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DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY.
Volume X. Number 13.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 26, 1943."
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OPA FREEZES SALE OF LARD; RATIONING
MEATS BEGINS NEXT MONDAY MORNING
Point Values to Be An
nounced; Red Cou
pons For Meats
The Office of Price Administration
on Monday announced the freezing of
the, sale of lard. This was in connec
tion with the ration sale of meats,
fats and oils which will begin next
Monday morning, and from then on
all, housewives will purchase these
food items with the Red Coupons in
War Ration Books II. The ration
system on meats will be similar to
that of canned and processed foods,
but the point values will be different.
A table of values for the various
kinds of meat cuts will be announced
this week by the OPA. The table will
be found in all stores selling meats.
There will be no . declaration re
quired as to the amount of meat now
on hand, and the OPA has stated the
values of meats in points will fluc
tuate with the supply and demand.
Stamps will be valid on the following
dates: A, March 29; B, April 4;
C, April 11; D, April 18, and E on
April 26. The expiration date of
these stamps is April 30. A total of
16 points will be allowed each week.
In addition to the sale of meats
under this ration system, canned
meat and fish, already frozen, are
included and sale op these items will
be permitted, beginning Monday.
Red coupons used in meat rationing
may be used at npy time before
their expiration date. Another dif
ference in meat coupons is that re
tailers may give consumers "one
point" stamps as change and the
consumer may use these at a later
date. The stamps may be used to
purchase meat, canned fish, butter,
cheese, margarine, etc. Point values
are set on pound basis.
Unofficial announcements have
placed at about 2 pounds per week
a the limit of meat one can buy.
However, as the system is flexible
and depends a lot on type of meat
and cuts purchased, this may vary
somewhat The OPA suggests that
housewives allow 12 points per week
fw thajpprcaea of meats and . four
'points pel week for table'' spreads
and cooking fats.
In connection with the rationing of
meats, etc., prices on these items will
be frozen and regulated by the Office
of Price Administration.
Draft Board Sends
Six Registrants To
Induction Station
Six white men, registrants of the
Perquimans Draft Board, left Hert
ford Tuesday morning for Fort
Bragg to receive their physical ex
amination prior to induction into the
Army. The men were: William
TarkenUn, William Bateman, Kyree
Copelend, Wrightson Jackson, Ray
mond Rogerson and William Stall
ing, Perquimans was scheduled to send
46 white men in this call, but recent
rulings affecting registrants engaged
in farming made it impossible for the
local board to classify sufficient men
to fill the call.
The next contingent of men , to
leave will be on April 5, a call for
25 white men for that date having
been received by the local board.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
board, announced this week that Se
lective Service had revamped its
method of local physical examina
tions and henceforth the local doctors
will be required to give a more thor
ough examination than during the
past several months. Under the new
set-up the local physician will give
practically the same examination to
registrants as was given before the
Service changed local examinations
to just screening tests.
To Form War Finance
Committee To Assist
Treasury Department
In order to assist the Treasury De
partment in the coming IS billion
dollar war loan drive, to begin on
April 12, War Finance Committee
will be formed In Perquimans County
shortly, according to R. M. Rlddick,
who has; been named aa chairman of
the committee.
Mr. Rlddick, following notification
of his appointment as chairman, said
he would name a committee as soon
as possible in order that it may in
tegrate activities here for the War
Savings "Staff, and aid In future loan
campaigns conducted by the Treasury
Department. -
i The bonds to be issued during the
drive beginning April 12 will be of
the registered and coupon types, Mr.
Kiddie Stated.
,Mayor Issues Notice
I On Bicycles, Skates
Mayor V. N. Darden, today, issued
a notice to all parents and children
that the ordinance regarding the rid
ing of bicycles and roller skating on
the sidewalks in the business section
of Hertford will be fully enforced,
and thai local police officers have
been instructed to arrest all viola
tors of the ordinance and cite them
to appear in court.
The Mayor stated this is a final
warning and is issued in order to re
lieve the congested conditions of the
streets in the business section, and
to prevent possible accidents.
The notice also pointed out that
bicycles, when ridden at night, must
carry a light, regardless of the dis
trict in which the rider happens to
be, and it warned all bicycle owners
to see that a light is placed on the
bicycle.
iiiiS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
According to OPA announcement
Wednesday, basic meat rationing
values have been set, to become ef
fective Monday morning. The basic
ration will be 16 points per person
each week, and values on meat
vary. A steak costs eight points
per pound, and other cuts vary down
ward. Butter is also at eight points
per pound, other fats and oils being
in ratio.
OPA also announced during the
past week that in order to relieve
conditions on the "home front" the
manufacture of certain household ar
ticles will be permitted within the
near future. No definite information
on this was given, but it was believed
that OPA woujd jennit the faking
of refrigettatofs, some ' types of fur
niture and possibly radios, and other
home necessities.
Congress is still "razzlin" with
the tax problems and latest reports
from Washington indicate there may
be some "forgiving" of 1942 income
taxes. There seems to .be a break
down in the effort of the Administra
tion to hold to the old system, and
some authorities believe when the
debate of the question is over this
week-end that Congress will enact a
pay-as-you-go plan.
The Allied forces in Tunisia have
been hitting the Axis terrific blows,
this week, and the battle for the
Southern part of the country may be
completed by this week-end. Britain
forces under General Alexander have
broken the Mareth Line and are en
circling Rommel's troops, while the
American tank troops under General
Patton are pushinir on toward the
sea. American trooDs attemntinir to
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cut the German lines into halves are
reported only a short distance from
Gabes. and have had little nnnnsitinn
up to Wednesday. Weather condi
tions nave Dettered in Tunisia and
will now permit the full force of the
Allied Armies to be brought into ac
tion. Officials believe Rommel's
forces holdinjr the southern
Tunisia will be trapped and captured.
The fighting on the Russian front
continues to be a bitter battle be
tween the re-inforoed Germans and
Red troops. Russian reports state
that the Reds are moving surely into
Smolensk. The Germans evidently
are being held at bay in the fighting
around Kharkov. Hitler started a
push last week and recaptured this
area but since the Reds' lines have
held firm and the Axis' advances
have slowed down almost to a stop.
Little news has come from the
Pacific area during the past several
days. One official stated it "might
be the calm before the storm." How
ever, General Mac Arthur's airmen
have been bombing jap locations
consistently, and in Jatoan. authori
ties have warned' the Japanese they
must expect heavy American bomb
ing raidB on their homeland. The
Japs were reported to "Shave resorted
to using poison gas in a battle this
week with Chinese forces.
Holloweil C. Nikon
Commissioned Ensign
Holloweil Cox Nixon? son of Mrs.
T. J. Nixon, Jr., of Jfertford, has
been commissioned as -gjui Ensign in
fhe United States Naval Reserves.
Mr, Nixon will report ti Cornell Uni
versity on April 1, M undergo a
period of training before being as
signed to duty. . it
Two Witnesses Held
On Bench Warrants
Issued On Vagrancy
Judge Instructs Law to
Arrest All Idle Men
On Charge
Two witnesses, testirying for tne
defense in a whiskey case heard in
Recorder's Court Tuesday morning,
found themselves in hot water when
they testified they were not working
and had not worked for some time.
Bench warrants charging Timothy
Ferebee and Clinton Ferebee with
vagrancy were ordered drawn by
Judge Charles E. Johnson and were
served on the two men before they
left the courtroom. A hearing was
set for next week.
Judge Johnson announced to the
open court his intention of cooperat
ing with the Perquimans War Board
to alleviate the labor shortage in
this area and he instructed officers
of the court to arrest all men, white
or Negro, who are apparently idle
and make no effort to work. Judge
Johnson said, "there is plenty of
work to be had in this community
and there is no reason why any man
should be idle." Officers were in
structed to charge idle men as being
vagrants.
The two witnesses were testifying
in defense of Junius Ferehee, charg
ed with possessing liquor for sale,
and possessing non-tax paid whiskey.
Both the Ferebees testified parts of
the haul made by arresting officers
belonged to them, even though they
had not worked to earn monev fnr
almost six months. The elder Fere
bee was found not guilty of posses
sion for sale but was found puiltv of
possessing non-tax paid whiskey. He
was sentenced to 80 days in jail, sen
tence to be suspended upon navment
of $15 and costs.
The Courtroom was given several
laughs in a double caso heard. th
defendants, John and Margaret New-
bern, charged William Everett and
Annie Godwin, all Nem-oes. with
trespass and assault and the latter
two charged the Newberns with as
sault with a deadly weapon. Everett
charged the Newberns with assaulb
ing him after they sold him some
"stump hole" whiskey and then or
dered him from their home. Everett
testified on leaving the Newberns
cursed he and Annie Godwin aid as
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GOVERNMENT ACTION ON HOUSING HERE
INSUFFICIENT TO MEET PRESENT NEEDS
The fact that Hertford has been
classed as a war housing area, ac
cording to information released last
week by Aubrey McCabe, State Di
rector of Federal Housing Adminis
tration, and that residents are now
eligible for Title Six Operations,
which provides funds, priorities and
materials for converting large homes
into multiple-family units is not suf
ficent to meet the housing needs of
this community as they exist today.
This was disclosed by V. N. Dar
den, Mayor of Hertford, who stated
that officials here are seeking to
have the Government class the town
in order that a housing project may
be arranged here. Present condi
tions warrant this, and with In
creases in population expected, due
to Naval Officers and their families
coming here while stationed at the
base located on Harveys Neck, it will
be a problem to locate suitable hous
ing for them. At the present, it is
true, Hertford has a number of large
homes, but these homes have either
been converted into apartments or
every room available is remed to peo
ple, mostly engaged in defense work.
According to the State Director,
the classifying of Hertford as a war
housing area will entitle the resl-i
dents to obtain priorities and mater
!als for conversion of homes and
they can secure federal financial as
sistance up to $5,000 for such pui
poses. Under this situation, too, being
classed in the war housing area, no
doubt government checker will
make an appearance here to check on
rents and other rules pertaining to
this classification. There has been
some discussion regarding high rents
being charged here, but it is believed
that as a whole present rents are in
ratio to those charged 'elsewhere in
this area.
Definite information regarding a
housing project for Hertford is not
available at the present, but it is
likely that some arrangement will
have to be made in order to accomo
date the Naval officers and their
families when they arrive here to
take np their stations at the base.
Driving Ban Lifted
But A Coupon Value
Has Been Cut 50
Board Issues Notice on
Gas Books; Tire Per
mits Issued
The OPA 'as lifted the ban on
pleasure driving in the 17 Eastern
States, but along with thus announce
ment ending the ban, as of March 22,
the Board cut the values of all A
gasoline coupons 50'r. These A
coupons are still worth three gallons
of gasoline, but the coupons must
last twice the length of time. Cou
pons No. 5 are now valid, and ordi
narily would be good until May 22,
but the eight coupons must last until
July 22. No change was made in the
value of B and C coupons.
In giving information regarding
this !iew ruling, Miss Helen Coffield,
clerk of the local ration board, stated
that the board has issued a notice to
all motorists who trade automobiles
to return their old gasoline ration
books to the local office. Ration
books do not go with cars, and if for
any reason a car is disposed of, the
owner must return the ration book
to the local office. If another car is
purchased, a new book will be issued
for the new car.
Tire certificates issued by the
board at its last meeting were given
as follows:
Passenger Type, Grade I W. W.
Monds, 2; James Miles, tire and tube;
E. C. Miller, 2 tires and 2 tubes; H.
L. Linden, 1 tire; Hudson Butler, 1
tire; Robert White, 2 tires and 2
tubes. Grade II Herman Daniels, 3
tires and 3 tubes; Major-Loomis Co.,
2 tires and 2 tubes; Leo Gorris, 1 tire
and 1 tube; T. R. Winslow, 2 tires
and 2 tubes; John White, tire; Willie
Moore, tire; Sidney Layden, two
tires. Grade III Tom Winslow, 2
tires and 1 tube; Willie Mallory, 3
tires and 1 tube; C. C. Simons, tire;
Will Bragg, tire and tube; William
Overton, tire and tube; E. T. Stall
ings, tire, and C. H. Sawyer, 2 tires.
Truck Type T. B. Sumner, 4 tires
audi tubes; Isaac Lowe, 2 tubes; J.
T. Harris, 2 tires and 2 tubes; John
Riddick, tire and tulie; White &
Hefren, 2 tires and 2 tuber;; Noah
Felton, tire and tube; John Hurdle,
tube; Earl Felton, 2 pick-up type
tires; Edgar Riddick, 2 tractor tires
and tubes; Wallace Bright, 2 tractor
tires and tubes.
Honor Roll At PCCGS
Released This Week
The honor roll for the Perquimans
County Central Grammar School for
the third quarter was announced this
week by principal Rupert Ainsley as
follows:
First Grade: Adelia Hall, John
Earl Holloweil, Betty Lou Chappell,
Seth Morgan, Marshall Winslow,
Myrtle Williams, Betty Winslow and
William Miller.
Second Grade Billy Chappell,
Lloyd White, Shirley Eure, Nonie Lou
Lane, Glenda Lane, Betty Ann Math
ews, Kay White Stanton, Janie Wins
low, Molly Lou Yeates, Lou Ann
Casey, Marion Elliott, Dorothy Jean
Winslow, James Clifton Griffin,
Carey Stallings, Marlyn Baker, Lor
etta Davis and Wayne Pierce.
Third Grade Beverly Brite, Kath
leen Hurdle, Julian Onley, Peggy
Jane Hobbs, Mary Vernon Ward,
Billy Bentdh, Walter Humphlett,
Ben Miller, Robert Morris Winslow,
Lawrence Lee Sutton, Amy Van
Roach, Margaret Symons, Marjorie
Whedbee. and Marvina White.
Fourth Grade Burwell Winslow,
Melvin Lamb, Peggy Sawyer, George
Curtis Eure and Doris Faye Allen.
Fifth Grade Albert Lee Benton,
Claire Hunter, Velma Ann Carver
and Lillian RusselL
Sixth Grade Pearl Hunter, Marie
Rountree, Lelia Lee Winslow, Betty
Sue Ervin, Ann Holloweil, Marietta
Jolliff, Jimmy Robins, Clerkson
White, Dol and Winslow and Thelma
White.
Seventh Grade Peggy Cook, Eu
gene Hurdle, Anne Faye Copeland,
Eula Marie Smith, Ann Proctor, Leon
Lane and Roy Dail.
TO SPEAK SUNDAY
Mrs. Clifford Barrett, returned
missionary from China, will speak at
the Hertford Baptist Church Sunday
morning at the 11 o'clock service.
Nine students of Chowan College
will render special music during this
service.
NINE HUNDRED SIXTEEN DOLLARS STILL
NEEDED TO MEET RED CROSS WAR QUOTA
Towe Motor Company
Junk 45 More Cars
Additional scrap material is mov-j
ing out of Perquimans County even
though concentrated effort has not
been noted since the scrap drive last
fall. The Towe Motor Company re
cently junked 45 old automobiles
and shipped the scrap metal to war
location yards. The local company
junked 186 old cars last year, and
received a certificate of merit for its
part in the scrap campaign.
J. H. Towe, head of the firm, stat
ed the company will junk even more
cars as soon as the weather permits
and this junk will be added to the
large tonnage of scrap Perquimans
County has contributed toward keep
ing the nation's production line
going.
Meat Demonstration
Scheduled April 1 At
Agricultural Bldg.
Housewives of Hertford have been
tendered a special invitation to at
tend a "share the meat" demonstra-'
tion to be conducted at the Agricul
tural Building at 3:30 o'clock, on
Thursday, April 1. The invitation
w;us issued by Mrs. Clinton Ely, who
is chairman of the Block leaders for
Hertford. The demonstration will be
conducted by Miss Frances Maness,
home demonstration agent for Per
quimans County.
In issuing notices of the meeting
Mrs. Ely stated, "We women are tne
quartermasters in our kitchens. It's
a '.share and share alike' proposition
with u.s all over the county. It's up
to each of us to make the best use of
our various shares. Also we must
learn to use alternates that will give
us good food values.
"Most of us need educating before
we can really become experts in this
extending process. And it is fof'this
reason the nutrition committee has
arranged for food demonstrations."
All housewives of the town are
urged to make a special effort to at
tend the demonstration to be con
ducted next Thursday afternoon and
it is promised the program will be
most interesting as well as profitable.
In connection with the various
food rationing programs now being
conducted for the benefit of house
wives, a two-day canning school was
held in the county last week under
the direction of Miss Martha Smith.
Block leaders attended a demonstra
tion on Thursday and were shown
various methods of conserving foods.
Food production and preservation
goals were set up for the Town of
Hertford. Each family was asked to
grow a backyard garden consisting
of at least five vegetables, and to
can at least forty quarts of fruits
and vegetables. The block leaders
will meet soon with their groups to
outline completely this program.
The second day was given over to
holding demonstrations for neighbor
hood leaders and a similar program
was outlined for the county. Goals
for the county consist of a minimum
of 66 quarts of meat, fruits and
vegetables to be canned for each
member of a family.
Shoe Dealers Must
File Inventory Not
Later Than April 10
E. Leigh Winslow, chairman of the
Perquimans OPA Board, announced
this week that shoe dealers of Per
quimans County must apply to their
local bank for copies of shoe inven
tories blanks during the week of
April 6, then take an inventory of
stock and return the completed forms
to the bank not later than April 10.
Failure to comply with this order will
mean that dealers will not be per
mitted to sell shoes after April 17.
Mr. Winslow urges all merchants
selling shoes to obtain the blanks
and file their inventories as soon as
possible.
Womanless Wedding
To Be Presented By
Sunday School Class
Lovers of home-talent plays wil
soon have the opportunity of seeing
that hilarious comedy, "Womanless
Wedding," presented at the Hertford
Grammar School. The Judson Me
morial Class of the Hertford Baptist
Church will sponsor the comedy and
the date for the performance will be
announced soon.
The show will be under the direc
tion of Mrs. Olivia Hobbs and Mrs.
Charles Johnson. The cast of char
acters is now being chosen and re
hearsals will begin Immediately.
Total of $2,684 Has Been
Reported to Chairman
Of Drive
Perquimans County's Red Cross
War Fund Drive is still short of its
goal by nine hundred and sixteen
dollars, Mrs. C. P. Morris, chairman
of the driTe, stated Wednesday, fol
lowing a careful check on report!,
turned in by the solicitors from all
sections of the county.
Two outstanding contributions,
made to the War Fund Drive during
the past week came from the Major
Loomis Lumber Company and the
Virginia Engineering Co. Employees
of the Major-Loomis Company contri
buted a total of $500, and the em
ployees of the Engineering Company
donated $380.25.
The contribution of the Major
Loomis Company was made up
through the efforts ctf the employees,
the Hertford colored employees con
tributing $59.41, and the Winfall col
ored employees, $96.79. The balance
was contributed by the Company It
self and the white employees.
Additional contributions reported
by Mrs. Morris and not carried in last
week's Perquimans Weekly, are:
Woodville, by Mrs. A. k. Cook,
$24.65; Hertford Business Section,
$i:i7; Front Street, Mrs. A. E. Hena
ley, $41; Grubb Street, Mrs. Fielas,
$37.50; Grubb Street, Mrs. Julian
White, $101.25; Churh Street, Mrs.
Walter H. Oakey, $4.00; South Church
Street, Miss White and Mrs. Jessup,
$35.50 Hopewell, Mrs. Maurice Grif
fin, $3; Burgess, Mrs. J. B. Bas
night, $2; Hurdletown, $5; Mrs. Wen
dell Mathews, Durants Neck, $24.80,
and Mrs. Floyd Mathews, K. F. D.,
No. 3, $24.50.
Mrs. Morris stated that no reports
have been received from the Winfall
section as yet and none from the
Negro solicitors of the county. Re
ports from these are expected this
week, anil no d.iubt will swell tne
total of the Wai Fund Drive. How
ever, the balance still necessary for
the couaty to meet its goal is a long
way off unless those who have"!
contributed rally to the cause and
sec that their contributions are re
sees that their contributions are re
ported before the drive closes on
March 31.
Mrs. Morris disclose-' that at the
close of the drive sevei.ty-four per
cent of the funds collected here will
be forwarded to the national offices
of the American Red Cross and the
remaining twenty-six percent will go
to Perquimans County for home use.
The chairman urged all persons
who desire to contribute to the fund
to either see their community solici
tor or leave the donation with Miss
Frances Maness or with S. M.
Whedbee.
Chairman Reports
Bond Sales Nearly
Doubled For March
Perquimans County's record ..f buy
ing war bonds continues, according
to R. M. Rid lick, chairman of the
local war savings staff, wh reported
Wednesday that total sal's in the
county for the month of March will
more than double the quota as set
by the Treasury Department.
Residents of the county were asked
to purchase $13,200 worth of bonds
during March and, according to Mr.
Riddick, sales up to Wednesday
amounted to $25,138. This is an ex
cellent record and those of the county
who have been buying war bonds
regularly can well be proud of the
part they are playing in helping to
finance the war.
A warning has been issued, how
ever, that everybody should purcliase
war bonds, and are urged not to
slack off just because the quotas are
being met each month. The war is
costing a tremendous sum of money
and the only means the government
has for raising this money is to bor
row it from citizens through the
sale of bonds and stamps.
During the month of April the
Treasury Department will conduct a
13 billion dollar war loan. Particu
lars of this drive will be announced
later, but Perquimans County will be
assigned a quota for this drive and
the local war finance committee is
making plans to carry on an intensive
sale during next month.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pritchard, of
Weeksville, announce the birth of a
daughter, born on February-26. Mrs.
Pritchard is the former Miss Vida
Banks, of New Hope. Mother and
baby are reported doing nicely.
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