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4 BEfM! NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
ume XI. Number 3.
Hertford. Perquunaus County; Nrrth Carolina Friday, January 21, 1944.
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HEADLINES
Following an announcement by
Jeneral Eisenhower that he was well
pleased at the pre-invasion work
being accomplished on his arrival in
London, President Roosevelt, this
week stated that plans are being de
veloped to exert the greatest possi
ble', pressure against the Germans
and Japs simultaneously. Very liitle
additional news regarding the coming
: invasion has been released this week,
extent that Allied leaders, now in
London are continuing the task of
preparing for the attack.
Meanwhile the Russians have open-(
ed two new offensive drives on tne
: Eastern front After having captur
ed two important towns, which were
gateways on the road dividing the
marshes in Northern Russia, the Red
forces are advancing from these
- towns to a point on the Baltic Sea.
' The fighting is Southern Russia con
tinues )n favor of the Reds, and the
battle line is but a short distance
f torn the Rumanian frontier.
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; In Italy the fighting is still fierce.
th Allies continue to gain a few
nv'tes; -each day against heavy Axis
' efens but with the capture of
C"r!no which is expected after a
t- bit battle now forming,
Allied
1 rS believe the advance on Rome
v, '. be swifter. French troops, which
, 3 tteea re-armed by the U. S., are
f iforted increasing their activity on
is Italian front.
Tha Russian raqio, on Wednesday.
announced the Story printed in Prav-
da, vJRuasian newspaper, regarding
the meeting of British? and German
' mats to discuss terms of a sep
3 pesos,, was a rumor, thus some
t ea3lng the feeling; which exiat
iollowing publication of the ru-
r.. However, a l !Hrtod sjtuatton
,e1bekweWfl5rf
Citations t this time regarding the
-solving or bounaary lines, ioliowmg
A '"the close
of the war. Russia and
.Poland are still at odds over the set-
. "tlement of their boundaries and the
v Vijiitiempts of the British to bring the
-two nations together have been un-
Successful.
'President Roosevelt announced this
, jweek that following a settlement of
wage dispute, non-operatinr ,iuv.
, ions, of the railroads had agreed to
j. Stay On the job and the President has
freed the railroads of Government
control. The Government assumed
eember when the unions
; to strike.
threatened
Jackson Day Dinner
Sisduled January
di In te'eigfi
: ine norm Carolina jacicson Dinner
.win be held this year on January 81
far Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh.
; These dinners are held every year
. ' .for the purpose at raising funds for
A the national Democratic party, but
K Uie si more important & the years
when the State has to elect a gov
:fvmmt and the national presidential
).' campaign is under way.
j a y Jtm ,1844 dinner is expected to
exceed all former affairs in interest
Apathy has marked both State and
national campaigns up to date, and
Yt&e'ftww'lioint'lbr- real interest.
3 . rostmaster ' General Frank' C
; XX .chairman of the national
I r tic committee, has accepted
V ? Liviutioa to speak at the dinner
.1 He will be introduced
'B Senator Josiah Wi BaQey.' v-
; i -U Snator Jos Blythe of Char
iot. again heads the State cam
, This is hit fourth consecutive
r in this capacity and ha i has
jftd to make it the most meraor
of them ' ell. Tickets for the
-er are now on sale but areal
to counties on basis of 'con
:ons, each $25 entitling ' the
' y to one seat at the table.
quota for Perquimans County
00, and C. P. Morris, county
; ratio chairman,' has been asked
' a that amount and get It into
, 'iLa headquarters ' kt Room 1081,
i r Walter Hotel,,: Raleigh, as soon
por " 'a. Eeets at the dinner table
) It:.-j sr'jned on basis of "first
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War Loan Campaign Now On
Killed In Action
LIEUT. WM. N. TUCKER
Lt William N. Tucker
Killed In Action In
European Vzr Area
Lieutenant William N. Tucker, Jr.,
U. S. Army Air Force, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Tucker, of Hertford, was
killed in action in the European Thea
tre of War, according to a telegram
received here Wednesday morning
from the War Department.
No details were given in the mes
sage received by the parents, but it
Was stated a letter would follow con
taining additional information re
garding the death.
Lieutenant Tucker was graduated
from Moon Field, Texas, and received
his Wings on March 20, 1943. He was
one of ten men of his. class chosen to
fty:one of the Army's newest fight
iiur Clamor
tlteate1ftiftt 'rutkef was a graduate
of Perquimans County High School
and was one of the most popular
young men of Hertford..
Kinston Dentist To
Open Office Here
Dr. Allan B. Bonner, Kinston den
tist, has completed plans to move his
office to Hertford and practice den
tistry in Perquimans County, it was
reported here this week.
Or." Bonner has been in Hertford
several times recently and just this
week made final arrangements for
opening his office here. It is ex
pected he will arrive sometime early
in February.
The county has been' without a
dentist since the death of Dr. J. W.
Zachary last fall, and the coming of
Dr. Bonner will benefit the town and
county to a great extent.
Abe Martin Named USO
Director For Hertford
In order to expedite the work of
establishing a USO Center here in
Hertford, Abe Martin, director of the
Edenton USO, has been named tem
porary director of the Hertford USO.
It is understood that a contract
has been let calling for renovation
of the W. M. Morgan building, which
will house the center, and Mr. Martin
stated this week that he thought
the center would be operating by the
middle of February. :
Murray Vick Receives
Navy Commendation
' Murrav Vick. son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Vickfind formerly of Hertford,
recently received a citation from the
Navy Department for his perform
ance of duty when his ship was at
tacked by enemy eir forces.
" The citation, reads: Subject Com
mendation. 1. Commander Task
Group commends you for fine devo
tion and performance of duty when
the U. 8. S. Mayrant was seriously
damaged as a result of an enemy air
attack off Palermo, Sicil7, on July
26, 1943.
, 8. You assisted in rigging, oper
ating and , repairing pumps to the
forward fireroom for more than six
hours which successfully controlled
the flooding to that1; compartment
Your action contributed materially to
the saving of your ship and reflects
credit upon the navatjseryice-v!;1
' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Blanchard, ft,
of Ahoskis. announcex the birth of a
son. born .Thursday, January 18th.
Mother and son are doing nicely. ,
Recorder's Court
Hears Number Petty
Criminal Cases Tues.
Two Defendants Fined
For Allowing Dogs to
Roam at Nights
For
ninths
the first time in several
tne majority of the cases on
Keronler's Court docket Tuesday
morning were Liiuse lur petty crimes
such as stealing and assaulting with
deadly weapons. The traffic cases
which flooded the court for some time
have declined considerably.
The dog situation, which has been
somewhat of a problem recently, was
also aired and two defendants, Maliki
Harrell and Anna Boyce, both Col
ored, were found guilty of allowing
their dogs to roam at large at night.
Each was given a 30-day suspended
sentence and taxed with court costs.
They were also ordered to pay the
sum of $2.50 each for a pig the dogs
had killed.
Gussie Cole. Negro, was assessed
with the costs of court after plead
ing guilty to driving, without
license.
Aubrey Wiggins, Colored, was giv-jtrants to report for pre-mduction ex
en a 30-day suspended sentence and I animations which will be given at
fined ?25 and costs, after pleading
guilty to stealing.
James Johnson and Roberta Mason,
both Colored, were found guilty of
buying stolen property from Wiggins,
and each was given a 60-day suspend
ed sentence and fined $50 and costs.
The property stolen was wheat and
corn.
George Ferebee, Negro, was found
not guilty of stealing a savings bank,
after his attorney moved for a non -
suit on the grounds of insufficient urne ior screening examinations dur
evidence. j inK time since Selective Service
The case charging Thelma Spivey, began. When a registrant receives
Colored, with operating a cafe with- h'S notice to appear for pre-induction
out a Dermit. was nol prossed, when
the prosecuting, witness failed to ap
pear in court.
Clara McClease, Negro, was found
guilty of assault with a deadly wea -
pon and was given a 30-day sentence,
suspended upon payment of court
costs.
Walter Swain, Negro, was found
not guilty of obtaining money under
false pretense.
Local Schools Add
Driver Education
To Help Motorists
The Perquimans County School ad
ministrative unit, reports Superin
tendent F. T. Johnson, has decided
to incorporate pre-induction driver
education in the curricula of the
Perquimans County High School.
As presently outlined, the pre-in
duction driver education course is one
developed by the Military Training
Division, Office of The Quartermas
ter General in cooperation with edu
cational leaders. Dr. Clyde A. Erwin,
North Carolina State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, was one of two
chief State school officials who co
operated with the Army in building
the course outline which is presented
to the North Carolina teachers in an1
attractive, practical booklet entiled,
"Preinduction Driver Education in
Schools and Colleges." The Army
course is very little different from
those approved by civilians in pre
war driver education work. Mao
reading, motor marches, and special
andjdiffjculjt driving techniques have
oeen added. Many feel that map
reading and special and difficult drlv
ing techniques could very, well have1
been added to any civilian course.
The local schools, by offering
work driver edttcf tion, are not only
helping their students to be better
prepared for effective work in our
Armed Service, Superintendent John
son' points out, but are hebinsr to
alleviate the present traffic accident
conditions in our country. "When we
realize," says Superintendent John
son, "that in 1942, in traffic acci
dents alone, we lost 28,000 killed and
over 1,000,000 injured at a cost of
$1,600,000,000 we can see why the
Battle of the Highways is one that
merits the attention of our schools.
Unless we do everything possible now
to better these conditions, the figures
lor iMZ will look like only a skir
mish compared to the carnage on our
highways when tins and . gasoline
supplies ate again adequate and speed
laws revert to pre-war Revels." .
Fourteen White Men
Ordered To Report
For Induction Tues.
Change In System Ex
pected to Start on
February 1st
Another contingent of Perquimans
County :..' has bo'ii ordered to re-1
;oil nc'.i Tiiusday, January 2-", U
i.'i,tr,;iii lor l oil liiaj;g to receive
their iinal physical examination prior
to induction into the armed forces,
Mrs. Ituth Sumner, clerk of the local
board, stated this week.
The men ordered to report are:
Royce Hurdle, Willie Stallings, Lon
nie Miller, Julian White, Moms
Griffin, Jr., Norman Layden, John
Dail, Carlton l'erry, William Russell,
Charlie Umphlett, John Thomas
Lane, Claude Dail, Roy Lane and
Garland Stanton, the last nine regis
trants being fathers.
This contingent will be the last
group of men inducted into service
under the old system, whereby local
physical examinations were given be-
ajfore induction. Beginning February
1 1, the local board will order regis-
Fort Bragg, and then the registrant
will return home to await call for
training. Registrants accepted un
der the new system will not be called
under 21 days, and if a large enough
pool of men is bulit up, this period
may be extended to more than 21
days.
While the new system will do
away with local examinations it will
not terminate entirely the services of
1 local doctors, who have given of their J
i examination he may, if he believes
he has 4 disqualifying defect, appear
belore the local board or present an
affidavit to the effect, whereunon
'tne local board may order the regis
j trant to a local physician for exami
nation to determine if the defect does
disqualify the registrant from ser
vice. It is believed, however, there
will be few cases of this type for
local examination.
After the registrant receives his
pre-induction examination at an in
duction center, he will be notified as
to his status and advised whether he!
has been accepted or rejected for
service.
Perquimans Court
Teams Drop Gaines
To Central High
The Perquimans County High
School basket ball team lost a double
header to the Central High School
teams on the local court last Friday
night.
In the preliminary game, the Per
quimans girls' team lost by a nar
row margin of five points. Central
tallied 21 points and the Squaws 16.
The game was maked by good de
fensive tactics on both sides. The
Squaws started off with a 2-0 lead
during the first quarter, but the
Central girls nosed ahead 6-4 at rest
time. During the second period,
Central tallied 7 points, while Per
quimans totalled 6. The Squaws hit
for six points during the third period
and were within one point of the lead
when Central hit for two field goals
during the final chukker to win
21-16.
Divers scored 3 goals, White 2,
and Debb 8 for Hertford, while
Scott, Brite and Muse tallied the
total points for Central
In the second ganie of the even
ing, the boys' team opened with some
fast playing and the score at the
end of the first quarter stood Cen
tral 8, Perquimans 6. During the
second period, the Indians went into
a nose dive and were unable to score.
nue tne visitors broke loose for a
total of 11 points. Score at half
time was Central 19, Perquimans 6.
During the second half the Indians
displayed a come-back and, while
still running in bad luck and unable
to nit the basket during the third
period, Held Central to 7 points.
Poring the final, period, sparked by
George Wood, the Indians broke
loose and hit the hoop for 10 points
while holding Central to six. Final
score was Central 32, Perquimans 17.
PLANS FOR CONDUCTING 4th WAR LOAN
COMPLETED BY WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE
Have YOU Given?
By fighting Infantile Paralysis with
vour contributions, you can help such
a storv as the one pictured above
have a happy ending. Your money
is used to aid and cure those afflict
ed with this disease. Contribute to
this worthy cause and help some child
today.
Paralysis Chairman
Announces Dance To
Be Held For Funds
Mrs. B. G. Koonce, chairman of the
Perquimans Infantile Paralysis drive,
announced today that the committee
has decided to hold a public dance on
Friday night, January 2M, at Walk
er's, in order to raise extra funds
toward meeting the county infantile
paralysis quota.
The dance will -be held in honor of
President Roosevelt's birthday, which
is Sunday, January 30.
The chairman named Misses Grace
Knowles, Nita Newbold, Ruth Elliott
and Virginia White to serve as the
dance committee, and these young
ladies will have charge of making
arrangements for the ball.
It was announced that advance
ticket sales will start soon and the
price of admission at the door will be
j announced shortly
Mrs. Koonce, who has been conduct
ing a canvass for funds since last
Friday, stated that the response thus
far has been good, and she is hopeful
the county's quota will be met by the
close of the campaign on January 31.
Several large contributions have been
made to the fund and many people
are contributing lesser amounts to
ward the goal needed to carry on the
fight against one of the nation's
worst diseases.
Money raised through this drive is
used to combat infantile paralysis
from all points, a portion being set
aside to be used by science in labora
tory tests which might arrest the
disease. Other amounts are used in
conducting clinics and hospitals, and
in offering curing treatments to those
afflicted.
In urging the public to contribute
toward the county goal, Mrs. Koonce
stated, "no community, no home is
safe against this disease. One never
knows when or where it will strike,
and it is up to every one to aid in
fighting and stamping out this ter
rible disease "
Additional Funds
Allotted For Project
At Harvey Point Base
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
advised The Weekly this week that
he had been informed by Admiral B.
Moreell that Secretary of the Navy,
Frank Knox, recently approved a
project for the construction of a
sprinkler system in a hanger at the
Harvey Point Naval Air Station.
The project calls for expenditures
of $48,960 and, according to the an
nouncement, this sum has been al
lotted for the project.
N. C. Press Association
Meeting In Chapel Hill
Members of the North Carolina
Press1 Association are holding their
mid-winter press institute in Chapel
Hill Thursday and Friday of this
week. The Association will' hear E.
C. Daniels, London representative for
the Associated Press, who is expected
to give details of wartime London.
'Announce Prizes to Be
Awarded to Students
And Solicitors Obtain
ing Best Sales
Final plans for conducting the
Fourth War Loan drive, which open-
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mittee.
At the meeting last Friday, it was
announced that the Hertford Rotary
and Hertford Lions Clubs had as
sumed the task of selling fifty thous
and dollars worth of the county's
quota of $227,000 worth of war
bonds. The civic clubs will work in
dependently of the township solicitors
and possibly will follow many can
vassers in making a house-to-house
solicitation for sales.
Also included in the drive were
plans for each school child to be
given an application blank and asked
to urge his parents to purchase a war
bond during the Fourth War Loan.
The Finance Committee, in the
meeting Monday night, voted to a
ward prizes to individuals during the
Fourth War Loan for obtaining best
results in the drive.
Four prizes will be awarded to the
school children of the county. Each
prize will be $6.25 worth of war
stamps to be awarded as follows:
j ( 1 ) One book of stamps worth $6.25
to be awarded to the white high
school student selling the greatest
number of war bonds; (2) $6.25
worth of stamps to be awarded the
elementary white school student sell
ing the greatest number of bonds;
(3) $6.25 in stamps to the Colored
high school student selling the great
est number of bonds, and (4) $6.25
in stamps to be awarded the elemen
tary Colored school " stuaent selling
the greatest number of bonds.
Two $25 war bonds will be award
ed to the two individuals selling
(1) the greatest number of war
bonds, and (2) selling the largest
amount in war bonds. Jvlo individual
is eligible to collect both prizes. Thus
contest is open to both adults and to
the school children.
The awards will be based upon
sales made and bonds purchased be
tween the dates of January 18 and
February 15, inclusive.
The War Finance Committee, in
opening the Fourth War Loan, is
sued an appeal to the people of the
county to buy every possible bond
during the drive to help put the
county over in this drive. "Let's all
back the attack" is the slogan for
the campaign and these words ade
quately describe the necessity for
individuals to invest in war bonds.
Our armed forces are attacking the
enemy from all points and in this
drive for victory in '44 they will
need material in amounts beyond the
human imagination . . . and the pur
chase of war bonds will be the ans
wer to supplying this material. ... If
you haven't purchased a war bond
yet . . . do it today.
Membership Central
PTA Increased By
One-third Over '43
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Perquimans Central Grammar School
held its December-January meeting
on Monday night, January 17.
The meeting was opened with the
singing of "America the Beautiful."
A timely talk was given by the Rev.
B. C. Reavis, of Hertford. He used
as his subject "Education and Spirit
ual Faith," leaving as the main
thought "Let's give the child a
chance."
The President's message for both
December and January were read by
the secretary pro tern, Mrs. J. Van
Roach.
Mrs. Clifton Morgan, of the Cum
berland section, had charge of the
program, using as her subject: "Re
creation." The program opened with
the singing of "America." The de
votional was beautifully given by
Mrs. E U. Morgan, who included in
it a prayer.
A Quis Program was conducted in
jvhich several members of the au
dience, picked at random, took part.
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