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. vy j '!.,;,",!' Vwi 9 ' t RQUIMANS v?St ATliaY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTS r -meX Number 5: Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, January 29, 1943. $1.50 Per Year. FE WEEKLY fFORD BAPTIST CHURCH CLEARS ITS iTHSS DURING RECENT DRIVE Services For Members Sin Armed Forces to Be ;VHeld February 7th ' In response to a plea by their pas- ; tor, the Rev. Howard G. Dawkins, members of the Hertford Baptist Churchy last Sunday, raised the final .one thousand dollars needed to clear , the' church of its indebtedness. The Key. Mr. Dawkins urged the members ' tO:pledge sufficient funds to enable " the -Church to meet final payments 4 dix thousand dollar note by jjanuary 26. 'j'TJje Rev. Mr. Dawkins praised ;fiighly the members of the congrega tion for their cooperation in the debt ipttywg, compaign conducted during ; recent weeks, and expressed his 1 hanks to the many members who so ndIy;j;Contributed to the debt fund, eea hundred dollars has been paid A -edebt during the past six -nths'Mr. Dawkins stated. Ari; announcement regarding a Dedication;-; Service will be made later. The Baptist and Methodist Church if Hertford will join in a union ice 'to be held on Sunday night, .uary 31,at the Baptist Church -h. the Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor of .e Methodist Church, preaching. AFJag Dedication Service, honor-! ing the boys and girls of the Baptist Church now in the service of our country will be held at the local K Church on Sunday night, February 7, the-Rev. Mr. Dawkins announced. Ever.' one in the county and sur rounding territory having a boy or gigrl in the Armed forces is cordially ( invited to attend this service, as a -ibuti; U paid those serving the .tion,! . N -The. Christian Flag is a presenta ; tion" fcyrMra. B. G. Koonce, in honor of , tli : EV. Clarence E. Hobgood, former'- pastor of the church who is in; service in India. The Ameri i . lag -will be given by Mrs. Sid ' Droughton and Mrs. Ed Everett nor.of their sons, David Brough nd John E. Everett, who have reported missing in action eh boy and girl, who is a mem. u.!a.FIag. The..Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion will have charge of the Flag Service. jPB Modifies Farm ;,lchinery Rules ' Several restrictions on the manu facture and distribution of farm ma chinery And equipment were modified today by WPB. The amendment does away with the three months restriction on the dis tributor's .'inventory of repair parts and eliminates the necessity of his filing i certificate for emergency order" to obtain repair parts. . ; . Certain provisions in the original order are changed as they apply to silos so that the weight of critical "materials necessary for their con ' Btruction, rather than the number of -.'units constructed, governs the quota. At the same time quota percentages : of silo construction is increased from 12 to 16 percent. Water pump cylinders are defined . as repair parts in the amended order, thus permitting the cylinders to come "within the 130 percent quota for re ir 1 pailr parts. This change is made be- 5 cause cylinders are not complete me chanical devices in and of themselves but merely functional parts of a watef system. Among other less important I V( changes in the order as amended are the following: Ixnun Dins anu corn crioa, wnen made from material other than steel" are excluded from the definition ' "farm -machinery and equipment," and hence are no longer within this order. V; Harness ' hardware is added to horseshoes, nraleshoes and 'horseshoe : nail, as an item excluded from the ', restrictions limiting them to use on farms. , . : ' ? Tratot.)nounted field cultivators, tillers and tooth weeders are added to . 6chedal'' A..: ; - ' Betie Bray Holmes ; I( v Perquteums County has ntribut r ed another young lady to the Armed forces of (Uncle - Sam, , an anntounce- ment rem the Norfolk Naval Burean '-ivealed this . week, ; VM Bette Bray Holmes, daughter of;, tee. and Mrailtaymond fHolmei, as enlisted and keen ccepta a men ber of the Spar, the Coast Guard, Wnr n' Reserve. ' ' r K.r Holmes attended Sooth Mills ttir r 6oL and has keen employed at the Virginia Daw Hotel, In EU- tabeth City. ' ( , Headquarters Nearly Ready For Perquimans Public Health Service Workmen are rapidly preparing the offices, located in the Smith Build ing, for the occupancy of the Per quimans County Public Health Ser vice. Just when the offices will be opened has not been learned. However, the rooms to be occupied by the Service have been newly painted and decorated and the work men are rapidly completing their job in preparing the offices. The Sanitation officer for the Ser vice has been checking sanitary con ditions in Hertford during the past week. A report of his findings will no doubt he made public upon com pletion. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Preparation foc'ttej !l-out offen- sive aJ?ainst fr?during 1943 jade at a historic meeting of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, held dur ing the past two Weeks in North Africa. The nation was unaware that President Roosevelt was out of the country until the announcement was made Tuesday night concerning .the meejJWjjjp Strict secrecy was main tained "until after the discussions. Included in the meeting were General DeGauHfe and General Giraud, repre senting France, and high officials of the American and British govern ments. It was announced that im portant decisions were made at the meeting, probably regarding an uni fied high command for the European theatre of war and anti-submarine measures to be taken to protect the American supply lines to Europe. Russia's Stalin wa invilel to at- nieet- iii, uui nno uuauic ni so inas much as he is the Supreme Soviet war leader and had to remain in Russia directing the on-rushing Wed offen sive against the Nazis. Reports from Moscow this week continue to tell of Russian successes in driving the Axis forces further back toward the German border. Even Berlin admits reverses of importance on the East ern front, and has warned the Ger man people of more bad news to come. On the battle fronts, General Mont gomery's British 8th Army has cap tured Tripoli and pushed on into Tunisia. Reports Wednesday indi cated the Nazis fleeing Panzer troops have taken position in Southern Tun isia in what may be an attempt to prevent the 8th Army joining with the British First and American 5th Armies in a squeeze push on the Axis positions in the last bit of ground they control in Africa. Following a liquidation of the Jap forces in New Guinea, the news from the Pacific area has eased during the week. The American Army has re lieved the Marines on Guadalcanal and reports from Ithere state the Americans are mopping up the re maining Japs. Revolt against Nazism flared anew in France this week, when residents of the French port of Marsielles bar ricaded themselves within their homes to prevent the Germans from moving them oult of the area. The French took potshots at the German troops, and reported from Vichy, the Nazis moved tanks and guns into the city to restore order. Nearly 300 French, including some 80 women, were re ported killed by the Germans. In an effort to bolster extra pro duction of foodstuff in the U. S. this coming year, Secretary of Agricul ture Wickard has announced that bonuses totaling upward of a hun dred million dollars will he paid farmers for producing in excess of quotas certain food items. Included in the items are soybeana, peanuts, flax, dried peas and aweet potatoes. Perquimans Quintet Meets Edention Friday The Perquimans Indians, and the Squaws will meet an ancient rival On the local 'hardwood Friday' night when the boys and girls basketball teams of Edenton High Schotf come here for a game to begin a$ 7:80 o'clock. : -;' - '.'"-- , With basketball being curtailed somewhat due to the ban on driving, little has been heard of the strength of the Edenton teams thiaykr but fans who attend the game caiThe as sured of & splendid exhibition. , ' Sixteen Selectees To Leave Hertford For Camp Next Week Large Number of Last Contingent Accepted For Service Sixteen selectees irom the Per quimans Draft lists have been sent induction orders to report at the local office to entrain for Fort Bragg on next Thursday, February 4, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk to the local draft board, said today. This is the second contingent of men to leave Hertford during the past two weeks. The call for thi.s county - for February 4 was set at 2.r white men, but in reviewing the classif ica-' lions, the local board was able to choose but sixteen. The greater ma jority of men left in the lisU at the J local office are in classifications which defer them due to essential oc-'. cupations. ; The sixteen men who were .sent in-' duction orders were Edison Harrell,! Edward Layden, Robert Hollowell,! Julian White, Linwood Lane, Otha Nixon, William Tarkington, Kyree Copeland, Walter Trueblood, Lonnie Miller, Whit Cartwright, Odell Hac cus, Wilson Morris, Jasper Layden, Edward Wilder and Frederick Farmer. Mrs. Sumner announced that a re cent order handed down by the Selec tive Service headquarters now makes it possible for the local draft board to order a selectee for induction im mediately upon his being classified 1-A. Formerly, the ruling existed that a selectee had to be in Class 1-A ten days before the board could or der for induction. This is now changed and selectees should note this ruling. Although official reports were not available, it was understood that a large percentage of the twenty men who left Hertford January 2.'j for uieir imai physical examination prior to induction, were accepted by the armed forces. It was stated that Haywood Umphlett, Vivian Dale, Kelly White, Linwood Onley. William Cox, Johnnie Jordan;' Ernest Phillips, Jr., u. J. White, Jr., Lerov Dail. oeorge rields, Douglas Elliott and Francis Nixon have been accepted. It was stated that Norman Stallings and Jesse Miller have been rejected. Reports of the remaining members of the group have not been learned. Dairy Purchasing Additional Cows To Increase Milk Supply In order to alleviate the acute shortage of milk in this area the Elmwood Farms Dairy has purchased a carload of cows to be added to the already large herd at the local dairy to furnish milk to the increasing population of this section. J. Oliver White, local distributor for the dairy, announced this week that the dairy is hopeful of having tiie condition remedied considerably by the first of February. Milk shortage in Hertford became noticeable during the past week or two, and many stores have been un able to obtain enough to supply all customers. Mr. White stated that the reason for the shortage is the increasing number of customers coming into this community for the past several months, which caused a greater de mand than could be supplied. Miss Loretta Black New Teacher Here F. T. Johnson, County Schools Su perintendent, announced this week the signing of Miss Loretta Black to the position1 as teacher of Commer cial subjects at Perquimans High School. v Miss Black, a recent graduate of the Bowling Green University of Commerce, is a nativeof Kentucky. She arrived in Hertford this week to assume her new duties. SERVICES AT WOODLAND A special prdgram will be given at Woodland Methodist Church on Sun day, January 81, beginning at 10:30 a. m. All offerings will go to the MethodiBt Orphanage at Raleigh. Special music will feature the pro gram and the Rev. J. - D. Cranford will preach at 11 o'clock.' MASONIC MEETING Perquimans Lodge, No, 106, A. P. A. M., will meet Tuesday night Committee Sponsors Birthday Dance For Paralysis Campaign Dance to Be Held Fri day Night at Walker Ballroom Mrs. B. G. Koonce, chairman of the Perquimans County Infantile Paraly sis Campaign, announced today that the committee in charge will sponsor i a resident's Birthday Ball to raise ; funds to bolster the contributions from this county. i The dance will be held tonight (Friday) at the Walker ballroom audi is scheduled to get underway at 9:30 o'clock. A small admission charge . will he made and the committee is f, hoping a large turn out will net a considerable amount to he turned over to the campaign fund. There will not be an advance sale of tickets, the committee but the public is invited and attend the dance in the proceeds will be as possible. Although it has been announced, to join in order that great is announced that people may not drive their cars to birthday dances held for thi.s oc-, casion, there are a number of ways most people can arrange to attend this dance and they are urged to do so if possible. The paralysis campaign is in full sway fttjjthis time, Mrs. Koonce stat ed, and a canvass is being made for contributions to raise as large an amount as possible in the county. The money raised here is used to help in the fight against infantile paraly sis. A large portion of the proceeds raised here remains in the county to be used by the local officials in com batting the disease here, and the re mainder is forwarded to national headquarters. It has been pointed out that espec ially during war time the fight to help preserve the health of the nation is a most urgent one and every person snouia join in rendering every assist ance possible. Traffic Violators Receive Fines In Recorder's Court Traffic violators fared badly in' Perquimans County Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning, when three defendants were given .;" t fines and costs of court for driving under the influence of intoxicants. Judge Charles E. Johnson also re voked a whiskey ration book from one defendant found guilty of being drunk and disorderly. The cases of Gaither Chappell, Percy Winslow and Sherman Cope land, three youths held on serious charges of rape and assault with in-1 tent to rape, were continued until a I later term of court. Chappell is j charged with rape and the remaining! two youths with the second offense. 1 Milton Perry and William Copeland,! both Negroes, entered a plea of J guilty to driving drunk and each re ceived a 60-day road sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $50 and costs. Jesse Edwards was found guilty of driving drunk and was fined $50 and costs. Thomas Felton, Negro, was given a 30-day suspended sentence upon payment of court costs, after he was found guilty of being drunk and dis orderly. His whiskey ration book was revoked. James Green, Negro, was found guilty of larceny. Sentence was su spended upon the condition that he return seven dollars to Lula Fereoee, the prosecuting witness. Green con tended that he found the money on the floor of a local establishment, and later gambled part of it away. The prosecuting witness contended she lost $34 and recovered only $25, when Green was apprehended by the officers. Catholic Services On Sunday At 11 A. M. Holy Mass start? every Sunday at 11 a. m., in St. Ann's Catholic Church, corner of N. Broad and Albe marle Streets, Edenton, announced the Reverend Father F. J. McCourt, pastor, who will preach coming Sun day the second of his series on "The Catholic Church and Christian Unity," give Holy Communion to those re ceiving. A special program of music end singing will be a feature of the Ser vice every Sunday. An Altar Socieity meeting will im mediately follow next Sunday'i GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OFFER PLAN TO RELIEVE FARM LABOR SHORTAGE HERE County Council To Meet Saturday At Agriculture Building The County Council of the Perquim ans County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will hold its regular meeting in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building Saturday af ternoon, January 30, at li o'clock. Miss Frances Maness, County Home Agent, has urged a members 0f tne Council to be present, fjm strip "The American f I jr.. v, ill he shown no Way ,it- tending. ,m,.S- . ,.. Ward, Distiiet chairvin ()f t1(J Woman's Division of the War Savinm Staff, will he the sneaker tor the meeting. Registration For War Ration Book 2 May Be Next Month Although definite announcements have not been made, it is expected that citizens will register for their War Ration Book No. 2 sometime during next month. r-irst ieijuisite in registering for this new book is that every person must have their War Ration Book No. 1, and have it with them at the time they register for Book No. 2. The new books will he used for the rationing of canned goods, and later on, for meats. The new books will use the point system for rationing and each individual and family will have to budget their buying in order to have coupons sufficient to carry them through each period. This does not mean the books will allow only minimum huying, it means that each purchaser will have to walch the buying and not use up all coupons at 1 one time. In regards to the rationing of can- i ued goods, the Ol'A has announced ' that each person will be limited to 5! cans ot fruits or vegeiames. mat is, at the time of registering a family may have on hand 5 cans of these items for each member of the family without being- penalized. Family units having on hand at registration time more than 5 cans per person will be penalized one 8-point coupon for each can in excess. Just when the rationing of these items will begin has not been an nounced, and it is not expected much before March 1. However, it is be lieved that the registration will take place about the middle of February. It is understood that the County School system will handle the regis tration, but many volunteers will be needed to aid in the work. Complete details for the registration have not been made here, but full explanation will be made as soon as the plans are completed. Ration Board Passes On Tire Applications A total of thirty applications for tires and tubes were passed on by the local rationing board at its last meeting, and permits were issued for the following: Passenger Tires, Grade II J. T. Newbern, 1; Walton Wood, 1; Ly man Lowe, 2; N. T. Riddick, 2. Grade III H. W. Sykes, 1; C. C. Winslow, 1; Elmer Ward, 2; J. L. Godfrey, 2; Oliver Modlin, 1; George Johnson, 2; Clifton Stallings, 1; Floyd Riddick, 1 ; Sidney Layden, 1 ; Wilson Hollowell, 2, and George Bonner, 2. Passenger recaps were given to: II. A'. Sykes, 4; James Newhy, 2. Passenger Tubes J. F. Riddick, 2; J. T. Newborn, 1; Walton Wood, 1; 1 Haywood Lilly, 3; C. C. Winslow, 1; I T T r.nJfrai, 1- rianrtp RiHfiiek 9- Wilson Hollowell! 2; N. T. Riddick, 2. Nbah Felton, jr., received 2 truck tires and one tube. Leaders Conference At Baptist Church There is to be a conference held on February 4, at the Hertford Baptist Church for the Young Peoples Lead ers of the Woman's Missionary1 Union from Perquimans, Gates and Chowan Counties. The conference begins at 10:30 a. m. Every one is asked to bring lunch. Miss Mary Currin, State Young Peoples Leader, and Miss Katherine Abee, W. M. U. Field Worker, will at tend the meeting. Each Y. W. A., Girls' Auxiliary, iSunbeam and Royal Ambassador leader is urged to be present. The conference has been arranged under the direction of Mrs. Howard Dawkins, Divisional Young Peoples Leader. To Bring Mountain Farm Families to the Eastern Areas In order to relieve the acute short age of farm labor in this county, the Farm Security Administration and the L'. S. Employment Service have worked out an agreement to place farm families from the moun tain area of North Carolina on farms where there are labor shortages, A. H. Edwards, head of the Chowan Perquimans FSA office, announced today. Farm owners should act quickly on this matter to insure the bringing I of these families to Eastern farms I for the coming crop year. Those in- terested should contact .Mr. Edwards by letter or telephone, at his local I office, as quickly lis possible. 1 L. W. Anderson, Perquimans Cuun j ty Farm Agent, has endorsed the plan as an excellent move to help olT set the farm labor shortage here, and says, "we really have, room for more I workers in this county." Complete details regarding the , plan can be learned by those inter I ested on contacting Mr. Edwards, who i exo ained: "These mountainous farm families are good people, eager to make a better living for their families. They are subsistant workers, producing only about enough for their families to eat and not adding but very little to the War effort. We are interest ed in moving them to the east where their labor will make the greatest contribution to the War effort. It is our aim to move a number of these families to Chowan and Perquimans Counties, if they are needed, to meet maximum production on all farms in the two counties. Every farmer is asked and expected to make his farm produce to the miximum of its capa city in order that our armed forces, allies, and our civilian population might be fed. 'Too much food, fiber, live stock, and livestock products can not be produced on our farms to fill the demand. "These farm families moved to our section of the State are expected to imm uo-u muni.-.-i ucic m co.-,,.. North Carolina. If they are given advantages such as those offered by the landlords to other tenants they will be glad to call this their home. "Landlords employing these ten ants or laborers are expected to fur- ; nish them suitable living quarters. That is, the dwelling house should be leak proof and fly tight. They are also expected to furnish a sanitary toilet and a safe water supply. "The Farm Security Administra tion and the U. S. Employment Ser vice will arrange a meeting between the land owner and the tenant or laborer for the purpose of working up a working agreement, or in other words, will arrange a meeting for the tenant and landlord to trade. The Farm Security Administration will also arrange for the tenant's trans portation to this area if he lives over 100 miles. School Bus Changes Ordered By ODT Effective Monday, February 1, several changes will be made in the directing of school busses in this county. Any and all changes that may be made in routing and stopping of school busses is required by the Office of Defense Transportation, as a war measure. F. T. Johnson, County Schools Su- i perintendent, announced today that I ODT has ruled that all bus stops ai" i to be spaced from one-quarter to one I half mile apart; when busses have I been routed over a road, then have I had to retrace the same road, the re tracing will be stopped, unless a child lives two or more miles down the road. This ruling will not be adhered to in cases where a child is crippled or is physically unable to walk the two miles. In this case the bus may de liver the child to the designation. However, such cases must be brought to the attention of the school super intendent and proof of such in form of an affidavit from the doctor show ing the child's condition. Mr. Johnson stated this ruling will become effective here next Monday. Taxi Service To Be Resumed Here Soon An announcement has been made here that Snell Brothers Taxi service will resume business in this commun ity within a very short time. The taxi service operated here for a short, time during the summer, and it is ex pected that the company will render a service to the community by resum ing operations. : '1 U .A V' '4 ' ( -MiA .. :w. wTi.J..a.
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