WEEKLYi
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A WEEKLY NEWCPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANfl ODUNTX
Volume XI. Number 37l
Hertford, ferquimaua County North Carolina, Friday, September 15, 1944.
$1.50 Per eai.
PEiaUIMANS
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Perquimans Schools
To Begin Niw Term
Monday, Sept 18
Plan Short Sessions;
Until October 1st;
Bus Routes Same
Summer's vacation will end for
the hundreds of Perquimans County
school children when the school bells
ring at ten o'clock Monday morning,
September 18, signalling the opening
of the 1944 school year.
F. T. Johnson, county superin
tendent, stated this week that all is
in readiness for the opening of the
new term. He stated that Monday
will be opening day and that sessions
--'will start at ten o'clock, closing at
about one o'clock. He requests that
all children in the Eighth and High
School grades bring their rental fee
of $2.40 with them to school Mon
day, as these fees are collected in
theSQ grades on opening day.
The Superintendent announced that
all schools will observe short ses
sions until about October 1, giving
the students time to arrive home in
the afternoons to aid with farm
harvest. On this schedule schools
will open at 8:30 each morning and
dismiss at one o'clock each day.
He also announced that school bus
' routes this year will remain the
same as last year.
Work on the Negro school build
ing at Winfall is progressing and
the building is expected to be ready
for use within a very short time.
This building will houjfe six of the
classes conducted at the "Winfall
school and will offer much better
facilities than were available last
. year.
J . Enrollments at the various schools
V ,. .throughout the county are expected
; "Tto be somewhat near to that of last
Vwyear. Following.; opening-day ses
"Visions and assignments of rooms and
K Vtudie8 the students will begin the
Xi';hnew term Tuesday morning.
y , A jteaxtor flieetlngothe pur-
.conducted yesterday, and another
' meeting will be held today. Notices
' of the meetings were mailed to all
S . teachers last week.
Methodist Young
People Hold Banquet
About 45 young people of the
Hertford Methodist Church attended
a banquet given in the educational
building honoring those who are
leaving soon to attend colleges and
universities last Wednesday evening.
:The banquet was given by the
church school and was served by the
ladies of the church.
In addition to the 'good eats, a pro
gram of fun and inspiration was en
joyed by all. Ruth Tucker, president
oi the' Young People's Department,
was mistress of ceremonies and also
gave a toast to the college students.
, Charlie Skinner, out-going president,
responded to the toa8t. A reading
was given by Pauline Reavis, a solo of men and materjai by the Germans,
was rendered by Jeanette Fields and jn tne gouth the Russians have con
several piano solos were rendered by cu an armistice with Bulgaria,
tfaroara winsiow. t
The young people of the church
who are attending college this year
wiu nave cnarge oi tne service at x
o'clock next' Sunday morning. The
talk will be made by Pauline Reavis
on the subject, "The Pine Art of
Self-Management" and (he Scripture
will he read'and prayers ottered Dy
other young people, ai me evening
service the pastor, the Rev. B. C.
Reavis, will deliver a special mes-
sage to the young people, and at the
close of the message will install the
officers In the young people's de-
partment of the church. . .
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FCfllO KeStllCtlOnS
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Although no official word. ha been
: . released by - the " local Health office,
the restrictions relative to thegth
erinf of children under 16,as a
:' safeguard against 'the ,poUo. epi
demic, recommended by the Board of
Health mora than "k month ago? are
expected to be lifted Monday.1
No additional . cases have, been re
ported, in this area, and Dr. Carl
: i Reynolds, Stat .Health Officer, re
" ported Wednesday that the peak of
the epidemic has been reached and he
- saw no further need for restrictions
iV beyond Monday, j . r tiZ&'i-f.
The SUte Theatre ;nnounces ad
missions win be granted children be-
ginning; Friday, and local churches,
' it has been reported, expect to re
sum their children's exercises , and
services this Sunday. County
schools will open for a new term on
' Monday, and thus the restriction re
expected to terminate..
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE MAYOR OF HERTFORD
In accordance with plans now being formulated in the Town of
Hertford for the observance of V-Day, I, as Mayor of Hertford, re
spectfully request all citizens to join in our V-Day program in ob
serving the end of the war with Germany.
The time and date for this occasion must await the official an
nouncement of our military headquarters, but proper signals shall be
given to announce the ending of the hostilities.
When the announcement is made I .deem it proper that all places
of business in Hertford should join with the Town's .merchants in
closing said places of business and that all citizens of Hertford should
seek out their places of worship and offer thanksgiving for the end of
this struggle.
Respectfully,
V." N. DARDEN
MAYOR OF
THIS
HEADLINES
Having invaded the holy soil of
Hitler's Reich, a gigantic army com
posed of men from the United Na
tions now stands ready to begin the
final assault against Naziland. The
American First, Third and Seventh,
I he British First and Second Armies
and forces from Poland, France and
Belgium are posed on the Reich
frontier awaiting the word from
General Eisenhower to start what
may be the last drive to knock Ger
many out of the war.
Troops from the American First
Army were the first Allied men to
successfully invade"" Germany. One
contingent advanced five miles inside
the Reich on Monday, near the town
of Trier, followed by another group
which captured the town of Eupen,
near the German fort of Aachen.
One reporter stated that at Eupen, a
Belgian town annexed by Hitler, the
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V P;l V -WiZi.VHMrnt'MUnty wil1 be tal,ed together to
from the rousing cneers wnicn nave . . .
ju u- tv,;. :,, ' Local people are urged now to te-
greeted the Allies s.nce their mva- am,
sion of Normandy. j tQ be prepared to give libera,y when
I the drive starts. The bulk of the
South of the American First Army funds raised, not only locally but in
General Patton's Third Army hasithe nation, goes to continue the
made contact with the American splendid work of maintaining USO
Seventh, which invaded Southern
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riaiictr, aim me mucu 1.1 v...ro
now forming a solid offensive battle
line which reached from the North,
Sea to the Mediterranean. The Al-
i:. 1 u .,f 11., ri;,r nut
the defense of the German West
Wall, and reports stated resistance
has stiffened. General Eisenhower
has warned people residing in the
u.. ...;n k a.,hia..A t,
heavy bombardment similar to that
thrown against the Germans in Nor
mandy, and urges them to leave the
vicinity.
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Heavy fighting is reported on the
eastern front, especially around War
saw, where the Russians have
launched further attacks against the
Nazis. While the Reds have gained
little in territory during the past
! Mnarnw rennrta Hmvv losses
and have slashed across that smaH
country to hit at pro-German Hung-
ary Reportg announced the Ger-
mans are preparing to withdraw
troops from the islands in the
Agean iSea and from Greece.
President Roosevelt tand Prime
Minister Churchill are meetino- this
M, ;n runula nH ia-iiM nir tn re-
ports are mapping out future trouble
for japan. They will deal with
problems to be confronted in Europe
following the fall of Hitler, but the
majolf points of discussion are re -
I porterf to be regarding the war in the
I Pacini. Meanwhile the' American
j N j8 carrying out terrific blows
against the Japs, and a"' large task
, t0TCt! hjt Paula Island this week, fol-
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Philippines. , Tne Japs have reported
all indications pointtoward an Am
erican invasion of the Philippines.
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James Evart Newby
Now Chief Specialist
''JameslNewbsion Mr.
and Mrs. tlvart 4lewby, o Hertford,
who has been serving overseas for
two years with Naval Construction
Battalion, ' has ) been : promoted to
Vnier opeciausv, ijnu;, ocoruuig v
word.;received lira.sJ'i'iS
Specialist" Newby ntWa v'the first
man.: to. .paiw;? "iwrt'f nwi-.oA;. Samoa
Islands, Pago Pago,, Whic; 1 was his
first stop after leaving he States,
According to! his letters
hi
borne,
he is
expecting leave soon. .
HERTFORD
Perquimans United
War Fund Drive To
Start In October
Perquimans County's United War
Fund campaign, conducted for the
purpose of raising funds for USO,
relief to prisoners of war, disabled
seamen and carrying out relief work
fn Allied nations throughout the
world, will get under way here dur
ing the first part of October, J. Em
niett Winslow and the Rev. B. C.
Reavis. co-chairmen, stated this
week.
It was announced by the chairmen j costs of court for being drunk,
that the quota set for Perquimans' J. K. Everett was fined $' and or
County this year amounts to $4,500,1 dered to pay tlie costs of court for
and in addition to the funds for the bein drunk.
regular United War Fund agencies,; Walter Swain, Negro, was fined
a portion of this quota is to be al
lotted to the Hertford Boy Scout or
ganization. A meeting of the general county
committee for the United War Fund
..- expected to be called within the
next week or two to make plans for
conducting the local campaign. A
short time before the opening day of
tho amngia-n
all solicitors of the
lis-
throughout the world as a home
uwnv frnm home for the men of our I
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armed forces.
The purpose of the committee in
including the budget of the Boy
Scouts in the United War Fund drive
was to eliminate further drives here
ior uin0...
that by conducting the one campaign
yer all agencies the publ.c will
be better served as will the aiw.
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themselves.
Town Fire Officials
Attend State Meet
Mayor V. N. Darden, Fire Com
missioner B. C. Berry and Fire Cap
tain Beverly Tucker, officials of the
Hertford Fire Department, attended
the State meeting of firemen held in
Charlotte this week.
The' local officials left here Tues
day and are expected back today,
after witnessing the latest fire
fighting methods shown at the State
meeting.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Commissioners for the Town of
Hertford was postponed last Monday
until September 18, due to
the ab -
sence of Mayor Darden and Commis-
sio"e' Berj"y- ,
Before leaving Tuesday, Mayor
Drden 8tatei that he expecting
the contractor to arrive here about
,the latter part of next week to begin
t"e resurfacing of the streets of the
,town-
County Youth Wins
Army Commission
James P. Hoggard, son of Dr. and
Mrs, W. A. Hoggard, of Route Three,
received his silver wings when he
was graduated as a Second Lieuten
ant from the Marfa Army Air Field,
Texas, on September 8, according to
ah announcement received here this
week.
Lieut. Hoggard is a former stu
dent' of Perquimans High School and
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BREAKS LEG IN
FALL FROM BICYCLE
Miss Myrtle Umphlett, ah employee
at the Hertford Post Office, suffered
a broken leg while riding a bicycle
near her home at Winfall.
WCTU MEETING
' The Woman's Christian' Temper
ance Union will meet in 'tha. Metho
dist Church parlo Wednesday after
noon at A o'clock: Seotember 20th.
All members are urged to be-present
Traffic Violations
Complete Most Of
Court Docket Tues.
Judge Johnson Places
Late Defendants Un
der Bonds
Traffic violators made up most of
the docket in Perquimans Recorder's
Court Tuesday morning. Ten of the
cases heard were" for violation of
traffic laws.
Opening of court was delayed
somewhat because defendants were
not in court when cases were called,
and Jud.ne Charles Johnson warned
that in future incidents hoods of the
defendants will he forfeited if de
fendants fail to appear wh"ii called
for hearing.
Isaac liyruni, Jr., was taxed with
court costs on a charge of speeding.
St ward White entered a plea of
guilty tu driving with insufficient
brakes and paid the costs of court.
Forest Brown was fined $10 and
ordered to pay court costs, after
pleading guilty to speeding.
Charley Knauff was assessed the
costs of court for speeding.
Wayne Brown plead guilty to
driving without a license and was
ordered to pay court costs.
Odell Hurdle, Negro, was fined
$5 and costs for driving with insuffi
cient hrakes.
Tom Copeland was assessed the
$.ri and ordered to pay court costs,
after pleading guilty to being drunk.
Richard Fulford was fined $75 and
costs, after pleading guilty to diiv-,
ing drunk. '
1'ill Hoyce plead guiity to being
drunk on the highway and he was
taxed with costs of court.
Robert Freeman plead guilty to a
charge of speeding and was fined
$10 and ordered to pay court costs.
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Tyner Youth Killed
In Auto Accident
Preston By ruin, 17- vear-nld sun of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. liyiuiu, of Tyner,
was killed instantly at about 1 2 :.''
o'clock Tuesday morning, when a car
in which he was riding was in-
ohed in an accident
lioule 17,
uear tne uiunlv Home
, According to Patrolman Charles
Payne, who investigated the accident,
1 young Byrum was riding hi the car
runi, and was also accompanied by
James Copeland. The youths were
i driving toward VVinfall, when the car
suddenly swerved and went into the '
ditch and turned over. i
It is believed that the youth was'
killed as the car turned ovei,
crushing him into the -ur'h. Neith- j
er his brother nor the Copeland vouth
suffered serious injury. j week, the Hertford L SO plans to
The body was brought to the stage a dog parade on Friday, Sep
Lynch Funeral Home following the tember 22, and will oiler a number
accident, and was later removed to a of prizes to those entering their pets
funeral home in Edenton Dendinir ' for the show.
burial.
Board Issues Fewer
Tire Certificates
In line with the reduction of tire
quotas in this county for the month.
' tne Perquimans ration board issued
icwer ceruiicaies ior new tires man
has been the custom the past several
weeks. Only 23 motorists were is
sued certificates at the meeting of
the board last Saturday.
Passenger type tires were issued to
C. J. Hendrix, Jr., 2; Charles Spruill,
1; J. R. Norfleet, 2; James Jarvis,
1; Ellis Stallings, 2; G. W. Stallings,
2; L A. Proctor, 2; E. J. Proctor, 1;
G. F. Dail, 1; Houston Kidd, 1; S. E.
Long, 1; W. B. Stallinirs. 1: E. L.
Stallings, 1; Charlie Hudson, 2 and
r. e. Sutton. 1.
Truck and tractor
type went to
E. A. Goodman, Jr., 2; W. F. El
liott, 1; W. D. Caudle, 1; W. H.
Elliott, 1; Maynard Fleetwood, 1;
Joshua SimpsOn, 1; R. L. Hendren, 2,'
and Irvin Long, 1.
Rotary To Entertain ,
Wives And Faculty
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club will entertain their wives and
members of the faculty of the Per
quimans County schools at their
meeting on Tuesday night, September
26, It was announced this veek -by
J. R. Futrell, president of the local
club. . ' . 4
. A gala event is being planned by
the Rotarians and a program will be
arranged by W. H. Hardcastle, chair-
man if tha program committee.
In France
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LLOYD B. NIXON
Another Perquimans County youth
serving with the I'. S. Army in
France is Lloyd P.. Nixon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. .1. A. Nixon, of Route
Young Nixon has been overseas over
two years, liMvintr entered service
April 16, 1!M2. He saw action in
North Africa and in Sicily, prior to
being shipped to Knglanil for in
vasion training.
More Foods To Leave
Ration List Sunday;
Blue Tokens To Go
Beginning Sunday housewives will
be able to buy 17 additional food
items ration free, according to an
announcement by OPA officials,
which names jam, jellie.-, canned
soup, asparagus, peas, corn, mixeo
I vegetables, baked beans, hina beans
and tomato paste, puree and pulp,
among those items taken from t lie
ration list.
! The move is made, according to the
announcement, to save vital food
surplus and also is in line with the
I Government policy to reiaovi- foods
from rationing as quickly .'is possi
i hie. It was stated that when the
I supply of other foods is large
' enough, these too will lie sold with
' out ration points.
In connection with the announce
ment, it was stated that the u.-e of
I blue tokens as change will be discon
tinued shortly. It is expected that
I the food items remaining on the ra
tion list will be increased sharply in
point values, and possibly listed in
multiples of ten, so that when cus
tomers purchase such items the blue
coupons can he ued without nines
sity for token change.
Hertford USO Plans
)og ParaOC PriZCS
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1 0 le Uttered
In connection with National
Week, which will be observed
Dog
next
Children from the county as well
as the Town of Hertford aie asked to
enter their dogs for the parade by
signing up at the L'SO Club in Hert
ford. The time and place of the parade
will be announced later, as will the
list of prfzes to be offered, but all
children are urged to enter their
pets not later than next Wednesday
afternoon.
The USO held a block dance for
service people and the public on
Church street Thursday nitwit and selectees for preinduetion examina
prizes were awarded to couples for ' tions next month, but a call for five
jitterbugging, fox trotting and the Neirroes to report for induction on
best waltz,
A clever program has been ar
ranged for the L'SO club tonight,
when a Koo Koo College party will
be conducted. All service men and
their wives are invited to attend.
Coal, Wood Stoves Off
Ration List Oct. 15
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Coal and wood heating and cook-
ing stoves will be rerfioved from ra
tioning to consumers October 15,
Theodore S. Johnson, district OI'A
director, said today. i
Oil and gas stoves, however, will '
continue to be rationed.
Local War Price and
, .
Rationing
Boards will continue to issue ration
ing certificates to e hgible applicants
until that date, but quota restric
tion will be removed immediately.
Dealers and distributors may con
tinue to use certificates with orders
placed until November 1.
OPA said civilian supplies of the
specified types of stoves are now
ample enough to allow lifting of ra
tioning restrictions.
Merchants To Close
Stores In Observing
V-Day Program Here
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j Mayor Urges Public
To Join In Offering
1 Thanksgiving
Plans are now being formulated
in Hertford for the observance of
. V-Day, the date when Germany will
surrender unconditionally to the
United Nations.
The meichants of llertfoid, al a
meeting held last Friday night,
voted to close their stores in coop
eration with the plans being made
to observe the occasion as one of
thanksgiving. The merchants agreed
that stores should close all day in
the event that the announcement of
the end of hostilities should be made
.early in the morning. In the eent
the official announcement is made
during the afternoon, the .-'ores will
close the remainder of the day.
Should the war end on a Saturday,
the local merchants will close their
stores for a period of two hours, the
time to be announced as soon as
possible, reopening them after the
public has had time to join in the
program arranged.
In connection with the program,
Mayor V. JN Darden today issued a
proclamation requesting all citizens
I of Hertford to cooperate and join in
the program which shall designate
the end of the war with Germany.
I Local churches will hold special
services for the occasion and the
1 public is assured all churches will be
' open in order that prayers may be
offered at any hour. Further an
nouncements of special services at
various churches will be made by
the pastors.
The program planned for Hertford
is in line with others being pla-nned
throughout the nation, but the public
is warned that with conditions as
they are, there may be false rumors
of a surrender, and everyone is
urged to remember that only an ol
final announcement from Geneial
Headquarters of the Allied Nations
will mark the end of the European
war. The public is urged not to
spread word of a surrender until it
is known that the announcement is
official.
When the official announcement is
made church bells will ring and the
fire siren shall blow notifying the
citizens of Hertford that Germany
has capitulated.
Four Youths Called
For Army Exams
The pre-induition call for fifteen
white youths received by the Per
quimans draft board for September
18 has been reduced to four, Mrs.
Ruth Sumner, clerk of the local
board, said Monday.
The four youths ordered to report
for preinductio examinations are
John W. Trueblooil, Kay Godfrey,
Preston Copeland and William E.
White.
An unofficial report stated that
four of the 21 Negro selectees who
underwent preinduetion examinations
two weeks ago have been accepted
for service.
A call for 12 white men to report
for induction is on hand at the local
office. The local board has not yet
. selected the registrants to fill this
call, but orders to renort will be
mailed this week. The selectees will
leave for induction on September 2tt.
j Mrs. iSumner stated there will be
no meeting of the local board to
night but the next meeting will be
Friday, September 22.
There will be no call for colored
October 5 has been received.
Corn Worm Damaging
County Soy Bean Crop
Considerable damage is being
found in the present soy bean crop
in this county, according to J. My
ron Maxwell. Extension official from
N. C. State College, who with L. W.
And Count Agent, inspected
several fields this week and discov
ered corn-ear worm present in large
number.
The worm damages the crop, Mr.
Maxwell said, by eating into the pod
n rl , I. aaIirm V. km. n I. 1 1 a 'I A -
C 1 1 VI hicii calms 1,1 IC ucmia.
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ananr tVi v vn nf cnif Kaa no a nrl l f
,g affted J cut the bean(
for hay, rather than lose it com-
pletely.
W. M, S. TO MEET
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Hertford, Baptist Church will
meet at the church on Monday even
ing, September -18th, at 8 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present. ,
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