'r THE
Perquimans Weekly
Published every Friday by The
Perquimans YVeekly, a partner
ship consisting of Joseph G.
Carnpbell end Max R. CampbelJ,
it Hertford, N. C.
MAX CAMPBELL Editor
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941
i ost Number 226
The enthusiasm and spirit display
ed by the World War Veterans of
Perquimans in the formation of
American Legion Post Number 226
can not pass without notice.
The local Vets, after long years of
waiting and planning, have formed
the local Post with such pride and
determination that without douot it
will eventually become Perquimans
County's finest organization.
The background, the ideals, and
the will to carry-on, all of which the
Legion possesses makes for the Real
American Community. Hertford, as
well as the County, will gain by
having such a fine organij-ition
within its midst.
THE LIGHTNING STRIKES
You Might Save
Your life
Motor vehicles, home and occupa
tional accidents all showed marked
increases in fatalities in 1940, as
ompared with figures for 1939, ac
cording to the report of the National
Safety Council.
Accidental deaths accounted for,
te caA a : .. ;n inylA fi .
per cent more than in 1939
juries reached the astounding total
of 9,100,000 or something like 300,
00 more than the year 1939.
These figures, we are satisfied,
niean UUJle . or nothing to the aver
age" reader who has een them from
year to year and looks at the twial
with nonchalance. Few of us imag
ine that they have particular signif
icance to us. They represent mis
fortune that befell others but we
deem ourselves immune from sucH
accidents.
Of' course, many of the highway
fatalities, and some of the othe -deaths
through accidents, represent
problems that the most careful citi
zen is unable to circumvent. They
are the result of the carelessness
and recklessness of others and there
ia little that can be done by prudent
persons that will eliminate then
hazard.
We should not lose sight of the
fact, however, that most of the acci
dental , deaths involve individuals
who, were responsible for the mishap
that took their lives. Certainly, we
can be on our guard against similar
risks. Whether in our homes, m
our work places or on the highway
we can minimize danger by thinking
before acting and by making this a
habit
The economic wastage of acci
dental injuries and deaths is stu
pendous. The total runs into bil
lions of dollars. The individual who
happens to be a victim "needs no
statistics to remind him, or her,
that accidents are costfly exper
iences. Moreover, there is the sul
fering that is endured by the victims
and by their relatives and friends.
when victory is gained. Another
hint of the greater civilization to
come is the almost incredible forti
tude shown by the bombed Englisu
hero-m-tne-street. it proves a&
nothing else could that although
brick and Steele may crumble, free
minds have greater strength than
these.
Already an increased turning u
Christianity is inspiring the English-
speaking world. Significant are the
recent efforts of educators in the
United States to further religiout.
teachings in connection with public
school curriculums. There seems vo
be a growing realization that spirit
ual light is a necessary armament
against the new paganism.
According to accounts from Eng
land, the majority of the Brtish
people have already risen high
enough in mental altitude to have no
desire for revenge after the war.
When hostilities cease, it is fairly to
be expected that this enlighteneu
i mH.w.L- u'il IVioln hrinr nhnnt a set-
wm'w.x ...i
in- , i ..-11 ui k: mV.rti o ct
I OU.iUUtl Will IlCip LTIUlg auwu i ov
towards justice and seQf-government
1 for all.
: Many people remember too well
I the rea.-tion from the first Worla
War. The jazzy living, the reckless
I spending, the cynicism, the loosen
i ing of moral standards. It is possi
ble, however, that some false states
of society which were ushered in h
the last war may be ushered out by
this one. Yet even a British triumpn
will entail a further chaJllenge to the
victorious Christian world, a call for
higher living and thinking. For be
yond the necessity of turning back
aggression and barbarity lies the
task of so establishing the broUer
hood of man that peace will endure.
Christian Science Monitor. '
SO WHAT?
By WHAT.SO
PRAISE, CRITICISM, CONFU
SION. For sometime this corner
has been regarding the local Fire
Department with considerable inter
est. Very sympathetic interest too.
The members of our fire-fighting out
fit are as fine a bunch of boys ab
you will find in any town, any
where; large town, small town or in
between size. They are a capable
bunch, too! Also, they are on the
job and loyal to the job of protect
ing the citizens from the ever-pres
ent hazard of fire, a hazard made
greater in this town because of th
altogether too faulty construction
work that has gone into the build
ing of many of our homes. We
A an individual, van cannot kl-, have never seen our iire-iignren,
together guarantee vour own afetv "Vie a lire wnen iney ma not in
because it depends at times upon the
careful action of others, but you, can
do much to safeguard voutown
person by taking advantage--lea&t-f:'
ern precautions, using your intelli
gence., and; .training yourself. pot to,
take chances of any kind. It will"
pay, even if you cannot prove that
.. 1 : Tl i J J'Vl T J
juu nave cunec'-eu uiviuenuH.
When The War
Is Over
A nation engaged in desperate
war is naturally reluctant to apeak
of any aim beyond, that of victory.
Mr. Winston Churchill has just re
fused a request from a member of
the House of Commons for a state
ment of peace aims. For the Bri
tish Government to try at this
time to outline specifically the shape
of things to come would be an im
practical diversion from the matte
in hand.
Individuals,1!! however, can see
straws jnke wind which fill theiu
with exalted hope. The unity oi
purpose k wich is knitting English
speaking lands ever more closely to
tolbewteing apparent in pro.
portion as the struggle grows ia in
tensity, betokens a secure future
dividually deserve unstinted praise
for the way they tackled the job
.'and .stuck to it until the job , wa
Tne people of the town are, :as a
whole, deeolv appreciative. rThat
war 'shown ih'm uncertain manner
after the recent fire at Market and
Dobb'-Streeti. J We I do Vno bflievJ
that there is a citizen who has 'bee,
heard to express anything but praise
for the way in which that fire was
put under control, extinguished and
a real fire catastrophy averted. On
the other hand, the members of the
fire department, in all too great
numbers, have criticized the lack of
efficient cooperation among them
selves in carrying out their work.
They complain of a lack of the f eel
In? of team play. They appear to
feel that they tackle the job before
them ,as a group of unrelated indi
viduals rather than as a cohesive
company, As one fellow put it: 'We
could tie a jWUch, bettor job if only
we" Jfc3w whit vie were supposed to
do AcV'werV net confused, by ,too
many people giving orders." u
.Just how 'much justification? there
is for tixis sort of feeling among the
members, of the ' DepartntenVwedo
not know. That the feeling does
exist we do know. We know further
that so long as it does exist the
efficiency of the fire-fighters is en
dangered. It is a weak spot. How
ever, it is a weakness that can be
readily overcome. This sore spot
has, as a matter of fact, been jvi
dent for some time but we thought
that steps had already been taken
to remedy it. The steps necessary
are a doser knit organization of the
Fire Department and a scheme oi
regular drill and instruction. When
the new fire-fighting apparatus was
purchased last summer, we were as
sured that the folding of regular fire
drills would be instituted. It now
appears that nothing of the sort
has been done. It is evident, how
ever, that until some such practice Is
pursued we cannot have a. fire com
pany which even approaches the real
ization of its potential efficiency.
You cannot run ten men to a fire
when the whistle blows and in ef
fect say: "There it is, boys, go to it,"
and expect the efficient action that
you would get from the same group
properly instructed and drlled.
Now and again when this SLjject
is brought up it is said that under
local conditions nothing can be done
about it. Drills Would cost - money!
The boys would not drill! - .You can
not expect men to do much for a
dollar a fire! And so on ad nauseam.
We do not consider any one of these
objections as worth the ink it takes
to put it down in black and white:
But if "under these local conditions
nothing can be done about it," then
change "local conditions" whatevei
"local conditions'' may be. "DrilBb
would cost money" is a very sorry
and purile excuse for doing nothing.
Get the money. "The boy's woulo.
not drill!" Rot. Knowing the mei.
of the fire company, knowing their
character, knowing their loyalty to
the community, knowing their atti
tude toward things as they are, we
also know that the assertion that
they "would not drill" is purest
piiile! The final assertion makea
this writer see a bit red, namely
"You can't expect men to do much
for a dollar a fire!" The fact is
that the men are doing all they can
and are willing to Co more "for
dollar a fire!" We will admit, how
ever, that no community can feei
much respect for itself when' it asks
its fire-fighters to do the wdrk they
do and take the risks they do' for so
paltry a compensation!
There seems to be some confusion
as to where the responsibility lies
for the undesirable conditions nov.
existing. vThere need be no confu
sion. THE RESPONSIBILITY LTES
WITH THE VOTING CITIZENS OF
HERTFORD. We have self-government.
We elect our officers. If w
wish things changed in any particu
lar, then it is up to us to elect men
who will change them. If the taht
we hear on the corner, in the stores
and homes, means anything - it mean
that the. people ;of Hertford wahti.
children, Robert 1 and Peggy,?- vers
inner guests," .of , Mrs. Turners par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Byrum,' oa.
Sunday. ; - -
Mrs. kuus smitnson and son
spent the week-end in Fayettevilie
with Mr. Smithson.
Wilram Lane, of -Norfolk, Va.,-
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
W. H. Lane.
Mrs. J. G- White visited Mrs. Z.
W. Ens Sunday.
Miss Mamie Byrum went to Duke
Hospital, Durham, Monday for treat
ment She was 'accompanied by Mrs.
N. Bunch.
Mrs. Linda '' Hollowell, of Hobbs
viBle, spent, the week-end with hei
daughter, Mrs. Theodore Boyce, ana
Mr. Boyce.
Mrs. Emmett Parker and children,
Jymy and Earl, have returned to
their home near Sunbury, afte.
spending last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Boyce.
Mrs. J. S. Turner and daughter,
Peggy, Mrs. J. P. Byrum, Miss
Gladys Parks and Alma Byrum went
to Suffolk, Va., Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ellis, Herbert
-Ellis and Miss Thelma Ellis, of Nor
folk, Va.; Mrs. T. E. Chappell and
Miss Melba Chappell were dinner
guests of Mrs. Ida Ellis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Byrum and
daughter, Shirley, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Nearest Jordan Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boyce and
son. E. E., Jr., visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. N. Boyce Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Carter and son, Olan, of
Richmond, Va., are visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Furry.
Mrs. Cameron Boyce visited Mrs.
Ray Carter Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Turner and
children, Robert and Peggy, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Lane, Mrs. Theodore
Boyce and Mrs. Linda HoMowell
called to see Mr. and Mrs. Wilford
Turner Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Gresham and
Miss Ila Mae Dail, of Norfolk, Va.,
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Dail.
Mrs. Rosser Bunch visited Mrs
Wilford Turner Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pettit and
son, of Washington, D. C, spent the
week-end with Mrs. Pettit's sister
Mrs. J. I. Boyce, and Mr. Boyee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Turne.
dined with his mother, Mrs. J. M.
Turner, Sunday.
Hanford and Carey McNider, of
Newport News, Va., spent the week
end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. McNider.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Boyce and
Mrs, Linda Hollowell spent ' Sunday
In Edenton "with Mr. and, Mrs.. Willie
Lamb; 4-"' V V "
Mrs." Lester ; Griffin was carried t
Albemarle Hospital; " Elizabeth CSty,
Monday.' I,, ,? M s V,
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M(D) ILET-HJP
'OVEMENTS for the
i frequently launched
thusiasm, but sometimes
sustained effort is lacking.
public
with
die
good are
great en
out because
This is not true of the North Carolina beer in
dustry's program to improve conditions in retail
outlets.
Prosecuted with diligent effort since its launching
in May, 1939, our Committee's "clean up or
close up" campaign in North Carolina has won
the praise and support of law enforcement of
ficers, the press and public During the past 2 1
months the state's beer industry has proved its
sincerity of purpose by a consistent record of
direct action and results.
The record: 1,537 retail beer outlets investi
gated; 203 warned to improve conditions. We
reported 176 to the authorities for action; as a
result 121 licenses were revoked, 10 placed on
probation, 2 surrendered their licenses, and 25
license renewals were refused.
We promise there will be no let-up in our efforts
during 19411
jND NORTH CAROLINA
IIBUTORS COMMITTEE
EDGAR H. BAIN. State Director
Bafeigh, North Carolina
puts a
new MA
7WY
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THE NEW
mm
Mtttff.
3. Extra anti-knock valuenot just at -
bigLspeeds v . not just at low speeds
. , but all around thi dial.
see the fi defarttnent get a' netted
deal,' rir' MaW'and 'Holtfrahk
.Whaare'u .j$h$ to' ft? shoWlt?
R. S. V. P. ' " ',r
CENTER HILL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Upchurch and daugh
ter,, Louise, of Mt. Gilead, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
Belch.
Miss Nellie Blanche Stanford, who
teaches at Swan Quarter, and. Miss
Camille Clarke, Hyde County home
demonstration agent, spent the past
week-end with the former's parent,
Rev. and Mrs. J. T, Stanford.
Mrs. Richard Copeiand and sons,
Carroll and Harold, of Edenton, spent
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. J b.
Turner n ti J)'.fJl f '
Mri andMrs. Elgin Ward, of Ro
duco, werelo dinner i guests v of his
parents, Mr. and, Mrs., A. LHnbhs,
Sunday;'?.
Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Turner 7 and
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