Darden and Lois Asbell,
Hertford's negative, did the same
thing to Edenton's affirmative team
in Elizabeth City.
At the same time, Edenton nega
tive debaters were winning: over Eli
zabeth City affirmatives in Hertford
by another unanimous decision of the
judges.
Katharine, -JaoeW. EJizabeth and
Lois will go to Chapel rfrrlNm April
19 by right of their spectacular
oratorical victories to compete for
the Aycock Cup.
Those who coached the two win
ning Hertford teams were Miss Mary
Onella Relfe, Mrs. C. R. Holmes,
Miss Ann Wilson and Mrs. Emily
Long.
The Town Board sitting in special
session Wednesday night decided on
drastic action concerning the delin
quent taxes now owed the Town of
Hertford.
Clerk of the Town, W. G. Newby,
had compiled a complete list of the
delinquents which included paving
taxes, property taxes and. personal
taxes.
A thorough check was made in
each instance and a decision was
reached that the taxes were to be
collected, if not voluntarily paid, by
foreclosure proceedings that would
be instigated by Town Attorney
Charles E. Johnson.
The Board passed a resolution au
thorizing the Town Clerk, Mr. New
by, to levy on personal property to
collect taxes where the delinquent
has no real property.
The list of delinquent Paving and
Real Property taxes will be turned
over to the Town Attorney for ac
tion on the same.
The above action for the collection
of the delinquent taxes will start
immediately.
One other item was taken up by
the Board in its meeting Wednesday
night. It was decided that the Town
would cooperate with Perquimans
County in buying space in a booklet
to be published by the Greater Albe
marle Association extolling in detail
the recreational and industrial ad
vantages of the Albemarle Section.
According to W. O. Saunders, sec
retary of the Association, this book
let, carrying pictures and. detailed in
formation concerning the area will
be distributed throughout the country
by the State Board of Conservation
and will be placed in leading hotels
and filling stations.
PTA Seeking Two
Acres Of Land
For Garden Snot
Land Needed to Aid In
Lunch Room Project;
Willing to Pay Small
Rental Fee
Attractive Scheme
To Rid TdVnW Tin
Cans And Bottles
PROCLAMATION
Tha wwlf hPOTTinineADril 22nd to April
27th, inclusive, 1940, has been designated as
Clean-up Week, and all persona are urged to
clean their premises during this period so
that Hertford will continue to have the repu
tation of being one of North Carolina's clean
est towns. , . ...
It js desired that all trash be placed at the
curb so that the town carts may remove same
promptly. ,x. T
Urging the cooperation of all citizens, l
am,
Cordially yours,
VIVIAN N. DARDEN,
Mayor of Hertford.
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The Hertford Parent-Teacher As
sociation is looking for a garden
spot.
Thev are seekinir a small tract of
land that clan be used so that they
tnay carry on with their lunch room
project which has been a irreat aid
to a goodly number of school chil
dren during the past year.
It is needless for us to go into the
facts concerning the number of
lunches served to needy children
during the past year. It is needless
for us to go into the facts concern
ing the children who benefitted
through this generous undertaking.
But it is pertinent that we say
that last year the P. T. A. rented a
small tract of land and, through the
aid of WPA raised vegetables that
enabled them to carry out their pro
gram. This year, they are thus far un
able to locate the land necessary for
their garden.
Therefore, they have asked The
Weekly to assist in a plea for the
necessary plot that they might again
start the next school term with
enough canned goods that will mean
a continuance of a very fine undertaking.
Approximately two acres of ground
is necessary. The P. T. A. will ap
predate exceedingly if this land
can be donated to them, but they are
prepared to rent the land providing
the rental is within their means.
The PWA will again assist them
providing the land can be obtained.
Anyone owning a jmall tract suit
able for this purpose and who wishes
to cooperate with, ' tne r. 1. A. on
thei ' huiclL projuet ifl requested to
get In touch with Mrs. Josiah Elliott
or Miss Mary Sumner.
In conjunction with National Bet
ter Homes Week is a local contes
intended to rid the town of old tin
cans and bottles.
The contest is open only to Negro
school children, and is being handled
by Miss Frances Maness, home
agent, with the cooperation of sever
al local merchants.
Here's the way it works . . .
The contest begins immediately
while you are reading this, and
closes on April 19th. In the mean
time, all colored pupils and .students
who wish to enter the content should
contact their School Principal
Thompson a:-.d enter their names
with him.
The field of operation is unlimit
ed; it takes in the whole town of
Hertford. And the Nero boy who
ha.; collected the largest pile of old
tin cans and bottles during the con
test period will receive the cash
award.
On the closing date, the piles of
cans and bottles will be counted by
contest officials. Then the rubbish
will be carted off to the city dump.
The next ten highest in the contest
will receive awards of merchandise
given by local businesses including
Walker's, Rose's, M. J. Gregory, J.
C. Blanchard and Company, the State
Theatre and Darden Brothers.
Plans are now being made, accord
ing to Miss Maness, for other im
provements and beautification pro
jects in the county in connection
with Better Homes Week.
Last year, Perquimans County was
one of nine in the State Contest to
win the Award of Merit for the most
improvement.
PCHS Band Makes
First Appearance
The Perquimans County High
School band under the supervision of
Director Robert Rhodes made its
first public appearance Thursday
when a concert was rendered in the
downtown district.
The music was thoroughly enjoyed
toy the entire town and the folks
were treated doubly when Miss Anne
Tullis Felton, home for vacation,
dressed, in full uniform, led the band
as drum major.
It was a grand treat to listen to
the band and The Weekly joins with
the folks in Perquimans in congratu-, '
lating the musicians on their splendid
performance. ' '
Butt, Harvey Butt and W. E. DaiL
K'riaay ana araraay oi eaco wee
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