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olumeX .-Number 40.
? Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 6 1944.
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Being lashed under
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eash bonds held for a 60-day nenod,
R.. M. Riddick, chairman of the Per- j for a period of ten days to permit the
quintans war finance committee, said students to aid in the housing of
il.oda, I crops.
. Kr.Eiddick stated that early this , Mr. Johnson stated that both white
week bonds were being cashed faster and colored schools would remain
, than the bank waa issuing new bonds, closed until Monday, October 16, at
and he urged thapeople who have: which time the schools would reopen
bonds hold them until such, time as ' on a full time basis.
they may need money, for emergency i The Board of Education recom
,j purposes. The new system was or-'mended the action at its meeting
:. ganised solely for the convenience of . Monday following reports from all
people needing cash quickly, and
Since this can now be obtained from
.'war bonds in such a. short time,
holders of bonds are urged to keep
alb their war bonds unless emergen
. cies do arise.
The Government still needs a tre-
" tnendous- amount of money .to f- help their parents and neighbors In
nance the war . . . which is not over housing of these two crops,
yet .... and for every bond cashed, j Schools have been operating on a
it means that much more money must , half-day basis since opening on Sep-
be borrowed by the government to -terober 18, but due to the serious
continue the drive for victor f. i shortage of labor in this county what
An announcement has been made little time of day was left when the
, that the Sixth War Loan will he con-' students arrived home was not suf
ducted by the Treasury Department, ficient to relieve the labor situation,
and will start on November 20. Thai In acting on the recommendation
national quota for this drive will be of the local Board of Education, Mr.
14 billion dollars, an amount slight- Johnson 'contacted the office of the
Jy under the last war bond drive. State Superintendent of Schools and
The quota for Perquimans County received authority for the action tak
for the coming drive has not been en here. He stated that the time
announced. i lost by closing the schools would be
1 mafa ii n Kxr ttnf innincr Hm wlinnl
Central PTA Met At
School Building Monday'
' iWl5 Association of
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Bight, with Mrs. Hunter, the new
pwtddent, presiding. An impressive
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CTCjI wuuness meeting, j at
which pit chairmen,- of. jhe standing (
the year, the speaker for the evening,
, Chaplain Paul , Saunders of Harvey
. Point, made -an interesting talk on.
- the subject, "The P. T. A. and tne
Post-War World.'
,: v George Baker, tit new' principal, in
troduced two new teachers, Miss Eli
tabetii Stephens -and - Miss Merte
'Chapman, 7o i v t t
Superintendent F. t. Johnson an'
r ouncad - that - the- lunch room equip-
ment'wil! be installed soon. Mrs.
Hunter announced that .all nupila of
vivue acnovi ana any interesiea znenas
are asked to contribute spoons, forks,
; plates and soup bowls to the 'lunch
room. This lunchroom shower Is to
be held the first week in October.. , j
- i BIRTH ANNOUNCKilENT,
, Mr,- and -Jrlrs. Barry Boyee, of
Norfolk, Va., formerly of Hertford,
announce the birth of a son, .John
'5bbort Boyce, born September 19, at
Oeneral Hospital, JJother and ison
returned home Tuosray and are' get
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COUNTY SCHOOLS PSED WEDNESDAY TO
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Education i
y. 3?. Johnson, county superinten
deiit o"8ch(ol8, acting upon the rec-
Ftiudatton of the Board of Educa-i
! tion, closed all schools .wednesaay
, parts of the county that heavy loss
might be sustained unless additional
labor could be obtained to finish pick
ing of cotton and digging peanuts.
Members of the Board decided that
by closing the schools a large number
of the students would be available to
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that there gtJH remains many acres
to u iug Md 8tacked. he,vy
rains last Friday and Saturday stop
ped peanut digging hi all sections of;
the count m work waa n.
mmeA etr,y week
Special Meetings At
Cedar Grove Church
The Rev. J.
nounced that
D. Cranf ord has
an
a special aeries
of
meetings will be conducted at. the
Cedar Grove church, starting Sunday
evening and continuing through next
Friday. ,t
The ReVi Mr. Cranford will preach
I on Sunday and, beginninaj Monday
I through Friday, the Rev. R. ' L.
jrossno, oi moyocK, will preacn
daily, t Services will : be held each
eveninar at 8 o'clock, and the- nubile.
it cordially invited to, attend.
RETURNS, TO THE STATES - -
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nachman have
received word that their soft, .. Louis
Nachman, Jr., has returnel to the
United States, after eery'ng two
years ( with the: Seabees or foreign
duty. He is now stationed at Camp
Parks, Caln and writes' that ee hopes
to be home in a few weeks." . ,
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Invasion Sept 18th
Ivie A. Ward, Jr., 27-year-old son
of Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Ward, of Hert
ford, was killed in action in Holland
on September 18, according to a tele
gram from the War Department, re
ceived here by the parents on Wed
nesday. Al, as he was known to his many
friends in this community, was a
member of the 101st Airborne Divi
sion and took part in the invasion
of Holland on September 17, al
though no detailed information was
given regarding the action in which
he lost his life. (
He entered the armed forces in
January, 1942, and later volunteered
for service as a paratrooper, and in
this role he also saw action in the
invasion of France on D-Day. His
unit landed in France some six hours
in advance of the invading forces. He
had been on overseas duty for the
past twelve months.
He attended school at Buies Creek
and Fork Union Military School.
Surviving besides his parents are
one brother, Jarvis Ward, and two
sisters, Mrs. Frank Sloop and Miss
Marguerite Ward.
I Sidney L. Long Dies
At Home In Bethel;
Sidney L. Long, 68, died sudden.y
Tuesday morning at 10:50 o'clock, at
his home In Bethel Township. He
suffered a heart attack and never
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of Perquimans County and a member
of Bethel Baiptist Church
. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie
Williams Long; seven sons, Seth W.
Long, Claude M. Long, Ernest W.
Long, Irvin C Long, Truman S.
Long and Howard Long, all of Per
quimans County, and Ambrose B.
Long, of the V. S. Navy; two daugh
ters, Miss Eunice Long and Miss
Madge Long, both of the county; six
grandchildren;: two brothers, Henry
. Long, of Elisabeth City, and Shel
ton M. Long, and one half sister.,
Mrs. W. S. Evans, of Perquimans.
Funeral services were conducted at
Bethel Baptist Church on Thursday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, by the pastor,
the Rev. J. T. Byrunu
' ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
i Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Riddick an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Alice
Gaye, born September It Vt Lake
View Hospital, Suffolk, Vs., Mother
and daughter are doing fine. Mrs.
Riddick waa the former Miss Cath
erine Easoa of Bslyidere. -. r
USO Seeking Talent
For Variety Show;
Two Shows Planned i
!
Community Sing to Be;
Held Tonight on Court
House Green !
Edgar J. Hill and Miss Margaret i
Pearson, director and staff assist
ant of the Hertford l.'SO Club, are
seeking local talent for a home-
produced variety show to be present
ed at the I SO Club just as soon as a
sufficient number of people sign up
and the show can be produced.
Sketches of the show have been
written, but thus far only a few of
the GSO girls have volunteered for
parts, and Mr. Hill announced that
any person who desires to take part
in the show is requested to leave her
name at the LSO, regardless or
whether or not the person has been
active in the Club volunteers.
Miss l'earson announced that the
local club has scheduled two shows,
produced and played by service per
sonnel to appear in Hertford under
the sponsorship of the USO. One of
these shows is the variety show from
the Marine Air Station at Edenton
and, according to reports from that
town where the show was presented
last week, it is very entertaining
and good. The other show to appear
here is from Fort Monroe. The
show from Fort Monroe will be pre
sented later this month, while a date
for the Marine show is scheduled
tentatively for sometime in No
vember. The L'SO will sponsor a community
sing tonight at 8 o'clock on the
Courthouse Green in Hertford and
the public, as well as all service men
and their wives in the community,
is invited to join in the singing.
The Lions Club conducted the
semi-monthly bingo party of the
USO Club on Wednesday night, and
a grand prize of a telephone call
back home was awarded the winner.
Free movies for service men are
shown at the club every Thursday
evening and informal dancing and
games are on tap for JPrkJaaild
Saturday nights of this week.
A luncheon for officers' wives will
be held next Monday at noon, while
service men's wives will hold a
luncheon Thursday at I2:.10.
Local Draft Board
Offers Assistance
Returned Veterans
Perquimans County's draft board is
prepared to offer assistance to re
turning veterans seeking re-employ-inent,
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of
the local board, stated this week. She
pointed out that the draft board
furnishes information and advice re
garding the veterans' status with his
former employer and guides him to
proper agencies should he seek new
employment.
Under the recently passed GI Bill
of Rights regulations a veteran who
was drafted from his original job is
entitled to return to that position, if
he so desires, and providing he makes
application for the job within 40
days after his discharge.
In the event that any difficulties
arise relative to the veteran returning
to this position, the matter is handled
by the Re-employment Committee
man. The work of the local board is
connected directly with the Veterans
Assistance Program and Mrs. Sumner
stated that returned veterans are re
quested to give employment informa
tion to the draft board upon their re
turn home.
The first draft eall for October
was filled by the local board yester
day, when five Negro selectees left
for Fort Bragg for induction into the
armed forces.
The final call for men for this
month will be filled October 26, when
nine white men will leave.
New Shoe Stamp Valid
First Of November
The Office of Price Administration
has announced a new, hut yet un
identified, coupon will become valid
for purchase of one new pair of ra
tioned shoes November 1.
The,: new stamy, like Airplane
stamps 1 and 2, will be valid indefin
itely. ..
Advance notice of 'the decision to
make .'another .stamp valid for shoes
was made by OPA to allow retailers
to adjust stocks accordingly.; The
proposed validation carries out OPA
intention to make valid a new stamp
each 0 months as long as civilian sup
plies make such action possible.
COUNTY UNITED WAR FUND CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE H5Q0 STARTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
Julian A. White New
School Board Member
Julian A. White of Hertford has
k. u nj..l m mpiiilicr iif the
I'erquiiuans County lloiml of Kduca-J
tion to fill the vacancy caused by the I
death of T. S. Uhi'e, arcordm;; to a.i
announcement made this week.
All-. White's appointment was made
by the County Kxecutive ( 'm imittee
and the State Hoard of Kduration.
He is married and the fat her of two
children attending local schools.
Indians Open Grid
Season With Victory
Over Columbia 28-0
Playing the entire game in a down- j
pour of rain, the Perquimans High
School Indians opened their J 4 4 '
football season last Friday afternoon I
with a victory over Columbia High i
School, 28-0. ' '
The Indians scored their first
touchdown within three minutes ofi
the opening whistle, after recovering I
the ball from the "later Hugs, who I
elected to receive the kick-off. Kleet-
footed Joe Nowell, half back of the.
Indians, smashed off tackle for sixty
yards, six points, on the first at
tempt of the Indians. The try for!
extra point was bad.
Coach Max Campbell started the
ga.ne with Chester Winsiow aim
liobhy Holmes at ends, C. Winsiow
and Murray at tackles, Klliott and
Symons, guards: Wilson, center;
Mayes, Nowell, llerry and Wood In
the back field. During the .-econd
half several substitutions were jnaile
by both teams and a number of
fresh Indians were sent into the .game
by Coach Campbell. The Indian sub
stitutes were .Jackson, I.ayden, Col
lins, Pitt, Perry and Sawyer.
The Indians scored three touch
downs during the first quarter, Now
ell carrying the ball over the goal
line each tim and two trys for ex
tra points were good. Berry con
verted one point on a sweep around
end and Mayes passed to Wood for
the second. The score stood 2H-0 at
the first quarter. The Indians push
ed the visitors back of their own
goal line at the opening of the second
period and scored two points by the
.-afety. .Nowell broke loose again,
shortly after, and scored another
touchdown, making the score Per
quimans 28, Columbia 0.
Despite the bad weather, the In
dians played an exceptionally good
game and Coach Campbell expressed
himself as satisfied with the team's
opening performance.
The Indians will meet the Plymouth
High School eleven on the Hertford
field Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
in their second game of the season.
Most of the local squad are in ex
cellent shape for the game and a hard
practice was held Wednesday in pre
paring for the visiting eleven.
Wholesale Auto Parts
Store To Open Here
Hertford will soon have a new j
store devoted to the wholesaling of i
automobile parts and accessories for j
all types of automobiles, according
to an announcement made this week
by W. W. (Bill) White and R. C.
Murray, who will own and operate
the store.
The two men have leased part of
the Shannonhouse building, recently
purchased by W- C. Morgan, and will
open the new store just as soon as
renovations are completed. They
stgted that they hoped to have the
store open for business about No
vember 1, and will carry a complete
line of parts and accessories for aif
cars.
Street Repair Work
Started Last Week
The work of resurfacing streets in
the Town of Hertford got under way
last week, and Mayor V. N. Darden
stated today that the contractor is
expected to complete the iob shortly.
providing the weather permits work
each day.
Much improvement is noted in the
alleyways back of the stores on the
west side of Church Street. This
alley has been straightened and bet
ter drainage provided, and additional
parking .room has been arranged.
The roadway is also receiving surface
treatment and will be a decided im
provement for the town.
ZONE MEETING OCTOBER 11
Seminar and regular fall meeting
of Perquimans-Chowan Zone of the
Methodist Churches will be held in
Hertford on Wednesday, October 11,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
Solicitors Urged to At
tend Pep Meeting at
Methodist Church
With Perquimans County War
Fund drive scheduled to get under
.ay Monday morning, October '.Mil,
"l'o. n. hip captains and their solici
tors and menu. i I.-. of Hie county
general committee will meet al a pep
meei .... anil dinner I i iday night,
at i.M o'clock, al the AlethouM
Church, to ma, plans and stim
ulate inlere.-l .-'r mig . . e In, , ill
handle the wo, k oi the dno.
The dinner va punned at a meet
ing of the executive comni:
Tuesday night, at which
Kinmett U inslnu , co-chaii i
plnineii tin' county quota ti
ed here amounts to ."S I ,"( ,
:tee bel,!
time J.
lie rais
and t'.M
of the various agencies that operate,
through money raised by the I niteit
War Fund campaign. V ,n!e this1
county's quota L somewhat higher
than last year, it was generally
agreed by the executive iinunittee
that with hard work on the part o!
those directing the campaign tiie
goal can be reached.
Present at the meeting Tuesday
night were tlv." five Township chair
men: Aliss Frances Maness for Hert
ford, Dr. K. S. White for Pelvidere,
Ch.ar.les K. While for Bethel, Ceorge
Jackson for Parkville, and W. K.
Dail for New Hope.
It was pointed out at the meeting,
Tuesday night that the budget of trie.
Hertford Troop of Boy Scouts, which
amounts to nearly $000, is also in
cluded in this campaign. Thus the
quota of the I nited War Fund
agencies i only slightly larger than
last year. The Scout budget was
added to this drive in order to do
away with the usual drive made to
raise funds for this organization.
The executive committee agreed
that an effort would be made to
raise the county's goal within a
week, and solicitors, at the meeting,
tonight will be urged to make a com
plete canvass of their territories
within that time.
Pointing out that the greater por
tion of the money raised through
this I'nitad War Fund drive goes to
maintain I SO clubs throughout the
world for men and women of our
armed forces, Mr. Winsiow urged
the public to contribute liberally to
ward this fund in order that our ser
vice men and women may continue
to have these clubs at their disposal,
as a home away from home.
The list of solicitors who will work
in the campaign and who are invited
and urged to attend the dinner to
night, are listed by their Townships:
Bethel Mrs. Preston Umg, Mrs.
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Commissioners In
Meeting Draw Jury
For Superior Court
In one of their shortest meetings
in recent months of the Board of
County Commissioners on Monday
drew the list of jurors who will servo
at the October term of Superior
Court, which will open here on Octo
ber .10, with Judge Q. K. Nimmock
presiding, and completed a settle
ment with Sheriff J. Kmmett Wins
low for 1943 taxes.
The list of jurors drawn to serve
are: C. B. Griffin, David Cox, Jr., J.
D. Chappell, Capt. T. S. White, W. J.
Uenton, Thomas Kogerson, Thomas
Swain, Noah Felton, Jr., J. Wesley
Harrell, Allen Winsiow, (J. L. Sutton,
Jr., Henry Riddick, Nathan Sawyer,
Nathan Riddick, W. N. Winsiow,
Charlie Trueblood,- Herbert Nixon,
Ernest Morse, W. W. Lewis, J. P.
Ward, Walter Nowell, W. H. Cart
wright, Sr., Morgan Walker, L. B.
Perry, M. J. Gregory, H. H. Caddy,
Ira Winsiow, H. A. Whitley, Walter
Winsiow, C. R. Spivey, Eddie Har
rell, B. W. Pennington, Dockey
Cartwright, C. D. Spivey, Henry C.
Sullivan and Walter D. Lane.
Sheriff Winsiow reported to the
Board that of the $95,401 levied for
1943 taxes, his office had collected
$87,518. This is the highest percent
age of taxes collected in Perquimans
in several years. Sales of delinquent
tax certificates were made the first
Monday in September and these sales
amounted to a lesser amount tnan
any year in more than a decade.
American Legion Meet
Friday At 8 P. M.
S. G. Chappell, commander of tho
Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the
American Legion, announced today
that a meeting of the local post will
be held Friday night at 8 o'clock at
the Agriculture Building. He urged
all members to be present.
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