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is.' ta " . ' fi if , "f Cm V i7 kit 7s t f ' ft :.l'LVw"''',"':'p,i, WEEKLY 9 - L PEHQUI i r XliZilLT ITOVBPAPfiR DEVOTED TO THE UPBOTDING 07 SOGRTTKHtD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY V-f H?" Hertford, Perquimans County, NorthCarolina, Friday, September 22, 1944. $1.50 Per l eu. S. TIIIS HEADLINES 1 V-sf ,r The First Allied Airborne Army invaded Holland this week, and "ritjsh forces are now linking up h these paratroopers and glider jOdIs in a drive to outflank the wigfried line in Northern German7. suffered an estimated loss of nearly lift Iwhorne attack was a "complete two hundred thousand dollars from uccess, covered by hundreds of Al-j the storm which struck here last iiedsi bombers . and fighter planes. j Thursday morning, according to re Little damage to the invasion was ' ports gafHeWirTollowing the storm, reported. The troops landed behind The peak of the heavy winds, re many stronnr German defense Dosts norted in flurries reachinir from 80 and have liberated Dutch towns. hundreds of "After driving wedges into the Seigfried line opposite France, the -American First, Third and Seventh . Armies have met strong Nazi resist ance and since early this week have had to fight for every mile of ground gained. While the advance has not - been as spectacular as the drtve "across France, the American forces are slowly pushing ahead . into Ger- '.tnany. Reports state that German civilians have defied Hitler's orders .""to evacuate the Rhineland and are remaining behind in Allied occupied I territory. There seems no evidence - of an uprising against the Nazis any ' , ime soon. ! On the Eastern front, Kussian troops are waging a fierce fight for the Baltic States and reports from Moscow say that, a Nazi army of .some 200,000 men face being trapped near Riga. The Russians have con-1 cludmi npflyA tnrma with SSnlaiwi mnA r reports now say jrmtana la ngnong the Naxa, who attempted to seize Finnish islands in the Baltic. Hos- 4 cow also reports Red troops have en tered Hungary after signing an arm r. istice with Bulgaria, Heavy fighting is reported on the v Italian front, where Nazi troops have I Ff renewed their efforts to hold the AI-' -("' llfw out nf the nnrthprn narta of ItJ y. Thi fnrnt haa -remained al i most; stationary r- sijveral; weeks, -v Gothic line. ' ' ' Marines on Peleliu Island in the 1 Pacific art slowly winning that ter- j damage is also expected to the soy rltory away from the Japs. After bean and peanut crops, capturing the Peleliu airport, the' Residents and labor were busy Marines glowed down the battle in most of the week cleaning up the de order to prevent heavy casualties, j bris caused by the storm. However, -Navy task forces have hit the Philip-1 by mid-week most of the leaves, pine Islands several times during the limbs, trees and other debris had past week, and little air resistance ; been piled up and carried away, leav- irom the Japs was reported. The , wavy lias reported further victories over Jap shipping. Meeting in Chicago this week for their 26th annual convention, mem bers of the American Legion went on record urging that a ban be placed on immigration until there was less than one million unemployed in this country. The Legion also recom mended the deportation of all foreign labor battalions and war refugees. Landing Brothers Meet In Hawaii Residents of Hawaii must have thought two GI Joes had gone crazy, one day recently, but their fears can be abated for it was just a reunion of Sgfc Emmett Landing, USMC, and his toother, Pfc William Landing, AUS, after a separation of two years. Mrs. W. D. Landing, mother of the ' boyj stated thatshe received letter this week from Emmett telling of the reunion. . Emmett just' recently land ed In Hawaii, where William , has been en duty - for. alraoBt two years. On landing, Emmett phoned his oroiosr, bui . uus w rauiiary reguia- Hons, was unable to meet William within reasonable distance, for about week. However, they ar- The Board of Health authorized tanged $ merting-whick took, place at Charles Whedbee tn write Carl Rey the home of Hunter West, a former, noW8f state Health Officer, relative resident 01 wis section wag, now uvea inMawaU.,- i. According W Emmetfs letter, both; boys are gating ' along swell ana they thoroughly enjoyed their re-, anion. Enrollment At County Schoote pearly SOO Opening enrollment in the Per-. quimans County schools totalled 889,1 MMMInr M K.;; T.a: Jnhnann Miniin .'superintendent, who stated, the" figure' was about the sariSe as last year, - . .The superintendent , said the en rolment ' would, possibly - increase slightly by next week, as a few more students: belatedly S begin" the new ftWISh "TfgHLH .va-tV "' I , For the present Tl schools are operaang on a snort scneauie, open-. ing at 8:30 m. and dismissing at ! l oVWk" , - - f.t EI"T3 ANNOUNCEMENT " Ttr. and Mrs. diaries- E. Johnson Cinounce the., birth of a daughter, born Monday,' September 181b. Both another and ibaby are doing nicely1.' STORM CAUSES DAMAGE IN COUNTY; LOSS ESTIMATED AT NEARLY $DJi Power and Telephone Service Now Restor ed; Debris Cleared Hertford and Perquimans County to 90 miles per hour, struck at about 10 o'clock Thursday morning and continued until about one o'clock in the afternoon. Trees were uprooted and roof tops were carried away. Heavy-damage was done to power and telephone lines. from limbs and trees being blown across them. The electric power was cut off from this area most of the day, and street lighting in Hertford was not restored until Saturday night. Both the Town of Hertford and the Virginia Power and Electric Company had crews working most of this week in restoring power to all sections of- the county and customers. Practically every business house in Hertford suffered some damage, but Darden Brothers' store and J. Ilroughton and Brothers store were hardest hit. The tin roofs of these two buildings were blown off and water damaged stocks heavily in each store. Darden Brothers were forced . i i . . 1 1 io suspend Business operations an i day Friday in order to replace their roof and sort out damaged stock. However, they reopened on Saturday. The State Highway Patrol radio system was pressed into service to re lay messages to and from various parts of Eastern North Carolina which were vital in rendering aid to maintaining transportation and aid-, ing storm victims. ! The biggest loss suffered in Per-, quimans is thought, to be the damage to crops and , farm outbuildings. L. , W. Anderson, ounty agent, reported! a survey madaypf the county revealed , heavy damasje corn and cotton. He estimated -"Rp -damage was near JISO.OOO; The wind practically flat- tftnpd pvprv earn static in thp fields and badlv tore cotton bolls. Some ing little evidence of one of the worst storms in this section in years. Board Of Health In Meeting Last Friday The Perquimans County Board of Health met last Friday night with Dr. D. C. Hackett, county health offi cer, for the purpose of reviewing cer tain actions taken recently by Sani tation Officials of the Health De partment. The board chiefly discussed recent actjon by Sanitation Officials in at tempting to rescind the license ofi Josiah Elliott, who operates a sand wich stand on Church Street. The! official of th Health Bjpr J. F Alexander, V. contend that Elliott fails to comply g ' , 'j phni. ' withe health laws by not con- Madre8Wiriiam Weiff, John Wins SirJit' Mrs. Hattie Spivey, J. L. Lane, ""' so Jn order to receive a license to operate. .According to the law, any . ,,'. ux uwuihwi v,K of business low, wmwitin, ,,;uW wave such facilities, or access to them wf rjr"',.r"Bl Jannlles to such matters, and left the tfrntiT until. wordVis received ' from thc sut official. ; Towi Board In Short Session Monday; Night The Board of Commissioners for the Town of Hertford, in one of the ?"nI l6" 7ewH , ..v.. v- commending the work of the Volun teer Fire,' Department' during v the storm hero last week. H v The firemen renderedv valuable as sistants at several stores k in town. fliTT., ?JTZ . .V J . " . a a . .t XI V...H it. M T wrougnoutne wr , rnst " r " Bos voted all firemen $5 for the work performed, this pay W UT yyUGU fiVWWW- Wt.A UIUfUIV9. It was reported that (the auditor for the town had completed the ar nuat audit and that a r rt will bw made of" the same wiuin ft" short (time. , . -; i r Doctors Committee Lifts Restrictions For Control Polio The committee of Perquimans clear the docket at this week's ses Countv doctors appointed by the sion held Tuesday morning. Eleven Board of Health to advise regarding ! restrictive measures to control the spread of poliomyelitis in Perquim- ans Countv has decided that all re strictions are no longer necessary as the public schools of the county have reopened. There is still a possibility that one or two poradic cases of poliomyelitis may occur in the county, but as the outbreak in North Carolina has sub sided very considerably, and as Per- electric quimans County has been exceptlon mostly ally fortunate up to this point, it Is not necessary to continue restrictions further. Draft Board Orders ii Report For Induction Twelve more Perquimans County white youths have received orders to report for induction into the armed forces, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the local Draft Board, stated Tues- day ; The youths will leave Hertford for Fort Bragg next Tuesday, September 26, to begin military training. The list includes William Hawell, Jnmes Boyce, Raymond Godfrey, Melvm Rountree, Calvin Godfrey, Oliver Elliott, Joseph Elliott, Carl Lewis, William Trueblood, Jr., Hilton White, William White and John W. True blood. Mrs. Sumner stated that the Board had not received a call for pre-induc tion examinations for either white or Negro registrants for the month of October, but that induction calls for nine white men for Qtoler24, and five Negroes for' October 5, have been received. The induction calls will be filled by registrants who have already Leen accepted for ser. vice. Three white youths left here Mon day for Fort Bragg to undergo pre- induction examinations, but as yet no official report has been received as to the number accepted for service. Ration Board Issues Tire Certificates Attempting to stretch out a limit ed and reduced supply of tires dur ing this month, the Perquimans Ra tion Board issued certificates to 159 county motorists at a meeting last Saturday. All but three applicants were issued certificates for only one tire each, despite the fact that the majority sought two and three tires. Passenger type tires were issued to i Earnest aeymour, z; Barbara Hansen, FlnviJ jAnnlnm Jnlr Kino- R W i Hill, James Davenport, T. P. Byrum, Haywood Lilly, William Roberson, J O I "Ol A j p.,n(ry reo Trucb00d Sid. pn,-n m Thmronn W n TLm" n VYi, ":tfootb this year. , uauuuiK, jutiici jLrutiii, wauicw i Smith, A. H. Williams, E. L. Jen nings, E. T. Sutton, Ben Owens, Earl Daughtry, George Morse. Grant Dail, Dora nlA DinV.a Tovln Tnoh- Simpson. Grant Wilson, V. J '""V " . .' . V, " .J-JfT' non Harrell, William Skinner, C. G. Chappell, Clifton Stalling, T. E. Mansfield, Wm. Wood, Mrs. Noah Felton, Sr.,5 L. L.' Chappell, George Hollowell, A. M. Winslow, O. R. Christian and David Pox, Jr. Truck tire certificates went to Willie Mallery, E. M. Perry, E. E. Morgan, Major Loomls, 4, and Gil liam Twine, 2. Bank Authorized To Redeem War Bonds R. M. Riddickv executive vice presi dent of the Hertford Bank, announced today that the bank had been author ised by the Treasury Department o pay, on and , after October 2, any United States' savings bonds of Se rles A. B, C D. E, subject to the Department's regulations. . Mr. Rlddick stated that the Trees ury Department urges the public not to redeem any bond, before tu ma urltv Am.Uk. nnleM- a real nersOnal I emergency requires such action. Recorder's Court Handles Usual Run Of Cases Tuesday Little time was needed by the Perquimans Recorder's Court to cases were disposed of by Judge' Charles Johnson, with most of ine I defendants entering pleas of guilty to charges. George Chappell was fined $10 and ordered to pay the costs of court, af ter entering a plea of nolo contendre to a charge of transporting non-tax paid whiskey. Benjamin Kiddick, Negro, was or dered to pay the costs of court on a charge of driving without a chauf feur's license. Clyde Morgan plead guilty to a charge of speeding and paid the costs of court. Henry Furlough was taxed with court costs on a charge of speeding. M. G. Fee, V. Feremc and W. J. Ben,, three ' . S. Marines, entered a plea of guilty to being drunk on tlie highway and each was assessed the costs of court. The men were ar rested after being put off a bus be tween Hertford and Edenton. Riley Elliott, Negro, plead guilty to being drunk and was ordered to pay the costs of court. T. D. Cooper was taxed with court costs, after pleading guilty to being drunk. Herbert Grandy, Negro, was fined $5 and ordered to pay the costs, after pleadiag guilty to being drunk and disorderly. Ernest Stephney, Negro, was as sessed court costs, after pleading guilty to driving an auto with im proper license. Indians To Begin Football Practice Sajurday Afternoon Football practice for the 1 944 Per quimans High School team will start Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, Max Campbell, coach of the team, st:ited today. Little practice is expected until the schools go on the full day schedules about October first, but Coach Camp hell hopes to give the boys plenty of preliminary drilling before that date. Prospects for this year's giid squad appear blight at the present time with the return to school of fleet footed Joe Nowell, star hack field, and Calvin Wilson. However, the local eleven will have to build an en tirely new line, as all of the Hue ! regulars of the 194:1 squad are out of school. Veterans from last year's team, around which Coach Campbell ex pects to build the 1944 team, ate Dan ' Berry and G'eorge Wood, hacks, and Edward Mayes, quarter hack. Other veterans who saw action last season and who are expected to play impor tant parts in games this year are Gale Winslow, Chester Winslow, Cecil Winstow, William Murray, William Elliott, Tom Perry, Johnnie Hunter, Bobby Holmes and James Sawyer. Coach CamDbell also exuects sev eral promising freshmen to turn out lor the opening practice, and he hopes to develop these boys into utility players. Games are being arranged at tne present and the schedule is expected to include Edenton, Plymouth, Wll liamstonj Ahoskie and possibly Co lumbia, providing these schools play Practice sessions will be held eacn day as soon as the High School be gins fulKday sessions. Army Nurse Home On Leave From Overseas Lieutenant Katherine Stephens, Army Nurse, daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. P. L. Stephens of Hertford, ar rived home Tuesday to spend a 21 day leave with her parents, after having served on foreign duty the past 28 months. Lieut. Stephens was stationed in the Fiji Islands in the Southwest Pacific for some time. Central PTA Meets First Time Monday The' Parent-Teachers Association of the Perquimans County Central Grammar School will hold its first meeting of the present school year at 8:80 Vclock, Monday, September according - to an announcement made 25, at the school building in Winfall, today. . . A guest speaker has been secured for the nroarram. and the public is invited to attend. UNITED WAR FUND COUNTY COMMITTEE PLANS CONCENTRATED DRIVE FOR FUNDS Killed In France El.SBl'RY P. CHAPPELL Elsbury P. Chappell Killed In Action In France On August 25 Another Perquimans County man has made the supreme sacrifice for his country in the Global War. Pvt. Elsbury P. Chappell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chappell of Tyner, was killed in action in France on Au gust 25, according to a telegram from the War Department received by the parents this week. Chappell entered the Army mi February, 1942, ami received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He was a member of the Field Artillery. Prior to entering the service he worked for Johnnie Whaley in Eliza beth City irndas.niany friends there. He was sent overseas for" duty in December, 1943. Surviving besides the parenU are three sisters, Mrs. H i Hard Hunch of Sunbury, Mrs. James Scheer of Kala mazoo, Mich., and Miss Edith Chap pell of Norfolk, Va., and one brother. Rgt. Gilbert Chappell, now in service in New Guinea. Farm Bureau Elects Officers; Prepares Membership Drive Officers were elected for the cmii ing yeai by members of the Perquim ans County Farm Bureau at a meet ing held at the Agriculture building last Friday night. Archie T. Lane was reelected to serve as president of the bureau, and other officers chosen were Jacob -White, vice president; Warner L. Madre, secretary-treasurer; E. Iign Winslow, chairman of the board of directors; Elihu Lane, director, and S. G. Chappell, director. Joe R. Williams, Farm Bureau of ficial of Greensboro, was the pnnci- I .l nnAnlrAP ai tha mod inn' here, and j p" Di""yc' l " ' he told local memoeis u " gram carried out by the rami iu- the frarm liu reau during the past year and out- lined post-war plans the bureau plans for the coming years. The meeting was well attended and the members made plans for con- ducting the annual membership drive. and out u.hinh will pet under wav within a short time. It was voted by the Bureau that the membership drive will be placed in .the hands of the members of the various Home Dem onstration Clubs and the ladies of these clubs will collect dues for re nmvnl and new memberships. Furth er announcement of the membership drive will be made later. Plans To Organize State College Group Efforts are being made to organize an N. C. State College Alumni Asso ciation here in Perquimans County, ovnmlW to an announcement made this week by E. Leigh Winslow and A. R. Winslow, Jr., two graduates oi State College interested in the plans being formulated. Graduates and former students of State College who desire to see such an organization formed here are ask ed to get in touch with Mr. Winslow, or any other former State College man, with views of arranging an in itial meeting for the group. To Meet Next Tuesday Night at 8 O'clock For j Final Flans Facing the task of raising $4,5(10, which is the county's quota for the second annual I nited War Fund, the county executive committee for the campaign will meet next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Court House , to map .final plans for a concentrated drive to put Perquimans over the top. J. Emmett Winslow and the l!ev. B. C. Reavis, co-chairmen for this county, issued a statement this week saying that the funds raised for the United War Fund should not be con fused with funds for the Red Cross, ' as there is no overlapping or compe , tition between these organizations in carrying on work with men of the ' armed forces and people of Allied I nations. The greatest part of loe money raised by the United War l imit drive goes to the support of I SO clubs throughout the world, serving as a home away from home for men and women in" the service. Other funds 1 from the drive go to aid people in ; warworn countries such as Greece, Russia, France and China. Sufficient government aid is not yet available : to keep all of the people of these countries from starvation, and the United War Fund Committee sends supplies and equipment to supple ment the government supplies. The War Fund drive will open in Perquimans on October 9, and the co chairmen are hopeful that the cam paign can be concluded within a kw days. Last year the county reacned its quota within two days, and splen did work was accomplished by te solicitors. Notices will be mailed to members of the county committee and to each of the township chairmen, and ail are urged to attend the meeniiK Tuesday night. Rotary Seeks Ed Harding On Prognm Plans are being completed by the Hertford Rotary Club for its banquet next Tuesday night when the Ro tarians will entertain their wives and members of the Perquimans County school faculty. The club is attempting to secure Edmund Harding, well known after dinner speaker from Washington, N. ('., to he the headline! on the program for the evening. Mr. Ha riling is an outstanding speaker and if he can be secured, the Rotarian and their guests are assured nf an interesting program. The dinner will he served by the ladies of the Methodic Church at the church and besides gala entertain ment, a delicious meal is being plan ned for the occasion. Dog Show Program At I ISO Friday Night; Mock Dance Sept. 26 Observing National Dog WeeK, the Hertford USO Club will sponsor a dog parade Friday night at 7:45 o'clock on Market street. Prizes for the biggest, smallest and best dogs will be offered and another prize will be awarded for the best float in the I. paraue. The Hertford Lions Club will be in charffa 0f the parade and Miss Margaret Pearson, staff assistant of the uso announces there wid be about 25 dogs entered in the contest by cniidren of the town, Following the parade a dog-party wij be at the us0 Cub for service men. On next Tuesday, September 26, the USO will stage its last Mock dance of the summer. The .Naval Air iStation Orchestra from Weeks ville wilt furnish the music, and the pub i lie, as well as service personner, are invited to dance. Lions Club Festival To Open Here Monday The Hertford Lions Club's Fall Festival, postponed for a week, will open here Monday night and con tinue for one week, according to the club's committee, headed by Ralph White, who announced that the Du- mont Shows, Inc., have been secured to provide the feature attractions for the midway The Dumont Shows will arrive here from Norfolk, where they have played this week, in time to open all rides and shows to the public on Monday night. According to reports, the festival will offer five modern rides for both children and adults, five shows and numerous other concessions. t V. -fit v i tit,