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Hertford Perquimans County. North Carolina. Friday, January 1471944.
$1.50 Per Year.
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Certificates Given
Out Dy Ration Board
Stove Quotas For Janu-
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By Board Clerty
A total of 25 certificates for
tires and tubes were issued during
; the past week
Hation Board,
by the Perquimans
according to Mrs.
Helen Davenport, clerk of the Board,
"who pointed out to motorists tnai me
!TCtire situation continues bad and all
-""possible care of tires should be taken
""1 during the coming months.
. Those receiving certificates were:
JC& Grade I Nathaniel Eiddick, 2 tires
v- and 2 tubes; Mrs. . Gustav Koch, 2
tires and ? tubes; J. P. Chesaon, Jr.,
2 tin and 2 tubes; Carl Kelly, 2
tires; WuimarK service o., u
tuhe: Eavmond Uateman, 2 tires and
2 tubes; R. E. Miller, 2 tires and 2
tubes; John Thomas, 2 tires and 2
tubes; J. E. Hunter, tire; W. E.
rsivfla tiro and tube.
Grade III J. C. Boone, 2 tires and)
1 tube; H. P. Lane, tube; W. F. E1-,
liott, 2 tires; Sallie Lane, tire and,
tube; G. W. Whitehead, 2 tires and!
2 tabes; Charlie Winslow, tire and 8
tabes; Gordon Otis, tube; Preston j
Nixon, S tires and 1 tube; Alton
Ferry. 2 tins and 1 tube; Earl Wins
low, 'tin and tube.
Truck Tirof-J. 8- tires
and 2 tubes; Hollowell Bros tire
and tube; & M. Perry. 2 tires and 2
tubes: A. N. Winslow, Z tires and 2
tubes; W. M. Morgan, 2 tires and 2i
tubes.
Perquimans County's January stove
allotment was announced as follows:
-Coal and wood heaters, U; all heat-
er, U coal and wood cook shoves, 7;
etore neniueates issue ' M vxt
mimawanannssiBBw 1 ; ;
Perquimans Boys Serving Overseas
Work Stock Clinics
Scheduled In County
Two Days Next Week
Farmers Urged to See
Horses and Mules In
Good Condition
COUNTY'S FOURTH WAR LOAN QUOTA SET
AT $227,000; DRIVE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
Materials For Housing Meeting of War Finance
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Pictured above are Julian L. Thatch and Corporal P. B. Thatch,
Perquimans .County brothers now in the armed forces overseas.
Julian is somewhere in Italy, while P. B., who has been in the Army
.about 18 months, is serving in the Pacific area.
NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS ELIMINATE
LOCAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FEB. 1
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Tightening of Defer
ments For Men Be
tween 18-21 Indicated
By Director
New draft regulations, effective on
February 1, will eliminate the local
physical examination of all regis
trants, according to an announce
ment last Saturday from Selective
Service Headquarters.
Under the new regulations, regis
trants facing induction will be given
Board w aw W. V uVaraVAVgiy -vj examinations, at indue
2OT::5W tto- centers first, then if they pas
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v jams mhbv, , sail,.: vera iva"H centers first, then if they pass
t . y rtifOBo, r., R. V. Carpenter, wturn home for a period
S A Clarence Visit Cafr Frtok, Ralph . 21 . wore u,,. ned for
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L. W. Anderson, County Agent, an
nounced today that plans have been
! completed for holding a horse and
mule clinic in this county on Ihurs-:
day, January 20, and Friday, Janu
ary 21, at which time H. M. Stamey,
Kxtension Livestock Specialist from I
M. C. State Collesre, and Dr. G. L. '
Gilchrist, Edenton veterinarian, will
be on hand to conduct and assi.st in
the work of the clinic.
Mr. Anderson pointed out that the
clinic is being held in order to see
that work stock of the county is in
proper condition to work during the
coming crop seasoas.
The purpose of the clinic will be to
demonstrate the benefits derived!
from the control of internal para
sites, treat ock for certain ailments,!
and to discuss the feeding and man
agement of work stock.
The County Agent stated that all
horses and mules brought to the clin
: ie will be examined free. In no case
is a farmer obligated to have animals
jlieutcd after examination.
, However, if a farmer decides to
have animals treated after the ex
aminations, nominal fees fot the
Hertford's Town Board had one of) work have been set up and these
its shortest sessions of the year on charges will be explained at all
Monday night when only two items clinics.
of new business were brought before The schedule of the clinics for next
the members. 'eik is as follows:
The Board voted to donate the Thursday, January 20, 9 to 10 a.
sum of $10 to the Infantile Paraly-i ni. C. T. Phillips' Store, Bethel
sis campaign and it instructed the community; 10:30 to 12 noon, Town
Town Clerk to write the State High-, lot, Hertford; 1 to 2 p. m., Belvidere
way Commission requesting that Service Station, Belvidere; 2:30 to 4
proper signs be erected showing the P- m., Ralph White's Store, White
route of Highway 17, where it turns ston.
from Church Street into Dobb Street. Friday, January 21, 9 to 10 a. m.
W. G. Newby, Town Clerk, stated i Uverton s Gin, forestburg commun-
Project Arrive; Expect
Work To Start Soon
Materials for the construction of
the Hertford housing project have,
been arriving here during the past
week or two and it is expected that
the work of constructing the 35
houses will get under way just as
soon as weather permits.
Robert L. Player, who has the con
tract for the construction work has
arrived in town and so has another
construction crew which has part of
the work on sub-contract.
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Accoraing io iiuuraiuuun irtc.imi , M
i Vu. ct4 u.,: a.,.u mittee was held on Monday night
iitrii: mini uic oiaic uwuoint nuvnw ,
ity, the houses are scheduled to b
Committee Is Called
For Friday Night at
Court House
Perquimans County's quota for the
Fourth War Loan drive, which opens
January 18, has been set at 227
thousand dollars, according to R. M.
Riddick, chairman of the County
War Finance Committee.
This sum i; about thirty thousand
dollars less than the quota given
Perquimans during the Third War
Loan last fall.
A meeting of the Finance Corn-
completed by-
March 1944.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Town Board In Short
Meeting Monday Night
President Roosevelt, in his message
to Congress on Tuesday on the State
of the Union, requested Congress to
pass a National Service Act as a
means of seeing that every adult in
the nation will serve in a war work
at which he is best suited and which
best serves the country. In addition,
the I'resident explained that no se
cret commitments had been made at during the drive.
nnd nreliminarv nlans for conduct
ing the Fourth War Loan were dis
cussed, and a meeting of all town
I ship committees has been called for
! Friday night at 8 o'clock, at the
court house.
Mr. Riddick announced the follow
ing persons had been named as town
! ship chairmen : C. P. Morris, Hert
1 ford; C. E. White, Bethel; W. E.
Dail, New Hope; Dr. E. S. White,
Belvidere, and G. W. Jackson, Park
ville. Outlines for the drive will be ex
plained to the general committee at
the meeting tonight, and all are
urged to attend.
The County Chairman, in announc
ing the quota, said that individuals
are urged to purchase at least $68,
700 worth of the Series E war bonds
during this drive. The Government
has set a quota of 5 billion dol
lars to be invested in Series E bonds
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Stokes and Hertford. Banking
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training.
This plan will do away with exam
inations by local doctors prior to the
trib to the induction center.
e&CsUKBBSJl&ft. accepted for
the "Navy to have a zi-aay iunougn.
Now they receive only seven days
j before being called. Selective Ser
vice also announced this 21 -day fur
lough may ibe extended for a longer
period as soon as a large enough
pool of physically acceptable men has
i been established.
f Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
' local board, stated that boards had
' been advised to proceed under the
! new regulations immediately to help
Interest in the salvage or fats and ; in producing the pool which will en
Salvage Chairman
Reports Increased
Activity In County
that the Town's indebtedness had
been decreased by fotir thousand dol
lars with payment of interest and
I pdincipa Ion Town notes on January
first.
The Board is today publishing a
recently passed ordinance regarding
the public attendance, at fires and
readers are requested to note the
contents of this ordinance.
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scrap metal is on tne increase in
" Perquimans County, according to A.
t -: R. Winslow, Jr., chairman of the
Perquimans Salvage Committee, who
reported housewives are now turning
in a considerable amount of fats and
many people are reporting gathering
' scrap iron.
The chairman pointed out, however,
that it is vitally important that we
-continue this work, especially sal
vage of fats, used to make explo
s sives. Persons interested in saving
'(, fats and turning them in to the sal
' i vage committee, may obtain full in
r ' formation on this conservation pro
gram from Miss Frances
homo demonstration agent.
! The inclement 'Weather Of the past
two weeks has -slowed down the work
. of gathering Bp scrap iron and steel,
Mr. inslow said, but he added that
as soon M oads are again in good
- . condition no planned to have trucks
( vui uiuiguig ura ' wmp mi uiq- local
etock pide for shipment to production
factories. . ".'.
The chairman, requested by the
J, WPB to conduct paper campaign, is
,' now looking into ther problem of
transportation of paper to proper
, mills, and It is expected that as soon
, ' as rrangemetJttva been made for
;-,'. the disposal of paper collected, the
Hertford Soy Scout Troop will start
"' gathering old paper. .; .
"The War Production Board has in-
'; ,i , formed all Salvage committees of the
- vital need for fata, scrap metal and
t PP,:fll.rtdl1BaIl'. gtaM;"tJid
-we people here should, remember the
" " i war is still on and w mnif haln
fight, i$ jr telvagjftg ever. piece of
k, v:rave. mm.i iurn,,x in , au v lats
available";, , t.. ,
able longer furloughs. Under the
set-up local boards will order a sub
stantial number of 1-A men to report
for pre-induction physicals, after re
ceiving these the men will know how
they stand and will be advised by
local 'boards that they have been ac
cepted for the Army or Navy or
been classified 4-F.
As the men are passed by the
Army and Navy they will return
home to await a call for service.
They will not be called under 21
days, and will be called according to
order numbers, regardless of the
quota to be filled. The rule m-ovides
Maness,, that if a registrant is not called
within 90 days after having passed
his physical examination, he shall re
turn to the induction center and take
the physical examination again.
General Hershev", director of Se
lective Service, also announced early
tnis week that Uieflre will be a tight
ening of deferment!, especially among
registrants betweeij the ages of 18
and 2L It is believed that new regu
lations will eliminate; entirely, defer
ments for this group, except those
having farmer classifications.
The local board js now classifying
fifteen white men ho will be order
ed to report for induction later this
month. Induction orders have al
ready been mailed to ten Colored
( registrants wno wm leave here Fri
day morning for Fort Bragg to re
ceive their physical examination.
La uons urop m k a i
Being- Taken K'A.
r Applications for,; emergency crop
, loans, for farming purposes for 1944,
are now being taken by MisS ; s Jean
ette Fields,:; in her office J bn the
Courthouse Square, nexij d6or to the
office of The Perquimans Weekly- ;, ;f
t Loans range from ? 10 to ?400, and
' . f armors interested in thisse loans are
requested to see . KIeS Fields im-
Recorder's Court Had
Only One Case Tuesday
For some reason, probably the
weather, law breaking wag at a low
jebb during the past week and only
one case was docketed and heard at
the regular session of to Recorder's
Court here Tuesday morning.
4 V Alva Edward Viola entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of speeding
and , was taxed with the costs of
court ;y .Am, '
' Several capias fere issued during
the week1 by Clerlf t of Court W. H,
Pitt for defendant! who had been
allotted time to Day costs, but who
have failed to appear with payment
These will be heal J next week ,
Second Heavy Snow
Of Winter Ties Up
Traffic On Monday
war conferences he had attended; he
also asked Congress for passage of a
bill which will permit all soldiers to
vote this year. He urged Congress
to revise the tax laws and simplify
the forms. In asking for the Na
tional Service Act, the IVesident
stated that the war is far from won
and said that every person should be
working at a job which will help
shorten the war.
ity; 10:30 to 12 noon, Jackson's Store
Durannts Neck; 1 to 2 p. m., God
frey's Store, Woodville, and 2:30 to
4 p. m., G. D. Towe's Store, at
Chapanoke.
Because of the importance of work
.lock in nrwlucioc tho 'CM.ir.)uJ of
1944. it is hoped that all farmers of da'- passed a
me county win ailei ti tnese clinics urc,n uui Fa.
md see the method' being used to'of :!,M-'! This ai tiyu also follows the
It is likely that the Service Act
will be much discussed by Congres.s,
and some doubts exist that it will be
INised. However Longress, on i ues- ooimniy
i 1 -li - -lt' r 1 yin.inVi.'a
bill calling for sol
keep work stock in n n lilioii.
President's request
I men hi service.
for aiding the
j Ordination Services
r At Baptist Church
; Sunday Evening 7:30
iNews from the war fronts con- ty
I tinuCH to show that Allied forces are 1 ga'
i maintaining their attack on the Axis!
on all fronts. The Red Armies have '
I pushed the Germans back further i
J into i'vland during the week, and are 1
tne riv1""1!!"'' iroiivwr ai .
The lev. Howard (i. Hawkins, (pas
tor of the Hertford liaptist Church,
announced today there will be an or
dination service for four newly
elected deacons at the church mi l
Sunday evening at IMCt o'clock. 1
The Rev. Frank Cale will preach 1
the ordination sermon, and the pastor
Perquimans County was bombed
again during the week-end by Old
Man Winter,' and when the ' skies
cleared a five-inch mantle of snow
covered most of the county.
This was the second heavy snow
of this winter, and resulted in tying win deliver the charge to the church. 1
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the southed Up of the line, it lias
been reported that 700,000 German !
troops face beiiiij trapped by the j
Russian drive on the Eastern front, j
The Germans do not jU.liW' any at
tempt to belittle this report.
up traffic most of Sunday and Mon
day. When freezing weather de
scended on Sunday night part of the
snow which had melted early formed
a sheet of ice on all roads and made
travel difficult
The Norfolk Southern buses failed
to run Monday morning, but resumed
travel Monday afternoon and it is
believed are now back on normal
schedule. The snow storm Saturday
night was the cause of a bus accident
near Winfall. Two buses, headed
South collided, when the head bus
stopped to pick up a passenger and
the slippery road prevented the sec
ond bus from stopping; One Negro
passenger, it was reported, was in
jured and received medical attention.
The buses were badly damaged.
Superintendent of Schools F. T.
Johnson continued the school vaca
tion until Wednesday due to the
condition of the highways which
would have made traveling by school
buses difficult'and uncertain.
ine oraination prayer wi
by J. P. Perry.
The new deacons are T. li.
C. T. Eley,. P. Matt Mthews
Luther B. Sitterson.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the service.
be given
A ins fey.
and
CORRECTION IN TAX
LISTING NOTICE
Attention is called to residents of
Parkville Township to an error in the
notice regarding tax listing during
this month. In last week issue it
was announced that Lister George
Jackson would be at Parkville on
January 19. . This was an error, and
Parkville Township folks are request
ed to read again the schedule for
listing,, found elsewhere in this paper.
Series Advertisements
Appealing: For WACs
In this issue of The Weekly will be
found the first of a series of ad
vertisements through which appeals
are directed to' young women to join
the WAC. Many' women are needed
in the Army to replace men who can
be assigned to more strenuous duty,
so any young lady who is willing to
aid in the war is requested to join
this woman's branch of the service.
There are 239 vital jobs listed from
which a girl can choose upon enlist
ing, most of which training Will come
in good stead after the war is over.
Pull information can be secured at
the local post office.
American and British forces in
taly are inching ahead in the fight
for Koine. However, bad weather
still hampers the Allied efforts and
the fighting is heavy, Keports an
nounce that American Fortresses are
now based on the Italian mainland
and are much nearer German lines
and communication centers than pre
viously when they were based in
Africa Bombers have been hitting
heavy at the Germans in Italy and
Sofia, capita of Bulgaria, in the
Balkans.
Drive For Infantile
Paralysis Funds To
Start Here Fridav
The committee hopes, ty enlisting
the aid of all school children in the
county, who will be given applica
tion blanks, to contact every possible
home in Perquimans during this
Fourth War Loan. Each child will
be asked to bring in the application
for a bond from his or her parents.
The Hertford Rotary and Lions
Clubs will also be given a quota of
bonds to sell during this drive, Mr.
Riddick said.
It was announced at the meeting
Monday night that all Series E
bonds purchased during the month of
will count toward the
rnnntv'a niiota. thus riersons having
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need not wait until the drive opens
next Tuesday to buy bonds. They
can bu' anj- amount now and the
'amount will be credited to the co'X.l
toward the Fourth War i.oan
ROTARY MEETING CALLED OFF
A large number, of members of
the Hertford Rotary Club attended
the chartering of the Columbia Ro-
l tary Club on Wednesday night. The
Columbia CJub It Uie newest in this
section. ' TM local club' did not meet
locallv thia aek in1 lieu .of attending
the meeting ju Columbia j,, , iof Tynet
Central Grammar PTA
Meets Monday Night
The Perquimans County Central
Grammar School Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hold its regular Janu
ary meeting on Monday night, at
7:30 o'clock, at the school building in
Winfall. All parents and interested
people are invited to attend.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Locke C.
Baker, a daughter, on Friday, Janu
ary 7, at Lake View Hospital, Suf
folk Va. .The newcomer will be known
as Sandra Craig Baker. Mrs. Baker
is the former Miss Tryfhenia Lane,
daughter of Mr, and Mr.C J. Lane,
American and British air fore
stationed in England are continuing
heavy raids against (he invasion
j coast and inland German cities. Ber
lin claimed 123 American bombers
downed in a raid Tuesday, but there
is no confirmation of this claim. A
report from Vichy this week Btated
a meeting of officials had been held
to discuss removal of all civilians
from the invasion area along the
French Coast. The Germans have
been attempting to gain information
on the coming invasion but thus far
it seems have no inkling as to when
it will happen.
A confirmed report from Berlin
this week announced the execution of
Tl
ie annua
Infantile 1'an.lysiH
campaign is scheduled to gel under
way in this county on Friday, accord
ing to Mrs. V. G. Koonce, chairman
of the county committee.
Mrs. Koonce stated that Perquim
ans County has been given a quota
of $292 in the 1944 campaign, which
is slightly higher than the last year
goal.
The chairman said that personal so
licitations will be made by her and
the committee to raise the money,
and she expressed the hope that the
people of the county will respond to
this call for funds which are used to
fight infantile paralysis.
The county raised a total of $267
in last year's campaign and Mrs.
Koonce is hopeful that the goal will
again be oversubscribed.
Fifty percent of the funds raised
hi the county are retained here by
the local committee to help fight the
disease and the remainder is forward
ed to State headquarters.
The drive opens January 14 and
will continue through January 30.
with
the
kicking out Mussolini
REGULAR SERVICES AT
uOL,v ThiNixv- CHURCH
Regular services will be conducted
at noly iriiuty Church in Hertford
Sunday morning, the Rev. E. T. Jil
son, rector, announced today.
Holy Communion will be observed
at 9 a. m., church school at 10 a. m
cigarettes and $20 in cash.
The robbery is being investigated
by local police officials. ,
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ana morning, prayer and sermon at the brth of a son, born Sunday,
11 a. m. The public is cordially in- January 9th, at the Medical Center,
-Tited .to worship, at Holy Trinity Elizabeth City. Mother and baby
Ourch . VM to nicely-
Thieves Loot Service
Station Saturday Nitfht
Count Ciann nn.ij,., Thieves broke into the ('ne-htop
following a trial which charged Ciano ! S.el7!ce tatlT here lat-!u SaiuT.A
along with 19 other members of the!ght 8"d ma'le(afwf7 wlth. Tinn'
Fascist party, with treason. The dlSe and Cash. totaimp: abm,t
action followed the FSI.ic. nart "wording t0 L0X own" 01 u,
. i station,
ast summer. The tllieves ontorod the ;f:iiion by
cutting away a screen over :i mdow
at the' front of the building and
carried awav p out 00 cvrl: ns of
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crotts announce
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