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Four Dciid Uniforms
At RdtEjy Meeting
0ub Sponsors Drive to
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iorms; ummittee is
Named For Drive
The drive to raise funds to pro-
vide uniforms for the Perquimans
High School band got under way on
? Tuesday night when the Hertford
Rotary Club, sponsoring the drive,
; held its regular meeting ait Hotel
Hertford.
V. N. Darden, F. T. Johnson, S
M. Whedbee and R. M. Riddick, all
members of the dub, were appointed
as solicitors for the drive which will
start immediately.
The 'amount which the club hopes
to raise to completely outfit the
band is $300. Funds were pledged
at the Tuesday meeting to furnish
four uniforms. Donors of this a
mount were A. W. Hefren, Major &
Loomis Company, J. E. Winslow and
The Southern Cotton Oil Company.
Guests at the club meeting Tues-
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uuy were jimmm lvxcvaiium, uiretwr
if. iof the Perquimans band, and C. L.
McCullers, director of the Edenton
band. McCullers was high in hU
praise of the part the Hertford band
played in the Armistice Day parade
in Edenton.
Both band directors answered
questions for the club members in
regards to various types of uniforms
available and McCallum suggested
that uniforms be provided as soon as
possible for at least eighteen mem
bers of the band and additional uni
forms for the remainder of the thirty
band students as they progressed in
the work. "'
Perqmmajiff County folks are urg
ed to make contributions to the band
fund in order that the band can be
outfitted with uniforms as quickly as
possible. 'v
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luUfinsMCrr.f Grd
To Remain In County
Rev. D. M. Sharpe Mov
ed From Mt. Gilead to
Raleigh
The general conference of
the!
Methodist Churches held in Wilming-r
ton over the week-end )nade no
changes in the pastorates in Per
quimans County. The Rev. R. K.
Munns was returned to the Hertford
Methodist Church, while the Rev. J.
D. Cranford will remain at Winfall.
Rev. D. M. Sharpe, former Hert
ford minister, was moved from his
charge at Mt Gilead to Raleigh.,
E. L. Laughinghouse
Accepts Position
At J. C. Blanchard's
E. L. Laughinghouse has accepted
a position at the J. C. Blanchard and
Company ' .Department Store. . . Mr.
Laughinghouse , formerly had charge
of the Men's Department at the lo
cal store and he again assumed this
post on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Laughinghouse mov
ed to iJdenton during the early part
of this year, but they will move back
fn CTATihf Ami within a short time.
IHiai inanir -Manila will wplcnmp
them back to Perquimans.
Schoolmasters Club
Held Monthly Meeting
. At Fcrauimans II. s.
"' ,The SohoolmaetfwVjCftttt, -whose
', members comB ' from aU Counties in
the: Albemarle section, held its regu
"ar monthly, meeting at . the - Per
quiraans High . ."Schoo? on " Monday
night. " ' lV'" 1 1
The meeting had - been designated,
as guest night and members : were:
accompanied by their wives or sweetr
hearts as special guests Sixty-one
members and guests were present , v
A program consisting of - war
wng3, and n address by IhV Rev.'
Clarence ' E,Hobgood .,wa enjoyed
' y those attending. a- -7, " ,
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:ur!;cy Supper To Bc ,
!c!i At Parish House ;
The ladies of Holy Trfdt? Epaeo
' Church Will , ho1 1 Uieir annual
V Ezrt at tl.e Piiriah House
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A, WEEKLY NEWSPAIJ
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Highway Commission
Defers Contract On
Winf all Road
For reasons unknown at the pres
ent time the State Highway Commis
sion deferred the awarding of the
contract for the construction of a
new roadway between Hertford and
a point on Route 17, north of Win
faW. This new road, if and when con
structed, will eliminate Winfall from
the main highway, Number 17, al
though the present road leading into
Hertford will remain for kall
traffic.
The McGuire Construction Co.
made low bids for the construction
of the roadway, but the award was
not made.
Guilty Of Destroying
County Property;
Gets 12 Months
Numerous Cases Heard
In Recorder's Court
On Tuesday
Recorder's Court held a long ses
sion again on Tuesday in order to
clear the docket of cases brought to
court.
George Davenport, Negro, placed
in jail on a charge of drunk and dis
orderly conduct decided to take the
matter into his own hands, so he set
in to tear the jail down . . . net re
sults was that George appeared in
court with an extra charge for de
stroying County property. He was
found guilty and sentenced to 30
days on the first charge and given
12 months on the second.
WiU Dennis Harrell, Negro, charg
ed with non-support, was granted a
continuance.
Matt Riddick, Negro, was found
not guilty on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon,
, ' Judge McNidqr handed a 60-day
sentence to James Revelle, Negro,
convicted of v illegal-possess! on and
frkhpOTttfidn roT ' ntsJPpaf. - fr
quor.
In the case of Ellsbury Boone,
Negro, charged with rape, the Court
ruled that the hearing would be held
at the next term of court. When the
case was called the State's witness
had failed to appear, and due to the
serious charge Judge McNider re
commended that the defendant place
his case in the hands of an attorney.
The witnMft rnnrlA on a miportirw'o
and was recognized to return for the
case next week.
James Norman, Negro, was found
guilty of being drunk and was sen
tenced to 30 days.
Frank Copeland, Negro, charged
with assault, entered a plea of guilty
and was fined $5 and costs of court.
James Overton, Negro, charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
was found guilty and was given a 60
day sentence, suspended upon pay
ment of costs: and that he remain
away from a Negro club house.
Bernice Woodard, Negress, charg
ed with assault and the use of pro
fanity, was found guilty and sen
tenced to 30 days. Sentence to be
suspended upon payment of cost and
if she remains away from a Negro
club house.
W.,N DSlon, of Edenton, charged
with having, improper lights, was
found guilty and taxed with one-half
the costs.
C. T. Smith, Jr., of Du rants Neck,
was found guilty of non-support of
his wife and child and was ordered
by the Court to pay the sum of $4
monthly for the care of the child,
An appeal was taken in this case.
Local Men Injured
In Car Collision
'.U. Q. White and Charley Umphlett
were Injured in- an automobile colli
sion .'which 'occurred about miles
from Deep 'Creek, Vs., at. 1:30 Wed
nesday afternoon.
" The local men were on their way
to Norfolk "when their car collided
with another being driven by a Vir
ginia man, whose named was not
learned at the time.
AH occupants of both ears were in
jured -.and police have called . for a
hearing to be held next week to de
termine the fault of the accident. ,
Two Services To Be ; v
Held At Methodist
Rev. R. P. Munns, lthatne"tyrttl,Jheia
berth niornir? and veninrf,1r"WirviceB
at the Mefro Church on .Eundayl
November 17. Mr. Kunns will 're
turn the lat'er part of the week frora
attend
held in V..
Confere-
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iTv'OTED TO TIfl!' UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD
Heigord;;Perquimans County, North
Advisory Board
Aiding Draft Work
C. R. Holmes, Chairman
Advisory Board, to
Seek More People to
Aid In Work
Draft Board Chairman J. R. Stokes
'ius been notified that Perquimans
County will be called upon to fur
nish 50 men for the selective mili
tary training service between now
and next June 30th. This quota was
received by the local board the first
; art of this week.
The total number of men that will
be called from this County to fill the
first quota, some time next month,
is not yet known. However, the lo
cal draft officials have at least
eleven volunteers who will be placed
at the top of the list for the first
..an.
Draft questionnaires have been
mailed out to a number of Perquim
ans County men during this past
j week and already a large number of
them have been returned to the locall
draft offices.
These questionnaires will be used
by the IocfI board for the classifica
tion of men. There are four classes
in the service act and the local board
will place each man in his proper
class as his questionnaire is return
ed to them for filing.
The Advisory Board set up last
week to assist . in filling out the
questionnaires called on more peo
ple to aid in this work during the
week. The original board consisted
of C. R. Holmes, chairman; Sammie
Sutton and J. W. Ward. Mr. Holmes
was able to enlist the services of
other men during the week who will
donalte their time to aiding the men
in filling out the blanks in time to
return them to the draft board dur
ing the five days allotted them.
Additional members of the Advis
ory Board are C. E. Johnson, W. G.
Newby, C. P. Morris, Norman True
blood and W. J. Thompson. More
volunteers for this work are expected
before the week is out.
Demonstration
Clubs Must Report
Subscriptions Sat
Presidents of the various Home
Demonstration Clubs throughout Per
quimans County are urged to contact
members of their clubs before Sat
urday and collect all subscriptions
taken by the members.
Reports of these subscriptions
must be made to The Perquimans
Weekly not later than Saturday af
ternoon. Saturday will mark the close of
the short drive for subscription re
newals that the local clubs have been
making for The Weekly. A liberal
commission is being allowed each
club on all subscriptions sold and
any club selling as many as 30 sub
scriptions will receive a bonus of $5
for the effort.
Readers of The Weekly who have
been asked by club members to sub
scribe should do so before Saturday
in order to "help the club workers.
The special rate of $1.00 per year
will also close with this offer on
Saturday. After that date the sub
scription price wffll return to $1.25
per year.
All club members reporting sub
scriptions on Saturday are urged to
bring the subscriptions to The Week
ly office before 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. 1 V.
Red Hearts To Be
Sold By Parent
Teachers 0ub
of the Hertford Grammar School will
sponsor a "Red Heart" drive in I
Hertford during all of next meek.
The local association seeks to es
tablish a Welfare Fund to be used
for the aid of needy children attend
ing the Hertford. ..Grammar School.
Among other' tbfcOT - that the chil
dren need at the present time are
supplementary readers, some thirtj
of the children being without thesa
at the present time, and the PT. A.
hopes to realist sufficient - money
front the drive to supply the cbJldren
ith thee tett'&lMMk&l
i The public Is urged to lend fc nand
tfr tha MpoeisitltoMi'
elp tiia needjr rejL'Htt price
has been placed on &e d Hearts"
Chat will be 'sold v v'o rug may eon
tribute whatever amonflt'he 'or she
fj a to give, ' H . ,
Carolina. Friday, November 15. 1940.
Now Successfully
Under Way Here
Canvassers Named Last
Week Start Work For
Annual Memberships
In County
The Annual Red Cross Roll Call
got under way in Perquimans Coun
ty on Monday, opening day for the
drive, which leaders nope will net a
100 percent membership in the
American Red Cross in Perquimans.
Mrs. C. P. Morris, chairman for
the Rofll Call, is well pleased with
the results gained thus far, but
urges all persons, where possible, to
assist the solicitors by joining the
Roll Call as early as is convenient.
The canvassers appointed to aid
in the membership drive this year
have two more weeks in which to
complete the work, as the Roll Call
will end on Thanksgiving Day,
November 28.
S. M. Whedbee, County Chairman
of the Rod Cross, is making a can-1
vass of the business district, while
Mesdames S. P. Jessup, W. K. J
White, Leigh Winslow, Norman El
liott, 'Sidney Broughton and E. K.J
Payne cover the residential sections'
of Hertford.
Mrs. Kfcta Turner, Durants Neck;
Mrs. Archie Lane, Route 2; Mrs. Jo
siah Proctor, Route 1; Mrs. Jerry
Cartwright, Route 3; Mrs. Emmett
Stallings, Chapanoke; Mrs. Dempsey
Winslow, VVhiteston, and Miss Lucy
White, lielvidere, are making a can
vass of their respective communi
ties. W. R. Privott has charge of the
drive among the Negroes.
The success of the Red Cross Roll
Call has increased during the past
few years in Perquimans County and
because of the greater need this
year for funds, it is hoped that the
membership drive will net a larger
gain than heretofore.
The Red Cross funds collected this
year will be spent among the Amer
ican men in mSKtaVy traminjyW well
as to relieve the suffering of human
beings the world over.
Special Meeting At
Piney Woods And Up
River Church Sat.
Representatives' from the Ameri
can Friends Service Committee in
Philadelphia will visit the Friends
meetings at Whiteston and Belvidere
this coming week-end, November 16
and 17. They will be with the Piney
Woods Friends at Beividere on Sun
day morning during the morning
worship period, and at Up River
meeting at Whiteston at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday evening. Among those ex
pected in this delegation are Mr. and
Mrs. John Harvey and Hannah Cloth
ier Hull.
During the last sessions of the
North Carolina Yearly Meeting, this
body assumed greater financial re-1
sponsibiuty for the support of the
work of the American Friends Ser-
vice Committee and it is very fitting
that the Friends who are asked to
informed as to the nature of the
work the Committee is attempting
to do. This is one of the objects of
the coming representatives of the
Service Committee. Another object
of the meeting will be to attempt
to answer' questions which might be
confronting the "conscientious objec
tors", among Friends. It
is hopeo
that there will ba a good attendance
at both .Piney
Woods and Up River
meetings.
November Meeting Of
TOWn Board Held Last
Town Board H
Monday Night
Hertford's Town Board enjoyed a
short session at the regular Novem
ber meeting Monday night. Then
was little business brought before
the Board, v
Winfall residents were given a re
duction on their electric rates, com
parable to the reduction made a
short time, ftgo Hertford users,
After a discussion v: -regarding a
heating - pUnt for the protection, of
the" hew' fire track, the Board decided
to'imraserBame;' ;
"Dot to the construction of the fire
engine it is impossible to use antl
freeze in its. i-adiatoj' and the neces
sity of keeping the truck hi a heated
budding' insures its usefulness
AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Central Grammar PTA
Meet At Winfall Next
Monday Night At 7:30
Miss Hattie Parrott, iState Super
visor of Elementary Schools, will
speak at the November meeting of
the Central Grammar School Parent
Teachers Association to be held in
Winfall on next Monday night at
7:30 o'clock. Her subject will be
"Art Appreciation."
A skit, entitled., "A Valuable Dis
covery," will be presented by the
Association. The program is under
the direction of Mrs. A. R. Cooke.
All members are urged to be pres
ent as a report on the membership
drive, which has beon under way for
two weeks, will be given at this
meeting.
Greeks Continue To
Rout Italians In
Battle Of Balkans
British Planes Damage
Italian Ships; Russian-Nazi
Talks Still
In Progress
The small but heroic Greek Army
continues its battle against the Ital
ian invaders and, according to re
ports from Athens, their army has
smashed the famed Alpine Division
that Italy was supposed to have
trained for just such an invasion as
this.
Statements from Greece say that
the Italians "have lost the battfle in
all sectors and are retreating to
ward Albania."
Little news has come out of Rome
during this week concerning the
welfare of the Italians in their
fight with Greece. This leads com
mentators to believe that Italy is
finding it tough going against the
Greek army.
Greek confidence has grown apace
with the victory on the battle fields
as nature brought forth the first
downpour, of what is usually a four
montiis rainy season, ff ilTel 'condi
tion will aid the Greeks .'considerably
in maintaining their positions in the
mountainous country.
Shifting over to the war in the
west, British reports on Wednesday
stated that the Italian Navy was
hard hit by British planes, flying
from an unnamed point, when the
planes found the ships at the Tar- i
anto Naval Base. The R. A. F. re
ported the damage to three Italian ,
battleships and some damage to!
smaller craft of Italy's fleet which
will give England supreme command
of the Mediterranean, and quite pos
sibly release some of England's Med
iterranean fleet to help search for
the Nazi battleship that has been so
active in the Atlantic during the past
week.
On the diplomatic front, Hitler
continues his talks with the Russian
envoy to Berlin, but it is doubtful if
the outcome of these conversations
will be known. Some officials be
lieve that Hitter will attempt to keep
Russia neutral in case the Nazis try
an attack on Turkey, but Hitler's
price will probably have to be a high
one if he is to hold Russia from aid
ing its neighbor to the South.
Kids Have Holiday
m , . .
AS L eaCUerS Attend
Meeting TodaV
All white schools of Perquimans
County will close all day Friday in
order that teachers may attend the
: annual Teachers' Meeting in Green-
! ville. The North Carolina State
Teachers' Meeting is divided into
j district meetings rather than hold-
mg one 'arge sroup meeting, and the
year at Greenville.
Th'eves Break Into
Winfall Service Station
Thieves broke into the Winfall
Service Station owned by Bill Bag
ley on Tuesday night and made away
with the cash register and four car
tons of cigarettes. There was a very
small amount of casn In the register.
Sheriff J. E. Winslow is investi
gating the robbery but little evidence
was left by the burglar, who enter
ed the station by forcing the lock on
the front door, and seemingly both
ered nothing that he did not carry
with 'him. ;
, BIETH ANNOWCEMENT
Mr.and Mis. Dick Bvans, of Elkin,
wish ity (announce' 'luf birth of a son,
boni :)A,da''NdVnber 10, at the
Elkin-r Hospital. luv Evans was
forme.riyi.ifiss Edna-1 Ruth Cannon,
of Hertford. Mother and son are re-
? ported, doing nicely.
KLY
$1.25 Per Year.
Local Veterans Seek
To Establish Post In
American Legion
Approximately Sixty
Veterans Eligible For
Membership
Plans are in the making for the
forming of an American legion
Post by Perquimans County men
i who are veterans of the World War.
There are approximately sixty men
l in Perquimans eligible lOr member
ship in t'nis organization that is
composed entirely of men who ;-."rved
their country durin.; the 1!) IV-1 !)1S
World War.
Fifteen men must signify their
intentions of joining the legion in
order for a Chapter to he established
' in thi.s county. At the present time
there has been about twenty-live
I veterans who have voiced this inten-
i tion.
According to li. C. Berry, local
i veteran, the Past Commander of the
I Edenton Post, Carroll E. Kramer,
has offered to come to Hertford for
! an organization meeting that will be
held some time during the latter
part of November or the first of De
cember in order to assist local veter
ans in establishing an American Le
gion Post in Perquimans.
Further announcement regarding
the organization of a Legion Post
will be made in The Weekly, and all
veterans are asked to attend this
meeting in order that they may have
the opportunity of joining the new
post as charter members.
It is highly probable that at this
organization meeting the veterans
will also be given information re
garding veterans of the World War,
in addition to the details concerning
the formation of a Legion Post.
Perquimans County veterans who
have voiced their approval of the
local post include Rev. J. D. Cran
ford, J. E. Winslow, 1? C. Berry, J.
Oliver White, H. A. Whitley, F. T.
, Johnson, J. R. Futrell, Charles E.
j White, V. N. Darden, D. W. Wil
liams, G. T. Roach, A. M. Godwin,
Joe Campbell, W. G. Hollowell, G.
I C. Buck, J. H. NewbUId, C. V. Ward,
' F. M. Copeland, J. A. Perry, Jake
Mathews, John D. HiM, Dempsey A.
Winslow, George R. Riddick, E. L.
Hurdle, T. W. Tillett, A. E. Layden,
C. A. Davenport, D. F. Reed and A.
i A. Nobles.
Play At High School
On November 26
"Aunt Tillie Goes to
Town" Title of Com
edy to Be Presented
The Junior Class of Perquimans
High School will present a three-act
comedy entitled "Aunt Tillie Goes
To Town," at the High School Au
ditorium on Tuesday, November 26.
There will be both a matinee and
evening performance.
Members of the Junior Class will
play the characters portrayed in the
comedy and they promise that it will
be a highly entertaining show.
Aunt Tillie Trask, an eccentric ofld
maid, played by Operzine Cooke, is
greatly upset because her favorite
niece, Pam Mars?,, flayed by Lois
Asbell, has announced her intentions
of marrying Mervin Tucker, played
by Francis Nixon. A great mix-up
comes when Aunt Tillie mistakes her
suitcase for Mervin's and Mervin
comes on the scene wearing a barrel.
Other characters in the play are:
Lucinda Talbot, the maid, much con
cerned over her beauty and anxious
to be married, played by Maxine
Harrell; Liszie Parsons, an aspiring
young novelist, played by Janet
Quincy; Ellen Neeland, who appears
suddenly on mysterious business with
Mervin, Betty Winslow; Ronald
HowQand, who always has an ex
planation for everything, Robert
l(organ; Luther Lorrimer, Ronald's
wealthy employer, Hester Fowler;
Charlie One Lung, a Chinese cook,
Dennis Eure. Bertha Mae White
portrays the part of Mrs. Tilie
Tucker, Mervin's aunt, while Doro
thy Whedbee plays Dr. Hattie Bing,
a chiropractor.
Hertford lions Club
To Jeet PridayNfeht
::AThe ''Hertford JUons Club will hold
ft regular meeting tonight (Friday)
at Hotel Hertford. AU members are
urged to b present as several im
portant matter (will be, presented to
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