, " ' . ' ' j ' r i m t" m:mmm m we EECLY A i7LJianYr:,unsa devoted to the upbuilding oj Hertford and perquhiakq couhtx lump Number 4t; 4 hi Hertford.. Perqiumans County, North Carolina, .JtidayNovember 12, 1943. $1.50 Per Year Hud li llEAQUi "S Lobkinff toward post-war problems, ,J44 nftited hations, this week,,- signed 5 an agreement in Washington pledge i ing themselves to feed, elothe and shelter the millions of civilian who : . have suffered under the Nazis fccu ' pation of Europe. President Roose- ' I velt hailed this agreement as historic. i Plmk: for eexryinir out ' the program wiU be made as soon as an organi- : sation is set up. Piorfcfs Court Has Ilea? DocUet Following Rcisss Nineteen; CaseS I Dispos r ed of at Session Tues- . day iMorning; 1 1 Predicting that the Nazis will stay ii the fight Until the end, Hitler, in Munid beer hall speech, this week, t uid the Jiazis are unable : to reach America- ut ; that another , btat is "-close bihd will suffer reprisals for f,the vkfcssies aow being won by the .Allies. "Hitler's speech was' purely 'defeatist, and closed with threaten 'ilng.the German . Home Front for i showing any : weakness. Following -u this speech, ; Winston Churchill spoke i in London and said the Allies could victor to 1944. but that heavy f a . ...... . 11 I 1 1 ll.n,nA t1A . jjrnung wui we ubmuiou iwiviu warned the . public not to be over-j 'vv onfident that the war will end any! xZfjiirf Soon. , v :,. -v 'i Following its protest over being 7 j slighted regarding the Moscow Con-f- 4 feTence, members of the French Com- mittee of National Liberation re- shuffled itself this Week and accept v ed the resignation of General Giraod " as eo-nresidentr However, Giraud re- - ...f mains as commander of all French u I'Jighting forces. General Charles De ChMiIl now has full power as presi ' ' 5 "dent of the committee. The Pet-auimans Recorder's Court had a busf session Tuesday morning disposing of nineteen cases, following a'week's TMess while Superior Court was in session all lasf week- . The majority of the cases heard Tuesday Consisted of traffic viola tions, showing local officers are still checking oft the highways for speed ers and- redkleas drivers. A neighborhood squabble was set tled when Judge Charles Johnson found Willie : Shambry y and Mary Grandson, Colored, not guilty of as sault, and found Eula Skinner and Elsie Jones also Colored, ; guilty of toelshargeand fined each $5 and costs. Eula Skinner had charged Elsie Jones with assaulting her, after which Elsie returned by charging the other three with a similar charge. John Parker, Jr. Negro, was found Heavy Rains Hinder ft Peanut Harvesting The heavy rains of the past weet have seriously hampered the harvest ing of peanuts In this county, accor ing to reports from I W. Anderson county agent; and many producers still have peanuts to be picked. . ? It is estimated that only, about half of this year's crop has been pkkeij thus far. Fair weather toward thi end of this week will find many pro ducers back in the fields finishing up the job. t Reports from those who have pickl ed peanuts indicate a fair yield was had on most tracts this year and the crop graded about average. Civilian Defense To Award Bond Prize (n Salvage Campaign Increased interest in the scrap drive now in progress is expected to materialize among the school children of the county, following an-announce ment by the Perquimans Civilian De- County's Vr Fund Total Passes As Campaign Closes Q h airman Expresses Is Appreciation For the Splendid Response Julian White, treasurer of the Perquimans United War Fund Drive, reported on Wednesday that a total of thirty-six hundred and sixty-one dol lars and fifty-nine cents has been turned over to him during the drivet which closed this week. Several so licitors are expected to report a few more dollars outstanding, but the main portion of the drive has b'n: completed. A total of $182.55 was reported during the week by King Williams and W. R. Privott, chairmen of the Colored division, and this sum was divided among the quotas of Hertford, Parkville and New Hope Townships. According to Mr. White's figures, the sums ieiorted by townships arc: Hertford, $1,(J53.1(); Parkville, $94.S.:52; llclvidere, $476.82; New Hope, $32t.uO, Conference Returns Ministers To Area The North Carolina Methodist Conference, meeting in Rocky Mount last week, announced that Rev. B. C. Reavis had been re-assigned as min ister of the Hertford Methodist Church and that the Rev. J. D. Cran ford was re-assigned to the Per quimans Churches. Both the Rev. Mr. Reavis and the Rev. Mr. Cranford attended the Con ference. The Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh was selected to be host to the 1944 session of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, as this year's session came to a close. Chairman Of Board Issues Statement On Gas Regulations erty and was ordered to pay the court costs.. Another case of assault was set tled when Judge Johnson found Annie Shambry, Negro, not guilty as charg ed, and referred her daughter, Doro thea Bonda, for a hearing in Juvenile Court on a charge of assault. E. Leigh VVin.slow, chairman of the Perquimans County Ration Board, to day issued a statement to motorists of this county that present gasoline rationing regulations do not permit the local board to issue extra gas rations to motorists for the purpose f visiting relatives, visiting the sick fense that a twentv-nve dollar war I hond will he awarded the school re- a,'d Bethel, $258.25 A check to cover the Perauimans guilty of trespass and marring prop-, f JLatgA durinir the drive. I County quotas has been mailed to the -4... mA maa Avdavnii tn nov thA ' ii . i i . -r ti n tir: The prize will be ottered on a per. CU',LC nwuuma, muucw ; or to attend funerals. Extra gas capita basis, thus each school will 1nv. county chairman, stated today. , ration8 may issue(i oniy for busi have an equal opportunity to win. A,! 0lie of the outstanding factors in' negs purposeg sucft as cannot be ob- R. Winslow, chairman of the local, lne "uniy reacning us quoia was me Knlvaow r.nmmittM annnnnl th-' number of initial irifts contributed. prize this week. Thus far the campaign, which has been in progress since November 1, Continued Advances were' , reported on all Allied war fronts during the i; week. The . Russians 'continued .to fa advance toward the Poland frontier h following their capture of Kiev, Many - f more towns have been liberated and i t Moscow reports many XJerman troops ' are rft- atins" in disorder, throwing j away their rifles and military gear, 4 1 j( .L,, 6, ? . " The Germans are reverted as wild ing a -cteqdfn. 'ner wthe. James Bryant was found guilty oft has gained small results and the Sal iccmess uuvuig aim mu Bumy o , age committee hopes to ootain a a charge ol driving under the miiu These gifts amounted to 1,215.48. V. N. Darden was chairman of the coinniittee in charge of initial gifts. The list of initial gifts were: Major & Loomis, Perquimans Service Men's Shortage Of Housing Facilities Noted As Navy People Arrive Many Couples Seeking Accommodations; No News on Project The housing shortage in Hertford was again noted early this week when a large contingent of Navy per sonnel arrived to be stationed at the Harvey Point base, and began the search for rooms, apartments and houses. The town was literally overrun with Navy men and their wives seek ing places to rent for the time they remain here. Many were satisfied just to find temporary quarters. There are no houses to be rented, and it is understood there are no vacancies in apartments; therefore, local authorities are doing all they can to locate a sufficient number of rooms for the group. Residents of this vicinity who have spare rooms and will rent them are urged to contact Mayor V. N. Dar den, W. H. Pitt, or Max Camubell, and leave names and addresses. These parties will send prospective renters to the homes. There is no further news to report at the present time regarding the housing pr&ject, which was expected to be underway at this time, and which is supposed to relieve the local tained through other means of trans portation, and for the purpose of at- . .. l: . i. f .1 leiiuuig 10 ai rangeine.as lor iu..c.m ,it,tm Thirtv-fnnr hnns- hite plead guilty to driv- inrrtberfit a license- aiid naid thn present fighting trout ia Italy, in AneoiNMrti. ,f. ,. ef'ort to stem the Alliad Advance on; R6f Xyhite plead guilty to being ence. He was fined $30 and court costs. James Lee, Negro, was found guil ty of driving with no operator's h- goal MAMaA mV1u. j...: l . . vciwc, tokkbi uuniig, oiiu wa given n nag oeen reported that many a ou-aay enspenaeo sentenced and or-. people throughout the county have dered to pay a fine of $30 and costs, j scrap on hand but seem reluctant to samuef woisiow and Robert Uod-imove it into the scrap piles. ireyt nam negroes, entered pieas ox gujaty,'? to' charges of driving without license and each was taxed with court costs. ' I DanieJ large number of tons of scrap during! Committee, Joe Towe, The Southern the drive. Mr. Winslow stated that, vo., turuen orva., xjono the drive mav be extended some time WH Chevrolet Co., Hertford Hird in order to achieve the committee's I ware- Winslow Oil Co., S Salvage chairman pointed out The that State Theatre, Hertford Banking Co., Simon Ruten burg, Lawrence, Mary and Martin Towe, Winslow-White Motor Co., J. C. ltlanchard and Co., Lions Club, Hose's, Pender's, Jack Hopkins, Dr. T. P. Brinn H. W. Lynch, W. M. - lwoniaTftnd holdthas duJMighe, winter months. V General Clark's 5th 'Army and General Montgomery's 8th Army dnrrtanj with 'court costs. ClarenceTatem.' Yrank Washing. ton,- Roy Baxter, Qaude" Chappell and hATf Advanced slowly Against heavy; G. O. Chappell aB entered - pleas to gmlty of driving over . 4 miles per '' -ii fie-htinir. anil ha.v hmlrmi ftiwinrh ::'the German defense line in several - ' places;- - J.: ' Th Japs hAve Umded re-inforcA-; f - menti on Bougainville in an effort I? stop the Ailied advance on th Pacific front. Jlowever, - a ' report trom the Island stoted that U. S. .Marines have contacted the enemy -nd - the Japs : face disaster. ' The :ps hAve' lost many planes and sev-- rai warships In the fighting in' the ? JPAcific during the past week. ' $10 and Jr. (h!L!as Lose Close teTdtetc:); Play E City Tcisy Th Perquimans High School foot ," hall team has been practicing dill, y gently this week ta preparation for its game today - with - the powerful Elisabeth City TeHow 1 ackets. - . The- Indians lost hard-fought game last '.Friday afternoon' to the Manteo High School by the close mAr jgln Of one point. Th final score of ..the frame was: Manteo 8, Perquimans 7-, The visitors scored - first during the first half ..when Perquimans muf fed A punt . and the Manteo t players recovered oa their 20-yard lihe. ' - A Series of line plunges . pat thevbaH ,;, over the goel line and the score stood , .Manteo 6, Perquimans 0. The trr for extra po'-t was bad. ', , ' ? . N??r th3 yt the first half'th yr Inc. :zb wer . . . 'oa of the ball ' on f "r own U-ysrJ 2 . e when a bad ; pa;j r.o.a center landed tn the scoring zone r:j manteo talUed another two ' The Encond half was a see-aw ai- fsir tu-.tll .. the final four ! minutes, t ' -ca t;.e ans uncorked a passing ; c'-" "--ve took them from their ' -yam Lne to a six point score. . 3 try for extra point was good And il s fl::al score was Hanteo 8, :Peiv T ' i 7. ' u i ' 1 Tie in E"--1 City today lUc v ; t 1 rrovL's t" t: t ti- tv v" C" t 1 1 V 1 1 r i 17 l out of t3 r-rt v r" r ..l?ry I hour and each was fined costs. -.ng-l w Albert Coltr.aine, Charles Hopkins', '.. J. P. Newman And Martha Sev. mour each plead guilty to speeding' and each was assessed costs of court. Hit-And-Run Driver KiUs.WinfaUMan Saturday Night Local authorities; las yet, have no clues to the hit-and-run driver who fatally injured Johni Pierce 76-year-i old resident of Winfall, on' the Per--quimans River bridge last Saturday night, as Mr. Pierce was walking to his home from Hertford. PatrotoiAtt CharWu Payne found the body: iround 11:45 Vdoek, and said that the accident had occurred shortly before that time. An inves tigation failed to reveal any clues as to who hit him; ... .. Mfc Pieree is survived by six sons: RC. Pierce, Hampton, V4.) J. M. Fieree, Ayde;. Cj?fl and J. W. Pierce, Hertford; J..H. Pierce 'of California, and J..E Pierce, of ting. land.,,, ; , -s , rr. f, Funeral services were held Monday xwraoon ai j: ociocic, At the Lynch FuneraCHome, withx,the Rev. J. D. Cranford, pastor; 6f the Winfall Methodist !hurch, effidAting. , .Burial was In Cedarwood Cemetery. WlbeAtwtiri, Tommy Jessup,-Johnny Lane, Oaude white, Raymond SUnton. And i Dur wood Barber.;, .v'ivS our production centers need this scrao! i"i"Kan, Johnson, White and Co., Kid- for the manufacturing of war mater- J d,t'k's Cleaners, D. T. Reed, v T. W. ials and persons having scrap iron ' Wilson, J. Broughton, Bill & Viv's, W. and steel should either wintrihut it i W. White, Grocery Sales Co., M. J. to the school drive or make arrange-! ('reSory, Max Campbell, Dr. C. A. I minti call oamo a ,. Davenoort. J. S. McNider. Walker's. Due to the fact that this county iy. Chas- E- Johnson, Centrnl Grocery, WWlOUfib (Wrun Waalar nnwm htiv. ' Cannon's ing large scrap piles and who wish to sell the scrap, rather than give it to the present drive, are urged to con tact Mr. Winslow, who will make ar rangements for the scrap to be pur- services, etc. Mr. that many motorists are applying for gas for reasons stated above, and the local board is forced, by the regulations, to turn these down. Motorists are requested not to apply for extra gas, unless it is to be used for traveling for business purposes, or carrying patients to the hospitai, and in such cases, applicants must have a statement from a doctor au thorizing such a trip. es are to be constructed. Mayor Darden stated this week that he had been informed by the contrac tor that arrangements are being made to begin the construction soon. Materials are being purchased, etc. However, no definite starting date for the project was given the Mayor in the conversation. It is understood that the Harvey Point base now has a large number of men stationed here, and there JS a chased. Town Commissioners Hold Short Session The Board of Commissioners for the Town of Hertford, meeting at the regular November meeting on Mon day night, held one of the shortest sessions this year. Only routine financial matters were brought up for action, and the Board quickly passed on these and adjourned. It was voted that employees of the Town would again be given Christmas presents this year, and the gifts are to be the same as last year. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Win. Spruill, of 631 Cavalier Blvd., Portsmouth, Va., announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Faye, V" November 6, 1943, at Parrish Memorial Hospital. Mother And baby are doing fine. s Mrs. Spruill is the former Miss Fannie May Coffield, daughter of Mrs.Mary:I Coffield, of Hertford, Cleaners, W. Jordafl, Davenport & Blanchard, Cecil ,. Winslow, . W. H. Hardcastle, Snell llros., Z. D. Robertson, Bus Station, U. C. Skinner, Tom Cox, Roberson Drug Store, Lindsay C. Winslow, Hilda Mathews, Dr. 1. A. Ward, Mrs. l X , , T 1 7 r Probability more will come in, thert week by the local board went to the f H jg the degire f , , 'ffi M following motorists: ' . , . ... r. , u t in u o i to locate as many rooms as possible Grade 1 H. J. Ulnch, 2 tires and . . , ' , , . r . . , .... , L .. , to house the men who bring their 2 tubes; E. S. Winslow, 2 tires; Chas. ... , . . 8 . . . D , .' ,. ... ' . ' ,. , wives with them, and local residents Brunboltz 2 tires; W. C. Kaiser, tire; ! . , . ' . . ., . t . . ..' , ' ,, are urged to cooperate in the matter John Draggis, tire; Clarence Walker, Md ret g romg 4 tires and 4 tubes; William Sullivan, wmi , a r ' . . tire and.tubei, F.T. and tube; A. D. GodfJ thews, tire y, Z tires and 2 tubes; M. H. Umphlett, tire and tube; L. W. Peterson, tire and tube; R. E. Pau, 2 tires; N. C. State High way, tire and tube; Arlene Smith, 2 tires and 2 tubes. - - . notify once. t!e "nibn "hamed above at Gradp III Tiroa Sirliuv T a.' H Holaofl.. I T Wkito. . . . ' rv " T "f 1: ' T.fHXti umnjjiett tire and tube; M. C. Dr. D. C. Hackeit. W, H. Pitt. E. M". ot"..." r.ZI j i.x.. u . t,"i. Melds, Mrs. Elite Goodwin, Hertford Cafe, J. S. Assad, W, L. Sumner. Names of other contributors will be carried Iby townships and will be found elsewhere in the paper. Health Officer To Give TB Report At PTA Meeting Friday 2 tires and 2 tubes! Lawrence Jen nings, 2 tires and 2 tubes; Australia Lightfoot, 2; C. T. Winslow, 2; J. H. Layden, tire end tube; Roy Lane, 2; H. F. Healing, tire and tube. Truck Tires E. N. Miller, 2 tires and 2 tubes; H. E. Sonders, tire and tube; D. M. Jackson, 2; Hollowell Bros., tire and 2 tubes; T. B. Sumner, tire and tube. H. W. Winslow was issued a certificate for a new car. tove certificated were issued to Add Lane, Albert White. Postal Department Urges Patrons To Mail In November The Post Office Department has announced that November is Christ mas Mailing Month this year. ? Postmaster General Walker has is sued an announcement to postmasters throughout the country to urge the patrons of Individual Dost offices to Dr. D. C. Hackett. Perquimans' . .oune ceruiicaie were issued to mail Christmas cards and nackaees County Health Officer, will make a f ! f, "e' A1 b.ert Wh,te' Gorge durin& -November, in order to assure report on the recent tubercular tests !gf .ot' .,agfle4i FosTter' h"lle delivery by Christmas. Such pack made at the Hertford Grammar School n Hliey J?uttn Helen Whlte- ages mailed this month should be to the members of the school's Parent-1 uyce. Pearl Overton, J. W. niarked Do Not 0pen Until Christ Teacher Association, at a meeting to ! HfkeAU' Isaa poison R R Chap- maB be held at the chool building Friday f1 And.pew John8Tn. J- Hendren, Postlnaster8 throughout Perquimans night, at 7:30 o'clock. "lle Sln?T' L' PrCtr' EATne i are Ptrons to comply Lieut, (jg) H. Julian I Inch, bl ih m. hu J1"?0"' J Alonzo with the SUgge8tion and be sure their Harvey Point NAAS will also ad-' m"",,,e a"wrK. a"u "wn WAil is delivered on time. They point dress the Association on the subject of juvenile delinquency. All members are urged to attend to hear these two speakers. ...-!, I niCTfpc TninifDiic Atrrcn 14 vfado I Thirteen Ciz3 Oh V : Docket lAsXpdii?lfl Court dji3jaj The November teni of Perquimans Superior Court, with Judge C. Everett Thompson presiding, adjourned last Fri Jay, after being ,iiv. session five days. " f -,- H,fv ' i i f " The criminal dockef was concluded at Tuesday noon, And the balance of in 1929, Uncle Tom, went me session was used for the hearing of civil cases -A ttf tion of non suit was allowed ; in the case, ' Hertford Canklng Co. va. H. CEtcLes et als, after the testimony of t a plaintiff naa 'tjen given. Tl l hearing coff-' sun-.aJ tl.e cov:la t j tU Thursday 9i tzrt cf I'.May, .T.ixn -cMl c--j r"- V.;l-to hoard when f r " ;i r. 7 afternoon. c i vre co:.:.; unta the t ti cf court. i "A Btory inore weird then a pulp author's wildest fantasy,?, was the remark -v of The Washington Daily Newsr. in . reporting the story of the release of "Uncle" Tom Moss, 66-year-old Notch Carolinian, ' from . the SL Elizabeth Hospital, after his im prisonment there during the. past 14 yearsAiJ-ra : :W,. According id . the account in the Washington paper, Uncle-Tom . had had a bitter legal battle with District Solicitor Charles AbernAthy, in New Bern In 1911, losing his litigation in volving some land.'' 'Uncle Tom held no illfeoling toward Abemathy and later voted for the man. for Congress. . The. bittey court fight covered the yean from 1211 to 1923, and later to Wash ington. r He bad taken time to dabble in gunpowder experiments And sought to have them patented.. ' : While he was at the patent office, police broke "into his room And found it !!ad with guns and other deadly apparatus of his experiments,' . The po?' -9 Arrested him And Upon the tes tfau.-y of Representative Abernathy, V the Article Btated, , swore, . that U.- j Tom til come to Washington t i ! ' 1 Kim. " Ilr. llo9$ was inenreer taod bistltutionv ated in St. Elizabeth Hospital, as be ing of unsound mind. He' was never tried for the charge of whfrlt he was accused. .; Three previous attempts to gm freedom were of no avail, but in A- Chairman Announces November War Bond Quota Is $21,975 K. M. Rlddlck chai'iSjan of thd Perquimans County War Finance out the transportation facilities ir now so burdened that if patrons wait until the last minute to mail cards and parcels, some may be late in be ing delivered. Mail is so heavy now it is being de layed somewhat due to the heavy demands on postal officials and the shortage pf manpower. Volume of gust of this year, Uncle Tom saw the" wt receive a quota for the month of picture of a leading Washington at- OHdber, and urged that local resi torney in one of the newspapers and .dents renew their buying of war asked for an interview with the at- bonds' tb enable the county to meet Committee, announced today lhat:mai' is nW higher than ever in the Perquimans had beert ffven a Novem- i Wstory of the Post Office, Mr. Walker ber war bond quota of $21,975. He 8aid- added that totaf safes" up to last Sat-' He further stated that this appeal uraay were onry tfround1 200. , He pointed 6ut that Perquimans did torney, who took his case to gain his freedom; .-S.;v. As his first step in the case, Uncle Tom's lawyer wrote a list of close relatives in -r Korth' Carolina,' but learned All were dead. Fortunately, one of the letters fell into the hands of a distant, cousin. Earl Morse, of the New Hope community, and: upon Mr. Morse's word that he would pro vide a home for Uncle Tom, freedom was gained' for the old gentleman. He fe now living with ; Mr. Morse, neat New Hope. . - As an antf-dimAx; during the hear io& bx Washington, Uncle Tom!Ai law yer produced a letter from the sup erintendent of DIx HOI, stateing- that EepresentatTve AbernAthy, . the man who Allegedly, caused ' Uncle Tom's Imprisonment, nvw'r a patictnt of. its sroal The Treasury Department issued no quotas, following the Third War Loan, but now it needs more money to carry out war expenditures and urges citiaens to remember that war costs money, asd tJifs money must be raised continuously,- 'through drives and daily purchases dh the part of All residents. . - It is now opening a special sales campaign,' which will extend through December 25. This drive- urges Americans to give war" bonds as Christmas presents . , X a present with a future. PROMOTED TO STAFF SERGEANT i ton. ueorge iieicis has Been noti- is not an attempt to tell the public what to dot but is only an advance notification of what will happen if people mail late. Hertford Milk Supply To Be Increased Soon The milk shortage, which has been noted in Hertford during the past two weeks, is expected to be relieved this week, According to an announce ment by B. B. Dawson, owner of Elmwood Fsrms Dairy, which sup plies most of the town with milk. Mr. Dawson stated that he had recently purchased a number of cows to be Added to the herd At the Elm wood Farms, and with this Addition to the herd, adequate milk for the Town of Hertford should be had soon. MASONS MEET TUESDAY Perquimans Lodge.4 No. 106, A. F. fied that her son Georre Fields, has A A M will mt fSieadav nlirht in li n T MAmmMAiI AA'iLiM - - - ' TT i iL ....... j. .vtw . .. a m .. m vwvww v (uui winjauu. nijuw uoun nouse, ac wnKQ ume au la now stationed at Alexandria, Lav , ' members are urged to attend- V , If" t H