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C A WEEKLY NEWSPiliOTED TO f HE tfpmnblTNft OF tTERTFORT) AND PEROMkiTTTJTV
1 ; Volume VIL Number 44.
Hertford; Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 1, 1940.
$1.25 Per Year.
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1AI1S WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTIONS
I Renewals to Be Taken
! ;N or Two Week Period
1 . And Commissions to
Be Paid Every Club
, A Arrangements have been made be
J tweeir The Perquimans Weekly and
ygi members of the Home . Demonstra
tion Clubs of Perquimans County
thereby the various club members
will solicit renewal subscriptions for
' ',The Perquimans Weekly, during the
, next two weeks.
fa The Home Demonstration Clubs
k will receive twenty-five per cent
commission of all moneys turned
over to The Weekly during .this
' time. In addition to this a bonus of
V $5 will be paid each club selling as
- many as thirty subscriptions.
' Not a Contest
Readers and subscribers of The
' Weekly are advised that this drive
for renewal subscriptions is not a
contest ... it is a simple business
. ' proposition whereby the management
has arranged with the Demonstration
Clubs to solicit our subscribers for
' - their renewals to the County paper,
,px The clubs in turn will have an oppor-
Unity to earn extra cash to be placed
, in their treasury through this work.
Subscribers are urged to cooperate
with members of the clubs and give
. their renewals during the two-week
J period. Many of our subscribers'
subscription expires within the next
' few weeks and you can assist your
local Home Demonstration Club by
giving your renewal to one of the
members.
' The subscribers are advised that
. postal rules forbid us to mail The
Weekly to those readers whose sub-
i acription has expired; therefore, 'now
- is a good time to renew your sub
ascription and by doing so . . . yqtt
' , can help one of the Clubs earn extra
money for Its projects.
C 4; Twq Weeks Period 1
The time limit for this drive has
been' set at two weeks . . . between
November 1 and November $5. All
subscriptions sold during thatTtime
& will bfcounted toward commissions
s for -the Clubs. The club members
.' w llbe active during that time try
ing to cover as much territory as
possible. Subscribers are urged to
cneck on the label on their papers
x ."V . today . . . and if the labejshows
that your subscription expires short-
ly . . . help your Home Club by giv
' ing'your renewal
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Members of the Home Demonstra
' tion Clubs who have not discussed
" this project should see their club
Dresidents immediately for full de-
i tails. The Weekly urges all mem
f ' bers of the Clubs to remember that
i- the time for this work is Very short
I . i and therefore it is necessary to start
'ifWthe work at once. Don't wait for
' JF i a 1 1 i J.
Mj other members oi your ciuo io gei
-. results but start out yourself and
. ' - help your own club earn this extra
; money.
' Indians Down Tater
: Bugs? Play Woodrow
Wilson Today
M.
" The Indians are on the warpatti . .
. fresh from a second victory over
i-, Columbia, the Perquimans County
High School football team will
iniimev to Norfolk. Va.. today to
'mPPt the Wilson Hi Junior Varsity
in tne 'return game.
Plavhijr at Columbia on Tuesday
4hp local teani defeated the Tater
. , rsugs ujf kuid vr vi wv
, v nt rtiA first r&me between Perouim-
' ans and Columbia was 12-0 in favor
of the Indiana- l- k
r - fntkAh : TIbva -; FiiIIav . wiui : i, wnll
0 pleased at, fth sho wins'': lnad fa
' Tvrrn Coantv nd traised the tlay
inff, of .eyery. member, ' of the teani.
! n wftA MtneciallT Dleaeed at the way
. th baclp-field J developed. durJny
"1ie-past;-,'twc;'games.v- v !"
The' game between wooarow , ym
oti and the Indians Js scheduled for
ftfday 'morning at 11:80, anch about
3 players will be carried to Vir
inia'for the game. 'Friday after-iioon-the
boys will witness the game
between the Varsities of . Woodrow
",Vilson and ''Maury. i' an outstand
g. high school game in this section.
There were no inuries in the Co
imbia galme and the local boys
ould be in good shape to take on
e Virginia team Friday morning. '
lore Registrants " , i C
Two more names have been added
ie list of Perquimans youths
3red tor the selective service
These men and their, regis
i numbers are: ' '
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ISTflATIOll CLUBS SOLICIT
ISO Wasn't There
With the selective service draft
foremost in the minds of the people
right at the present time, many
stories have been told about 'coinci
dences pertaining to the draft.
With the aid of the State Theatre,
Hertford now has a story.
Wednesday being Bank Night at
the local theatre, the amount had
reached the total of $180; when the
drawing was held the name of Percy
Brothers was called as the winner
tut Percy wasn't there.
. Percy's registration number is al
so 180.
War Spreads Into
Balkans As Greece
Battles Italians
Turkey Silent as War
Hits Their Ally; Brit
ish Aid Being Given
ine powder-keg of tiUrope is
ablaze this week as Italy continues
its attempt in crushing Greece. War
between Greece and Italy started
with fighting on the Albanian fron
tier early Monday morning, when
the Greek nation refused to ac
quiesce to an ultimatum issued
them by Italy.
Although the fighting has been
going on for four days, very little
actual news regarding the battle of
seeping through the censorship of
Europe. Both sides claim successes
but it comes from neutral sources
that little ground has been gained
by the Italian forces in their at
tempt to over-run the smaller
nation.
Jeso'mlintator8 are led to be
lieve that this outbreak in the Bal
kans is a blind on the part of the
Axis powers that will shortly lead to
bipger things in their struggle a
gamst Britain.
Turkey, who has some sort of
pact with Greece, is still sitting
eight, awaiting definite signs from
Moscow before taking any action as
far as the Greek invasion ia con
cerned.
Meanwhile, Germany is massing
troops in the Balkans. It is report
ed that they have some 70 divisions
stationed throughout countries of
which they have taken over control
It is expected that most of these are
now located in Rumania just in case,
Stalin, the Dictator of Russia, de
cides to take a hand in the develop
ments and sides against the Axis.
Great Britain :s affected by the
invasion of Greece because that
country has a protective aid pact
with the Greeks and reports, sup
posedly coming from Nazi head
quarters, say that British ships and.
air forces are being used to aid
Premier Metaxas' country.
London, however, denies that Brit
ish forces have landed on any Greek
soil up to the present time.
inuB iar the battle of . Greece is
still young and, although it is proba
ble the continuation of the duel be
tween British Naval strength and
the Axis land and air forces, there
is yet no decided advantage for eith
er side.
Future Farmers Hold
Initiation For New
Members Friday Night
The Perquimans County Chapter
of tho 'Future Farmers of America
held the; .'annual initlatitaii tkf
members oh Friday wgb . of-.iaBt
weeki This -wat the- largest: initia'
tion of new , members ever held 'by
the Perquimans Chapter, thirty-
seven new members being taken in.
: Jlew -members taking the initia
tion - were: John AsbelJ, Aubrey
Baker, Lester Baker, Horace Boyce,
Lloyd Chaulk, Harvey ' Chappell,
Preston Copeland, Hubert bail, Le
roy Dail, Belvin Eure, Melvin Cure,
Hallett - Evans. Earlie' Goodwin,
Thomas '' Harris, . Johnny ' Hunter.:
.Hazel Jackson. Bobby Keaton, Leroy
Lamb, Donald Lane, ' Ned Matthews,
Carroll Perry, Robert Perry, Vernon
Lee ferry, Charlie F. Reed, Melvin
Rountree, Julian Tadlock, Medford
Traeblood. IUlton"' JWhmMiiJke
White;, Calvin, Wils6n, Ca'rlf,Wm'slc
Clarence Winslow ClmtoA'''Winslol:
ana ueorgt rwooa. v i v
,The boys are now. getting.' things
lined tip for their annual Father
and Son ban"rt to be -pulled off
early in E
Red Cross Workers
To Be Announced By
Leader llext Week '
Every Community to
Have Canvassers;
Knitting Project Still
Open
The Annual Red Cross Roll Call
will get under way in Perquimans
County on Monday, November "11,
according to Mrs. C. P. Morris,
chairman of the Roll Call.
Workers for the- drive have not
yet been named by Mrs. Morris, but
they will be announced by The
Weekly next week. Each section
and community of the County is ex-j
pected to have a number of solici
tors for the Roll Call and citizens
are requested to join as early as
possible. j
The Roll Call will come to an end
on Thanksgiving Day, November 28,
and it is the aim of the local chap
ter to have this County enrolled 100
percent. Those who are not can
vassed are urged to bring their
memberships and contributions to
the Post Office Building, where they
will be accepted by S. M. Whedbee,
chairman of the Perquimans County
Chapter of the Red Cross.
In talking with a Weekly report
er, Mr. Whedbee emphasized the
greater need this year than in form
er years for Red, Cross funds. The
British refugee problem and tha as
sistance that wii be given to men
called to military service by the
United States adds an extra burden
to the already huge assistance that
is being rendered by the Red Cross.
It is fully expected that this year
Perquimans County will respond
100 percent to the call.
Individuals who are interested in
joining the knitting project being
sponsored by the Red Cross this
year should see Mr. Whedbee. There
is still need for more people to vol
unteer for this project.
Officers Need Co
Operation7 Says
Judge W. C. Harris
We need more cooperation from
the people in enforcing the law,"
Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh told
the Perquimans County Grand Jury
in his charge to them as Superior
Court opened here Monday.
"You should, during your investi
gations, ask the Sheriff and the
policemen about the equipment fur
nished them for carrying out their
duties"?-
"If they do not have proper
equipment, you should .ask them for
suggestions as to what equipment
they need, and make your recom
mendations to the County Commis
sioners accordingly.
"Criminals today know .their bus
iness. We should have law en
forcement officers who know their
business, and who have the proper
equipment to meet every emergency.
"A knowledge of finger-printing,
and other modern methods of crime
detection are great assets to small
town policemen and sheriffs, and
opportunity should be furnished
them to attend police schools.
Judge Harris lauded the fine citi
zenship of North Carolina, which he
said is a level-headed citizenship, for
the most part, not likely to "fly off
the handle." As citizens, they
should bend every effort to aid offi
cers of the law in the enforcement
of their duty, ;
He scored . citizens who tmt&ink-
' ingly sign petitions to ask the, 'gov
ernor lor xne- paraon er some prisoner,-
whospiJhey knW:,little.or
nothing aboV 'telling &e " grand
Jury," and' his audience in the Per
quimans Court House that petition
should not be made for" release of a
prisoner until Investigation is made.
' Members of the grand jury are
A: W. Hefren, foreman, Sam M.
Riddick, B. H. Ward, F. T. Mathews,
Walter Deal, ; Frahkli Jordan, W.
Mf.t Spivey, A, D.Thach, Herbert P.
Winslow, T. F."Kirby, Willie B.
Chappell, T. Nixon, t. Sv Gregory,-Elmer
R Winslow, J. A. Gre
gory, Julian R. Mathews and James
Elfihtt Lane. ' ,- -
rf LIONS CLUB TO MEET : . .
the 'Hertford Lions Club will hold
its- regular
BeWidere,
fty House,
dies of Eelvidere HomeemDnstra;
tion Club of Bemdere, 1 AH "mem
bers are urged to attend; r' ' " '
meeting Friday, night at
, meeting at e ,'Commnn-
rs For
Draft Drawn In
Washington
300 Perquimans Men
Affected By First 4376
Numbers Picked
The wheels of the first peace-time
draft in the history of the United
States have been set in motion. The
big lottery was held in Washington
Tuesday and the numbers, covering
the registration of approximately
17,000,000 men, were drawn and
through this drawing local draft
boards will start the classification of
all men registered and determine
those that will be inducted into
military training lor the one year
period.
All men registered will be placed
into one (if four classes: (1) those
persons available for training; " (2)
those persons deferred because the
public interest is best served by
t'heir staying at their usual work;
(3) those persons deferred because
of dependents, and (4) those persons
deferred from service either by law
or for physical disability.
It is to be expected that the men
who will be sent for training first
will be those classed in group 1.
-Of the first numbers drawn from
the big goldfish bowl in Washington
very few of them affected boys in
Perquimans County. Out of the
first 1,376 order numbers called
there were only 303 of those num
bers registered here.
Number 158 was the first drawn
from the bowl, the holder of this
number in Perquimans County being
Enoch Herbert Barnard, Negro, of
Route 3.
The late Whit Wright, former
sheriff of Perquimans County, was
the first man drafted from this
County in the World War. His
number was 258.
It is highly possible that the local
draft board, composed of J. R.
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Fathers Night Set
For November 7th
At Grammar School
All plans have been completed for
"Father's Night" to be observed by
the Parent-Teachers Association of
the Hertford Grammar School at its
next regular meeting to be held at
the school building on Thursday
night, November 7, at 8 o'clock.
The program for the evening will
be entirely in the hands of the local
fathers . . . some really outstanding
attractions have been arranged for
the evening and the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
The program will open with a de
votional by F. T. Johnson (your re
porter presmes he acts in the capa
city of "father" to all the children)
followed by short talks to be given
by Archie Lane, Reginald Tucker
and Charles Skinner. Following
this the daddies will be interrupted
by a song .to the fathers, sung by
the boys of the First and Second
grades.
L. C. Elliott and C. R. Holmes
will each recite a poem.
Another short talk on the subject
of Cub Scouts will be given by Ker-
mit Layden, regional director, of
Edenton.
Refreshments will be served by
Joe H. Towe, Edgar Morris and T.
B. Sumner.
Two door prizes will be offered
for the night; one to the ladies, the
other to the men.
In looking over the list of per
formers for the 'evening, it looks
like an all-star attraction . . . so re-1
member fte time. and the date, and
plan now o attend.
Rotary Club Holds
Oyster Roast Thursday
The Hertford Rotary Club held an
oyster roast Thursday evening on
the farm of Henry Newbold. The
oyster roast took the place of the
retrular dinner meeting usually held
on Tuesday night. A large number
of members were present ... and
the oysters were enjoyed by all. '
Peace League To Meet
At Agricultural Bldg.
The Woman's. International " Lea
gue for Peace and JFreedom wili hold
ltr regular monthly meeting1 ; "Satur-dayfNo-ember
Zft at 2i30 p., tru, at
the 'jAirricuttural BufySlng in Hert
ford. Th public cordially, invited
Order
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CRIMINAL CASES CONSUME THREE DAYS;
CIVIL CASES CARRIED OVER NEXT TERM
Hitler Gets It Again
, Hitler is being blamed for many
things these days . . . and many of
them rightfully so . . . but the prize
story, we believe, for the week is
the one being told by Ralph White,
manager of the local D. Pender
Store.
The story follows: During the ear
ly part of the week two old fellows,
typical
countrymen from across the,
iSound, came into the store and pur
chased three California pears, priced
at ten cents. On paying the dime,
Ralph asked one of tlie men if he
had a penny for the sales tax,
whereupon the old fellow dug into
his pocket, rather reluctantly, and
brought forth the penny. After pay
ing 'the tax he had this statement
to make: "I'll tell you one thing, I'll
he glad when they kill that fellow
Hitler."
And without another word the cus
tomer left the store.
Grand Jury Report
Recommends Nep
School AtWinfall
Other Recommenda
tions Made; Judge
Commends Jury on
Report
The Grand Jury report at the
October term of Superior Court,
which was turned in Wednesday
morning by Foreman A. W. Hefren,
declared the Winfall Colored School
"a disgrace to the County," and
recommendation was made for the
erection of a new building before
the next school term.
At present, the Negro, children
occupy four wooden buildings, all of
which were considered beyond re
pair. The report was read to the Court
by Solicitor Chester Morris.
In the report, acknowledgement
was made of two suggestions offered
, , ' ' ' . ' ., i
purchase of a tear gas gun for the
county officers, and an oil burner
for the jail.
Appreciation was expressed to the
county and school board and to the
principals and teachers of the Hert-,
ford Grammar School for keeping
the building in such excellent condi
tion. Recommendation that the upstairs'
loor in tne jail be repaired and
'hat the railing on the stairway be
)raced was also made.
A few minor recommendations for
e,jairs at New Hope school, the
Oounty Home, and the house in
vhich the caretaker lives, were
rr;ade.
The report read that the Grand
-ury found the school busses over
loaded ' on short distances and sug
gestion was made that considera
tion be given to buying some new
busses to alleviate the congestion.
In Winfall, where several old
wooden buildings are on the verge of
collapse, the Grand Jury recom
mended that they be torn down, as
the buildings are not only a fire haz
ard but are dangerous to children
playing around them.
Foreman Hefren was compilment
ed by Judge W. C. Harris for the
excellent report, saying that it was
better than the average Grand Jury,
reports. j
Two Volunteers Apply
To Local Draft Board
For Year's Training
Turn nnsaihlv lirpA volnnt.prs
have applied to the local draft board
for a year s military training, ac
cording to J. R. Stokes, chairman of
the local board.
These you;ths are George Butiler,
Hertford, "whose registration number
is 881, and Francis Edward Willey,
Route Three, Hertford. Willey's
registration number is 228. Anoth
er youth, whose name was not given
volunteered, but it was found, that
he was tinder age and therefore he
was sent home to , get his parents'
consent. il.jo.vTA rj ,t (fl . T
It is Qiter.likely,lM the( two vol
unteers iU vlriaiced r si 'the head
of the? &Ao$ jorder. 'numbers and in
ease 'thjs happens, Enoch . Barnard,
whose number, 158, was called first
In Washington, willbe placed :as
number three on the local list. '.
October Term of Su
perior Court Closed
Wednesday; Judge
W. C. Harris Presided
The fall term of Perquimans
County Superior Court opened here
Monday morning with Judge W. C.
Harris of Raleigh presiding.
Due to tVie fact tnat most of the
jurors and many witnesses aie now
in the busiest season of harvest, it
was decided by mutual consent ol all
interested parties to continue the
Civil Docket until the January ienn
of Court. Approximately eighteen
civil cases were scheduled io be
heard.
l-our divorce cases were lieam by
Juuge Uariis and an weie giaiao...
Cii'OiiiiUs lur the d.vorces we-iu .repa
ration. i'ew jurors were excused l'lom ser
vice aim Lojii goi under way short
ly alter Juu.u Harris had charged
the draml Jury. Ine cases tried on
Monday were those of Jack Sawyer,
uiu.cu uah adultery, in which
Sawyer was found not guilty. In
the case of A. A. Nobles, charged
by N. C. Spivey with selling vaccine
for hog cholera under false pretense,
Solicitor Chester Morris admitted
lack of evidence and a motion of
non-suit was allowed.
In the afternoon session on Mon
day Judge Harris dismissed the re
straining order brought against Ar
nold Chappell, who operates a store
in Chowan County. This case was
brought here for immediate atten
tion. Victor White, Negro, was sen
tenced to 12 months on the roads for
assault on Clifton Coleman, also a
Negro, with a knife.
Tuesday morning Buster Doon,
Negro, charged with larceny, was
freed on a verdict of not guilty.
In the case of John C. Butler,
charged with driving drunk, the jury
after a deliberation of several hours
returned a verdict of guilty. Sen
tence of,ther,C'rt wa.i four months
in jail, sentence to be suspended
upon payment of a $50 fine and
costs and good behavior for two
years.
Wesley Hurdle, also charged with
driving drunk, entered a plea of
guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
Both of these men lose their driving
permits for a period of 12 months,
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Arthur Beasley, Negro, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
entered a plea of guilty and was
sentenced to the roads for twelve
months.
On Wednesday the Court heard
the cases of Alex Long, Sr., and
. Alex Long, Jr., both Negroes,
I charged with assault with a deadly
j weapon with intent to kill. The jury
I found the defendants guilty and
judgment of the Court was that
Alex Long, Sr., pay to Ellie Suttor
$100 for medical care and cost of
Court; Alex Long, Jr., was fined $25
and Court costs.
The case of Ellie Sutton, Negro,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon was nol-prossed.
Louis Norman Chappell entered a
plea of guilty to simple assault and
prayer for judgment was continued.
The last case heard on Wednesday
was that of Evans Fulton, Negro,
charged with robbery with a fire
arm. The jury found Fulton not
guilty.
The Court had finished up all cas
es by 5:30 Wednesd afternoon.
All civil cases were continued until
the January term.
Special Services At
Episcopal Church
J Friday Morning
! A special service of Holy Com
i munion with a short address, will be
held in Holy Trinity Episcopal
1 Church here this (Friday) morning
' at 10 o'clock, it has been announced
bV the Rev- E- T- Ji"on, rector.
The special service is being held
in commemorating All Saints Day,
said Mr. Jill son.
OClcers Make Raid;
Net 32 Pints Whiskey
Deputy Sheriff Melvin Owens,
with the assistance of Walter
Spence, assistant Chief of Police of"
Elizabeth City, raided the home, of . .
David Lane, white man of the foi i
ville section, Saturday night and,)
found 82 pints of bootleg, wnlekeyi) 1
Lane was charged with PObsosbW ;
of non-taxpaid whiskey arid wag re- - t -
leased Ott 1(X bond. . t4 ',W
Hearing1 on, the pase 'will be hell 1 w
to- Recorder , Court 1 1 ,!,haV.next'. " '
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