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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, March 24, 1944.
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HEADLINES
Heavy smashes by hard-hitting Red
troops broke the southern lines of
the Nazis during this week and Rus
sian forces are now inside Rumania.
Reports state that the Germans are
retreating in unorganized groups for
the first time in the fighting in the
East. The Reds are now nearing the
Prut river from which Hitler launch
ed his invasion in 1941. A report
from Turkey stated that Rumania is
seeking an armistice with Russia.
Meanwhile, as a possible attempt
to stem the invasion tide in the Bal
kans, Hitler has seized Hungary and
taKen over all government agencies
of that tiny nation. Neutral sources
say Bulgaria and Rumania face the
same action. The Nazis made no
statement regarding the march of
their army into Hungary, as they
did when they overran Austria, Bel
gium and Holland, but the action is
believed to be an attempt on the part
of Hitler to prevent these nations
irom geiiing out 01 tne war.
American heavy bombers, sta
tioned in England and Italy blasted
Nazi tagets in northern and southern
Germany during the week, hitting at
plane factories. Germany has lost
many fighter planes in combat dur
ing me pasi weeK ana it is re
ported that the airmen have seriously
damaged production centers.
The Germans made another token
raid on London Tuesday night and
were met by a heavy barrage of anti
aircraft fire. One Nazi was reported
shot down, but no report on damage
to London was released. British and
American airmen also bombed the in
vasion coast of Prance and General
Alexander stated that these targets
are the beginning of the second
front The land invasion, he said,
will start when the Germans are
sufficiently stunned.
The War Department announced
.,thjfc we$i that .CsfeneraJ Patton, fyad
or tne seventn Army, had been- re-1
placed by General Patch, who led U,
S. Army forces on Guadalcanal. Pat-
ton, it was announced, will be placed
at the head of one of the invasion
The War Production Board, ruled
on Tuesday, against the coupon ra
tioning of coal to householders dur
ing the coming winter.' It was an
nounced that shortages' 'reported are
not sufficient As deem rationing
necessary.
New Taxes Affecting
Postal Rates; Other
Items Start Shortly
Beginning March 26, postal rates
for letters for local delivery will re
quire three cents postage, Postmaster
Silas M. Whedbee announced this
The increased postal rates are a
part of the tax bill passed recently
by Congress and, in addition to the
increase on local delivery letters,
the cost of air mail stamps will also
advance from six to eight cents, air
mall tetters to members of the armed
forces will remain at six cents per
ounce. Other postal changes in
elude an increased rate on insured
parcels, money orders, C. O. D. par
cels and others.
Patrons of the postoffices of the
county .are requested to note the
. date of increase of rates and to place
correct postage on mail.
The now rates for uostoffice items
become effective one week ahead o?
' new taxes on other items advanced J
by the tax MIL ' These new taxes
will begin April L
' Included will be additional taxes
on luggage, somo cosmetics, admis
' sions ' to movies, telephone 'and t&le
; graph services, liquor, beer, and at
: tendance at night clubs. :
; Meanwhile, Congress is now dis
k cussing ways and means of simplify
:; ing the income tax reports, and may
! pass a bill which will save some 80
j million people the trouble of having
to file a return. Present , indlca-
Hons are that new bill catling; for
' withholding all income taxes on sal
aries and wages up to $5,000 may be
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, ; , BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
ty'iijkjfaiA Mrs. A,1 B. Cookf
.Stockton Farm, announce..- the birth
of daughter; : , Mabel Louise, bom
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NAVVL EXPANSION PROGRAM CALLS FOR
HARVEY POINT TO RECEIVE 2 12 MILLIONS
Part of Navy Program
To Expand Norfolk
As Air Center
Further development of the Nor
folk and Northeastern North Caro
lina area, including the Harvey
Point Naval Auxiliary Air Station,
into a gigantic naval aviation center
is indicated in an appropriation
measure containing $20 millions for
this purpose due shortly from the
House Naval Affairs Committee.
Authority for the bill was given
last Friday' by the House Rules
Committee, according to an Asso
ciated Press dispatch, which stated
that the appropriation measure
translating the authority into actual
cash would follow soon.
Under the measure, the Harvey
Point Naval Auxiliary Air Station
will be allotted the sum of two and
one-half million dollars for further
possible expansion of the local base.
Additional information concerning
the proposed program has not been
released and definite Naval plans are
unknown.
Rumors regarding possible ex
pansion of the base at Harvey Point
have been numerous during the past
week, but up to the time The Week
ly went to press, there were no
further developments available for
publication.
Christensen Darden
Vows Spoken Sunday
At Methodist Church
The marriage of Miss Florence
Estelle Darden, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Vivian Norfleet Darden, to En
sign Harland Robert Christensen,
U. S. NiOt., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward,, Christensen, of Clark, South
Dakota , took place Sunday afternoon
March 19, at 5:30 o'clock, in the
Hertferd Methodist Church. Th
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
B. C. Reavis, pastor of the church
The church was decorated with fern,
palms, cathedral candles, white glad
ioli and snapdragons. Miss Kate M
Blanchard, organist, played the wed
ding music and Mrs. Charles E. John
son sang "Because" and "I Love
You Truly."
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a wedding
gown of ivory slipper satin, fashion
ed with hoop skirt effect, made with
sweetheart neckline edged with Chan
tilly lace and long sleeves tapered to
lace points over the hands. The full
skirt, draped at the hemline to re
veal rows of lace, extended from a
basque bodice and formed a wide
round train. Her full-length veil of
imported Candlelight illusion fel
from a halo headdress of rows o
Chantilly lace trimmed with petite
clusters of orange blossoms. She
carried white roses centered witl
orchids showered with tuberoses.
Miss Ruth Hollowell was maid of
honor. She wore a gown of ic
blue taffeta made with sweetheart
neckline, bracelet-length sleeves,
kbasque bodice with shirred taffeta
bands forming a V-shaped trimming
and bouffant skirt Her tricorne hat
of fluted ice blue taffeta was draped
with matching veiling. She carried
a nosegay of multi-colored sweet
peas. .
Mrs. R. D. Turgeon," Jr., of San
ford, Fla., was matron of honor. She
wore a gown of ice blue taffeta
made like that of the maid of honor.
She also wore a matching tricorne
arranged with veiling and carried a
nosegay of multi-colored sweet peas.
The bridesmaids, Ensign Anna P.
Tucker, of New York City, and Miss
Nita Newbold, wore, gowns of British
rose taffeta made likei those of the
other attendants. They jjgrore tricorne
hats draped with vilins to , match
their gowns end carried; nosegays of
moltfcolored eweetpeaavv
The Misses Julia An and Jo Pat
Stokes were flower girls and their
dresses were identical ' to those pf
the bridesmaids, and they wore
matching poke bonnets.-- They car
ried, nosegays of multi-colored sweet
, The mother of the bride chose for
the - occasion a two-piece dress of
seafoanv green crepe, brown straw
hat-with pompoms of green, brown
accessories and a corsage of orchids.
mistresses oi ceremonies were
Mrs. T. L. Jessup and Mrs. C. E.
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Ensign Christensen has: as his best
man Lieut Carl, Soderbblmj of Nor
folk,, Va. The ushers (fere Lieut
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In Wisconsin
Sgt. and Mrs. David Pike are now
living in Wisconsin, where Sergeant
Pike is stationed with members of
the Armed Forces. Sgt. Pike is the
son of Mrs. B. F. Pike, of Winfall
Committee Named
To Handle Program
For Hertford USO
Miss Mae Wood Winslow has been
named as chairman of the permanent
committee of the Hertford USO
which tentative plans call for open
ing on Sunday, April 2nd.
Following her acceptance of th
appointment as chairman. Miss Wins
low has named five committees to
handle the program at the loca '
center. !
Mesdames Olivia Hobbs, ClintoiiJ
Ely, J.' E. Winslow W. H. Oakey, D.
F. Reed and W. H. Pitt have been
named to serve as members of thj
nosiess. committee, aod will nave
charge of supplying both junior and
senior hostesses for the USO. Mrs.
B. G. Koonce was named chairman of
the entertainment committee and It
was announced that she will soon
select other members to serve on
this committee.
Mrs. Hoyle Umphlett, Mrs. Riley
Monds and Mrs. Holliday have been
named to serve as the decorations
committee.
W. H. Hardcastle is chairman of
the finance committee, and V. N.
Darden has been named to head the
men's host group.
The work of renovating the Mor
gan building into the USO center is
almost completed. The club furni
ture has arrived and been placed and
the club rooms are especially attrac
tive and will soon be available for
use by service men.
The Rev. B. C. Reavis;, chairman
of the dedication committee, stated
that plans for opening the center are
moving along fine and it is now
tentatively Scheduled to hold a dedi
cation program on Sunday afternoon,
April 2nd, at 2:30 o'clock.
the program for the occasion is
now being worked out, but at the
present is not completed.
Historical Group
Seeks Information
Mrs. Mattie Lister White, Collector
of War Records for Perquimans
County, desires to secure the names
of all men and women who are now
or have been in the armed services,
together with as much information
concerning them as may be avail
able at this time.
The information will be used by
the North Carolina Historical Com
mission in cooperation with the State
Office of Civilian Defense in pre
paring the history of World War II.
For the convenience of those hav
ing sons or daughters, or friends in
the armed forces, The Perquimans
Weekly will publish in its next is
sue a questionnaire, which Mrs.
White urges to be ctypped out and
filled in and mailed to her at 118
Church 'Street, Hertford.
The questionnaire will, when filled
in, jfumish all information wanted
by the Commission for its records.
Watch for this Questionnaire next
week, and if you have a member of
your lanmy in service nil in tne
questionnaire and mail it. to Mrs.
White.
16 Negro Selectees
Leave Saturday For
Pre-induction Exam
Large Number of Farm
Youths May Be Called
In Short Time
A contingent of 16 Negro selec
tees will leave here Saturday morn
ing for Fort Bragg, where they will
undergo pre-induction examinations
tor L:.L' aimed forces. This group of
:;: v.:;i be the last call for
..-si Ll.uvh, it was announced
'.ere this week.
Ilr3. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
:ocal board, state J that orders to re
port for pre-iriducUun examination
.j.i been :nai!ed to the following list
' registrants: Adam Clark, Aubrey
Thach, Matthew White, Gilbert
Riddick, Joseph Butts, Archie Felton,
Aubrey Wiggins, Alexander Robin
son, Raymond Wilson, Norman
Cooper, William Kelton, Haywood
Ferebee, Be mice Woodard, Henry
White, Herman Winslow, Melton
Winslow, Robert Lindsay, Jesse
Jacocks, Charlie Parker and Charlie
White.
A call for one man to report for
induction into the Navy has been
received and Royce Vickers, who
passed his pre-induction examination
in February, has been ordered to re
port to the Navy on March 27. The
board has not received any other
calls as yet for induction.
The local draft board is now re
viewing the files of all registrants
in deferred classification and many
youths, especially those between the
ages of 18-25 may soon be called to
take pre-induction examinations.
Selective service officials have an
nounced that the manpower situation
is serious pd that the armed forces
quotas must be filled. It is believed
that many Perquimans youths may be
affected by the recent ruling which
advanced the number of farm units
needed for continued farm classifica
tion and a laree number of these
may also be called to take examina
tion for military service.
borne estimates have shown that
some 45,000 North Carolina farmers
are now earning less than the neces
sary 16 war units, although no re
port on the number in Perquimans
County has been made.
Judging from recent announce
ments by Draft officials, Selective
Service is expected to be very strict
in giving further deferments to reg
istrants in the younger age bracket.
Pre-Easter Services
At Methodist Church
Start Next Monday
The Rev. W. L. Clegg, .Superinten
dent of the Elizabeth City District,
preached at the First Methodist
Church in Hertford last Sunday at
11 o'clock. "The Question of
the Hour" was the subject of a very
forceful sermon. The, second Quarterly-
Conference for the conference
year was conducted in the after
noon. The report showed the church
to be in splendid condition in every
way, with all items in the bue
paid up to date.
Mrs. William Trueblood and H.
C. Sullivan were elected delegates
to the Elizabeth City District Confer
ence which meets April 5 at New
Hope Church on the Perquimans
Charge. J. H. Towe, J. R. Jarvis
and Mrs. R. L. Knowles are also
delegates to the conference by virtue
of the office they hold in the local
church.
Beginning next Monday, prayer
services will be conducted at the
church each day at 4 p. m., except
Wednesday. On Wednesday the ser
vice will be held in connection with
the regular mid-week service at 7:30
p. m. In addition to ehe prayer ser
vices, there will be special emphasis
placed on visitation and church loy
alty during the week leading up to
Palm Sunday. Prom Palm Sunday
until Easter Sunday a series of re
vival services will be conducted with
the pastor doing the preaching.
Rotarians Endorse
Holmes For Office
The Hertford Rotary Club, in a
meeting this week, endorsed the can
didacy of John A. Holmes of Eden
ton for the office of District Gover
nor of Rotary for the 189th District.
Mr. Holmes, a leading member of
the Edenton Rotary Club, is superin
tendent of city schools at Edenton,
and has long been an outstanding
civic leader in the Albemarle.
COUNTY MAKING POOR SHOWING IN RED
CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE; SHORT $3,000
Promoted To CPO
Carson Wrhite, U. S. N., son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. White, Route 1,
Hertford, has just been promoted to
rank of chief petty officer (carpen
ter's mate). Carson has been in the
Navy six years. He has not been
home for three years and is now sta
tioned at Pearl Harbor.
Waste Paper Drive
To Be Conducted By
Hertford Lions Club
Plans for a waste paper collection
irive for the Town of Hertford
.vere completed by the Lions Club
it its meeting last Friday night.
Jharlie Vann was named as chair
.nan of the committee, which will
;onduetathe .drive to help solve one
the nation's most vital shortages.
The local drive will be part of a
nation-wide campaign which was
started recently at the request of
Donald Nelson, chairman of the War
Production Board.
The local Lions Club will conduct
the drive here for two weeks, begin
ning next Wednesday. Members of
the club will canvass the entire town,
street by street, and collect waste
paper from all residents who have
paper to give to the collection. The
members will collect paper on Wed
nesdays and Saturday during the
weeks of March 27 and April 3.
People who have waste paper to
give in this drive are asked to sepa
rate the newspapers from magazines
and cardboard and to tie each in
separate bundles and leave the
bundles on porches of their homes.
The club members will gather the
paper as they pass each house.
The paper, Mr. Vann said, will be
stored in the small building on the
Barrow property on Grubb Street,
until the drive closes, then it will be
removed to a pulp mill for use in the
war effort. He added that anyone
desiring to bring the paper to the
store house may do so by contacting
him, and he will take care of all
bundles brought to him.
The entire membership of the
local club will take part in the drive.
A number of them will operate the
truck and pick-up system during the
two weeks' drive.
Rent Representative
In Hertford Tuesday
Thomas J. Markham, area OPA
rent representative for Perquimans
County, announced this week the
following change of schedule: He
stated that he will be in Hertford
on Tuesday from 9:30 to 5:30 each
week to confer with persons desiring
information on rent control. '
The representative has been com
ing to Hertford on Wednesday in
recent weeks and this change of date
is hereby given.
Navy Recruiter In
Hertford March 27
Youths desiring information on
opportunities offered by the U. S.
,Navy may obtain this information
by contacting J. W. Brown, Navy Re
cruiting Officer, who will be at the
courthouse in Hertford on March 27.
Mr. Brown advised this newspaper
that the Navy now needs radio tech
nicians urgently and requests youths
interested in this type of work to
see him while he ij in town.
Chairman Says Drive
May Be Extended In
to April
Unless the public responds with
greater generosity during the next
week than it has during the past
three, Perquimans County's Red
Cross War Fund drive will have to
be extended into April to secure the
county meeting the quota of $5,300.
Mrs. C. P. Morris chairman of the
drive, announced Wednesday that re
ports turned in by solicitors siiowed
that only $2,370 had beon contributed
to date. This is indeed a porr .show
ing for Perquimans, which lias been
s;j );e:iei,,u i.: . , 1; 'Luting to other
war program.-.
Mrs. Mows a.;.r.l taat most of the
solicitors had completed the task of
canvassing their districts; a few re
ports are still coming int but these
are not expected to be sufficient for
the county to meet the quota.
According to the records turned in
by the workers, nearly every com
munity of the county has contributed
less toward the Ked Cross War Fund
this year than they did last year. A
few exceptions to this are noted, but
none of the communities have contri
buted double the amount which is
necessary for the local chapter to
meet its goal.
Reports from other counties, sur
rounding Perquimans, show that con
cributions are good and that most
all counties will meet their quota on
time. The drive, everywhere, was off
to a slow start, due to inclement
weather, but local .solicitors state
that they have made a thorough cov
erage of their territories and lack of
interest has been shown in the drive.
The local chairman stated that the
chapter will extend the drive into
April, unless the full amount of the
quota is reached before the drive
closes on March 31.
As in past years, The Perquimans
Weekly will publish the list of con
tributors to the Red Cross. However,
this year due to the shortage of
newsprint and lack of space, it will
be necessary 6 limit "3ie list of
names to those contributors who
give at least $2. or more, toward
this cause. No contributions less
than $2 will be published.
Chairman Announces
Sale Of Easter Seals
Starts Next Monday
Mrs. Sarah H. Perry, County Sup
erintendent of Welfare, who will act
as chairman of the annual sale of
Kuster Seals for crippled children,
announced today that the sale or
seals will be started Monday, March
27, and run through Monday, A pri 1
10th.
Mrs. Perry stated that the Hert
ford troop of Girl Scouts will again
aid in the sale of the seals, and that
the troop will conduct a lily sale
during the drive.
The seal sale, which is sponsored
by the National Society for Crippled
Children and participated in by over
2,000 county and local units, is con
ducted to raise funds for carrying
out a medical program to aid all
crippled children.
Half of the funds raised here are
retained locally for use in aiding
children of this county who are or
might become crippled. Mrs. Perry
stated that a clinic is conducted in
Elizabeth City each month, where
children are given treatment by Dr.
R. B. Raney, of Duke Hospital, and
funds retained by the local chapter
are used to see that crippled children
are transported to this clinic for
treatment. The local society also
uses these funds for the purchase of
equipment needed by children here.
Funeral Services For
!rs. Mary E. Brothers
heid At Newland
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Ellen Brothers, 68, mother of Mrs.
Cecil Winslow, were conducted on
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at
Newland Methodist Church by the
Rev. L. T. Singleton, assisted by the
Rev. J, M. Jolliff.
Mrs. Brothers died at her home
in Newland Sunday night at 7:80
o'clock, following a short 'illness.
She was the wife of the late Joseph
J. Brothers.
Surviving, besides Mrs. Winslow,
are twelve children, 19 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
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