THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, IIERTrORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNS 28, ISM
Published every Friday by The
Perquimans Weekly, a partner
ship consisting of Joseph G.
Campbell and Max R. Campbell
at Hertford, N. C.
MAX CAMPBELL
Editor,
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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940
BIBLE THOUGHT FOB WEEK
it Willi WITHSTAND ALL
SHOCKS; The word .pt. the,sLdfd;
enduretbt forev'isr,-" Ptl:2K : .
The' Bathing Pier is proving' a pop-
ulat lilafie" with - the younger : fplks
during1' the" Jwiit "Slays we have. - We
venture to say that with the comple
tion of the work to be done on the
beach that we will have as nice a
bathing beach as. any : town '- .
1 According to- reports we;
hear,
cotton poisoning is- being used widely
Ahrougfcaut the, County tnjs year.
"Let's hope that the crops, which how
look excellent, , will prove a real
money maker J for the -farmers this
falL
. No drive for Red Cross relief has
as yet been made in Hertford, but it
is expected that one will be made
soon. However, contributions are
being received and each .bit means
less suffering to those more unfor
tunate than ourselves '. . . contribute
if possible today. ""
It might not be a bad idea if the
Merchants of Hertford would take a
cue from our neighboring town and
go "gunning for business" too. fit
is our belief that Hertford mer
chants can supply every merchan
dising need of our County, but let's
not lock the'oarA after the; horse has J
been ; stolen; Tne weekly nas tne
largest number ' of subscribers and
readers of any newspaper circulating
within Perquimans County and it is
ready and willing to assist in every
effort to make Hertford the trading
center for Perquimans Cdiinty. '
Not For War Use Only
Next Thursday marks the 164th
birthday of the Declaration of In
dependence. It was by that historic
document that our forefathers set
forth this nation of Free people . . .
free In thought, free in speech, free
in life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.
Throughout these one hundred and
jsixty-four years our nation has
thrived end expanded through pa
triotism and loyalty of its men and
women.
Yet the idea that patriotism and
loyalty are war products, to be used
only in case of a national emergency,
is too prevalent throughout the land
today.
Much the same observation applies
to the average American's conception
of Freedom. It is a thing to be en
joyed, to be taken advantage of and
a means of more money for less
work. It is seldom recognized as a
priceless possession to be preserved
by fidelity to the principles of free
government in times of peace.
The Price Of Good
GoVernment
Good government is for the ask-'ernment costs, absorbing 22 per cent
ing the spoils system is a bauble' of the national income, it is high
for which Americans are paying an time that Americans should insist
alarming" price. It is the old story! upon the efficiency in government
of passing Jy the true article for a Alertness, constant vigilance, coupled
shoddy, Worthless substitute. I with active support of such current
Perhaps! Ja not quite enough t measurea'as the Ramspeck civil ser
say that good government can be had ce artension bill, constitute ; the
for the taking, though the price is ' Pa. This bill, which hasr passed
rWden govrnt The price is ,u'-ten,: y W
rwuen goyenmwuu .kK- M-jj3;itaeMm in this country. Our citi-
lie-nMtm1nML rfvic-mindedness. a-
lertness, and :! insistence i on honest
administration.
; The old town meeting" ida which
survives in a, few AmericaR commun
ities even to this day, provided good
vrimvenutumt at low THahIIv 'sIII
the-people participated. They ap
proved or disapproved every act of
. government, every expenditure, of
general funds.. They knew that they
nad to foot the bills and that gov
ernment was not a remote, rich and
benevolent agency which could give
them something for nothing. They
knew that public money spent for
subsidies,. f buildings, relief, must
come" out of their own pockets. They
acted accordingly and approved only
those activities which they knew they
' .,14 r.w)'- if-.1 .. '
:Jh revival of the old . town
T eeurx fysieHt Kwvenuirant -. is
It is difficult to see
c. II be made to; work ; in
' CRACKUIG -
Chewing The Rag
With Lucius Blanchard, Jr.
. -Too 'many people have asked too
many people who was on the house
party ai Nags Head we wrote about
last week. So we'll? just'-say we
can't mention-, .names, -WeM have
identified them in the fcrst place had
'we been at liberty to do so. But the
story came to us exclusively from a
member of the party and no names
were to be mentioned.
All of which has absolutely noth
ing to do with .the WPA, a source
wnich furnishes lis with endless" rea
sons for amazement.
For instance, if you are a Com
munistand admit it you can't get
a job on the WA
And if you are a member of the,
Nazi-Bund organization and admit
it you still can't get a job on the
WPA.
But jf you are a Communist or a
Nazi-Bund sympathizer or both
and Swear you aren't 4hen you can
get a job on the' WPA. On the 'WPA,
we"J.said, not .in private. business. t
- So you'd be very silly to admit it.
The whole thing, is screwy. , All
you have to do to prove you aren't a
Communist or Naw is to swear to it
before' a postmaster or a notary.
Of course, if you're pro-Nazi and
the little matter of swearing to a lie
gets under your skin, then you should
never have associated with Adolf
Hitler, who apparently regards the
truth as a poor substitute for a lie.
But, oh, yes, there's one other pro
large modern city. Nor is it neces
sary if the same attitude toward gov
ernment can be revived. An obvious
place to begin is at home with the
local and State units, but the easier
way of reform may come through
Federal channels. Such laws as the
Hatch Act illustrate the approach
and serve as an example for local
improvement. The need is to divorce
patronage politics completely from
the performance of government.
The corrupt political machine feeds
on spoils; remove the booty and the
machine is broken. This end can
only be accomplished by an improved
and vastly extended civil service.
very single job of administering
government, excepting only elective:
positions and the top policy-determ-
ining posts, should be filied only by I
the best qualified people
which ex-
animations can discover.
Such a civil service would encour
age the expert to use his talents for
his government; public service could
become an honored career.
With Federal, State and local gov-
LPUDUC
'loniM'r - j
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,5 By WHATSO .V4-.vM
--A ,. ', ir: a f'i:
THE ARMY, THE NAVY, THE
AIR I COBPS, THE AMPHIBIANS.
Count 'oat The four columns,, of de
fense.', The Army would "make only a
very small column.' The Navy would
be right good if tha coast lines were
not rso long and the , Obligations
sought by the Administration were
not quite so many" and diverse. The.
Air Corps is no doubt t excellent but
like the supply of. quail during the
hunting reason there are not enough
coveys to go 'round. . The Amphib
ians JUarines. : Devil Dogs orwhat
you will, are so says tradition-the
greatest fighting tribe on earth. .The
trouble with ; the Amphibians, that
x ' ,
vision we forgot to mention, and this
is really something . . . ,
You must also swear tftat you will
not become a Communist or member
of any Nazi-Bund organisation dur
ing the time you are paid from funds
handed out so kindly by the tax-paying
citizens of the United States.
If you make any errors in swear
ing to all these things, it is quite
likely that you wjll be slapped sharp
ly on the wrist not to- mention a
little item of being fined $2,000.
Though how you'd be on . the WPA
if you had $2,000 is beyond us . . .
unless you were in the ' administra
tive branch ' V
It's still .screwy -r
Ray Jordan, formerly of Hertford,
now manager of Gates Beauty Shop,
Gatesville, iB actively in- the stamp
collecting species of hobbiests.
He 'corresponds with 50 people
from all parts of the world. This
year he has had letters from 34 dif
ferent countries.
' It was interesting- to note from- one
oi nig recent letters, published in-.
The Gates County Index, ".-the ques
tion In America "do fetters etc.,
have to pass through censor? When
you get my correspondence any
special labels of censor's fix?"
The letter came' from Ktedah, Brit
ish Malaya.
American Magazines, it said, or
papers, are nearly four times our
price. ,v
species of fighting man equally at
home on land or on the sea, is that
they need a Navy to move them to
any of the four quarters of the globe
when wanted and then they need an
army to beck them up! Wow there
is no trouble with these four Col
umns! Of course we haVe f the
present time just laboratory "samples
of these four columns, but the Pres
ident is signing bills that have to do
with taxes anI appropriations', 'au
thorizations for this and that and
bye and bye, if all goes well and not
too much goes astray, we may have
a real four column defense. , . ': ; -; -1
WITH FOUR COLUMNS AC
COUNTED FOR WE COME TO
THE FIFTH. This fifth column of
which we hear bo much nowadays
comes, we take it, from abroad. . It
is a well-trained column that knows
all the' arts of subterfuge, how to
bore ; in, "how to cause - confusion
among loyal citizens, how to under
mine the faith of a people in itself
and its own powers. This fifth col
umn is well trained and efficient
and sometimes.; even an effective
column. - However, we have within
the governmental structure agencies
to take care oi this foreign activity
and said agencies can be trusted to
function. We can trust our Depart
ment of Justice and our Secret Ser
vice Co keep a very watchful eye and
restraining hand : on any ' foreign
tzens do not need to get an' attack Of
the jitters. ,- Our arm chair,' patriots
do not, need - to ecome amateur
sleuths. ' Our, super patriots T whose
service to x the country has never
been 'of a superlative quality do sot
need to organise . themselves into a
SIXTH COLUMN whose major occu
pation la doubting ' the. .loyalty : of
every stranger71 that passes by and
consciously or nnconsdously starting
rumors. In all parts of the country
our own: immediate section includ
ed SIXTH ' COLUMN am&teur
sleuths have impugned without valid
evidence the loyalty of worthy citi
zens whose names might be of other
than AntrlivSftirm oriirin.
So-called fifth column activity. Is
dangerous but we have proper agen
cies to protect us from . it. SixCt
column activity is likewise , danger
ous and in most cases unfair and un
American and' we have, no protec
tion against it, , It would be well for
THE - WHIP
every " citizen ' to "watch himself lest
ha all. iftto, that Sixth Column.-
I THEfSIXTH COLUMN IS ..EFFI
CIENT, it is brave and it goes to the
root of the matter. Down in Roma,
Georgia,' a 'town of twenty-one or t wo
thousand you vwill .find a good ex
ample of the amusing aspect of sixth
column activity $ Some years ago the
big, bad man of Italy who - 'would
pose as a Roman gave to Georgia's
Rome a large,' bronze replica, of the
classical f statue i of . .Romulous' and
Remus being suckled by the mythical
wolf of Rome. At the time Georgia's
Rome was over-joyed to be noticed
by the modern imitation of iflie-ancient
Caesar and local ' appreciation
of classical art reached. ; a new high
in the town.. Romulous and Kemus
and Mama Wolf were, given a, place
of honor on the village green.. Chil
dren looked 'with wonder . at . what
they could not understand and t the
elders looked on with a newborn: ap
preciation, ' of the-great , example of
immortal- art." All is changed. The
SIXTH COLUMN, went into action!
The great bronze, was orn .down, ft
was no longer art. It had become a
silent, ever present . subversive in
fluence. ; Now. they rest, .Mama Wolf
and little Romans, rin what might be
called a concentration camp for
works of art!, Great is the SIXTH
COLUMN, long may it live! It willr
Watch iV
BALLAHACK NEWS
Mr.' and Mrs. A.- J. Mansfield and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Will Asbell and
children, of Newport News, Va., were
guests of Mrs, Josephine Ward on
Sunday. . :y
Miss Grace Baker, Mrs. H. V.
Baker, Mrs. Josephine Ward, Miss
Josephine Ward,. Mrs. L. A. Goodwin,
and Mrs. Wallace ,. Goodwin visited
Mrs. Ben Thatch at Yeopim Station,
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. W. W. Copeland, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Bunch and son, of Rocky
Hock, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Goodwin Sunday.
Mrs.- C. C. Mansfield visited Mrs..
L. A. Goodwin Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Day and eon, and Mrs.
M. C. Hough, of Columbia, and Mrs.
W. W. Copeland visited Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Goodwin Wednesday after
noon, . J
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin and
daughters, Marie. and Lillian, , Were
guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Dail, Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clemmett Jordan and
children, of Tyner, visited Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Masfield and Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Mansfield .Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Roberaon and
children, -of ; Hertford,,, visited, ; Mr.
nes
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ve eeeiang to invent ana improve uungs to maice your nie
; """simpler arid more plcr.:ant. They brinf their discoveries .
v - to you in the' adverfcrnents. Advertised merchandica .
'2 is merchandise of qur.Iity.- Merchandise you can depend
on. Let the advertieenients teach ycu what's new and
, ' i -. good. Let the advc: l::emnts guide . you in rpendin
" s your money wisely. Step right up ladies and gen'm'n !
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and Mrs.-, Elmer r Eoberson Sunday
evening.,. , ' 1
Sidney CoQilwixi, who had the mis
fortune to sustain', a broken ankle in
April," la' now petting alor very well.
He returned home recently from Al
bemarle Hospital, Epz;;1 h City.. .
t-., Visitors in the home of Mr.' and
Mrs;; Sidney Goodwin 'Sunday--werer
Mr. and MrsV Ernest' - Goodwin rand
children and jtlrst Roxie ."Nixon, of
Rocky Hock; Mrs. Willie Bunch,' of
Edenton, and . Mrs. A. ' J. Parriah. S'
Demonstration Gubs:
To Work On Renewing'
Furniture, During jTuly ,
The subject for Rome-Demonstration
Qubs to work 'en' during. the
month of July will be furniture re
finishing, r;;
w "Well "-finished, "harmonious rfurhiP
tare, is an essential ' of a - pleasing,
home-like room,'" Miss Frances
Maness,' Perquimans' County Home
Demonstration agent, said. : "Recon
ditioning .of furniture may a well be
Undertaken at home when one v has
the time, the patience and painstak
ing care necessary ; to produce good
results.'" -' "' "'"
She is hoping every .member will
do her part to keep attendance at a
high level during July.
Extension Engineer
Was Here Tuesday
J: P. Richardson, agricultural en
gineer from State College," was here
in the county Tuesday and visited
several ' farms in the interest of .those
who are contemplating the installa
tion of automatic water systems. "
CLASSIFIED AND
LEGALS
MAN WAiNTEDu-fiOOD NEARBY
' Rawleigh Route now open, If will-;
ing .to conduct Home service busi
ness -While earning good ' living,
. write, . immediately. Rawleigh's,
Dept. NCF 100 45, Richmond,
Virginia. june28
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND J
Whereas, on the 30th day of De
cember; 1933, Lessie Grant Knowles
and Robert.' Lee KnowleS executed
Trusted for the Lartd Bank Oonunlst
sioner, a certain deed 'of trust which
is recorded in the office' of the Reg
ister 'of Deeds, fo" r Perquimans
County, North Carolina, jn F; L. B.
M. Book No. 1 at Page 121Y and ,
Whereas, default ha's been "made
in the payment of the indebtedness
thereby secured as therein provided,
and the trustee , has been , requested
I- :
ami(Di
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HAVE you ever , heard a street-corner medicine man
hawking his wares?' .Confess. Weren't you tempted to'-,!
buy by his persuasive talk? Whydidn't youT Wasn't 'it-;
because you could 'feel no real confidence in his product? ;
Wasn t that because, though hej was. here"' today, you ,
didn't know where he'd be tomorrow? - -r - - IV v
How differently you feel when
product. ; Here is no human personality $o persuade you.
But, instinctively, you know ;you can trust the word of .
'The salesman in type." Manufacturers and merchants
who advertise are permanent. . They stand back of their
products! They spend millions of dollars to determine
your needs! and to perfect products that will satisfy
those needs.. Unlike the medicine man, their businec3 is
built 'pnyour continued goodfwilLl r 3i r
"RpcspflTrYri Iflrinrfif rnnr3. wifK 'tTi5 'wAnlth " find rp'
great industries behinoTthem, are constontly
exercise the povir of sale . thereiji.
contained: , ' t i ' . . '
.Now, ..Therefore, under-and by vir
tue oi the authority conferred by the
ntuu. Mww uuei, uie - unaersignea.
Trustee will the 26th day 6iJvHy
194Q, at. the court' house door 'of
rerquimans county, JNorth Carolina;
nf 4-itrial'nA. Atftlutla maaii iXffAa i.. ..1 .
ifniTv v vivvst fiwii uiACi XUr'aaiV
to 'the .highest bidder for, cash," the
following real estate; V 3 ; . v v
AH that certain tract of land con
taming ; One " Hundred - Thirty-One
(131) acres, '. known" as the.Celia
DaiJ Tract,", in. Bethel , Township,.
rerquimans County, North Carolina,'
located; en the; Bethel-Yeopim Road,
six miles West from Hertford, North
Carolina, on the waters of Brinkley
Mill Pond and now, in the possession
of William Madre, bounded., on the
North by the lands ;; of J. J. Fleet
wood, on the East by the lands of
L.. Bembry, on the South by Brink
ley Mill Pond and on the West by
the lands of R. L. Enowles.
The property is more fully de
scribed by metes and bounds in the
deed of trust above mentioned, to
which -reference is made.
This property is being sold, suh
ject to an outstanding deed of trust
executed by Lessie Grant Knowles
and Robert Lee Knowles to The
Federal Land Bank of Columbia, re
corded in F. L. B. M. Book' No. 1,
Page 120, in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds ef Perquimans County,
North Carolina, and to the 1940
taxes.- - '',:
This property is also sold subject
to the taxes for ..the years 1936,
1937, 1988, 1939 and 1940.
This the 26th day of July, 1940.
W. O. McGIBONY, Trustee.
L. S. Blades, Jr.,
Agent and Attorney for Truste.
june28,july5,1249.
To The Voters Of
Perquimans County
By this method I am
thanking . every . one
who ybted for me in
last 'Saturday's Pri
mary. . '-
' Your servant,
J.T.BENTON 99
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