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Hertford, Penquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, October 10, 1943.
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. uAL PUNS PERQUIMANS UNITED WAR
FUND DRIVE TO BE MADE AT MEETING
County Committee Will
HIf T'rkriinrVi" Drivo
To Ofeen October 25
For Ten Days
A meeting of the county committee
of the" Perquimans United War Fund
will be held at the Court House on
Friday night at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of mapping final plans for
the United War Fund Drive, which
opens here on October 25th.
The United War Fund of Perquim
ans will conduct a drive to raise
$3,600, which is its quota in the North
Carolina United War Fund. The
funds raised will be used by all the
. , charitable organizations, now carry
ing on war work, with the exception
K of the American Red Cross. The USO
" will receive approximately one-half
k of the amount raised throughout the
- nation, to carry on its program in
camps throughout the world lor
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American youths in service.
The local committee,, headed by J.
Emmett Winslow and the Rev. B. C.
Reavis as co-chairmen, will name
township committees at the meeting
tonight, and these committees will
be urged to make a house-to-house
canvass' during the brief campaign
to be conducted. As each member of
the county committee has an im
portant part to play in this
drivA
he is urged to be present at the
meetirtg tonight.
In commenting on the drive, Mr.
Winslow said: "We should have no
trouble in raising our quota in this
county as the USO is siwmdino- a lnt
of money in Hertford in order to con
struct a recreational center for the
men from Harvey Point, and we will
receive more than we give."
The drive to be conducted here is
a part of a nation-wide campaign to
raiae HZ8,000 tm wwtbfri
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to give httii;th WaTPnnifhave reached thai pre-arranged de-
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Commissioners Pick
flames Of Jury For
Fail Court Term
'area.
The Board of Commissioners for
Perquimans County met in regular; plans seem to be complete for the
session on Monday and, in addition meeting of American, British and
to handling routine affairs, made the Russian diplomats in Moscow ill the
annual settlement with Sheriff J. Em- near future. Secretary of St-t Hull
mett Win8ldw on tax collections for. is reported readying to leave for the
the year. meeting, during which it is hopid
Sheriff Winslow reported tax col-1 diplomatic questions regarding the
lections greater this year than for war may be worked out.
the past ten years. Just a shade
..-more than $3,000 in deliquent prop- A House sub-committee this week,
erty taxes were sold last month by recommended higher payments to de
the Sheriff in closing out the de- i pendents of men inducted into mili
linquent 1942 real property taxes. I tary service. Now that fathers are
The Commissioners also drew the' being inducted, the move seems riiec-
list of names of citizens for service
on the jury at the November Term of
Perquimans Superior Court.
The jury list is composed of Ralph
R. White, George Cartwright, E. A.
Goodman, ISr., D. M. Jackson, P. M.
Colson, Roy Harrell, M. C. Boyce,
Clarence Dail, E. R. Whedbee, Sr.,
W. E. White, J. Alton Winslow, W.
M. Williams, G. A. Umphlett, W. F.
Madre, Shelton G. Chappell, L. A.
Smith, J. H. Scaff, Earl E. Winslow,
O. D. Layden, Johnnie 'Lane, H. E.
Bogue, Ralph Miller; W. P. Howell,
J. E. Perry, W. C. Doaier, Mathews
Smith, George Trueblood, Mercer
Thomas, Tom Cox, Willie H, Lamb,
W. B. Tucker, Archie T. Lane, T, S.
Gregory, D. P. Reed, James Nixon,
and E. L. Jennings.
Aircraft Spotters
Relieved Of Dutjr At
' Observation Tower
Howard O. Dawldni, chief obeorva
tion officer for the Hertford post, has
'been -notified that "foraft spotters
-' have een relieved of their duty at
: the local observation' tower, with the
I exception . of ' a four-hour shift each
v Wednesday afternoon. r
, This announcement followed the
-"Army's decision to suspend the ob
"V serration post system which has been
conducted on a 24-hour basis for sev
' era months, " and request that ob
servers be placed on the alert, to re
. v- sume the -work m a moment's notice.
' ' Mr. Dawkins has Issued call for
, 1' volunteers to man the post en Wed
nesday afternoons, and urges. any
person wishing to serve on a two
, hour shift to sea him immediately.
U Four persons will be needed" for each
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Materials Available
To Farmers Who Have
1 Competed Program
Perquimans County farmers, who
have fulfilled at least one hundred
dollars worth of conservation allot
ment programs, may obtain addi
tional conservation materials with
out costs, according to an announce
ment made this week by the AAA
offices here.
Many local farmers, it was stated,
nave luimiea tneir programs ana are :
receiving additional materials, and,t))Urt.
those who are not obtaining this aid
and who have completed their pro
grams are requested to look into this
matter at once.
I HIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
After capturing the city of Naples
late last week, General Mark Clark's
oth Army now threatens to cut off
the German retreat toward Rome.
The Allied troops are advancing all
- along the battle line in southern
ltalv- lne British 8th Army on the
eastern side of Italy has advanced
farther north after repulsing German
counter-attacks near Foggia. French
and American forces on the Island of
Corsica have all but completed occu-
pation of the entire island.
Fighting on the Kussian front has
reached a lull, with the Red Army
attempting to locate weak points in
the German lines along the Dneiper
Kiver. Arriving at' the front last
week Hitler called 4pon his generals '.
ip noia me prestat banie line at all
onts. It .X js Jejiered the Germans
lenaive Una Tor Ut winter nnH that,
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ffhrouKtitfle rtseiTDOsrtions.
There is some indication, in reports
from the battles in the Pacific, that
the "Japs may be withdrawing from
some outposts in the Solomons, such
as they did in Kiska. General Mac
Arthur's forces have launched a new
attack toward Madang in New
Guinea, and reports state heavy dam
age has been inflicted on Japs in this
essary to provide for wives and chil
dren of these men. The committee, it'
was reported, recommended wives
should continue to receive $50 per
month, but an increase from 12 to
22 dollars per month for the first
child and $18 per month for each ad
ditional child should be made.
The possibility that a ten percent
sales tax may be passed by the pres
ent ongress, as a means for raising
the tremendous amount in taxes
needed for the coming year, loomed
this week when Rep. Taber of New
York, recommended this altion along
with strict economy by the Govern
ment as a way to meet the require
ments of the Treasury Department.
Deputy Collector
Issues Warning On
Vehicle UseStanip ,
Geo. D. Gravely, U. S3. Deputy
Collector, announced . todaj that he
had been instructed to ispue sum
monses for all motor, vehiele owners
on which the yellow auto htamp for
the fiscal year July 1, 1943, to June
30, 1944, is not displayed. J
Gravely stated in. traveling around
Perquimans County and other coun
ties of his territory, that he had ob
served that a large percentage of
motor vehicles now being used do not
have these stamps displayed. - -cThe
stamps should have; been pur
chased and displayed , during the
months of June and July, Jfo accord
ance with the law, he said., . " ' t ,
Gravely has quite a large terri
tory to cover but he expect to be. in
Hertford' day or so in th'near fu
ture and at that time will iosue sum
monses to all- motor' vehi) owners
I who do not have the stamps. v
Fifteen Cases Heard
On Tuesday Morning
Majority of Docket Is
Composed of Motor
ists For Speeding
Fifteen caseq, ten of which were for
violation of- the speed law, were call
ed for hearing in Recorder's Court
Tuesday morning. The Court dispos
ed of thirteen of the cases and con-
tinued two
uetil the next term of
The case charging Stirling Miller,
John Coston and Earl Spence, art
Negroes, with stealing and carrying
away property was continued until
the officers apprehend Stirling, wno
thus far has not been found.
Leroy Duncan, charged with speed
ing, failed to appear and a warrant
was returned to the officers for ser
vice. Floyd Mundcn entered a plea of
guilty to speeding and was taxed with
a fine of $10 and court costs.
James A. Moore plead guilty to
driving without a license and was
assessed costs. A fine of $15 was
susended upon condition the defend
ant does not drive until a license is
obtained.
Lester Jones was taxed with court
costs, after pleading guilty to speed
ing. Daniel Wynn entered a plea of
guilty to driving with insufficient
brakes and paid the costs of court.'
Thomas Carroll paid the costs of,
court for exceeding the 35-mile speed
law.
William Houston was fined $25 and 1
costs, after pleading guilty to
speeding. ;
Floyd Hendrix was fined $10 and
costs for speeding.
Joseph Jrancis paid the costs of
court, after pleading guilty
to
speeding.
Judgment was
suspended in the
case charging Edward Harvey, Negro,1
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anion the defendant keeps up his
hogs.
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charging Jesse Pervis, Colored, with
Aaajlllt anA
. ..u WOB were assessed
airainaf Hu,I P,;. tu
witness F'-utiiiK unlw(S some change jn the inductj0n
W:,,-' , ... lis ordered bv the military or Selec-
illiam Hughes paid the costs of1 srvi. '
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James Fabey was taxed court costs
after pleading guilty to speeding.
Lions Club Festival
Opens Monday Night
The members of the Hertford Lions
Club drafted final plans for the hold
ing of their annual Fall Festival,
which opens next Monday night with
the Kaus Exposition Shows furnish
ing the entertainment on the midway.
The Kaus Exposition will arrive
here in time to open the festival to
the public on Monday night and a
large crowd is expected to attend.
The Festival is a week later thret
year than last, but this was due to
unavoidable travel difficulties of the
amusement company. The midway
will have the usual number of rides
for kiddies and grown-ups and a
number of shows for the entertain
ment of all.
Proceeds gained by the local civic
club from the Festival will be used
to carry on the charitable
club has undertaken during the past,
aeverai years.
Night Services Held
At Catholic Church
For the first time in about seven
years, except during the Holy Season
of Lent, evening devotions were be
gun last Sunday in St. Ann's Catho
lic Church, : Edenton, with the Rev
erend Father Henry Borelli, O. P. M.
(Franciscan of the Order of Friars
Minor), current Catholic chaplain at
Edentoit Air Station, officiating and
preaching ,on. ."The Most ,Holy Ros
ary," announced the Reverend Father
Francis Jx McCourt, pastor of ISt.
Ann's and chaplain to all Catholics
wnnecti&d witH the Harvey Point Air
Station.
Continuing every Sunday, choir
practice 7:30 p.- m.,. night service
8:15, Father Borelli preaching ,' next
Sunday, hymns, Rosary, '; titan,
prayer, sermon and benediction.' ;
. Every Sunday 8:30. a, ro., Mass at
Harvey Point A. S.f 11 a., m. St.
Ann's, week-mornings 8 St Atm's.- -
Everybody invited to alt St AacV
services.
More Fathers To Be
Cc!!:d For Service
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During Next Month
Congress Debating the
Problem; Contingent
Left Wednesday
While Congress continues to de
bate the problems arising from the
drafting of fathers throughout the
nation, the Perquimans Draft Board
is confronted with the task of re
viewing more and more files in re
classifying pre-war fathers for pos
sible induction into military service.
JMo definite action had been taken
by Congress regarding a solution at
the time The Weekly went to press,
but it is unlikely that any change
will be made in the method now that
many boards throughout the nation
have already sent the first contingent
of fathers to induction centers. The
first group of fathers left here Wed
nesday for Fort Bragg to receive
their final physical examination. A
total of thirteen men were inducted
in the group, live non-fathers ami
J eight fathers.
It is believed that Perquimans is
one of the first counties in this area
to be forced to draw upon the father
pool in order to fill a call for men.
This is due to the fact that the
loeul board has exhausted all other.
categories from which to draw.
The local board has a number of
single men and non-fathers listed in
essential positions and on farms, and
these men are in deferred classifica
tions because Selective Service regu
lations allow for time deferments for
such occupations. The local board is
also controlled in its classification of
men by the system known as the re
placement schedule, which is under
strict supervision of the War Man
power Commission and .Selective Ser
vice regulations.
Men registered and classified un
der this replacement schedule cannot
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MeanwjjUe, it was announced from
ashingfortthiK Week that possibly
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900,000 fathers mitrht be m-
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into service by July. 1944.
Calls for men from
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Perquimans
to be about
twenty-five per cent greater
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I .November than this month.
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Indians To Begin
Practice On Monday
The 1943 Perquimans Indians foot
ball team will start practice next
Monday, according to an announce
ment made this week by F. T. John
son, superintendent of schools.
The team will practice from 12
Noon until 1:16 each day, and a large j
number of boys is expected to turn!
out for the first drill. Max Camp-
bell, who will coach the team, stated j
that a whole new backfield will have i
to be found before the opening game,
as practically the entire string of!
backs of last year's team are not m
school this fall. Several likely pros
pects for backfield positions are ex
pected to turn up at Monday's prac
tice. It is hoped that the boys can be
conditioned for an opening game by
October 22, hut until practice has
been under way for a while, the date
of the opening game will not be set.
Attempts will be made to schedule
games with Williamston, Edenton,
Columbia, Ahoskie, Elizabeth City,
Plymouth and Manteo. All of these
schools are reported as having teams
this year and it is hoped that the
Indians can meet all of them.
County Youth Wounded
In African Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rountree, of
Route 2, have received word that
their son, Alfred Rountree, Jr., is now
in an Army hospital in New York,
recovering from wounds received
during the African campaign.
Young Rountree has been a mem
ber of the Armed Forces for about
five years.
Definite information regarding the
youth's condition had not been learn
ed when The Weekly went to Press.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Lieut and Mrs. Robert D. Tur-
geon, jr., announce tne birth oi a
daughter, born Wednesday, October
8, at the General Hospital, Norfolk,
Va. . Mother and baby are doing
nicely, ' Mrs. Turgeon is the former
Mis Ann Felton.
WAR BOND SALES OVER 300 HONORED
THOUSAND DOLLARS; PRIZES AWARDED
Union Prayer Service
At Baptist Church
Wednesday Night
A Union Prayer Service will be;
conducted at the Hertford Baptist
Church on Wednesday night, October
111, at 7:30 o'clock, with the Kev. J.
D. Cranford as leader.
The services, called for the pur
pose of honoring men from this coun
ty now in the armed forces, is being
sponsored by the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Baptist Church. The
public is cordially invited to attencr
the services.
Area Rent Director
Gives Additional
Rent Control Data
Thomas J. Markham, area rent
di lector for the Elizabeth City area,
has released for the benefit of land
lords of Pasquotank, Perquimans and
Chowan Counties the following in
formation: Landlords in rent control areas
who fai
to file with their area rent
director a registration statement
within lilt days after renting a hous
ing accommodation not previously
registered will be subject to a re
fund to the tenant of any rent charg
ed in excess of the maximum which
OPA .sets."
This provision, written into all
rent regulations for housing, applies
only where the maximum rent is es
tablished by the landlord, under
specified circumstances, and subject
to OPA review and approval. The
principal instances where this is al
lowed is in the renting of newly con-
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housing accommodations changed so
as to increase or decrease the num
her of dwelling units.
The amendment specifies that lfi
the landlord fails to file the required ,
registration statement within 30
days after first renting, any de
crease later ordered by a rent direc
tor will be effective from the date of
first renting. The amendment is
effective October 1, 1943, and in no
event would a refund be required
for any period prior to this date.
Mr. Markham says also that he
wishes to call to the attention of the
landlords and all persons renting
housing accommodations to section 7
(P.) which reads as follows: "Post
ing maximum rents. Within 45 days
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conspicuously in each room rented or
offered for rent a card or sign plainly
stating the maximum rent or rents
for all terms of occupancy and for all
numbers of occupants for which the
room is rented or offered for rent.
Where the taking of meals by the
tenant or prospective tenant is a
condition of renting such rooms, the
card or sign shall so state. Should
the maximum rent or rents for the
room be changed by order of the
Administrator the landlord shall alter
the card or sign so that it states
the changed rent or rents."
A strict compliance with the re
quirements of Section 7 (B), quoted
above is urged by the area rent di
rector in order to prevent violation
of regulations which carries a
penalty.
Serial Number Needed
For Army Information
If it becomes necessary to make an
inquiry to the War Department con
cerning the status of a soldier, either
enlisted man or officer, the public is
requested to give his serial number,
it was stressed today at headquar
ters, Fourth Service Command.
The request was made in view of
experience which has shown that
much time is wasted by War Depart-
ment personnel and the person mak
ing the inquiry whether written or
oral if the number is not given
when the initial inquiry is made.
It is pointed out that many mem
bers of the armed forces have iden
tical names and the only method of
absolute identification is by serial
number. Any other pertinent facts
concerning the soldier and which can
be included in the inquiry is of bene
fit and much time and material can
be saved by giving all data possible
as it often requires ' correspondence
for complete information before the
request or inquiry can be acted
upon.
MASONS MEET
The local Masonic Lodge will meet
as usual Tuesday night
Third War Loan Com
plete Success Here;
Chairman Expresses
Appreciation
War bond sales in Perquimans
County during the Third War Loan
drive has passed the three hundred
thousand dollar mark, according to a
statement issued this week by R. M.
Riddick, chairman of the local war
finance committee.
Sales up to Wednesday noon
amounted to ;!():, 126.25, Mr. KiddrcK
said.
This total surpasses the Perquim
ans County goal by more than forty
two thousand dollars, and the final
figures will be tabulated for the
drive on October 16th. All Series
F and G bonds sold up to that date
will count in the drive figures.
A committee composed of Mayor
V. N. Darden, C. P. Morris and Max
Campbell met on Tuesday afternoon
for the purpose of reviewing the
bonds sold and purchased during the
days from September 9 to .'() in or
der to determine the winners of the
two $25 war bonds offered as prizes
in the drive and the lawn set offered
by W. M. Morgan, local furniture
man, to the person purchasing the
larsl am"u.m in oonus.
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After caretully considering tne
returns the committee found that J.
! C. Blanchard purchased the largest
I amount in bonds and was winner of
I the lawn set, while Mrs. Viola Nach-
man had sold the largest amount in
bonds and was winner of one of the
bonds, and Shelton M. Long had sold
the greatest number of individual
bonds and was winner of the other
$25 bond. The winners may obtain
their prizes by calling for them at
the bank.
In determining the winner of the
bond for selling the greatest number
of bonds, the committee awarded the
prize on the number of bonds actual
, .
ly sold and not on the number of or-
l ders written; unless the order was
filled and bonds issued for the same
order were not counted toward the
prize.
j ijt commenting on the drive.-Mr.
Riddick stated, "We can be proud of
the record we have achieved, but the
credit for the success in the drive be
longs to the many members of the
committees, who worked hard to
make the drive a success and to the
public which responded so splendidly
in lending the money to our Govern
ment for the purposes needed.
"I want to express my apprecia
tion to all members of the War Fi
nance committee and to all solicitors
for their work in the drive and to
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p the residents of the county who put
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the countv over the t()P y buying so
liberally, the chairman said.
Even though the Third War Loan
drive has reached its goal here, the
public should remember the war con
tinues, and our Government still
needs millions of dollars to carry on
the fight ... so bonds should be pur
chased regularly by everybody.
Ration Book Four To
Be Distributed Last
Part Of This Month
War Ration Book Four, which will
last approximately two years, will
be issued to residents of Perquimans
County, through the system organi
zation, during the last ten days of
this month, the Office of Price Ad
ministration announced this week.
Time and places where the puohc
may obtain the new ration book wilt
be announced locally as regional
OPA offices complete arrangements
for its distribution. The book will
be used early in November.
The sizes of the stamps in the new
book will be decreased in order to
provide more stamps to lengthen the
life of the book. Another change
made will be the introduction of red
I and blue tokens, to be used in making
change for stamps in purchasing
meats, fats and rationed dairy pro
ducts. The book will contain eight pages
of stamps, totalling 384 stamps, and
it is expected that the book will be
used in the buying of all rationed
articles, except gasoline and tires.
PROMOTED TO MAJOR
T. S. White, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. S. White, of Hertford, has re
cently been promoted from the rank
of captain to major in the United
States Army, according to an an
nouncement received here.
Major White has been on foreign
duty during the past year, and is
stationed in England.
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