North Carolina Newspapers

'V ' 4 i- vV-- fa 1 A k y- isrv rolume' TO WNumber U. S. FORCES REPEL ALL ATTACKS MADE BY IPAf'ESE ON FAR EAST POSSESSIONS .'Wa&k Midway Islands vAnd Philippines Still fitting; Little News ; v In War Messages J United States Navy, Army and . JUanae forces have repelled all at- W tacks made by Japanese forces on " IV, i S. possessions in the far Bast, awarding to a Government communi que. Marine forces on the Islands of Wake nd Midway have been holding out against superior forces since the Japs began their sneak assault on December f. tf. S and Philippine forces have . routed or destroyed the invaders on the Island of Luzon, with the excep tion of the far northern tip, where .v the Japs still have a tiny foothold. .. Japan, seemingly, is spreading her attacking forces thinly in an attempt to capture the most important points vOt the far East front all at once, J 1 i"na excepc ior tne successes on trie ' Islands of Malay, is having little I J Sick. British reports from Singapore Vjr "Y8 na tne situatin there, since Sinking of the two British battle- ps, the Repulse and the Prince of ales has grown critical, but the ombined forces of the Empire, seem ingly, are holding their own against the attackers. I Little actual news is forthcoming jiviii vitc vruvtuiuiieiit releases, vu Secretary of the Navy Knox told' of the surprise attack on Hawaii and stated the losses suffered there. Seven ships were lost or damaged and some 2,900 men were killed. On the Russian front the Nazi forces are in full retreat. Some ex perts term their defeat as an utter rout at the hands of the Red Army. Hitler, according to reports from Sweden and Turkey, has retired to Ma mountainside palace, said to be fc?iering a nervous breakdown. Tn the home front, Congress this week is passing laws pertaining to the defense and it is just a question 6i time before they pass the law re quiring the registration of all men between the ages of 18 and 64. It is believed that men between 19 and 43TwiIT be liable tSf a'cUvmflittrry duty, while those younger and older WO) be maintained for non-combat service. Tasli Of Reclassing sgistrants Faces csl Draft Board - pounty to Furnish Elev en White Men Janu ; ary 8th State draft offices, as yet, have .not issued definite orders to the -Perquimans Draft Board, but with the Country now at war, it is more : ( than likely that the local board, com posed, of A.. W. Hefren, W. W. Spen- ceWand Archie T. Lane, will soon ' fae the task of reconsidering and reclassifying men registered under the Selective Service Act. At the present time the local Board y. is carying on under the same methods as used since the draft was inaugu--. rated over' a year ago, but with the h Army "and Navy needing more men, ". it is possible the local Board will soon get' calls for. additional men. Av", Eleven white youths are to be se ,. lected for service at a meeting this .".-Befc.' These boys will leave Herb f : tori on January " 8, and. under the terms of the Act as revised last week !,,will serve for the duratipn. The aames of the selectees will be carried ' in. next week's paper. ' Mrs. T, B. Sumner, clerk of the - local Doard, stated that at the pre ent time .there is a total of 14 white men pid IS. Negroes la Class l-A .ready for induction' whfo .called. tVj A Koodly number of then are ow. in classed 1-BJ-C, 1-H, 2-A and 35-B, an ps i m.n wiu ;q considered, tor .the Board when the tiff iCKsel tbf comes for reclassifying the man (selection for service. Ccpnty Schools To 4se Friday For Viefwss TfnliriavA arations are now S being nude uiman County Schools for the Christmas - vacation which : on Friday, December 19, and i a Thursday, January 1, ac- t to F T. Johnson, v? Superin- Clauents are nowin the midst of ' Vr mid-term'' examinations .which "1 ilose Friday. ..After the exami-. ' -s, students will be -dismissed - holidays immediately follow ' "hapel program and the ex- f gifts which, will be held -erawn., A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY 51: G. Reginald Tucker Seriously 111 In Richmond Hospital Reginald Tucker, assistant cashier of the Hertford Banking Company, Is seriously ill at a hospital in Rich mond, Virginia, undergoing treat ment for tumor of the brain. Latest reports state that he is getting along as well as can be ex pected. Mr. Tucker was stricken, without warning, while at work at the bank last Saturday morning. He was taken to a Norfolk hospital on Satur day and after x-ray photographs revealed the condition, he was trans ferred to Richmond. Postmaster Urges Patrons To Observe Xmas Mailing Rules Judging from the amount of mail handled for the past two months and the volume of early Christmas mail, it now appears that the volume of mail that will be handled during this f Christmas season will be the largest in the history of the Hertford post office, according to S. M. Whedbee, local postmaster. In order that the mail can be handled quickly and service to the patrons of the office be maintained on a high livel, the cooperation of th public is earnestly requested in ob servance of the following rules in connection with the Christmas mails. First. Patrons are requested to separate their out-of-town mail an! their local mail and, in depositing U in the mailing slots to use care and see that the mail is deposited in the proper slot. During, the Christmas season the mailing slots will be prop erly marked: one for "Out-of-Town" mail and one for "Local Mail," and if patrons will separate their mail and deposit ltWlhe pfoparslot, pne handling of the mail will be eliminat ed and insure prompter and more ef ficient service. The cooperation of the public, is especially asked in this connection. Second. Patrons are asked to bring'.' their package notices and pre sent them when calling for packages. This saves time and results in bet ter service. Third. Beginning Friday, Decem ber 19, and from then until Christ mas, the patrons of the office are re quested not to call for packages be tween the hours of 12:46 and 2:15 p. m., as parcel post will not be de livered between these hours. This rule is necessary because the largest incoming mail is received and the largest outgoing mail must be dis patched during these hours, and ex perience has shown that it is prac tically impossible to deliver parcel post during the rush period. How ever, during this time, while incom ing parcel post will not be delivered,'! a window will be open for the pur pose of selling stamps and receiving outgoing parcels for mailing. By observing the above rule, experience has shown that better service can be rendered all patrons. It is the earnest desire of every member of the postoffice staff to se that all mail is efficiently an-1 promptly handled and that the public oe given the most efficient and cour teous service .and, to this end, your cooperation is requested. For the convenience of the public, the local postoffice will be o"en un til 6 p. m., Saturday, December 20. Weekly In Mails Early Next Week . In order that its printers and staff may observe a holiday during the Christmas week-end. The Perauimans Weekly will be published and mailed tn nKflKnwi aavKjiv ki.t iimal weefc Deadline for all copy and a Vertising will be Saturday afternoon at o o'clock. Editor and Mrs. Max Campbell will spena me unnsimas Holidays as guests of their father. J. C. C&mn. bell, at Shelbyville, Indiana. During tneir absence, the edition of January 2nd will be edited by Ml&a Andrea Rowell, of The Chowan Herald, and xutss routine White. ' Rev. Grant To Preach At Methodist Church The Rev Thomas M. Grant, former pastor of the 'Hertford Methodist Church, and. now district uperin tendent for this district, will' preach at the evening service,; at the- local church on Sunday, December 21st. The Rev, Mr, Grant will also , hold the First, Quarterly Conference on Sundays, ' . Vf i r. . (y ( -, - i MUIMAN Hertford, Perquimans County, North Red Cross Chairman Reports About Half County Quota Raised A. W. Hefren Hopeful $1,500 Goal Can Be Reached at Once A. W. Hefren, Emergency Chair man for the Red Cross, announced Wednesday that Perquimans Count' had raised about one-half of the $1,500 quota asked for by the Amer ican Red Cross to be used by that body for war relief and war aid. The Red Cross is asking the en tire country for a sum of 50 million dollars and requests that the sum be forwarded to their headquarters as quickly as possible, in order that the Red Cross can successfully carry out. its program. The local Emergency Committee began ifs work last Friday and is hopeful that the $1,500 goal can be readied before Christmas Day. How ever, Mr. Hefren pointed out that the drive will continue until the County quota has been raised in full. The committee composed of Mr. Hefren, Mrs. E. M. Perry of New Hope, Rev. J. D. Cranford of Winfall, Roy S. Chappell of Bethel Township, E. L. Chappell, Mrs. George Jackson, Freeman N. Mansfield and W. H. Hardcastle, will endeavor to make a complete house-to-house canvass of the county in order to have ever;' citizen take a part in this call for aid. The members urge every resident to give to this cause, and in cases where canvassers do not reach homes quickly, residents are requested and urged to bring their contributions to any of the above-namod committee. This drive for $1,500 is aside, and for an entirely different purpose, from the annual Roll Call which was just completed. T:;o money raised throufji the pien.t drive will be used to render firs taid and assist ance at the war fronts. Fifteen per cent of the :i mount raised hero through this drive will remain in the County to be used in cases of emer gency. Var needs money ... so let's all get be'nind this drive and have Per quimans be one- of tip first counties in the State to send its quota to the Red Cross. Our neighbor, Gates County, raised her quota in three days . . . Perquimans, let's get go ing. Cotton Producers Vote For Quotas In nrnrm mi Hiii Perquimans County; on last Satur day, joined with the rest of the cot ton producing counties in the United States, and for the fifth consecutive year and on this occasion in war time, voted to produce and market its cotton under a strict federal con trol program. Four hundred and sixty-nine Per quimans County producers voted for control, with three voting against it. This compares with a total of 401 votes for control last year and four against it. The votes for the different town ships are as follows: Belvidere Township 95 voted yes j and 1 no; Bethel Township 79 voted yes and 2 no; Hertford Township 71 voted yes; New Hope Township 120 voted yes, and Parkville Township 104 voted yes. Incomplete returns from the re ferendum Saturday all over the Unit- id States gave 694,556 votes for and 7,671 against continuance of market ,ng quotas, whxh were imposed for me first time under the present farm law in 1938. This vote gave a favorable per centage of 94.8, or far more than the necessary two-thirds. It also was the highest percentage of any of the five cotton referenda. Injlace of cotton, farmers are be ing urged to produce more food to meet needs of not only this nation but of its allies in the war. Under quotas, farmers are restrict ed to the sale of cotton produced on their AAA planting allotments. Excess sales are subject to a stiff penalty tax. Approval of quotas assures contin uance of government price-supporting cotton loans. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mrtand Mrs. J. M. Connelly, of Rock Hill, S. C, announce the birth of a daughter;, born December 19, 1941. Mrs. Connelly was before her marriage, Miss Mattie C. Reed, xt Hertford. 1 j-v4 . -'''ixv. , p''" i fManssjsl V ' 11 ? Mr. and Mrs. Y. t. Brown, of Wil-mine-ton, ; N. announce the birth of a daughter, Hazel Ainsley,. born on December 42, ,1941. r Mother and baby are doing alcejy.';' , - mi Dif Diir M UJf Ulg Carolina, Friday, December 19, 1941. Recorder's Court To Be In Recess On Tuesday, Dec. 23 Will Holdlpecial Term If Needed; Five Cases Tuesday Five cases were heard before Judge Granberry Tucker in Perquim ans County Recorder's Court here, Tuesday mdrning. Frank Copeland, Negro, charged with assault on George Nelson, Negro, was sentenced to serve 30 days on the roads; sentence to be suspended upon the payment of a $10 finend the court costs. Copeland's doctor's bill, which was $4.50, was taken from the fine. Marjorie Holden, Negro, was found ,uilty of assault with a deadly wea pon on James Holley, Negro, and was siMtc'i ed to serve 30 days in jail; sentence to be suspended upon the payment of the costs of cour'. and one year's good behavior. Dallas Gilliam, Negro, was found guilty of assaulting his wife, OticV Gilliam, and was sentenced to serve 90 days on the roads; sentence to be suspended upon the payment of the court costs, two years good behavior, good treatment and the supporting of his wife. The case against Vivian Everett Gladys Waffe, Betty Wright, Alline Jonefcand Jesse Lindsay, Negroes, chartw with affray, was nol pressed. Juafe Granberry Tucker returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of James S. Fulford, of the U. S. Navy, charged with reckless1 driving and driving with no operator's license. Fulford testified that he was driv ing around the corner near the County Home at a speed of about 45 miles and. v.as blinded by the lights of an oncoming pick-up truck. He immed'ately applied his brakes and the highway beim;; slippery, the rear end of t'lie car skidded, striking the rear end of the other car. The gas tank of the car, which was borrowed from his friend, caught fire and th' car was burned. He further testified that hd had lost his driver's license aboard his ship, the U. S. S. Ranger in October and it had never been found According to his testimony, the acci dent was unavoidable. He was freed on a verdict of not guilty. It was announced this week tha there will be no regular term of court on Tuesday, December 23 However, court will resume on De cember 30th. Stores Remaining Open Nights For Christmas Shoppers With less than a week 'til Christ mas, Hertford's stores are taking or the rushing atmosphere of the final dnys, which will end the greatesl Christmas shopping period in many years for Hertford's merchants. With gifts for every member of the family, Hertford's stores now have on display the most complete assort ment of merchandise of all times, and the sale of these gifts is believed to be higher than ever before. In addi tion to these gifts being lovely, you will find that they are economical. When you walk in and purchase a gift or remembrance for your friend, or relative, you may be assured that the price you pay is far less than you expected and that the quality is the best. To add to the attractiveness of the downtown section, Hertford's streets have recently been decorated with multi-colored lights that add so much to the festive spirit of Christ mas. When one catches a glimpse of the attractively decorated streets and the beautiful way in which the various merchants have carefully ar ranged their windows with Christmas gifts and merchandise, one can not help but feel that the spirit of Christmas is in the air. Hertford has taken on the true festive spirit of Christmas, so come to Hertford and purchase your Christmas gifts, and you can rest assured that the styling is correct, the quality the best, and the price is what you wish to pay. All stores in town are now remaining open at nights for the convenience of the public. CLASS TO PRESENT CHRISTMAS fACEANT The Intermediate . Class of the Hertford Baptist Sunday School will present; a pageant, entitled "Peace On Earth,'? on Mondav avenlnar. n- cember, 22nd, it ,7:80 o'clock, in the Sunday School Vom, The , public is caroinuy invifea t tnd. . - S WEEKLY CIVILIAN DEFENSE COUNCIL MAPS OUT ORGANIZATION FOR WORK IN COUNTY Hertford To Have Blackout Friday The Town of Hertford will hold practice black-out Friday night from 9:30 to 10 o'clock, according to Mayor V. N. Darden. The black-out was ordered by the Mayor and Town Board in cooperation with the County Council for Civilian Defense. The black-out will begin at 9:30 with the fire siren sounding an air raid warning of five short blasts, t'.icn after a minute, one long bla.st. These signals arc .so ananged as not to confuse with regular fire alarms. The all-clear signal will be .sounded by the ringing of the 'ourthou.s,. bell a"' bells of the Churrhes. The Town oiYin.ils ,,u main switch supplying the stive lights but will not rut off the current of business houses and private resi dences. Citizens are expected to take the nesecsary precautions to see that no lights are visible during the prac tice black-out. All local motorists are requested to keep their cars off the streets during the black-out, unless abso lutely necessary for them to drive . . . then they are requested to drive with dimmed lights. All through traffic will be stopped at the approaches to the town and drivers will be ordered to dim their lights and proceed. Through traffic will be allowed to travel through Hertford. A survey of the effectiveness of the black-out will be made by members of the County Council for Civilian Defense and all citizei s are requested to aid, in this practice black-out in order that few practiie 'dark -outs will be needed. FSA Plans Assist Food For Freedom Says A. H. Edwards "When a family keeps a record book and carries on farming like business men carry on their business, then it isn't difficult to increase pro duction," according to Dr. E. S. White, chairman of the Perquimans County Agricultural Defense Board. "Approximately 125 farm families in Perquimans county will operate their farms during the next crop year in accordance with definitely planned farm and home practices," he said. "These are the families who are bor rowers in the Farm Security Admin istration Program. A. Houston Ed wards, Supervisor for FSA in Per quimans County, reports they all are increasing their production of foods in the Food-for-Freedom program. "Those who have taken part in the rehabilitation program under the U. S. Department of Agriculture long enough to have worked out plans in previous years, now have their farm record books to help them plan for future operations." he said. He pointed out that farm families in the Farm Security rehabilitation program make careful plans first, and that the loans are made then to put the plans into actual operations. FISA, n making loans, stresses the im portance of farm and home record books. Many of the families are now meeting to develop plans, and many are making the plans in their own nomes. The services of the county supervisor and the home management supervisor, A. Houston Edwards and Marian L. Morrow, are ' available to aid in formulating the plans. According to most farm plans now being worked out, farm production next season will lean toward more milk, milk products, better home gardens, eggs, and meat for home butchering, in line with the Food-for-Freedom program, Mr. Edwards said. This sort of production has been en couraged by the FSA for some years, and most borrowers now are replac ing one cash crop farming with di versification, he said. Virtually without exception, Mr. Edwards believes FSA borrowers can be counted upon to plan their farm work to increase the output of items called for in national defense. It will continue to be the policy to produce for home use first; and then will tend to leave commercial production, oh borrowers' farms as well as others, free to go into chan nels which eventually will lead to feeding our armed forces as well as those of our allies. $1.50 Per Year. Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Friday at Court House; Not Ex clusive,. Says Chair man The United States has been at war with Germany, Italy and Japan for a little more than a week. There is little doubt but that p.pi'v c'tizen of the county ha.i a..). id Mi ;..s. if this question during tl,. t t'ni : " hat can I do to help win thi., ." Part of this question va.j answer ed at a meeting of the Civilian De fense' Council held at the Courthouse last Friday afternoon. The meeting was called by Charles Whedbeo, Per quimans Chairman of the Council ami key appointees of the group were picseiit. iV r. hedbee pointed out A:u ing the meeting that Civilian Def. n o in Perquimans County i- an ex clusive propositi. n. lie ia.- . . -c the point that every citizen j , ; ,, county was welcomed to ah inectin., of the Council and that the Counc.l wishes each and every citizen to con sider himself or herself an important part of the Civilian Defense group. The meeting held last Friday was for the purpose of organizing the Council and to map out a program to be undertaken throughout the county for defense of the region in case of an emergency or an attack. Key point in the organization meeting was the plan to have a civi- ! lian registration of all citizens of the county for work with the Coun j oil. This registration will take place j shortly and it will be a voluntary j registration. Citizens will be asked , to come to tile defen-e offices and 1 register for volunteer work in r . es i of emergency. The Defense Council j will have full ha ;y ,' a 1 1 woi.. in such a case, and i lie u orders v. ho volunteer will receive a.-t.-igiimeiit as to their duty. Included in iho Civilian Defense wuin is air-cran warning groups, fire-fighters, messengers, first aid workers, and the ,ike. Sen,"-wiuen and children over the ages of 15 can volunteer during the registration. A. W. Hefren, Emergency Chair man for the Red Cross, explained the drive now in progress throughout the county to raise $1,500 for the war relief work of the Red Cross. A County drive for this quota is now going on and every citizen of the county is urged to give a bit toward this quote. If a collector does not call at your home during this week, bnng your donation to the Post Of fice and turn it over to S. M. Whed bee, chairman of the Perquimans Chapter. The Red Cross has request ed1 fifty million dollars from the en tire country and the quota for Per quimans has been, requested as soon as possible. Mr. Hefren told the De fense Council that his committee hopes to raise its quota by this week end. Although no date was set for the next meeting of the Defense Council, it is likely that the group will meet again shortly and definite plans ar ranged at that time for the registra tion of volunteer workers. Watch the pages of The Weekly for details of how you can hell) in the gigantic work that lies ahead. Christmas Cantata At Baptist Church Sunday Evening 7:30 The Christmas cantata, "Immanu el," by Norwood Dale, will be pre sented at the Hertford Baptist Church Sunday evening, December 21st, at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. Members of the cantata, under the direction of Mrs. Charles E. Johnson, are: Sopranos: Miss Margaret Broughton, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. T. E. Raper, Mrs. Ed Everett, Mrs. Norman Elliott, Mrs. Riddick Chappell, Mrs. Hudson Butler and Mrs. Tom Perry. Altos: Mrs. Olivia Hobbs, Mrs. Fred Matthews, Mrs. Tommy Miller, Mrs. Jim Bass, Mrs. C. E. Hobgood. Tenors: Pat Kelly, J. R. Futrell. Basses: R. S. Monds, J. P. Perry and Willie Ainsley. Mrs. Charles E. Johnson . will be the organist. LIBRARY TO CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS Addie N. Jones, librarian, announ ced today that the Perquimans Pub lic Library will be closed December 24, 25, 26 and 27 for the Christinas holidays. .1 ,( i t a