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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY,
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Volume X. Number 14.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 2, 1943.
$1.50 Per Year.
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Town Election Holds
Little Interest As
Deadline Draws Near
Final Filing Date For
Candidates April 15;
Election May 4th
Little interest is being manifested
n the coming Town.)- election if the
lack of candidates Is any criterion of
the situation. Up to Wednesday not
one had filed his candidacy with
Town Clerk W. G. Newby for the of
fices of Mayor or commissioner.
It has been announced that all
members of the present board will
seek re-election. However, no defin
ite move has been made by them, and
with the war as number one topic
these days, there is little likelihood
that the- present members will have
jmuch, if any opposition.
n Candidates have until sundown
m)( April 15 to file for any office up at
. 4' the coming election. The Primary
will be held on April 26 and the elec
i tion will follow on May 4. In addi
t tion to the election of Mayor and
commissioners, the people of Hert-
,'ford will also vote on a law, recently
' passed, calling for the election of
" town officers for a period of four
A ' years instead, of two. This law was
; (. passed in the last General Assembly
V? and must be carried by a majority of
the voters casting fcfcllpts in the elec-r-
tion in order to become effective.
Mrs. B. G. Koonee, appointed
registrar for the coming election by
the Town Board, has thafregistration
1 books and voters who have not reg
istered and who wish to vote in the
' Town primary end election must
register with her before' being eligi-
We to vote. Residents who have
' registered during the past two years
are not required to register again.
Large tiumbsr Tire
Certificates Given
A total of fifty-seven certificates
for tires and tubes was issued by the
Perquimans ration board during the
past week, according to Miss Helen
Coffield, clerk of the board.
Certificates for Passenger Tires,
Grade I, went to: Wilson Hollowell,
2 W, C. Morgan, 2; W. L. Lowe, 1;
Carter Jones, 1; W. E. BJackenship,
1; C. E. White, 1; Glenn Mathews, 1;
Dr. L A. Ward, 1; Warren Mayer, 3;
Foster Moore, 1; Alfred Riddick,
tube; A. D. Weston, tube, Robert
Lynch, 1; A. D. Adams, 1;
Moore, 2; J. H. Wyatt, 1;
Smoke, 2; Callis Smith, 2;
Walter
George
Ernest
Moore, 2; Willis Brooks, 2.
Grade II Eleanor Nixon, 2; R. H.
Harrell, 1; Thomas Rogerson, 2;
Charles Wiggins, 2; Ben Overton, 1;
George. Pfrpv 2vW. H. Winslow, 2;
A. L. Gf:reyj; 2 Clarence Felton, 1;
Mrs. &'Jliefinjft';; J. H. Skin
ner, 2; CMtfeV Mofyens, 1; William
Byrum, 2r Lloyd-; Wlte, 2; Burdette
Massey, 2; H. T. White, 2; Julius
Hooker, 3.
Grade III John Hall, 2; W. W.
Owens, 1; Alexander Felton, 3;
Frank Elliott, 2; Willie White, 2; U.
Johnikins, S; Isaac Whedbee, 1; Cain
Jeannette, 2; Will Spellman, 3;
Oliver Overton, 2; Edgar Moore, 1;
Dallas White, 2; Willie Jones, 2;
Claude Riddick, 2; Bessie Turner, 4;
R. L. Layden, 1, and W. R. Blanch
ard, 2.
Furteral Services
Out By Local Board
y For Mrs. CO. Fowler
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia
Fowler. 4a; : wife of C. 0. Fowler,
who $4? r home in Hertford
Sunday, mprningv were conducted on
Tuesday; afpiooB ai 3 o'clock, with
the Re Jpfowiud Qf Dawkrris, pastor
of the $tet&rd Baptist Church, of-
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four daughters; Misse Marie and Eli
zabeth,Fbwler of Hertford Mrs. S.
E; Bushi of Portsmouth; Va.; and
Mrs. M. K. Hodges, of Cheapeake
Beach, Va.; one son, William Fowler
of Hertford, .and a sister, Miss
Mamie Stallings,
Pallbearers were J. H1,,xowe, w.
W. White, J., Emmstt Winslow, Jul
ian Whitei Carlton Cannon and Luth
er B. Sitterson. ,
Burial wai made in the Cedarwood
Cemetery under the direction of the
Lynch TV&mX HottVE , ,
Hertford Rotarians
Hosts To Lions Club
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club were hosts to the Hertford
Lions Club at an oyster roast held
Thursday evening at the J. H. New
bold farm, south of town.
The get-together of the two civic
clubs was enjoyed by all attending
and was held in place of the regular
Rotary meeting.
The Lions Club will hold its regu
lar meeting tonight at 7:15 at the
Colonial Tourist Home.
iHIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
American and British forces in
Tunisia are fast bringing the battle
for North Africa to a show-down.
Early this week the British 8th Army
broke through the Mareth Line, cap
turing Al Hamma and Gabes, impor
tant posts for Nazi General Rommel.
Rommel's forces are retreating north
ward, and it is possible that Allied
troops may intercept his flight be
fore he can join forces in Northern
Tunisia with the other Axis troops
under Von Arnim. The American
troops, under General Pat ton, are
tightening the sides of the "battle
cylinder" and there seems to be little
hope the Germans can escape.
With the Allies gaining success in
Tunisia, talk of an invasion of Eu
rope is again developing in England
Coastal areas of Great Britain have
been restricted, as a possible use for
a base for offensive operations. The
Allies have been bombing German and
French cities relentlessly during the
past week. This is a part of the of
fensive to soften up the German
front in Europe. Berlin was hit
twice during the week, and London
reported terrific damages with small
loss of Allied planes.
Spring thaws in Russia have slow
ed the fighting on the Eastern front.
Moscow reports that the Russians re
pulsed heavy Genran. tank attacks in
the Donets Basin, and continued slow
progress toward Smolensk. One of
ficial has stated, however, that Ger
many may try to launch a full-scale
attack to re-take the Caucasus this
spring.
On the Pacific front, the routing
of a Jap convoy, evidently enroute to
the Aleutian Islands was the biggest
news of this week. American flyers
sunk several Jap ships and damaged
others. It was believed the Japs
were attempting to re-inforce their
base at Attu. In the far Pacific
General Mac Arthur's bombers' con
tinued to give Jap bases a severe
pounding. No outstanding land en
gagements were reported.
On the home front this week Pres
ident Roosevelt announced plans to
relieve the serious shortage of farm
labor. The plans call for the release
from the Army of all farmers 38 and
over, the forming of land armies of
college and high school students and
the urging of men, classified in Se
lective Service as 4-H, to work
on
farms.
Congress voted down the Ruml
plan for forgiving 1942 income taxes,
and it now appears that the Con
gressional committee will have to
go into a huddle to bring out a corn-
Die t el y new plan for the raising of
taxes for 1943. Some authorities be
lieve that a pay-as-you-go plan will
"inally be adopted.
Project Chairman
Urges Return Of
Red, Cross Wool
Residents of the county who have
Red Cross wool issued for the pur
pose of knitting garments, are re
quested to return this wool to Miss
Helen Vick, chairman of the project,
at once.
Several requests have been made
that this wool be returned in order
that it may be shipped to Red Cross
headquarters, but there are several
who still: have wool on hand and as
n IB, urgently neeaea oy ine nea
Cross; this request is repeated with
the hope that these persons will re
turn the wool immediately.
Engineering Group
Holds Oyster Roast
Members of the personnel of the
Virginia Engineering Companyjpand
a number of guests enjoyed an oyster
roast last Thursday night attthe
farm of J. H. Newbold. Over , one
hundred of the men and their gtests
were present at the affair an all
thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. '
Vagrant Cases Held
Over In Recorder's
Court On Tuesday
Usual Week-end
Disposed In
Session
Cases
Short
The charges of vagrancy, brought
against Tim and Clinton Ferebee,
both Negroes, when they testified in
court two weeks ago of being un
employed, were held over in Record
er's Court this week. Judge John
son announced that the defendants
had produced documents showing one
had gone to work and that the other
is physically unable to work, and
stated he would hold the case open
so long as the defendants abided by
the statement of the Court that it
would cooperate with the War Board
in stamping out vagrancy in this
community and aiding the War Board
in placing men in jobs.
Ten cases were heard by Judge
Johnson Tuesday morning, all
sisting of the usual week-end variety,
drunkenness and traffic violations.
James Nelson, Negro, was given
a 30-day suspended sentence upon
payment of $25 and costs, after he
plead guilty to assault with a deadly
weapon.
Henry Perry, Negro, was found
guilty of simple drunk and was fined
22 and court costs.
Jake McDaugald, Negro, plead
guilty to being drunk and disorderly
and resisting arrest. He was given
a 90-day road sentence, suspended
upon payment of a fine of $50 and
costs.
James Moran entered a plea of
guilty to driving drunk and was tax
ed $50 and costs.
Preston Russell, a 16-year-old
youth, was fined $10 and costs, after
he plead guilty to driving without an
operator's license. John Hudson,
who permitted the Russell youth to
drive his car without license, was as
sessed the court costs.
Rqland Greecy was- fined $25 and.
costs after pleading guilty to speed
ing Joe Gregory, Negro, was given a
30-day suspended road sentence upon
payment of $10 and costs, after
pleading guilty to driving without
license.
Joe Butt, Negro, was found guilty
of obtaining money under false pre
tense, and was sentenced to 60. days
on the roads. A previous suspended
sentence was ordered into effect,
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Authorities Making
Rental And Housing
Survey In Hertford
Government officials arrived in
Hertford this week to conduct a sur
vey on the housing and rental situa
tion as it exists in this community.
However, what results it will bring
cannot be judged at this time.
A group of local women are work
ing with the authorities in checking
rents throughout the town, and
these reports, gathered by the ladies,
will be forwarded to Washington for
official purposes. It is expected the
survey will be completed within three
or four days.
Similar surveys have been made in
Norfolk, Elizabeth 'City and Edenton,
and it may be possible that condi
tions as shown through this survey
may have a bearing upon a housing
project here.
Up to press time this week no fur
ther announcement regarding a hous
ing project for Hertford had been
made other than the one announced
late last week calling for a private
project of fifty houses. It is under
stood here" that local authorities are
hopeful' that the Government will
provide for a housing' project to con
struct dwellings for the married ser
vice men who' will be stationed at
the Navy
Harvey Neck. It
was sU ted here' this week that at the
present time it is estimate some 216
officers wilt be staiiorted at the local
base, as well a: ovef; two thousand
enlisted-f men Many of these, it is
surmised,- are married and will seek
living quarters in or near Hertford.
F. T. Johnson Attends
State Teachers Meet
P. T. Johnson. Superintendent of
Perauimans County Schools, left
Wednesday for Raleigh to attend the
annual Stale teachers meeting being
held in that city through this week-end;
Thirty-one Hundred
Dollars
To
Red Cross
Fund
County Raises Quota In
Drive and Chairman
Thanks Workers
A total of thirty-one hundred dol
lars had been contributed by the
residents of Perquimans County in
the American Red Cross War Fund
drive up to Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. C. P. Morris, chairman of the
drive, has announced. This sum re
presents an over-subscription of the
County's quota, according to Mrs.
Morris, who said that she was in
formed late last week by the Region
al Red Cross headquarters that Per
quimans County was asked to contri
bute $2,700.
The local committee has been striv
ing to raise a total of $3,600, which,
according to the Red Cross slogan for
this drive, would have been the quo
ta for the county. However, Mrs.
Morris stated that she was happy to
report that the county has met its
goal and she expressed her sincere
thanks to the solicitors for the splen
did work done in connection with the
campaign.
Additional contributions made to
Reported
War
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ween o jjt&per, art;
Hertford Grammar ,
School, $17.33; Perquimans High
School, $70.21; West Hertford, Mrs.
Ben Wood and Mrs. Josiah Elliott,
$17.50; Grubb Street, Mrs. Fields,
$9.60; Grubb St., Mrs. Julian White,
$6; Winfall, Miss Myrtle Umphlett
and the Rev. J. D. Cranford, $86.50;
Front Street, Mrs. A. E. Hendley,
$10.50; Cumberland, Mrs. Effie Mill
er, $2; Belvidere, Mrs. Tim Perry,
$2; Hopewell, Mrs. Tom Madrey,
$4.50; Business Section of Hertford,
$54; Colored Division, W. J. Thomp
son, $73.46; St. Paul A. M. E. Zion
Churches, the Rev. G. W. Gaines,
$11.00; W. R. Privott, $68.00.
The War Fund Drive officially
closed Wednesday, but contributions
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local committee and those persons
who were missed by the solicitors are
urged to leave their donations with
Miss Frances Maness at the Agri
culture Building, or with S. M. Whed
bee at the Hertford Postoffice.
In connection with the Red Cross
War Fund drive, the theatres of the
nation will sponsor a special week,
from April 1 to 7, for the Red Crosa.
The local State Theatre is cooperat
ing in the movement and the receipts
from thiB final campaign will be add
ed to the War Fund Drive to swefl
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the total for the Red Ctobs.
Three Perquimans
Youths Accented For
Military Service
Three Perquimans County youths,
Raymond Roirerson. William Stall
ings and William Bateman, were ac
cepted for services in the armed
forces, after taking their final ex
aminations last week at Fort Bragg.
The first two were assigned to duty
with the Army, while Bateman was
assigned to the Navy.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
Perquimans Draft Board, this week
released an order received from the
Selective Service headquarters an
nouncing a change in policy which
will prohibit the publishing of names
of selectees about to be inducted.
The local board has been following
this proceedure, but henceforth it is
permitted only to publish the names
of county youths accepted for service.
The local board will also be un
able to give out information regard
ing the quotas and calls and date of
calls received for this county. Reg
istrants selected by the local board
to fill calls will be notified, as in
the past, by direct mail.
Mattie Butler Leaves
For WA AC Training
Miss Mattie Butler, daughter of
Mrs. G. W. Butler, left Monday for
Richmond, VA., from whence she will,
be sent to a WAAC training center '
of Z3rr a "BnDar
Miss Butler is the sixth member
of her family who is now serving the
Nation in the Armed forces. Mrs.
Butler has three sons, Captain Fen
ton Butler, of the Air Forces, Way
land Butler and George Butler, one
son-in-law, Robert Read, and anoth
er daughter, Blanche Butler, who en
tered the WAAC in November, all in
the service.
All of the children are on duty in
this country, except George, who is
on foreign service.
204 Garments Shipped
By Local Red Cross
Mrs. E. Leigh Winslow, chairman
of the Perquimans County Red Cross
sewing project, announced this week
that a shipment of 204 garments had
been made to national headquarters
recently.
The shipment included fifty-eight
gowns for adults, sixty-five gowns
for children, and eighty-one white
slips for adults.
Mrs. Winslow requests persons who
have patterns for Red Cross garments
to return these patterns to her as
soon as possible.
War Board Ready
To Issue Permits
For Slaughterers
Farmers of Perquimans County
and all other livestock slaughterers
who slaughter meat animals for sale
must obtain permits from the County
U'SDA War Board by April 1 in or
der to continue their operations, ac
cording to Dr. E. S. White, chairman
of the Board.
Livestock dealers who buy animals
for resale also must obtain permits
by that date, Dr. White said. The
dealer permit regulation, however,
rlnpa nnf onnlir mncf farmiii'a aa
son who buys animals and sells them
in less than 30 days.
The permit orders are a part of a
national meat control program re
cently announced by Secretary of
Agriculture Claude R. Wickard de
signed to stamp out black market
activities and bring all meat into
legitimate trade channels.
Chairman White said the County
USDA War Board now has permits
ready to be issued to farmers, local
slaughterers, butchers and livestocK
dealers who intend to operate after
March 31.
"I would like to emphasize that
farmers who slaughter animals fur
home use do not need permits to do
so, he said. A permit is reauircd.
however, if they deliver any meat for
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we ujf uuicio. All airtuiutltria, ill-
eluding farmers, are required- to keep
accurate and complete records of all
animals killed. Farmers also are ex
pected to keep records of all animals
bought and sold."
Under the anti-black market pro
gram, all persons who slaughter ani
mals for sale after March 31 will
have a permit number which must be
stamped on each wholesale cut of
meat. Slaughterers who now oper
ate under federal, .state, county or
city inspection will use the same
numbers they now have. Other
slaughterers will be given numbers
when they obtain their permits, and
will be required to use these in
stamping wholesale cuts.
Additional Supply
Of Feed Wheat Now
Ready For Delivery
Recent Congressional action free
ing an additional 100,000,000 bushels
of feed wheat will make it possible
fnr Purniiimnns f!nnntv nnnlt.rv and
i.-WapI, Hir t nhtain more
federally-owned wheat for
purposes,
Dr. White, chairman of the County
AAA Committee.
Release of this wheat, Chairman
White said, is aimed at relieving
shortages of feed which have occur
red in many areas and assisting
farmers in meeting their production
goals for livestock, dairy and poul
try in the 1943 Food for Freedom
campaign. An allocation of 125,000,
000 bushels of wheat for feeding
purposes was made last summer, but
the last of this amount was sola
earlier this month. On the first al
location, North Carolina farmers
purchased more than 950 carloads,
and four carloads came to Perquim
ans County.
The recently released wheat will be
available to Perquimans County
feeders at $1.07 per bushel, delivered
in carload lots to any railroad point
in the county. Livestock, poultry
and other feeders may place their
orders with dealers, the County AAA
Committee or directly with the Com
modity Credit Corporation, Mr. White
said.
SeCOnd BlaCKOUt Ih
i Week Is Successful
The black-out conducted here last
Thursday night, the second within a
week's time, was completely success
ful, according to the local office of
Civilian Defense. No violations were
reported and the OCD reported full
cooperation on the part of the public
Unofficial reports indicate that
more blackouts may be called at any
time now that these operations are
called by the Army, and warns the
public to be on the alert at all times,
OPA Changes Point
Values Foodstuffs
For Month Of April
Some Items Removed
From List; Coupon
Needed For Meats
Perquimans County housewives are
shopping with their "second period"
ration coupons this week, and several
changes in the point value of food
stuffs have been listed by the Office
of Price Administration, so house
wives must keep up with the table
of values if they are to get the most
from their coupon books during the
month of April.
In announcing the second period
table of values the OPA removed all
dried and dehydrated fruits, tem
porarily, from the list of items ra
tioned, and reduced the point values
on several items, while it increased
the values on six items. Point al
lotments during April remain at 48
points, the same as during March.
Consumers must now use D, E and
F coupons, as the A, I? and C coupons
became void March 29.
Kaisins and prunes were among
the items removed from the ration
list, and most all canned fruits in
creased in point values. However,
fruft juices, as a whole, were re
duced almost half. Canned vege
tables that increased in point values
include lima beans, other types of
beans, catsup, tomato paste, tomato
juice and dehydrated soups were de
creased in point values. Point values
announced by the OPA for April may
be changed again when this nation
period closes, depending largely up
on the supply and demand of the va
rious items.
The red coupons in ration book II
are also being used this week for
buying meats, lard, butter and oils.
Consumers are permitted 16 points
each week for the purchase of these
articles and during April are to use
stamps A. B, C and D. The A stamp
is valid this week and Ii becomes
valid April 4, C April 11 and D April
18. All stamps are valid until April
30.
Point values , for meats, cheese,
lard and butter, etc., have been-.an-nounced
by the OPA and range from
eight points for a pound of steak,
butter, etc., down to one point for
the lesser types of meat cuts. Gro
ceries and markets all have a sched
ule of point values for meats and
consumers may check at stores for
the various values in the goods cov
ered by the red coupons.
Last Rites Conducted
Wednesday For
William Mathews
Final rites for William M. Mathews,
aged 72, who died at his home on
Route 3, Monday night at 11:12
o'clock, following a lingering illness,
were conducted Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock, at the Woodland Metho
dist Church, with the Rev. J. D.
Cranford, pastor of the church
as-
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officiating.
Mr. Mathews, a life-long resident
of Perquimans County, was a promi
nent farmer and was held in esteem
by the entire community. He was
always active in the civic affairs of
his county.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ger
trude Perry Mathews; five daughters,
Mrs. Lillian Jordan of Norfolk, Va.,
Mrs. Maude Godwin of Hertford, Mrs.
P. J. Caddy and Mrs. Ida Perry Hof
fler of Route 3, and Mrs. Annie Mae
Baker of Norfolk, Va.; five sons, R.
E. Mathews of R, 3, Graham Math
ews of Baltimore, Md., Henry Math
ews of Detroit, Mich., Howard
Mathews of Norfolk, Va., and Dur
wood Mathews of the U. S. Navy;
a sister, Mrs. Sallie Benton of Route
8; one brother, E. D. Mathews; twen
ty grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Active pallbeabers were: Floyd
Mathews, Charlie Mathews, Edward
Benton, Marvin Benton, Watson Rus
sell and J. Moody Mathews.
Honorary pallbearers were: J. T.
Ward, Elmer Wood, Ralph Harrell,
Jesse Harrell, George Jackson, L. K.
Howell, Kelly Spear, William Whed
bee, J. L. Harrell, Sr., Dennis Cart
wright, Ernest Cartwright, George
Jordan, Ashley Jordan, Joe Har
rell and Henry Cartwright
Interment was made in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stubbs, of Ra
leigh, announce the birth of a son,
Stanley Lyon, on Saturday, March
27. Mr. Stubbs is secretary to Gov
ernor Broughton and is well-known -
here.'
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