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THIOTS
HEADLINES
: Pierre Laval, former premier of
. JFrance, who was struck down last
r iweek by a bullet fired by a French
-youth, is reported recovering after an
iperation was performed to remove
the bullet from near ms heart.
t Laval, it is reported, has asked that
the vouth not be executed for his
deed.
? The British and Russians are now
in full control of the small country
of Iran, having signed peace articles
with representatives of Iran late last
week. The Allies are rapidly taking
over the transportation facilities in
order to speed supplies to Russia,
All Germans within Iran were ex
pelled from the country or placed
under Iran supervision.
A report that Russia and Finland
were on the verge of signing a peace
; treaty is as yet unverified. The re
port originated from Stockholm and
stated that the U. S. Ambassador to
England, John G. Winant, was acting
as "go-between" for the two nationn.
1 It is understood that Russia has oi
ydered all troops to evacuate the ter
ritory taken from Finland during tne
Russo-Finnish war of 1939.
German officials continue to
claim that Leningrad, second city of
Russia, is about to be captured by
Nazi troops. German troops cut a
vital railway connection between
Moscow and Leningrad last Saturday
but the seiged city continues to hold
out against the blitzkreig. The Reds
have been counter-attacking all along
the remainder of the long battle
front, and reports state that the
German roops have resorted to trencn
ywarfare to hold the advanced posi
1 tions won at the beginning of the
campaign. The German air orce,
during this week, has been the most
active arm of the German drive.
' A total of 614 people lost their
lives during the Labor JHy holiday,
according, to rftjrlee4 byjUj,
seriated Press. Highway-' cWerts
accounted for the largest number,' a
total of 416 being killed by automo
biles. The remainder lost their" liv
es by drowning, shooting, stabbings,
and other forms of accidents.
President Roosevelt, in a Labor
Day speech delivered from Hyde
Park, asked the nation to make "su
-preme effort to crush the insane vio
Wence loosed by Nazi aggression."
The President served notice that he
Scorns any compromise with the Axis
powers. His speech was heard
.throughout the country by thousands
of radio listeners.
Marshal Petain has now formed
his own official political party in
; ' Prance. It is made up of war veter
,". ans and is called the Legion of War
- Veterans and Volunteers of the Na
tional Revolution. Report have it
that the Nazis in occupied France are
t exceedingly "cool" toward the forma
f tion of this Legion.
""v1-According to ''reports released on
v. .Wednesday food prices in North Car-
. olina have advanced approximately
1 twenty percent since the war started
, two years ago." Eggs head the list
' .with a 22 per cent advance, while
, t pork is up 17.75 per cent. Vegetables
as a whole are up 20.5 percent.
:i A (Senate Investigation Committee
'was told yesterday that the oil
' shortage along the Eastern Seaboard
' , could be remedied within two weeks
, by utilizing 20,000 surplus railroad
' tank cars. The statement was made
by J. J. Pelly, president of the As
ksociation of American Railroads, who
' told the Senators - that use of the
care will increase the supplies by
, more than 200,000 terrels daily.
It is expected ; that 3: Preeideat
Roosevelt wifl ask Congress this week
- forVnewv lend4es4fl,fnlidBtilVft1ittj
to' around JtMMmV t
: wButi the1 '1 JiMi&MMilfct&9
ye; -iLTheRuB .?tl
- ot expected to benefit under the Aew
Tlend-lease reauest. . The President
stated recently Ahat the Reds would
continue . to ' pay cash for their war
materials.',
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British authorities 'stated .Wednes
day that the "Battle of the Atlantic"
is gradually turning 4n favor of Eng"
land. July sinking . i Bjritiah ships
is declared to have been the, lowest
of any month for more than a year.
The Britons claim that they are now
attacking the Aca ships,,, r;v; hi
''Berlin and other centers in 'Ger
many are now being bombed heavily
' villi largest ; four engine l bombers
loade in the United States., It is re
ported that the R. A. F. is encoun
t :-trr little opposition , from1 -the
i f. vers In .their raids . over the
Mechanized Army Unit
To Be Displayed At
Wildcat Reunion
The U. S. Army has assured the
National Reunion Committee of the
Wildcat Veterans, that they will
send a large Unit of Tank Corps, as
well as the newly equipped "Army
on Wheels" to take part in the great
Military Parade to be staged during
the National, Reunion in Raleigh, N.
CI, "on Dciobetr 4th through the 6th.
The National Adjutant, James E.
Cahall, has just returned from Wash
ington where he conferred with Mili
tary leaders on the part the Army
will play in the National Reunion of
the Old 81st. He received assurance
that a large Unit of the Tank Corps,
as well as marching Units and a Mil
itary Band, will take part. Also the
Air Corps have assured the Commit
tee that they will stage air manu
vers during the Parade.
Every Veteran of the Division and
his family are urged to attend this,
the greatest Reunion yet held of the
Division.
Legionnaires And
Wives To Hold Fish
Fry Next Friday
All Veterans Invited to
Attend; Membership
Drive Goes Over 100
Per Cent
The Perquimans Post of the
American Legion held its regular
meeting last Friday evening at the
Courthouse with Post Commander
Charles F. Sumner presiding. Thirty
members were present for the meet
ing. James S. McNider, Jr., who repre
sented Post 126 at the Boys' Annual
State meeting held at Chapel Hill,
gave the local veterans an interesting
and enlightening report of the activi
ties at the meeting.
W. l. Willoughby, who had just
ifrttcmed . from attending a - reunion
of members bf the 80th DWfsion held
at Alexandria, Va., gave a brief re
port of that meeting.
The membership committee reporv
ed that .the 1942 campaign has gone
over the top one hundred percent
um 01 a possioie iv men, who are
eligible to join the Legion, 62 veter
ans have enrolled in the local post.
The two teams, composed of the local
members in the membership drive,
are tied for the number of members
enrolled. The competition between
them closes next Friday.
The local post has issued an invi
tation to all veterans of the county,
and their wives, to attend a. "dutch-
treat" fish fry which will be held
next Friday evening, September 12,
at 7:30 o'clock, Daylight Saving
time, at the Town of Hertford Muni
cipal plant, located on Grubb Street.
Post Adjutant B. C. Berry urges
each and every veteran who can pos
sibly make it, to attend this "get-
together" next Friday evening.
Negro Schools Show
Increase Enrollment
Over Last Year
The Negro schools of Perquimans
County opened August 25, with an
increased enrollment as compared
with figures of last year. A total
of 727 students were enrolled during
the first week in the Winfall. dis
trict. The high school enrollment in
crease was 12 percent over last year.
The Perquimans Training School
began its year's work with the ele
mentary grades working in the Pop
lar Run A. M. E. Z. Church and the
Ellis Temple Baptist Church. Tne
high school began working in the
Masonic Hall and the Agriculture
Building. All rooms, it is reported',
are congested. 1 '" " v'i'Siv;.
: .A survey of the, enrollment "tol-;
fo paraffin; cedar !"ttnj
WiwlowSfliiape, 84; Leigh's temple,
-'fool'st Xirove, 43; Bay Branch,
47; WUW Branch, 51; Galatia, 77;
Fork Bridge, 79; Winfall Elementary
grades, 15; nigh school 127. ;
Lorenia Newby and Fred Simons
represented the local N. F. A. chap
ter At Chowan Beach, Winton, ? on
August. 28-29, at the leadership
school conducted by S. B. Simons,
State , supervisor of vocational agri
culture for Negroes. ,
Rotary Dub Holds ';?,
Regular Meeting
, -The Hertford, jRotaryrpin)) held its
regular meeting ,, Tuesday .evetiing; "at
the Hotel Hertford. Ambers who
anenaeq me iisning trip to uceaa
View last week gave the club details
of the "big ones" that got ' away.
However, the fishermen .caught a
nice lot of fish during the trip.. '
County Board Seeks
Completion Center
Hill-Hertford Road
Vote Repairs at County
Home: Tq Appoint U4rrGa s MSwifanm
brary Board at Next
Meeting
The Perquimans County Board Of
Commissioners met in regular ses
sion Monday, September 1, and un
animously adopted a resolution to be
presented to the IState Highway De
partment asking that the completion
of the Hertford-Center Hill highway
be the number one project of road,
construction in Perquimans County.
The resolution was presented to
the board by V. N. Darden, and it is
thought that the Hertford Town
Board will also pass a similar reso
lution to be forwarded to Carroll
Wilson, Highway Commissioner tor
this district.
Mr. Wilson visited Perquimans
County a short time ago and inspect
ed the road leading to Center Hirt.
There was little doubt that the dan
gerous curves which remain in tne
highway from Hertford out to the
point where the road is now being
made into an eighteen-foot all
weather highway made an impres
sion on him and it is possible that,
as soon as money is available, this
section of the road may be improved
and the curves eliminated. At least
with the resolution in his hands, the
Commissioner will most likely con
sider this project before any other is
contemplated in the county.
Little other business was placed
before the commissioners at the
meeting Monday. The board voted
to sell off timber from the County
Home lands to raise necessary cash
for needed repairs to the County
Home. It was agreed that Chairman
of the Board E. M. Perry is to han
dle the sale of the timber.
The board authorized Charles
Whedbee to make nominations to fill
three vacancies on the Perquimans
Library Board. Two members, Mrs
L. J. Winalow and David Cox, terms
have expired and Mrs. E. M. Perry,
it is reported, is resigning her place
as a member of the board. The nom
inations are to be presented at the
October meeting of the commission
ere.
Lost Colony Closes
Fifth Season f.lon.
With Record Crowds
Paul Green's patriotic drama "The
Lost Colony" closed its most success
ful season in the five-year history
with a special performance on Labor
Day.
The author was on hand to make
a short address to formally close the
354th anniversary celebration of the
founding of the Roanoke Island
Colony.
In every way this has been the
record season of "The Lost Colony."
Not only have more persons seen it
this season than ever before, break
ing the all-time records of the 1939
season, but persons from more
iStates and foreign countries have
been present in the audiences.
To date more than 425,000 persons
have seen the play which has become
a more brilliant presentation from
year to year. The production, un
der the direction of Samuel Seldon,
has been presented by the Roanoke
Island Historical Association, with
D. Bradford Fearing, president, as a
non-commercial venture.
New Hope Resident
Bitten By Spider
"' Mrs. J. Tv liunb, ofITew" Hope,
suffered severe J pkfa iwCThrirsday
afternoon due' to. a bitevof " Wack
widow spider, which attacked her
while she was picking' grapes at her
home. -
Mrs. Lamb was treated in Hertford
by Dr. T. P. Brinn. It is understood
that her condition, beyond the ex
treme pain which accompanies the
bite of a black widow spider, is not
eriout. "
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Hertford lions Club
To Meet Friday 7 P.M.
" The Hertford Xiong Club will hold
its regular meeting; Friday evening,
Daylight", Saving lime.'"' 1 ,
All members are urged to be pres
, ent Plans for I the 'fall' showing of
thej lWorld of Fun ihowVwhich
comes to Hertford during ' the last
week of September will Wdlecassed
at the meeting, v ' ' .
Varied Cases Heard
By Judge Tucker In
Recorder's Court
Roy Harrell Appeals
Court; Placed Under
$100 Bond
Little time was consumed in clear
ing the Perquimans Recorder's Court
docket here on Monday morning a
varied cases were heard by Judge
Cranberry Tucker.
Roy Harrell was found guilty ot
drunken driving and was fined $50
and costs, and his driver's license
revoked for one year after conflicting
evidence was heard in the case.
Harrell was arrested Saturday
night after his car was overturned
in a ditch just outside Hertford. He
admitted being drunk, but testified
that his son, Melvin, was driving.
Melvin's testimony on the stand in
court was that he was driving the
car, though Patrolman Gaskill and
Deputy Sheriff M. G. Owens both
, testified that the boy told them his
father was driving. Harrell noted
an appeal of the case to the Superior
Court and was released on a $100
bond. '
Other cases included that of Will
Dennis Harrell and Addie Webb,
Neirroes, both frequent visitors of
the court, as well as the jail, charged
with assaulting each other with
deadly weapons.
In an altercation during the past
week-end, Will Dennis used Addie
Webb for a golf ball, striking her
with a golf stick. Addie came back
swinging a butcher knife, and ac
wxrding to the testimony, the score
was about even. Judge Tucker or
dered both to pay the costs of court.
John iSmith, Negro, entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of reckless
driving and was sentenced to 60
'days on the roads, suspended on
payment of a $10 fine and costs,
tired Hi. smitn, 01 tseividere, was
ordered to pay $5 weekly to the Clerk
of Court to be used for the support
of his wife and children, ,
Arthur Felton, Negro, was sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads, to be
suspended upon payment of $15 fine
for assault on A. C. Watson, alo a
Negro, and for use of profanity.
Marshall Jones, charged with reck
less driving, failed to appear when
called. A capias for his appearance
at the next term of court was issued
and given the officers.
Town Serves Notice
ToDelinquents On
Water-Power Bills
The Town of Hertford, in an ad
vertisement appearing in this issue
of The Perquimans Weekly, today
gave notive to all water, light and
power customers of the Town that
henceforth all bills for the same
must be paid by the 20th of eacn
month, or the service will be dis
continued and a service charge will
be added for restoring service.
The Town of Hertford was forced
to take this action due to so many
delinquents each month that it was
causing confusion in bookkeeping ax
the Town office. It is understood
that this regulation will be strictly
adhered to and that the service will
be discontinued without further no
tice to the customer.
Car Stolen While
At Virginia Beach
A 1941 Plymouth coupe belonging
to Miss Sarah Brinn was stolen Sun
day afternoon Irom a parking space
at Virginia Beach.
Miss Brinn was visiting at the
Beach and had left the keys td the
car. in the lock while she was away
from it for a short time. Upon ner
return the car was missing.
The loss was reported to both Vir
ginia and North Carolina authori
ties, but thus far no trace has beea
found of the car.
$1530 Allotted To
Perquimans Schools
A total of $1,530 has been alloted
the public schools of Perquimans
County by the National Youth Ad
ministration, State Administrator
John A. Lang; announced yesterday.
Funds allocated will be used in car
rying on the .NYA student work pro
gram in ' the local . schools Urlng
' BIRTH. ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and MrsC. a Chappell 'an
nounce the birth of a son on Wed
nesday. August 13, 1941, Mother
and baby are doing nicely,
Army Mistake
Two weeks ago, Edison Harris,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Harris,
after serving some time as a selectee
at Fort Bragg, was handed an honor
able discharge by Army officials.
That he should receive a discharge
was somewhat surprising to Edison
for he had neither asked for it or
had he had anyone seek a discharge
for him, but nevertheless, there he
was with the nice discharge telling
him he was finished with the Army.
After lingering at the Fort for
several days, he came back home to
begin his private life where it stop
ped several months ago when the
Army called him to service.
The mystery of the discharge was
cleared up for him this week, how
ever, when he received a telegrdm
from the Army officials telling him
to report back to Fort Bragg to re
sume his duties as a corporal.
The Army made a mistake and
gave the discharge to Edison Harris,
but it belonged to another soldier by
the same name.
Corporal Harris left Hertford on
Wednesday for Fort Bragg to report
to his commanding officer and to
take his place in the armed forces
of Uncle Sam.
Red Cross Schedules
Life-Saving Classes
For Next Monday
Certificates Will Be Pre
sented to All Who
Pass Course
S. M. Whedbee, chairman of the
Perquimans Chapter of the American I
Red Cross, announced today that the
local chapter will sponsor a Life
Saving Class at the municipal pier
next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Daylight Saving Time.
The class will be under the direc
tion of Miss Louise Payne, who will
give instructions throughout the en
tire course in Life SaVmg. Certifi
cates will be awarded all people
who pass examinations at the close
of the course, and it is hoped that a
large number will be on hand to take
the training.
All persons interested in taking
the course, and wishing to pass the
Life Saving tests, are asked to be
at the pier at the designated time.
The public is invited to attend and
watch the class.
Gas Distributors
Notified Further
Gas Cut Coming
Gasoline distributors in Perquim
ans received notice this week that
their gasoline allotment will receive
an additional cut during the month
of September. Local dealers were
cut 10 percent during the last two
weeks of August, and they will be
cut another 5 percent this month.
However, Ralph K. Davis, acting
co-ordinator for petroleum, stated
that commercial, agricultural and
emergency vehicles will be allowed
their full needs, only pleasure cars,
it is believed, will be affected by the
supply cut.
Davis stated, "We must protect
our reserve supply of gasoline so
that we will have a supply on hand
when winter approaches."
On the Oil Industry side of the
story, however, reports state that
the 100,000 service stations along the
Eastern Seaboard "may" go on a
strike to protest the gasoline situa
tion, unless the government insures
the dealers a "living margin".
Statements made by oil officials
indicate that protests are going to
foe made on all phases of the gaso
line curtailment, as it is unfair to
all dealers.
Labor Day Week-end
Quiet In Hertford
With all stores taking a holiday
and the merchants and their clerks
hunting the beaches and cool spots,
Labor Day week-end passed as a
quiet one in Hertford.
Travel through the town was ex
ceedingly heavy at times, motorists
from various points coming and go
ing, but no accidents were reported
over the two-day period,
A number of local people took ad
vantage of the Monday holiday and
attended the final showing of "The
Lost Colony," while others spent
the time at various' beaches.
Aecordini? to the petition signed
last spring 'Hertford merchants are
to continue (heir? regular -. Thursday
afternoon closing until, .September
18,; and after that, the next holiday
to roll around will be Thanksgiving
on Joven. Z7.
Reemployment Aid
To Be Given Men
Released By Army
Each Draft Board to
Appoint Man as Lai
son Agent
With the Army preparing to re
lease some men from active duty in
the near future, the Selective Service
System is making plans to render all
possible assistance to such men as
are released in obtaining employ
ment. General J. Van B. Metts, State
Director of Selective Service, today
pointed out that the Selective Train
ing and Service Act imposes the duty
of carrying out its reemployment
provisions upon the Selective Service
System as well as upon former em
ployers. Local boards throughout
North Carolina will be the focal
point in this program, Director Mette
announced.
The reemployment program pro
vides for the appointment by the
State Director of a Reemployment
Committeeman to be affiliateed with
every local board in the State. This
Committeeman will act as liasion
agent between the returning soldiers
and employers. He may be a mem
ber of a local board, a member of an
advisory board, or a person espec
ially appointed for the purpose, Di
rector Metts stated.
The function of the local board
Reemployment Committeeman, Direc
tor Metts explained,, will be to get in
touch with the former employer prior
to the return of a soldier, to see if
his former job is available, to trans
mit the records of returning soldiers
who have no jobs awaiting them to
the nearest State Employment Of
fice, and generally to use every
means at his command to assist the
soldier in obtaining employment.
The Reemployment Committeeman
might well obtain the cooperation of
local Chambers of Commerce ana
Boards of Trade, Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions, Civitan and other civic clubs,
labor unions, the American Legion,
Veterans of oriif Wars and othe-r
similar orgaiJizatitij.ii.
The War Department will cooper
ate to the fullest extent with the
.Selective Service System and the
Reemployment Committeeman in this
work. Detailed records on each re
turning soldier will be supplied to
the Selective Service System by the
War Department, and then by Se
lective Service to the Reemploymenv
Committeeman. These records wiii
include complete information, as sup
plied by the selectee himself, con
cerning his civilian experience ana'
his military career. This infonmt
tion should be very helpful to the
Reemployment Committeeman in ou
taining employment for returning
soldiers.
Director Metts pointed out that
the Selective Training and Service
Act provides that every selectee re
leased from active duty shall be giv
en a certificate of satisfactory ser
vice if he completes his training to
the satisfaction of the Army. The
Act specifies that:
"In the case of any such person
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R. M. Riddick Names
Committee Heads
Bond-Stamp Drive
R. M. Riddick, Perquimans County
Chairman of the Defense Saving
Staff, today announced that he had
named six people to head the com
mittees in pushing the Defense
Bonds and Savings Stamps campaign
within the county.
J. S. McNider will head the speak
ers' committee. F. T; Johnson will
serve as cnairman ot tne bcnoois
committee; A. T. Lane, civic clubs;
Max CampbeU, publicity committee;
V. N. Darden, "Merchants' committee;
J. W. Ward, chairman of the general
citizens committee. The township
chairmen will serve as a council to
head the Rural Community commit
tee. These are: W. E. Dail, New
Hope; Mrs. C. F. Garrett, Parkville;
John T. Lane, Belvidere, and Charles
E. White, Bethel.
Hertford merchants, all of whom
are cooperating with the government
in the sale of Savings Stamps, have
received posters and displays from
Mr. Riddick and- most of the stores
will have stamps for sale within a
few days.
Thus people desiring to purchase.
Defense Stamps, may now do' eoofct
neighboring stores. Stamps may. 0 .
purchased in denominations of 10c, r
26c and, 60c. Albums fojr holding' the ,
Stampa ire glyen with each purchase ;
and ithew;-iy':lter:Ai''ttMd ta 1 .
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