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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY,
Volume X. Number 18.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 30, 1943.
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HEADLINES
The battle for North Africa is
rapidly nearing its final stages. The
Allied forces, led by smashing French
troops, have reached within a very
short distance of Tunis and Bizerte,
the last two strongholds on the nar
row strip of tand controlled by the
Axis. American flyers have super
iority of the air and are smashing
Axis supply lines from Italy. The
Allied ground forces have reached
the plains around Tunis, and with re
ported superiority in tanks, guns and
men, may capture that city by this
week-end.
A large portion of the American
troops have been switched to the
northern sector facing Bizerte. Re
ports state this week the American
boys are advancing surely against
strong opposition. Heavy air raids
have been staged during the week
against Italian ports by the American
and British airmen.
Renewed activity has been report
ed on the Russian front from Len
ingrad to the Kuban. However, most
of the fighting is of minor nature.
However, Berlin admits the Russians
have taken the offensive and made
some small gains. Heavy air ac
tivity has been reported over the
Russian front.
A break appeared in the Allied
Nations this week when Russia sus
pended relations with the exiled Pol
ish government The break came
about after the Polish government
made claims that Russia had execut
ed several thousand Polish Boldiers.
The Reds countered that this was
Berlin propaganda served to split the
Allies. British and American diplo
mats in London are striving to repair
the break.
Allied ' shipping suffered a heavy
loss during 1942, according to figures
released this week. More than a mil
lion tons of shipping was lost than
was constructed during the year.
Churchill and Secretary of the Navy
Knox, however, believe the sub men
fie is bth wre?Sj;jt ihat the
Allies have the situation well in
hand.
War production faces a critical
problem unless John L. Lewis coun
termands his order of a general
strike among the soft coal miners of
the nation. A dispute over' wages
and renewal of the miners' contract
on April 30 is unsettled and a strike
is believed in the offing. Authorities
in Washington "think, however, that
President Roosevelt can bring about
a solution to the affair.
To Present Musical
Playlet Friday At
Hertford Grammar
A musical playlet, entitled "Music
Does Its Bit," will be presented by
Mrs. R. M. Rlddick's Grammar
School piano pupils and junior band
at the Hertford Grammar School on
Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Those taking part in the playlet
are: Pianists, Mary Beth Perry, Mar
guerite Butler, Elizabeth Proctor,
Sammie Sutton, Sonny White, Gene
Phillips, Anne Madre, Betty Jean
Winslow, Catherine Holmes, Sybil
Lane, Horace Layden, Pat Phillips,
Joan Trueblood, Carroll Berry, Peggy
Sawyer, Pat Morris, Annette Cannon,
Clarence Madre, Margaret Assad,
Catherine Perry, Charles Perry,
Jackie Crotts, Joyce Paul, Betty
Moore, Nan Ward, Lorene Phillips.
Guitarists: Gene Phillips, Archie
T. Lane, C. T. Mansfield, Marshall
Mansfield, Lester Simpson,' Wallace
DaiL Flutes: Julian White, Ben
Thatch, Joe Towe, Tommy Sumner,
Garland Newbem, Katherine Baker,
Billy Hill, Edna King, Martha Tilley,
Jeannette Chappell, Corbin Dozier,
John Holmes, Julian Winslow, Zack
Roberson, Tommy Jones, Winston
Lane, Jack Simpson, Mabel Martin
Whedbee and Fred Matthews.
Shad And Herring
Season Extended
Representative W. W. White,
member of the Commercial Fisheries
Committee, has been notified by the
chairman of the committee that at a
meeting held recently ' the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment decided, aa a war emergency
and in view of the unfavorable con
ditions, of the present fishing season,
to grant an extension for shad fish
ing until May 10, and an extension
for the herring teasonjuitil May 20.
fishermen of this county are ad
vised to iwte : thl ruling and to
bide by the action of the committee.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
WITH FINAL EXERCISE
Baccalaureate Services
Sunday; 30 Will Get
Diplomas
The Perquimans County schools
will close their present school year
with the Commencement exercises to
be held at the High School audi
torium on Tuesday night, May 4, F.
T. Johnson, County Superintendent,
stated today.
Final examinations for students
are being conducted this week, the,
last for 30 students who will receive
their diplomas at the exercises next
Tuesday.
Mr. Johnson announced that Fred
W. Greene, secretary of the North
Carolina Education Association, has
been secured to deliver the com
mencement address.
High honors of the 1943 graduat
ing class went to Stephen Elmore,
Jr., who has been named valedictor
ian, and to Carroll Perry, who won
second place honors and will serve as
salutatorian.
Closing exercises for the Per
quimans High School will get under
way Sunday night with the bacca
laureate services being held at 8
o'clock in the High School audi
torium. The Rev. H. G. Dawkins,
pastor of the Hertford Baptist
Church, will deliver the baccalau
reate sermon.
Clasa night, the occasion when thei
seniors get together for their final
round of school fun, will be held on
Monday night.
The program for commencement
night includes: The Processional,
"Pomp and Circumstances" by Elgar;
Salute to the Flag; Invocation by
Moody Matthews; Chorus, "America
for Me by the choir; the address by
Mr. Greene.
Following the commencement ad
dress, diplomas will be awarded the
graduating seniors by T. S. White,
chairmen of the Board of Education,
and certificates and honor medals
will be awarded by Superintendent
Johnson.
Marshals named for the commence
ment are: James S. McNider, chief;
Broughton DaiL Barbara Gault, Bob
LKeaton, Chrita Matthews: Doro
thy Uakey, sybil Skinner, Eunice
White, Ida Lee White and Calvin
Wilson.
Central PTA Meeting
Held Monday light
In School Auditorium
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Perquimans County Central
Grammar School met in. the school
auditorium at Winfall on Monday
evening with approximately 300
members present for the final meet
ing of the year.
The president called the meeting
to order and "America" v was used as
the opening song. Lelia Lee Winslow
conducted the devotional, the 100th
Psalm being used. The Lord's Pray
er was repeated in unison and Mrs.
A. R. Winslow sang as a solo,
"American Prayer."
A letter from the president of the
State Association was read to the
members.
The treasurer reported a balance
of $70.81 on hand, and that the fol
lowing purchases had been made for
the school during the year: A piano,
150 song books, 2 maps, U. S. Flag,
North Carolina Flag, and Christian
Flag, 106 library books and seven
magazine subscriptions. A librarian
had been paid for one-half a day for
each school day during the year. It
was also stated that $57.22 had been
spent in securing baseball equipment
for the school.
Mrs. R. R. White was in charge
of the program and with her music
pupils presented a very entertaining
musical play, entitled, "Major Scales
Takes Command." The cast of
characters included Timothy Perry,
Eloise Winslow, Billy Winslow, Mar
jorie White, Faye Window, Amy
Van Roach, Lee Ann Casey, Virginia
Long, Kathleen Hurdle, Ruby Lane,
Carolyn Harrell, Claire jtunter, Ann
Proctor, Thelma White, ijPeerl Hunt
er, Lelia Lee Window Marietta
Jolliff, Jeanne Layden and Nonrite
Lou Lane. -A
Mrs. Linwood Winslow, retiring
president, conducted installation ser
vices xor cne new oixicers, wno are
Mrs, A- R. Cook, president; Mrs.
Frank Bray, vice preoent; Mrs,
Dempsey Winslow, secretary; Mrs.
Johnnie Lane, assistant secretary,
and Mrs.- Raymond Sta&ton, treas
urer. fll
4 Mrs. Winslow was iven high
praise for the energy all effort ex
pended during hef termpf office in
building up the Central 1 1 T. A. into
a splendid organisation.' ff .,:
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Final Report Shows
Red Cross War Fund
Complete Success
A final report on the Perquimans
Chapter of the American Red Cross
War Fund was completed here late
last week, according to Mrs. C. P,
Morris, chairman, y The total contri
butions for this county amounted to
$3,536.08, the chairman reported.
A report handed to, the Chapter
by the committee showed tha1- solid
tors collected $1,051.47 in Hertford;
$154.95 was received from the Col
ored Division; $1,130.31 from the
County, and $1,169.34 in special do
nations. These special donations
came from Major-Loomis Co., Vir
ginia Engineering Co., State Theatre,
Perquimans High School, Central
Grammar School and Hertford Gram
mar School. The special donation
from the High School was made up as
follows: students, $49.19; faculty,
I $13.25; Hi-Y Club, $5, and Junior
Class $6.77.
The local Chapter has forwarded
a check to the National organization
for $2,618.70, which represents the
amount raised for tha American Red
Cross, and has retained
a sum
of
$917.38 for work and use of the Per
quimans Chapter.
Recorder's Court
In Short Session
Tuesday Morning
Ten cases, most of them being
traffic violations, were heard by Re
corder's Judge Charles E, Johnson
in a short session of court on Tues
day morning. Judge Johnson an
nounced during the session that court
will be in-reB8 on May 3, due to
the Town of Hertford election.
N. N. McDonald, charged with
driving drunk, entered e plea of
guilty and was fined $75 and costs
of court.
Haywood Goodwin, charged with
vagrancy, produced a certificate
showing he is now employed and the
State took a nol pros in the case.
William Spearman was fined $2.00
and costs .of court, after he entered
a plea of guilty to being drunk.
Eileen Belch was assessed costs
of court for driving without a license.
Thomas Bell, Jr., pleaded guilty to
driving drunk and was fined $75 and
costs of court.
Gene Ross was found guilty of
driving without a license and judge
ment was suspended upon payment
of costs.
Alton Williams was taxed with
costs of court for allowing his car to
be driven without an operator's
license.
William Hoffler plead guilty to a
charge of driving without a chauf
feur's license and was taxed with
court costs.
James Overton, Negro, was found
guilty of reckless driving and sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads. Sen
tence was suspended upon payment
of a fine of $25 and costs of court.
John Smith entered a plea of
guilty to driving with insufficient
brakes and was assessed costs of
court.
Honor Students And
Graduating Class
i. Johnson, supenntendent of
schools, today announced the honor
students of the class of 1943 at Per
quimans High School.
Leading the group as valedictorian
is Stephen Elmore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Elmore, with a high schol
astic average of 97.6. Salutatorian
is Carroll Perry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Perry, with an average of
94.79. Other students making an
average of 90 or more, are: Mildred
Bogue, Katherine White, Barbara
Winslow and Marjorie Forehand.
Those who are candidates for
graduation are: Wallace Fiver, Mil
dred Bogue, Elmo Cannon, Maude
Cartwright, Zenova Chappell, Gladys
ChappelL Velma Chappell, Preston
Copeland, Dorothy Dail, Thomas Dail,
FreWon Divers, Dot Edwards, Steph
en Elmore, Jimmy Felton, Marjorie
Forehand, Jayne Griffin, Helen Hof
fler, Josephine Hunter, Rosalyn
Winslpw, Elmer Lasaiter, Mary Ruth
Lane, Dorothy, Madre, Irene Mans
field, Moody Matthews, Kathleen
Nixon, Pat Owens, Carroll Perry,
Quincy Riddick, Isabella Skinner,
Una, Winslow, Barbara Winslow,
Katherine White, Cassia Winslow and
Msude Cartwrighi
Farmers To Report
On AAA Compliance
Dr. White Announces
Individuals Placed
Honor In Move
Save Manpower
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In an effort to reduce travel and
use of manpower, fanners of Per
quimans County this year will report
their own compliance with provisions
of the 1943 AAA program, it was
announced today by Dr. E. S. White,
chairman of the County AAA Com
mittee. "Under this plan, which may be
called an honor system, we hope to
save money, travel, tires, gasoline
and the time of persons who other
wise probably would be engaged in
agricultural production," Chairman
White said, "this plan is being put
into effect over the entire nation
this year, and we in Perquimans
County certainly can meet up to
standards of fanners in any other
county."
Under this program, he said, each
farmer will measure his acreage and
will report it to his County AAA
Office on forms to be provided by the
office. Farmers also will report
acreages of crops grown for soil-
building purposes and for which
there is a payment made under the
AAA program. Marketing quotas
will be in effect this year only on
cotton and tobacco, Dr. White said,
but war crops, such as peanuts, soy
beans for beans, and sweet potatoes
for market must be measured and
reported for the purpose of determ
ining if goals were met. Commercial
truck crops and Irish potatoes for
market must also be reported for the
purpose of determining incentive
payments.
"The most likely procedure farm
ers will follow is to measure and de
termine acreage before crops are
planted and then stay within the
acreage set aside for this purpose,"
Dr. White said. "In such cases, it is
imperative that farmers retain their
records for use in substantiating their
reported acreage. The record of
measurements should include a sketch
of the fields measured and distances
may be shown by chains, yards, or
feet. When computed, however, the
measurements must show the same
total acreage as reported by the
farmer."
Services For Former
Postmaster Joshua
Jessup Held Sunday
Joshua P. Jessup, former Hertford
postmaster, died at his home on
Front Street last Friday night at
7:46 o'clock, after an illness of sev
eral weeks.
Mr. Jessup, a life-long resident of
Perquimans County, was born near
Winfall on November 6, 1863, being
at the time of his death 79 years and
five months old. He was a member
of the Methodist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Annie Stokes Jessup; two grand
children, Henry Clay Sullivan and
Mrs. Andrew D. Taylor, and three
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Jessup served as postmaster
in Hertford for 24 years and was
one of the best-known residents of the
County. He served as postmaster
from 1902 until 1914, when he enter
ed business with Winslow, Brinn and
Jessup. He resumed the office of
postmaster in 1921, serving until
1933.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home on Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, under the direction of
the Lynch Funeral Home. The Rev.
B. C. Reavis officiated.
Pallbearers were: T. C. Jessup,
Henry Clay Stokes, Willis C. Jessup,
Will Jessup, Henry Clay Stokes, Jr.,
and J. R. Jarvis.
Interment was made in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
Federation Meeting
Next Thursday P,M.
The Spring Federation meeting of
the Perquimans County Home Dem
onstration Clubs will be held at the
Agriculture Building in Hertford on
Thursday afternoon, May 6, at 2:30
o'clock. The public is invited to at
tend. Dr. Jane McKimmon, Assistant Di
rector of Extension Service, will be
the principal speaker.
The program for the afternoon in
cludes a musical production by the
Junior Band from 2 until 2:30. and a
report on the sale of war bonds and
stamps by Mrs. J. G. Roberson,
chairnian of the Women's Division
of the-War Savings Staff.
PERQUIMANS EXCEEDS WAR BOND QUOTA;
DUO MORE NEEDED FOR BOMBER FUND
Hertford Stores To
Close Wednesdays
For Summer Months
Following the custom established
here several years ago, Hertford
stores will close one afternoon each
week during the summer months.
However, this year, the stores will
close on Wednesday afternoons, in
stead of Thursday afrnoons, as has
been the custom.
The stores will begin the half
day holiday the first week in June
and will continue until the last week
in August.
The decision on the holidays was
voted at a meeting of the merchants
held last Thursday night. The group
also decided to close their stores on
Monday, July 5, in observance of
July 4; also on Labor Day and on
Thanksgiving Day.
The change of half-day closing was
made in order to cooperate with va
rious truck lines and salesmen, whose
schedules were disrupted by Hertford
closing on Thursdays, when all other
stores in this area observed Wednes
day afternoons.
Change Announced
On Tires; Local Board
Issues Certificates
The OPA announced this week that,
effective as of March 31, Grade II
tires, or the so-called war tires, are
being discontinued and henceforth
motorists applying for tires will re
ceive only Grade I tires or will be
forced to have their present tires re
capped. Easing of regulations on
Issuing tire certificates was also an
nounced, but affected only certain
motorists whose gasoline allowance
is greater than 370 miles per month.
Certificates issued this week by
the local Board wore:
Grade I E. C. Miller, 2; Nathan
Trueblood, tire and tube; L. J. Dun
lap, 2; Harry Winslow, 2; W. M.
Ward, 2 tires and 2 tubes; A. R.
Winslow, Jr., 2; J. D. Crftnford, 2;
R. B. Chappell, 2; H. Jones, tire and
tube; Guy Webb, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
G. E. Benton, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
W. C. Morgan, 2; J. H. Wyatt, tube;
Watson Eure, tire and tube; Clifford
Worthington, tube; B. H. Smith, tire
and tube; Ashley Jordan, tube; C. O.
Fowler, 2; Wilbur Lamb, 2; Dewey
Newby, 2 tubes; W. D. Carpenter,
2 tires and 2 tubes; J. A. Winslow 2.
Grade II Louis Proctor, 4 tires
and 2 tubes; Willie Jones, 2; Matthew
Elliott, 2; L. N. Rountree, 2 tires and
2 tubes; George Hollowell, 2 tires
and 2 tubes; J. L. DeLaney, 2 tires
and 2 tubes; Elmer Ward, 2; Law
rence Bean, 2 tires and 2 tubes; G. N.
Reed, tube; James Walker, 3 tires
and 2 tubes; W. F. Blankenship, 1;
norace XMelson, 1; Willie Davis, 1;
S. E. Long, 2; Elihu Alexander, 2
tires and 2 tubes; Willie White, 2
tires and 1 tube; S. L. Long, 2 tires
and 2 tubes, and William Thompson,
tire and tube.
Truck Tires J. B. and B M.
Miller, tire and tube; E. M. Perry, 2
tires and 2 tubes; T. B. Sumner, 3
tires and 3 tubes; William Cart
wright, 2; Hollowell Bros., 2 tires
and 2 tubes; J. H. Towe, 2 tubes, and
Gale Chappell, tire and tube.
Excellent Results
Obtained In Easter
Seal Campaign Here
Miss Sarah Brinn, superintendent
of Public Welfare, who served as
chairman of the Easter Seals cam
paign, announced this week that total
sales in Perquimans will be more
than double the amount sold last
year. She reported a total of $210
worth of Seals sold through Monday
and stated that a few sales were
still outstanding.
... The Perquimans Central Grammar
School reported the largest sales of
any school in the county, and in a
contest between the Girl Scouts and
the Boy Scouts, the girls won, out
selling the boys on the number of
Easter bunnies used to raiBe addition
al funds for the aid of crippled chil
dren. Miss Brinn stated that fifty per
cent of the amount raised here will
be forwarded to State offices of the
Society and the balance will remain
here to be used to aid local children
in need of medical assistance.
The Superintendent expressed her
appreciation for the fine cooperation
given by the people of the county in
tha campaign this year. '
Finance Committee Re
ports $170,098 Sale Up
To Wednesday
"Residents of Perquimans County
have responded splendidly to the U.
S. Treasury's Second War Loan
drive," R. M. Riddick, chairman of
the County War Finance Committee
said Wednesday afternoon, when he
reported Perquimans County had ex
ceeded its April quota and was near
ing the goal set by the committee to
secure a bomber named for this
county.
Total sales up to Wednesday after
noon' of this week amounted to $170,
098.78, Mr. Riddick stated. This
sum represents an over-subscription
of forty-four thousand dollars of the
April quota, but it is still five
thousand dollars short of the goal
needed if Perquimans is to be hon
ored by having a bomber named for
it.
The committee believes this
bomber goal will be met, but is
calling on all residents to buy ad
ditional bonds to make the drive a
success. It has been reported that
all sales of Series E bonds reported
to the Richmond headquarters up to
May 8 will count toward April goals.
The County's quota of $125,900 was
met late last week and the commit
tee immediately began the extra
work of selling sufficient bonds to
reach the $175,000 goal needed for
the county to name a bomber. Sales
have continued well, but Mr. Riddick
as chairman of the committee, and
Mrs. J. G. Roberson, chairman of
the Women's Division of the War
Savings Staff, are urging residents
of the County to continue to buy
bonds this month in order to swell
the total sales during the Second War
Loan drive.
The Women's Division is maintain
ing its stamp booths and sales from
these booths have been reported as
good. Mrs. Roberson, however, be
lieves there are still a large number
of unfilled stamp books throughout
the county and she is urging all chil
dren and adults to complete, i tbesf
books and turn them in for oonds
this month.
Observation Tower
To Function Twenty
Four Hours Daily
Representatives of the Anny'h
First Fighter Command were in
Hertford last Friday for the purpose
of organizing the Hertford Observa
tion Post and placing it in operation
on a 25-hour basis. The officers
announced that the Rev. H. G. Daw
kins has been named as assistant
chief observer and in the absence of
J. S. Vick, chief observer, he will
make out a schedule of duty for the
residents of Hertford, who are ex
pected to man the post.
The need for the post to operate
on a 24-hour basis was explained by
the officers, who stated that the post
is used, not only for the observation
of enemy planes, but in aiding the
Army and Navy to train pilots in the
work of flying and intercepting
"formations." The Army uses va
rious flights of planes in training
pilots and observation posts scatter
ed all along the sea coast have a vital
part in the training of pilots and un
less the posts are thoroughly manned
24 hours each day the training is se
riously disrupted.
Residents of Hertford who will be
assigned duty at the observation
tower will be notified by the Army
Command, and it is hoped that the
post will be in full and continuous
operation on May 3. Cards notifying
volunteers as to the time of duty
will be mailed out this week. Per
sons receiving these cards are urged
and expected to appear at the post
at the designated time.
Mr. Dawkins will draw up weekly
schedules and these will be published
each week in this newspaper. Obser
vers assigned to duty should contact
Mr. Dawkins for complete informa
tion as to duties while on watch.
RALLY DAY PROGRAM
A Church School Rally Day pro
gram, "A Light Unto Our Path,' will
be held at Oak Grove Church, Chap- ;
anoke, Sunday afternoon, beginning
at 3:30 o'clock. The service will r
conclude with a special message in n
keeping with the theme of the pro- V
gram by the pastor, the Rev. J.'ilt'?31
Cranford. "tAK
a special invitation is (opto
to the nublic
Note to Church School member! ' V ii
Please be present for churca school
at 2:30 o'clock.)
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