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1 ; raE T5-TT TIM A M WOT VliLV llbvifiPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume XL Number 2. ft Hertford Perquimans County. North Carolina. Friday, January 1471944. $1.50 Per Year. ? u 1 i i Certificates Given Out Dy Ration Board Stove Quotas For Janu- 1 A I ary Are Announced By Board Clerty A total of 25 certificates for tires and tubes were issued during ; the past week Hation Board, by the Perquimans according to Mrs. Helen Davenport, clerk of the Board, "who pointed out to motorists tnai me !TCtire situation continues bad and all -""possible care of tires should be taken ""1 during the coming months. . Those receiving certificates were: JC& Grade I Nathaniel Eiddick, 2 tires v- and 2 tubes; Mrs. . Gustav Koch, 2 tires and ? tubes; J. P. Chesaon, Jr., 2 tin and 2 tubes; Carl Kelly, 2 tires; WuimarK service o., u tuhe: Eavmond Uateman, 2 tires and 2 tubes; R. E. Miller, 2 tires and 2 tubes; John Thomas, 2 tires and 2 tubes; J. E. Hunter, tire; W. E. rsivfla tiro and tube. Grade III J. C. Boone, 2 tires and) 1 tube; H. P. Lane, tube; W. F. E1-, liott, 2 tires; Sallie Lane, tire and, tube; G. W. Whitehead, 2 tires and! 2 tabes; Charlie Winslow, tire and 8 tabes; Gordon Otis, tube; Preston j Nixon, S tires and 1 tube; Alton Ferry. 2 tins and 1 tube; Earl Wins low, 'tin and tube. Truck Tirof-J. 8- tires and 2 tubes; Hollowell Bros tire and tube; & M. Perry. 2 tires and 2 tubes: A. N. Winslow, Z tires and 2 tubes; W. M. Morgan, 2 tires and 2i tubes. Perquimans County's January stove allotment was announced as follows: -Coal and wood heaters, U; all heat- er, U coal and wood cook shoves, 7; etore neniueates issue ' M vxt mimawanannssiBBw 1 ; ; Perquimans Boys Serving Overseas Work Stock Clinics Scheduled In County Two Days Next Week Farmers Urged to See Horses and Mules In Good Condition COUNTY'S FOURTH WAR LOAN QUOTA SET AT $227,000; DRIVE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY Materials For Housing Meeting of War Finance , )H f " r - j A 1 i. , 4 T9 r Pictured above are Julian L. Thatch and Corporal P. B. Thatch, Perquimans .County brothers now in the armed forces overseas. Julian is somewhere in Italy, while P. B., who has been in the Army .about 18 months, is serving in the Pacific area. NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS ELIMINATE LOCAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FEB. 1 IT' ' , M Tightening of Defer ments For Men Be tween 18-21 Indicated By Director New draft regulations, effective on February 1, will eliminate the local physical examination of all regis trants, according to an announce ment last Saturday from Selective Service Headquarters. Under the new regulations, regis trants facing induction will be given Board w aw W. V uVaraVAVgiy -vj examinations, at indue 2OT::5W tto- centers first, then if they pas 2 v jams mhbv, , sail,.: vera iva"H centers first, then if they pass t . y rtifOBo, r., R. V. Carpenter, wturn home for a period S A Clarence Visit Cafr Frtok, Ralph . 21 . wore u,,. ned for ' f , v : y &u. m . s it - L. W. Anderson, County Agent, an nounced today that plans have been ! completed for holding a horse and mule clinic in this county on Ihurs-: day, January 20, and Friday, Janu ary 21, at which time H. M. Stamey, Kxtension Livestock Specialist from I M. C. State Collesre, and Dr. G. L. ' Gilchrist, Edenton veterinarian, will be on hand to conduct and assi.st in the work of the clinic. Mr. Anderson pointed out that the clinic is being held in order to see that work stock of the county is in proper condition to work during the coming crop seasoas. The purpose of the clinic will be to demonstrate the benefits derived! from the control of internal para sites, treat ock for certain ailments,! and to discuss the feeding and man agement of work stock. The County Agent stated that all horses and mules brought to the clin : ie will be examined free. In no case is a farmer obligated to have animals jlieutcd after examination. , However, if a farmer decides to have animals treated after the ex aminations, nominal fees fot the Hertford's Town Board had one of) work have been set up and these its shortest sessions of the year on charges will be explained at all Monday night when only two items clinics. of new business were brought before The schedule of the clinics for next the members. 'eik is as follows: The Board voted to donate the Thursday, January 20, 9 to 10 a. sum of $10 to the Infantile Paraly-i ni. C. T. Phillips' Store, Bethel sis campaign and it instructed the community; 10:30 to 12 noon, Town Town Clerk to write the State High-, lot, Hertford; 1 to 2 p. m., Belvidere way Commission requesting that Service Station, Belvidere; 2:30 to 4 proper signs be erected showing the P- m., Ralph White's Store, White route of Highway 17, where it turns ston. from Church Street into Dobb Street. Friday, January 21, 9 to 10 a. m. W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, stated i Uverton s Gin, forestburg commun- Project Arrive; Expect Work To Start Soon Materials for the construction of the Hertford housing project have, been arriving here during the past week or two and it is expected that the work of constructing the 35 houses will get under way just as soon as weather permits. Robert L. Player, who has the con tract for the construction work has arrived in town and so has another construction crew which has part of the work on sub-contract. i i i : w.,. i Accoraing io iiuuraiuuun irtc.imi , M i Vu. ct4 u.,: a.,.u mittee was held on Monday night iitrii: mini uic oiaic uwuoint nuvnw , ity, the houses are scheduled to b Committee Is Called For Friday Night at Court House Perquimans County's quota for the Fourth War Loan drive, which opens January 18, has been set at 227 thousand dollars, according to R. M. Riddick, chairman of the County War Finance Committee. This sum i; about thirty thousand dollars less than the quota given Perquimans during the Third War Loan last fall. A meeting of the Finance Corn- completed by- March 1944. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Town Board In Short Meeting Monday Night President Roosevelt, in his message to Congress on Tuesday on the State of the Union, requested Congress to pass a National Service Act as a means of seeing that every adult in the nation will serve in a war work at which he is best suited and which best serves the country. In addition, the I'resident explained that no se cret commitments had been made at during the drive. nnd nreliminarv nlans for conduct ing the Fourth War Loan were dis cussed, and a meeting of all town I ship committees has been called for ! Friday night at 8 o'clock, at the court house. Mr. Riddick announced the follow ing persons had been named as town ! ship chairmen : C. P. Morris, Hert 1 ford; C. E. White, Bethel; W. E. Dail, New Hope; Dr. E. S. White, Belvidere, and G. W. Jackson, Park ville. Outlines for the drive will be ex plained to the general committee at the meeting tonight, and all are urged to attend. The County Chairman, in announc ing the quota, said that individuals are urged to purchase at least $68, 700 worth of the Series E war bonds during this drive. The Government has set a quota of 5 billion dol lars to be invested in Series E bonds . vUinr, Emm JDaiL Mrs. Stokes and Hertford. Banking H. C. Com- 1 fa ,1. . ..V 'If. .M 4 training. This plan will do away with exam inations by local doctors prior to the trib to the induction center. e&CsUKBBSJl&ft. accepted for the "Navy to have a zi-aay iunougn. Now they receive only seven days j before being called. Selective Ser vice also announced this 21 -day fur lough may ibe extended for a longer period as soon as a large enough pool of physically acceptable men has i been established. f Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the ' local board, stated that boards had ' been advised to proceed under the ! new regulations immediately to help Interest in the salvage or fats and ; in producing the pool which will en Salvage Chairman Reports Increased Activity In County that the Town's indebtedness had been decreased by fotir thousand dol lars with payment of interest and I pdincipa Ion Town notes on January first. The Board is today publishing a recently passed ordinance regarding the public attendance, at fires and readers are requested to note the contents of this ordinance. 6 1 scrap metal is on tne increase in " Perquimans County, according to A. t -: R. Winslow, Jr., chairman of the Perquimans Salvage Committee, who reported housewives are now turning in a considerable amount of fats and many people are reporting gathering ' scrap iron. The chairman pointed out, however, that it is vitally important that we -continue this work, especially sal vage of fats, used to make explo s sives. Persons interested in saving '(, fats and turning them in to the sal ' i vage committee, may obtain full in r ' formation on this conservation pro gram from Miss Frances homo demonstration agent. ! The inclement 'Weather Of the past two weeks has -slowed down the work . of gathering Bp scrap iron and steel, Mr. inslow said, but he added that as soon M oads are again in good - . condition no planned to have trucks ( vui uiuiguig ura ' wmp mi uiq- local etock pide for shipment to production factories. . ".'. The chairman, requested by the J, WPB to conduct paper campaign, is ,' now looking into ther problem of transportation of paper to proper , mills, and It is expected that as soon , ' as rrangemetJttva been made for ;-,'. the disposal of paper collected, the Hertford Soy Scout Troop will start "' gathering old paper. .; . "The War Production Board has in- '; ,i , formed all Salvage committees of the - vital need for fata, scrap metal and t PP,:fll.rtdl1BaIl'. gtaM;"tJid -we people here should, remember the " " i war is still on and w mnif haln fight, i$ jr telvagjftg ever. piece of k, v:rave. mm.i iurn,,x in , au v lats available";, , t.. , able longer furloughs. Under the set-up local boards will order a sub stantial number of 1-A men to report for pre-induction physicals, after re ceiving these the men will know how they stand and will be advised by local 'boards that they have been ac cepted for the Army or Navy or been classified 4-F. As the men are passed by the Army and Navy they will return home to await a call for service. They will not be called under 21 days, and will be called according to order numbers, regardless of the quota to be filled. The rule m-ovides Maness,, that if a registrant is not called within 90 days after having passed his physical examination, he shall re turn to the induction center and take the physical examination again. General Hershev", director of Se lective Service, also announced early tnis week that Uieflre will be a tight ening of deferment!, especially among registrants betweeij the ages of 18 and 2L It is believed that new regu lations will eliminate; entirely, defer ments for this group, except those having farmer classifications. The local board js now classifying fifteen white men ho will be order ed to report for induction later this month. Induction orders have al ready been mailed to ten Colored ( registrants wno wm leave here Fri day morning for Fort Bragg to re ceive their physical examination. La uons urop m k a i Being- Taken K'A. r Applications for,; emergency crop , loans, for farming purposes for 1944, are now being taken by MisS ; s Jean ette Fields,:; in her office J bn the Courthouse Square, nexij d6or to the office of The Perquimans Weekly- ;, ;f t Loans range from ? 10 to ?400, and ' . f armors interested in thisse loans are requested to see . KIeS Fields im- Recorder's Court Had Only One Case Tuesday For some reason, probably the weather, law breaking wag at a low jebb during the past week and only one case was docketed and heard at the regular session of to Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning. 4 V Alva Edward Viola entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding and , was taxed with the costs of court ;y .Am, ' ' Several capias fere issued during the week1 by Clerlf t of Court W. H, Pitt for defendant! who had been allotted time to Day costs, but who have failed to appear with payment These will be heal J next week , Second Heavy Snow Of Winter Ties Up Traffic On Monday war conferences he had attended; he also asked Congress for passage of a bill which will permit all soldiers to vote this year. He urged Congress to revise the tax laws and simplify the forms. In asking for the Na tional Service Act, the IVesident stated that the war is far from won and said that every person should be working at a job which will help shorten the war. ity; 10:30 to 12 noon, Jackson's Store Durannts Neck; 1 to 2 p. m., God frey's Store, Woodville, and 2:30 to 4 p. m., G. D. Towe's Store, at Chapanoke. Because of the importance of work .lock in nrwlucioc tho 'CM.ir.)uJ of 1944. it is hoped that all farmers of da'- passed a me county win ailei ti tnese clinics urc,n uui Fa. md see the method' being used to'of :!,M-'! This ai tiyu also follows the It is likely that the Service Act will be much discussed by Congres.s, and some doubts exist that it will be INised. However Longress, on i ues- ooimniy i 1 -li - -lt' r 1 yin.inVi.'a bill calling for sol keep work stock in n n lilioii. President's request I men hi service. for aiding the j Ordination Services r At Baptist Church ; Sunday Evening 7:30 iNews from the war fronts con- ty I tinuCH to show that Allied forces are 1 ga' i maintaining their attack on the Axis! on all fronts. The Red Armies have ' I pushed the Germans back further i J into i'vland during the week, and are 1 tne riv1""1!!"'' iroiivwr ai . The lev. Howard (i. Hawkins, (pas tor of the Hertford liaptist Church, announced today there will be an or dination service for four newly elected deacons at the church mi l Sunday evening at IMCt o'clock. 1 The Rev. Frank Cale will preach 1 the ordination sermon, and the pastor Perquimans County was bombed again during the week-end by Old Man Winter,' and when the ' skies cleared a five-inch mantle of snow covered most of the county. This was the second heavy snow of this winter, and resulted in tying win deliver the charge to the church. 1 neanhif the southed Up of the line, it lias been reported that 700,000 German ! troops face beiiiij trapped by the j Russian drive on the Eastern front, j The Germans do not jU.liW' any at tempt to belittle this report. up traffic most of Sunday and Mon day. When freezing weather de scended on Sunday night part of the snow which had melted early formed a sheet of ice on all roads and made travel difficult The Norfolk Southern buses failed to run Monday morning, but resumed travel Monday afternoon and it is believed are now back on normal schedule. The snow storm Saturday night was the cause of a bus accident near Winfall. Two buses, headed South collided, when the head bus stopped to pick up a passenger and the slippery road prevented the sec ond bus from stopping; One Negro passenger, it was reported, was in jured and received medical attention. The buses were badly damaged. Superintendent of Schools F. T. Johnson continued the school vaca tion until Wednesday due to the condition of the highways which would have made traveling by school buses difficult'and uncertain. ine oraination prayer wi by J. P. Perry. The new deacons are T. li. C. T. Eley,. P. Matt Mthews Luther B. Sitterson. The public is cordially invited to attend the service. be given A ins fey. and CORRECTION IN TAX LISTING NOTICE Attention is called to residents of Parkville Township to an error in the notice regarding tax listing during this month. In last week issue it was announced that Lister George Jackson would be at Parkville on January 19. . This was an error, and Parkville Township folks are request ed to read again the schedule for listing,, found elsewhere in this paper. Series Advertisements Appealing: For WACs In this issue of The Weekly will be found the first of a series of ad vertisements through which appeals are directed to' young women to join the WAC. Many' women are needed in the Army to replace men who can be assigned to more strenuous duty, so any young lady who is willing to aid in the war is requested to join this woman's branch of the service. There are 239 vital jobs listed from which a girl can choose upon enlist ing, most of which training Will come in good stead after the war is over. Pull information can be secured at the local post office. American and British forces in taly are inching ahead in the fight for Koine. However, bad weather still hampers the Allied efforts and the fighting is heavy, Keports an nounce that American Fortresses are now based on the Italian mainland and are much nearer German lines and communication centers than pre viously when they were based in Africa Bombers have been hitting heavy at the Germans in Italy and Sofia, capita of Bulgaria, in the Balkans. Drive For Infantile Paralysis Funds To Start Here Fridav The committee hopes, ty enlisting the aid of all school children in the county, who will be given applica tion blanks, to contact every possible home in Perquimans during this Fourth War Loan. Each child will be asked to bring in the application for a bond from his or her parents. The Hertford Rotary and Lions Clubs will also be given a quota of bonds to sell during this drive, Mr. Riddick said. It was announced at the meeting Monday night that all Series E bonds purchased during the month of will count toward the rnnntv'a niiota. thus riersons having . , - , need not wait until the drive opens next Tuesday to buy bonds. They can bu' anj- amount now and the 'amount will be credited to the co'X.l toward the Fourth War i.oan ROTARY MEETING CALLED OFF A large number, of members of the Hertford Rotary Club attended the chartering of the Columbia Ro- l tary Club on Wednesday night. The Columbia CJub It Uie newest in this section. ' TM local club' did not meet locallv thia aek in1 lieu .of attending the meeting ju Columbia j,, , iof Tynet Central Grammar PTA Meets Monday Night The Perquimans County Central Grammar School Parent-Teacher As sociation will hold its regular Janu ary meeting on Monday night, at 7:30 o'clock, at the school building in Winfall. All parents and interested people are invited to attend. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. Locke C. Baker, a daughter, on Friday, Janu ary 7, at Lake View Hospital, Suf folk Va. .The newcomer will be known as Sandra Craig Baker. Mrs. Baker is the former Miss Tryfhenia Lane, daughter of Mr, and Mr.C J. Lane, American and British air fore stationed in England are continuing heavy raids against (he invasion j coast and inland German cities. Ber lin claimed 123 American bombers downed in a raid Tuesday, but there is no confirmation of this claim. A report from Vichy this week Btated a meeting of officials had been held to discuss removal of all civilians from the invasion area along the French Coast. The Germans have been attempting to gain information on the coming invasion but thus far it seems have no inkling as to when it will happen. A confirmed report from Berlin this week announced the execution of Tl ie annua Infantile 1'an.lysiH campaign is scheduled to gel under way in this county on Friday, accord ing to Mrs. V. G. Koonce, chairman of the county committee. Mrs. Koonce stated that Perquim ans County has been given a quota of $292 in the 1944 campaign, which is slightly higher than the last year goal. The chairman said that personal so licitations will be made by her and the committee to raise the money, and she expressed the hope that the people of the county will respond to this call for funds which are used to fight infantile paralysis. The county raised a total of $267 in last year's campaign and Mrs. Koonce is hopeful that the goal will again be oversubscribed. Fifty percent of the funds raised hi the county are retained here by the local committee to help fight the disease and the remainder is forward ed to State headquarters. The drive opens January 14 and will continue through January 30. with the kicking out Mussolini REGULAR SERVICES AT uOL,v ThiNixv- CHURCH Regular services will be conducted at noly iriiuty Church in Hertford Sunday morning, the Rev. E. T. Jil son, rector, announced today. Holy Communion will be observed at 9 a. m., church school at 10 a. m cigarettes and $20 in cash. The robbery is being investigated by local police officials. , ji . . ana morning, prayer and sermon at the brth of a son, born Sunday, 11 a. m. The public is cordially in- January 9th, at the Medical Center, -Tited .to worship, at Holy Trinity Elizabeth City. Mother and baby Ourch . VM to nicely- Thieves Loot Service Station Saturday Nitfht Count Ciann nn.ij,., Thieves broke into the ('ne-htop following a trial which charged Ciano ! S.el7!ce tatlT here lat-!u SaiuT.A along with 19 other members of the!ght 8"d ma'le(afwf7 wlth. Tinn' Fascist party, with treason. The dlSe and Cash. totaimp: abm,t action followed the FSI.ic. nart "wording t0 L0X own" 01 u, . i station, ast summer. The tllieves ontorod the ;f:iiion by cutting away a screen over :i mdow at the' front of the building and carried awav p out 00 cvrl: ns of BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crotts announce ,h ' 1 r