i ' 1
v-,y-
frf)f
jjvmmfjnmxo upbuilding to'bmifojxp and perqumaks counts
Hertford, Penjuimans County, tyorth Carolina, 'Friday, September 10, 1943.
$1.50 Per Year.
"'"tt X .... fy ITT
AM 5 WEEICLY
t 1 . .T
wr
"A i2I
Loan
D we
Under Way
MERCHANTS SUPPORTING WAR FINANCE
COMMITTEE IN THIRD WAR LOAN DRIVE
TMrd
Wav
v
1
4
I
i
i
'ft.
ITALYSUflRflDERSUi;COi;DITI0NALLY
WEDNESDAY; ALLIES GRAWISTICE
Lions Plan Festival
arm; Pobtical Ar- J -rangements
Must Be f Qf ggjj Qct 4 10 9
maae
Italy, smothering under the tre
mendous offensive of the Allied Na
tions, surrendered unconditionally to
General Dwight Eisenhowser at aooui
boon (EWT) on Wednesday, it was;
announced by the Allies.
The Commander stated that he had !
Wanted Italy a military armistice.
-The capitulation, not wholly unex-1
Dected. came some six weeks alter
K . .'. ... ... 1
the fall of
Mnaanlinl l-imers
partner in aggression.
"According to reports from Allied
headquarters in Africa, the Italians
were handed instructions regarding
the disarming of their soldiers and
the Italian Fleet was ordered to sail
for Allied ports immediately. While
the surrender was a military one, the
political situation remains dim for the
present. It is expected that several
days may be required for a clear
picture of the surrender.
The German forces are still in
Ttalv. and while the Italians have
surrendered, the Allies may have to
drive the Germans from the country.
The Berlin radio, silent for several
hours following the announcement,
termed the surrender an "act of
treachery,"
: The capitulation came as addition
si British forces were sweeping
shore at several new points along
tyie Italian shore. Italian soldiers
trere surrendering by the thousands,
find evidently the Italian High Com
Bwrnd found the situation beyond
Control. t
j, It is believed that American forces,
under General Patton, who have re
mained Oat of the "Invasion of Italy,
may land it Naples within hours in
in. aJtUito.:.Cafmaii
JtB&. Eeporta state that exten
sive Afed ship movements were no-
ticable in the African ports.
No comment on the surrender had j
been made by President Roosevelt or
Prime Minister Churchill at Wash
ington up to the time we went to
p'ress. However; a full statement
may be expected at any hour. The
capitulation of the lesser member of
theSSuds will, no doubt, have tre
men&ns bearing on the future of the
war, especially as to the actions of
the small Balkan countries fighting
and aiding Hitler.
Small Cuttings Of
Pulpvood will Be
With the pulpwood campaign now
in progress, The Weekly has had a
number of inquiries from Perquimans
County farmers relative to small
quantities of pulpwood which could be
cut but with no means of transporta-
tiom Of course, great quantities of
pulpwood are needed to meet the pres
ent emergency, but arrangements
have been made with the North Caro
lina Pulp Company at Plymouth to
transport smaller quantities.
Following several inquiries, the
editor of The Weekly contacted offi
cials of the Plymouth concern and
was informed that any who have pulp
wood cut or can arrange for cutting
same, are asked to communicate with
Jack Swain, who represents the pulp
mill. Mr. Swain spends much of his
time in Chowan County and can be
contacted by addressing mail, to
Postoffice Box 56, Edenton.
' There is a great need of pulpwood,
which goes directly and indirectly in
to the war effort, and the govern
ment's appeal is for every farmer or
worker on farms' to devote el east
three extra days to cutting pulpwood
during the remainder f t&eeArtfcs
a means to curb , the threatened
shortage.
"5 The logical market for the wood
in this country is the North Carolina
Pulp Company at Plymouth, and both
small and large amounts win e pur
chased. Any information - desired in
this area will be' gladly furnished by
Mr. Swain or J. B Rountree, at
Catesville. and R. J. Gatling, 'at
' Windsor.
- At its meetimr last Friday evening;,
the Wm. PnuTStallingsost 'bf 'the
American Letioa mod plana for
Moved From Farms
The Hertford Lions Club, at a
meeting held last Friday night, set
the week of October 4-9, tentatively,
as the date for their annual Fall
Festival, according to Charles Willi
ford. Club president.
The club has contracted with the
Kaus Exposition bnows 10 iurnisn cne
midway attractions, anu a leiiej no...
mr. jvaus announceu ...:...;. .
...ill tViia fnll with
turiiiionv win itwui v...
even a bigger show than the one
which played the Firemen's carnival
last summer.
Proceeds from the Festival will be
used by the local civic club to carry
on the work it has done in the com
munity during the past several years.
i HIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
General Marshall, Chief of Staff of
the U, S. Army, in a report made to
the Secretary of War this week, as
serted the -war is entering its final
phase. He did not predict how long
the war would last, but stated that
plans have been made that would
mean,victory over the Axis. He told
the Secretary that it ws foreseen
that Japan planned its actions but
that insufficient supplies and men
kept him from reinforcing the Philip
pines and other U. S. outposts.
ing oat heavy bombing raids against
German industrial towns and French
air ports. The bombers are meeting
with fierce opposition from the Ger
man fighter planes. It nas oeen re
Dorted that Hitler is now manufac
turing fighter planes entirely in or
der to combat the Allied bombers.
ISecretary of Treasury Morgenthau,
in a speech this week, said that the
Allies plan to "wipe Berlin off the
map," and called upon the public to
buy war bonds to help in the job.
The Russian advance in the Donets
Basin area continues, as Moscow re
ports over a million German casual
ties for the summer fighting. The
Red Army captured the important
city of Stalino, according to Berlin
radio on Wednesday, and this victory
practically gives controj .of the area
to Russia. Berlin admits losses on
the Russian front but offers the alibi
that they have withdrawn many
troops from the East in order to
stem the Allied invasion in the West.
Secretary of State Hull bluntly
turned down a request from Argen
tina for lend-lease aid from the
United States, in a letter to the Ar
gentine minister. Mr. Hull stated
that the position Argentine has taken
in regards to the safety of this hemi
sphere does not warrant it receiving
assistance from the U. S.
Miss Marian Morrow
Transferred To Sylva
Miss Marian Morrow, who has been
a member of the Farm Security Ad
ministration staff in Perquimans
County since August 1, 1939, has
been transferred to Sylva for duties
similar to those she performed here.
Miss Morrow reported( for duty at
Sylva; on ' Wednesday ajd' will work
in Jackson County and in part of
Transylvania County.
Mrs. Elizabeth P. :Sandlin, with
headquarters in Currituck County,
jtfTlfreplace iMiss MorrbW'on the local
PSAataff. "
Services M Aofy
Trinity Sunday5
The E. YT. !; 'Jtison, rector of
the "Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
announced the following services will
be conducted at the "church Sunday,
September 12: Holy communion at
9 a. ro.; Church School, 10 o'clock;
morning prayer and Sermon at 11
o'clock. The public is cordially in-
Donnrrlor
c liini
-It ' t ".fff,-
Hears Twelve Cases
At Session Tuesday
Reckless Driver Gets
30 - Day Suspended
Sentence
Twelve cases were disposed of by
Judge Charles Johnson in Perquim
ans Recorder's Court on Tuesday,
when court convened after a week's
recess. The majority of the cases
consisted of minor offenses and little
time was consumed in clearing the
docket.
Elijah Mitchell, Jvlegro, was given
a 60-day suspended sentence and
fined $50 and court costs when found
guilty of reckless driving. Mitchell,
driving a truck on the night of
August 29, had a collision near Win
fall and, it was alleged, failed to stop
after the accident. Patrolman Cha-s.
Payne apprehended the driver, later,
near Plymouth.
Walter Swain, Negro, plead guilty
to being drunk on the streets and
paid a fine of $2.
Robert White, Negro, was found
not guilty of unlawful parking, but
received a warning from the court to
stop leaving his car on the highway.
Elihu Holley, Negro, was found
guilty of being drunk and received a
30-day suspended sentence and was
fined $2.
Percy Wiggins and Ortrey Kidiiick,
Negroes, were found guilty of mutual
assault and fined $5 and court costs.
Mattie Jones entered a plea of
guilty to operating a car without li
cense and paid the costs of court.
Howard Eason was assessed the
court costs, after pleading guilty to
allowing a motor vehicle to be oper
ated upon the highway without
licenses.
Willie Kiddick, Negro, plead guil
ty o driving with insufficient brakes
and paid the court costs.
Willie Kountree was taxed with
court costs, after pleading guilty to
a charge of speeding.
Sanberry Eason was assessed
costs for driving with, insufficient
brakes.
Naomi Johnson, Negro, plead guil
ty to assault and paM the cost of
court.
Willie Trimmerman was assessed
the costs of court, after pleading
guilty to speeding.
18-Year-0lds Must
Remain On Farms Or
State Selective Service headquar
ters has notified the Perquimans
Draft Board that eighteen-year-old
yfouths who were frozen to the farm
at the close of the last school term
must remain on the farm and not re
turn to school, or face reclassification
and possible induction into the Army,
if they do leave the farm to return
to school.
State headquarters contend that a
youth cannot be termed essential to
the farm inrustry and at the same
time spend six or eight hours per
day in class; therefore, they must
either be essential enough to the
farm to continue in Class 2-C, or be
reclassified to 1-A.
This ruling, as handed down by the
State authoSties, is effective in all
Selective Service Boards.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
local board, announced this week that
Perquimans had received a call for
twenty-five, white men for October 6,
and one for twenty-five Negroes for
October 22. These calls are some
what higher than those received dur
ing the past month or two and, un
less Congress takes some action
prohibiting' ?the drafting of fathers,
no" doubt there will be some dads in
cluded in the- group which will leave
here' next month.
The local ''board is continuing the
task of reviewing the classification
of all registrants in Class III and
many are being ordered to appear
before local physicians for prelimi
nary" physical examinations.
V
PREACHING AT WOODLAND
The Rev. j. D. Cranford will preach
at Woodland Methodist Church' 'oh
Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock. The!
qbiic .to; oiday .itfA totfaul.'
I1UOUIU
Face Army Induction
Rent Registration
Deadline October 1
Area Director Says
Representative at Court
House Every Tuesday
Morning
Area Kent Director Thomas J.
Markham stated today that he was
calling the attention of all persons
who rent property in Chowan and
Perquimans counties, whether they
be owners or tenants sub-renting, i
that the time for registration closes
in these two counties October I, The Board also passed a resolution
1943, and is especially urging renters; requesting the State Highway Corn
to register by the above date, and j mission to widen the Smith bridge
thus avoid being in violation of rent an,i the Goodwin Mill bridge in the
control regulations. Hear Swamp area to meet the re-
W. ('. TwiiUly, examiner-inspector quirements of the Hear Swamp drain
for the area, will he at the Court Hr,. project now under way.
house for the purpose of aiding and These two bridges are not wide
adv ising registrants from 9:'!0 a. m. t enough to permit the main canal to be
to 12 noon each Tuesday. i constructed according to plans, and
In Perquimans County registration
forms will be found at the office of
the Clerk of the Court in the Court
House, and Mr. Twiddy will be at
the Court House from 9:30 to 12
noon for aiding and advising regis
trants. Mr. Markham calls attention to the
fact that the above requirements ap
plies to all who rent any housing ac
commodations, whether owner 01
tenant, either house, apartment,
rooms, trailers or trailer space and
asks their prompt attention.
The Director also calls attention to
those who have already registered,
that in the event any change is made
in the rental unit, that is, decreasing
or increasing the number of rooms
to the unit, or the changing from an
unfurnished to furnished accommoda
tions it necessitates
registra-
new
tion, and that a
chancre of tenants
I o roi,ri ,i,;tv;r, fn.o rlavu
from the change to the area rent of -
fire nn anfx'ia-llv nrerntren1 forms,
which can be procured at the above
named places in the county, that
strict compliance with this regula
tion is urged.
Ration Board Issues
47 Certificates For
Tires And Tubes
The Perquimans Ration Hoard is
sued forty-seven certificates for tires
and tubes during the past week, ac
cording to Mrs. Helen Davenport,
clerk of the Board.
Certificates issued were:
Grade 1 Tires A. I). Godfrey, 2
tires and 2 tubes; Peter Hillups, tire
and tube; George Jirard, tire and
tube; James Perry, tire and tube:
W. X. White, tube; Millie Hurdle, 2
tubes; Robert James, tube; G. R.
Carver, 2 tubes; Elmer Howell, 2
tires; James F. Perry, 2 tires and 1
tube; Harrison Baker, tire and tube;
Tom Perry, tire; E. M. Fields, 2
tires and 1 tube; Josiah Proctor, 2
tires and 2 tubes; ,. K. Snell, tire
and tube; Sidney layden, tire; V. C.
Winslow, tire; E. L. Ware, 2 tires
I and
2 tubes; W. A. Saunders, tire
and 2 tubes; Harold Benedict, tire;
Virgil Miller, 2 tires; Joseph Davis,
tire and 2 tubes; Walter Chandler, 2
tires; Herbert Nixon, 2 tires and 2
tubes; Julian Johnson, tire and tube;
G. C. Buck, tire and tube; Alton
Jordan, tube; Preston Rogerson, tube;
Mrs. C. F. Reed, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
B. C. Reavis, tire.
Grade III Elinzy Russell, tire and
tube; Mrs. W. H. Overman, tire and
tube; Leola Riddick, tire aiid tube;
J. E. Twine, tire: Emmett White, 2
tires and 2 tubes; Howard Williams,
tire; Vernon Davis, 2 tires and 2
tubes; H. B. Hollowell,
C. T. Blow, 2 tires.
2 tires, and
Truck Tires A. R. Winslow. Jr.,
I 5 tiros urtA 9 tllfkna PqcJi "RiA.
dick, 2 tires and 2 tubes; W. L.
Wood, tire and tube; C. L. Lassiter,
2 tires; Noah Felton, Jr., tire and
tube; Milton Dail, tire and tube; H:
D. Baker, tire, and Board of Educa
tion, tire.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hen
drix of Tyner, a daughter, Janet
Faye, on August 10, weighing 11
pounds. Mother' and baby are doing
nicely.
Don't forget the Masonic meeting
Tuejuajr. aijjht. A
County Board Bans
Beer Sale On Sunday
The sale of beer within the limits
of Perquimans County from 12 o'clock
Saturday night until 12 o'clock Sun
day is now prohibited by a motion
passed at the meeting of the County
Commissioners held on Monday, Sep
tember 6. The order prohibiting the
Kae of beer on Sunday was
made
effective at once.
the officials in charge of the project
believe the bridges should be widen
ed in order that the canal may have
a uniform width for drainage.
The Hoard adjourned after hand
ling the usual routine business
brought to its attention.
Red Cross Chapter
To Solicit Funds
For Soldier's Kits
llcf inniii" Monday, th
H'.th day of
September, 1943, the Perquimans
County Chapter of the American Red
. Cross
will start a drive i"r me pm-
nose of laisimi tunds t
f urnish 1 bO
1 Red ( loss
Kit liags, which "in "r
iriven to mem
her- of the armed ser-
vice, as they are
duty.
sent on overseas
The popularity of these hits with
the men in the Service has been so
great that the War and Navy De
partments have asked the Red Cross
to provide one for every man that is
sent overseas, and as part f this
undertaking the local Chapter has
been asked to furnish 160 Kits at this
time.
j Each of these Kits is furnished
j with the following articles:
I cake of soap and soap box.
1 Writing paper, envelopes and
. pencil.
' A sewing case containing needles,
thread and complete set of buttons
known as a "Housewife."
Shoe laces and shoe polishing cloth.
: Package of razor blades.
' One deck of playing cards.
Package of cigarettes.
Package of hard candy.
One pocket-size book.
I The cost of furnishing a Kit is ap-
proximately vine uonai.
Last spring the local Chapter fill
ed 124 of these kits and sent them
to men on overseas duty as part of its
war work, but since that time the
number of men going overseas has
increased so greatly that this time
the Chapter has been asked to fill
lb'N Kits. It is hoped that the public
will be very generous with contribu
tions as this is a real opportunity to
do something for the boys as they
are sent overseas and provide them
with something that will be of real
service to them.
.1 r . It .11....
Funeral Services
Conducted Sunday
For J. L. Cartwright
Funeral services for John Lowery
Cartwright, fiO, who died suddenly
at his home near Xew Hope at 1:30
j Saturday afternoon, were
j Sunday afternoon at the
conducted
Woodland
! Church with the Rev
W. I. Johnson,
1 assisted by the Rev. J. D. Cranford,
, officiating.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ma
mie Cartwright; two daughters, Em
ily and Nellie; two sons, James and
Wallace; one sister, Mrs. Delia Lay
den of New Hope, and three brothers,
Henry, Addison and Warren Cart
wright, all of Pasquotank County.
Active pallbearers were Elmer
Ward, Ashby Jordan, Rufus Harrell,
Dennis Cartwright, Ernest Cart
wright andShelton Harrell. Honor
ary pallbearers ' were Jesse Harrell,
J. L. Harrell, Sr., Moody Harrell,
Eddie Harrell, J. Wi ''Overton, i Wil
liam rWhedbee, Elsberry Whedbee,
Sr.. and Charley Bants. h "r
- InteYment was? made in Cedarwood
Cemetery at Hertford.
Drive For $261,000
Opened Yesterday;
Pledged Sales Show
Public Interest
The opening gun of the Third War
Loan drive was fired yesterday when
the Perquimans County War Finance
Committee began the job of selling
$261,00(1 worth of war bonds as its
quota in the nation's 15 billion dollar
goal.
Twenty-two merchants and busi
ness houses of Hertford have joined
in with the local War Finance Com
mittee and are assisting in the drive.
The names of these merchants may
be found listed at the bottom of the
full page war bond advertisement on
page three.
These merchants have contributed
the three prizes to be awarded to in
dividuals participating in the drive.
Two $2,r war bonds will be awarded
the two persons selling the largest
number of bonds and the greatest
amount in bonds and W. M. Morgan
will award an all metal lawn set to
the individual purchasing the largest
amount in bonds during this drive.
Each of these merchants partici
pating will be given application blanks
and will assist in selling war bonds,
and individuals may purchase bonds
through their favorite store.
It has been announced by R. M.
Riddick, chairman of the committee,
that unsolicited sales of war bonds
prior to the opening of the drive
amounted to approximately $l.,000,
which gives Perquimans an excellent
start toward its goal. However, a
tremendous task confronts the com
mittee unless every individual in the
county realizes the importance of
meeting this war bond quota and
buys sufficient bonds to put the
county over the top.
I The live township chairmen hav---organized
their solicitors into squao.s
which will make a house to house
canvass during the drive, and each ot
these solicitors is working toward
winning one of the war bonds being
o ITe red as a prize.
Several different types of bonds
are being offered by the Government
during this drive and individuals in
terested in purchasing today's besc
investments may obtain full particu
lars from any member of the War
Finance Committee. The Allies are
on the march. Back the Attack by
buying War Bonds.
Farm Bureau Elects
Officers; Plan New
Membership Drive
The Perquimans County Farm
Bureau at a recent meeting elected
the following as officers for the new
year: Archie T. Lane, president; R.
Tim Brinn, vice president; Jacob L.
White, secretary and treasurer; War
ner Mad re, assistant secretary and
treasurer; Dr. T. P. Brinn, chairman
of directors; J. W. Ward, director,
and T. R. Winslow, director.
The local bureau is planning a
membership drive to start soon and
will stress the importance of every
farm producer of the county belong
ing to this organization.
At the present time the Farm Bu
reau is seeking relief for peanut
producers on the present marketing
plan as outlined by officials in Wash
ington. However, it has been point
ed out that farm producers need a
strong organization in presenting its
problems in Washington, and local
Farm Bureau leaders are hoping more
farmers of this County will take an
active interest in this movement
than heretofore.
Former Resident
Dies In Florida
Word was received here this week
that Mrs. Annie Hughes Butler,
formerly a resident of Hertford, had
died at her home in Orlando, Fla.,
on Monday, September 6, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Butler was a native of Per
quimans and while a resident of
Hertford, was active in church and
civic affairs. .She was a member of
the Baptist Church. ' -4
""Mrst Butler ' moved to Orlando,
Fla., several years ago to make her
home.
M
X
fr,t
U.