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MUIMANS WEEKLY 11 JLLfl v. !,?':. i 'r Volume VIII. Number 45. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 7, 1941. $1.25 Per Year. BIGGEST VOTES OF CONTEST ENDS AT f'lilE O'CLOCK NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT J Contestants Are Work ing Hard as Deadline Nears; Votes Will De- crease After Saturday (2 The first period voting schedule of The Perquimans Weekly's subscrip tion campaign will close at nine oTOck Saturday night, November 8, and all contestants are advised to make every minute of these next two days count big. The "Battle of Votes" in this cam paign is truly a "neck and neck ' race. Less than one five-year sub scription separates the leaders, and the work that is accomplished during today and tomorrow may be the very thing that will decide the outcome of the campaign. Our advice to all workers entered is to work hard dur- i ing the remainder of this drive and V win big. i V The oreliminarv work of the cam paign is over. From now on the drive will develop into a real race be tween the energetic workers and the ,one who makes the best effort wifl the winner of the big $300 cash Trize to be awarded November 29th. And don't overlook the fact that there is a $100 and a $50 cash prize as well as additional bonus awards to be made to those finishing in fourth, fifth and sixth positions. Timely Warning Here is a timely warning to all workers. Do not try to figure out how many votes it will take to win that $300, or you will surely fail to get enough. It would be better to & win the prize of your choice with a J million votes too many, than it would be to lose it by a mere handful of subscriptions. Don't let this happen to" you. You would never forgive yourself for the fatal error. As a matter of fact, it is an impossibility . ; to determine the answer. Take our advice and work as hard as vau can t .stid do not be satisfied. Get all' the subscriptions you ean then get a iv- lew more. The prizes in this campaign are srdlxg to be won by the woi&MvsrThe fcnijr muuiu u&c w rewaru eacn and everyone of its workers with a big prize, but to, do so would elimi nate competition. Nothing but the best possible results will come from consistent, honest efforts and the worker who goes out and covers the territory thoroughly is the worker that is going to have the best record. Workers are advised to collect all promises by Saturday night. After that time subscriptions will count for less votes, and not to collect those promises means that you will get less ftttes for them if you wait until after ie first period is over to report them. " Race Very Close $ Right now the standing of the workers is very close. Not one of the candidates has a position "cinch ed" and any one entered may be the final winner. A great deal will de- r pend on the reports (Saturday night , is to how the standing will be next 1 week. Every worker should have the , fejfpat report of the entire cam ' 1 paign by Saturday it can be done. Xne winners will do it Center Hill-Hertford Highway Opened For Traffic Last Friday The road from Center Hill to f : Hertford, which, has been, under con . struction for oyer a year, is now ; ' completed and was opened to traffic - last Friday. : ' . This stretch of road connects Cen- - ter Hill, and ' the ninef oot ' paved ;, road four miles from Hertford. - -Opening of the new road has the enthusiastic approval of Hertford ' merchants, since it makes Hertford - .stores more easily accessible to the people' of the area than those of any 7fther town. ' Resident! of the section ire also delighted with this improved connection with the ' Perquimans Sinclair Dealers AIIold Meeting At Hotel ItlFridayi The Sinclair dealers , of the : Hert ford Agency' held la "get-together" meeting at the Hotel Hertford last Friday night The dealers were the ' guests of J. H. Towe, Sinclair Agent for this district. , Fifteen ' dealers were present. . -". P. B. Bateman, special represents- -vtfre o Vas a of the Sinclair Oil .-Company, special guest and made a very interesting talk, Motion' pictures, i owing'vvanonr.-'AMMiratorylr,testt v en to all Sinclair lubrication greas also a part of. the evenlngfs Turkey Day Early North Carolina will observe Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, No vember 20, according to an announce ment released recently .by Governor J. M. Broughton. This date corre sponds with the date as set by Pres ident Roosevelt and is one week ear lier than the holiday as celebrated last year in North Carolina. This will be the last year of the "advanced date" for Thanksgiving, as Congress has passed a resolution calling for the holiday to be ob served, beginning in 1942, on the last Thursday in November. President Roosevelt, a few years ago, called for the holiday to be mov ed up a week in order to aid early Christmas shopping, but his plan was not followed by all the States, and this year the President stated that the advanced date had not, according to figures, produced the expected results and, therefore, this would be the last year for the conflicting dates. Recorder's Court Has Heavy Docket After Week Recess Perquimans County Recorder's Court opened here Tuesday morning with 15 cases on the docket. Not withstanding the large number of cases, the court disposed of them rapidly and was recessed at noon. Robert E. Sutton, charged with reckless driving, was found not guil ty of this charge, but guilty of driv ing with improper lights, and was ordered to pay the costs of court. George Whedbee, Negro, was freed on a verdict of not guilty for the same chance. Dan' Robeirsoif Was found guilty of driving under the influence of intox icants and was sentenced to 60 days on the roads; sentence to be suspend ed upon payment of $50 fine and costs of court. His operator's license Was revoked for one year. Emma Winslow, Negro, was found guilty of simple assault, but not guil ty of damaging personal property. The defendant was fined $50 and the court costs. Charlie Midgett, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of reck less driving and was fined the court costs. Dennis Boone, Negro, charged with public drunkeness, entered a plea of guilty and was taxed the court costs. Kenneth Jordan was freed on a verdict of not guilty to the charges of being drunk and disorderly and the using of profanity. Luke Bowser, Negro, charged with being drunk and trespassing on the property of Matthew White, Negro, was given a sentence of 30 days on the roads; sentence to be suspended upon payment of court costs and good behavior for one year. Emanuel Miller, Negro, was given a sentence of 30 days on the roads; sentence to be suspended upon the payment of a $25 fine, to the charge of simple assault on Alex Hill, Negro. Ralph Burke, Negro, charged with assault on a female, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $15. (Continued from Page Four) Committee Meeting Lunch Room Project At Winf all School School patrons of the Perquimans Central Grammar School are urged attend a Committee meeting to be held at the school building at 8:00 o'clock next Monday night. The committee wift discuss, among other things, the reports that - ap proximately 400,000 young men reg istered for Selective Service have been found unfit for general military service, ' probably one-third of the number are suffering from disabili ties directly or indirectly connected with nutrition. The P. T, A. has the machinery for promoting health of children and the committee,, at this meeting, will dis cuss the problem thoroughly. School Vacation ' All white schools of Perquimans County will close all day Friday m order that teachers' may . attend ;the annual Teachers' Meeting in Green ville. The" North - Carolina j State Teachers' Meeting - is divide t Jnto district" meetings, rather than holding one "large group ',lheethil'J; and ;ihe teachers 'of this section meet thW year at' Greenville. -V - Special Collector Delinquent Taxes Appointed By Board Commissioners Move to Foreclose on Delinquents In a special meeting of the Per quimans County Board of Commis sioners, held October 20, R. L. Knowles was appointed Delinquent Tax Collector by the Board to collect delinquent personal property taxes for the years 1939 and 1940. Under the appointment, Mr. Knowles will be bonded while holding the position. In former years the Sheriff's office had charge of the collections, but the Board at the special meeting, and in view of the fact that the Sheriff is now collecting 1941 taxes, placed the delinquent list in the hands of the special collector, who is serving inde pendent of the Sheriff's office. Little business confronted the Board at its regular meeting on Mon- day. However, the members, in line with their intentions of collecting on delinquent property taxes moved and passed a motion that foreclosure suits will be instigated against prop erty owners who failed to come for ward and pay delinquent taxes. The Board also reviewed a list of names of people who have failed to list their taxes during the past sev eral years and these persons shall be given notice to make payment of the same or face court action for failure to comply with the law requiring listing of property for taxes. R. L. Knowles will also have charge of the collection of these taxes and in making up the lists, he discovered over 800 names, representing some 1,500 years, of people who have failed to list during the period being inves tigated. Prominent Belvidere Resident Passes At Home Monday Morning John., A. Jolliff, 64, prominent farmer of the Belvidere section, died Monday night at his home at 8:15 o'clock. He had been in poor health for some time. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Bethany Church. Interment was made in the family plot. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Han nah Savage Jolliff; two sons, George and Savage Jolliff, and a daughter, Marietta; also one brother, the Rev. J. M, Jolliff of Gatesville, and two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Winslow and Mrs. A. N. Winslow of Whitston. Committeemen Are Working Out Five Year Averages L. W. Anderson, county agent, an nounced this week that the commun ity and county committeemen, which were elected during the past two weeks, are now setting up their five year average cotton yields for the producers of cotton to be used in in suring cotton yields for those produc ers who wish insurance on their cotton in 1942. A further announce ment on the cotton insurance will be made at a biter date. THE SCOREBOARD Only one more day remaina of the biggest vote period in The Weekly's subscription drive. Every minute is important to the work ers who are striving for the big $300, $10O'and $50 prizes to be award ed November 29th. The First Period voting schedule will come to a close at 9 o'clock Saturday night after that time all subscriptions reported will count less votes than they do RIGHT NOW so it behooves every worker to collect every possible subscription by this Saturday. As shown by the standing, listed below, the race for the big prizes continues to be a very, very close affair. No one has a prize cinched in this campaign so the work that is accomplished by Saturday night may have a big effect on the final standings. Candidates in- the race should study their vote schedules closely and note that long term suo ecriptions count big just a few of them, if turned in by Saturday . night, would make your vote total rise to a new high. Friends of the workers should give their subscription by Satur day in order for the worker to gain the most credit. If your friend doesn't see you call at The Weekly office and leave the subscription for her she will receive proper credit for it. Here Is the Standing Who Will Lead Next Week First Place Mrs. Tom Cox First Place Mrs. James Boyce Second Place Miss Willie Hurdle Third Place . Mrs. E. J. Proctor Fourth Place Miss Jessie Baker Fifth Place Miss Julia Weston Sixth Place Jesse Lane Seventh Place- . Mrs. Elflui Lane Eighth Place : Miss Lucille Lane Ninth Place' - Miss Pattie Whedbee Tenth Place r Miss Blanche Everett ,P CONTESTANTS: t is not where you stand now it is WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW-rjust three short weeks, remain to work and win a .big prize In this campaign. Make this week the biggest you have Mi yet. V Red Cross Chapter To Start Roll Call Drive Here Tuesday Chairman Announces Workers; $600 Is This Year's Quota The Perquimans County Chapter of the American Red Cross will open its 1941 Roll Call here on Tuesday, according to Mrs. C. P. Morris, Roll Call Chairman, who announced ' the roll call workers for the Town of Hertford. Miss Frances Maness will serve as co-chairman for the Roll Call and she will announce the community workers later this week. The Red Cross is faced with a tre mendous program this year. In ad dition to aiding war refugees, many millions of dollars will be spent for the benefit of American boys in the armed services and as a result of this each county in the United States had an increased quota for its Roll Call this year. Perquimans County has been asked to rai.se 600 memberships through the roll call this year, and Mrs. Mor ris is calling for every person in the county to aid this year by joining the Red Cross. In order to make it easier to join, Roll Call workers will call at your home to enlist your membership. Roll Call workers who will make a house-to-house canvass for member ships in the Town of Hertford were announced today by Mrs. Morris. The workers and the sections of the town which they will cover are: Miss Kate Blanchard, Market Street; W. H. Oakey, Church Street; S. M. Whedbee, business section of Hert ford; Mrs. C. F. Sumner and Mrs. George Fields, Grubb and Covent Garden Streets; Mrs. R. S. Monds, Jr., Front Street; Mrs. Leigh Wins low, Dobbs Street. W. R. Privott will serve as chairman for the drive among the Negroes. Miss Donie White will solicit the Town-f Winfall; Mrs. J? A. Bray, Wood.ville and the Home and Garden Club will solicit West Hertford. Draft Board Has 30 Men Ready For Army When Calls Come Although the Perquimans County Selective Service Board has not had any calls for men to be inducted into military services since August 21st, A. W. Hefren, chairman of the Board, stated that the local Board now has 13 white men and 17 Neg roes ready for induction as soon as the Army calls for them. The white men classed in I-A are: Grover Lamb, David Pike, Henry Bond, James White, Kenneth Jordan, Ivie Ward, Walter White, Linford Pierce, William Smith, Gilbert By rum, Davis Layden, Joseph Smith and Braxton Godfrey. The Negroes are: Ralph Burke, Milton Harvey, George Taylor, Earl Rountree, George Felton, William White, Walter McDonald, Robert Reid, John Moore, Alphonso Hutson, Willie Eason, Louis Laveter, Ivory Skinner, Robert Barclift, Hayward Felton, Louis Lee and Bennie White. PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND LEGION'S ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM TUESDAY EVE No III Effects In order to allay certain apprehen sions which have appeared since the eye clinic closed here last week, Claude White, president of the Hert ford Lions Club, which sponsored the clinic, gave this statement to The Weekly. Mr. White stated that it had come to his attention that parents of some children examined through the clinic were fearful of the results of the clinic and that some of the children , were affected by the drops placed in the eyes during the examination. No ill effects can possibly come from this examination. The drops used in the clinic were the same as any competent physician would use if giving- an eye examination and the effects caused by placing the drops in the eyes to determine whether or not vision is affected soon wears off. Any information contrary to this fact is not the truth. The eye clinic was sponsored by the local Lions Club as an aid to those children of the county who either knowingly or unknowingly were in need of eye treatment or glasses in order that they might have better vision. Funeral Services Held Monday For George W. Butler George William Butler, 69, died at 4 o'clock Saturday morning at the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, following a short illness. Mr. Butler was a native and life long resident of Perquimans County, and was loved by all who know him. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lula Simpson Butler; five sons, W. iS., E. H. G. W. and Colon Bugler all of Hertford; Lieut. F. H. Butler of Portland, Oregon; five daughters, Mrs. J. I. Barclift, Mrs. W. H. Lewis and Miss Blanche Butler all of Hert ford; Miss Jean Butler of Akron, Ohio; Miss Mattie Butler of Char lotte; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. F. H. Fitzwater, of this county. Funeral services were conductea Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at the Pierce Funeral Home with the Rev. C. E. Hobgood, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church, officiating. During the services the Baptist Church choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross," "Higher Ground" and "Pace to Face." The casket was covered with a double spray of Easter lilies and white chrysanthemums. Active pallbearers were: B. S. Hoskins, Heber Barclift, J. L. White, Tom Perry, Bill Jordan and John O. White. Honorary pallbearers were: W. f. C. Edwards, Jasper White, I. A. White, J. E. Moran, Sr., R. M. Rio dick, V. N. Darden, Norman True blood, C. P. Morris and J. W. Hamp ton. Interment was made in Cedarwood Cemtery. Girl Scout Troop Organized Here Sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association the Hertford Girl Scouts Troop was organized on Tuesday, October 28, under the leadership of Mrs. R. S. Monds and Miss Mary Jane Spruill. At the present time 20 girls, rang ing in ages from 10 to 14, have mem bership in the Troop and Mrs. Monds stated that it was expected that within two weeks all the girls wouM fulfill requirements for Tenderfoot Scouts. The Troop meets each week at the Courthouse. The members are: Penelope Whed bee, Margaret Assad, Mildred Skin ner, Martha Lee Tilley, Myrtle Nor man Elliott, Maxine Landing, Nancy Zachary, Nina M. Cox, Ramona Divers, Juanita Divers, Eloise God win, Maude Holmes, Evelyn Nobles, Betty Ruth Chappell, Pat Morris, Julia Laughinghouse, Eatherine A. Holmes, Joan Trueblood, Betty Jean Winslow and Annette Cannon. Hertford PTA Meeting Next Thursday 8 P. M. The Hertford Parent-Teacher As sociation will meet at the Grammar School building next Thursday even ing, November 13 at 8 o'clock. All parents are urged to. attend. An interesting program has been a piannea xor tne evening. . , Herbert C. Bonner to Be Speaker; Band Con cert to Open Program At 7:30 Perquimans Post 126 of the Amer ican Legion today issued a special invitation to the people of this coun ty to attend the Legion's Armistice Day program to be held next Tues day night at the Courthouse. This program will be the fir.it Armistice Day program held in Perquimans since the formation of a Legion Post in this county. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner will be the principal speaker during the evening. The program, according to B. C. Berry, Post adjutant, will begin at 7:30 o'clock, with the Perquimans High .School Band giving a 30-minute concert on the Courthouse Green prior to the opening of the program in the Courtroom. Aside from the Legionnaires, the Boy and Girl Scouts, and the Perquimans Chapter of the American Red Cross will have a part in the program. The program will open with a pre sentation of the Colors by the veter ans, followed by the Scouts present ing their flags. Prayer will be given by Legion naire W. T. Willoughby. Short addresses of welcome wnl be given by Vice District Commander V. N. Darden, Americanization Offi cer J. E. Winslow and Service Officer F. T. Johnson. Post Commander Charles F. Sum ner will introduce the speaker, Her bert C. Bonner. Following the speech of Mr. Bon ner, Post Adjutant Berry will intro duce the Post's "go-getters," mem bers who have excelled in gaining memberships during the drive which closes with the meeting Tuesday night. The Red. Cross Chapter will have a representative present who will out line the Red Cross Roll Call program and the uses the Red Cross maKes of the money collected through the Roll Call. It is also planned to have the en tire assembly sing several songs dur ing the evening's program, which will close with the assembly observing one minute of silence, followed by the benediction. Naval Officers To Enlist Applicants C. H. Shaddeau and J. T. Ellison, recruiters from the U. 'S. Navy Re cruiting Station in Norfolk, Va., will be in Hertford on Friday, November 7. They will interview applicants for the regular Navy and the Naval Reserve at the Courthouse from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Those seeking a worthwhile, pro fitable career, which will be rewarded with an adequate pension, after 20 years' service, are urged to consider enlistment in the Regular Navy. Age limits are 17 to 30 inclusive; those who are 17 years of age enlist until their 21st birthday; those 18 to 30 enlist for six years. After enlist ment and completion of preliminary training at a Naval Training Station, some recruits are sent to Service Schools and others are assigned duty on ships or aviation units for further instruction. Unusual opportunities are now of fered those who desire to serve their country during the emergency through enlistments in the Naval Reserve. Enlistments in this group are for four years, but men so enlist ed will serve on active duty only for the duration of the emergency. The pay, benefits and promotions in the Naval Reserve are the same as those of the Regular Navy. Special Attraction At State Theatre Saturday Afternoon An added feature will be held at the State Theatre Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock, when ten attractive pieces of merchandise will be auc tioned off to the highest bidder. Movie Money will be used to pur chase the items the movie money being given away by cooperating mer chants on purchases made with them. A list of the merchants can be found elsewhere in this paper. HERTFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM The Hertford Grammar School will have an '.Armistice Day program on Tuesday morning at' 9 o'clock, which will mark the beginning of the Junior Red Crosa drive. The public fa cor dially invited. -:'.. , -' 'V ft 'J 7'