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A WEEKLY NCTtiPA&il D JVanagTOTOfe UIIiHHO (X? HERTPOBD AND PqgffllAlfcl OOUIHT
Volume VIII. Number 23.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, June 6, 1941.
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THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
On the war front, Great Britain
announced the retirement of the
British and Greek troops from the
island of Crete. British officials said
that 15,000 men escaped to other
points held by the Allies. Estimates
had placed at least 30,000 British and
Greek troops on the island. Thus it
may be reasonably conceded that the
Allies' losses were fifty per cent of
the defenders.
Fighting in Iraq had ceased, ac
cording to reports earlier in the
week, and the pro-Nazi Rebel forces
had been granted an armistice by
Britain. Failure of the Germans to
supply planes and men was given as
the reason for the collapse of the re
bellion. However , later headlines
point out thattSyria, the French Col
ony in the middle-east, may be the
new arena for fighting between Bri
tain and Germany. Some British of
ficials have already suggested the
seizure of Syria before the Nazis
beat them to it.
A series of devastating industrial
fires over the week-end caused great
damage and loss here in the United
States. Biggest was at Jersey City,
where the loss is estimated at 25
million dollars. Three plants had
fires at Norfolk, Va., and police of
ficials claim two were deliberately
Bet. FBI men are making careful
checks at important points in the en
tire country to safeguard defense
production.
Lou Gehrig, former New York
Yankee baseball player, died Tuesday
of a serious ailment which caused his
retirement from baseball two years
ago. iienng, aside irom being a
valuable player, was recognized as
possibly one of the greatest first
basemen ever to play the game.
Reports this week say that London
newspapers are severely criticising
the British Cabinet for the British
war efforts. Editorially theV' are
asking "when are we reallyvgoing to
St down to e job of waning toe
war? When are we going to see the
end of masterly retreats?" ,
The long expected resignation of
Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes
was reported . on Tuesday of this
week. Mr. Hughes, in his letter of
resignation to President Roosevelt,
stated that his health and age caused
him to ask to be relieved of his
duties. Hughes' resignation is ef
fective July 1, 1941.
President Roosevelt this week ask
ed Congress for additional funds to
build, and re-build, defense highways
throughout the country. One head
line this week stated that the Army
may build a two and one-half million
dollar road near the Marine base, lo
cated at Jacksonville, N. C.
The United States this week, in
order to aid and strengthen Bri
tain's Atlantic lifeline, took over all
British shipping in the Pacific Ocean
As a result of this action, dozens of
British ships will be released for
Great Britain's own war effort.
"Gasless Sundays" was a staring
headline this week, when it was re
vealed that an acute shortage of oil
may face the Atlantic Seaboard
States by July 1. Harold Ickes,
newly appointed defense petroleum
x coordinator, has hinted at this sev-
. - eral times since the creation of his
new job; however, he has been in-
formed by all oil companies that they
. will cooperate with him in every way.
The shortage is expected to grad
- rally include the great part of the
country.
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Tension between French and Brit-
, ' ish Governments still remains this
, U week as the French Cabinet held two
r ; -meetings at. Vichy early ; this . week
;-'. It was believed that the. ; meetings
-. 1-taA, to- do wilh the defense -o) . Ihe
'Ts-Jfrwidt Cbloay of Syria which seem
l I Ingiy is skied to be. the next battle
-j field for th English, and Nasi Au-
IhoriMd. aotirces say that r Germany
has advised to French to "fight back
in case England attempts to seize
the colony. However, the Nazis, also
seem to have the Idea of getting
there ahead of the British forces.
Former Kaiser Wilhelm II.' last
monarch of Imperial Germany, died
at his exiled home in Doom, Hoi
land, Wednesday.: He was 82 at the
time of death. Wilhelm fled his
country at the close of : the World
War when he saw his people , were
defeated. He has never returned to
his native land. He will be buried at
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Services June &th
' The Rev. M. Lee Chappell will
' preach at the Upriver Friends Church
v on Sunday morning, June 8, at IX
o'clock. The public It cordially in
vited to attend. $.
Dave Fuller Escapes
Injury In Accident
Near Wake Forest
Dave Fuller, popular athletic coach
and teacher at the Perquimans High
School, escaped injury 'in an auto
mobile accident which happeneo.
about 11:30 Monday night, five
miles outside of Wake Forest.
A severe rain and wind storm made
driving exceedingly difficult and for
some unknown reason the Fuller car
went out of control and turned over.
T. B. Sumner and Bill Jessup, who
with Mrs. Sumner and Miss Kathe
rine Jessup, were returning from
Durham, aided Fuller in righting his
car.
Perquimans Post 126
To Meet Next Friday
At Court House
The Perquimans Post of the Amer
ican Legion will hold its regular
meeting next Friday night, June 13,
at 8 o'clock, at the Courthouse. Post
Adjutant B. C. Berry urges all mem
bers to attend. Information regard
ing the State Convention will proba
bly be discussed at this meeting
along with other business to be
brought before the Post.
Bank Reports Over
Twenty Thousand In
Defense Bonds Sold
Up to the present time a total of
$21,500 has been invested in United
Ctates Defense Bonds at the Hertford
Banking Company since they were
placed on sale May 1, as part of the
national effort to make America im
pregnable, according to R. M. Rid-
dick, cashier of the bank.
Mr, Riddick stated that out of the
total number of bonds sold twenty
one had been thousand-dollar bonds
and one five-hundred dollar bond.
In discussing the bonds, Mr. Rid
dick pointed out that a defense bond
may be purchased for as little as
SHKTo1.- ftr ten years thia bond will
be worth $25, an Increase of 33 1-3
per cent, or equal to an annual in
terest return of N2.! per cent, com
pounded annually. At any time af
ter 60 days from date of purchase
the bonds may be redeemed for cash,
in accordance with a table of re
demption values printed on the face
of the bonds.
To spread investment in savings
bonds as widely as possible among
all the people of the country, a limit
of $5,000 has been set for the maxi '
mum amount of bonds which may be
purchased in a year by any one per
son, ihe bonds are issued in denom
inations of $25, $50, $500 and $1,000,
all of which are sold for 75 per cent
of their maturity value and all of
which mature in ten years.
Smaller investors, a few who have
already gotten the idea, who want to
buy defense bonds on the easy pay
ment plan, may buy defense savings
stamps at the postoffice in denomi
nations of 10c, 25c, 50c and $1 and
$5. Purchasers of savings stamps
with a value of more than 10 cents
will be given free of charge an at
tractive pocket album in which to
paste the stamps until they have
enough to trade them for bonds of
$25 or higher denomination.
Funeral Services
Held Monday For
Mrs. John Pierce
Funeral services for Mrs. John
Pierce, . who died at her home in
Winfall Saturday, May 31, following
a stroke Buffered a short time before,
were, held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock ;at the Pierce ' Funeral Home
in Hertford. , " ;
The -Rev.' J. D. Cranford, -pastor
of the Winfall Methodist Church, of
ficiated and interment was made in
the new addition of Cedarwood Ceme
tery. ' Survirors include the husband and
five eona, John, Raniy, Charles, Ray
mond -and James.
Pallbearers were T. L. Jessup,
Claude White, J. L. Delaney, John
Lane, Willis Jessup and Paul .White.
. Members of Perquimans Post No.
126 of the American Legion served
as honorary pallbearers. -'
Lions Club Meeting
Tonight At PpteJ
i The Hertford' Lloni (lub,,wilI..hold
Its regular meeting 'tonight. (Friday)
at the Hotel Hertford. Details ' of
the State Convention will be discuss
ed and all members are urged to be
present The meeting win start at
Potato Queen To Be
Selected Tonight
At State Theatre
Motorcade Visited Hert
ford Wednesday; Vis
iting Band Plays
Mayor V. N. Darden and Littleton
Gibbs, manager of the State Theatre,
have completed all arrangements for
the selection of a "beauty queen to
represent Perquimans County in the
annual Potato Festival to be heia
in Elizabeth City on June 11.
The selection of the Perquimans
Queen will take place tonight (Fri
day) on the stage of the State Thea
tre, when out-of-town judges will
choose from approximately fifteen
beautiful young ladies, the one who
will take Dart in the Festival next
week.
A motorcade from Elizabeth City,
which included nine private autos as
well as two special busses carrying
the Elizabeth City High School
Band, visited Hertford about 9:30
Wednesday morning. After a wel
coming by Mayor V. N. Darden, the
visiting band played several num
bers for the large crowd that had
gathered to hear Mayor Jerome B.
Flora, of Elizabeth City, invite them
to the Festival in his city.
The following merchants of Hert
ford are sponsoring the young ladies
in the beauty contest: iSimon's, Mar
iorie Perry; Rose's, Marjorie Buck;
Walker's, Ruth Hollowell; Darden
Brothers, Jessie Baker; Pender's,
Minnie Wilma Wood; Hertford Bank
ing Co., Helen Mae White; Towe
Motor Co.. Fannie Lee Turner; Joe
& Bill's, Pat Edwards; Blanchard's,
Ida Perry Matthews; Hertford Hard
ware, Eleanor Hunter; Bill & Viv's,
Hazel Madre: Winslow-White Motor
Co., Cleo Trueblood; One-Stop, Helen
Hoffler; The Weekly, Hattie Pearl
Nowell; R. S. Jordan, Marjorie
Mathews; Paragon 'Salon, Esther
Mae White; Goodwin's Dress Shop,
Billie White.
Three prizes will be awarded to
the young ladies judged the best in
tonight's selection. The prizes will
be contributed by the merchants
sponsoring the young ladies.
No Probable Cause
Found In Case Of
Henderson Peele
Judge Granberry Tucker ruled no
probable cause was to be found in
the case of Henderson Roy Peele-
young Chowan youth, given a proba
ble cause hearing on a manslaughter
charge in Recorder's Court on Tues
day.
The hearinsr resulted from an acci
dent which occurred during the early
part of May and in which C. IS. Lay
den, Hertford, Route 1, suffered in
juries that resulted in his death in
the Albemarle Hospital. Elizabeth
City.
Other cases heard by Judge Tucker
on Tuesday included a hearing for
three defendants, Keefer Mallory,
Spence Sutton and Rubin Freeman,
all Negroes, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon. Mallory and
Freeman were found guilty of simple
assault and were taxed with the costs
of court. Sutton was found not guil
ty, as charged.
Charlie L. Sawyer submitted to a
charge of failure to stop at the scene
of an accident and was fined $25 and
costs. Twenty dollars were to be
paid to Edward White for damages to
his car.
Prayer for judgment was continued
in the case of J. J. Godfrey charged
with operating a motor vehicle with
improper licenses.
The case of H, A. Chappell, charged
with the forgery of checks totaling
$206.42 was continued for two weeks,
The warrant. ,wa aigned by D. R.
Baker against whose account the
checks were drawn.
Final Rites Held
Thursday Morning
For Mrs. Thomas
Funeral services for Mrs. William
Thomas, widow of the late William
Thomas, who died at her home on
Hertford Route Three, early Wed
nesday morning, were held Thursday
morning at 10 o clock, at the home,
The Rev. J. T. Byrum, paBtor of
Mt. Sinai Bantist Church, officiated,
Burial was made' in the family plot,
One son, Mercer.Thomas, survives.
SERVICES AT,(WOODlANT
''Preaching services! will be held at
Woodland Church Sunday evening at
8 o'clock. Mhe publio is. cordially in
vited to attend. ' ' '
Local Braft Board
Prepares For New
Registration Soon
Warning Issued By
State Officials Re
garding Law
The P.-quimans County Draft
Board, this, week, received official
instructions that the -new registra
tion of men under the Selective Ser
vice Act scheduled for July 1, will
be handled, by the local draft boards.
All men who have reached the age
of 21 since last October 16, or those
who have failed to register before,
shall do so on the new date.
Definite instructions as to pro
cedure and the mechanics of the new
registration will be received by the
local board as soon as State offi
cials receive them from Washington. 1
The iState Draft headquarters has
issued warnings to all registrants
that they must respond to notices is
sued them by local draft boards, or
become liable to severe penalties.
The State Director General J. Van
B. Metts stated that most cases'
of the delinquency so far reported
have been found to be due to ignor
ance or carelessness on the part of
the registrants.
Thus far the local board has had
little trouble caused by local regis
trants failing to observe the law, but
the warning issued by the State offi
cials point out that all registrants
are subject to observing the notices
of the local boards.
J. R. Stokes, chairman of the local
board, stated that the local office is
prepared to handle the new registra
tion on July 1st. He stated that it
is probable that between 20 and 30
young men will register with the lo
cal board on the date called for.
The local board mailed out 50 more
questionnaires on Monday of this
week. The total number that has
ueeii manea 10 registrants is now
831. Five young Perquimans men
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leu neruora on luesaay morning
for Fort Bragg to fill the June 3
quota for this county.
rtb "further calls for men for the
month of June have thus far reached
the local office.
Extension Editor
Principal Speaker
Health Day Program
F. H. Jeter, Extension Editor at
State College, will be the principal
speaker at the Perquimans County
Health Day Program, according to
an announcement made Wednesday
by Miss Frances Maness, Home
Agent
Climaxing the day's program, Mr.
Jeter will speak at the program to be
held on the Courthouse green at 3:30
o clock Saturday afternoon, June 14,
following the crowning of Perquim
ans County's health king and queen.
The following program for the day
has toeen released by Miss Maness:
Master of Ceremonies, Miss Minnie
Wilma Wood.
4-H Pledge, by 4-H Club members,
Herbert Lane, Jack Symons, Louise
Banks and Nan Ward.
Introduction, Marguerite Cooke.
Song, "God Bless America," led by
L. w. Anderson, County Agent.
Welcome, by Mayor V. N. Darden,
Response, by 4-H Club member,
Doris Miller.
Crowning of King and Queen of
Health, by F. T. Johnson.
Introduction of Speaker, by R. M
Riddick.
Address, F. H. Jeter.
Dance to King and Queen, by
Kowena Divers.
Song, "Sing Your Way Home." led
by w w. Anderson.
JChiB-Bublic is cordially invited to
attend the program and to hear Mr.
Jeter.
Rotary Club Meeting
Held Tuesday Night
The Hertford Rotary Club held its
regular meeting Tuesday night at the
Hotel Hertford. Program chairman
B. M. Whedbee gave an interesting
discussion on several phases of the
war during the past year. Riley
Mends, president of the club, presid
ed during the meeting.
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Tonsil Clinic To
Close End Of June
f Dr. I. A. Ward " announced this
week that the tonsil clinic which he
has been holding 'will close during
the last week in June. An adver
tisement, of .the .clinic appears .in
this issue of The Weekly.
Local Car Salesman
Heads District In
Sales Past 90 Days
Roulac Webb, manager and sales
man for the Towe Motor Company,
has been notified by Plymouth motor
car officials that he has sold more
Plymouth cars during the past ninety
days than any other salesman in the
Greensboro District, of which this
territory is a part.
Mr. Webb's record for this year
is in keeping with the high record he
made last year when he was one of
three salesmen in the district who
won awards for outstanding sales
achievement.
Hertford Woman's
Club To Meet Next
Tuesday At 5 P. M.
The Hertford Woman's Club wil
hold its regular meeting next Tues
day afternoon, June 10, at 5 o'clock.
The meeting will be held on the river
shore at the home of Mrs. Rosser
Brinn.
An informal tea will be held dur
ing the course of the meeting and
Mrs. I. A. Ward, president of the
club, urges all members to attend.
Perqiumans County
First To Report
Quota For USO
J. Emmett Winslow, cTiainnan of
the Perquimans County committee
for the United Service Organizations,
announced Wednesday that he was in
receipt of a telegram from R. M.
Hanes, State chairman of the organ
ization, stating that Perquimans
County is the first county in the
State to report that it has raised its
quota, asked for by the USO.
The funds raised for the USO will
be used to provide and maintain re
laxation centers for men in the mili
tary service at such times as they
may be off the service reservations.
Mr. Winslow stated that the quota
for Perquimans was raised on Tues
day and a check for the amount for
warded to State headquarters. He
stated that it was the "easiest mon
ey that he had ever tried to raise foi
any cause," and that inasmuch as he
had little trouble raising the re
quested quota that he had not called
on many people for the funds.
However, any person desiring to
give to the USO, may do so by see
ing Mr. Winslow and he will see that
the money is spent to the proper of
fices.
The following firms and individuals
of Hertford contributed the funds for
Perquimans' quota:
Charles Whedbee, $10; Darden
Brothers, $10; The Southern Cotton
Oil Co., $10; Major & Loomis Co.,
$10; Hertford Banking Co., $10;
Hertford Hardware & Supply Co.,
$10; W. M. Morgan, $5; Hollowell
Chevrolet Co., $5; Winslow-White
Motor Co., $5; Towe Motor Co., $5;
Simon's, $5; Walker's, $5; J. C.
Blanchard, $1; L. C. Winslow, $1;
Mark Gregory, $1; Bill's Barber
IShop, J$l; Central Grocery, $1; J. S.
McNider, $1; White's Shoe Shop, $1;
Hertford Service Station, $1; One
Stop Service Station, $1: Bill &
Viv's, $1; Gulf Service Station, $1;
Joe & Bill's, $1.
Highway Dept.
Finishes Removal
Of Old Cemetery
State Highway officials, under the
direction of Mr. Owens, resident en
gineer, have just completed the re
moval of an old cemetery which was
discovered while the Highway De
partment was building a new road
way for Route 17 leading from Hert
ford to Elizabeth City.
A total of sixty graves were dis
covered when the construction com
pany started the new roadway, and
as yet no information has been un
covered regarding the date of the
cemetery. It is thought that the old
cemetery is more than 100 years
old, all records of it as a burial
ground having been lost, and no per
son has been found that has any
recollection of the cemetery.
The burial plot was discovered in
the middle of the new road bed, on
the stretch of land that was former
ly a part of the County Farm. The
sixty graves were dug up and the re
mains placed ( in new caskets and
moved to a new- plot located on the
County Farm property.
Mr. Owen stated that at first it
was 'believed that more than eighty
graves were in the plot, but after
careful investigation, it was found
that the tAal number was but sixty.
Merchants Receive
Instructions On
Cotton Stamps
Program
About
Stamps
to Begin In
Six Weeks;
Good Only
For Cotton Goods
In anticipation of the issuance of
Cotton Order Stamps to cotton
farmers of Perquimans County par
ticipating in the Supplementary Cot
ton Stamp Program within about
four weeks, the Government is car
rying on an extensive educational
campaign to acquaint local retailers
of cotton products with the Pro
gram's operation.
This announcement was made to
day by L. W. Anderson, county
agent, in stating that Harold E. VicK,
a representative of the Surplus Mar
keting Administration, planned to
call personally on the manager of
every participating retailer of cot
ton products in the county.
A mass meeting of the retailers
;uid clerks was held at the Agricul
tural liuildinp in Hertford Tuesday
night and details of the program
were discussed.
"It is of utmost importance," said
Mr. Anderson, "tliat these merchants
and their clerks fully understand the
rules and regulations governing the
operation of the Program. Retail
merchants dealing in cotton goods
will be one of the most important
groups in this Program designed to
help our cotton farmers, merchants,
and the South's Number I Industry
as a whole."
"Many more citizens of the United
States depend upon cotton for a liv
ing than upon any other crop we
grow. It is the most important cash
crop we grow. On 2,000,000 cotton
farms of the South and Southwest
more than 10,000,000 persons are de
pendent on cotton for the greater
part of their income."
"The war has sharply curtailed
our exports of American cotton
which, more than any other Ameri
can crop has been dependent on for
eign buyers for its jputrt'str' Accord
ingly, it is today more in the na
tional interest than ever before that
we increase our domestic consump
tion of cotton goods grown, process
ed, and manufactured in this coun
try. Merchants, farmers, and the
general public should cooperate in
this important national objective Of
increased cotton consumption."
Vacation School
Opens Monday At
Baptist Church
Week of Special Train
ing Being Offered to
Youths
The Vacation Church School of the
Hertford Baptist Church will begin
on Monday morning, June 9th, at 9
o'clock, with all children meeting in
the main auditorium, where they will
be assigned to their proper depart
ments, the Rev. C. E. Hobgood, pas
tor of the church, announced today.
The pastor stated that all children
between the ages of three and fif
teen years are invited to attend. No
child will be accepted who has not
reached his or her third birthday on
or before June 1, 1941, Mr. Hobgood
explained. No cildren will be allow
ed to enter the school later than
Tuesday, June 10, as the school will
be in operation only one week.
A great time is planned for all
those who attend, said Mr. Hobgood.
Ihe school will open at 9 a. m. and
close at 11 a. m. An excellent fac
ulty and program equipment is being
arranged. Detailed information as
to the complete faculty, courses of
study, and schedule will be given in
Sunday's Church Bulletin.
Congressional Race
May Have Another
Candidate Soon
Rumor has it that the race for the
office of Congressman for the First
Congressional District will soon have
another candidate when J. C. Lanier,
of Greenville, will make a statement
regarding his candidacy for the
office.
The race already has three men
entered: Herbert Leary of Eden ton,
Marvin Blount of Greenville, and
Herbert C. Bonner, are the present
contenders. Leary and Blount have
already announced their candidacy
while it is a foregone conclusion that
Bonner will seek re-election to his
present post
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