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i O j w 'ft ,v. " - 'HX..-.t....-' fc- t a ' ' - ' if:-.r.-ii'A.-,7svr''i THFTnT? IF51' WEEKLY HO jcj r. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume VILNumber 18 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May &, 1940. p- $1.25 Per Year. l ) 1 1 w ' y, r ft" INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE PUTTING FIVE "CANDIDATES ON SPOT WITH QUERIES lions Club Calls on '' Board of County Com missioners; Ask For . t Cooperation TOwiNEXT Direct Issues Confront 1 Candidates For House On Same Matter; De sire a "Yes" or "No"; Beating Around the Bush Outlawed Laying the ground work and seeing what inducements can be offered to prospective manufacturers, the full Industrial Committee from the Lions Club catfed on the County Board of Commissioners in meeting at the courthouse Monday and enlisted the cooperation of that body. Norman N. Trueblood, secretary of the Club and head of the Indus trial Committee, acted as spokesman and said that the Lions dub would like the fcoujty to allow new indus tries that might consider locating here a special tax consideration for a given period of time, The Board agreed to cooperate in every possible way in making Per quimans County attractive to new business interests, but did not commit itself 5s to the tax-free issue, indi cating thit special legislation would! have to be made before such steps could be taken; ' I " f Mr. Trueblood told The t Weekly ire porter that the Town Board of Commissioners would be approached by thelnduatrkl Committee on the same matter at their meeting on the ; coming Monday aif nt. It was Immediately after this that development took place which will pat all candidates for Perquimans vm - .. " r , I along witn nanus oaruer, saiuuuur yS, V; Mr.ind-Mw. W. H, V i aanf of iima nn h aiuif. r I m. t- sentatives on (he spot. For the first time, candidates for certain office from Perquimans Count will be confronted with a concrete issue . A Tetter is being; directed to each of the five candidates for represen tative asking two point blank ques tions put by the Lions Industrial Committee. The first is . . . "Are you in favor of the County Commissioners of Perquimans Coun ty end the Town Council of Hertford offering prospective manufacturers, as ah inducement to locate in Hert ford or Perquimans County, e speci fied period of time which would be partiaffly tax free?" And the .second question . . . "If elected Representative of Per quimans County, will you introduce, sponsor and actively support neces sary legislation enabling the Board of County Commissioners of Per (Contbued On Page Five) Tc!ie Applications For Free Mattresses First Mattress to Be Made Soon After the Demonstration Ses sion on May 21 County Re r , Plans have reached a conclusion for Perquimans County's rote in the ' Mattress project,; ''. designed to f ' ' ) ;reUVft.th congested vottP market , . teifte"5eeee4 ,ppUcntslijrWO eacn; .rmis u w v handling, hauling, rent on the bull Ing and for equipment used In ,mafc ind th mattresses. ' . ; Beginning! tomorrow , (Saturday) amplications may be made in the" of if ice of Miss Ruth Davenport, county .welfare officer, or in th offlee'f Miss Frances Maness, county demon stration ss71ur'roltioni'' wUl i fee turned over to the Triple-A com mlttee for approval and then the ap plicant will be notified when to come to Hertford and make hl r her, tnat- V tress ,' . ' . 'Those eligible, for the mattresses fami families whose income to- tals less than $400 a year-Tpne-half of which U derived directly; trom , if u hnmA that J the first niat- .n h made .soon -after the mattress-makinsr demonstration :b ' held' in Hertford en -May ?14t, An orderi under -the system, however, annnt h nlaced from t o; Perquimans for cotton and ticking untU 120 ap- Sunday, May 12, Is MotherV Day If there's ever a day when sentiment rules it's on Mother's Day! So, if she's living, what will you send her? Will it be a box of candy, lingerie, jewelry, your photograph, or will you call her by phone? A visit is best but the gift doesn't matter a lot or even no gift at all ... so long as you re member her. She is waiting for your greet ing, whether it's with flowers or just in a word. Don't disappoint her. Commencement Ado At High School On Now In Full Swing Graduation Exercises Tonight; 60 Grads In Class of 1940; Eight Honor Students Sixty Perquimans County High School graduates, not the largest class in the history of the high school, will receive diplomas from the hands of T. S. White, chairman of the Board of Education tonight (Fri day) as the 1939-40 school term comes to an official finis. Addie Mae Ferrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ferrefll, of pear Hertford, is the class valedictorian and will receive special recognition along with Martha Barber, salutator- Barber, of naa Hertford. The' graduation exercises will open with a processional; March from Tanhauser, and Jack Munns will give the invocation. Shortly there after eight honor students will be re cognized. Honor students are the seldom publicized brilliants who av erage 90 or above during their four years in high school. Theirs is an honor not earned on the gridiron or the basketball court, Wit a signal honor no less. This year the Honor Students are, aVid their names are spelled here in capitals, because, unlike football heroes, they will probably not ap pear again ADDLE MAE FERRELL, MARTHA BARBER, GjENEVA WHITE, DIXIE CHAPPELL, FRAN CES NEWBY, ALICE WESTON, DURWOOD REED, and RUTH WINSLOW. The capitals are the (Continued On Page Five) Female Athletes Are Awarded Stars And First Letters Staunchest Supporter, A. W. Hefren, Fur nished Money That Bought Rewards At the same time last week that Coach Jimmy Johnson presented let ters to his athletes at the high school, Mary Onell'a Reflfe awarded letters and stars to the female ath letes.-; 4Those; awarded stars for ? second year "athletic endeavors, werit Pt tabeth Trueblood. Frances l Newby, Mary B. Layden and Euth' HollowelU Miss Hollowell was rounding out her second year in service as manager of the girls' basketball team. . WhOe the star signified; two years of service, the letter, in school colors, is awarded after one year to those who have, earned them in athletic activities. Letters went' to Geneva White, Mildred . Gault, Dude Chapr pell,; Olive Layden, Ruth . Winslow and 'Bulk :White. ' '''-'T The. staunchest supporter 01 ail high'school aftleticsN AivW-i Hefren, gave the money that bougnt tne let ters and stars. Oftentimes ,Mr; IefJ wnii tin luwin nmnncr a STOUD of, SDeC tators as small as half a dozenj.to witness ; a high school j .basketball . The boys and girls seldom engage in athletic contests here or in yisit- fcg engagements elsewhereii that A. W. Hefyen iS not In the spwtlng. sec-tioh.- Often, oh trips when hirar is used U t transnort v the playrsj f he composes 'fiNioHi!." Maxwell To Speak Here Saturday At 3:30; Banner Is Up Second Candidate to Be Heard In Perquim ans; To Broadcast From Elizabeth City Allen J. Maxwell, outstanding candidate for Governor of North Carolina, will speak at the court house in Hertford, tomorrow (Satur day) afternoon at 3:30 on the subject of A Balanced Program of Progress, which will be of much interest to farmers. He will speak again at 7:30, in Elizabeth City, and the speech will be broadcast over Station WCNC in that city. Maxwell for Governor supporters here urge everyone who can arrange to be in town on Satur day to hear Mr. Maxwell, and those who cannot, to tune in on the broad cast from Elizabeth City. This is not the first time Mr. Max well has been heard in Hertford, though not before as a gubernatorial candidate. He spoke last September on the courthouse green at the invi tation of the Lions Club while the Lions-sponsored County Fair was in progress. Mr. Maxwell, at that time spoke on the day dedicated to the farmers, Fanners' Day. It is his second pub lic appearance here, and both are speeches directed particularly to the farmer. The Maxwell for Governor banner was hoisted across Church Street at Grubb Street Monday after noon, soon after the banner for another candidate was draped across Church Street at Market Street. Gramma School Contract Awarded foHa!cighFim r The contract for repairing the Hertford Grammar School andF: con structing the auditorium addition has been let to F. N. Thompson, 'f Ra leigh and Charlotte, Superintendent of County Schools F. T. JoAnson an nounced after the bids were openen Monday afternoon. The work, consisting of general construction and electrical work, in stallation of the heating system and installation of the plumbing system, is scheduled to start as soon as the present school year is ended, Mr. Johnson said. Stores Start Half Holiday Custom Next Thursday This is a reminder that ni ii nl nnwnt null ntllA. he prin- business houses in Hertford will be closed next Thursday at noon. The custom is an annual one and the stores are closed each Thursday at this time through August. The system is devised to provide employees with a weekly half-holiday through the summer vacation months. The owners and employees wil appreciate the cooperation of customers and patrons in getting the shopping done before the closing time. Rundown Jomorrow Is The Deadline; If You Have Not Registered You Can't Vote W Have'you a choice in mind for the next Governor of North Carolina? Who do you prefer as Perquimans County's representa tive? Which five of the nine candidates for the County Board of Commissioners do you favor? This is a final reminder that you will have nd voice whatsoever in the matter of select ing our governing groups if you have failed lt6 list with the official registrar m your town Iship. before sundown tomorrow (Saturday, MMM order - to vote in the Primary ana tne :MectionV you must register. Your responsi ; bility as a citizen demands that you exercise your "nght;t6 vote. . The Perquimans Weekly Negroes Jailed On Hold-up Charge; Loot Amountsjo $15 Probable Cause Hearing Before Judge Tucker Next Tuesday; One Has Long Record As a result of a hold-up in the Goose Hollow section of Hertford Tuesday night, two Negroes are be ing held in the Perquimans County jaifl in lieu of $1,000 bond each. They are charged with robbery with force of arms. The men are, Golden Bryant, alias Tom Payne, who gives his home ad dress as Richmond, Va., and Evans Fulton, from the State of Georgia. One of the men is understood to have a long jail record. George Hill. Hertford Negro, is the alleged victim of the robbery losing $16 and a railroad, pass after the two other Negroes beat him and threatened him with a pistol. Two dollars of the amount, it is said, was recovered. Deputy Sheriff M. G. Owens and Patrolman Robert White apprehended the two after being called to inves tigate a fight at the home of Mag Foster, Negro, in the same section. Owens said witnesses told that the hold-up men claimed to be employees of the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Raleigh and had been visiting in Hertford for several days. A probable cause hearing will be staged before Judge Granberry Tuck er in Recorder's Court Tuesday. Penalty for conviction under the charge is from live to thirty years imprisonment. ThcfU&Class Of 1340 Graduates II Here is the list of graduating stu dents who will receive diplomas at the graduation exercises of Perquim ans County High School tonight: Jack Anderson, Martha Barber, Allie Lee Cartwright, David Chappell, Dixie Chappell, Lloyd Chappell, Bill Cox, Thomas Chappell, Sarah E. Elliott, Mildred Evans, Velma Evans, Addie Mae Ferrell, George Fields, Gezelda Godfrey, Katherine Godfrey, Blanche Godwin, Inez Harris, Vir- ginia Harris, Zack Harris, Ruth Hen- hwii,.qii TV,mao Hnll. Ul llIYO, IVUbll i AVI IV 4 1 j w owell, Shirley Hurdle, Katherine Jes- sup, Harrell Johnson, Carey Iane, Mary Burgess Layden, Olive Layden, Velma Layden, Emmett Long, Evelyn Long, Maude Miller, Cedric Moore, Louise Morgan, Alton Munns, Jack 'Munns, Frances Newby, Elizabeth Nixon, Dewey Perry, Leslie Perry, Maywood Pierce, Durwood Reed, Mat tie Reed, Archie Riddick, Ruby Smith, Eura Saunders, Sadie Standin, Margaret Tadlock, Elizabeth True blood, Myers Turner, Inez Umphlett, Alice Weston. Eula White, Geneva White, Mildred White, James Wilder, Florence Winslow, Mavis Winslow, Myrtle Winslow and Ruth Winslow. NEWSPAPER MEN MEET HERE The regular monthly meeting of weekly newspaper editors and pub lishers of Northeastern North Caro lina will be held Saturday evening in Hertford with Max Campbell, editor of The Perquimans Weekly. The business session will be followed by dinner. Tonip; 60 Stronr PERQUIMANS ONE OF FIRST TO ORGANIZE PRISONER REHABILITATION BUREAU Courthouse Will Be Busy Scene Saturday The courthouse will present a busy scene Saturday. . . . For, in addition to the regular duties of various county officers that revolve around the old build ing, three more activities are scheduled. Mrs. B. G. Koonce will be regis tering voters from sunrise to sun set. At two o'clock the Perquimans County Democratic Convention gets underway with the business of choosing delegates to send to the State Convention on the 17th. At 3:30 Allen J. Maxwell, candi date for governor, will deliver his first campaign speech in Hertford. Jack Sawyer Found Guilty In Court On Two Morals Counts Presentment from April Grand Jury; Defend ant Appeals to Su perior Court The case of Jack Sawyer, Bethel man, heard in Perquimans County Recorder's Court before Judge Gran berry Tucker Tuesday, resulted in a verdict of guilty. The case was a presentment from the April Grand Jury directing Pro secutor Charles Johnson to swear out a warrant charging Sawyer, about 40 years old, with fornication and adul tery. " The woman aaled in the case, though neither she nor Sawyer took the witness stand, is Irene Umphlett, or Mrs. Irene Hall. It was charged in the warrant, and testified to by a number of prominent Bethel farmers and business men, that Sawyer and Mrs. Hall had been living together as man and wife over a period of time specified as "since January 1st." When Attorney J. S. McNider, re presenting the defendant with Attor ney W. G. Edwards, arguring motion ' for non suit, had concluded his argu- remarkPd ment, judge lucKer remarKen the evidence is consistent with euilt; it is inconsistent with innocence. The verdict is guilty." Defense attorneys noted, an ap peal to Superior Court from a judg ment by Judge Tucker which gave Sawyer 60 days on the roads, the sentence to be suspended upon pay ment of the cost of court and upon condition of good behavior for two years. The good behavior clause in this instance, Judge Tucker elaborated, is to imply also that Sawyer and Mrs. Hall are not to live together again. Sawyer, it is understood, is mar ried and has two children, though his family does not live with him. Ap peal bond was set at $100. Baptist Seminary Graduate Preaches Here Sunday, 12th Stephen Morrisette, a Teacher of Westmin ster Choir, at Baptist Church Stephen Morrisette, a graduate of the Baptist Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky, a teacher of the West minster Choir at Princeton, New Jersey, is scheduled to preach at the Hertford Baptist Church on Sunday, May 12, Mother's Day. The Baptist Church has been without the services of a pastor since the resignation ot the Kev. J. F. Stegall, who resigned several weeks ago and accepted a charge at Rich Square. The Board of Deacons has been looking for another pastor since that time. Mr. Morrisette graduated with this term from Louisville Seminary, and will be in Hertford for both morning and evening services. RjOTARY CLUB MEETS The tegular weekly meeting .. f Club was held Tuesday t the vv4r Rotary at the Hotel Hertford.' L. N. Hollowell Elected President of Local Group; J. C. Blanch ard Vice Chairman WATTS PRESIDES Five Counties Repre sented at Woodville Prison Farm Dinner As Religious Training Director Urges Ac ceptance of Released Prisoners Back Into Society In Perquimans County Wednesday was organized one of the State's first Prisoner Rehabilitation Bureaus. The organization was formed at the Woodville Prison Farm as approxi mately 30 welfare officers, represen tative business men, civic club heads, ministers and school superintendents from five counties heard the Rever end Lawrence A. Watts of Raleigh, director of religious training, elabor ate on the State's Prison system. V. T. Johnson, supennienaenc of Perquimans County Schools, nomi nated as his choice to head the local bureau, L. N. Hollowell, president of the Hertford Lions Club. He also named J. C. Blanchanl, prominent business man, as vice-chairman, and Miss Ruth Davenport, Perquimans County welfare officer, as secretary. The nominees were voted on by the other Perquimans County people present, namely, Mrs. J. O. Felton, president of the Hertford, Woman s Club, Mr. Johnson, Mayor Vivian N. Darden, and Lucius Blanchard, Per quimans Weekly reporter. The counties of Pasquotank, Curri tuck, Chowan and Gatjs also tempor arily organised with the Rev. Mr. Watts acting ti chairman. , . None of the five bureaus were fully 3 organized at the Prison Farm meet ing Wednesday, and what started out , to be a get-together in which Mr. Watts was to lay his views before the gathering, met with such enthusiasm that the five county representative groups temporarily organized imme diately. However, Mr. Watts pointed out as he expressed the hope that a Prisoner Rehabilitation Bureau could be or ganized in each of the 100 counties in the State, the bureaus should be composed of one person from each (Continued on Page rive) Final Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Harry Broughton Local Woman Died on Monday Morning Af ter Long Illness; For mer President PTA Funeral services were held at the home on Church Street Tuesday af ternoon for Mrs. Julia Chalk Brough ton 46, who died at her home Monday morning after a long illness. The Rev. J. F. Stegall, former pas tor of the Hertford Baptist Church, came from Rich Square to conduct the services. Burial was made in Cedarwood Cemtery. Mrs. Broughton was a member of the Hertford Baptist Church and was an active worker in the Mis sionary Society. She was also ,, member of the Woman's Club and. the Hertford Book Club. She was form;, erly president of the Parent-Teacher. Association of the Hertford Gram mar School. Survivors include her husband, H. T. Brouirhton; four children, Julia, Margaret, Harry, Jr., anc( Howard; her step-mother, Mrs. John Chalk, all of Hertford; two brothers, Skinner Chalk, of Morehead City, and Elmer Chalk, of Detroit; three half-broth ers, Richard Chalk, of Richmond, V., Clarence Chalk, of Wilson, and , Fred Chalk, of Hertford; and a half-sister, Miss Louise Chalk, of Charlotte. New Office Hours At Hertford Clinic Announcement comes from the, Hertford Clinic that no office hours will be observed on Tuesday, Thurs day and Friday nights, beginning on June 1st. ' The cooperation: of patients and the nublic in general is requested. Other daily office hours will remain 1 unchanged. 1 s -;r 1 f-j',t-tions are fecemd?? section. tut' 11