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r X -,1 W;"Wt. V v 'L'V. -.J,"7".i' V"fij 1 ii tTV'IJl." . 1 I. Bli fc gl ,v QIMANS WEEKLY) U A WCMhif NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY! v olum M. Number 6T Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina Friday, February 11, 1944. a1.5U Per Year. JLL J Tsssirl Ti Vb rV i: Vi - 4 3 THIS WEEKS HEADLINES '- Judging from reports from some war correspondents, it is possible t s T- that some explanation may be forth-f- coming regarding the slow advance 4t Allied forces, which established a 'ft beacheac at Nuttuno. The Germans, :'- it is reported, have now seized the y offensive in this sector and are ' ' pounding Allied positions with artil- .i lery. It has been announced that P', adverse weather conditions have slowed Allied advancement, but fci seemingly there has been some mis ..; calculation which has caused the y'V. Allies .to lose the advantage gained it by the surprise attack. The Navy reported Wednesday that fighting for the Kwajalein atoll in Marshalls had ceased with American forces in complete control of the is-1 land. The Japs are reported to have been wiped out or to have fled, end little opposition is reported from Jap planes or, ships. The winning of this position, according to a Navy release, cost 286 American lives compared with 8,122 dead Japs. Following up the capture of Marshall, American1 warships attacked the important Jap base of Paramushiro this week and shelled the base for more than twen ty minutes. Fighting on the Russian front continued slowly this week with the K6d Army moving farther into Es tonia and Old Poland, ln the south of Russia Red Army forces captured the town of Nikopol, from which Hitler has been receiving large A stores of ore used in manufacturing steed products. The Reds are re ported to have trapped 76,000 Ger mans In this latest attack. Red air fbtca, this week, raided the Finnish capital "of Helsinki, setting fires which, raged Jut several days. Rus- v tifc kad warned Finland to get out of . the war or sutler the consequences. ;iesldents of Helsinki are reported iekving the city, hut ; no statement .-ia heen issued by Finnish leaders ittjjattttag posslM .(eaie: I j " p Senate, onTuftsday, voted to f" ' .. X .Aftdffb tho anlHjon. - kill n pass ,by itself nd the Hose ear-, Ur 1st teertrSlh' iubftilt botn to oonferehce for possible action. The bill, calling for a Federal ballot for soldiers, it is thought, will not pass. Governor B rough ton acted this week to relieve a, serious, gasoline shortage throughout the State. Au thorities in Washington promised ad ditional allotments will be shipped into the State at once to aid in re storing transportation and farm work which had practically come to a stand-still in many parts of North Carolina. Legion Post Receives Cards From Soldiers And Thanks For Fags Members of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post, No. 126, of the American Le gion, have received cards of thanks from Sgt Clinton L. Smith and Lt. Bernard L. Lormier, both stationed In North Africa, for the cigarettes supplied to men of their companies. The cigarettes are sent to the men overseas by the local Post from funds collected in tlfy small glass banks Disced in many of the boslnesa places in ctf ope! The resjonse to this nlent campaign has been splen did, according to Jt D. Cranford, Post commander; who said in releasing (he statements from the pervtfe . men,, "We are thankful to those .who have contributed to' fldi fuflfl And we hopV they will conitinuft to.iejp n provide mokas'for the boys." fift SmitU; on Bis card to the Port, aid: fin behal o jthe ntsn.of mf orgai&afen, Jt wish to thank 70a for tht flftr cartons' ' of citirefos yon to tadtfaekt.; IJWlml need tell yon Ed Yard Birds' how well a imc&e can male a fellow feel At Ease.? Boy Scouts Celebrate , Anniversary Week This week Is being observed as National Boy Scout Week through dot the nation, and tribute is being paid to thousands of boys as m em bers of the Scout organization. Although the Hertford troop plans no Special celebration, it is ; pertinent to 'remind the public that , the local troop Is an outstanding one and Its yf?flt recora ior aiain in war work is ex--4 ' i cellent The local -Scouts have -as sisted the local OCD in all black-outs and have conducted numerous drives for aiding the war effort The boys are now working on a waste : paper campaign to Hp solve the papeV shorts- , r Its cc.;:c of FIRE CONTROL PROBLEM AGAIN BEFORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; WARDEN QUITS Applications Sought For' An Appointee: Con- trol Tower to Be Con struoted f t I Following several costly fires in various parts of the county last ween, wits uucduuh vi wn- i . i v. .v. do.j trol was acrairt before the Board of P County Commissioners at their meet ing Monday. The Board was notified that Jim Carver, county fire warden, had re signed the position effective Febru ary 15, and it was agreed by the members that a reorganization of the county fire control system was needed. A representative of the State Board of Conservation attend ed and requested the Board to ask for applications for filling the posi tion as county fire warden, and stat ed it was believed as soon as a new warden is appointed, the system can be organized here to give great er efficiency. The fire warden's job is one that can be worked in connection with other duties, and persons desiring to make application for the post are re quested to contact J. W. Ward, clerk of the Board of Commissioners. It was announced in the meeting that a look-out tower to aid in fire control will be constructed soon upon county property, near Winfall. This tower will stand 100 feet in the air and a warden will be stationed at the tower during fire seasons to watch for fires and report them to the fire warden. The Board authorized its clerk to write the State Highway Commis sion and request that certain road repairs be made on a section of the Turnpike, in Belvidere Township, which is now reported to be almost impassable. Mr. Ward, who also serves as tax supervisor, told the Board that most of the tax listers had completed the jab of listing taxes for 1944, and a report will be made by each of them on Friday. It is thought a large per cent of tax payers have listed, but thosa who have not listed are re minded that a penalty is added for Wtr4Wilig, . and they are reminded to list as Soon, now, as possible. Federation Of Music Clubs Seek To Buy Units For U.S. Troops The North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs, observing War Service Month during February, is cooperat ing with the National Federation in a project to provide record albums and musical units for the men and women of the U. S. Armed Forces. Mrs. Thomas Nixon has been nam ed as chairman of the Perquimans County drive for funds to buy these items for our service people. She has announced that no con centrated drive will be conducted, but people who desire to help furnish musical recreation to our service men are requested to give their contributions to one of the following persons' named to assist Mrs. Nixon in Perquimans, Miss Frances Maness, Miss Kfcte BlancKard, Mrs. I. A. Ward, Mrs. fe. If. Riddick, Mrs. Louis Nachman, Mis Mary Sumner, Jofenspn pr. Mjtz Campbell. The funds collected here will be sent to the State headquarters and pae4 j0 cither funds to buy albums and units. . It was announced that Wrecord albums cost 25 and Jha nujsicavunits each. USO To Oflefi Local Office February 28 Abe Martin, temporary director of the Hertford USX), staled this week that plana call for the opening of a local USO office on February 2&. while 'the contractor has not yet ar rived to begin renovation of the Morgan building, which will house jthe center,' the organization plans to have everything in readiness for opening the recreational center just es soon, as the contractor completes the work. ' Pv". ' . Miss Helene Nixon, has been named as secretary for the temporary direc tor,, and -she will be In charge of the local bffice when it is opened. Mr. , Martin announced that v plans fo the center call ;r fpr a lounging room, a snack bar and the office on the ground floor : bz the - building, whjla a quiet -room play , room .and social room will be; located oVtKe second floor. Furnishthftt fo! Ihe center" have ' all bee ft ordered and soh'Ji of these rdUurcft;"slrel,3r Blackout Tuesday rsigm auccessiui The test black-out held through out this district Tuesday night was termed successful 60 far as Hertford was concerned by the local office of The black-out was ordered by the . , , , OA , , , .., Army and began at 9:30 o'clock, with . . , , . , ... ln TfaA Diorna anti aattMl until lfl'lll the Red signal, and lasted until 10:10 o'clock. The officials of the local OCD con ducted their usual duties during the black-out and, according to checks all residents of the town cooperated fully during the test. Gregg Cherry Opens Political Campaign By Naming Manager R. Gregg Cherry, candidate for" Governor, fired the opening gun in Sumner, clerk of the board, stated it the battle of politics this year by is doubtful if the quota will be filled, naming William B. Umstead, of Dur- Eleven Negroes left for camp last ham, to serve as his campaign Tuesday for their pre-induction phy manager. siculs, but no report on them had This action by Mr. Cherry is ex-'been received at the time The Week- pected to start the ball rolling, with other candidates for the various of fices naming managers and making announcements for office. Little interest is being displayed here in the coming elections, although many important offices are to be filled. Candidates already announced are Mr. Cherry and Ralph MacDon ald for Governor; Clyde Hoey and Morrison will oppose each other for the seat of Robert Reynolds while W. I. Halstead and L. Y. Ballentine will battle each other for the office of Lieutenant-Governor. With only the offices of Register of Deeds, Representative, Recorder's Court Judge and those of County Commissioners at stake locally, this year, it is likely that a small vote will be cast in the primary in May. However, action on the part of the senatorial and gubernatorial candi dates may increase local interest as the day of election draws nearer. No announcement has been made by candidates who would seek the office of Congressman from this Dis trict, but it is a foregone conclusion that Herbert C. Bonner will be a can didate to succeed himself, with possi bly no opposition. In naming Mr. I'mstead to manage his campaign Candidate Cherry said, "I wish to make an active and thor ough campaign, during which I hope to visit every section of the State. Since I announced my candidacy, I have received an ever-increasing number of pledges of support from every county in North Carolina." 26 Applications For Tires And Tubes Are Passed By Board A total of 26 applications for tires and tubes were passed by the local ration board during the past week, Mrs. Helen Davenport, clerk of the ' Board, said Monday. Certificates of purchase were is sued to the following motorists for Grade I tires: Alfred Winslow, tire; William T. Whedbee, 2 tires and 2 tubes; C, E. Vick, 2 tires; W. Q. Hurdle, tire and tube; Wright Dem- ry, tire; M. C. Boyce, tire and tube; M. H. piliott, tire nd tube; w. J. Scarpiro, tires; V. L. Proctor, tube; Major-Loomls, 2 tires and 2 tubes; Mrs: Nellie Chappell, 2 tires and 2 tubas; M. S. Beatley, tire and tube; R. p. Mth6w, 2 tubes; E. E, Morse, tftrf )tn4 tube; P. H. Luke, tire ana Crade HI: Hollowell Chevrolet Co., 4 Vitti and 4 tubes; Llewellyn Bem bry, t tire And 2 tubes; Jofcn Felton, 2 tins; fthn' Tolson, 2 tire;; Richard Kingsbury, tire ana tube, ana xneo dore Felton, 2 tires and 2 lubes. Truck Tires: H. W. Winslow, tire and tube; J. Oliver White, tire and tube; Murray Elliott, tire and tube; Major-Loomis Co., tire and tube, and Earl Morse, 4 tractor tires and 4 tubes. i lions Club To Assist With Boy Scout Work The Hertford Lions Club, meeting last Friday night, appointed Joe H. Towe as the Club representative to, wqrk with ' the Rotary Club in carrying out the Boy Scout activities of Hertford. The Club voted funds to furnish f lasses to- two needy persons and it' was announced tna -two . memoers will be appointed each meeting to provide ''pograJni,1' prise ta lie i-.vr't.r.d for tU best' Drofrram pre ,Mmabmt aaaag aanas ox meetings. Colored Inductees Left Thursday For Service In Army New Regulations Are In Effect; 20 White Men Called Feb. 22 Six more Perquimans County men have left to join the U. S. Armed forces. The inductees, all Negroes, were Horace Jones, Roy Sutton, Charlie E. Skinner, John Webb, Os car Green and Arthur Jones. They left Thursday for Fort Bragg, where they will receive army assignments. This group represents the local reg istrants accepted from the January call for Negroes. Two white youths were accepted from the white quota during last month, these being Morris Griffin, Jr., who will leave for duty on Feb ruary 16, and Roy Larie, who will report at a later date. A call for 20 white men to report on February 22 for their preinduction examinations has been received by the local draft board, but Mrs. Ruth ly went to press. These men will be the first from this county to be examined under the new Selective Service regulations, whereby registrants are given their examinations before being notified to report for induction. The men will no longer be told at Fort Bragg whether they are accepted or not, but wnetner iney are accepiea or nov, ui will be notified by their local board, after arriving back home. Then they will be subject to call within 21 days to begin active training. Mrs. Sumner stated that there is no foundation to the rumor going around that a registrant can not asK ior a ceiermem more man once. The new regulations do, however, point out that registrants between , 18 and 22 should , not be deferred, unless engaged in larming ana nv - ing enougn war unns 10 oe ciahomeu essential. Final Rites For Mrs. Effie W.Elliott Held Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Effie Winslow Elliott, wife of J. F. Elliott, died at her home on Grubb Street early Saturday morn ing, after an illness of short dura tion. Surviving, besides the husband, are four daughters, Misses Thelma and Ruth Elliott and Mrs. D. H. Holliday, all of Hertford, and Mrs. Charles H. Godwin, Jr., of Williamston; two brothers, Walter and Oscar Winslow, of Perquimans County; a sister, Mrs. E. L. Winslow, of South Mills, and one grandchild. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the home by the Rev. A. G. Stephenson, pastor of the Anderson Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. B. G. Reavis, pastor of the Hertford Meth odist Church. Members of the choir of the Hert ford Methodist Church sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Asleep in Jesus," and at the graveside "Abide With Me." The casket was covered with a pall of red roses and white carnations. Pallbearere were: Julian A. Wfclte, Riley S. Monds, Carlton Cannon, Ben Thatch, Jr.; Thpnfts and Chat-lea Ford Sumner. Flower girls were members of the Mary Towe Missionary Society of the Hertford Methodist Church. Interment was in Cedarwood ceme tery. Belvidere Resident Dies At Home Monday Mrs. Sue Eason, widow of the late Horace Eason of Belvidere, died at her home at 2 o'clock Monday morn ing. Mrs. Eason is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Arms Lea Myers and Mrs. Georgia Roberts, of Nor folk, Va.. Miss Ethel Eason, of Bel videre, and Mrs. Allie Gregory, of Newland; one son, Tom Eason, of Belvidere, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 8 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, at the home in Belvidere. ' WOUNDED IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Lane have been informed that their son, Staff Sergeant Keary Lee Lane, has been wounded in action. PERQUIMANS FIRST COUNTY IN REGION TO PASS QUOTA IN FOURTH WAR LOAN Added Prize Another prize has been added to the list of awards to be given for the best bond sales during the Fourth War Loan, R. M. RidHiVk, chairman of the Finance Committee, announced this week. Mr. Riddick stated that a German combat helmet, used durLi? World War I, had been donated to be given as an award to the girl in Perquim ans County who sells the largest number of bonds during the drive. The helmet is now on display at the Hertford bank, and has a hole through the top, evidently caused by a sholl fragment during fighting in that war. Perquimans Court Winning Streak The Perquimans High School bas ketball team chalked up its fourth and fifth consecutive victories during the past week-end by defeating the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets on Thursday night by a score of 30 to 15, then came back Friday night to beat the Chowan quintet 42-14. The Perquimans girls' team also won two games by beating the Eli ujh City girls 20-15, and winning easi, f rom tne chowan sextet 51 to 24. The Indians completely outclassed the Yellow Jackets in floor work and shooting. Off to a 4-2 lead, the local five were ahead 12 to 6 at the end ; of the first period, and had an eight point ,ea(, at half tjme Each team Mei f0Ur points during the third auart., hut th Indians came back strong in the fina, period u ftit for ten point8i while holding the visitors to 3 Kina sc was PerQuimans i Elizabeth City 15. The entire PeMyuimans team play ed a good brand of basketball and the scoring was evenly divided be tween Dail, W. B. Jones, White and Berry. The Indians, playing Chowan for the second time this season, were too much for the neighboring boys and won toy the lop-sided score of 42-14. Coach Max Campbell used the entire squad in the game with Chowan and each of the boys gave good account of himself. Wood hit for two baskets, W. B. Jones got four two pointers, Dail tallied eight from the field, and Berry hit the loop four times. The Indians led 10-3 at the end of the first quarter and held the visi ( Continued on I'age Two) Construction Work On Housing Project Progressing Rapidly The construction work on the Hert ford housing project is moving along at a rapid rate, with the Player Construction Company in charge of building the new houses on the old trailer camp site. The frame work for several houses is already in place and the founda tion Work for many more has al ready been completed. However, it is not known as yet just when the houses will be completed and ready for occupancy. It is, also, not known just how the houses will be managed, that is whether they are to be Sold imme diately, or if Sbine of them will be available as rentals. It is thought that as the houses near completion, officials of the Albemarle Housing Company, which will control the pro ject, will let these facts be known Lt. Clifford C. Byrum In Army Medical School Lieut. Clifford C. Byrum, son of the Rev. John Byrum, of Tyner, is now training with several hundred new Medical Corps officers in the Army's new MRTC School, which opened January 10, according to an announcement received here this week. Open House At Baptist Parsonage Friday Night The Rev. and Mrs. Howard G. Dawkins will be at home to the members of, 'the Hertford Baptist Church and Sunday School and their families on Friday night, February 11. from 8 to 10 o'clock. Sales Reach Total of $371,368 on Monday; Series E Bond Sale Slightly Off Despite reports to the contrary, Perquimans County was the first in reaching its Fourth War Loau quota of the counties in the First Region, it was announced here this week. R. M. Riddick, chairman of the War Finance Committee, stated that he had been informed thus by G. T. Leinbach, State chairman. Perquimans and Bertie Counties were reported by the Federal Re serve Bank of Richmond to have reached their quotas on February 4, but the local chairman points out that we passed our quota of $227,000 on January 28. Sales in this county during the Fourth War Loan, according to pres ent figures, are reaching new highs and may be the greatest war bond sales ever recorded in Perquimans. Mr. Riddick announced that sales of all types of bonds up to Monday night totaled $371,368.75. This is $144,368.74 above the county's quota, or 63 per cent. It is believed that this percentage is higher than in any nearby county. The sale of Series E bonds, the ones the Treasury is urging individ uals to purchase, is slightly behind the county's goal, according to the figures released this week. Sales amounted to $56,868.75, while the quota is $68,700. It is believed by the local chairman that sales of E bonds will be oversubscribed by the time the drive closes next Tues day, February 15. Persons who are participating in the drive, acting as solicitors, are re minded of the War Bond prizes be ing offered for the best sales records during the drive. A $25 bond will be awarded to the person selling the greatest amount in bonds, and a $25 bond will be awarded the person selling the largest number of bonds. Prizes will also be awarded to school children who have been doing a swell job in soliciting and selling bonds during ihe Fourth War Loan, ThAcal Wnrttee is grflfified at the results of the drive here, but asks that local residents who can possibly do so, buy extra bonds dur ing the drive. Those who have not purchased bonds as yet, should go to the bank or postoffice today to buy that bond . . . buying bonds is one of the ways everybody can help fight the Axis. Usual Round Up Of Cases Heard Tuesday By Recorder Judge Nine cases, ranging in charges from drunkenness to non-support, were quickly disposed of in Perquim ans Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning. Penelope Riddick, Negro, paid the costs of court, after pleading guilty to driving with insufficient brakes. Michael Saba plead guilty to speeding and paid a fine of $10 and costs. William Wright, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of non support of his child and was ordered to pay the sum of $3 per week for same. Jay Dunbar was fined $10 and or dered to pay court costs for speeding. Charlie Craig plead guilty to a charge of Speeding and was fined $20 and court costs. Elihu Hoi ley was assessed costs of court on a charge of being drunk. Richard Spruill, .Negro, failed to appear to answer to a charge of driving with improper license and a capias was ordered issued and the defendant held on a $50 bond. Lloyd Reed was taxed with court costs for failing to display proper license on his car. Dennis and Laura Revells, Negroes, was each fined $10, after pleading guilty to assaulting each other. Charlie King plead guilty to a charge of speeding and paid a fine of $10 and court costs. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Chappell an nounce the birth of a daughter, Linda Ward, born on February 3. The little lady weighed 8 pounds. NEW HOPE SOCIETY MEETS The Minnie Costen White Society of Christian Service will meet at New Hope Methodist Church, Thurs day afternoon at 8 o'clock. All berg are urged to be present. VuuV , tors are cordially invited.
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