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. - . :. IN'.:-. 1 .' ..I' EiFEiiui EEKJ jY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY ciume XII Number 2. ., Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, January 12, 1945. M.;n rer i e; MAMS WEEKLY AW .7 Vi;iS;VEEK'S headlines " American forces, under the direc tion of General MacArthur have in .'..i vaded the, Island of Luzon, just a . , little more than , three years after ' the Jap invasion which gave them all of the Philippines. The American J' - announcement "of the invasion was made Tuesday,, but Jap radios have been telling of the invasion for al most a week, following the sighting of the huge American convoy, which carried the landing forces to the ! shores of Lingayen Bay. General . MacArthuf reports that casualties in the landing operations were insignif icant,, and that 'Jap opposition was weak.- The beachhead established on Luzon places the American forces about 107 miles from Manila, and to the rear of the Jap defenders, only j ? 525 miles from the coast of China, t More than 00 ships were in the farroy and. "more than 2,500 landing craft were, used to ferry the men and . material ashore. Heavy air and sea bombardments took place prior to .'. the actual .irvasion of the island. : Dadffhboys of the First, Third and '. Ninth Armies are closing the trap ' ,n tb,evNazi offensive bulge in Bel- giant' Ojjly a few miles separate the to at the neck of the German salierl lid, reports say, the Ger (Aamt yave had to turn and fight "J'Hi'WT ,way out of the trap. Heavy 'fighting is reported all along the i , Jinea and there is no estimate of the . Strength of the Nazis left in the sector west of their main line. It is f believed that the German high com- mand wUl attempt to withdraw his . entire force before the Americans -i aa join forces, rather than fight it v out and risk destruction of such a .. .large number of men. Reports from the fighting on the southern front ' Indicate a renewed strong push by the Kaiis, despite the strong de fence being put up by the U. S. Seventh Army. The Germans showed another sud- den iburst of reserve strength during . the past week by holding off the Russian offonaiva iaMAamt'irKKd Qnhig'a counter-drive of'their own. N Reds have halted the German thrust to relieve the Nazi garrison at Budapest, but fierce fighting tot the city continues, with each house and block serving as individual forts. Elsewhere in the battle between the Naaia and Russians the Reds have made slight gains. The Polish front still remains unchanged. President Roosevelt, on Tuesday, sent Congress a budget for the year 1948 calling for the expenditure of 83 billion dollars, and stated that there could be no relief from high taxes, rationing or price control so long as the war continued. In his budget 'message the President esti mated the total war costs from 1941 through 1946 at 450 billions of dollars. He made no request for new taxes and refused to predict a date for the end of the war. He stated that his program for demob ilization could hardly be expected to begin before July of 1946. Po5o Chairman In fad Fund Appeal; Drr8 Opens Jan. 14 Pointing nut that th 104 J demie of infantile paralysis was the second werst outbreak of the disease in tt history in the United States, , Mrs. & G. Koonce, chairman of the 1945 polio campaign in this county, issued a statement today in which -she emphasized the "need to rein force our lines of defense against ; this Insidious enemy of childhood." , The annual fund appeal is being conducted this year from January 14-31 in celebration of the President's Birthday, and, as in the past, most of the funds will i be used to combat polio in this Statsv,-i.-fcU'--".s Although North Carolina had Tone of its worse epidemics v'of infantile paralysis during -the past year , the death rate from fthe dread disease was the lowest ever' recorded, solely because the funds to provide the best possible medical aid and equipment were immediately - available, Mrs. Koonce pointed out . . -i i . - T. record proves ' again , that ;iitalization ; of victims is arid the campaign this 1 a pointed towards funds adequate hospital facili the growing number of ken each tl year the t. .ie knows where, or how may strike in 1945,'; we 1 e ready to meet the at - it may come," Chair peto CP''' n, tat PRESIDENT CALLS FOR DRAFT CHANGES TO RELIEVE SHORTAGES IN MANPOWER Boards Called' Upon tolTown Plans Action Review Classification On Delinquent Taxes Of 4-Fs Serious manpower shortages in es sential war plants, plus a darker picture from the war fronts, has coused War Mobilizer Byrnes to call for changes in the Selective Service which may affect many registrants now in deferred classifications, who have left essential jobs for peace time cnes. President Roosevelt, in his speech to Congress on the State of the Nation last Saturday, empha sized "the continued need for war pro duction and manning of war plants and stated that iiecessary changes in Selective Service' will be ordered to provide manpower. It was pointed' out that draft boards will be ordered to review the files of all 4-Fs and possibly order many of them up for new examina tions unless they are in jobs essential to the war effort. The Army, also, is reported to be lowering the phy sical standards in order to put some of these registrants in uniform, possibly in limited service duties. Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Perquimans draft board, stated on Tuesday that the local office had not as yet received any orders relative to the new regulations. Selective Service officials have al-1 reauy announces an increase in xne draft calls for the present month. This increase is twenty per cent more than calls for the past several months, and calls after this month might be expected to be increased even greater. The action taken by officials in Washington is believed to be due to the greatly increased numbers of war workers who have been leaving their wartime jobs for ones expect ed to continue through peace years, thus causing a slackening off of war production. The German drive launched in December also has taken a toll in casualties and prisoners, un foreseen earlier, thus causing a heavier demand for men in the ann- Included 'In the new set-up is' a possible draft for nurses, badly needed for duty in the Army, Navy and war hospitals. Several bills are now before Congress which are ex pected to change the manpower situ ation, but from reports none of these call for an outright draft of labor. Indians Retain Lead In Conference Race; Lose To Greenville Perquimans' Indians retained their lead in the Albemarle Rural Basket ball conference by defeating the Moyock High School last Friday night by a 26 to 11 score. The game was played at Moyock. Opening strong, the Indians gained a 12 to 3 advantage of the host team and were never in trouble, excepting for a slump in basket shooting dur ing th second and third periods. Coach Max Campbell started his squad of veterans and Dan Berry rang up the high score for the game, hitting for ten points. Wilson tallied six. White six, Nowell and Wood two each. The score at half time stood 14 to five in favor of the Indians. Both teams played even during the third period, counting four points each, but in the final quarter the Indians re gained their driving power and tal lied eight points while holding Moy ock to a lone counter. h' The game was the third straight conference victory for the Indians this season. On Tuesday night the Indians journeyed to Greenville to meet the power quintet there and lost b7 a 70 to 40 count The tall, fast reen. ville team had superior speed and height over the Indians, whft were unable to cope,with the Greonle at tack. The Indians opened the scoring In the first quarter and led until the final four minutes of the' period, when Greenville tied the count at 6-5, then the host team went into a command ing lead which Perquimans could not overcome. , The score at the close of the first quarter was Greenville 18, Perquim ans 10. At half time the Greenies maintained their eight point Margin and the score was 82 to 24. S .'. JThe Indians could not get started during the third quarter, and (Jreen villa opened the attack fast and ran their score to forty before thV In dians started hitting!: The period ended with ' the, score at 56 o 29. During' We final period the Indians scored 11 points while Greenville counted for 14. ' s Members of the Town Board, at their meeting Monday night, in structed Mayor V. N. Darden and Town Attorney Charles E. Johnson to take steps immediately toward the collection of delinquent property taxes due the Town. The Town has a number of proper ty owners on the delinquent list ana has been carrying some of these for several years, but it now seems that action to foreclose the tax liens will be taken unless settlement is made soon. The Board's instructions were that the taxes are to-be collect ed at once. Mary Wood Koonce Weds Lieut Wallace In Ceremony Tues. The marriage of Miss Mary Wood Koonce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Koonce, to Lieutenant Ralph McE. Wallace, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wallace of Madison, Indiana, took place on Tuesday evening, January 9, at 8 o'clock, in the Hertford Methodist Church. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. B. C. Reavis. pastor of the church. The church was decorated with fern, palms, cathedral candles and white gladioli!. Miss Kate Blanchard played the wedding music and Mrs. Jean Piggott of Greenville was the soloist. The bride, who was given in mar riage by her father, wore a wedding gown of ivory illusion, fashioned with round yoke of sheer marquisette appliqued in seed pearls and braiding, long sleeves tapered to points over the hands and basque bodice button ed down the back.,- The fullness of the skirt formed .wide, round train. Her full length veil of imported il lusion fejl from a crown of seed pearls. iShe carried an arm bouquet of bud roses centered with a white orchid. Mrs. Charles Ward, Jr., of Eliza beth City, cousin of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a gown of white satin and net, made with sweetheart neckline, edged with ma line, bracelet-length sleeves, basque Dodice of satin and bouffant net skirt. Her sweetheart shaped bon net of white net was caught with a bow knot and streamers. She car ried an arm bouquet of red car nations. Miss Edwina McMullan, of Green ville, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a gown of white dotted net over satin and carried a nosegay of red carnations and baby breath. The brides maids, Miss Patricia Stephens of Hertford, Miss Dot Har ris of Elizabeth City, Misses Prue Newby and Dot Davis of Windsor, were attired in gowns of white taffe ta made with scalloped neckline, bracelet-length sleeves, basque bo dice trimmed with tiny self-covered buttons and bouffant skirts. They wore Juliet caps arranged with off-the-face shoulder length veils and carried nosegays of red carnations and baby breath. The mother of the bride wore a dress of fuchia crepe, matching hat and a corsage of pink roses. The mother of the groom wore a blue dress and her corsage was of pink roses. Mrs. Charles Whedbee was mis tress of ceremonies. Tommy Sumner, Jr., cousin of the bride, lighted the candles proceeding th ceremony,. Lieutenant Wallace had as his best man Lieut Bill Jessup, U. S. N. R. The ushers were Charles Ward, Jr., Lieut R. Y. Grant, Lieut. Dennis Roberts and Lieut G. W. Gerrard. Following the ceremony, the bride's parents entertained at a reception at their home for the bridal party and out-of-town guests. The bride traveled in a brown crepe dress, American beauty tuxedo coat trimmed with muskrat. She wore a hat of matching material and brown accessories. Her corsage was the white orchid taken from her bri dal bouquet Conference At Cedar Groye Church Saturday The first quarterly conference of the Perquimans Methodist Charge will be held at the; Cedar Grove Church on Saturday, January" 13. Preaching services will be held at 11 p'clock by the Rev. J. H. Miller, district superintendent, and a busi ness session will be held immediate ly1 after lunch. Work Stock Clinics Scheduled In County Begins Next Week Stock Owners Urged to See Horses and Mules In Good Condition Plans have been completed f r con- I ducting ;i work stock clinic in this I county for four days next week, ac-! cording to I.. W. Anderson, County Agent, who st;it'd that the clinics will he .'ponsored by the N. C. State College Extension Service, and will be under the diicction of Dr. L. A. Deese, of Edenton. The clinics will he held next Mon day through Thursday, and all farm ers of the county owning work stock are urged to bring their stock to these clinics to see that the stock is in nrooer condition to work during the coming crop season. The purpose of the clinic will be to demonstrate the benefits derived from control of internal parasites, treat stock for certain ailments, and to discuss the feeding and manage ment of work stock. The schedule of the clinics for next week is: Monday, January 15, at 9 a. m., Griffin's Store on Edenton Highway; 10 a. m., C. T. Phillips' Store, Bethel; 11 a. m., Parker's Store, Burgess; 1 p. m,., Wynfork Colored School, Wynfork community; 2 p. m., Town Lot, Hertford. Tuesday, January 16, 9 a. m., Overton's iStore, Forestburg commun ity; 10 a. m., Jackson's Store, Dur ants 'Neck; 11:15 a. m., Webb's Store, Concord community; 1 p. m., Godfrey's Store, Woodville commun ity; 1:45 p. m., Towe's Store, Chapa noke; 3 p. m.r Bright's Store, Park ville. Wednesday, January tl, 9 a. m., Winslow's Store, Winfall; 10:15 a. m., George Jackson's Store, E. City Highway; 11:15 a. m., Billups' Store, Whiteston community; 1 p. m., R. M. Baker's Store, Nicanor; 2:15 p. m., Belvidere Service Station, Belvidere. Thursday, January 1 9. a. m., Yeopim Station, Yeopim community; 9:45 k. m., Evans Mill, Great Hope community; 10:45 a. m., Beech Spring Fork, Beech Spring Commun ity; 1 p. m., Goodwin's Mill Bridge, Goodwin's Mill; 2 p. m., G. C. Chap pell's (Service Station, Chappell Hill community, and 2:45 p. m., Hickory Cross Roads, Hickory Cross. Seal Sale Chairman Reports Drive Best Ever Conducted Here A report made this week by the Perquimans County Tuberculosis committee revealed that the sale of Christmas Seals reached the total of $508.38 during the campaign con ducted recently. This total was the largest ever reached in Perquimans County and was $58.38 above the quota set for Perquimans prior to the opening of the drive. Mrs. C. A. Davenport, whe assum ed the chairmanship of thf Seal Sale only a few weeks before the campaign opened, has carried the drive through most successfully. Much credit is also due Mrs. Charles Skinner, who acted as chairman of the bond sales, and Mrs. E. W. Mayes and Mrs. L. C. Winslow, who had charge of the bangle sales. It was pointed out that the USO and Raberson's also sold large numbers of Seals. For the first time a greater num ber of citizens were mailed Seals and their response toward the campaign was most gratifying. The public in dicated a sincere interest in the con trol and eradication of tuberculosis, and the committee expressed itself to do its best during the coming year to make sure that the 75 per cent of the funds raised this year, which remain in this county, will be used thf'S'' tofiht-d In making her report, Mrs. Daven port expressed her sincere apprecia tion to the public and to her cl workers for their part in the drivt She stated "It gives me real plea7 Zti, t0.exPress my thanks for the enthusiastic cooperation which was shown By the citizens in putting Perquimans County over the top in the Christmas Seal Sale show5ethnafbU'ta,ti0n f the ret J450 h 1 the CUnty's "uota f It, . j has,be?n Exceeded. This is a SS mi-wW? a" may be p-ud StM more impressive than the amount of money raised, was the number of individuals who Contribut ed. I am deeply grateful for the backing which you all gave me as chairman of the , Seal Sale in 1944." COMMUNITY FACES MEAT SHORTAGE DUE TO LACK OF LOCAL SANITARY ABATTOIR Baptist Conference In Hertford Jan. 19 A conference of the Baptist Woni- : en's Missionary I nion of the Chowan Association will he held . itii the ! llertfcrd church n 1 riday, January I'.'th, beginning at In a. ni. livery, officer in e.icli Society, f:n :1 t..e ure.-ident down to the Hiiiiheain leader, is suppose.l to be tiiore. Each person is l e(p.es: ed to carry her lunch. Mrs. T. T. Doughtie will lead the discussion and K. A. and Sunbeam work. She wishes to appeal espec ially to the leaders cf the young peo ple and the junior organizations. 'i' r... ..c .. c... I t U CM t L 01 'in riOLlt'l V s .u... ...1 . i . 'ifttu 10 ace uiui an ouiter.s auenu this meeting as it is very important. Merrill-Edwards Vows Read Saturday At Holy Trinity The wedding of Miss Pat Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ed wards of Creenvillo ,j I auu (iniiu daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F C , awards of Hertford, and Leo Mr dTCk Merri" and late Mr Merrill, 0f fhoenj Arizona five ?re,,SatUrd Jauary 6 at w th tn:Ck'n H'y Trinity Church, with the rector, the Rev E T Til son, performing the ceremony. ' KateUPHr.1!U"i,C P'ayed by Miss Kate Blanchard and L. W. Anderson sang "O Perfect Love." Anaerson The bride, given i marriage bv her father, wore a wedding g0wn Z vary satin and lace. Her vei? of il lusjon fell from a oap of 0 "e and orange blossoms. She carried" rhsLPerrayer bk Wi'tH M Miss Ann McMullan of Edenton cousin of the bride, was maul af oner and the only " Her V d"T f bllJe ati" and net Her head dress was a cap of bril 'ants and she carried an old-fas -oned nosegay of mixed flowers Lieut. Robert Shelton White, V. S. and th rtfrd' WaS b"St n'a". and the groomsmen were I-. s Mc Mullan of Edenton, and W. L Whcd hee of Greenville. Immediately following the wed ding, a reception was given at the ome of the bride's grandparents f , guests P,""ty and out-f-t.,wr, Lieut, and Mrs. Merrill left by ,. KrVr' 8r UnTHUncetl destination. Jor travel.ng the bride wore a brown d ess, moss green coat witn b fur trimming. Her hat was of matching fur and she wore brow,, a ' cessones. The bride is a graduate of Per quimans ,High l&hool and is a mem ber of the S.mior Class of Eastern Carohn a Teachers College, Green ville The groom ,s a graduate of the University of Utah. Uh;tC7n J6818 were Mrs. Sid- McMullan, Mr. and Mrs. p. S McMullan of Edenton; Mr. and Mrs! W. L. Whedbee, Mr. and Mrs. W J Bundy of Greenville; Mrs. Henry Vos of Henderson; Mrs. B. R. Morris ?r'iaM-rn ? A- ParrOW- Mr' w . , ltche"' Jr- and Miss Claire M.tchell of New Bern; Mrs. Lloyd Horton, Miss Gertrude Woolard of Plymouth; Miss Eva B. Harris of Greensboro; Miss Frances Carter of Woodland; Miss Prue Newby of Windsor, and Miss Frances Newby of Belhaven. Recorder's Court Has Short Session Little time was needed to clear the docket of the Perquimans Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning. Only five minor cases were on the docket and in one of these the defendant failed to appear for the hearing. Judge Charles E. Johnson allowed a motion for non-suit in the case charging William Riddick and Sue Riddick, Negroes, with 'larceny of a set of seat covers. John Burke, Negro, was placed on good behavior for six months, when judgment was continued in the case charging him with assault with a deadly weapon. Theodore Brickhouse failed to ap pear to answer a charge of speeding and a capias was issued for him. Thomas Hickman entered a plea of guilty to speeding and paid a fine of $10 and court costs. Louis Lamb was fined $10 and or dered to pay the court costs for driving without a license. This was the defendant's second offense I Slaughterers Ordered I To Discontinue Kill .! ing Under Present Conditions I nioss orders ai changed or ,, an angciu, ones, Hon "' ' ' 1 Kl" pre.-enl cues, ;' urasl.e smmaKe of 1(,(,f i vuL.Mii the next third- t,, r ,i 1 1. Ni.-iiialen oi.u'eV ard oi Health, told menums lie. . mill 'I',,,, ,, , t no "'i' n,.,t that i,. War i.(j 'il. -tra, ion la.s ordered that j. slaughterers cease busing .... Ad cul less tney slaugnter heel insioL ;. aoa i-t oi r ineetim; (Hp U!.;(.... ',U"Te"ts of U WKA and toe I'oard of llPiith ti oi Health. I here is no .,uch tto,r m tms co "tier count.es making up the iW U, ; ' therefor. slaughterers lace State or Federal court S U"d a f'ne unless they discT 'ue business under their p7ee "t wahe'tnheTarke Pr0V1S1" S George Barbee, local slaughter met with the Board and discussed m,' Proposal to construct an St property adjoining the town's mu nicipal plant but requested a pn.i lege of purchasing a part of tue town's land adjoining the cold stor age plan on which to build part of the aiattoir. After a brief discus sion, it was the consensus of the Board not to sell the land and Mr. Ba-rbee stated that he was hesitant to build on property not owned by him. The Tow,, Hoard previously had voted to lease the portion of the land needed by Mr. Barbee for his construction and it was believed this action had solved the local situation. Unless Mr. Barbee is able to make satisfactory arrangements, the tuwn ; will face a meat shortage, as the I Board of Health has extended iiar- uee s siaugniering permit lor a per iod of just ten days, and this per mit, possibly,- can not be renewed at its expiration unless the local slaugh terer can show the Board of Health that he plans to start, construction of an abbattoir within sixty days. It has been stated by Mr. Barbee that the tract of land near the tewn phint is the only remaining available property upon which he can construct Jus building and, therefore, unless this arrangement can he made, slaughtering here will have to he dis continued. Barbee explained to members of the Boa id that he has on hand a number of beeves, which, when slaughtered, will provide a possible .'ill-day supply of beef for this com munity, after which there w.ll b- no supply available. Mr. Moore, also told the 'low Beard that condition of the Town's old storage room was not at all times satisfactory, due to persm.s leaving pelts and other items in the room too long. Mayor V. N. Darden stated that steps will he taken to correct this condition. Memorial Fund Drive Hits Half-way Mark More than $1,000 has been raised to date by the committee collecting funds for the construction of a Memorial Athletic Field at the I'er quimans High School, in honor of the boys and girls from this county ii the armed forces, according to im ports from the teams in charge. This amount represents about one half of the total estimated as need ed for the construction of a showei house, bleachers and to install th lights for playing night football and baseball, and one spokesman for the committee expresses confidence thai the remainder needed will be raised within the next few days. The school children of the county are acting as solicitors, as well as the four adult teams composed cf members of the two local civic and other interested men. The clubs stll- dents are working under the direc tion of the Rev. H. G. Dawkins and. reports show they are meeting with success in their drive. The committee has obtained mates for the building of the esl i - Me dol- morial field and this estimate approximately three thousand lars. Members of the four teams named last week by the chairman of the drive, have been calling on in dividuals this week for contributions, but it is pointed out that any person who desires to give toward this fun I and who has not been seen can con tribute by leaving the donation with Howard Pitt, the Rev. H. G. Daw kins, J. H. Towe or Charlie Vann. Construction will be started just as soon as the total fund has been raised, it was announced this week. n 4 i-t M ,-.. i -- f" f