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November Draftee
I
Schools to Benefit From
Sale of AIL Scrap
Collected
Jprrv Husrhes Enters
Race For State Senate
for
Donoiuofl fin Fridr 7
llUUblf UU UII I I
Jerry J. Hughes well knovm legis
. A. . Window, Jr. chiim nounced his canj hf
Perquimans County :4? . ?h(W?Stafe
''STfTSJU and Se in the ?r
centrated dnve tor. Bcrap .uw -dKtmial sWifoa
other; material
throughout tin
Pomting out that the vv " 5"Hnil of Windsor nre'm r
XT2iM war7- candidate seeking the two
pil 01 "r? v ft low from the district.
duction Pnw 2JA r-u. -iio enmnrisea ' the nine
point and hava,.umcieM 1 rKCultack. Camden
duction. mills. Without,, ynfe;
production wui w v-Kiflfc;
HaIhv the winning of the WMy.;
TenVhite
Red
Bi
Cross Chntcr
cts Officers Ami
Coar0 Of Directors
PERQUIMANS WAR FUND DRIVE UNDER
WAY; SOLICITORS COVERING COUNTY
October War Bond
Sales Total $6,675
Local Boird Reports
CertainActmtypo
FBI Officials M
Financial and Produc
tion Reports Made By
Chairman
teJIPUNES
, benefit irom mo . m-;
lected during carnpa
, children wm w -- - - - -.ti.
scrap piles At,a havinirl 0istf"weather conditions,
'-' committee,, ana 'vr--:; 1- ,,..., rrnund
ano novuy j t,ia AftAr bemir
MrdinK same. - I iron uuib -- -
It was sUted that arrangements ' Biowed down by heavy rains and
would be made for the collection ofiflooded rivers, General Clarke's fifth
11 Bcran reported to the committee. Army is again advancing toward
This scrap drive will be a part of Rome. The Germans, it has been re
ft State-wide campaign, and while ported, have formed a new line north
own w i-a fll J nf fVla vnltumo River, which is ex-
not &s cxtcnBivo vua ----- Vi I
the results expected to be as'pected to be a tough line to crack,
ereat, for the need for scrap now, at j Nazi reinforcements have been
war production plants, ia growing and ; brought down from the Po River re-
th onlv way production can oe nuuii- pion, sirenitinwins c..r....
tained is for peopte having scrap ma-1 lnjr the Fifth Vd British Eighth
teritJ to torn it over tothe salvage Armies. The Allies captured many
tn.- . ViHTYint to war! tnwna durimr the week and the at-
vlanta. n Home is expected to ma-
Peopl tiaM&fakti UBty ,terialize shy. s
k t inc iciW toAnat or sell during t
''thU allOltM tact Mr. Wins-! On the;ftUSflian front the Red
-low 'vtaWtafaJl those living in Armies haVfe stab!ished bridgeheads
. . . . . T nr.lVs vlin o Wivinfa r tin wpata.rn side
wflf arrante t hv H moved to, the 0f the Dneiplr River and are now
'i.hnol-lta. . j ' '
.The Perquinxans County
Bod has received a call
ibhftB men to be inducted we
arnfed forces on November -m ac-
cbroing to Mrs. nuui ouwun,
of-the Board. This can is somo
what smaUer than had been antici
pated, ;'-'ha;! s yet no call has been
received f$ colored selectees. ,
Mvo Unmnttr atkted that in filling
U O. .
the call for white men the quota
would be ."made up of probably five
f.thom anH five non-fathers. Indue-
I V . . ." 1 ,1 nut nrnh.
I tion orders win db msncu
ablv within the next ten days.
Of the fourteen colored selectees
who left for the induction center last
Friday the local Board received word
that the Army had accepted two of
the number. Iwo selectees ordered
to report last week failed to appear
and their cases are now being con
sidered by the local Board.
It was also announced the local
Board is investigating certain unpa
Chairmen Express Hope
Goal Will Be Reached
Saturday
ThaPerquimans County Chapter of
UeA Cross, in a meet-
UIC
ing held at the Court House lasi
Thursday night, re-elected iSilas M.
Whedbee County Chairman and Mrs.
Robert O. Applewhite as secretary
and tasurer lor the coming year,:'
ThJeeting wasjtawenueu v
followa hiernBers oT the cal,cnap
ter: - .W,'-Hefrep CJ;P. Mfes,
m. tfftttla-h WiiiWaw.i- Mrs. JBian
Elliots. .-Mark- 'mm&&n
ijtliv vf r K' .tt -i , : rift t "i
C. P,vjWorris;. MiSlfi&bPi
,m HAT WiCwBi&a.AKa
E
triotic activities on the part of some
people of this community and their
findings will be turned over to the
FBI for action by those officials.
Mm Pnhprt O. AODlewhlte. :' 'U
During the meeting,' presided over
by the chairman, a financial report
was read to the members and a' brief
of the work of thejaoduc
: tion departnfent of the local chapter
wns held. Special mention was given
the Home and Garden Club with Mrs.
i Mark Hathaway as its Red Cross
I project manager which has been do
inn splendid work in producing ma-
orlnl fnr the 1?pH Cross.
It was reported two hundred and
War bond sales made at the Hert-:
ford HankiiiK Company auruiB f
to er, exclusive of .es made daring'i Unofficial reports from
the Third War Loan, amounted to x the Perquimans Lnited War Jund
thousand six hundred . and seventy-, drive indicate success lor the drive
f.ve dollars R M. Riddick, chairman here, but many people u 1 hae w
f the Perquimans War Finance contribute toward the fund to injure
,f thL .qH tonav. , . the cuota for thin county be.ng
UomilllLiec anii"""--" - ,
No uuota was given Perquimans raised,
for the month of October but Mr. I j. Emmett Winslow and the Re
Wduick Mid had a quota been issued B. C. Reavis, co-chairmen ot the
S2 county would have exceeded it drive, today expressed hopes that the
coukUng the bonds sold during the ! drive may be successfully concluded
finldays of the Third War Loan. I j by fy .
STthin nejtiaI-glf, comnStte. reported nearly
il l " a7d residents of the county j a thousand dollars had been collected
fe uded to continue to buy bonds by his group up to weonesuay,
W urged to conu 1 if each township group can report
eguiany u . - - wiU be no doubt
. . i tJmai .iuv.vv.jo v.
but that the goal win oe mc.
Solicitors are requested to make
their renorts to their township chair-
Imen not later than Saturday after
noon, and the chairmen in turn
WFB Announces New
Distribution Plan For
Farm Machinery
reDorts to
a.SKeU 10 luan-c wr.:r
Julian White at the Southern Cotton
Oil Company office.
The entire county committee met
last Friday night and heard the Rev.
B c. Reavis outline tne pia
A new farm machinery distribution conducting the drive here APProx'e
P-gram which provides for tu, ma? forty persons the
rationing of consiaeraui meeuiiB, --
ii was reporceu nuuui - rationing oi cuibj'''j .OI
fiftv kits for soldiers going overseas th 1943 and sets up a much more ord Methodist Churcn.
4; Biritimini Trirbif
. - I Ifljf lUUIIIlll 1 1 iuuj
threateninf to cut off the entire Ger-
rnanMSrcfwthe Crimea. By cap
turingr tw,sraJI center south of the
lhrHq.W Russians have len
thi?Naat''onrailwT out of the
ICrimea aVid this route is expected to
fall to Russian hands at any time.
The Reds, evidently, have captured
1 Melitopol, the city anchgring the j
1 . German line on the south, and tnis
The first football game of the ivictory jB expected to cause further
igeason will be -Pjayed at the German retreat from the present
school field ;l)etwetrteItdiaiB and, . tt, line
team conrpoad,oi former rerquun- j
ans players. Tfte game win star -,
3 o'clock and local fan ere urgea to
run out and watch the game,
Tt. was reDorted this week that one
member of the local Board was ac
costed on the streets of Hertford last
week by a Negro registrant who
stated the local Board was making
unfair rulings and that certain sub
versive actions should be taken oy
Tvo-istnants. This talk, by any per
son is uncalled for and may lead to
drastic action by the Federal au
thorities.
pprnnnu inclined to hinder the
work of the local Board should know
flint such action makes one liable for
investigation and possible court pro
ceedure and therefore should refrain
from any and all unpatriotic talk or
The work done by all local Boards
tit nutl ined bv the Selective Service
Law and any registrant is privileged
to, appeal Jiiscase 'providing hjg
rvn&nA" tar such anneal is war
ranted.
! have been made by the local chapter exible syslem for distributing the The committee and so.ic uor.
neater amounts ol macnineij - urgea w " , V. j make
available in 1944 has been announced ahortest Me time and to make
b - he War Food Administration, ac- a 0f seeing every res. dent o
and 200 kits, 200 housewives (sewing
kits used bv soldiers) 100 hospital
shoes. 150 bedside bags, for wounded
soldiers and between 30 and 40 sweat
soldiers and between 3U ana iu kvw- t.01.njng to Dr. ft. ft. wnuc, me cou.. , 17
ers are now being made by local per- f he County l;Si)A War Board. fund which will u8 lo
.. r. i n ,.-wa.f! for in- . nnn;aa in rendering aniw"-
arms for the Red Cross
followinR the election of the chair
man and secretary-treasurer, a com-
Reflecting the prospects lor . - agencies in renuc
.-.-eased machinery production in it-, our soiaiers anu am
mtee composed of the Kev. r.. i. bution oontrol over only on tne wa. carryillK
Jilion. Miss Mae Wood Winslow and f machinery, of which only 31 ac- the agencies are meeting in . ca y r
X.. ,,.u -r,intorl 1 .. .u ..f rationel roKef on various war tronus
Mrs. Mark Hathaway was appointed
a nun-nit- 9 honrH of directors con-
4..n. ore on the list
UlrtliJ
items. Ur. wnne saii-
f rationel ,, relief on various
Tisrht pro- thrmichout the world.
giving of five members. The com- duction.and distribution factors made A. W. Hefren a h
mittee named Miss Frances Maness, u nece8sary to put distribution and County Committee, nouncM
roHninff controls n effect on vi ,-lose of tne meriniR
machinery manufacturing yea.. wmcn ne - ft
"Although some production dim- voted to contribute the sum oi
eulttes are expected the machinery hundred and fifty dollars to the i fun
"uta for 1944 is much improved lt was also announce,! the
l mJJ " I'rf lfl lll'l IIIII "i 1,1 TTlIlIltV in ----
iitM. ni rr'i. - .
W. H. Pitt C. P. Morris, the Rev. J.
D. Cranford and Frank Skinner.
These were duly elected to serve as
directors of the chapter for the coin-
in vnr.
A meeting of the directors will be
YLa hv the chairman at an eariy
he
i machinery uuder-.-WPIi order L
' ...VhioVi ot an averaee of I
Th Indians have been practicing
hard for the past two weeks in pre
In the Pacific war Allied planes
have been, attacking Jap strongholds
destroying many Jap planes and in
stallations. Th. main Allied attack
is against Rabual. It has been re-
Traffic Violators
MaktVUp Majority
Of Tuesday's Court
nam ior wo p s against itaDuai. ii JiaB Deen re
paration for their games end are ,ported General MacArthur's airmen
i ra.ll A nnraTlmatelV i f , . j 1.1 nnn
well. Amroximateiy
thirty boys are out for the team thlB
year and Coach Max Campbell ex
pects to play most of them in games
this season. V-
hum been scheduled as fol
lows: Columbia on November 6,
"Elizabeth City n November 12, Ply
mouth on November 19 and Edenton
on November 25.
The Columbia game will be played
on the local field end the rest of the
games will be played away from
t "home.
Ration Board Issues
20 Tirerertificates
have destroyed more than 700 Jap
planes recently. The news from the
fighting in Burma this week has been
overshadowed by the advances made
by the, Allies in Europe.
The conference in Moscow is still
in session. However, no reports nave
been made as to the plans being
worked out bv Secretary of State
Hull and the British and Russian of
ficials. Secretary Hull, it was re
norted this week, held a long confer
ence with Premier Stalin.
Tt. Pamnlmana Ration Board is
T .
sued twenty certificates for tires ana
turh MA certificates during the
past week, according to Mrs. Helen
Davenport, clerk 01 tne uoara.
Thtt new oar certificates were is
sued to J. W. Lane and G. A. Ben
-th-j "".Vii-.m. MkwiAiaoa waiA id
:J sued to Paul Colson Z, K. vnap-
.- pen , uiepn uuww x, cv
low 2, W. H.r Barber, 1, M. H. Rob
bins , H. W. ChappeU U JrMn Long
' ler 8; Grade III,' Itott Owen! 2, Flora
Felton i, Bennle Dail ft and Morris
firlffln 'Jr. 1.
. TnltAB. Andrew 1 Moore 2. Percy
' xxrirtatnat 9 V. H. .Barber 1. M. H.
Bobbin 2, H W. Chappell 1, Sidney
Goodwin 1, Jf, u. yvnrte a, waiter
,r - Chandler 8, Ben Owens 2, Flora Fel
. ' ton 1, Ronnie Dall 8r end Troy El-
Hott 2. "A ' "
r -Truck tires, E. G. Banks 1, Harry
Winslow tire, and tube, L. A. Smith
tire end tube, T.B, IStrmner 2 tires
.':' yr a tnW a D. Tom tire and tube
. and White, Morrla and Monds tire
Z:. " and tube.-." ' , v -
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
" Mr r,i Mrs. W.nG. Drake an
Z:-.1' nnimn th WrOi of a daughter, born
Construction Work
On Housing Project
To Start Next Week
L-257 i .aulmans Service Mo
.v-4 t an average of 0 per ;n the amount oi i, - - -
ZrTO, which was . better than touted to the
normal production year. wmp j,-und. inu p ittee ,s
nic with the authorization of 40 per good start and the comn iv
Snt of 1940 under L-170 for this Lpeful of raising its goal before
year, and it is easy to see why we ex- Saturday mghU .. -
Fourteen Cases Heard T ?Z"Z
R T.,lrn Triiirlpe R 1 J1 AO f'
Johnson
By Authorities
pect more machinery in tne ne iu
ture The WPB recently advanced the
beginning of the farm machinery
manufacturing year to July 1 in or
der to make some of next year s ma
chinery available this fall "
In view oi Tne iiiij)'""' " i
ne said, the new distribution ami ra-
tioning program is designed to place
greater responsibility for distribution
in normal trade relationships among (
fanners, dealers and manuiaciurers.
Union Services At
Methodist Church
Next Sunday Night
Hiirher taxes, through luxury, were
in prospect this week as the House
Ways and Means Committee voted to
taxes on manvi luxuries, in
cluding additional cost,, for mailing
certain pomade. ixiybib iiumw
nHthin tha citv would cost three
cents instead of . two, and increases
were voted on COD orders, register
ed And air mail. A tax on soft
drinks was also listed, as was an in
crease in taxes on cigarettes, thea-
ti-M and other amusements, ana tne
tax on liquor was raised from six to
eight dollars per gallon. -
Tha Hnnae nasSed a bill calling for
fathers to be the last registrants in-
... . . ... : lL' TT
ducted into military service, xiuw
ever, ince fathers are already being
inducted and since this bill origin
ated in the Senate and must now be
r turned to that ROUft for e Vote
since some changes were made in the
lower house, it is doubtful K it win
ever be enacted. J
"!heter Bowles has been nominated
w Prvaidant RnoMvelt to head, the
' ..... . . . AM
Office of Price . Administration to nu
the mii!v of, Prentiss Brown, who
resigned as need or tne urA test
week.;- Bowles has been general man
ager of the OPA obr mm Hme.
. "in ' ' ' ." tl 1
vm ns PTf ATKll REHVICE AT
WOODLAND METTIODIST CHURCH
Tha WaiV of Pmver Srviee of tbe
Woman's Society of ChriTian Service
will be held Sunday eve ing at w
Traffic Violators made up the ma
jority of the fourteen cases heard in
Perquimans Recorder's Court on
Tuesday. Nine of the cases were
cited for hearing before Judge Chas.
E. Johnson for some violation of the
motor laws.
Harry Crummy plead guilty to a
charge of failing to stop for a school
bus loading children and judgment in
the case was continued.
Norman Revells, Negro, a fre
quent visitor in Recorder's Court,
was found guilty of being drunk and
he was given a thirty-day suspended
sentence and fined $10 end costs.
Elmer Burbage paid a line of $10
and costs for speeding.
Jimmie Jordan, Negro, was taxed
with court costs after pleading guilty
to Hrivinrr nrlt.hnnt n licenRe.
Melvin Butt, Negro, was assessed
costs for permitting his car to be
driven without license.
Christine Ireland was fined $10 and
costs after pleading guilty to speed
rnir. '7
Clifton Parker, Negro, plead guil
ty to (driving with insufficient brakes
Oeonre If kreer entered e nlea of
guilty to speeding and was fined $10
and court costs.
' Wfnalivw "PottAwnv. Neirro. charged
with transporting liquor, asked for a
trial by jury and ms ease was set ior
hearing in Superior Court next week.
... . . mm t4 a J
Albert vrooman was nnea siw anu
costs after pleading guilty to a
charge of speeding.
William & wiqte, negro, was
found guilty "of being drunk and dis
awit1v iti rl tatrnvincr nroDertv. He
was given - thirty-day suspended
odinMiiiv - t y
Wfflle Parker, Negro, was fined $5
and cosjtf after pleading guilty to as-
Leroy Duncan ,was found guilty of
speeding' end 'fine 115 end costs.
. w . "jr . . a ftt..
A ncr pros rftS taijen in tne caae
witn avan-
irt,.,,.;.... - J.' Mt Sundav
The new program taKes iorce , - vcnr flt th Fit
,,,(,od noduction Ord. No. , an ".u -
I Supplement 1 to the order, ,ot w,
bring the closing message of the year
at 11 a. m., using "We Finish to Be-
marks the close of
The construction work on the
Hertford housing project will be
started within the next week or ten
J.L.rc
(ays, oarnng any un mm .
accoraing to worn rece.veu ..c.c .,,, js order sets up threP scneuuiw r - - - ,
last week by Mayor V. N. Harden. machinery and methods of distn- gin as "le- "'h the avmen from
Officials of the Robert T. p,aer butn for each, and establishes a na-1 Mr cenfer
Consuction Company, which as the , equal to 20 per cent of , thech next
contract ior uuuuihk ' . the authorized prouuctiun , r.nfprence
Mayor D.rden final approval for ?e P said Tuesday afnoo. T.e onference
project has been receiveu This reserve W1 be used w meet ... ... - - .., noon
new needs in areas where significant ana wu, p,.-,
nroduction have taken Friday. ,
3: ! iocSuyE
used during the past year as the site j - - unusually heavv pr0- coming to a close
for the Hertford Trailer Camp. The J" many respects .the h story of the
w;n niih-H v led into iois , T u nfkW nroeram i cnurcn, me iuuxwi M .
nrnmonf mit.hnr.tiAR ana arranpr-
ments for priorities have been made.
t.l . V;-fmir of them.
' - , i uiatrj auu w r -
will be built on the Gaither properU , , gas where seasonal condi-
and "water and power lines installed.
1 rv mophltlPrV WlllCn
It is also understood the construction j rationed to farmers and over
company will pave the roadways , more complete distribution
leading to all houses. 1 controi is maintained because of their
No details have been learned as to . oW;ain:ni. increased
. .ii I 1. . r 1I1UU1 t"v v ...
. ii .m a.: . ntui th h f iiii i -
tne lengui oi ume x I
thp houses, wmcn
are to be of the bungalow type, but
it Is believed the work will be rushed
nroduction of urgently needed war
tv,;o cr-huiiile includes plant
ers listers with planting attachments.
ill be rushed I ; onreaders. now
, rnnifllv as nossible in order to re-,
binders,
it,,tion. ler "p""' -; 0. x
neve tne preent imu"s
wt nriVinflllv called ior
the construction of thirty-five houses
but in drawing plans for the homes
and mapping plots of the land it was
discovered the site wouia contmn
thirty-four buildings.
The project will be constructed un
der the authority of the State Hous-
or, i t i understood
the houses will be for rent and for
sale
Receives Cablegram
From Wounded Soldier
Friday, October za,- m ohoiiwih ne nei ouuuuy BTr " I . ' JT J - , jj
Mother and daughter ere doing nice- i Woodland Methodist ajrcV Th charging Harf jr;
iy. ' ; " -. ,. . I public is invited to ettw 'donlnf bis wife and family.
vr. .. Mm Mark Hathaway re-
celved e cablegram on Tuesday from
their nephew, Harry trorom, , wuv.
ix.j v. , -mil and safe.
r n-L.. itaa Seen itationeo.
aiirt rwvrai vr a j
In New Caledonia, wes repor
(Continued on Page Six)
Revenue Office Now
Issuing Summons
On Auto Use stamp
r (ImvaIv. denutv collector of
,mu ntjtted todav his OI-
IIltCIIlBI , .
fice is now issuing summons to an
automobile owners who nave not pur
chased and displayed their auto use
stamp. A penalty is imposed for
wilful failure to purcnase ana
the stamp, upon conviction,
revenue office advises all car owners
who have failed to comply witn tne
i. n nniwhaae staraDS immediately
.nt have same when cars are in-
nffiefalii are now inspect-
UD'biiHv
fag cars throughout this area, seed
ing violators wno nave no pre""s
ference unanimously requestea tne
return of the pastor for another
year.
Following the custom, the regular
fifth Sunday union service of the
Baptist and Methodist churches of
Hertford will be held at 7:80 p. m.
next Sunday evening. This time the
service will be held at the Methodist
church with the Rev. oward E. Daw
kins, pastor f the,' Baptist church,
j! n,aphinir "The Sweetest
I UUIUg win r1-" . .. v, .
I story Ever Told" will be the subject
I of the sermon. Everyone Is cordially
I invited.
weun inr stamp diy
Friday Last Day To
Apply For Book Wo. 4
ParannR who have not yet applied
for their war ration book No. 4 are
reminded that Friday is the test day
to apply at school sites being used
this week as registration point.
P. T. Johnson, county scnooi sup
erintendent, has had a group of teach
ers and volunteer workers issuing
books at most of the school houses
throughout the county this ween anu
they will complete their tasK rnijr.
Applicants are also reminded that
they must take their ration book No.
3 with them at the time of applying
for book No. 4.
I