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. Volume XLNumber 21.
Hertford, jeerquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 26, 1944.
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Petition For Health
Center Rejected By
FYA; New Proposal
Town Board Votes to
Cooperate; To Adver
tise Taxes
A petition, which was presented
several weeks ago by the Board of
Viv County Commissioners, to the Fed
i eral Works Agency requesting a
.; Federal project for the construction
' of a health center in Perquimans
' County has been rejected, Dr. D. C.
Hackett, County Health Officer, told
VL the Board of Town Commissioners at
a meeting held Monday night.
V:... Dr. Hackett, however, was of the
-1 opinion that it might be possible to
.y obtain a Federal project for this con
i.' atruction providing the Town Board
and the County Board would provide
a suitable site and at least ten per
v cent of the cost of the project. Both
Boards have agreed to this proposal
and a new petition will be presented
to the Federal agency.
Dr. Hackett told the Town Board
. he had been informed that the Fed
. eral Government had discontinued
projects wholly paid for by Federal
' funds, but he believed there is a pos-
sibility the project can be obtained
if the petition proposes the local gov
ernments will cooperate in the costs.
Mayor V. N. Darden and Town At
torney Charles E. Johnson were
named by the Board as a committee
; to seek and obtain options on suit--"i
able sites for the center. The County
fy Board has agreed, it was announced,
to pay a sum of $1,200 toward the
center providing the Town furnishes
V me Bite.
Dr. Hackett pointed out the bene-
I fits that would be derived from such
a center, providing it can be obtained
f and it is believed the new petition
il tiri 1 1 tut A pnm i at
"... u. h .i v uu.. v.
The local dog problem once again
was a subject of discussion at the
Towg masting; variottj qomplaints
- have been made to the commission-
rs about dogs running at large, and
the Board, after some discussion,
plans to levy a tax on all dogs with
in the Town limits The tax, accord
ing to the Board, will be $5 per
year. However, a smaller tax may
be levied on dogs that are kept im
pounded by ownew.
The Board voted"that the 1943 de
linquent tax list for property would
be advertised for sale, on June 16
and the sale of the leins would be
held on Monday, July 10. ' '
Chauffers' Licenses
Now Being Renewed
Driver license examiners through
out the State began accepting appli
cations for renewal of chauffeurs' li
censes for 1944-45, May 22, Ronald.
Hocutt, director of the Highway
Safety Division, has announced.
AH North Carolina chauffeurs' li
censes are issued for one year and
expire at midnight, June 30, 1944.
V, inerelore, it is urged by the direc
Jt tor that applications be made prior
" to that data to avoid nnaaihle delav
in truck and bus operations in the
present emergency.
A change in the Driver's License
Act by the 1948 Legislature elimin
ates the requirement for chauffeur's
badge. Therefore, chauffeurs for
1944-45 will be issued only the license.
. The law requires all applicants for
t v chauffeurs' licenses, who carry pub
;h' ( lie .passengers to be 21 years old, and
those who haul public' property to be
' 18 yean old.
tack Of Space Forces
Omission News And Ads
with ngni that tha publish'
- " ers ware forced to omit a large num
ber of news items and more than
'$ seven columns of advertising in this
week's edition of The Perquimans
Weekly. '
Despite the fact', that, we increased
the usual number, of pages to our
pre-war size, we were unable, due to
' shortage of help in the printing de
partment, to print .other, additional
ip pages to carry the news and ad ver
'"wf Using
j ' To - thoM advertisers we were
( forced to mifc "We are sorry," and
: to those who contributed news items
' , w isajr wb will publish those in next
'wek's. issue.
' Elmo " Cannon, Jr.. arrived home
Monday from Barksdale '.Field, La.;
to spend a 15-day furlough with bis
rarents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Can-
an.
Annual WMU Meeting
To Be Held May 31
The Woman's Missionary Union
of Perquimans County will hold its
annual meeting at the Whiteville
Grove Baptist Church at 11 o'clock
on the morning of May 31.
Three speakers have been se
cured to address the meeting. Dr.
Ronald E. Wall of Elizabeth City,
Miss Ruth Keller from the MWU
State office in Raleigh and Mrs. T.
Sloan Guy, associational superinten
dent from Gatesville.
Lunch will be served by the church
at 1 o'clock.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Reports from Italy state the
Nazis have thrown in their last re
serves south of Rome in an attempt
to stop the Allied drive, which is now
in its second week. Ihe British and
American forces on the Anzio beach
head, according to reports Wednes
day, have broken through the Ger
man defense ring and the battle for
Rome is now on in force. On the
southern Italian front heavy German
reserves have slowed down the Allied
attack, but it is believed the su
perior forces of the Allies will even
tually crack the Nazi lines and then
join forces with the Allies at Anzio
to force the fall of Rome.
American - and British airmen
based in Britain continue widespread
attacks against German targets.
General Arnold has termed these at
tacks a definite part of the invasion
of Europe saying that the number
of airmen engaged in these daily at
tacks equal a regiment of infantry.
Heavy damage is reported at all
points attacked by the Allies. Re
ports state Berlin has issued pessi
mistic reports as the date of D-Day
draws nearer.
American forces iit tlie Pacific are
extending their positions, forces" un
der General MacArthur in the
Wakde area are gaining more
ground in New Guinea, and the air
force continues to blast Jap tar
gets. No reports of sea activity has
been reported. Chinese and Ameri
can forces in Burma severed the Jap
supply line by cutting the Burma
road at Chefang.
The Russian front continued quiet
during the week as reports from
Moscow indicated the Red Army, is
preparing to launch a summer offen
sive, expected to be timed witn, the
Allied invasion from the west and
south. Russian air forces, it has
been reported, have bombed German
positions in Poland.
On the home front, Congress this
week passed a measure calling for a
simplified income tax return, which
is expected to make the task of fill
ing out these forms much easier for
the average individual. The new law
will eliminate returns for some 30
millions of tax payers, who will pa7
their entire tax
holding method.
through the with-
Motorists Continue
Rush For New Tires
It Ration Office
In spite of warning issued by OPA
officials that the tire situation con
tinues fax from normal, there has
been no let up in the number of ap
plications filed at the local office .re
cently, Miss Mary Frances Dail
stated this week.
A total of 47 certificates were is
sued by the local tfoara during the
week for tires and tubes. Passenger
type certificates were issued to the
following: Charles Brown, tire and
tube; A. R. Cook, 2; Leslie Little,
tire and tube; Bill Fowler, 1; S. L.
Long, 1; Charlie Hurdle, tire, 2
tubes; Sidney Perry, 2 tires, 2 tubes;
E. W. CStaHings, tire and tube; N. G.
Wiegenstein, 1; Lillian Elliott, 2
i tires, 2 tubes; Lillie H. Johnson, 1;
L. A. Proctor, 1; J. S. Bass, 2; C. E.
White, 1; W. H. Elliott, 3 tires, 2
tubes; Preston Smith, tire and tube;
H. W. Chappell, tire, 2 tubes; Reuben
Stallings, 1; Joe HarrelL 1; Ezekiel
Robinson; tire, 2 tubess; C. A. Perry,
tire and tube; C. P. Morris, tire and
tube; Glenn Mathewss, tire and tube;
Alton Jordan, 2; Willie White, tire
and tube; O. J. Lane, tire and, tube;
Alton Perry, 2 tires, 1 ,tube; Elaworth
White, 2; T. S. White, 1; A. J.
Smith, t tires, 1' tube; J. L. Lane, 1;
Melvih Beck, tire,' 2 tabes; W. W.
White, U W. B. Tuckerl; Frank
Tocci, tire and tube; E. W. Daugh
try, 1; John Peacock, 1; J. E. Boyce,
tire and tube; John Wood, 1.
Truck tires White, Honds & Mor
ris, tire and tube; Harry Winslow,
tire and tubeUSN Ship's Service, 2
tires, 8 tubes; W. Li White, 2; G. &
vwiuy, e; vv, n. ciiuoh, a una, i
tube; Major Loomis, 2 tires, 2 tabes,
Recorder's Court
Disposes 12 Cases
At Tuesday Session
Two Defendants Fail to
Appear; Bonds Order
ed Forfeited
A total of 12 cases were disposed
of in Perquimans Recorder's Court
by Juiige Charles Johnson on Tues
day. Two defendants failed to ap
pear to answer charges and their
bonds were ordered forfeited.
These defendants were Fannie
Rountice, Negro, charged with as
sault with u deadly weapon, and Kd
Rountiee, Negro, charged with using
profanity.
Melion King, Negro, was found
guilty of speeding, and was fined $10
and ordered to pay court costs.
John Snowden was taxed with
court costs lor driving with improper
lights.
Sherrill Rogers was found guilty of
abandonment and was ordered to pay
the costs of court and pay five dol
lars per week for use by his two
children.
i The Court assessed costs aurainst
the prosecuting witness, Theodore
Cox, in the case charging Thomas
Rogers with assault with a deadly
weapon.
Hazel Hayes, Negro, was found
guilty of driving without a license,
and was taxed with costs of court.
Roy Skinner, iNegrq, was found
guilty of driving drunk and sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads, sen
tence to be suspended upon payment
of $75 and costs.
Thomas Felton, Negro, was fined
$10 and costs for driving without a
license and driving with insufficient
brakes.
Willie Sanderline entered a plea of
guilty to driving without license,
speeding and reckless driving. He
was fined $40 and costs.
Levi Revels, Negro, plead guilty
to being drunk and paid costs of
court.
Alphonzo Stephney, Negro, was
taxed with court costs for driving
without a license.
OPA Urges Fuel Oil
Forms Be Mailed To
Office Immediately
Householders of Perquimans were
urged today by E. Leigh Winslow,
Chairman of the local OPA War
Price and Rationing Board, to return
their next season's fuel oil renewal
forms as promptly as possible.
The forms have been mailed by the
board to all fuel oil users in this
area, Mr. Winslow said. "The sooner
these forms are rilled out and return
ed, by mail, to the board," he added,
"the sooner we can begin processing
them and issuing oil ration coupons.
We would like to have the forms re
turned within seven days."
"The earlier these coupons are is
sued, the better," Mr. Winslow said,
"because it is necessary for con
sumers to order part of their next
season's supply of heating oil im
mediately. When " dealers make their
first deliveries during summer, they
are able to give consumers better de
livery service throughout the heating
year because it will help them solve
their pressing manpower and de
livery problems. More important, fil
ling consumer's tanks early will add
appreciably to dealers' storage ca
pacity and thereby allow more oil to
be brought in now for use next win
ter." The new re-application form con
tains only si simple questions which
the board needs answered in order to
renew rations for private dwellings
for next year. The questions can be
answered in a few minutes and the
completed form put into the return
mail. Persons who wish to renew
rations for premises other than pri
vate dwellings, such as apartment
houses, and hotels should answer
only the first S questions, the board
chairman said. ,
The renewal application is to be
filled out only by those persons
whose oil ration' last year was for
the same address as this year, Mr.
Winslow said. These may be persons
who either are living at the same ad
dress for which last year's ration
was issued or who control the burn
ing equipment at, that address (as
in the case of a landlord). Other oil
users not included in these categories
will be given a chance to fill out an
other' application later.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .
Captain and Mrs. Fenton Butler
announce' the birth of a daughter,
Catherine Jean, born May 10 at
Portland, Oregon. vX,'
Interest In Primary
Election Increasing
Throughout County
Fair-sized Vote Now Ex
pected to Be Cast For
Governor
A last minute interest in the pri
mary election to be held tomorrow
has been noted throughout the coun
ty and a goodly number of votes un
expected to be cast, especially in the
gubernatorial race between Ralph
McDonald and R. (iregg Cherry.
While predictors do not helievti
that the balloting will reach any
such figures as was e:ist in the
ty two years ago, when more
1,700 voters went to the polls,
believed that some 1,200 to
voters will choose between th
outstanding candidates for the
OUII-
than
it is
1,400
two
(lOV-
ernor's office.
Having no local races to aid in in
teresting voters in an election which
is playing second p'ce in current
events, local managers for Mr. Cher
ry and Mi. McDonald have been
working hard to bring interest up to
a normal pitch. Moth groups claim
a large following and there is some
indication that the race here will be
close.
Besides choosing a Governor, the.
voters will cast ballots for the office
of U. S. Senator. Cameron Morrison
and Clyde K. Hoey seemingly are out
in front in this race, with Mr. Hoey
having a bit of edge over Morrison.
In. the race for Lieutenant Gover
nor, which is a three-cornered affair,
W. I. Halstead and L. Y. Ballentine
seem to he the front runners. Mr.
Halstead, who hails from Camden
County, is expected to show consid
erable strength in this county, but
reports from up State show Ballen
tine may run first.
In the campaign for State Senator
four men, W. T. Culpepper, Charles
H. Jenkins, J. B. Fearing and Jerry
Hughes seek office. From all reports
the first ...three named are closely
bunched, and it's a toss up as to
which will gain the nomination.
There is practically no talk aliout
the candidates seeking other State
offices, since few of them have made
appearance? here in behalf of the
campaign, but there are contests for
the offices of Secretary of State,
State Auditor and State Treasurer on
the Democratic ticket.
Program Committee
Plans Dance At USO
Wednesday, June 7
One of the outstanding programs
of the Hertford USO Club in the
coming weeks will be a block dance
to be held on Wednesday night,
June 7, the program committee of
the club announced this week. The
orchestra from the Naval Air Sta
tion at Weeksville has been secured
to furnish music for the evening and
the committee has arranged for an
interesting program.
Present plans call for the dance to
be held in the block on Church street
between Grubb and Market streets,
and the public is invited to watch
the program. However, the dancing
will be restricted to service men and
hostesses from the USO.
The program committee, named
recently by Miss Mae Wood Wins
low, chairman of the USO, is com
posed of Mrs. B. G. Koonce, Mrs.
Olivia Hobbs, Mrs. Blanche Gilliam,
Lindsay Winslow and Max Campbell.
In addition to planning the dance,
the committee at a meeting Tuesday
night made tentative plans for pro
grams at the USO for each week.
These will consist of bingo parties,
picnics, suppers and dancing classes,
etc.
The program committee is seeking
a sail boat for use of service men
and requests any person having such
a boat which can be made available
to contact Mr. Kuisenza, director at
the Center.
Carnival To Play
Here Week June 12
Mayor V. N. Darden announced
today that he had been advised by
the Dixie Paramount Shows that the
company would furnish the midway
attraction at the annual Firemen's
Carnival during the week of June 12.
The shows are expected to be one
of the best ever shown in Hertford
and the carnival will run for six
days, closing on June 17.
Frea Philadelphia
Dr. Louise Payne of Philadelphia
visited her parents, Mr. and, Mrs. E.
E. Payne, during the week-end.
Harriet Ann Chappell
Dies At Belvidere
Harriet Ann Chappell, 79, wife of
George A. Chappell of belvidere died
at her home Tuesday morning at
12:55 o'clock after a lingering ill
ness. Although unable to speak for the
past two years, she always greeted
her visitors cheerfully and with a
smile. Her thoughtfulness of others
and her kind and generous nature
will ever remain with those who
knew her.
She is survived by her husband,
five sons, N. O. Chappell, S. G. Chap
pell, F. K. Chappell, all of Belvidere,
S. G. Chappell of Wilson, N. C, and
Dr. I,. W. Chappell of Morgantown,
W. Ya.; three daughter, .Mrs. O. C.
Twine of Norfolk. Mrs. Bessie Chap
pell and Mrs. Willie Lamb, both of
Tyner; one sister. .Mrs. Tom .Ionian
of Tyner.
Interment was made in the fainilv
burying ground Wednesday after
noon. War Dond Sales For
Three Years Amount
To S1.649.707.61
l'redicting that the Fifth War
Iian drive, which opens June 12,
would be one of the most concentrat
ed drives ever conducted by the gov
ernment as a means of raising
money to finance the war, R. M. Kid
dick, chairman of the War Finance
Committee, announced the commit
tee would meet this week to formu
late plans for conducting the drive in
I'erquimai County.
The chairman, praising the resi
dents of Perquimans for the splen
did record they have made in previ
ous djives, announced that during the
past three years a total of $1,640,707,
(il worth of war bonds has been sold
in this county. The post office sold
$70,000 worth of bonds during this
period, while the balance, $l,.r71,
707.61, was purchased through the
Hertford Ranking Company. .
The chairman stated, "This "cer
tainly is a lot of sales for Perquim
ans County, and it is a record local
folks can be proud of, for it shows
our citizens are backing the boys do
ing the fighting."
Me added, however, that the quota
for this county during the Fifth War
Loan drive would undoubtedly be
higher than the quota of any previ
ous drive and urg-ed local residents
to purchase all the honds they pos
sibly can during the coming drive.
The quota for the coming drive
will he announced verv soon, the
chairman advised. I
Members of the War Finance1
Committee at a meeting Monday
night voted to award four prizes to
individuals assisting in the Fifth
War Loan drive. The committee will
urge all school children of the coun
ty to again solicit sales as they did
in the fourth drive.
A $25 war bond will be awarded
the individual selling the largest
amount in war bonds, second prize
will be a $25 war bond to be award
ed the individual selling the largest
number of bonds to different per
sons, third prize will be $6.25 worth
of war stamps to be awarded the
high school student selling the larg
est amount in bonds, and the fourth
prize will be $6.25 worth of stamps
to be awarded the grammar school
student selling the most bonds.
Hertford Lions Club
Elect Officers Tonight
The Hertford Lions Club will hold
their regular meeting tonight at the
Colonial Tourist Home. All members
are urged to be present, as officers
will be elected for the coming year,
and other important business will be
brought before the group.
PERMITS READY FOR
MACHINE OPERATORS
The Statistics Division of the State
Department of Agriculture reports
that 1,700 combines and 219 peanut
pickers have been bought by farm
ers of North Carolina since May of
last year. These figures were based
on reports compiled by the iState
War Board.
Frank Parker said that 3,904 com
bines, 865 power threshing machines
and 1 486 peanut pickers operated in
this State last year.
Parker warned each owner of a
combine or threshing machine that
it is necessary for him to secure a
permit before beginning his grain
harvesting work. He said the forms
could be secured from the register of
deeds in each county.
Attended Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. V. N. Darden and
Miss Arlene Porter attended the
funeral of Mrs. A. ' M. ftnnde in
Richmond Wednesday.
Farm Jumpers Face
Army Induction By
Latest Draft Rules
Pre-Induction Calls For
June to Take 80 Men
From County
Farm jumpers, those draft regis
trants who have been deferred lie
cause of employment on farms and
who leave those jobs without per
mission of the local Draft Board,
face immediate induction into the
armed forces under a new Selective
Service memorandum received by the
Perquimans Draft Board this week.
According to this memorandum
Slate Headquarters estimate that lo
cal boards will be able to fill all in
duction calls through July with men
under 2(j years of age. After July
men between -Mi and 2i( may expect
to he calleil for induction. Local
boards have been ordeied not to send
for induction, at the present time,
any registrant over 26, except vol
unteers, delinquents or farm jump
ers. However, beginning in August lo
cal boards are expected to begin
calling up men between 26 and 29.
Some of these registrants may be or
dered for pre-induction examination
during June and July.
The State Headquarters has ad
vised the local board that a more lib
eral view may be taken in regards
to deferring men aged 30 through 37.
Under new regulations men of this
age bracket may be deferred if they
are engaged in essential occupations,
or occupations which contribute to
the genera welfare of the com
munity. Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
local board, announced Monday the
local office had received two calls for
men to take pre-induction examina
tions during June. Forty-five white
men will be ordered to report for
this examination on June 28 and 3"
colored registrants will be ordered to
report June 12. In all likelihood
these two calls will complete the list
of youths 18 through 25 registered
here, and the Hoard may have to or
der some men in the 26 to 29 brack
et to 'fill this call.
Seven colored inductees will leave
here on June 2, three to be inducted
into the Navy and four for the Army.
The Navy inductees are Thomas Ar
cher. Jasper Archer and Roosevelt
Shred. The army will receive Jesse
.lacocks. Charlie White, Hay ward
Ferebee and Fred Burke.
No official report on the number of
white men accepted for service from
the last group of men taking exam
ination has been received but an un
official report stated 19 were passed
and 19 rejected.
Henry Clay Sullivan
Buys Drug Store
One of Hertford's most prominent
business enterprises changed owner
ship last Friday when Henry Clay
Sullivan purchased the Roberson
Drug Store from its owner, Mrs. J.
G. Roberson.
An announcement of the sale w-as
made by Mr. Sullivan, who stated he
would assume active management of
the store within the next week or
two, maintaining the same personnel
now employed at the store.
The new owner is a popular young
native of Hertford, who has been en
gaged in the insurance business for
the past several years, but he now
plans to devote all his time to the
drug business. He announced there
would be no change in the policy of
business; that he would seek to
maintain the same high class service
offered the public by Mrs. Roberson.
Catholics Celebrate
Birthday Of Church
Special religious services will be
observed by the almost 400,000,000
Catholics throughout the world on
Whit Sunday, May 28, in solemn
commemoration of the institution by
Jesus Christ in Jerusalem over 1900
years ago of His Catholic church,
stated Father F. J. McCourt, pastor
of St. Ann's Parish.
At Harvey Point, from 6:15 to
6:45 and 8:45 to 9:30, and at St.
Ann's Church, Edenton, 11 to 11:45
A. M., holy masses, hymns, sermon
on "The Infallibility of Christ's
Catholic Church," communions.
Confessions at St. Ann's Saturday
7:30 to 8:30 P. M., Sunday 10:30 to
10:55 A. M and at Harvey Point
Sunday 5:45 to 6:10 and 6:46 to
8:40 A. M.
Visiting Parents
Sgt. Julian Powell is home on fur
lough visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Powell.
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