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(1 " ' 'V i A t It 7 V a' , :, . - s ' - i WEEKLY n-c . A WEEKLY NEWSPAPERDEVQTED TO THf UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY .. Volume VII. Number 40. Hertford, Perquimans County, North" Carolina. Friday, October 4, 1940. $1.25 Per Year. 4 f I 0,500 PGop!3 Paid Admission Grc Lions Club Expresses Its Gratitude to Peo ple Who Assisted In Undertaking J30Y SCOUTS HELP Financial Statement Is Not Ready Yet, But Profit Is Expected In face of adverse weather condi tions, the Second Annual Perquim ans County Fair drew 8,500 paid ad missions through the gate last week Undoubtedly if fair and warmer weather had prevailed, the crowd would, have been larger than that of the previous year, "which according to the record,' shows 10,000 admis sions. The Hertford. Lions Olub this week expressed gratitude for the splendid response that the people of this sec tion showed in attending the fair. Also they thanked, and rightfully so, the many people of the County who assisted in numerous ways to make the fair a success. Especially were the Hertford Boy Scouts helpful in assisting members of the Lions Club with the gate and rides of the fair One of the main drawing attrac- tions at the fair was the exhibit tent. Large groups were constantly streaming in and out of the huge canvas tent 'that housed the demon stration work of the Perquimans County Clubs. In addition to the Home Demonstration Clubs exhibits, the Southern Cotton Oil Company had an exceedingly clever display showing the many uses of cotton, and the producti f ' their organiza tion. ' V , Starting of f wttfc the opening day on Monday largft attendance ! was &MtiL Wednesday' wheri deen Scott and Chester Morris addressed a small but' appreciative group on . 1 . L TT .. y"1 Oi,,Jni, Uie VXJUri, nuuoe, urocu. oamrn :i was without doubt the largest day! ior me r air- 0uvj yam auuuooiuiu on that day. One of the outstanding events on Thursday was the presence of the Elizabeth City Band. The band fur nished music before and after the speaking and the playing was well received. The band is a fine one . . . and Elizabeth City can well be proud of it. At the present time the various committees of the Lions ' Club have not presented total bills for the fair and therefore a financial statement To Fair iirids Last Week If 111 v. vV ing to 'J of the has not been prepared, but accord- Norman Trueblood, secretary local club, a nice balance will be left with the club which will be used to carry on community activities of the club. Short Time Required To Clear Court Tues. Very little time was required to clear the docket in Recorder's Cout4 here Tuesday morning. The main case appearing before Judge J. S. McNider waa one revolving around a wreci that occurred near the Town limits on September 22, when nine persons were injured. . Miss Helen, Worthington, driver of fine of the cars involved in the acci dent, pleaded guilty to reckless driv I ing and .was taxed with the cost of court. i " ,. v It was 'pointed out that the ear ; Miss Worthington was driving was covered with liability iiMursnce. ' and .''the court was assured 'that the acci' . ... . .1 il - -"i -IK dent victims -OI . me outer , . vwi ' m ' Negroes, would receive proper dam i&$M'---v " ;i :'y jh Some Tame' was taken up with & bout ,20. capias that had been issued but none were placed in jail, now ever, Jttdge McNider, ' is determined to clear' up delinquent -court costs that have not been paid.' : In the case of George , Butler, charged with - breaking ; probation, prayer for Judgement was continued for 80 days and judgement will not be passed If Butter is accepted into -the u; B, Army, - -x r ' ,v Jamen R, Stokely ' was taxed one half the costs of court for 4riving with insufficient brakes!. V rVIVAt SERVICES AT CENTER I j METHODIST CHURCH v,, ival services ate be!" V leld at C r H21 Ilethodist CI fh, this v., The T.r', J P. StaiJord, pas- tor c? tve c1.-- 'i doluj the preivh is corJ.';;"y invited sey Dairy To Hold Open House October 8!h Delayed Opening Gives Public Oppor tunity to See Mo dern Dairy ;i After several months of delay ovei which the owner had no control, Perquimans County's newest enter prise Elmwood Farms will be open for public inspection next Tuesday, October 8th. B. B. Dawson, owner," has looked forward, to the day when completion of the entire dairy would enable the public to see the most modern dairy in this section of the State. Elmwood Farms is a Golden Guern sey dairy . . . that means that at least 50 percent of the, milch cows on the farm are registered Guernseys . . . the only one east of Durham in this State. Although the dairy has had its pro-; ducts on the local market for some time, Mr. Dawson has made plans to entertain a large group of visitors at Elmwood Farms next Tuesday. There you may see the complete routine that is carried on to enable the dairy to serve you with grade-A milk. The dairy is located on the Eliza beth City highway, five miles from Hertford. Civic Groups To Call On County Commissioners Mon. ToAskJBliilding of Per- 1 r;r3 There Mull he large group calling on the County Board of Commission- . wjJeR regular .r ls ne3ct8Mon, October meet ing is held next Monday. The entire membership of the Ro tary Olub, the Lions Club and the Parent-Teachers Association plan to visit the meeting and ask that the Duaru oi vomnuBsioners auuionze , election boards of the various pre the construction of a Perquimans ! cts 0f the County will serve as County gymnasium. registrars on October 16, when every The Civic, .groups are anxious for male citizen between the ages of 21 any other people interested ; m the project to attend the meeting along with them. It is likely that the meeting will draw a large number of people to the hearing. 'J.; ', As yet the gymnasium idea is in the preliminary stages ... no plans of the building, or details as to size, construction of same or the place of, location have been worked out. The Civic groups seek first to have the necessary backing from the authori-j ties before plunging into the minute details. . However, as pointed out in The Weekly last week, the work can, and, if authorized by the officiate wil, bej worked with the co-operation of the WPA. According to figures gather-1 ed by the committee from the groups a possible cost to Perquimans County for the project would be $7,000. This would enable the building of a $28,000 building. The need of such a gymnasium for Perquimans is without question. The County is the only one within the Albemarle section that does not have an adeauate nlace for school children to play . . . and to carry on a well-1 .- i X 4YI ix OCIOCK monuay moriuiig . . . J! you are interested plan to, attend the meeting, Married By Local, Justice Of Peace g Justice of Peace T. S. Raper re ports the marriage of William Fowl er and Miss Edith WhiteV .The wedding- took place last Saturday, Sep tember 29th. . If f.' Iisted By Error', v; Through, error' the following people and their property were listed , In the notice of tat sales of Perquimans County: Mrs. Nellie; FamlL .ParkviUe Town ship; ' E. R, JWhedbee, Parkville Township; 6eorge WinsloW, Parlp viQle Towifshlr; John: Harrell, New Hppe Tawnslup, end Annie Small, Parkvjlle .Townsliip, Colored. si The Weekly, t ets the 'error made' in.puLIlshi AM nami Inasmuch as theyuouli not have been in the list. ' - T mr KiZ ZT r !7 i members are expected to serve with schools. The meeting is fanned toi pay M "contribution" to Principal Speaker At Herbert C. Bonner, above, newly appointed nominee to fill the vacancy of Representative Lindsay Warren, will be one of the principal speakers at the First Congressional District rally to be held here October 10. The meeting will be held at the State Theatre, starting at 11 o'clock. r No Word Of Draft Plans Received Here To Date Is Expected That Elec tionBoards Will Serve Fmptegistration ' Thorough checking that could be reached with official"? revealed that! no definite word concerning the Draft Registration has yet reached Hert ford. It is understood, however, that the and 36, inclusive, must appear at some election precinct and register, his name. I ning August 1, 1941. W. H. Pitt, F. T. Johnson and L. N. ! However, before an adjusted pro Hollowell, who have been designated! duction program can go into effect, to recommend a draft board for this j County as yet have not been notified: to t'nat effect. It is thought that they will receive word shortly to for - ward their recommendations to the proper authorities, The requirement that all eligible men must register on October 16 is being widely circulated and citizens o the draft ege are not to fogg tn6 registration in any way with t-ne Draft Board . . an that will be done during the registration is the flnmg out of a registration blank i and gaining a number in the' big lot tery. Later, if your name is caffled, you will appear before the Draft Board and then, at that time, you may present any plea for exemption or deferrment you may have to that body . . , they will be the ones to decide the merits of each individual case. President Roosevelt stated that election officials and draft board - . - ., j- tuat to devote a yoar of ' their time tp military training. The main thing is: If you . are be tween 21 and 35 report to some reg istration center on October 16 and ratriet or Foil.,. Hr. Rn r&rriea penalties and fines . . . and may save you lots of trouble. Cotton Coming In Fast At Southern Cotton OU Co. , The Perquimans County cotton crop is rapidly reaching the top fig- iire f of last yeas ginning at the! Southern Cotton i Company's plant here in Hertford." - ' According to "C. , P. Morris,-,.' the company ginned '668 bales last year, and thui far this season . they art within 100 bales of last year's total Mr. Morris .stated that thus far the cotton is a tttUe green, but the con dition of the cotton Is better than it has been for the past '.four or five n for the past '.four or fir J .rs. Democratic Rally o X',',-. y - Floyd Announces December 7 Set As Cotton Vote Date thern Growers to side Upon Program Fofl&U Cotton growers of North Carolina and of the South will go to the polls; December 7 to decide whether AAA marketing quotas will.be placed on ir .... the 1941 crop, E. Y. Floyd, AAA exe cutive officer of State College, has announced. ine new national marketing quota .winter weather, conditions along the just announced by Secretary of Agri- Channel, that he war will shift to' culture Wickard will make possible he south-eastern sections Th J th mrww f !9nnnnnn Kil .n?.aSter" SeCtlons- T h e ; .. B , during the next cotton year begin two-thirds or more of the cotton growers voting must approve allot. 1 ments. This year's referendum i comes two days earlier than that of last year when 91 percent of the na tion's cotton producers voting favor ed the marketing quota program for 1940. Floyd said growers have approved the cotton program for three conse cutive years, voting control on them selves in 1940, 1939 and 1938. Dur ing the years the quotas have been in effect, cotton farmers, as a group have planted well within the national acreage allotment. The AAA executive officer ex plained tfcat it was necessary to call for a limited production in 1941 be cause of the tremendous surplus which still hangs over the market. Much of this was due to the record crop of 1937, which glutted the mar ket and forced prices down sharply. While export markets Tiave been demoralized as a result of the war, the national defense program in this country is expected to stimulate dom estic demand for the South 's No. 1 cash crop., in ortn Carolina's ismu couon acre- acre allotment was 930,509 acres. A good crop has been' reported from ! moat Sections Of the State, Local Boys In Guard Unit Off For Camp Three Perquimans County boys, Louis Nachman, Joshua Sutton and Wrightson Jackson, entrained with Company D, 105th Medical Regi ment When it left Edenton Monday morning around 5 o'clock. The unit, traveUn by nulances! trucks an3 private cars, was. scheduled to reach Fort Bragg Monday night. After a night's rest, the journey to Fort Jackson, (South ' Carolina, was : com pleted; the company arriving 'there daring the, early, part of Tuesday afternoon. - ' " The. Nations 6uard was , changed to the regular army and. was . called to training for a period of one year, unless the- President 'saw' fit to hold it longer for emergency duty.v Vt Docket Shows Few Cases For Superior Court; Opens Oct. 28 It looks like a short term ef Perquimans County Superior Court when it convenes here on October 28th. According to W. H. Pitt, Clerk of Court, only four teen cases are listed on the docket at this time. Although Mr. Pitt stated that there may be more cases added between now and the time court starts. Of the cases listed, assault with a deadly weapon is the major charge against the majority of the defendants; six cases being listed under this offense. There are two cases of drunken driving; one of larceny; one of non-support; one of robbery with fire arn.s; one of adultery; one of false pretense and one of abandon ment. Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh, is scheduled to preside at the Oc tober term of Superior Court. Air Raids Continue Over Germany, France, England Axis Alliance With Ja- pan Blows War Clouds Eastward ! England and Germany continue to throw their air forces at each other,1 while seemingly the war has reached a complete stalmate as far as an invasion of England is concerned. Bad weather along the English Chan nel has played havoc with Herr Hit ler's "flat bottom" one-way barges that were to transport his soldjers across the narrow strip of water to the English ports. During the past week England's R. A. F. have constantly bombed Nazi towns and concentrated several night on Berlin itself, wnile staving off attacks by the larger forces of Gernten airmen. One , .item shows English results by an announcement ftom Berlin that children are being evacuated from that city. Better weather conditions, however, -"rr:: f ?;: k"c "T"1' 1, 1, ' "u"'uerL ul Planes over England than they have rn tin aa ah n rrwn f l l had in the air in several days. It is highly probable, according to I authorities, that with t.ho , iuuje finance Detween iwrmanv J Italy and Japan, S1gned last week for the mutual benefit of those three, may point toward that end. It is, highly reasonable to believe in order i to break the English "strangle-hold; blockade that Hitler may shift over arA ir nn-A .u. i ! and take command vj. uie mtuanon break Britain's control of Oat Bel . J P'0VideS heat for the station . . . with the idea of crushing the1 Two 6ntrances are provided, one English in the Far East and return- opens out on to church Street where ing to finish the job on the British! a11 south-bound bses will stop in Isles in the spring. a special parking space ... the other In regards to the so-called warn-! opens onto Grubb Street for al) ing to America, as implied in the' north-bound busses. This parking ar Alfliance signed by Japan and Hitler ' ranKer'lent was made possible by a President Roosevelt replied by slap-'j EPecial ordinance of the Town Board, ping an embargo against Japan on I new bus station te a welcomed the two most vital war supplies she ' accommo'lation to the patrons of the needs that of scran imn nnH I htis company, and will provide a line. The licenses that willl be sary to release these articles for for eign shipment will become effective October 16. Rev. Hobgood Assumes Pastorate At Hertford Baptist Church The Rev. C. E. Hobgood Sunday assumed the duties as pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church, choosing the subject "Preventive Religion" for his first Bermon, Mr. and Mrs. Hobcrood arrived in Hertford last week and until renova tion arrangements are completed at ,the parsonage they are making their home with Mrs. Ellen McCallum. Parent-Teachers Association Holds Reception Tonight The Parent-Teachers Association will hold a reception tonight (Friday) from 8 to 9:30 o'clock, at the Hert ford Grammar School. Honorees at the reception will be members of the Board of Education, the faculty members of Perquimans High School and the Grammar School. The public is cordially invited to attend. LIONS CLUB TO MEET . The Hertford Lions Club will meet tonight (Friday) at 6:45 o'clock , at Hotel Hertford, At .this meeting a complete report of Perquimans Sec ond Annual Fair ,; will be given. Broughton, Bonner Principal Speakers At Rally October 10 Plans Taking Shape to Entertain Large Group of Leaders In State AT STATE THEATRE J. Emmett W i n s I o w Host to First Congres sional District Meet ing Definite arrangements have been made for Governor-elect J. Melville BrougTiton and Representative Her bert C. Bonner to address the meet ing of the First Congressional Dis trict to be held here October 10th. Sheriff J. Kmmett Winslow an nounced today that the meeting will be held at the State Theatre, start ing at 10 o'clock next .Thursday morning. A short organization meeting will take place immediately before th principal speaking by Mr. Broughton and Mr. Bonner. Following the speaking a free barbecue dinner will be served. It is hoped that, weathei permitting, the dinner will be served on the Town Lot at the end of Mar ket Street. The opening gun on Democratic rallies in this district will start here with a large number of State nota bles in attendance, besides several of ficials from Raleigh, Mr. Winslow stated today that Emery B. Denny. Chairman of the State Executive Committee, Arch T. Allen, Secretary and Mrs. P. P. McCWfjice Chair man of the State Executive Commit tee and Ralph Gardner, President of Young Democrats Club, will be here for the meeting. A huge crowd is expected for the i meeting and those planning now to attend should remember the time. 11a. m., October 10th, and tbe.jlace, the State Theatre. Permanent Bus Station Opened wii, s , u c , a 1 13 MW 'Cated ln Permanent quar" ters at the corner of Church and lu Qfto T"U opened Wednesday of this week and for the present time, at least, will be operated by Morgan Waiker'. T, . ... . . .. Th ? . P?f-f" buying was kT S ? facllltles f" both white and colored, passengers - . ... A ... vcic iii&iaiieu. n. inouerii on neater much better arrangement for the handling of passengers. Detroit Tigers Win First Game In 1940 World Series 7-1 With perfect setting for a World Series baseball game the Detroit Tigers, champions of the American League, out hit and out ran the Cin cinnati Redlegs, champions of th .National League, ine iinai score . was 7-2. Detroit scored 10 hits and registered one error, whiHe the Reds were gathering eight hits and com mitting three errors. Buck Newsome pitched the whole route for Detroit, while Cincinnati ased three pitchers during the nine inninora Dorrincrpr aotx XtaA nifViaw ' . , ww .VV. j,t j, t was relieved of his mound duties in 'H'i' the second inning when Detroit scorv ed five runs on five hits. White ' eq gooa oau unui tne mntn wneq Biddle went in for a pinchhitter. 962 Checks Received For Cotton Payment A little more than two-thirds of the Cotton Price Adjustment pay ment have been received, at the of fleeter L. Wi Anderson, ' County , Agent. The ahince is expected soon.f The 963 chc covering payment on 604 applir ions,- received to date amount to J ,Zi220, It is expected ''' tnat a tot-l of 855 annlicatkma will ; f be made for payments.."; '. . - is.