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A VEZILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 24, 1943.
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QU!?t1ANS UNITED
TO GET UNDER WAY ABOUT OCTOBER 25
Committee to Formulate
tPlans at Meeting In
?J Two Weeks
'' J. Emmett Winslow, chairman of
iill.. T. nt.t., TTnioil War
Fund, announced today plans for,
holding the local drive beginning Oc-.
tober 25. The local committee, who'
- has charge of this United War Fund
-campaign, which will be a concjrted(
effort to secure funds for all war
agencies except the American Red
Cross, will meet probably next week
to formulate final plans for the local '
drive.
The quota to be raised in Perqurm- j
ans County will be announced fol
lowing this committee meeting. The
money raised through this drive will
be distributed among the agencies
i vndling the relief to Allied nations
sAd a small portion for occupied
countries. The largest percent of the
"fund, which is 125 million dollars for
.b nation, will go to the USO for
V e purpose of providing American
oldiers, sailors, marines ' and Coast
Guardsmen with recreational facili
ties in camps and cities throughout
vthe world.
Ai; . It has been pointed out that inas
much as the USO has made plans for
it Opening a recreational center here
' for the purpose of furnishing enter
s', tainment for men stationed at Har
:. vey Point, Perquimans County will
receive more than what it donates
toward this fund.
The County Committee is com
posed of J. Emmett Winslow and the
- Rev. B. C. Reavis as co-chairmen, C.
White, J. D. Cranford, George
-ackson, Rev. H. G. Dawktns and
Rev. E. T. Jilson, executive commtt
. tee, and C. P. Morris, Julian White,
Max Campbell, V. N. Darden, F. T.
' Johnson and Dr. E. S. White.
jThe Perquimans drive will be a
, , irt of the United War Fund of
North Carolina, and it is hoped the
drive can be conducted within a
period of ten days. The local com
mittee will name a general county
committee, and it is believed a thor--ouKi.Jto8e-to-H2us,,cajivas
will be
.made when the' drive " gets under
way. i
Valuable Timber Now
Wasting Should De
Conserved For Use
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The attention of this newspaper
has been called to a large amount
of valuable timber, oak, gum and
pine, now going to waste that should'
be salvaged and us,ed for various
purposes, especially during the pres
ent shortage of all materials.
The timber is lying along side of
the highway running from Hertford
to the Naval Auxiliary Air Station
at Harvey Point. The trees were
removed to provide the right-of-way
for the new highway to be con
structed between the points and ap
parently no move has been made to
conserve this material.
Certain technicalities evidently will
have to be arranged before the tim
ber could be salvaged. These are
permission of owners of the timber
and owners of the land on which the
timber now lies for removal of the
same, but certainly under present
conditions these technicalities could
be fixed in order that the timber
might be saved.
Lt. Commander W. C. Kaiser, com
manding officer of the Naval Station,
is vitally interested and suggests a
committee should be formed to ar
range for this timber to be removed
and converted 'into lumber. It Is un
derstood that If proper authorities
grant permission, A. R. Winslow,
Jr., will remove the timber and see
that it is converted into, useful pur
poses. This newspaper joins with Com
mander Kaiser and suggests a com
mittee of proper officials should be
formed for the purpose of salvaging
this timber and thus Aid the war ef
fort by saving valuable materials.
.Certificates Must Be
Filed On Truck Sales
Certificates of transfer' must be
filed with the Perquimans Ration
Board by all persona selling used
trucks to others than dealers,, E.
Leigh Winslow, -chairman of the
Board, stated today. ' A
- Certificates may Jbe obtained from
the local ration office, and must be
signed by both seller and buyer.
, The Board will furnish all dealers
with .prtfper' blanks.
VAR FUND DRIVE
School Of Missions
At Baptist Church
Beginning: Sunday
Three returned missionaries from
China, Dr. and Mrs. D. F. Stamps,
assisted bv Miss Clifford Barrett,!
will conduct a Church School of
Missions at the Hertford Baptist
PVitiiw.k hcnrinninOr SlinHnv nidlt.
September 26, at 7:30 o'clock, and'on the increase this week as four
continuing each night through Fri-1 violators were cited to court by
dav October 1 I State Patrolman Charles l'ayne.
The evenine nroerams will consist ' Evidently, motorists are forgetting
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an inspirational period. Dr. Stamps ,
will lead the adult group, Mrs.
Stamps the young people's group,
and Miss Barrett, the jlnior group.
The primary study group will meet
each afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The public, as well as members of
the local church, are cordially invited
to attend all services.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The Germans, evidently seeing their
hold on the city of Naples being lost,
are reported as destroying the city
by fire and killing hundreds of Ital
ian residents. Reports from Italy
this week point toward further land
gains by the American Fifth and
British Eighth Armies. The Ameri
cans are now within cannon distance
of Naples and have also captured the
islands of Corsica and Sardinia. The
Allied positions are reported as be
ing strengthened, with more rein
forcements being put ashore in Italy
each day.
It has been reported the Germans !
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are seeking to unload their holdings
of valuable property in Italy upon
markets in neutral countries, and
se-tioutralg have been warned by
tne "Allies such transactions will not
be recognized by the Allies. More
and more Italians are joining bands
of guerrillas to fight the Nazis since
Badoglio's call of this week. Many
high Italian officers are reported
coming out of hiding to lead attacks
against the Germans.
On the Eastern front the Red
armies are still continuing their suc
cessful drives against German de
fenses. The Germans have with
drawn many troops from the Russian
front to bolster positions in Western
Europe but latest reports from
Moscow state unless the Nazis make
a strong stand shortly, the Reds will
push the Germans back to the orig-
mai invasion points ueioie w.c
of this winter. The Russians are,
now driving on the two important
cities of Smolensk and Kiev and fall
of these points are expected daily.
Following an appearance by Gen
eral George Marshall before the
Senate Committee considering the
Wheeler bill, which calls for the de
ferment of fathers, the Senate has
postponed taking action on this bill
until next Tuesday. Reports from
Washington indicate the iRll will be
voted down and that fathers may ex
pect to be drafted starting October
1. General Marshall told the com
mittee the drafting of fathers was
necessary for successfully fulfilling
presem pians ir vKW,, m u.c
shortest possible time.
Prime Minister Churchill told
Parliament on Tuesday that Ameri
can and British forces would invade
France and the Low Countries at the
time the heads of the two govern
ments deemed best. He promised
heavy, blows had been planned and
would' be hurled at the Nazis and
Japs. He stated Mussolini's escape
was due to the fact that Italians
guarding the Duce failed to follow
orders and shoot Mussolini if he
tried to escape. t
Stores Start Closing
Thursday Afternoons
Hertford stores and .business
houses are resuming their,; half -day
closing once a week on Thursday af
ternoon, and will continue -to close
at 12 noon every Thursday;for the
balance of this year, excepting the
month of December. h
, Local doctor's offices and other
businesses which have beeii closing
on Wednesday will change tad close
with the majority of the merchants
on Thursdays. Patrons and, custom
ers are - aske4 to hate thin, closing
time and observe the hours. '
Speeding Cases On
Increase In County
Recorder's Court
Fourteen Cases Dispos
ed of At Session Tues
day Morning
The lull in the number of speed-
ine cases in Recorder's Court was
the State's 35-mile speed law is still!
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In all. fourteen cases were heard
by Judge Charles Johnson at Tues- application blank for the new book
day's session of court. I from the following tire inspection
Claud Dail was given a 60-day j stations: Hertford Oil Company,
suspended sentence upon payment of! Joe and Bill's, C.ulf Service Station,
a fine of $75 and costs, after plead- i Hi" and Viv's, Fred Winslow's, In
iiS guilty to driving drunk. Winfall and E. A. Turner at New
Troy Elliott entered a plea of Hpe. On obtaining the application
guilty to being drunk and destroying j blanks, persons seeking new "A"
public property. He was sentenced ! books must (ill out The blanks and
to 30 days, suspended upon payment along with their tire inspection rec
of a fine of $30 and costs. I "rds and the back cover of their
Donald Lane. Benjamin Alexander, ' present A book, must return them to
Daniel Rogerson and James Mizzelle
all entered pleas ef guilty to speed
ing and each paid a fine of $10 and
costs.
Walter Marble, Negro, plead guil
ty to operating a car with a forged
driver's license and paid a fine of
$5 and court costs.
Matt Jones, Negro, was found not
guilty of assault.
Howard Craig entered a plea of
guilty to driving without license
and paid the costs of court.
The State took a nol pros in the
case charging Lillian Boone, colored,
with assault.
Costs were assessed against Rus
sell Gilliam, Negro, prosecuting wit
ness, who failed to appear after
swearing out a warrant charging
Lester Wilson, Jr., with larceny.
A nol pros was taken in the case
charging Lou Burke, Negro, with as
s,ault alld t0ts were assessed against
the prosecuting witness, Rebecca
Summerall.
Will White and Rebecca Littlejohn,
both colored, were found guilty of
mutual assault and were taxed with
court costs.
Charlie Thach, Negro, plead guilty
to driving without license and was
fined $10 and costs and given a 30
day sentence.
USO Takes Lease Oil
Morgan Building For
Recreational Center
An announcement was made this
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; Martin, field represented
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hj h . th USQ . use of Mr I
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as a recreational center.
The USO will remodel the building,
I now being used by Mr. Morgan as a
I storage and display room, and make
it into a center to be used by service
men stationed at Harvey Point.
Work is expected to be started with
in the next week or so.
Meanwhile, a local steering com
mittee for the Perquimans USO unit
is being organized to work, in connec
tion with USO officials in maintain
ing the local center.
tempomry chairman' and the commit-
t comnoRH f T n rrnnfnrH V
N. Darden, E. T. Jilson, F. T. John
son, and Commander Kaiser, repre
senting the Naval Station.
Basil G. F. Laslett, architect rep
resenting the UISO, Mayor Darden
and Abe Martin made an inspection
of the quarters on Wednesday and
drew plans for the remodeling and
decorating of the building. Work is
expected to get under way on the
center very shortly.
Red Cross Chapter
Seeks More Knitters
An appeal was issued this week
by the local Red Cross Chapter for
more people to join the knitting class
now being conducted by the Chapter.
Persons desiring to knit are asked to
see Miss Kate Blanchard for wool,
and those desiring to learn to knit
are urged to see Miss Helen Gaither
or Mrs. Mark Hathaway, who con
duct the knitting class of the Garden
Club.
COMPLETES COURSE
Richard M. Spivey, son of Mrs.
Hattie E. Spivey, has recently com
pleted a 11 weeks course at the Naval
Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill,
and is now stationed at the Naval
Air Station at Peru, Indiana.
Work Of Renewing A
Gas Dooks Started
By Ration Board
Applications Available
At Local Inspection
Stations
The Perquimans Ration Board has
begun the task ot renewing
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gasoline ration books, and will con
tinue the work until October 22,
which is the deadline for having the
basic gas ration renewed, Mrs. Helen
Davenport, clerk of the Board, stated
this week.
Motorists may obtain the proper
the local ration office. Motorists may
mail their application to the local
Board, but it is urged that all appli
cants be sure they have their proper
addresses on application blanks, as
new gas books will be mailed to the
address listed on each blank.
Present A books expire on Novem
ber 21, Mrs. Davenport stated, and
the new A books will he required af
ter that date.
In order to save time, motorists
are also urged to write the number
of their L'se Tax Stamp on their ap
plication for the new A hook. This
number is required before the ration
board will issue a new book.
Coupons for fuel oil to be used for
cooking are now being issued by the
local board, and these are being re
newed by mail. The Board is mail
ing application.- to all users and
hope to complete the task by the end
of this month. No new registration
will be made but persons using this
type of coupons are requested to mail
back the application at once.
Mrs. Davenport announced local
ration offices will be closed even
Tuesday afternoon until further no
tice, and stated persons desiring to
have application- reviewed by the
Board at its Saturday's meeting"
should have the application in the
office bv Friday in order that the
blank mav be checked bv the office.
Methodist Church
To Hold Revival
Early In October
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conduct a series of revival services
in his church early in October. The
meeting will begin on the first or
second Sunday whichever t i mt
ine
singer who is to assist with the mu
sic can come. It was hoped that
the definite date could be announced
in this issue of the paper, but final
arrangements have not been complet
ed. Watch this paper next week for
further announcements.
The hour for all evening sen-ices
in the church will be moved up 30
minutes beginning next Sunday. The
Young Peoples' worship service will
be held in the educational building
at 6:45 and the regular worship ser
vice will be at 7:30 Sunday evening.
A large group of the young people
of the church, and sailors, enjoyed a were issued for the following:
period of fellowship and recreation ! Passenger Grade I Sidney Lilly,
in the educational, building of the' 2 tires and 2 tubes; G. C. Kuck, tire
church last Saturday evening from 'and tube; Snell Bros., 2 tires and 2
7:30 to 10. The ladies of the church ' tubes; Louis Wooten, tire; Nixon
served sandwiches and cold drinks.! Hollowell 2 tires and 2 tubes; C. J.
Another meeting of the same kind is Griffin, 2 tires and 2 tubes; A. E.
being planned for next Saturday
evening and all of the young people
of the church and sailors are in
vited. SUNDAY SERVIGES AT
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Services at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church on Sunday, September 26,
have been announced by the Rev. E.
T. Jilson, as follows: Holy Com
munion at 9 o'clock; Church School
at 10, and Morning Prayer and Ser
mon at 11 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Spear, of
Route Three, announce the birth of a
son on September 7th. Mather and
baby are getting along nicely.
COUNTY SALES IN THIRD WAR LOAN DRIVE
OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Employment Office
Representative Here
Every Tuesday Morning:
Miss Edna Burgess, representative
oi tne i.. employment umce in .
tuiaauetn uty, win te in neruora
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every Tuesday morning from !):30 to
11:30 o'clock, for the purpose of as
sisting local residents in any prob
lems pertaining to employment.
Miss Burgess will be located in the
Police Office, above '.he Town Office,
on Church Street.
Employees desiring to obtain state
ments of eligibility, or persons de
siring information relative to em
ployment offered through the Bureau
are requested to see the representa
tive on the above-mentioned day.
Margaret Broughton
Weds Hubert Dale, Jr.
In Church Ceremony
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Miss Mariraret Frances Broughton, I
daughter of Hai ry T. Broughton and
the late Julia Chalk Broughton, be- 1
came the bride of Hubert Pugh Dale, 1
Jr., son of Hubert P. Dale of Ayden, j
Saturday, September 18, at high noon
in the Hertford Baptist Church. The J
Rev. Howard Hawkins, pastor of the i
bride, officiated.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with palms, ferns, white glad-
oli and seven-branched candelabra.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Chas.
E. Johnson rendered a program of
pre-nuptial music. Wagner's Wed
ding March was used for the proces-
sional with Mendelssohn's Wedding complete goal for this county. Town
March used as the recessional. Miss'shj,, committees are urged to see
Ixmise Gilgo, of Greenville, sang "Be-1 PVery man, woman and child and each
cause" and "1 Love Thee." j of those are urged to buy an extra
Harry and Howard Bioiinhtnn, bond during the final days of the
brothers of the bride, lighted the drive.
candles. j The Board of Con nnissioners late
Attending the bride was her si.- last week voted to purchase 20,000
ter, Miss Julia Broughton of Phila- worth of bonds with surplus funds
delphia. She wore a hlue taffeta ,10H- j the county Treasury. These
dress and carried an arm bouquet of bonds will be held by the county and
mixed flowers. j jn event cash is needed for countv
The bride, who was given in mar-
riaRP b' hpr fathpr- was lovf:,y in a
n""1 ,a""a (m'ss" lrimn,e" in la(e-
with f,tte,i torso hofl"'e anri ,onK
train, with a full length veil. Her
1 only ornament was a pin left the
bride by her mother.
I Henry Harrington of Ayden was
best man.
i Mrs. Oscar Felton was mistress of
ceremonies.
Mrs. Harry Broughton wore a
blue romaine crepe dress with a
shoulder corsage of pink roses.
Mrs. Dale graduated from the
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
and is now a member of the faculty
at Snow Hill, N. C. Mr. Dale is a
graduate of Ayden High iSchool and
holds a position with Lejrg-ett-Myers
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Tobacco Company
I Following the ceremony the bridal
! couple, attendants and out-of-town
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uncneon at me nome oi ine onoe s
parents.
Following a wedding trip to un
announced points, the couple will be
at home in Ayden.
Board Passes Twenty
Six Applications For
Tires During- Week
A total of twenty-six applications
for tires and tubea were passed on
by the local Ration Board during the
week and certificates of purchase
Kodenheimer, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
Martha Wilson, tire; Sidney Goodwin,
tire and tube; Ernest Daughtrey, tire
and tube; Charlie Lane, 2 tires; Wm.
Walker, tire and tube; Luke White,
2 tires and 2 tubes; Tom Winslow,
2 tubes; Herman Small, tire.
Grade III Roy Boyce, 2 tires;
Gaither Chappell, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
Robert Spear, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
W. Q. Hurdle, 2 tires and 2 tubes;
A. H. Williams, tire.
Truck Tires J. R. Layden, tire
and tube; G. W. Bright, 2 tires and
2 tubes; New Hope Milling Co., 2
tires and 2 tubes; Fenton Hurdle,
tire and tube; J. N. Byrum, tube;
Howard Honeycutt, 1 recap.
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
William Cox, son of Mrs. Nellie
Pierce, has returned home after re
ceiving an honorable discharge. from
the U. IS. Army.
Large Amount Is Still
Needed For County to
Reach Quota
War bond sales during the Third
War Loan dl ive jn Perquimans
c . have ged the two hund
red thousand dollar mark, according
to R. M. Riddick, chairman of the
Perquimans War Finance Committee.
Sales up to We 'nesday amounted to
OMX hut the sum still is short of
f. ec, ,.nn . :. th ,(
at the start of the drive.
Mr. Riddick stated he had not
yet had a report from any of the
county committees, and urges chair
men of the township committees to
make reports of their pledges as soon
as possible in order that the finance
group may check the progress of the
drive as a whole.
The chairman issued an appeal to
the residents of the county to buy
more bonds duri,,g the closing days
of the drive. He said, "We have
sold a large block of bonds, but the
hardest part of the job lies ahead.
We still need to sell $58,000 worth
of bonds to meet our quota."
He pointed out that citizens should
not become so victory conscious to
think the war has been won. The
men j t)Ur armed force have started
the invasion of Hitler's Europe, but
a big job remains before them and in
order for them to complete their job,
they must have the full support of
those of us on the home front. The
invasion of Europe will call for more
and more planes, tanks, ships and
guns and the only way for these to be
provided is for our Government to
borrow the money from the business
men, farmer and production worker.
The Third War Loan drive will
close on (September 30, and the local
committee is working toward the
use, the bonds can be converted back
to cash.
The committee is contacting mer
chants in Hertford this week in an
effort to have the stores buv bonds
with a part of next week's sales; but
the canvass had not been made at the
time The Weekly went to press, and
we are therefore unable to give a list
of the merchants who plan to join
this movement.
Contract Awarded
For Construction Of
Road To Harvey Point
Word has been received here that
! Ii. P. Tyler Construction Company
I has been awarded a contract for the
I completion of an all weather highway
from Hertford to the Naval Auxiliary
Air iStation at Harvey Point.
Work on the road is expected tn
commence soon. It is understood
that the compain will have men on
the job here this week.
The main job left for the comple
tion of the road is laying a top cover
over the present road bed, which has
been completed by the Virginia Engi
neering Company. . A reliable source
announced that the top layer of the
road, which will be 20 feet wide,
will be a 2-inch layer of sand asphalt.
Hertford Grammar PTA
Held First Meeting
Last Thursday Night
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Hertford Grammar School held
its first meeting of the present
school year last Thursday night at
the school building. Mrs. Percy
Rogerson, president of the group,
presided.
Short talks on the P. t. A. confer
ence held late last spring were given
by Mrs. J. E. Winslow, program
chairman for this year, and Mrs J. R.
Futrell. Mrs. Winslow told the au
dience that "one of the greatest
pieces of war work any woman can
do is to train her children in honesty
and integrity in the home."
Parents of children attending the
Hertford Grammar ISchool are urged
to join the P. T. A., and the group
is hopeful to have a one hundred per
cent membership by the date of the
District P. T. A. conference to be
held in WilUamston on October 21.
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