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REPORT COUP'S QUOTA i
County Frst In Albe
marle to Meet Goal;
Splendid Job Done
Perquimans County's 1945 Red
, Cross War Fund campaign reached
::, the point of success on Monday of
this week, when Mrs. R.. S. Monds,
: chairman of the drive, announced the
1 5,200 quota had been raised, with
still scattered reports to bj made.
-- --Thus, so far as known, Perquim
: jnhs became the first county of the
Albemarle section to meet its' 1945
'Red Cross goal, and one of the few
v counties of the State as yet to re-:4-patt
a successful drive. Some town?
' and townships have reported meeting
.a their quotas, but few entire counties
: have reported to date.
-5. 5: Mrs. Monds stated that a total of
- $5,868.17 had been turned over to her
- I by Monday evening,, and that u niua-
ber of solicitors still had reports to
make, which indicates that the Coun
.ty will go well over the top in the
drie this year.
,' - The chairman and other officials of
the drive were in a jubilant mood
v When tallies showed on Monday the
' quota, had been met. Mrs. Monds
v expressed her appreciation for the
V.a Splendid work carried out by each of
;' the solicitors throughout the county
and especially pointed' out that the
colored division, "supervised by W. J.
inwapaenr w. ;rWOtt and King.it. The bridgehead at Remagen has
....uw-iiw j,Urai ww! ui
'I f70, which shows an excellent piece
' '.jPvWork done by the colored Workers.
.VJWm ;rnces Maness, co-chairman
I tCr.charg of the canvass in the rural
"ft 'reai; stated the response by the resi
dents of the' county to the appeal for
Red Cross funds was excellent and
one of the factors making it possible
, for the county to reach its goal so
shortly after the drive opened.
A complete tabulation of reports
on the drive will t published as soon
as the drive officials can ready the
reports and meanwhile solicitors who
have not completed their reports are
requested to do so as quickly as pos
sible so that the drive may be con
cluded. .
Centre! PTA Meeting
Held Monday Night
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Perquimans County Central
Grammar School met in the school
auditorium at Winfall on Mondfcy
evening.
The President called the meeting to
order and "America" was used as the
opening song. The Rev. Howard
' Hawkins conducted the devotional,
the 19th Psalm being used. Elsbery
Lane sang as a solo, "Speak to My
Heart."
' The . Wtyteston community had
charge of the program, using as
their subject "(Home Problems of
Youth Affecting Learning Processes
at School." A group of girls sang a
health song. Mrs. J. T. Johnson
gave a very inspirational talk on
Health. Several beautiful selections
were sung bjL Misses . Doris Lane,
Lena Vvinslow, Thelma and Marjorie
White, Elseberry Lane and Thurman
hite. ' A timely talk was given by
v. William Chappell on "Education."
i, During ' the business' session; the
minutes of the last meeting were
y . read and approved. A nominating
- eonunjttee comprised of Mrs. L. C.
, Window, fG. H. : Baker, Mi Eddie
f r Harrell, Mrs. A. R. Cook and Mrs.
I R. R. White tta elected. ' v
,':'V,' Mr. Bakers room received a prize
for having a 100 per 'cent in PTA
membership;
: Prises were' presented to the
? grades winning -in the art exhibit
contest. v,They were awarded to the
'.JIirt--$ide,- Mrs,"H. Btyinslow's
,: V room, for the primary department,
- and to the?'sixtlrveide;(,MJss Mar
: . ffarei White's room, iff the "grammar
fidt 4pJ$Uiiei'TYfr " 'V.'" .
' A quia -program was conducted in
-which several meMbers of the' lsndi-
ivtaoa.-lcHpi'.it 'ittfte"p$.
7. The picture for having the largest
per cent in attendance went to the
' seventh grade, - Miss lElizabetH Stev
en's room. . p"' ' ' v x '
Major Walter Oakey
Z Home From Pacific :
' Major Walter Oakeyf VS3AC. ar-
v,' rived here Monday after 'serving a
) year on duty with the Marines '1ft the
j-1 Pacific- theater of war. ;.'-.-'
k Major Oakey is spending his leave
sfcrith his wife and daughter.. ' v-.
" v , BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT v 'f
, ?r Mr, and, Mrs. Russell Baker an
nounce thai birth of a daughter, An
nie Cae, born March 11. at the Med
ical Center-Tat I 'irMJl' (Ty. .
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THY
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Thousands of German soldiers face
death or capture in the Saar region
of Germany following the linking up
of the American Third and Seventh
Armies, in a smashing attack which
ha been in operation most of this
week. The action of the Americans
virtually wiped out the last resist
ance of the Nazis" west of the Rhine
River, and the Germans are hope
lessly trapped because bridges, whicn
might ha?e beert" an avenue of escape
into inner Germany were blown be
fore the Americans could capture
them.
The Amerftan push in the Rema
gen area continues to spread out de
spite the fact that the Remagen
bridge, over which American troops
and supplies were traveling into in
ner Germany, collapsed last Satur
day. Berlin claimed the bridge had
been hit by Nazi shells, but . the col-'
lapse was caused by strain upon the
girders, caused by the unsuccessful
attempt of the Nazis to blow the
bridge before the Americans captured
beenwdenedto e irht mi lea hv 18
miles, and American forces have cut
the super-highway leading from Co
logne to Frankfort.
Reports from the Western front
state the Germans are pulling out
of areas in North Holland arid also at
points along the northern tip of the
Western front, to prevent being trap
ped by Allied forces. Good weather
conditions have permitted planes to
continue straffing of the German
ground troojpf' s well as German
cities snd Supply centers. Berlin
is reported a . desolate place. Once
having a population of more than
four million, iftian now house only
,4temm,WkAts . Uolh., Ameri
can and British ' plane huv raided
Ce'Win every day for weeks.
The. Japanese Navy was again of
fered a battle by the U, S. Pacific
b leet, this week, when a large force
of American carriers attacked the
Japs in the inland waterways of
their homeland. American planes
bombed Japan proper for the third
time in recent weeks, while super
forts continued to raid Japanese in
dustrial cities. The U. S. Fleet in
the strike this week damaged 17
warships and destroyed 475 Nip
planes.
General MacArthur announced the
invasion of another Philippine island
this week when Americans went
ashore on Panay. Mopping up fight
ing continues on the island of Luzon,
and American Marines have conclud
ed the battle for Iwo Jima, which is
now rapidly being converted ' into an
unsinkable plane base for bombers
bound for Tokyo.
Fighting on the Eastern front has
been overshadowed by the powerful
blows of the Americans on the west,
but Russian forces have moved clos
er to the port of Stettin, and wiped
out a German bridgehead on the
Oder River. Heavy fighting is re
ported on the front facing Berlin, but
little change is reported in battle
lines.
Local FFA Chapter
Wfe.4w4?jflg Contest
Members of the7 Perquimans High
School Chapter of the Future Farm
ers of America won a seed judging
contest, staged, hut week at Central
H,igh School, in competition with
teams from Central Weeksville and
Moyock. The local; team itaished 42
points ahead' of-thejf nearest oppo
nent ,
'-The Perquimans FFA group was
praised by their district Supervisor,
T. B. 'Elliott, tollowinir his iMsit to
the local chapter. In a letter to 0.4
Cr Buck,' Agricultural teacher1 at Per
quimans, he stated. "It Is always a
pleasure to visit a department where
it is easy to see that 'good work is in
progress, v .!.. : ;
. ""You are, to be congratulated upon
tha xHMMla afirl nlltnfa hhai. Vftn have
toljected and saved for the purpose
ox giving your Doys training in ldeni
tification and judging. ' i
"The pleasure ttat your boys' were
getting out of their work In prepara
tion of. the contest was an evidence
of the '' fact that, boys jHcf to do
things when inspired 'by 4, good
teacher and prsher'' Jlsifllttoi.!'
Th local earn was compTSsed of
Paul, Smith; Johr Wardf Louis
Monds,' qilTord Winslow'and Walter
hentorci, Perquimans County,
Largest Draft Group
From County Leaves
For Induction Soon
Local Office Receives
Four Calls For Men
For Next Month
The largest group of selectees or
dered for induction by the Perquim
ans draft board in recent months
will leave here next Wednesday for
Fort Bragg to begin their service in
the armed forces, Mrs. Ruth Sumner,
clerk of the draft board, stated this
.veek.
Twenty-five white registrants have
been ordered to report on that date
and include Anderson E. Layden,
Clyde Ru.ssell, Thomas D. Nixon,
Ldoyd Lane, Jesse Harrell, Jesse
Wi'.islow, Sterling . Colson, Lewis
Stalling, Leroy White, Edward
Hurdle, Jr., Delton Stallings, Thomas
Rogerson, Medford Trueblood, John
Riddick, Lyndon White, Elihu Wins
low, James Rountree, Robert Perry,
Jr., Lloyd Lane, William Lane, Thom
as Dail, Othus Mansfield, Odus
Mansfield, Ralph higginn and Ray
Godfrey.
Twelve registrants, ten from the
,ocal boartl and two tr8";8. will
leave next Tuesday for pre-induction
examinations, Mrs. Sumner said.
These selectees will "be Ralph Layden,
William Belch, William Barclift.
Johnnie Harrell, Jacob White, Robert
Evans, Lindsey Baccus, Charlie
Winslow, James Lilly, Calvin Wilson,
Edgar Chappell and Thomas Lane.
The local board has received four
calls for the month of April, two
calls for induction and two for pre
induction examinations. Ten white
registrants will be ordered t6 report
for preinduction exams on April 4
and ten for induction on April 27.
The other two calls are for Negro
registrants, one a preinduction call
for April 18. Seven Negroes will be
ordered to report for induction on
April 19.
The majority of the registrants
ordered to report for induction next
week are in the 18-26 age group, and
were deferred for farm purposes, but
1 received induction calls under the
regulations charged a short time ago.
According to an announcement from
Washington last week, the Army will
be given all men in this age group
for the next several months, while
the Navy will induct older men.
Local Civic Clubs
to Sponsor Drive
For Old Clothing
As part of a nation-wide campaign
for the collection of old clothes, to be
distributed among the people of lib
erated areas throughout the world,
Hertford's two civic clubs, Rotary
and Lions, will sponsor an old clothes
drive in Perquimans County, begin
ning April 1 and continuing through
April 25.
The purpose of the drive will be
similar to the one conducted two
years ago, when old clothing and
shoes were collected for the people
of Russia, but the drive next month
will he a larger one, due to the needs
for clothing for people in all parts
of the world who have lost their pos
sessions because of the war.
F. T. Johnson, representing the
Rotary Club, and Charlie Vann, rep
resenting the Lions Club, have been
appointed to serve as chairmen for
the drive, and they will be assisted
by members of the two clubs. Plans
for the campaign will be announced
litter:' nut tTw' Public asked to start
searching their homes and attics 'for
usable clothing to be contributed to
the cause;
There'Htrill be no goal in this drive,
but the purpose will be to collect as
much clothing as possible to help re
lieve the shortage in the war torn
areas. " (.; "o- . .
Mr. Johnson stated that he plans
to enlist the aid of the school child
ren of the County to Serve as collec
tors throughout the rural areas, and
that the' children will' Be tasked to
brng the clothing to school.
;jjun?X Baker
Killed Iii Germany
Pvt. James Carson Baker, -36, hus
band of Mrs. Wilms Baker of Staten
Island, and son of Mrs. Sarah Baker
of this county, was killed in action in
Germany on February 16, according
to word received here late last week.
Pvt.1 Baker s entered the armed
forces on July 26, 1944, and received
his, training at Camp . Wheeler, Ga.
He went overseas in January and
served with General Patton's Third
Army. Ha has' a brother, Harrison
Baker,, with" th army in France. !
Nprth Carolina, Friday,
Sunrise Service And
Musical Program To
Be Presented Easter
USO and Churches Plan
. Program; Club Com
mittee at Work
Hertford s I SO Club, in coopera
tion with the chaplain at Harvey
Point and the churches of Hertford,
has planned a series of services for
Easter Sunday, which will open with
a sunrise service on the lawn at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Brinn, on
Ffont Street, and close with an Eas
ter musical to be presented Sunday
evening, April 1.
The time for th sunrise service
will be announced next week, and
the musical will be presented at the
Baptist Church at 8 P. M. The mu-
sical program will also be presented I
at the Naval base on Sunday after-
noon at 3::!0 o'clock.
The choir for the musical will be
made up of Hr voices, chosen from
membership in the Hertford churches,
and will be under the direction of
UiSO Director Edgar J. Hill and
Staff Assistant Miss Margaret Pear
son. The program of music will be
arranged under the following head
ings: Lent, Passion, Resurrection,
the Kverliving Christ. There will be
two nuiiLuem lor eacn &ruuP ouiu- i
ists will be Mrs. Anna Hess and Miss
Pearson. Miss Kate Blanchard will
play.
Mr. Hill, this week, announced a
reorganization of the Program Com
mittee at the L'SO. which met Mon
day night to draw plans for future
programs at the local club. The new
program committee is composed ot"CD'""-
Mr. Hill, Miss Pearson, Andy Pilney,! The Perquimans ration ooard is-
Miss Frances Maness, Mrs. Oliviaisued certificates for purchase of new
Hobbs, Mrs. R. S. Monds, W. H. Pitt tires to ff motorists at its last
and Max Campbell, and Misses Mary i meeting and those receiving the per
Jane Spruill, Beuna Mae Godwin, niits were: ('.race Chappell 2, James
Ruth Tucker, Ruth Elliott, Lucy i Stallings 1, Wayward Riddick 2, Max
Spivey and Lillian Kae Perry. The Campbell 1, N. O. Chappell 2, Robert
latter six young ladies, working in I White 1, S. F. Pollard 2, H. A. I.ane
cooneration with crouDs of GSO:l, C. M. Humly 1. f.dgar Kiddick
girls, will present a program once
each month, and in addition the club
Will sponsor two parties each month
for the entertainment of service per
sonnel. The first of these parties will be
held April 13, celebrating the first
anniversary of the Hertford USO and
will be in form of a formal dance, to
lie staged at the USO Club.
Easter Sea! Sales
To Aid Crippled
Kiddies In Progress
The urgent need for voluntary
health . and welfare services was
stressed today by Mrs. J. P. Perry,
Jr., Superintendent of Public Wel
fare, in announcing the opening of
the annua Easter seal sale for crip
pled children.
The Easter seal sale is put on an- j
nually and participated in by the en
tire nation to finance the program of
the National Society for Crippled
Children.
This general program, Mrs. Perry
said, includes support of all public
and private activities which aim to
bring about discovery of crippled
children, physical correction, educa
tion, recreational opportunity, job
training and final employment.
The usual goal of the Perquimans
drive is $200, half of which remains
in this county for local work. About
25 crippled children from Perquimans
were aided during the past year by
funds raised through the seal sale,
Mrs. Perry stated.
The local drive is being directed
by Mrs. Perry and she is being as
sisted by the school children of the
county, who are making a personal
canvass of' the neighborhoods for
seal sales.
Basketball Squads
Entertained By Store
Members of the Perquimans High
School's basketball teams were
guests last Thursday night of Henry
Clay Sullivan, owner of Roberson's
Store, who turned over his store",
soda fountain and all, to the boys and
girls as - an award for their out
standing record achieved during the
past season.
The team members enjoyed the
evening by making their own foun
tain drinks, and the host served a
delicious home-made cake and pea
nuts. Polly Smith and George Wood
were awarded presents for being the
two players who cooperated beat
throughout the season in training
and. teamwork. Contests and dancing
were also ; enjoyed by the cage
stars.
March 23, 1945.
WIND STORM WEDNESDAY MORNING
CAUSES HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE
Red Cross Chapter
Ships More Garments
Another shipment of garments to
the Red Cross headquarters has gone
out from Perquimans, according to
an announcement made here this
week. The shipment included 22
sweaters completed by volunteer
workers, along with 2" pairs of hos
pital shoes, 100 hospital bags and 50
wash cloths.
Fifty pairs of hospital pajamas are
now bt'inK made and will be ready
for shipment soon. Twenty-five
pairs of these have been made by
ladies of the various Home Demon
stration Clubs and the other 25 by
volunteers in the town.
There is still need for more volun-
teers to help
with the Red Crost
sewing project, and persons desiring
to assist in this work are urpert to
contact their block leaders,
Ration Board Issues
Tire Certificates To
55 Local Motorists
Daspite the fact that tire quotas
for the month of April will probably
be lower than in 12 months, the ap
plications for new tires continue to
pour into ration board offices. Mo
torists are urged to take the best of
care of present tires, for present
prospects of increased tire quotas
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Thomas Lamib 2, John Tolson 1, Ellie
Lyons 2, Audrey Umphlett 2, J. K.
Proctor 2, John VV inslow.JL, Geneva
Kenton 2, Johnnie Baker 1, Anderson
White 1, Jordan Godfrey 2, G. H.
Winslow 1, K. L. Boyce 2, W. L. Jes
sup 2, Steward White 2, William
Beaman 2, Ernest Long 1, K. E.
Tvvine 2, T. J. Bear 1, Leroy Nixon 1,
Dr. 1. A. Ward 1, William C. Chap
pell 3, C. F. White 2, Ralph Layden
2, (i. L. Marre 2, G. S. Giraud 2, E.
I). Singleton 2, Idonia Rogerson 1,
I Moody Mathews 1, W. I). Rogerson
1, L. W. Hobbs 2, Traverse White 1,
Clifton Jones 1, Floro Felton 2, W.
C. Stroud 1, Julian Long 1, Sterling
Colson 2, Robert Sutton 2, Martha
Blanchard 1, Ben Owen.-; I and Rog
er Morris 2.
Truck type; Major-Loomis 2, Rob
ert Sutton 2 and Hollowell Chevrolet
Company 2.
Several service stations have re
ported no tires available for holders
of certificates during the past week
or two, and this condition no doubt
will prevail until the present critical
shortage is over.
Widows And Orphans
Entitled To Pensions
Service Officer Says
Widows of veterans of World War
I, and orphans under the age of 18,
are entitled to receive pensions un
der certain conditions, F. T. Johnson,
service officer of the Wm. Paul Stal
lings Post of the American Legion,
stated this week, and announced he
will gladly furnish application blanks .
and information to those seeking
such pensions.
Conditions which prevent appli
cants from receiving pensions, Mr.
Johnson stated, were, if a Federal in
come tax was paid the preceding
year, or if the widow had remarried.
This action, however, -does not affect
an orphan from obtaining one.
PArn Airin infnrmatinn nn
this matter may obtain it by contact-
ing the local service officer.
METHODISTS TO HOLD
LAYMAN DAY SERVICES
Laymen's Day services will be con
ducted Sunday at the Cedar Grove,
Woodland and Epworth churches, the
Rev. J. D. Cranford announced today,
and the public is invited to all ser
vices. Services will be held at 11 o'clock
at Cedar Grove, with W. E. Dail as
the speaker; at Woodland at 12
o'clock, with J. L. Delaney as
speaker and at the Epworth church
at. 8 o'clock Sunday night, with
Frank Harris of Elizabeth City as
the speaker, Mr. Cranford said.
WINS PROMOTION
Elmo H. Cannon, Jr., now serving
with the Ninth Air Force in France,
has been promoted to the rank of
sergeant, according to word received
here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
H, Cannon.
$1.50 Per Year.
Damage Estimated at
r-ifteen Thousand Dol
lars; Roofs of Homes
And Schools Blown Off;
Red Cross Aid Is Re
quested A wind storm, which struck Hert
ford at approximately 10:45 o'clock
Wednesday morning caused property
damage estimated at between $15,000
and $20,000, and left the town with
out electric power for the day.
The twister came into the town
from the southwest and hit heavy In
the area between King street and
Grubb, between Edenton Road Street
and Wyde Park Street, blowing trees
into houses, unroofing many of the
homes and blew the roof completely
from atop the Hertford Grammar
School.
Hardest hit were colored residents
in the area. 1 here was hardly a
house in the district that was not
damaged to some extent, and many,
including the homes of Laura Sharp,
Marvella Jones, Mattie Reed, Lula
Jones, and Mamie Lowe, had heavy
damage.
The home of Mrs. William Mardre
was badly struck by the wind and
damage was noted to the roof, chim
ney and windows, as was the store
buildings across from Mrs. Mardre's
on Market Street. Towe Motor
Company's garage received damage
to its roof. , Many homes on Grubb
Street also received damage from the
storm.
At the Hertford Grammar School
I the wind ripped the entire roof from
the building, scattering it over the
piaygroiind, and leaving many pieces
of tin in the tree tops of the neigh
borhood. The Town sulfered damage to its
power lines and current was off in
the biggest part of the Town until
the Elect lie Department, assisted by
cieus 1mm l ne Company,
e.uiid rc.toie the lines. Shortly af
ter the damage was surveyed by
Mayor . N. Darden, the VK1' Com
pany was requested to aid the Town
in "ider to restore electricity as soon
a.- possible.
The storm seomiiiLily crossed the
ner bet .won liyde l'ark and the
Southern Cotton Oil Company prop
erty, then twisted and hit several
houses at the north end of Church
Street, causing heavy damage in that
section.
The building housing toe Negro
Masonic Lodge on Edenton Road
Street, was completely upset and
viewed as a total loss. A building
situated on the lot of the Negro
school was also twisted to such a de
gree as to be untenable.
Scores of trees were uprooted in
the section of Town where the storm
teemed to hit hardest and several
streets were blocked for traffic until
the debris could be cleared.
Fortunately no serious injuries
were reported but several persons
received minor bruises and cuts from
flying glass caused by chimney
bricks and debris striking windows.
W. 11. Pitt, chairman of the Red
Cross Disaster Commrttee, notified
Red Cross authorities about the dam
age here and requested an official
visit for the purpose of rendering aid
to persons whose homes were so se
verely damaged that aid would be
needed to make repairs.
County 4-H Council
Meets Saturday PI
The 4-H County Council for Per
quimans will meet Saturday, March
24, at 3 P. M. in the Agriculture
Building. Miss Frances Maness.
Iunty Home Agent, stated today.
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t,uu '"emoers are urgCO U Oe
fo' special movies,
. Gooye. Mr- G. wh'ch are' be-
& in vwiciauuu W1LJU urc
local Health Department. Miss Sara
Yarborough, Health Consultant, will
be in charge of the movie.
Another feature of the program
will Ibe the 4-H Victory Garden, a
play written by John Harris, Exten
sion Specialist, State College. Mar
jorie Perry Pete Mathews and Emma
Rogerson will be in charge of the
play.
All county 4-H clubs held meetings
during the past week, with L. W. An
derson leading discussions with boya
and Miss Bailey, assistant Home
Agent, demonstrating cooking prac
tices with the girls.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mathews are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son, Johnnie Floyd Math
ews, Jr., born Wednesday, March 14,
at the Medical Center, Elisabeth City.
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