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A TEZCLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XL-Number 25.
Hertford, Perquimans County, Nftrth Carolina, Friday, June 23, 1944.
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MMi'WEEKLYi
:!3xt Contingent Of
Lien Leave Juiis 23
For Exon;nation
Call Is For 45 White
Men; July, CaU For 40
Vlegroes Received
Forty white men will be ordered
,' this week; to 1 report at local draft
offices on June, 28, to leave for Fort
"Bragg, where' they; will take pre
inductlon examinations, Mrs. Ruth
Sumner, clerk of the board, stated
early this week. ;f '
The men will be ordered" from the
.following list of registrants: Lanford
Stallings, Alvah Winslow, Benjamin
Smith, Howard Long, - Benjamin
Owens, Lawrence ; Corprew, David
Nixon, Whit Cartwright, Murray
Baccas, Glenn Matthews, Norman
Godfrey, Thomas Long, Robert Spear.
Mack Lane, Martin tailings, John
' Bundy, Jr., Lewis Stalling, Robert
Lane, Maynard Fleetwood, Thurman
Jones, John White, Leslie Perry, Le
roy -White, Lloyd Monds, Maryin
Caddy James Winslow, Glenwood
Stallings, Lloyd Chappell, Thomas
- Harrell. Edward Hurdle, Jr., Delton
Stalling, Horace Cartwright, Sher
man Copeland, Belvyn Russell, James
TrueWood, WilUe Lane. Guy Webb.
Dewey Perry, Jr., Herbert Euro.
Thomas DaU, Othus Mansfield, Odus
Mansfield. Ralph Higgins, Thurman
White, Oscar Jones. Harold Lassiter,
: Elwood Perry and Harvey Nixon.
- All of thee selectees are under the
age of 26, and Mrs. gumner stated
that- the board ha. enough men left
in this age grou$ to probably fill
. next month's caU, TherefoAi It is
. unlikely that any vregim f be
tween 26 and 89 will be called before
; AugUSt . . A' .'..."v Y'-j
' The local board hat received a call
fo 0 Colored electees to take pi:
itjuction examinations on July 1?.
WiIm t WltiMon Ktationii wiftt
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vice until he reports for induction.
' At that time he will be placed in the
branch of service in need of replaca
f. menta. It has been announced, if
there is a vacancy, an inductee will
be given a choice of the service he
: desires; otherwise, he will be placed
i: bv the induction officers in the
' branch needing men.
" Six Perquimans County white
' - youths left yesterday for induction
, into the Navy.
Seven Cases Heard
By Recorder's Court
At Tuesday Session
, Seven cases, all of minor import-
, ance, were disposed of by the Per-
, ; quimans Recorder's Court in session
Tuesday morning.
I ' William Trueblood plead guilty to
a charge of assault and paid the costs
.of court
'James Powell paid a fine of $10
and court costs, after pleading guil
' ty to a charge of speeding.
r; Willie Fauntleroy, Negro, was
.. fined $10 and assessed court costs
, onf. a charge of driving with insuf
., ficient brakes and having1 no opera
tor's license.
' "' 'George Green, Negro, was found
guilty of being drunk and disorderly.
. : He was given a 80-day suspended
; road sentence, ordered to pay a fine
t' of 115 and court costs; sad was
placed , on (rood behavior for 'six
months.
John Blanchard, Negro, was found
. iHt guilty x of non-support r of bis
wife.
- Archie Ferebee. Necro, was found
guilty of ; failing to take health
treatments. Judgnjent was suspend
ed upon payment of court costs and
..'that the defendant submit to treat
ments. ' .
Edward Felton, Negro, was found
guilty of driving drunk 'and -was
given a 60-day suspended sentence
upon payment of fine of $76. and
costs, s Felton noted an appeal to the
superior v;oun. . --.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL A-;..
AWARDED BEN G. KOONCE
, ' Ben G. Koonce, ,.. son of Kr. . and
Mrs. B. G. Koonce, has been .awarded
, the Army's Good Conduct Moral, ac
.cording to an announcement received
here this week. Corporal . Koonce is
stationed at Fort Bragg.
k 0"17.r':n3 IN ITALY
ZZr. s "raLV. Anderson have
r- -Jvei rd from their son, Jack
' Jarron, a deck engineer with the
S. L'xhr:.t Karir, tltat he la
ew!.:re in Itsly. 111a was the
wo'l t" py r"l r!"i from
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MOBILli AAC ABT1LLERY IN ITALY Partially hidden by a camouflage net, the business ends
of three gurof point skyward from this U. S. Army self-propelled half-track which is part of the equip
ment of an anti-aircraft battalion on the Italian front. The scene it characteristic of the battle line in
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THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The Japanese fleet, at least part
of it, has at long last come out of
Uding- and attempted to trade fire
power with pojtwful American
force operating ii the Pacific, ac
cording to an announcement issued
Wednesday by Admiral Nimitz. The
Jap fleet was reported between the
Marianas awl the' Philippines. Ad
Bdral Nirnlt, statod that the Fifth
American fleet bad contacted the
Japa and tho Battle may be joined.
The Japs have been nuttuur UP s
Ameri.
can forces invaded last week, but
thus far American forces have de
feated the Jap defense. More than
600 Jap airplanes have been shot
down by the Americans.
The Russian Armies, fighting to
knock Finland out of the war, have
captured Viipuri, second largest Fin
nish city, and are still advancing.
The Beds broke through the Finnish
Mannerheim Line early this week:
Reports from Sweden indicate a
peace cabinet may be forming: in
Finland to seek peace with Russia.
The Finns are expected to be out of
the war by the last of this month.
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Allied forces in Italy are meeting
heavier resistance from the Germans
as the fighting nears the Florence
line. French forces captured 1,900
prisoners when they took the historic
Island of Elba on Tuesday. The
Fifth and Eighth Armies continue to
advance against the retreating Ger
mans along the Italian front. The
Nazis report some 16 Allied divisions
are lying off the coast of southern
France awaiting to invade Europe at
some southern point.
Politicians of both the Republican
and Democratic parties are beginning
to gather in Chicago for the national
conventions which will take place
during the latter part of June and
early in July. The Republican con
vention is expected to choose Thomas
Dewey, Governor of Now York, as
the nominee for President. All In
dications are that President Roose
velt will win the Democratic nomi
nation by acclalmation.
Sixteen percent of the national
quota of the Fifth War Loan drive
for purchase of bonds by individuals
was reported achieved on Wednesday.
The national quota for individuals is
six billion dollars.
Doy Scout Court Of
Honor To Ds Ifc'il
ll:re Friday tt'ifjt .
f A Court of Honot for -thel Boy
Scouts of Hertford's Troop 155 will
be held at the Courthouse ? Friday
night at 8 o'clock, at which' time a
number, of, the local Scouta;will fee
up for promotion tas Higher grades.
. Executives and Scouts from Eden
ton will conduct the Court of Honor,
It was ' announced by ,W. H. Pitt,
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. The Hertford Lions Club fcas plan
ned to attend the meeting hmassep
following the Lions' meetfnr ton&ht.
The Lions Club is asstirtj i $Zvfy
ford Rotary Club in sponsoring
Scout work in Hertford, .A
The public Is invited to atnd the
Court of Honor and a large crowd is
errsted to be. on-J'JL-ls - jrftness
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Hertford Rotarians
To Attend Meeting At
Edenton Next Week
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club will attend the inter-city meet
ing to be held at Edenton next
Thursday night, June 29, it was an
nounced here this week. The pro
gram will include Ladies' Night and
local Rotarians will be accompanied
by their Rotary-Annes.
The local club had as its guests at
a meeting Tuesday night Mr. Cherry,
supervisor of the U. S. Employment
Office at Elizabeth City, who spoke
briefly on the Manpower rules which
become effective July 1.
Lieut, (jg) Hollowell Nixon, who
has just returned fnjm duty over
seas, was also a guest of the club.
FSA Committee To
Draft 1945 Program
At Meeting Friday
A. Houston Edwards, FSA Super
visor for Perquimans,' Chowan and
Gates counties, recently attended a
three-day district conference of FSA
supervisors in Eastern North Garo-
lina for the purpose of receiving in
formation from the District and
State offices of FSA concerning the
development of county programs of
work for the coming year for these
three counties.
One main topic of discussion was
the production of enough feed to
permit FSA borrowers to continue
their present production of livestocK
and livestock products as part ot
their contribution to food and feed
for victory.
Basic suggestions were made on
increasing per acre yields of reeff
crops. This was especially true of
corn. The experiment station has
recommended that farmers' increase
corn yields by increasing the appli
cation of nitrogen to 250 to 300
pounds per acre. Their tests have
shown that the amount of nitrogen
applied has more to do with m-
creasinir corn vields than any one
factor.
The detailed part of the counvy
program will be developed this year
by the FSA. supervisor and the three
local committeemen in each" county.
This will allow the FSA program to
be localized and fully adapted to
meet the needs of the county In
which it operates.
On Friday, June 23, the Perquim
ans County FSA Committee will
meet with Mr. Edwards to help htm
draft thefccofflgtynPW WM
important job of working out meth
ods to feed the present number of
livestock-there tre several other fac
tors concerning the overall' rehabili
tation program that will receive full
consideration yfrhen the committee
meets. Meetings for the Chowan and
Gatna . Countv Committees ' wBl be
announced in the near future accord
ing to Mr. Edwards.
Legionnaires Attend
State Convention
V, N. Dardeiu Shelton G. Chappell
and J. D. Cranford, all members of
Wm. Paul - Stallings ' Post of ' the
American Legion, attended the State
Legion Convention held this week in
Ashevllle. The delegates from the
local post left Sunday end returned
Tuesday, following the doss of the
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American Forces In
Normandy Continue
To Spearhead Drive
Sealing of Peninsula
Guarantees Fall of
Cherbourg to Allies
American troops battling on the
Nermandv Peninsula continued to
spearhead the Allied invasionof Eu
rope during this week. The Ameri
cans forced their way to the south
ern side of the peninsula early this
week and thus sealed the escape
roate of an estimated 70,000 Nazis
from the tip of the French coast to
ward Cherbourg. The fighting
Americans were within sight of the
prize French port on Wednesday and
Allied leaders called upon the Nazis
to surrender the port. The city was
.expected to fall hourly.. Heavy
seige guns pounded the city as the
Germans hastily attempted to btow
up-harbor facilities.
Heavy fighting, between British
and Canadians and the Nazis was
reported in progress further inland
along the French coast. The invas
ion beachhead has been secured and
the Allies have repulsed all German
attempts at counterattacks. The
Germans, thus far, have not thrown
their total reserve forces into the
battle. Berlin radio reports other
Allied . forces are readying an in
vasion at other points on the Channel
coast and possibly in the south of
France.
Reporters -with the American
troops write that the advance against
Cherbourg was made so rapidly the
Germans were dazed and disorgan
ized by the tremendous power of the
American attack, and the one Ger
man attempt to break through the
American lines was frustrated and
cost the Germans heavily in life and
material.
The Germans continue to fire their
rocket bombs at the English coast,
but heavy air attacks by the Allied
forces during the week has diminish
ed this -German attempt to halt the
flow of material and men into Eu
rope, ihe Allied Airmen heavily
bombed the rocket gun implacements
in France and also continued to
bomb Nazi targets over the face of
Europe and blast rail communlca
tions to the Nazis' front lines.
Prime Minister Churchill, in a re
port to the House of Commons, stat
ed the invasion is progressing satis
factorily and added that the Allied
victories may bring a triumph in
Europe this summer.
School System Loses
Two More Teachers
By Resignations
Perquimans County's school sys
tem lost two more teachers during
the past week, by resignations, F. T.
Johnson, county superintendent, an
nounced Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Ainsley, prin
cipal and teacher of the first grade,
respectively, at the Central Gram
mar School, have resigned to accept
simitar positions at the Moyock
schooL :
Mr. Ainsley announced his regret
at severing .his relations with the lo
cal; system, but stated that the Mo
yock position offered greater remun
eration and field of endeavor.
' Superintendent Johnson statedLthat
he was very sorry to see Mr. Ainsley
leave Perquimans ' as he had v done
splendid work at Central Grammar
School lie edded that be will at
tempt to fill the two vacancies with
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COUNTY STILL NEEDS THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN E BOND SALES TO MEET GOAL
First Cotton Bloom
For the third straight year, Claude
Williams of Route 3 brought the first
cotton bloom of the year to the office
of The Perquimans Weekly. Mr.
Williams
office on
stated he
brought the bloom to the
Tuesday afternoon and
had found it a few hours
earlier.
Despite late planting this year,
due to heavy rains in the spring,
cotton bloomed earlier this year than
it did last year. The first bloom
last year was brought in about
July 1.
Shortly after Mr. Williams had
appeared with his bloom, Joshua
Simpson, Negro farmer, brought in
a blo6m from the crop he farms for
Julian White. He stated he had
found several blooms throughout the
field.
Program Committee
USO Club Outlines
Monthly Plans
Hertford's USO Club, which has
proved a popular athering center for
service people since its opening in
May, this week announces a sustain
ing program for the coming months.
This program was worked out by the
program committee at a meeting
Tuesday night. I
Sunday and Monday nights will be I
open house nights, at which time1
men visiting the club may use the
facilities of the U'SO in manner of
their choosing.
Each Tuesday a hobby night
program will be conducted, and the
committee plans to conduct an open
forum on questions of occupations
and hobbies. Each of fhese pro
grams will be directed by local resi
dents and service men.
A street dance, similar to the one
held June 7, will be held every sec
ond and fourth Wednesday of the
month. The committee plans to hold
the next dance on Wednesday night,
June 28, and will try to obtain the
band from the Weeksville Naval
Station to furnish the music.
A movie program is being planned
for Thursday of each week, at which
time the service people will -be ad
n.itted to a free movie to be shown
at the USO Club.
A bingo "party will be staged every
first and third Friday night of each
month, and this party will be under
the direction of the Lions Club. A
phone call home is offered each week
to the service man winning the final
game. Last week T. J. Pariseau,
PR 3-c, of Falls River, Mass., won
this prize and called his home from
the USO Club.
A vespers service is being planned
for each Sunday afternoon. How
ever, this event has not been fully
workd out, but the committee will
announce the details as soon as the
program is arranged.
Employment Service
Urges Employers To
Return Ceiling Form
U. S. Employment offiqes, now
establishing the recent rulings per
taining to employment of workers
after July 1, are urging all employers
to return immediately the application
forms for establishing of employ
ment ceilings, mailed to all em
ployers during the past week.
In order for any employer to hire
male workers for any jobs after July
1 these forms must be in the hands
of the U. S. Employment Office and
the ceiling established for the em
ployer. Merchants, offices and manu
facturing plants of Hertford who
have a number of employees, and
who have received the application
blanks to file for ceilings should fill
out the applications and mail them
to the U. S. Employment Office in
Elizabeth City. Business establish
ments, who in the past have not em
ployed workers, but who may seek
to hire workers in the future, should
also file application blanks, it was
announced this week.
REV. B, C. RKaVIS ATTENDS
FUNERAL AT STATESVILLE
The Rev. B. C. Reavis was called
to Statesville on Wednesday because
of the death of his' brother-in-law,
Coyt Kinder. ' Mr. Reavis will return
to his home here on Friday.
Total Sales Thus Far
Satisfactory; Public
Urged to Buy
Perquimans County is short of its
Series E Fifth War Loan quota by
$30 000, R. M. Riddick, chairman of
the War Finance Committee, an
nounced on Wednesday. Sale of
Series E bonds up to that time
amounted to only $44,000, while the
quota has been set at $74,000. The
th.iirman added tnat other bonds are
beifcg purchased in satisfactory
amounts and the county's over-all
quota is in sight.
The public is urged to buy an ex
tra Series E bond during this Fifth
War Loan, over and above bonds al
ready purchased. The local War Fi
nance Committee today issued an
appeal for local residents to buy
Series E bosds as an aid to helping
the Government keep down inflation
as well as showing men and women
in the service that the home front is
backing the invasions to victory.
The Series E bonds, those which
the purchaser pays down three dol
lars and upon maturity receives four
dollars. The interest rate over the
ten year period of the bond amounts
to 2.9. The bonds are sold in de
nominations from $25 to $5,000, and
the Treasury has recently ruled that
purchasers may buy as many of
these Series E bonds as they desire
so long as the co-owner name is
changed. Formerly an indivirual
could purchase only $5,000 worth of
Series E bonds per year.
Total sale of war bonds up to
Wednesday was approximately $262,
000, Mr. Riddick stated. He added
that he believed the quota of $267,
000 would be reached before the end
of the week, but pointed out the need
for the public to buy additional
Series E bonds to help the county
meet the quota for this particular
series.
The committee appealed to all so
licitors to complete a houjjr to house
canvass in their community, and to
return application forms as rapidly
as possible. The committee is again
offering a number of prizes to in
dividuals who sell bonds during this
drive. A $25 bonds will be awarded
the person selling the largest num
ber of bonds and another $25 bond
will be awarded the person selling
the largest amount in bonds. School
children also may win a prize by
soliciting the sale of bonds during
this drive.
Large Number Tire
Certificates Are
Issued By Board
Fifty-five motorists received cer
tificates of purchase for tires and
tubes from the local ration office
during the past week, Miss Mary
Frances Dail, clerk to the board,
stated today.
Passenger-type certificates were
issued as follows: Noah Felton, Jr.,
tire; Vernon Harrell, 1; Frank El
liott, tire and tube; M. T. Griffin,
tire and 3 tubes; Mrs. L. S. White,
tire and tube; E. E. Morgan, tire
and tube; John Pyne, tire and tube;
Lola Seymore, 2 tubes; Joshua Simp
son, 1; J. A. Winslow, 2; Idonia
Rogerson, 2; C. R. Stallings, tire
and tube; Herbert Nixon, 2; Earl
Russell, 2; Thomas Deal, 1; T. C.
Perry, 1; Wallace Benton, 1; C. H.
Sawyer, 2; Martin To we, 1; Gutherie
Jolliff, 1; Charles Wiggins, 1; T. R.
Winslow, tire and 2 tubes; Perry
Brothers, 2; A. M. Winslow, tire
and tube; J. E. Twine, tire and tube;
D. F. Synder, tire and tube; Melvin
Beck, tire and tube; R. C. Beach, 1
tube; J. H. Winslow, 1; E. E. Chap
pell, tire and tube; Willie Moore,
tire and 2 tubes; O. J. Lane, 1; W.
T. Hurdle, 1; C. C. Mansfield, Jr., 1;
Haywood Lilly, 2 tubes; Thomas
Chappell, tire and 2 tubes; John
Blanchard. 1; Herman Perry, tire
and tube; Leroy Selby, Jr., 1; J. W.
Modlin, tire and tube; George Hollo
well, tire and 2 tubes; Crafton
Winslow, tire and 2 tubes; Ralph
Harrell, 1; J. H. Tucer, 1; Elizabeth
Fowler, 2 tubes, and H. W. Chap
pell, tire. ,
Truck Type Major-Loomis, 2 tires
and 1 tube; H. W. Lynch, tire and
tube; B. M. Miller, 1; fitokes and
Mathews, 2 tires and 2 tubes;, and
W. A. Chappell, tire and tube. Ken
neth Miller, tire and tube, imple
ment type.
PREACHING AT WOODLAND
The Rev. J. D. Cranford will preach
at Woodland Methodist Church on
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited ta attend
this end all other services at Wood
land Church.
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