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, i . ( , - (V ... J, -J , 3 n i 1 v 1 r :7I 1 1 A 6' I 1 HI. Number 1. LirJy 0? Iloin station Clubs :ct Leaders For ;bs Named By Miss iess siting off a new year the Home nstration ,Club - of Perquimans r rain chosen Bouse Furnishings ' ! major, project for the year, been their major work for . t two. yvrr-and during this 'i utstandlfig - accomplishments , , n made throughout the coun Vty ifi tiua Jine. ' ';e cluba are not confining their e y t( House Furnishings alone, , bu tre taking Home Beautification an ! Food Conservation as minor pro- ' u "ajor" project leaders in each, dub an; as follows: Chapanoke, Mrs. Geo, " W.?Ja"'!:sorind Mrs. Walter Perry; Win? Miss Esther Perry and Mrs. Irvi t Trueblood; Whiteston, Mrs, P" . t Winslow and Miss Lucille " L. y, Home and Garden, Mrs. G; E. Ik" 1j and. Mrs. W. M. Tucker; Balla- t ha,..;, Mrs.' B, V. JHonds, Mrs. A. X I : r a ana WTB. l. xa. ouan ncecn C- : 8, JJrs. C. W, Reed and Mrs, a -3. Etallihgs; Durants Neck, Mrs, ;T. iA. Hurdle, and Mrs. J, A. Sawyer; E "i'M. Mrs. Si M. Long, Mrs. Chas, X,,.:te and Mrs. J. J Phillips; Snow IV'Y.Tiite Hat, Mrs. Elmer Wood, 'I' 3. J'reeinan Umphlett and Mrs. L- 'vard Benton; Bettvidere, Mrs. L. L.) V. insloW and Miss Margaret -WKUeri 'Helen Gaither Club, Mrs. C. P. tlorrto:.' and Mrs. J. T. White; Bui--: Mrs. Tommy Matthews and Mrs. J.' B. Basmght. P;e schedule of programs for each month lsi as follows: JinuarV; Outlook ftr 1941; Pebru , A Pkahg Place to Eat; March, ' : ii' iPraperies; April, ' , s Uvyr Pictures,' Selection and -: June; Food Preservation, i Vegetables'; JuSy Grape l'Jellyj August, Recreation; . Bedding. Selection and .(ber, Selection of Furniture 'No ' I cr r. Chnatmas Party. The schedule of club meetings for jmjw week t as ronows J- Tu day,;; January 7 Chapanoke II ;me Demonstration Club. V,'r ViegdayJanuary 8 Winfall TT ) ' - Demonstration Qub meets with I . J, . N. MUlfir. Jay. January 0 Whiteston - rinonstration Club meets with ba Winslow. " " January 10 'Home and vi Home Demonstration Club 1 'JlL. I... I. HI I . itcrtain At Home i);-: ivig Holidays . nd Mrs. J. J. Skinner, of ' rton,' D. C, entertained many '.i of .the Albemarle section at mi? - home, Cove' Grove A ' Thursday afternoon and , December 6. The occasion e ' fifth ' anniversary of the 3 of Mr. and Mrs. Frank , and in honor of Mr. and ihua- H.- Skinner, of New , Comu,,who "were recently ' r ... ! d family home was beauti- orated in keeping with the ank Skinner wore her wed ss of 'white angel crepe with ne "accesssories.-, Mrs. J. J, r wore a bright red jacket, with gold braid and, a Mack ' carrying oufe the epirij; of ;1 Christmaf. . ; " ayle Humphlett, "t pf Hope , sister of Mrt. ' Frank , Skin ved in the dining room, be 3d by Uni t J. NJxon, $r., i Heleni Gaither;? MM T.j B. i Mrs. HolloweU Nixon, of Mrs.. Skinner: was assiated Mae'. Wood Winslow in the rootti,ii 'Jt'ti .---v own visitors during the e4'ifMr.v'l''Mr&,'rS.!.!-lL -t- Raleigl; Captain ' Wfl 'ord,"of Fort Benning, Ga.; rs. IL N; Elliott; of Cho i Mrs. W;. Boswood, ; ChesteyMerris, 'v'-At i Krs. J.' G.iFearng, .3. -J ,?!:i..s-fcv ci,erij.i'i.ssoclation of V ' oiar School j will . :aij2- i i?;'..v;5;?:,:!yS j 1 3, lojae demon 5, t J Ki9 -a .101 vr- i.Ar-ywrj '. ; .1 c!".- AWIZXLYI intSPAPER DEVOTD) TO frHE tlPBUILDINQ Cfr HERTFORD ANP! PERQUIMANS COUNTY Herttordel'qmmans CountyNor J. C Blaxjchard Gives Bonus To Employees A Christmas, bonus totaling nearly one thousand dollars was presented by J, C. Blanchard & Company, Inc., to its employees. The bonus paid to each employee was proportioned " according to the length of time employed by the firm. The management said that it felt every members of the organization had done his- or her utmost to build good will and make new customers. Declaring 1940 to be an outstand ing year in volume of business, J. C. Blanchard & Company, Inc., expressi ed .thanks for employee-cooperation which' made such a successful year possible, and expressed thanks to the public for its patronage. Local Draft Board Has Quota Ready To Leave For Camp Francis E. Willey, Aubrey Umph lett, Francis Jessup, William A. Bogue and Roulac Webb are the five; men chosen to fill Perquimans Coun ty's draft quota for January 7, ac cording to J. R. Stokes, chairman of the local draft board. These men have passed their local medical examination and will leave Hertford on the 9:40 bus Tuesday morning for Fort Bragg, where they will be inducted into Uncle Sam's armed forces. However, before the induction ac tually occurs each man must again stand a physical examination by army medical men and pass this before he is inducted, into service. In the event that any of these men fail to pass this examination, the local board has named five alternates to fill any gap, if there be one. The alternates are: Roscoe Stallings, Joseph Perry, Robert Morris, Henry Bright and Louis N. Chappell.' ' After the men have been inducted Into the army they will be trans ferred Fort, Jackson, S. C, and assigned to the 80th Division. kn m wl knn tt. MAAKiaH anw MalH board has not received any cam ior Negro draftees for this month, al though it has four Negro volunteers ready to go When called, Another batch of questionnaires has been mailed to registrants and the board wilUHassify the returns by next week. -"Registrants have five days in which to return questionnaires to the local draft board after having received them. Mr. Stokes announced that he again wanted to impress upon all registrants that they must notify the local draft board of any changes in their status. "Failure to keep the board informed of change of ad. dress, etc., is a . violation under the Selective Service. Act. Local Company To Store Peanuts Under Government Plan Arrangements have been concluded between The Southern Cotton Oil Company and The Growers Peanut Cooperative, Inc., for the storage of Lpeanuts by the local company. This arrangement is in connection with the Government Peanut Control plan and interested peanut growers are invited to inquire at the local company's office for complete details. '";.tir1!1 11 ' 11 Bill Jessup Enlists In Marine Reserves Julian C. Jessup, widely known among his' friends as "Bill," has en listed 'In the United States Marine Reserves, and ia subject to call, on July first .. fe Jessup is senior at Duke Univer sity); and is among a number of Duke students who recently enlisted for the Marine Reserves, or other military service,--. '.''.. He is the aon of the late Julian G Jessup and the late Mattie McMulUm Je8sup.1.w;s;w;v'i:-; -; .. .. . vt-k'. i Vi i " i . " . frs.GM. Harrell Wins Hertford ftontest In a "Christmas decoration contest sponsored by the Home and Garden Club In West Hertford MW. GL J4V Harrtll won first .; prize; and" Mrti H. C. Hoirier won secoiifl prise! This la the " second contest tpoibred fey the club during paat'i'eaM -frf iSfcr. t Urs. llarshaa Owen wish to ar ce the birth 'it a son Marr she" ' -jr Ovens,; Jr bonbon IV '-sterner 2T;: the Albe t .1 p; pi'Kr.betli City, r r.! r-n. rr3,ic!r j nicely. Funord Services , For f.'rs. J. H. Towe Held On Thursday Widely Known Resi dent Died Tuesday After Long Illness (Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for Mrs. J. H Towe, Sr., age 65, widely known resi dent of Hertford, who died Tuesday evening at nine o'clock at her home, where she had resided many years. Mrs. Towe was the widow of the late J. H. Towe, Sr., who preceded her in death several years ago. A life-long resident of Hertford Mrs. Towe was a member and leader of the Hertford Methodist Church and the Mary Towe Missionary Circle of the church is named in her honor. Surviving are six children: Mrs. Jacob L. White, J. H. Towe, Jr., Lawrence, Martin and Mary Towe, oi Hertford, and Mrs. J. M. Eason, of Newport News, Va.; two sisters, Mrs, J. M. Saunders and Miss Eu genia Davis, of Portsmouth, Va.; and three brothers, Carson Davis, of Manteo, Ralph and Ernest Davis, of Portsmouth, Va., and ten grandchil dren. The services were conducted at the home by the Rev. R. F. Munns, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church. Burial was made in Cedarwood Ceme tery in Hertford. Pallbearers were: E. Leigh Wins low, R. D. Elliott, Jr., Dr. T. P. Brinn, W. H. Pitt, Robbins Blanch ard, Marshall Owens, P. L. Bostick and John Richard Hoffler. Tax Listing Starts In County January 4; Schedule Shown erquimany County's tax list tak ers will open their books Saturday, January 4th, for all persons to come forward and list their property for taxes. A schedule of the tax listers ap pears in this issue of The Weekly and by looking at this schedule any person may acquaint himself or her self with the location of his or her township list taker during thin month. All property must be listed by the last part of January and fail ure to ljst is subject to penalty. A county official warns that court action may result in failure to list property for taxes and pointed out action that had been started in other counties by Superior Court Judges in regard to this matter. Inasmuch as all property is set for .revaluation in quadrennial years, the board of county commissioners will this year review all property for revaluation. The board will start this work at the conclusion of the list taking. Revaluation will take place in all cases where the commissioners deem it proper and just. Notice of any changes in valuation will be mailed to all property owners affected. Appeals on changes of Valuation may be taken by property owners with the proper officials. Location Of Naval Air Base Expected In Short Time According to n announcement made this week in Washington, Sec retary of the Navy Knox is expected to reveal the location of the $5,000, 000 air base very shortly. Actual writing of the exhaustive report on the inspection of sites made sometime ago by Captain Rosendahl is all that remains to be done before the location is named. Included in this report will be the sites submitted by Perquimans in its bid for the base. " The site will cover 640 acres and,, approximately $5,000, 000 will be spent in developing the base. This does not include housing for the personnel ROOK CLUB MEETS Mrs. G. B. Tucker was the delight ful hostess to her, rook club Friday evening at her home. I Those playing were; Mesdames Edgar , Morris,: Ed Harrell, Oscar Newbold, Rosa1 Wald ijHja, TSkinnejSL Durwood Reed, Archie Lane, Julian White, Carlton :Cann6n, William . Tucker and Oscar Felton and Miss Mildred Reed. High iiore priae waa won 2 by Mrs." Har r "If second high by Mrs. Nebqld, t.dllrs. White ' received low, v A inty lalad "course was served by Ce LoEtesti- January 3t 1941 To Head President's Birthday Celebration Definite Plans Not Yet Made But Will Be An-I nounced Next Week Silas M. Whedbee, Hertford post master, has been chosen to serve as chairman of the celebration honoring President Roosevelt's birthday in Per quimans County. Mr. Whedbee announced Wednes day that he had accepted the chair manship for this year. However, at the present time he has not outlined definite plans for the celebration. Various committees, will be chosen to assist the chairman with the pro gram. The celebration of the President's birthday is a program to fight In fantile Paralysis and has grown in scope each year since it was first in augurated several years ago. The money that is raised through the va rious methods used by individual cities, towns and counties is used to fight the dreaded disease. One of the major recipients of these funds is the Warm Springs, Ga., foundation which houses hundreds of children that have been stricken by infantile paralysis. There the chil dren receive treatment and care that means much toward their eventual cure, or helpful medical assistance. Mr. Whedbee expects to have the plans ready and the committees named for the local celebration by the next edition of The Weekly and they will be announced 'at that time. Bnly Four Counties Free Of Fatalities First Eleven Months Only four of the 100 counties in North Carolina had not had a single traffic fatality charged, against them when the Highway Safety Division released its eleven-months summary last week, and 40 counties showed increases. Ronald Hocutt, director of the divi sion, stated that 108 fatalities in No vember brought to 851 the total for the first eleven months of 1940. This represented a two per cent increase over the 834 persons killed on North Carolina streets and highways the first eleven months of last year. The four counties with clean re cords at the close of November were Clay, Gates, Mitchell and Tyr rell. Two of these, Tyrrell and Gates, were among the six counties without a traffic fatality in 1939. Perquimans County had 1 person killed in traffic accidents through November of this year, a 50 per cent decrease over the two killed in the county the first 11 months of 1939. Airplanes Now Speed Faster Than Bullets "An Army airplane has, in a late test, attained a speed of 520 miles an hour faster than a bullet," re lates William F. McDermott in the current Rotarian Magazine. "An air plane speed of 600 to 700 miles an hour is in Sight." It is the octane content of the gas oline that makes such speeds possible, Mr. McDermott points out, and it is a former Russian exile, now becoming a naturalized American citizen, who has made the discoveries that permit this hope. "The name of 73-year-old Vladimir N. Ipatieff was for years revered in Russia much like Thomas A. Edison's was in America," he writes. . Quitting Russia in protest at what was happening, Prof. Ipatieff c.ame to America to become a lecturer at Northwestern University and chemi cal research director for an oil com pany. Here he has worked out a process of condensing the molecules of a gas that was formerly wasted in the "cracking" process of crude oils to make gasoline, with such re sults , that Mr. McDermott reports "this process represents a saving of 75, million barrels ' of crude oS a year." ,. : This , - pepped-up g a a promises speeds' up to or better than 700 miles an hour, Author McDermott ahowa, and "there are still 4 billion untested ways of trying to make better gaso line, any of which 1 may be an fan proveraent on what ia known today t" ; ..V-0 ' i if r "" i ii Vn'iii I''" 4V.,,' . ROTARY CLUB MEETS 'Si if The Rotary Club held Ita regular dinner meeting Tuesday , evening at th Hotel Hertford. . hv.v ' SiasWhedbee Average Population Of Private Families Lower Than 1930 According to preliminary figures released by the Department of Com merce, the Sixteenth Decennial Cen sus indicates that the average num ber of persons in the American fam ily is continuing to become smaller. The average population of each family in the U. S. in 1940 was 3.8 which figure may be compared with 4.1, the average population per fam ily in 1930. According to the figures released the North Carolina overage has de clined from 4.9 in 1930 to 4.5 m 1940. Mary Onella Relfe Weds Jack Brinn Becember 26 Characterized by dignity and sim plicity, the wedding of Miss Mary Onella Relfe and Jack Elliott Brinn took pJace in the Hertford Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, Decem ber 26, at 3:00 o'clock, with the pas tor, the Rev. R. F. Munns, officiating. The bride wore an afternoon dress of wine-colored silk crepe, trimmed with velvet of the same shade and a matching turban. Her other acces sories were of black. There were no attendants. Immediately after the ceremony, the young couple left for a motor trip of unannounced destination. For travel the bride wore Viking blue, with kolinsky furs. Mrs. Brinn is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Relfe. She received her education at Perquimans High School and Greensboro College. For the past three years she has been a member of the faculty at Perquim ans High School. Mr. Brinn, a prominent young farmer, is a son of the late J. T. Brinn and Mrs. Brinn. He is a grad uate of Perquimans High School and of the University of North Carolina. Only the immediate families of the couple were present at tlffe wedding, I including Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Relfe, I Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mr. and Mrs. John Broughton, Jr., and Mrs. J. R. Hooks, of Fremont. Workers Needed For Construction Of Holly Ridge Aircraft Base Plans for the new $9,000,000 anti aircraft base located near Holly Ridge in Onslow County, are getting under way and skilled and semi skilled workers in the following clas sifications will be needed: Heavy equipment operators and oilers; heavy equipment mechanics; carpen ters; linemen; electricians; sheet metal workers; engineers; draftsmen; brickmasons; cement finishers; mis cellaneous workers. Qualified workers should register as soon as possible with the local of fice of the N. C. State Employment Service located in the Citizens Bank Building in Edenton, which serves the counties of Chowan, Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Perquimans in order that they may be ready for selection and referral when requisitioned. Katherine Campen Weds Carl Kelly Of Newport News, Va. The wedding of Miss Erma Cathe rine Campen, of Hertford, and Mr. Carl Kelly, of Newport News, Va., was solemnized Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Sit terson in a private ceremony with the Rev. R. F. Munns, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church, officiat ing. Only members of the immediate families and a few intimate friends were present. The bride wore an outfit of soldier blue with matching accessories. Her shoulder corsage was of Talisman roses and fern. iMrs. Kelly is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Campen ,Jr., and is very popular in Hertford. Mr. Kelly is the son of Mr, and Mrs. S. B. Kelly, of HobhsvilUand holds a position- in Newport News. The newlyweds are at home in Newport News, Va. - , Cotton Gin Renort A total of 3,884 bales of cotUm were ginned in -lf Perquimans County from the 194$ crop, according to Wi&Ue M, Harrell, ajpdal agent. This amount was ginned prior to Decern- ber 13, and represents 2,197 more bales .than were finned, of the 93 crop forh tame period of tjm..' $1.25 PeFYearT Stevenson Case To Be Heard In Superior Court In April Edward Layden Charg ed With Assault In Cutting Case A warrant charging him with as sault with a deadly weapon was is sued for Edward Layden of New Hope after he had given testimony in a probable cause hearing against Andrew Stevenson, also of New Hope, in Recorder's Court on Tues day. Stevenson was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon with in tent to kill as a result of a fight between himseif and Layden on the night of December 7. Layden was cut with a knife and it was necessary for him to enter a hospital, where 25 stitches were required, to close the wound. Judge Granberry Tucker ruled no probable cause after 'hearing Lay den's testimony and stated that Lay den had incriminated himself, where upon the State issued the warrant ior him. Upon a motion by P. G. Sawyer, attorney for Layden, and agreement by Charles Johnson, solicitor, and the Stevenson's defense, the cases were advanced to Superior Court to be heard in April. Stevenson's charge was reduced to assault with a deadly weapon. Several other minor cases were' heard by Judge Tucker on Tuesday. These included a reckless driving charge against Sam Copeland, Negro, who plead guilty and was assessed the costs of court. Will Dennis Harrell, Negro, charge ed with assault on a female, was found guilty and prayer for judg ment was continued until January 7. Addie Webb Harrell, Negro, was found guilty of simple assault. Pray er of judgment was continued until January 7. Thaddeus Elliott, Negro, was found guilty of assault with a deadly wea pon and prayer of judgment was eon tinued until the next term of court. Henry Hamlin, Negro, submitted to a charge of assault on a female and paid the costs. Bill Vernon Wiggins, Negro, was found guilty of assault and sentenced to 30 days, suspended on payment of the costs and placed on good be havior for one year. William Whichard, Negro, plead guilty to driving drunk and having insufficient brakes. He was sen tenced to 90 days in jail, suspended upon payment of a $50 fine and costs. His driver's license was suspended for one year. Arthur Armond, Negro, was found guilty of assault upon a female and prayer of judgment was continued upon payment of costs and good be havior. A nol prosse was taken by the State in the case of Roscoe Tillett, Negro, charged with larceny, and Milton Tillett, Negro, was found not guilty of the same charge. Local Boy Graduates From Army Flying School In Alabama Flying Cadet Fenton H. Butfler, son of Mrs. G. W. Butler, is to grad uate from the Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Maxwell Field, Ala bama, on January 31, it was announ ced this week by Colonel Floyd E. GaWowey, Air Corps, the school com mandant. Upon graduation, Butler is to re ceive the military aeronautical rating of "Pilot," his "wings," and commis sion in the U. S. Air Corps Reserve as Second Lieutenant. He is also to be order to extended active duty training with a tactical unit of the U. S. Army Air Corps. Prior to assignment to the ad vanced Flying School Cadet , Butler had attended elementary and basic flying schools for ten weeks each. The course at Maxwell Field jvas also of ten weeks duration and started on November 16, 1940. nk Starts Early jsjng 0n Saturdays The Heriford Banking Company will start- observing new ; banking bour on . Saturdays, .- beginning1 pn Januarv 4- Th hank will vlw, Mch. saiurasy p. m., rasiee i oi ine -", usual- p. mvwhlch &M-'ieen':ttA-;,.vV, V euatom for (he past teveralK&ra'; X! V J ' i si ft 1 1
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