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. ' i X ME MRyyiJNS WEEKLYi 1 A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume XI Number 7. Hertford. Jeerquimana County, North Carolina. Friday, February 18, 1944. -S1.5U Per Year, ) J r 7k n TIIIS WEEK'S HEADLINES News from the Italian war front appeared brighter this week with Allied ; Headquarters reporting the beachhead at Anzio firmly establish , ed nd attacks, from the Nazis beat en back. On the southern Italian front, the Allies, re-inforced by air power, blasted a monastery in which ' the Germans were holding up the ad - Vance of the Fifth Armies. The Naais had converted the monastery into a fortress and were using it as; a shield against the British. Unconfirmed reports from Sweden this week state that Finland is pre- paring to get out of the war by mak ing peace with Russia. It was re ported Finn peace envoys had arrived in Sweden to confer with Russian officials. A report on Wednesday announced the Germans were believed to be preparing to remove t troops from Finland before peace is conclud ed. The Reds heavily bombed Fin land twice last week as a last warn ing for them to withdraw before Red forces overran the smell nation. While American troops were con solidating their hold in the Marshall Islands this1 weef; force! iMtf Ot-m eral McArthur ti$)eted i txtedtfd of the Solomons, and reports from tie Pacific Indicate thai! the remain ing Japjttfcft M OH SWomons art trapped and doomed to die. The Japs ntade their first attack by . air on American positions' in the Marshalls tola week, but were beaten back with damage to newly installed U. S. positions reported as moderate. .American and British bombers teamed up this week to hit at the invasion coast of France, probably a a prelude to the coming invasion of Europe. The bombers blasted France with one of the heaviest at tacks of recent weeks. Little oppo sition was reported from German airmen. ;;- Fighting on the Russian front con tinued to bea fierce battle between vv feoe neaa ana .rwzis, woseow repo: killed da the Southern front, near ... Cherkassy , as the Russian ' troops I tightened the circle around the ten German divisions trapped there. In v the north the eds are slowly mov ing westward in "the Baltic nation of Estonia end in Old Poland. ' Wendell Willkie, regarded by most people as a candidate for the GOP f nomination for President, formally announced himself this week and stated he would enter his name in the Oregon primary. He stated he intends to campaign actively in every state in the Union. i Peanut Delegation In Capital; Seeking Better Crop Prices In the hope of achieving at least a parity price for the 1944 peanut crtp, a delegation of rforth Carolin ians jajiwwrting! th eanWiowrs of the State conferred yesterday, Feb ruW lT.th officials of the Com modity Credit Corporation at Wash inftan. . - al&ilA trShtfm tftlieV antff marketing meuioos xor ine m crop - eti the price f peahuU atfflSO per , 4o4 compared with fl40 per ton last !wer,,-r South iftjlpw program CJ 4. L . t.i! 1 wey. came WQtiai to,comiack ofiBie'ntat' IWwers'vi ore foe pro- grim is definitely adopted. To Be Open Soon, 1 . '9.4 H it I , Dr. Allan B. Bonner notified Mayor V.' N. Darden this week that he had 'shipped his dentaj,. equipment to ' Hertford and expected have it-installed in his office here before the. e- i of this week. ..r,' :t vy . An announcement of the opening of his office will be made later, it , W-J rid. ' e-S&.tli; VTt&f. v i . r-nner hs rented the office f r. occupied . by" Dr. &charyV r r-9 goon to begin his riews bel Tay; Q0c.e Expected RED CROSS CHAPTER DRIVE TO RAISE Quota Expected to Be Around $5,000 In An nual Drive For War Funds Members of the Perquimans Coun ty chapter of the Red Cross are now making plans for conducting one of the most intensive fund raising cam paigns ever held in this county in anticipation of raising the county s j Red Cr08g drive to be held during the month of March. Mrs. C. P. Morris, who has suc cessfully acted as chairman of pre vious drives, will again serve as head of the campaign next month. Following the practice used last year, the drive will combine the an nual roll call and the drive for funds to carry out the work the Red Cross is doing on the many battle fronts of the world. However, it will be necessary for the Red Cross ' to request probably the largest amount ever asked of the American public in order for the or ganization to continue the tremen dous job which confronts it. Official figures expected to be raised durin the drive have not yet ben released, bat Meal Red Cross authorities believe that Perquimans Oourity will bfe asked to contribute ble' $h$ amount asked for last year.) Contributions last year were some-! what abbVd the eniota, but did not! reach a figure hear what this year's amount is expected to be. The local chapter is expected to conduct this drive along similar lines to last year's campaign, and an ef fort will be made to contact every person in the county for contribu tions. The public should give serious thought to this drive, as it is one of the most important ones of the pres ent times. The money needed by the Red Cross today is far more than in ordinary times, and one should re member that for every dollar contri buted some American in the armed forces may receite aid and medical care thaftnjight lave his ILLe because f the -Red-tweiS. will be bl-toie on the' job to render that aid. Trespass Case Goes To Superior Court On Defendant's Appeal Nine cases were disposed of in Perquimans Recorder's Court here on Tuesday morning in what might llAVA hepn a ohnrt CMsinn iaA it- rnt hon m v,o.; t Dt. and Ethel Butts with trespassing. lenginy inai ensued over this case, and when Judge Johnson found the defendant guilty and continued pray er for judgment, a motion of appeal was noted and the case set up on the docket of Superior Court for hearing in April. Willie Jeannette, Negro, was found guilty of simple assault and ordered tovpay the cos& of court. Williaifi Thcpsoa was assessed the costs of eoolfe ifte ' pleading guilty to a charge Speeding. Idnwtodj Jjailfr W.. found gailty of Imnt& mX and dfeoMerly and was &xd wfljf -SMt costs. ' JRaywtfS . Mtimfcia assessed emm&MW rfrz&nr guilty to an Orderly. 'er"ls"wuiSni waa eontinnMl AJt Otttjang ..James Riddick. Negro, with Using profanity. m Willie Johnson, charged with reck less driving, failed to appear to ana- irn fli8bondof $26 ie Ked Smitn auo flailed to an pear 'ih-eoart to i&i charge of speeding. A capis f or the defend ant wW ordered Issuedf end that he Revenue Ollicial To Aid With Tax Reports ;l?ltt, Parker, deputy collector of revenue, announced today that he wilf be in. Hertford;' at ft court house, on February 23,.ahd 24 for the purpose of assisting taxpayers to nie Viete national tacbme,ax returns. He stated that he iml be unable to assist, taxpayers effectively unless they come prepared to furnish neces- sary; information,' as having Form W-S, furnished ', by employer Aowihi' arhourit' of tmges received and tax withheld; Fo; p 1126 sent by CoUactor of Internal icevenue and an accurate record of all other income te&Iiaa wages received In, 1943. n- l I tbfc! WilH uxm DRAWING PLANS FOR FUNDS DURING MARCH In Pacific Area TRACY W1NSLOW Another Perquimans youth who is seeing action in the pacific area is Tracy Wihslbw, son of Mr. end Mrs. J. F. Winslow, Route 2, Hertford. Tracy has been in the Navy since July 6, 1942. CountyWceSoil Conservation Dist Opened; Work Begins F. A. McGoogan, who has been named to serve as Work Unit Leader for Perquimans County in the Albe marle Soil Conservation district, has arrived in Hertford and opened of fices for the county in the Hertford Bank Building. The Albemarle District was formed in 1943 and includes all of Chowan anttrquimans Counties, '"wlth'The exception of town and village lots and lands owned by, or under the juris diction of the United States. It covers an area of more than 282, 000 acres. Control of the work and activities of this Soil Conservation District is vested in a board of super visors composed of A. T. Lane, chair man; T. C. Byrum of Chowan County, secretary; E. M. Perry, John T. Lane and E. N. Elliott of Chowan. The local office, just opened, is to serve the farmers of Perquimans and those wishing to avail themselves of the service and benefits of the Distric1 may contact any of the above super- I visors, Mr. McGoogan or L. W. An- Ade"on' Cunty Aen' Some of the work carried on by the Conservation District is making complete soils maps of farms, show ing degree of erosion, slope and type of soil; inspecting farms at farmers convenience and helping to develop farm plans which may include one or more of the following: crop rotation, cover crops, drainage, terracing, pas ture improvement, woodland improve ment, wild life etc., assist in estab lishing any of the above practices needed on farms. Mr. McGoogan, in talking about the" work of the Soil Conservation District announced that any assist ance obtained will be without cost to tW farmer, except for whatever ma terials, seed, plants or fertilizer he niiy agree toy make use of in his farm conservation p&& lie added that sever) faWrs 6f Perquimans have already made plans tor improve land through the assist ance of the Conservation District. Wewln4ijstiy Opens in umnty soon i Perquimans' Grouty1 wOl have another new jndustar just as soon as tH Barpef 's teman' Company1 e tablish their pickle pWnt at the Elm wood Farms Dairy, which they leased from B. B. Dawson recently. The firm, whose, home offices are at Hurlock, Hd., is now moving equip mint into the bujl'dflli near WInfall and will start operation as soon as the year's crop is produced. , The company is now contracting with farmers of this area for pickles, and interested persons may write the company, or contact J. M. Davis, at the plant. Mr. Davis will be the manager of the local plant 'I it ii i ' i mi it I ; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT -' Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Smith, of Rrute Three, announce-the, birth of ddbghter en Mondiy, February 14, at Albemarli Hospital, Elizabeth City. Mrs. Smith is the former Miss Max- in aim r " -r " ink: Ordered To Report Production Exam Second Group to Fort Bragg Under New Regulations Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Perquimans Draft Board, stated that orders to report for pre-induction physical examinations have been mailed to 12 white selectees this week and these men will leave here for Fort Bragg next Tuesday morning. The men ordered to report were: Royce Vickers, Vvillis Jessup, Elwood Vvhite, Ervin Ivey, Edward Jordan, Martin Towe, Raymond Lewis, Eu gene Hyrum, Charlie Elliott, Ray mond Kermit Lane, Tony Ferrell and Jack Hopkins. This will be the second group of selectees from this county to have taken pre-induction examinations Under the new Selective Service sys tem, whereby a manpower pool will be built up to fill future calls for the armed forces. A group of Negro Selectees was given examinations last week, but no official word has been received as to how many of the group were accept-1 able for service and thus marked 1-A. j Under the new system, these se-l lectees will return home and await a , 1 1 . i . f. ...in v.. call to oegin iraiiiuiK, wiuui win m received not sooner than 21 days af ter the examinations. Mrs. Sumner also announced, in order to enlighten selectees regarding their rights, that the privilege of Ap pealing is still open to registrants under this new set-up. However, a registrant must notify his board of his intention of appealing before he leaves to take his pre-induction ex amination. That is after the board has ordered him to appear for this examination. In the event that a registrant is not accepted by the Armed forces and he is placed in 4-F, then his appeal is disregarded. This system relieves the local and district boards of handling so many appeal cases. iJHorris Griffin, Jr., who was ac cepted for service and wOl leave soon for training, was a volunteer at the time he took his examination, it was stated this week. Indians Drop Games To Elizabeth City; Win Over South Mills After marking up six straight vic tories, the Perquimans High School basketball team faltered in a game against the Elizabeth City Yellqw Jackets Tuesday night and lost by a score of 45-26. The game was hard-fought throughout, and the one-sided score does not indicate the hard playing done by the local quintet. The In dians defeated Elizabeth City, on the local court, earlier in the season 30-15 The Indians jumped into a 2-0 lead at the outset of the game, which was played on the Jackets' floor, but Elizabeth City soon overcame the In dians' lead and was ahead at the end of the quarter 10-5. During the sec ond period the Indians played about even with the Jackets and the -score at half-time was 19-13, Elizabeth City. During the second half, the Yellow Jackets, led by their tall center. Basnight, hit the hoop from all angles on the floor and soon held a commanding lead which the Indians could not overcome. The game was exceedingly rough and was oat of the hands of the of ficials on one or two occasions. A total of 26 personal fouls was called during the game. D. Jones was (Continued on Page Two) World Day Of Praye At Methodist Church A World Day of Prayer will be ob servednext Friday afternoon, Feb ruary 25, at the Hertford Methodist Church, at 3:30 o'clock. An excellent program is being ar ranged by those in charge and the public is cordially invited to attend. Knitters Wanted The Perquimans Chapter of the Red Cross today issued a call for volunteers to Join the local knitting classes of the Red Cross to knit sweaters for men in service. Persohl wishing' to assist in this work, are raoueated to see Miss Kate Blanchard, who has the necessary materials. ' PERQUIMANS TOPS STATE IN PERCENTAGE OF BOND SALES IN FOURTH WAR LOAN Aid For VeteransJ Perquimans County veterans of World War II, who are eligible for mustering-out pay, are asked to con tact members of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion if they find difficulties in preparing their applications, it was announced here this week. Veterans discharged from the ser vice, after Decemher 7, 1941, and before February 3, 1944, are eligible for mustering-out pay, providing they were discharged under honorable conditions; did not receive their dis charge to accept employment, or were lot incmLers of the Army Specialized Training Program. Any veteran who is in doubt re garding his eligibility, should also contact the local American Legion Post which will gladly aid veterans in making proper application and to the proper authorities. It is understood that veterans whose homes were in this State when inducted should apply for mustering-out pay to the Finance Officer, U. S. Army, Mutual Building, 909 East Main Street, Richmond, Va. OPA Ruling Causes Changes In Hertford Milk Distribution Hertford's milk supply, which has been quite a problem during recent months, received another jolt late last week when the Office of Price Administration ordered J. Oliver v.hite. local distributor, to cease distribution at prices above the OPA ceiling. Air. White, who purchased his sup ply of milk for the Hertford area, in order to maintain his business and operate it with at least enough profit to siay in .business, had beep charg ing 2U cents per quart for mHk. Un der existing conditions, Mr. White announced that he could not continue lo operate his distribution service on the scale of previous months at charging only the ceiling price of 17 cents per quart. On receipt oi OFA orders, Mr. White discontinued his delivery sys tem and made application to the OPA to permit him to charge a fair price in his area and thus resume ; his distribution of milk on a retail scale. An OPA representative conferred with Mr. White here last Saturday and a plan was worked out whereby people of this community may obtain milk from local stores at the price of 17 cents per quart. These stores are cooperating on a non-profit basis with Mr. White in order that the people may obtain milk. The stores which will handle milk are Fred Winslow, Winfall; J. C. Planchard, Central Grocery and W. H. Barber. The public may buy milk at these stores during the afternoons, when the supply is brought here from the dairy in Elizabeth City. An attempt will be made to main tain this system until some action is taken by the OPA on Mr. White's application for increase in price for this area, which will permit him to resume house-to-house delivery. Local Police Working On Series Of Crimes Committed Last Week A small sized crime wave broke out in Hertford during th $ast week end when two cars weje stolen and several auto and bicycle tires were slashed by unknown criminals. Local police authorities are work ing sn the series of crimes, but ac cording to information released early this week, few clues Were available. Cars owned by R, Tim Brinn and a Mr. Rountree were stolen from their parking places near their respective homes. The Brinn car was later recovered near Edenton, but had been badly abused and damaged. Auto tires on cars owned by Sam Long and Policeman Bob White were destroyed when cut, while the cars were parked near the corner of Church and Grubb Streets last Thurs day night. Several tires on bicycles were cut the next night near the State Theatre. . BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Sergeant and Mrs. J. W. Paul, of Ogden, Utah, announce the birtfc of a son, weighing 9. pounds, on February 7th. Mrs. Paul is the former Miss Mauds Keaton. , Chairman Reports Lo cal Figures Reach To tal of $473,808.50 Out of 47 counties in North Caro lina reported by State Chairman C. T. Leinbach to have over-subscribed their quotas for the Fourth War Loan, l'erquimans led the entire list with a larger percentage in excess of its quota. Total sales of war bonds in the county during the drive, which ended Tuesday, amounted to $473,808.50, according to K. M. Riddick, local chairman. Sales of Series E bonds totaled $iS6,00U.50. The excess of the county's quota was 208 percent. Mr. Leinbach, in a letter to Mr. Riddick on Monday, stated: "1 con gratulate you upon the wonderful re cord your county is making in the sale of E bonds. According to re ports received by me this morning (February 14) your total sales for all bonds was $425,000, which is ap proximately 187 of your county quota. That is a larger percentage of excess over your quota than any other county in the State." The Fourth War Loan was over subscribed throughout the nation, more than 14 billions of dollars worth of bonds being purchased. However, the sale of E bonds was less than the Treasury Department had set as a goal. Sale of E bonds during the balance of the month will count toward the war loan goal. The results obtained here are more than gratifying. It is conclusive proof that the people of this county are backing the boys of our armed forces in their drive for victory over the Axis. The splendid sales, too, show the work done by the local War Finance Committee and those who solicited bonds during the drive. The hundreds of orders for bonds purchased here during the drive have not yet been tallied to find the win ners of the prizes offered by the committee. Neither have the records of the various school children been counted, but a check will be made to day and an announcement of,. the winners' will e carried In this paper next week. The record set on the sales of E bonds here was in a great part the work of the school students who sold a tremendous number of applications. Contract With Power Company Discussed At Town Meeting A possibility looms that the Town of Hertford may, when its present contract with the Virginia Power and Electric Company terminates in 1940, purchase deisel engines and manufacture it.s own power for con sumers now served by the Town. At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Monday night, Town Attorney Charles E. Johnson was authorized to notify the Virginia Power and Electric Company that the Town had no intention of renewing its present contract unless the Power Company makes some reductions in the present rate for furnishing power to the Town. Part of the high cost of electricity here in Hertford is now due to many charged made by the Power Compan7 against the Town for service, and this in turn must be paid for by the local consumers. The present contract with the Power Company terminates in 1?46, but it is understood that, according to the terms of the contract, it can not be broken nhUsB either party properly notifies the other at least two years .before the expiration of the contract. The possibility that the Town Board will be able to purchase suit able machinery by that time for the purpose of manufacuring power is very likely and under such conditions will be able to show greater profits in the power department than are being shown at the present time. Patrolman Injured In Accident Monday State Highway Patrolman Charles Payne suffered minor injuries early Monday morning when his car, which he was driving along the fill at Wil liaraston, skidded on ice and over turned down the embankment. The floors of the bridges along the fill were coated with ice, while 'the highway was clear, Ufa Payne said, and when, his car passed through tot first bridge it started to skid and tie was unable to control it. 1 1 V
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