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Volume X. Number 34.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 20, 1943.
$1.50 Per Yeai.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
After thirty-eight days of relent
less hammering of Axis forces, the
Allied armies completed the conquest
of Sicily early Tuesday morning.
The American Seventh Army was
first to reach Messina, the last post
held by the Axis. For several days
the Germans had been evacuating
troops across to the Italian main
land. It was reported the Axis had
set up the strongest anti-aircraft de
fense seen during this war and many
Axis troops escaped under their own
barrage. The British Eighth army,
coming up from the other side of the
island, reached Messina shortly after
the Americans had entered the city
More than 130,000 prisoners were
captured and much material was
taken by the victorious Allies.
Reports from the front indicated
the Germans, on reaching Italy were
blowing up installations along the
toe of the mainland, fearful lest the
Americans and British troops began
an immediate invasion of Italy it
self. Some authorities stated it
seems the Germans may have plans
for retiring to a line north of the
Po River .in Northern Italy, to join
strong German forces reported at
that position.
The Allies have taken no action on
Italy's announcement declaring Rome
to be an open city. The announce
ment has been taken simply as an
Axis attempt to delay further bomb
ings by the Allied planes. In order
that Rome may become an open city
end thus be spared from bombs, the
Italian government must clear the
city of all military activity and
prove to the Allied governments the
terms of International Law regard
ing open cities has been complied
with.
The German resistance seems to
have stiffened somewhat on the Rus
sian front, but Moscow reports Red
Army forces continue to advance on
the strong German centers of Khar-
materiaL The Nas have reinforced
their lines at Kharkov, but the Red
Army advances daily toward this
strong position.
;
President Roosevelt and Prime!
Minister Churchill have opened their!
important meeting in Canada, and
it is expected that the decisions
reached will have far-reaching ef-1
fects on the war. The military aides
of both have already held meetings,
possibly outlining campaigns against
the Axis which is to follow the cap
ture of Sicily.
American and British airmen have
been attacking Axis industrial towns
and airports heavily during the past
week, and many believe these soften-ing-up
attacks are a prelude to an in
vasion of Europe. Berlin and Milan
have been hit hard on several occa
sions during the week.
Town Audit Shows
Substantial Gain In
Town's Business
The financial audit for the Town of
Hertford, as of the close of business
on June 30th, is published today on
page two.
For .those who like to delve in fig
ures, a review of this audit shows e
substantial gain in the financial sta
tus of the Town during the past year.
Outstanding is the $7,583 cash bal
ance, which is a gain- of nearly six
thousand dollars as compared to the
previous year.
This balance is due largely to in
creased revenue from the Bale of
lights, water and ice, and a small in
crease in collection of taxes. Some
three hundred dollars more were col
lected in taxes this past year over
1942, while the Bale of power and
water increased nearly four thousand
dollars. The ice department, which
was taken over entirely by the" Town
two years ago, showed an increase of
nearly three thousand dollars.
Of course, times being whet fhey
are, there were additional expenses
necessary to gain this increased rev
enue and not all of the increased
sales was profit. However, the audit
shows the Town to be in splendid
financial condition. .
' BITH ANNOUNCEMENT
. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr.,
announce th birth , of a, daughter,
.Carolyn Faye, born on August 11.
Weight 8 pounds." Mother and baby
are doing nicely. . t , .
WMC Releases New
Data On Drafting Of
Fathers Set For Oct
More Jobs Listed as
Non-essential In War
Effort
Possibly in what may be deemed a
move to retard the drafting of fath
ers, scheduled to begin sometime
after October 1, the War Manpower
Commission on Sunday announced
additional jobs to be considered by
local draft boards as non-deferrable
occupations, and at the same time
enlarged the list of jobs deemed es
sential to the war effort. A list,
'ontaining many jobs, was also stated
as critical to the war effort.
All in all, the action taken seemed
aimed at adapting draft operations to
the manpower problems by giving
Jraft eligible fathers an inducement
to transfer into vital war-production
work.
There were few jobs listed on the
new non-deferrable group as effective
in this county. However, as it has
been pointed out, the local boards
have the task of classifying the reg
istrants into the groups the board
believes proper. It is not known, as
yet, whether or not the local board
is to use the list of non-deferrable
jobs entirely as a guide in reclassi
fying fathers.
Several members of Congress con
tinue to voice disapproval of the
War Manpower Commission, which
controls Selective Service operations
in the action calling for the drafting
of fathers after October 1. How
ever, in the announcement made this
week, the WMC stated that some
fathers must expect to be called into
service almost the moment the ban
against their induction is lifted.
Congress may take some action to
retard the drafting of fathers, after
it re-convenes on September 14, but
whether this action will halt the
proceedure entirely can only be sur
mised. Meanwhile, the Perquimans local
board is proceeding with orders re-
'rom, State Hfadq"aJ"'f" and
ha.ve OT?ref a numbr of hers
teke medl.cal examtions this week,
pr'r ,to b,nS clil8f'f,ed kN
calls for the month of September
have been reeeived at the 1,K'al office"
Farm Slaughterers
Allotted Quotas By
County Committee
The Perquimans County War Meat
Committee considered applications for
slaughter quotas by butchers and
farm slaughterers at its meetipg in
the Agricultural liuilding Thursday
night. The Area Meat Supervisor
from Raleigh assisted the committee
in making its determinations.
Although slaughter quotas were as
signed to local butchers and farm
slaughterers for 1943, slaughter per
mits will not be issued to butchers
until arrangements are "made for
them to comply with the require
ments of the local and state Health
Departments.
The following butchers and fiftm
slaughterers were assigned slaughter
quotas as indicated aftesr their
names:
H. W. Barber, butcher, Hertford
Cattle, 445; Calves, 195; Hogs, 95;
Sheep and Lambs, 54.
Humphlett & Miller", butchers,
Winfall Cattle, 128; Calves, 12';;
Hogs, 1,164.
S. F. Harrell,
Hertford Cattle,
butcher, Route 3,
18; Calves, 200;
Hogs, 192.
Josiah Elliott, butcher. Hertford
Cattle', 115; Calves, 129; Hogs, 246;
Sheep and Lambs, 47.
Farm Slaughterers
O. D. Layden, Route 2, Hertford
Hogs, 52.
T. M. Twine, Route 1, Belvidere
Hogs, 35.
(Continued on Page Six)
Regional Meeting
In Greenville Sunday
To Map Loan Drive
Chairmen of County War Finance
Committees of this district will hold
a regional meeting in Greenville on
Sunday for the purpose of mapping
plans for the third war loan drive,
scheduled to starfo September 9.
The meeting wilt be conducted by
the Regional Chairman and all
county, chairmen an urged to attend.
The third war loan drive quota has
been. set at 15. billion dollars, and is
the largest individual money raising
drive ever attempted.
Ration Book 3 Valid
After September 12
The Office of Price Administration
announced this week that the brown j
stamps in ration book III will be-i
come valid on September 12 for the
purchase of meats, fats, oils, butter
and cheese.
Persons who have not received
their ration book No. 3 may now ap
ply at the local ration board office
for it.
The OPA also announced that
holders of B and C gas books must
exchange them for new type cou
pons before September 1. B and C
'book holders should apply at local
offices for new type coupons between
August 23 and September 1. Ser-
vice stations may not accept the old
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type coupons after September 1.
Youth In Army Says
Victory Corps Work
Very Helpful To All
Further evidence that the training
received by youths as members of the
high school Victory Corps, prior to
induction into the Armed Services, is
j very helpful to all is given in a letter
' received here this week from Elmo
I Cannon, Jr., now a member of the
Army Air Corps and stationed at
Gulfport, Miss.
Pvt. Cannon, in his letter written
to G. C. Buck and members of the
Perquimans High School Victory
Corps, says: "I wish to inform yon
of how much good the training I re
ceived as a member of the Victory
Corps has done me.
"The drilling I received has made
me one of the best men of my flight,
while during the time of my school
days it seemed very insignificant.
Boys, don't fall down on the job,
even though you know you won't be
in the Army. Drilling teaches you
precision and coordination as a
group, which is very essential now
days, especially in the Armed forces.
So let's keep on the ball.
"I also want to thank Mr. B'jck
and Mr. King for .the knowledge they
gave me on poisonous gases. The
Army . . . stresses it very much, so
learn all you can about them, be
cause the home front can be attacked.
"Also pay attention to macninery.
It will help you a great deal in
the Army or civilian life, because:
you can never tell when your car is i
going to break down, and don t you
think skill isn't recognized, because
it is now more than ever before . . .
the more you learn now, the better
you will get along after the war."
Pvt. Gannon is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmo Cannon, of Hertford.
I. EMMETT WINSLOW
CO-CHAIRMEN FOR UNITED WAR FUND
County Organization Is
Set Up at Meeting
Monday Night
In preparation for the United War
Fund Campaign, which will be con
ducted on a nation-wide scale during
the latter part of October for the pur
pose of raising a total of 125 million
dollars for carrying on all war phil
anthropies for the coming year,
ferquimans bounty Committee was
organized at a meeting held Monday
night at the Courthouse.
J. Emmett Winslow and the Rev.
B. C. Reavis were named co-chairmen
of the county committee, which
is to be known as the Perquimans
United War Fund, and will be in
charge of the drive during which
Perquimans County will be asked to
raise a definite sum of money to aid
in carrying out all war relief.
Other members of the general
committee are: Julian A.
treasurer; Max R. Campbell,
White,
secre-
tary; C. E. White, J. D. Cranford.
George Jackson, H. G. Dawkins, E.
T. Jilson and W. E. Dail are the mem
bers of the executive committee.
Committee chairmen named at the
meeting were: C. P. Morris, budget;
V. N. Darden, initial irifts: A. W.
U afvtin AAMMii 1 .1 i to rr '
wi.iiuciLc anu muusiry; r. i.i viuing amusement ana recreation ror
Johnson, general canvass; Dr. E. S. 'American youths in the Armed
White, survey and quota, and Max forces.
R. Campbell, publicity,
The Perquimans unit will be a part
of the United War Fund of North
Carolina, which has a quota of $1,
800,000 for the campaign. The State
has been divided into 12 districts
end each district will be given a
quota from this sum, and each coun
ty within the districts will receive a
quota representing a portion of the
district goal.
The idea of conducting one big war
fund campaign to raise all monies
needed by the various organisations
carrying on "var relief originated
Material Priority
Being Sought For
Housing Project
Option on Site Taken
Late Last Week; 35
Houses to Be Built
An announcement was made here
last Saturday by a representative of
i"'e 'Pay p""iy
i Al L u; I
i, . l",,rru , 1 ul L,,c f'"11""'
HoU8,"K Pro-ect that an Ptlon has
been taken on a ten-acre site for the
location of the housing units.
Mayor V. N. Darden was informed
of the action, and was told by the
representative that priorities for the
building materials for the units are
now being sought and that construc
tion would start as soon as possible.
The project will be located upon the
property owned by Jacob L. White,
on the Edenton Highway, just a short
distance from the Perquimans High
School. Mr. White confirmed the re
port that an option had lieen given
for his land.
When constructed, the project which
calls for the construction of .15
houses, will ease considerably the
housing shortage here, and it is be
lieved that these units will be suffi
cient to supply any future demands.
The site selected for the project
was chosen after several other loca
tions had been considered by the
I comPanv
and the choice of the loca
tion is believed to be a splendid one.
The Town of Hertford will furnish
water and light facilities to the
nouses constructed, and will start ex
tending water and power to e site
as soon as notified to do so by the
construction company.
Robert Player, of Fayette vi lie,
holds the priority for the project,
and it is understood he will have
charge of the construction work when
it is started. No announcement hasiclared void.
been made, as yet, as to the type of Due to the shortag
houses to be built, but it is believed
they will be similar to ones con
structed in Elizabeth City's project
on the old fairgrounds. These are
notJp be confused, with the Enfield
units located were.
Mayor Darden stated this week
that he is satisfied that the project,
which seemingly was delayed in be
ing started, will soon be in actual
stages of construction, and will be an
added asset to the Town of Hertford.
REVIVAL AT B'EREA
Revival services will begin at the
Berea Christian Church on Monday
night, August 23. Preston E. Cay
ton, of Edenton, will preach. He is
a good speaker and the public is in
vited to hear him.
AND B. C. REAVIS
with President Roosevelt, who re
quested the various organizations to
form one drive instead of having sev
eral campaigns throughout the yeai,
thus the public will he asked only
once for money to help finance these
organizations.
Money raised through this drive,
which will begin about October IS,
will be used to finance all war agen
cies excepting the American Red
Cross, which is not included in the
budget and which will conduct its i
aown drive agajn next Man.h
It is expected that the Perquimans
Committee will meet again about the
middle of September for the purpose
of organizing the (leneral County
committee and lay plans for con
ducting the campaign in October.
The committee chairmen will name
their various committees needed forrnonev needed to win victory in the
the drive at that time. war- He said, "the residents of this
The amount of money to be set as
the goal for. Perquimans will be an
nounced within a short time, follow
ing a meeting of the committee
chairmen who will draw the budget
for the local drive.
Included in this United War Fund
are the USO, United Seamen's Ser
vice, War Prisoners' Aid, and relief
to Allied and Occupied nations. The
largest item on the national budget
goes to USO, which will receive over
61 million dollars to be spent in pro-
i , ...
It was stated by one of the com
mittee chairmen, at the meeting on
Monday night, that inasmuch as the
USO now plans to open a recreational
center here in Hertford for the use
of men stationed at the Base in this
County, Perquimans will more than
receive what it donated toward this
campaign.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Eure,
at their home on Route 3, Hertford,
an 8-pound son. Mother and baby
are doing nicely.
Committee Named To
Assist In National
Pulpwood Campaign
A Perquimans County committee, i
composed of L. W. Anderson, County
Agent, E. M. Perry, Frank Winslow-i
and Max Campbell, has been named i
to assist in the national pulpwood '
campaign now being sponsored by
the Newsnarjer Pulowood Committee
in cooperation with the Pulpwood
inousines.
Local residents are urged, during
this drive, to pledge three days
labor during the remaining months Production of pulpwood to manu
of l!)4.'i in cutting pulpwood to help facture products for vital military
fight the shortage now facing the and civilian war uses must be in
nation's pulpwood production. creased by 13 percent in North Caro
According to information received lina during the second six months of
this week, the present price being 1943 to meet the War Production
paid by the North Carolina Pulp Board quota for the State, the News
Company is $9.50 per unit of 160 paper Pulpwood Committee of the
cubic feet f. o. b. cars. 1 American Newspaper Publishers As-
i sociation announced this week.
Wrong Addresses On
Application Blanks
Causes Ration Delay
There is plenty of headaches con
nected with running the Perquimans
County Ration Hoard, hut every once
in a while a new one will pop up, and
this week Mrs. Helen Davenport,
lerk of the Hoard, said persons who
mistakenly place wrong addresses on
their application blanks for tires,
gas and fuel oil cause considerable
delay in handling these applications.
I Mrs. Davenport requests all per
sons who inalV. applications for ra-
I tioned items to be sure
! address is placed on the
, blank.
the proper
application
I Pour certificates for
to Archie T. Lane and numbered,
j 216570, 216571, 216572 and 216573, it
j was announced have been lost in the
mails and have therefore been de-
f tires, the
board during the past week issueo
only 22 certificates for passenger
type tires. These were issued as
follows: Charlie Ward, 1;
Tucker, 1 ; David Watson, 1 ;
Goodwin, I; Mathew Dail, 1:
Elliott, 1; W. A. Sanders, 1;
Hurdle, 1; M. E. Dail, 1;
White, 1; Clarence Vick, 1;
White, 1; Garvin Tompkins, I;
Hampton, 1; Howard Williams
T. Riddick, 1; A. A. Roberts,
L. Horner, 1; Mrs. Gustave K
W. I). Cox, 1 ; Mrs. Christine
W. r..
Earlie
M. H.
E. L.
H. J.
Henrv
J. VV.
, 1 : N.
1; I.,
ock, I ;
card-
ner, 1, and 1(. C. Jackson, 1.
Truck certificates were issued to
K. M. Perry. 2 tires and 2 tubes;
M. H. Elliott, tire and tube: E. V
Miller, 2 tires and 2 tubes; J. T.
: Chappell, 2 tires. 2 tubes. Ilollouell
! Bros., 1 tire, 3 tubes; W. II. Ins-
low, I recap and Slokes fc Mathews.
1 recap.
Sale Of War Bonds
Lags; County Given
Same Quota In Aug.
War Bond sales in Perquimans
County continue to lag during the
month of August, according to R. M.
Riddick, chairman of the Perquimans
County War Finance Committee, who
stated on Wednesday that sales were
running behind the $19,110 quota
given the county for this month.
The chairman said his committee is
urging the people of this county to
continue to buy heavily in war bonds
in order that the Government can
successfully raise the large sums of
county should not believe the war is
over just because our Armies have
assumed the offensive, but should
realize the greater need for war
material which the enemy is being
beaten."
The local committee is anxious to
meet the August quota, although rt
has been pointed out that some sales
have been lost through the number
of defense workers who have left
this area and who are not now pur
chasing bonds in this county. There
fore ,the extra burden lies upon the
shoulders of the local residents in
the goal that is to be met.
It is expected that a local cam
paign for the sale of bonds during
the Third War Loan drive, which
starts September 9, will be planned
shortly, and Mr. Riddick stated he
will notify the War Finance Commit
tee of a meeting to be held on this
subject some time next week.
HERTFORD LIONS CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT AT 7:45
The Hertford Lions Club will meet
tonight (Friday) at 7:46 o'clock, at
the Colonial Tourist Home. All
members are urged to be present.
State Must Increase
Pulpwood Output
13 Per Cent For Goal
Campaign Now In Pro
' gTCSS to End Shortage
gress to Ei
In Nation
The quota for North Carolina, an
1 important producer among the major
pulpwood slates of the Northeast,
South and Lake areas, is 7:19,200
cords for the jear. Production to
June ."ill, ;is computed by the WPB
was : 4 7 , 1 -1 : ! cords, which is 22,457
colds or i percent under the quota
for the first half of the year. Un
less :W2,057 cords are produced be
fore the close of the year, therefore,
North Carolina will fall short of its
goal.
Government requirements for pulp
wood, the raw material for making
smokeless powder, rayon tor para-
chutes, plastics
for airplane parts,
weatherproof containers for shipping
ammunition, foods, blood plasma and
other supplies for our armed forces
and allies overseas, as well as for
newsprint and other papers, have
been computed at 13,000,000 cords
i for 1943. From this overall figure,
quotas were set up hv the War Pro
duction Board for each of the pulp
tires, issued wood producing states.
Donald M. Nelson, WPB chairman,
emphasized the critical nature of the
emergency in an appeal to the farm
ers of all producing states to give
three extra days to the cutting of
pulpwood in an effort to avert "a
threatened 2,500,000-cord shortage"
this year. Receipts of domestic pulp
wood at the mills, the War Produc
tion Board estimates, were 24 percent
short of requirements at the half
year, while inentories were 32 per
cent under those on tiie corresponding
date in 1943.
Five government departments and
war agencies are cooperating in the
Victory Pulpwood Campaign which
was launched early this month. The
press campaign is under the direction
of the Newspaper Pulpwood Com
mittee, headed by Walter M. Dear,
publisher of The Jersey Journal,
Jersey City, N. J., and president of
A. N. P. A. during the highly success
ful Newspaper tinted Scrap Drive
last fall.
Area Rent Official
Twice Each Week
Thomas ,1. Markham, Area Rent
Director for the Eli.ahelh City Area,
announced today that a representa
tive from the Area Kent Office will
be in Perquimans County Tuesday
and Wednesday of each week until
further notice, and will be at the
Court House from !:.'!(! a. m. to 12
noon, Tuesdays, for the purpose of
aiding and advising any persons who
have difficulty in filling in their reg
istration form.
The ullice is endeavoring to se
cure voluntary aid to sit at the
Court House two days each week to
aid in registration as on August 6,
Mr. Markham said. The field repre
sentative of the Area Office will be
unable to give the time for tilling in
registration forms in the future and
for that reason forms may be ob
tained from the Clerk of Court or
Register of Deeds by those having
to register, to be tilled in by the ap
plicants themselves, and mailed to
the Area Rent Office or to the Clerk
of Court, and corrections, if any,
will be suggested to the registrants
upon examinations by the Area
Office.
The Director, again, called the at
tention of all landlords to the provi
sions of the rent law which requires
all persons who rent rooms, apart
ments, houses or trailers to register.
NO SERVICES AT HOLY
TRINITY DURING AUGUST
The Rev. E. T. Jilson, rector of
Holy Trinity Church, announced early
this week that there will be no ser
vices at the church until further
notice. The Rev. Mr. Jilson left on
Monday for a vacation and will re
turn early in September.