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IBS PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, KEHTFORD, N. d, FRIDAY, 1 FEBRUARY' 14, 1341
THE
Perquimans Weekly
Published every Friday by The
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ship consisting of Joseph G.
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at Hertford, N. C.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1941
itlULE THOUGHT FOR WEEK
NOTHING FINE AND BEAUTI
FUL IS EVER LOST: For God is
not unrighteous to forget your work
and labor of love, which ye have
sowed toward His name, in that ye
have ministered to the saints, and do
minister. Hebrews 6:10.
rected by the Superintendent of The seventeenth chapter of Luke
Schools. Mr. ' Johnson, are to be includes the teaching of Jesus on
thanked for the balance which at several different subjects, the prob-
. . .. , . , . ability being tnat tney were woros
this moment is not entirely in hand., 'n m at
Perhaps the moat satisfactory inci- perhaps, under different circum;
dent of trie campaign was the action stances. The first two verses con
of tne colored school. It would seem cern the heavy responsibility of those
that the colored boys and girls, some who cause others to sin. Verses 3
way or other, were forgotten in the and 4 admonish mankind to be for-
makiag of campaign plans. But they giving to every brother. Then tome
were not going to be left out in the; a comparison from nature to illus
program for good works not if trate the power of faith, followed
they could help it so the colored by a lesson in humility contained in a
school asked to be allowed to help parable. Emphasis on gratituue is
and did so to the amount
tiling over nine dollars.
Notes And Comments
No little comment has been made
regarding the aid the local Boy
Scouts furnished at the fire occui
ring here last Saturuay. It was a
"good deed" well done, and the boys
can be congratulated for starting oft
"Boy Scout Week" in such a line
manner.
Hats must be doffed to the ladies
aain. Hertford's Parent-Teacher
Association ladies are making the
most of February, which has been
set aside by them as "Curtain
Month" and are actively and quickly
raising a fund to supply a curtain
for the Grammar School. More pow
er to them, and. we are dead certain
they will accomplish their aim.
THE QUESTION OF AN A. B. C
STORE FOR PERQUIMANS COUN
TY seems to have stirred up a lot of
talk. Some of it is interesting, some
very foolish. The arguments pro and
con are not always to the point. For
instance to liken an A. B. C. store
to a saloon is just as logical as to
compare the merits of a symphony
orchestra with the merits of a Farm-J
All tractor! The presence or ab
sence of an A. B. C. store in Hert
ford will in no way affect the drink
ing habits of the people of Perquim
ans County. Our people who want
wines or liquors are getting them
when they want them and there is
no trouble about it. You go to Eli
zabeth City or to Edenton and get
what you want at the market price
under legal circumstances or you
don't go quite so far and get what
you want at premium prices with n
particular respect for the law. In
either case, the citizen is getting
what he wants and the other county
is getting the revenue on the articled
sold. Off-hand, it would seem
worth while to keep the revenue in
the county. Also it might be worth
while to use the A. B. C. store to
help stop the illicit traffic now car
ried on. It seems passing strange
to us that the individuals and organ
izations now opposing so loudly the
perfectly legal A .B. C. store have
made no move, nor raised a voice
against '.ne illegal tratlic tnat is
going on.
Notes In The News: The decision
to hold a fire drill, we think, is an
excellent one. While no direct criti
cism is made, certainly more ef
ficiency can be applied in the Fire
Department. With brand new, and
exceptionally fine equipment, there
should be no excuse for the Fire De
partment answering a call without
every man having a specific job to
do . . . and do that at each fire. We
suggest NOT one fire drill, BUT
regular fire drills. Practice has a
tendency to make perfect.
Education For
Country Living
Recent statistics from the United
States Office of Education show that
only one in five of the rural high
schools in the Nation is making a
serious attempt to prepare youth for
rural living. A study of 1,238 repre
sentative schools in centers of 2,500
or fewer population indicates that
the traditional academic curriculum
is still the usual set-up. Only one
third of those entering rural high
schools graduate although the num
ber entering has doubled in the last
decade.
Educators and interested laymen
are focusing their attention on this
serious problem. Denmark, through
its Folk High Schools, has blazed a
trail. The United States needs sec
ondary school education for rural
youth that will show them the satis
faction and rewards of country liv
ing, instead of focusing attention on
urban occupations and opportunities.
The curriculum should include a
combination of practical and cultural
subjects; it ought to prepare boys
and girls to make a living, and at
the same time develop their 'interest
in art, leisure-time activities, and co
operative Jiving. The satisfactions
of country living are increasing
steadily. Educators have both a
duty and an opportunity to make ru
ral education more meaningful and
purposeful in terms of life values.
Christian Science Monitor.
HERTFORD SALUTES HERT
FORD. That was a graceful gesture
of the local Rotary Club to write to
the dub in Hertford, England. No
doubt that letter to the Hertforu
Club in the Old Country contained
a check of around a hundred dollars
to show that the sympathy of the
local Kotarians was practical as well
;s emotional. The good work of the
Kotarians is indicative of the general
ittitude of the citizens of Hertford.
There is a very general desire on the
part of our people to make evident
in some practical way their sympa
thy with the English people. Our
folks are getting pretty sensitive
when visitors from other towns ask
what is being done in Hertford for
the sufferers in the land 'that once
was Merrie England. Of course, the
answer to any question as to what
we, as a community, are doing to
help the world's sufferers in this
greatest crisis of modern history is
NOTHING. Well, not quite noth
ing. A comparatively few of us did
join the Red Cross at the time of the
Annual Roll Call, but we would have
clone that under any circumstances.
The fact of the case is that many
in this community have approached
the chairman of the local Red Cross
Chapter to see if it would be possible
for some sort of work for war vic
tims to be organized here. It would
appear from the' results obtained
that it is not within the range of the
Red Cross activities to undertake the
leadership of such work. However,
relief work for war sufferers the
homeless, the wounded, the refugees
is being carried on in communities
throughout the land no larger than
Hertford, Under what leadership is
it being; done? Why are the good
people of this community denied the
privilege of expressing their sympa
thies in good works? We do not
know; but we do know that we are
a bit ashamed. If any reader of this
column granting that it has one or
two can make a suggestion we
would be delighted to have it
of some- revealed in the story of the ten
lepers and the closing of the chapter
contains a statement of conditions
which will take place before the sec
ond coming.
. Jesus was interested in the devel
opment of life to the fullest extent
for each individual a development
recognizing the primary importance
of spiritual and eternal values. He
fully understood that very often these
higher qualities were contrasted
unfavorably by the world with ma
terial things of lesser worth. Jesus
knew that one who sought to live by
the principles of his kingdom would
necessarily encounter temptations
and obstacles as he pursued his way
through a material world. While one
who fell a victim to such delusions
and traps would be harmed, Jesus
spoke the greater condemnation
which would be visited upon that one
who caused him to stumble. Appar
ently greater punishment awaits
those who deliberately entice striving
men and women r:om the path of
rectitude than those weaker ones
who succumb to the wiles and allure
ments craftily placed in their way.
An unforgiving spirit may be i.
cause for stumbling to others and to
that extent there seems to be the
possibility of a ' thought connection
between the first four verses. Jesus
warned his disciples that a forgiving
spirit was necessary for his kingdom,
insisting that if one was done wrong
he must forgive the evil doer. Some
emphasize the words, "if he repent"
as the condition precedent for the
Christian requirements of forgive
ness for wrong, but while this par
ticular text may allow such an inter
pretation, it would be so much out
of harmony with the example and
teaching of Jesus, that it should be
rejected. As a matter of fact, on the
cross Jesus prayed for the forgive
ness of those who were executing
him, that they knew not what they
were doing. Failure to realize wrong
doing negatives the fact of repent
ance. The apostles asked Jesus to in
crease their faith. The supplication
indicates that the apostles realized
the insufficiency of their faith and
recognizee! in Jesus a power to in
crease it. Jesus answered that faith
"as a grain of mustard seed" would
perform the impossible.
The parable in verses seven to ten
concern the attitude of the servant.
When he has performed the duties
laid upon him by his master, he
should not expect any unusual re
ward as a matter of right because
he has only performed his duty. Bo,
the lesson is, when the follower of
Jesus has performed his task, he
has no right to self-complacency
and pride for' doing what he should'
have done. The reward that comes
to him will be a matter pf generos
ity from his Creator. This parable
was directed particularly to the pre
tentious followers of Judaism, who
paraded and boasted of their right
eousness. In this day we can also
Negro PTA To Sponsor
Charity Program
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Hertford Graded-High School
met in' regular session Tuesday night,
February 11, at 8 o'clock, with
President J. H. Tucker presiding.
During the report of standing
committees, it was revealed by the
chairman of the welfare committee
that a total of 112 school-age chil
dren scattered throughout the four
welfare districts--Bethel, Saunders
Grove, New Haven and Hertford
had been clothed sufficiently to re
main in school or enable them to
enter school through the efforts of
the P. T. A. and its many friends.
In order to enlarge this clothes
drive, the welfare committee of the
local Negro organization is sponsor
ing a musical program Sunday even
ing, February 23, at 8 o'clock, in the
High School Auditorium. Bishop
Davis and the well-known Junior
Choir of the Apostolic Church in
Portsmouth, Va., will be featured on
the program coupled with music
from two outstanding quartettes of
this section.
Your presence at this program
will spell clothes and shoes and
school for some needy child. May
we have your support?
Ha Safe Course
The Sire You and your dog have'
upset everything in the house and
I'm going to whip you for it
The Son That's right, take it out
on me, 'cause you know if you licked
the dog he'd bite yon.
LEGALE
see examples of pride of religion in
many.
As Jesus proceeded towards Jeru
salem he met ten lepers who hailed
him with the request for relief from
their malady. Jesus instructed them
to go to the priest, whose duty it
was to examine and pass upon those
who had suffered with leprosy so
that if cured they would no longer
be subject to the ban against con
tact with others. The ten lepers set
out and as they proceeded, an act of
faith on their part, they realized
that they had been healed. Only one,
a Samaritan, Luke alone informs us,
returned to Jesus to thank him. The
others, too eager to re-enter their
own lives, either were too careless to
give thanks to their benefactor, oi
put it off in the expectation of do
ing so on some other day.
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-ION'S
HERTFORD, N. C.
North Carolina, In The
Perquimans County. Superior Court
Oliver Cromwell Holley, Plaintiff
Vs.
Essie Mae Lilly Holley, Defendant
NOTICE OF SUMMONS IN
ACTION FOR DIVORCE
The defendant, Essie Mae Lilly
Holley, take notice:
An action entitled as above has
been instituted in the Superior Court
of Perquimans County, North Caro
lina, for the purpose of severing the
bonds of matrimony heretofore exist
ing between plaintiff and defendam.
and for the purpose of obtaining an
absolute divorce, and you will furth
er take notice that you are required
to be and appear before the clerk of
Superior Court M Perquimans Coun
ty, North CaroPna, at the Court
House n Hertford, North Carolina,
on the 14 day of March, 1941, and
answer or demur to the complaint
of idle plaintiff or else the prayer
of the complaint will be grantea in
accordance with the relief demand
ed in the complaint now on file in
said office.
This 12 day of February, 1941.
W. H. PITT,
Clerk of Superior Court for Per
quimans County, North Carolina.
feb.l4,21,28,mar.7.
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SIMON'S
HERTFORD, N. C.
v N CARD OF THANKS t
f' We want to take 'this means of
thanking all our friends and the
Hertford Fire Department for their
kindness Bhown us during -the recent -fire.
MR. & MRS. WILLIS JESSUP.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means to ex
press our appreciation and thanks
to the Hertford Fire Department, the
Boy Scouts, and friends and neigh
bors who assisted us when our home
burned last week. '
MR. & MRS. J. ELLIE WHITE
MRS. IRENE PETERSON
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SIMON'S
HERTFORD, N. C.
SO WHAT?
By WHATSO
INFANTILE PARALYSIS CAM
PAIGN FOR FUNDS. The March
of Dimes and the dance went along
to the merry tune of well over a
hundred dollars this year! So far
as we are aware that is the largest
sum this county has ever raised for
the purpose of fighting infantile
paralysis, and we extend heariest
congratulations to all who took part
in the campaign The dance com
mittee, under the efficient leader
ship of Mr. Silas Whedbee Mr.
Whedbee is also chairman of the
Red Cross netted forty dollars, far
and away above any amount pre
viously raised at a dance; the Boy
ifhaBts. directed bv Scoutmaster Pitt
TO THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONGRA
TULATIONS! Due to your devo
tion to duty and the fact that you
had new equipment to fight with
you saved Hertford from a pretty
damaging fire last week. We should
like to report some of the remarks
we have heard from appreciative
citizens and also some of the state
ments from individual fire fighters
themselves. Space forbids. Perhaps
next week. Any way, we are for
you, smoke eaters! And you did eat
some Saturday, didn't you?
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
FORGIVENESS AND GRATITUDE
International Sunday School Lesson
for February 16, 1941
Golden Text: "Be ye kind, one
to another, tender-hearted, for
giving each other, even as God
also in Christ forgave yon."
Golden Text: Lake 17:1-4, 1141
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most be experienced
The beet comparison is riding in an
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lers! Thats the equivalent of Fluid
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In all normal driving, gears adjust
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Ton get away in a swift,
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The more powerful Spitfire engines
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