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THE PERQUIMANS w.- Y. HERTFORD, N. C FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1943
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1943
A TRIED HELPER: Thou hast
been my help; leave me not, neither
forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Psalm 27:9.
Farmers Income
Increased
The gross income of American
farmers for 1942 was $18,700,000,000,
according to the Department of Agri
culture, which savs that this is a
record high. i
The figure is $4,743,000,000 higher
than the gross income in 1941, re- j
fleeting wartime demand for food!
and a 22 per cent increase in prices.
It might be explained that gross
income includes returns from market-;
ing agricultural products, the value
of products retained as food and
fuel on farms where grown, the ren
tal value of farm dwellings and Gov
ernment benefit payments.
The 1942 net income, which is the
amount remaining after deducting
farm production expenses, was esti
mated by the Department at $10,
200,000,000. The 1941 net farm in
come was only $6,748,000,000.
From these figures it will be ob
served that the farmers of the na
tion increased net income by $3,
452,000,000 during the year that
grosB income went up $4,743,000,000.
Nazi Leaders
Desperate
Max Werner, a military anaylst,
says that the Nazi army is under new
leadership wjych is .ready for ex-!
tremes. He says they "are gamb-(
lers" prepared to undertake any
strategic adventure.
As this writer sees the situation in
Germany, the Nazis know that they
must risk everything in a "last great
offensive one like the Luxendorff's
offensives of the spring and summer
of 1918."
These new leaders are prepared to
force the last ounce of physical en
durance out of their troops, regard
less of the fi,nal cost. They will take
any risk, increasing the intensity of
the war and making it still bloodier
end more convulsed from the German
side."
Even so, concludes Mr. Werner,
such leadership can be "defeated
faster because it burns out its own
energy quicker." Nevertheless, the
"military desperadoes are all the
more dangerous until their final de
feat." It appears to us that Mr. Werner's
forecast is reasonable and that he is
right in believing that "the German
war crisis will be more critical" and
"the mighty decision in the war will
be here sooner."
"Missions Fulfilled"
Guadalcanal is being neauiined as a
great American victory. So it is a
defensive victory. Every credit should
go to the forces who wrested this
key to the Solomons from Japan's
grasp. Americans can be justly
proud of the sailors, soldiers, marines
and fliers who captured Guadalcanal
in the face of the enemy, drove off
his repeated attempts to land new
forces, and eventually pushed his
jungle fighters into a corner.
The series of actions around the
Solomons have proved the fighting
spirit and effectiveness of American I
sea, land, and air forces. They havej
apparently ended any danger that the j
supply line to Australia might be
broken. In the measure that they
have weakened Tokyo's air and sea
power, they have opened the way for
an Australian-American offensive
starting from New Guinea and Guad
alcanal. But they have not cleared
the Japanese out of the Solomons or
broken their hold on the vast con
quests of last year.
It is easy to smile at Toklo's ex
planation that its troops had been
"withdrawn after their missions had
been fulfilled." "Expelled" would be
closer to it The move might be ac
curately described as the escape of a
harried remnant. Yet once more it
is necessary for Americans to check
their elation by keeping Guadal
canal in perspective. If the United
States had to take the whole series
of Japanese island bases at the same
cost, the war in the Pacific would be
a long and expensive one,
. The Japanese troop on Guaal-
EXTENSION NOTES
Ity FRANCES MANESS
Home Demonstration Agent
Now is the time to make plans for
next summer and winter food sup
ply. Ask yourself these questions:
Am I planting enough vegetables to
supply my family during tne summer
months? Am I planting enough to
have a surplus to can a winter sup
ply. Do 1 have e sufficient supply
of canning equipment?
Below is the suggested canning
budget for one person. Use this to
make up a budget for your family.
Vegetables
Asparagus, 1 qt.; string beans, 5
qt.; lima beans, 4 qt; .beets, 2 qt:
carrots, 1 qt; corn, 2 qt; okra, 1 qt;
peas, (May) 4 qt; soup mixture, 6qt;
tomatoes, 12 qt.
Fruits
Apples, 3 qt; blackberries, 3 qt;
dew berries, 2 qt.; huckleberries, 2
qt; cherries 1 qt.; grapes, 2 qt;
peaches, 4 qt.; pears, 4 qt.; plums,
2 qt
Lach person should have 10 quarts
of meat; 10 pounds of dried vege
tables and 8 pounds of dried fruits.
4-H Clubs
Special chapel programs were given
in each school in the county during
4-H Mobilization Week, February 6
14. The purpose of this program
was to enroll every boy and girl of
4-H Club age in a Victory project
that will help directly in our Na-,
tion's Victory program. There were
322 boys and girls who enrolled in
the all-out for victory program.
The month of February is Record
Month for the 4-H Club members.
They have collected and turned in 178
pounds of old victrola records. These
records will be shipped to Charlotte
to be used in making recordings to be
sent to Army camps.
KttTHKL NEWS
Mr. ana Mrs. J. W. Gatling ana
grandsons, Arthur, Jr., and Donald
Gatling Laney, of Norfolk, Va., were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Curtis.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Proctor and
children, Mrs. C. H. Ward and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Corprew, Jr.,
and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. C.
R. Ward Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and chil
dren visited Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Davis Sunday.
Mrs. Guy Tucker, Misses Gene
vieve, Margaret and Sadie Standin,
of Norfolk, Va., were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Standin.
Mrs. Henry Simpson and son,
James, of Norfolk, Va., spent a few
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Perry. They were accompa
nied home Sunday by Mr. Simpson
and their daughter, Miss Elizabeth,
who joinedthem for the week-end.
Miss Frames fteetwoodj of Wilson",
and Miss Kathryn Fleetwood, of
Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end as
guests of their mother, Mrs. J. M.
Fleetwood.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Chappell and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Rogerson, at Hallahack, Sunday af
ternoon. Mrs. W. S. Evans, of near Yeopim
Station, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
W. P. Long.
H. J. Long, of Elizabeth City,
visited relatives here Wednesday
morning.
ENTERTAINS AT SHOWER
Mrs. Irvin Whedbee delightfully
entertained a number of friends at a
linen shower honoring Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Berry on Wednesday evening,
February 3rd. Many games were
played, the prize winners being Mrs.
Dallas White, Mrs. V. L. Proctor,
and Mrs. Josiah Proctor.
The hostess served delicious ice
cream and cake.
Those present and sending gifts
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Perry, Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Layden, Mr. and
Mrs. Josiah Proctor, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Whedbee, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lane, Mrs.
V. L. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. Moody
Matthews, Mr. .and Mrs. S. P.
Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Matth
ews, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Basnight, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Royce, Mr. and Mrs.
Dallas White, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cope
land, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Gregory, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. Meador
Harrell. Mrs. Philip Sawyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Young Berry, O. B. Holman,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stallings, Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Whedbee, Misses
Cornie Lee War'd, Nan Ward, Joanne
Lane, Edna Ruth Lane, Mary Proctor,
Agnes Ward, Dora White, Annette
Proctor, Anne Harrell, Lydia Anne
Sawyer, Clarine, Myrtle and Delsie
Whedbee, and Melvin Harrell, Marsh
all Harrell, H. B. Miller, Ben Miller,
Ray Smith, Leon Harrell, Maurice
Harrell, Earl Riddick, John Potter,
Joe Proctor and Howard Ward.
canal did, manifestly, fulfill one mis
sion. They kept much of America's
air and sea power in the Pacific tied
up for six months. That tme was
invaluable to Tokyo in its essential
task of organizing and exploiting the
tremendous treasure of war materials
in the Dutch Indies and other sec
tions of Nippon's conquests: Americans-
should not laugh too loudly at
Tokyo's explanation. Only if they
made better use of those six months
building planes and ships which will
reduce the enemy's bases at a far
faster rate can they feel and ela
tion. Christian Science Monitor.
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"Sausages for breakfast! Sau
sages for breakfast! I can smell
'em!" Small Joe came tumbling
downstairs fastening the belt of his
shorts as he came. He made a bee
linp for the kitchen. Pod was al-
ready sitting at the table, reading
the paper, while Mom neia me nan
die of the frying-pan over the stove.
Small Joe came close and sniffed
the delicious smoke, wriggling all
over with early-morning joy.
"Better be thankful for them while
you can stH get them." One glance
at Mom's face told small Joe this
was one of her tight-lipped days.
"Not a drop of coffee in the house,
and no sugar left to put in it if there
was. Some war!" Small Joe kept
still.
"Letter for you, son," Pop said in
his quiet voice. Small Joe made a
leap for his place at table. There
it was, a private personal letter for
him alone, propped against his milk
Rl3SS
"Hey, Pop! It's from brother!"
Small Joe was pulling the envelope
apart and diving
into the contents.
"Hey, look what
he sent me.". He
passed oyer, an
oblong of thick,
crinkly paper
while he leaned
over the sheet of
writing-paper.
"A twenty-five
dollar War Bond," Pop said slowly.
Mom turned and looked at it over
Pop's shoulder, with the frying-pan
in her hand.
"Listen what he says. 'How are
you doing, kid? Hurry and grow up
so you can help me slap the Japs.
Aren't you most big enough to get
into the Army? Here's something
for you in your name. Let's the
whole family gang up and help to
win this war.' '
Pod and Mom were silent. But
small Joe didn't notice th;.t. He j
was full of his le.ter and his War:
Bond.
"Gee, Pop. in six years I could
get into the Army, couldn't I, Pop?
Gee, Pop, I want to be a soldier
like brother and fk!it in this war.
Gee, isn't that bond nifty? Look, it
was issued in Honolulu. It's mine."
But Pop was look'ng at Mom and
Mom was looking at Pop. There
were tears in Mom's eyes. She
shook her head sharply. Pop
reached out and patted her p.and
gently.
"Well, can't let our soldier boy
beat us to buying War Bonds, can
we, old lady?" was all he said.
She shook her head again. "I
guess if he can give up his job and
. . . and go off to war I can do some
fighting back at home," she said
in a queer voice. Small Joe looked
up at her in surprise. She saw him
looking at her and spoke sharply.
"Well, Joe. We're about ready to
eat. Say grace."
Small Joe folded his hands and
bent his head as he had been taught.
"Oh Lord, we thank thee for this
food and all thy bountiful gifts . . ."
"Amen," Pop said.
"Amen," Mom said. "Now eat
your good sausages."
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.) Amen: Say yes. Take your change
to War Stamps. The least yon can
do is the most you can buy in War
Bonds. (J. S. Treasury Dtptrtmn
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Air Raid Signals
For the benefit of Perquimans
citizens, and in the hope that
they will familiarize themselves
With the color code and audible
signals for air raid warnings
which' went into effect at 12:01
a. im. Wednesday, the local Civ
ilian Defense Corps requested
The Weekly to reprint the new
set-up, which follows:
BLUE
'One continuous blast for two
minutes duration on sirens. This
is a mobilization and black-out
order, but traffic may continue
to move with restricted lights
(low beam, or parking lights).
Pedestrians may also use streets
but buildings and street lights
blackout.
RED
Four short blasts (two shorts,
a pause of 10 seconds, and two
more blasts). This is an "all
out blackout."
WHITE
No signals to be used. This is
an "All-Clear." Public notice
will be given by turning on street
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born, aaan mf Naws
Coaaaiantatort, at
7t45 TM. m WTAt,
Norfolk, Monaay thro
Friday, or WTf,
Raloigb, Monday thra
Thursday.
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Hl radio announcement and
by the block wardens in each
sector. v
BLUE
The warning of blue will al
ways follow the red. One long
blast for two minutes will be
given on sirens. This will con-,
tinue the mobilization of the de
fense forces and also the black
out, but will permit traffic to
e as heretofore under the re-str-
(1 lights. Pedestrians also
may travel on streets. This
warning is a safeguard against
the return of the enemy planes.
If after 10 minutes, the planes
fail to reappear, the "All-Clear"
will be given.
Point Rationing
Information
The consumer's declaration:
The fact that a person has stocks
of canned goods to declare at regis
tration time does not mean that per
son is a hoarder.
Neither is the removal of stamps
for these stocks a penalty. Proced
ure merely evens up supply and
gives every one en equal start.
Some complaints being made by
people who think they have to give
up cans over five. Be sure they un
derstand, they merely have to de-
IN THE
ARMY BOMBER
SQUADRONS
they say:
"LAYING the eggs"
for dropping the bomb
"BROWNED OFF"
lor bored
"PIECE OF CAKE"
for an 017 Job
"CAMEL
for die Army nun's favorite
cigarette
FIRST V THE SERVfCE
With men in the Army, Navy,
Marines, and Coast Guard,
the favorite cigarette is CameL
(Based on actual sales records
inPost Exchanges and Canteens.)
K7
as broadcast this week on
flie Kaltenborn program
Announcer:
"The less you drive, the more your car
needs regular service to save your gaso
line! Just listen everybody knows
what the choke on a car is for. The choke
makes the gasoline mixture richer, acts
as an aid to quicker starting, when spar
ingly used. But did you know that a
dirty air cleaner on your car will act as a
choke all the time, keeping the gasoline
mixture richer than it should be, by not
using the proper proportion of air? That
waste of gasoline can really cut into your
gasoline allowance, and keeps you from
getting all the miles you are entitled to.
So don't put up with it. See your Pure
Oil dealer for regular air cleaner service.
He knows just how to elean and re-install
the particular type of air cleaner on your
car. It doesn't cost much to get this sei-vice-r-and
it doesn't take long."
Distributor of Pure Oil Products
llortford, N. C .
sarfe (irmi with
clan They jrive up stamps for
all cai;i k. 5 ' -ep the cans.
The "freeze" period No ahapp"'
should be inconvenienced during the
"freeze" period (from February W
to March 1.) Allowance of five can
per person for which no stamps wiH ,
be deducted, plus supplies of fresh ,
fruits and vegetables, should provide
ample food during the week. 'ti f,
Additional posting required In adv
dition to the official table of point
values which must be displayed,
every store must also post , point
values in one of the following ways
on the shelf, counter, bin or rack
where the item is displayed, or else
on the container itself.
HOG FEED
We have some 40 Hog
Supplement left on hand that
was made from Fish Scrap
and Tankage.
No more of this kind is
available after our present
supply is sold owing to scar
city of Fish Meal.
LET US SUPPLY YOUR
NEEDS NOW
Hollowell Chevrolet
Company
HERTFORD, N. C.
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