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'fAuB BIGHT t ins PESMjuniAua weekly, rr?jr'orJ, n, c tttdky, july 28, 1940 UlijLTI.ri Ill- V i3l7e!iili:r.Tlisrfi Tung Aboiit liow Thermometer Readings Sciit Of P&o 20 Si' wishes to iwap a home on heir "beau-edgkth-gensratkm. itann ior the companionship of two hicmted, mor al, ; ieitf-supportipg jpeople capable of enjoying the Atmosphere of aft old- Edward Small knew that, he had a', peditlon " to a fabulous pearl bed truljTfreat screed" property when hejgpUth of Pago Pago.". Overcome by decided tV product "South of Pgo greed lust fo weth, Lareon SS'S & W2 - .-- Tk- mI TuHdv.! slave the native :; on the island of through United Artists release. That Manoa so that they v will dive for, ments in the University of Michigan 1 i, anonui nitiir nnflrirv nor naoKia Khn the! vounar and noraiones reveal that nrosrress Is As Hlff-h as 103 lit the' xnnf and that is why he chose1 handsome son of the: island chief,;"5"" made in that direction., with Shade and 1Z5 in the fashioned' home. well,!, wai fires, elc-Ad in "Yankee. Something to watch for in the fu ture is seedless vegetables. Ejiperi hpedt0fcme, pf the-hog, pens, during ter.su po i w iwn w the . receiving; - department "?. Vand-droVea hiunber of, hogs to the an impressive cast neaaea oy J on Hall, who won sensational fame as Slin j the hero of "The Hurricane." Other I important names in the cast include No one seems to be doing anything ' Frances Farmer, Victor McLaglen, about it, but it's the weather again,1 Gene Lockhart, Douglas -Dumbrfflle, and as usual there is a lot of talk ' oiympe Bradna and Francis Ford, about it. j Briefly, the story of "South of Not quite two weeks ago we were Pag0 pag0 concerns the strange talking about dry weather, some dis- j adventures 0f Bucko Larson and agree.ngits-.tffeot n cr0Pj Ruby Taylor, who undertake an ex and so on. Then a cool week-end was ushered in and some ventured. to say that July was going to be a cold July. Possibly , there would be frost and a few snowflakes. but as the weather took a turn to the hot side and the mercury be gan to climb to dangerous heights! last Friday, the Men in the Streets and the Men in the Stores and the Men in the Offices and the Men in as little clothinsr as they couttd de- falls in love with ,, Ruby, never dreaming that she is a Singapore cate girl. Things go from bed to worse for the innocent natives until a swift and unexpected climax brings the showdown. How Ruby manages to save the day - for the islanders and to free them from Larson's cun ning and violence provides the pic ture with an ending packed with thrills and drama. ' United Daughters Complete Plans For "Patriotic Rally" cently get by with were agreed that FrOgTam at ManteO Oil Saturday In Connec tion With 353rd Anni versary of Colonies the weather was hot. Temperatures were clocked at 99, vin the shade Saturday and on Sun- day the mercury ascended to 103 in' the shade, unofficial reports saidJ and nobody denied it. And then on Monday or Tuesday,' just to prove it really was hot as' if everybody didn't know it, a ther mometer got placed in the sun back . Manteo, N. C. The complete pro gram for the Patriotic Rally of the North Carolina Division of the Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy, MORE ABOUT WAR (Continued brum rge One) peppers, squash, cucumbers and. to matoes (they didn't mention water- ;- Ana to maice nose pow dering easier at' night, milady's pocketbook is going to carry a com bination pocket mirror and miniature flashlight, f t v. s fyrV v . 'Over near Robersonvtiie last' week a Mick : customer , walked ' into ' a slaughter house, it la said, -and slip- weighing station'. The owner" of the slaughter' house, who bought the - hogs in,.tae4.first place had gone away on a business trip, so an assistant weighed them jbhe second time and Issued a state ment slip. The man got his check and left. The check had been cashed before an employee saw the hogs were making a second trip from the 15-20. weighing' station. . , - f , "Needles to say, am invest atiod is underway. ' ; f 1 i r ?j ' Weekly Blarket Report ' POULTRY AND EGfiS, . Courtesy Division ot Market - N. C Dept. of Agriculture' f . ; Eggs, per dozeiEH-iHennery white?i 18-28 i hennery browns, 18-22; cur rent collections, 17-20. . ; - . Live fouiiry, yci -r 17 reds, 16-17; mixt colors, 14-17; light breeds, 12-15; broilers, 1M0;' ? fryers,' colore l-20; fryers, light, of Morgan's Modern Grocery and the "f"1 . in eoon with thej mercury scampered up to a beautiful 125. And that made it even hotter. long at dusk Tuesday and brought a' ony" hfIdthfre tartoj, was momentary respite from the blister-1 353rd anniversary of the Roanoke Island colonies and the fourth sum mer of Paul Green's "The Lost Col- an- E.' nounced today by Mrs. Lewis T 7, 1 ;j . i.1 j; ; ing swelter-but not for Jong; some- '"".' Pre8luen,: 01 ine body said they ran into a man who1 vanon. songs, by indi- said he knew somebody who had v,duaj? as wel1 Co1" sleptfor a few minutes Tuesday' Chorus greetings and. addresses night og, but the report could not be veri fied. Wednesday it was hot as blazes again, and the weather man is slow in promising genuine relief. have been rumors of a slight change today (Friday) but it is better than C. and their porters, this first patriotic rally at the Birthplace of the Nation is in the nature of a tribute to the first found- 1 i i j i: f rno HAmAtvoTiA Maoi a a avnwkoaai ' There ZT rTT , the strength of Britain the founda Beginning at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, the Rally will get underway offered to carry the war into foreign territory. Her leaders have been digging in to meet the invading hordes on the home ground,- Possibly, informed observers say, no attempt will be made immediate ly to land troops on the Isles, but there is much activity in Spain where German soldiers are said to be mov ing in great numbers. An attack may be directed against Gibraltar and other points vital to English commerce in an attempt to tighten the economic blockade against Bri tain. Anyway, the lines and everybody's nerves are being tightly drawn for action of one kind or another. Lord Halifax, British foreign secretary, said in an address Monday that Great Britain will fight on until Hitler's mad plans for Europe are completely shattered and the liberties of all na tions are restored. It's a large order even if Hitler loses the Great Battle of England, but Lord Halifax said: "Hitler may plant his Swastika mil WVIt lACOA Wit t UUUUMlibV Will , 1 T . fl 1 swelter through the week-end. Those j "ft Chonis singing who have experienced the heat here during the past few days feel cer- tain that it will require at (least a week to cool off. 'Starting just this side of the Rockies the heat wave has gripped a large portion of the eastern half of , the nation. Scores have died from the heat (not here) and quite a few seeking refuge from the scorching temperature in and at the beaches have lost, their lives by drowning (not here). But while the people talk, cotton and other crops Old North State." Mrs. Weaver Mann, president of the N. C. Ameri can Legion Auxiliary, will lead the his empire are built on tions of sand." , i It was a magnificent speech . . . "In their hearts the people that he has beaten down curse him and pray that his attacks may be broken aum?, wui wwi me, ... . . r . iij entire group in the "Pledge of Alle- . . v.ni Xllcjr tuilg lUi WIC UOJ nucil tt v oaacwia sally forth and return blow for blow. giance to the United States Flag." Paul Green and President Frank P. Graham are expected to attend the Rally and be presented to the dele gation. The main address of the afternoon . nl lu. J),'.. I I u. T T n n streamsi vs, t n.i, ,v. i.' for Europe will be shattered by the nn the ailhiopf nf Wnnm. in rVi..l uiw-UHM""""" 1""""" is." Following the address, the group will visit Wright Memorial and "We shall assuredly not disappoint them. "Then will come the day of final reckoning when Hitler's mad plans wh7mnoD: oh ' W " tende"the gues 'IHhe F S" -W With 8 Inn' nd thn will see S wSfM I.812 f 165th Performance of "The Lost olotn, withholds all complaints and , Colony " weaafJr " r the Rally were completed iCi ' by Mrs. Fisher in cooperation with a,m ""'cro. Mrs. James G iiac mm reraemoer iasc winter wnen unconquerable freedom." WH1TESTON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. B. L. White and family, of Sunbury, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. White, of Belvidere, were guests of Mrs. Mary J. White Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Eunice Wineflow, Mr. and Mrs. Fearimr and Mrs. I. M Mulrina Kith nf niuLxil. I r ' 1 1 nf! i n i xrrt i rS wa! . JS? JXi 2S Mra' Rennie Wmiamsn' of Mn- Les Winslow, Archie Riddick, Er- wl ni lJ teo' and D- Broi Fearing, presi- nest White, Misses Winnie Winslow, were playing havoc with the family jt of the Roanoke Island Histori- Lena Winslow, Pearle White, Lucille But w rn iw- u ! Association which sponsors "The Lane, Edna Winslow, Doris Lane likeaTS Jfivl LSt CoIony" M a -commercial and Esther Mae White attended the looked Hke 7 U venture- 18 epecte to be the Young Friends Conferenae at Cedar lOOKea IlKe rain. lort mMio -1 rTr j l j ra-j . Uunng a severe electncal storm a, nt tt iS r. ,j0 . j .' ' and downpour Wednesday afternoon, ' which relieved the heat for a short; HOSTESS AT BRIDGE PARTY rii6' exx S5h!nm8r 8tlf, Ml8 'ce Roherson delightful ;,h T "i:,'u.rr ""rJ)6.1?16."11"1 abnd Py on week-end. uu8 vu ajvuu, wedneadav aftArnnnn in rinnn. l.A WiMiam Winslow, U. S. N., Nor folk, Va., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arba Winslow, .during the Street, a large elm at the Dr. T. P. Brinn residence on Front Street, and a third tree near the river further north on Front Street. MORE ABOUT Court (Continued rrom Page One) lamp.. Prayer -for judgement house-guest, . Miss Tommie Rose, of Henderson. Five tables were ar ranged in the living room with summer flowers making a pretty setting. After several progressions, Miss Prue Newby was awarded high score prize and Miss Elizabeth Darden the floating prize. Those playing were: Miss Tommie Rose, honoree; Miss Nan Lovelace, of Crisp; Miss Martha Ann Clenden ing, of Greensboro; Miss Jeanette continued upon payment of the costs -J"". wesson; mias roy and doctor's bill, and on condition of, C1,"c .. Yoai.fliaa.UOIQm was his good behavior for two years. Other cases included on Tuesday's docket', were; V : Walter Godfrey, who pleaded guil ty to driving- without an operator's license, was fined ?15. William: Brittr : Negro, who was found guilty: of driving an animal- drawn vehicle ' without lights paid a $5 finjs. thy Hollowell. of Hobbsville: Misses Anne Felton, Maewood Pierce, Nita Newbbld, Snth Hollowell, Florence Darden', Marie Anderson, Margaret Broughton, Prue Newby, Elizabeth Darden, Mary Wood Koonce, Frances Wewby and Marguerit Ward, Mrs. J. V. Matthews and the hostess. an(j irinas, saatea nuts ana mints I were Berved during the game, and a Mr. and Mrs. Louis Howell, of Hertford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lane. Odds and Ends To Tale Your Mil Off The i European q Short Accounts of Hum orous Happenings In Different Sections Of The Nation - ? Geors-e Johnson Elizabeth City Negro, who was found, guilty of be ing drunk and disorderly On v the streets of Hertford. V. - ' Nurnev Welch and Johnnie Eiliott, who were charged with . destruction $,, oi personal property corn gwwmg in a field belornHno- tn J. R.i Dai. Welch pleaded guilty and prayer for .Judgement was cqntinued, .Non-suit ,).tu granted as to ElUott; , ' 7 - t ' C: Joseph Abner Smith nleadedTsrailtT ',,-to driving with improper light and V was fined: 15. - .' r , ' William K, Webb was found guilty of- driving a can with improper' sweet course at the conclusion. Entertained Friends With Sunday Supper Miss Annie ' Mae Matthews was hostess 'to a-number of friends at a supper on Sunday .-evening at her home' near Hertford. The house was attractively decorated with summer flowers. Her guests were Miss Mar garet Snipes, of, St? Augustine, Ha. Mr. and Mrs." J. S. Bass, Jr., Mr. and Mm,. Kelly White.' Mr. 'and Mrs. Everett Perry, of Norfolk, Va. Bus- ' V brakes,' and John Riddick was found sell' Baker and George Killer White. t ' :guilty.f allowing, Webb to drive Ml v ' J ' t ' ' car knowing it to be without rper .Frank,W. Truitt of $fceanClty, b rakes. C. ta'ef 'court' were to be Md., has worn th same straw hat t-Ttled be- cen tLem., ff0r tver 80 year for -over 80 yet The following are efforts intended to get your mind off a steady diet of war-thoughts for a few seconds and direct them momentarially along lighter lines: ' 1 In Atlanta Tuesday a convict sat atop a 150-foot water tower on the eve of what was scheduled to be his return to freedom, and defied guards who tried to argue him into,' coming down. ' -S i By Tuesday night, observers using field glasses, said the convict was as "red. as a beet',, after spending the afternoon on his perch in the 100 degree weather. Still he gave no indication that ha was ready to come down t 4" r-,." V$ The Convict was , armed with , a heavy machinest hammer 'and prison guards' said it was tod dangerous to approach-' him.' Sot there he , sat while floodlights played over him TneHv tii-hL .' t , T? 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