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Hertford, PerqtuimanaCounty, North Carolina, Friday, December 3, 1943.
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bath Citv
,4ing about 7 o'clock, when the car he
-was driving: collided head-on with a
' 'r truck two miles southwest of Ehza--,'
beth City, on U. S. Highway 17.
I A "Mr. White, a night worker at the
y -Norfolk Navy Yard, was on his way
h home from work at the time of the
aoaaenu
, , According to reports made to in
vestigating officers, it was believed
that the youth may have gone to
;leep at. the time of the crash, it
ras reported that one motorist pass
ed the ear and at that time it was
Ijfeing driven in proper manner. How-
ver, tne, driver oi the truck stated
-he White car seemed to swerve in
.M roau as ii approacneo ni ituck,
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and was traveling et a rate of about
uWMPilea per hoar. . !
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Fayettevttje Negro, said the car
?8lfniyi u ' mchJwas "
the tight aide of the road, and turned
completely around. The unpact was
bo great that the truck driver had
to break the window of hia cab to
open the door to get out, and ar torch
body from the driver's
eat of hia
ar.
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truck driver of any blame for the
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Interment was ttade in Cedarwood
Cemetery in Hertford.
?cnjpans Indians
lol3EdIntonln
2In ah effort ,to aid the Edenton
- High- Scheol football team raise the
funds' to parchase sweaters for this
'gear's' squad, the Perquimans Indians
will play the Aces again Friday af-l
, ibrnoon on the Hertford field at 2
o'clock.
The Indians defeated the Edenton
' leven in a game on Thanksgiving
tin Game Today
j ;j lmj oy ncore oi o vo v, ana uut re-
f turn nM thin afternoon ia exnected'
to be a good one, as both teams are; tial activity, other than essential em
f t ' about evenly matched. j ployers are not allowed to employ
; ' , Both the Edenton and Perquimans 1 workers possessing releases from es
.?Ceams had previously planned to close j sential employers. Such employers
their . session with , the game last
week.' bat after a conversation be-
tween the principals on Monday, the
second same was decided upon and, f erred by the United States Employ
Jans from both towns' are urged to ' ment Service office in Elizabeth City,
turn out for the battle.: j The worker is referred by the Eliza-
The Indians defeated the Aces in fi. ' beth City office of the United States
closely fought game which provided'
the fans with an interesting after-
uooifc'
The Edenton squad fumbled
the ball on the second down, after re
' i ceiving the kick-off and after attempt
Sing one line plunge the Indians scored
f on a pass from Mayes to Berry, but
1, i f ailed,, to ' convert " the extra point,
.TIa i mimm Mwiatnei) nf s?A f liwttifvla-
, i;:out the balance of the game.
f. Dan Berry, right halfback for the!
SdffiiT'Si
Johnnie Hunter. ; Berry did not re
turn to the game and his running may
help to determine the winner of the
game today.:. -tryi--:ix
The entire Indian squad' displayed' a
fine brand of play last weejc and the
running of i Wood and itii rt-Wtirim of H the Merchants'
fearkfield ' was outstanding. Hilton
- ar J Thurston ' VPhito, KmWr&&
. Winslow showed up well ior the Per
' quimans - hqe ' ' f 1
, h -The Indians jwill i4liisiE;(iawaiB
with the game today and will begin
basketball practice next, week.
t TRUCK OWNERS MAY 'APPLY
NOW FOB 1ST QUAllTESGAS M
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. Perquimans County truck owners
may apply ifc! the" local' ration 'office
for first ''ifxuiufpijkiQakfi rations
r 1344, during, the-month of Decern
r,.:Mw-elen'';Daver.po,Vdrk;:p'f
v..e Eoard, "stated . 'today,;: h 'pt'X
Ha Eoard wilj receive applications
J r gua: rations and will; mall ;new
s at i later date.
Hertford GraimSar
pfA Meetitfr Next
Thursday Afternoon
The Paient-Teacher Association of
the Hertford Grammar School will
hold its December, meetihg on next
Thursday afternoon; December 9, at
3:30 o',. k, at the school auditorium.
A" emDers oi me Association
are urged to bring cannld goods to
the meeting as donations to the
Grammar School lunchroom. It has
been reported that the food ration
stamps of the lunchroom are being
i . i m .i
possible
until additional stamps become valid.
Parents who are unable to attend
the meeting Thursday may leave
their contributions of canned goods
at the home of Miss Mary Sumner
on Saturday.
rers Must
Observe Provisions
Manpower Program
All tmpluj
h m,irmn
Since E L. Daughtridge, special Tire certificates issued during the
representative of the War Manpower past week were given the following
Commission, hpd a number of motorists:
employers' pay'iroll in the Elizabeth Grade I A. L. Onley, 2 tires and
City area three weeks ago to deter-' 2 tubes; Norman Gatling, 2 tires; J.
mine whether provisions of the'E. Roberts, 2 tires; J. W. Morris, 2
stabuization Program were being! tires and 2 tubes; M. D. Lane, 2 tires
compUed withi there hag u.en some and 2 tubes; Nathan Riddick, 2 tires
de)ay on the part rf a few employer8l and 2 tubes; W. H. Stallings, 2 tires
, their records , order and and 2 tabeB R H simon8 2 tires
in clearing any employees hired inland 2 tubes; Elihu Lane, 2 tires.
, violation of the p' Stabilization Pro-
gram
P. B. Pollock, area director of
the War Manpower Commission, an-
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noimced on his visits to the Elizabeth
Citv office this week.
It U absolutelkmportant that all
J2T!
with the provt-
Regjon-wide Stabiliza-
"on rrofrniiD : wicn owame enec-
Wg'ftive:.on MayJtJ of this year and was
amended o-pctober 15. and certain
Renctions may'rle invoked agaimjt
shose etnploetjfrho insist on violat-
v-rey.-ATea are requinra to nave
"""" oi rr mp,y-
mvm, an employer s neiease irom
another employer in the Elizabeth
City Area, or a Statement of Avail
' ability from the United States Em
I oloyment Service in Elizabeth City.
I The Elizabeth City Area comprises
(the counties of Chowan, Perquimans,
j Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank,
j Dare and Gates.
A Certificate of Prior Employment
j may be accepted from employees
I formerly employed by other than es
I sential emDlovers in the Elizabeth
City Area or from individuals living
in the Elizabeth City Area and en-
tering the labor market for the first
time.
An Employer's Release from any
employer in the Elizabeth City Area
jmey be accepted in lieu of a State-
ment of Availability by an essential
employer. Since the Statement of
.-ivaimonuy stipulates mat worners
mav he hired nnlv in annthAr cMsdon.
in the other than essential category
may employ a worker coming from
an essential industry only when re
Employment Service by the use of
Uses Form 508, which also serves as
a Statement of Availability. This
referral is issued to a worker seek
ing employment with any other than
essential employer anly when there is
no full-time essential job in the area
to be filled.
Stores Onen ThuTsdav
Afternoons This Month
Hertford stores, which Vfcve been
closing on Thursday afternoons for
the past ; several months, will remain
open each Thursday' afternoon during
the month of .December l C, "Wins
Committee, has announced!
.!Bb'toeJslcstto.1sMiih. o. Thursday
afternoons during December was
made aV the time tha merchants vot
ed to continue.hatf-day closings, fol
lowing the usual summer jproceedure.
Harold Copeland Wins
Certificate Of Merit
i son of
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Mr.. land Mnl, Rr H. Copeland, has
been . awarded tertificat of .merit
byt his commanding flfficet of the U1.
Arroyo .for -exemplaryV behavior
while member of the arTod forces,
J The award was made K' vember 1,
according to , an announcLnent re
ceived here recently, .""r H
TireQuOFOcc.
ftpproxiniaidy isme
As During flovember
Band C ,Gas Coupons i to
lie increased m value,
This Month
Perquimans County's tire allot
ment for the month of December is
approximately the same as it was
during November, according to Mrs.
Helen Davenport, clerk to the Board,
who stated this week that the county
had been allotted 83 Grade I, 52
Grade III tires and 90 passenger
car tubes; 33 truck tires and 36
truck tubes.
The OPA also announced that be
ginning December 1, all B-2 and C-2
.as coupons will be increased in
value to five gallons for each coupon.
There will be no increase in the mile
age allotment of motorists, only
values of the coupon unit. This rul
ing has been made as a paper-saving
plan. Motorists now holding B and
C and B-l and C-l coupons will con- i
' tinue to get two gallons of gas for
Grade III Melvin Rogerson, 2
tires; Stephen Vaughan, 2 tubes;
Leroy White, 2 tires; Lon Stallings,
tire and tube; J. E. Stallings, 2 tires
and 2 tubes; J. T. Lane, tire; C. R.
Williams, tire; Roy Wjnslow, 2 tires
and 1 tube; D. F. Hopkins, 2 tires
and 2 tubes; II. W. Lynch, tire and
tube.
Truck Tires A. R. Winslow, Jr., 3
tires and 3 tubes; Morris Copeland,
tire and tube; Major-Loomis, 3 tires
and 3 tubes; Walter Umphlett, 2 trac
tor tires and 1 tube. ...
Stove certificates were issued to
Mrs. M. J. Brown, Alex Stallings, J.
F. Riddick, W. L. Sawyer, J. L
Lane, Luther James, Claud Moore,
C. E. Monds, Harry Winslow, USO
Center and A. R. Winslow, Jr.
Edwards-Towe Vows
Spoken Saturday At
Methodist Church
The Methodist Church was the
scene of a very lovely wedding on
Saturday, November 27, at noon,
when Miss Mary Towe became the
bride of Walter Edwards.
The church was beautifully decorat
ed with palm ferns, white gladoli
and lighted candles.
Miss Kate Blanchard, organist and
a cousin of the bride, rendered a pro
gram of nuptial music.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, J. H. Towe, Jr.,
wore a Dressmaker suit of Flying
blue wool, matching tricorne felt hat
edged with loops of felt and veiling,
and her corsage was of orchids.
The groom had as his best man, his
brother, Jack Edwards, of Greenville.
The Rev. B. C, Reavis, pastor of
the bride, performed the single ring
ceremony in the presence of the mem
bers of the immediate families.
Following the ceremony, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Towe, Jr., entertained at a
wedding breakfast, after which the
couple left for a short wedding trip.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are
members of the popular young peo
ple's group of Hertford.
Mrs. Shirley A. Jurs
JNew ii. S. Teacher
. F. T. Johnson, County Superin-I
tendent of School, announced this
week that he mid secured ; Mrs.
Shirles A. Jurs te , fill the vacancy as
commercial, teacher at the Perquimans
High School, caused by the resigna
tion of Miss Nell Riddick, who resign
ed last' month.
Mrs. JuTa is a graduate of Leland
Stanford University of California. .
143 COTTON GINNING
SHOWS FURTHER RECLINE
Willie M. Harrellr i special agent,
wported thi week a; totai-of 8,699
bales of cotton were', ginned in Per
quimans County from the 1948 crop
prior to November 14 - a compared
with' 8,975 bales f roin the crop ni
1842,, t" "A ' . ft . i t
flo Probable Cause
Verdict In Powers
rCase
it
Recorder's Court Has
wpavv iww Afw
Week Recess
A verdict cf no probaible cause
was returned by Judge Charles E.
Johnson, 'in the case charging Bill
Powers '.v'.th manslaughter, as a re
sult Of a.i accident last Friday night
which ;ost the life of Merrill T. Lane.
Some thirty-eight cases were on
tbe Recorder's Court docket when
court "convened Tuesday, following a
week's recess, but several cases were
continued, including a number charg
ing defendants with vagrancy, and
the docket was cleared shortly after
noon.
John Gregory paid a fine of $75
and costs, after pleading guilty to
a charge of driving drunk.
Strackimr Woodard, Cornelius
tninn and Inert Mathews each paid
the costs of court, after pleading
guilty to speeding.
William Pierce, Howard Winslow.
Clayton Wynn and William Harrell
each paid a fine of $10 and costs for
speeding.
Johnnie Hooker, charged with oper
ating a car without license, failed to
appear in court and a warrant was
returned for his arrest, and he was
ordered held under $50 bond.
Malaik Harrell, Negro, was ordered
to pay a sum of $3 per week for the
support of his child, after Judge
Johnson continued prayer for judg
ment in a case charging Harrell with
non-support.
Georcre Griffin and Roberta Jen
kins, Negroes, were found not guilty
of assault upon Donna Mae Taylor,
Negro. However, the Taylor woman
was found guilty of assault and or
dered to pay the costs.
Alex Adams, Nepro, plead guilty
to speeding and paid a fine of $10
and costs.
.. Thlpipkite tftok a mil pros in the
(MRe CMlrgng' Furman BHcknijtfw,
Curtis Shambry, Horace Reed, How
ard Manly, Willie Jones end Stewart'
Nixon, all Negroes, with gambling.
James Brickhouse, Negro, was
found guilty of assault with a deadly
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Funeral Services
For Mrs. Annie Willis
Conducted Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Blanchard Willis, who died suddenly
at her home here November 2.'l, were
conducted Thursday afternoon, No
vember 25, at three o'clock, at the
Hertford Methodist Church by the
Rev. B. C. Reavis, assisted by the
Rev. M. Y. Self.
Mrs. Willis was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Blanch
ard. She was an active member of
the Methodist Church, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and1
the Women's Christian Temperance !
Union.
Surviving are three brothers, J. C.
Blanchard, of Hertford; Dr. Julian
Blanchard, of ' New York City, and
L. E. Blanchard, of Raleigh; two sis
ters, Mrs. P. L. Bostick, of Raleigh,
and Mrs. Charles Christman, of
Charlotte, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were: L C. Winslow,
G. A. White, Joseph H. Towe, Uw
rence Towe, Robbins Blanchard and
Martin Towe.
Burial was made in Ho'lywood
Cemetery in Elizabeth City.
Book Circulation At
Library On Increase i
The Perquimans County Library
Board, in its November meeting,
was given figures showing that cir
culation of books at the Hertford Li
brary increased during November to
1,297. Circulation as of October was
1,032.
It was announced et the meeting
that all books in the county unit
will be exchanged by December 25,
and that a total of 80 new books has
arrived at the library and are now
ready for circulation.
The Board discussed and voted on
several important business matters
relative to the county library.
Members present' at the meeting
were Miss Mae Wood Winslow, Mrs.
V. Darden, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mrs.
Silas Whedbee and Mrs. Josiah
Elliott.
HERTFORD LIONS TO MEET
The. Hertford Lions will meet to
night at 7:15 at the Colonial Tourist
Homey'. :"-
Klaughte
District Meeting At
Methodist Church
Friday, December 3
A District Set-Up meeting for all
of the Methodist churches in the
Elizabeth City District will be held
at the First Methodist Church in
Hertford next Friday, December 3,
beginning at 10 a. m. All pastors
, and representative laymen from each
charge in the District are expected to '
attend. The Rev. W. L. Clegg, Super- j Having" Hernia
intendent of the District, will preside
and many of the church connectional The expected decline of draft calls
men, representatives of colleges and , win not uke place until after Janu.
universities, and others will have part ' ary et least( according to an an
on the program. J nouncement received at the local draft
A joint session will be held from office thig week which atated
10 a. m., until lunch and following January cails win be approximately
luiicn, wmcn win De servea Dy me
ladies of the church in the educa
tional building of the church, interest
group meetings will be held.
The First Quarterly Conference for
this conference year will be held next
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
Rev. W. L. Clegg will deliver the ser-
I mon and conduct the conference im-
1 mediately following.
In order that the local church be
ready for the Quarterly Conference,
there will be an important called
meeting of the lioard of Stewards
next Friday evening at 8 o'clock
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
It was revealed this week that a
new fire bomb was used in the air
attacks which destroyed almost one-
third of Berlin. Also, it was re- duction center yesterday to receive
vealed that the British have perfect-1 their physical examinations prior to
ed new devices which enable their being inducted. These men are part
flyers to see their targets clearly and! of the call for 80 selectees from Per
still use clouds as means of protec- quimans for December. Sixty-five
tion against enemy fighter planes. .Negroes will be ordered to appear
The Allied airmen continued to ham-1 One additional white selectee left
nier at chief German cities and ports with the contingent yesterday when
during the week, but no attacks in
force such as hit Berlin last week
have been reported.
Important diplomatic news is ex
pected daily, now that President
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin are
reported meeting at Iraq. Roosevelt,
Churchill "and China's Chiang K.ai-
Nhek concluded a meeting in Cairo
i earlier this we:k and an announce- , w'" be given limited service, doing
ment of this meeting is also expect-' worK which will not cause further in
: ed momentarily. Some authorities jurv to the individual.
believe the Big Four will call upon
' the German neonle to overthrow thp '
! Nazi regime, or suffer total destruc-
tion of their most important cities by
j air attacks.
Rumors of peace feelers have been
numerous during the week, but Sec
retary of State Hull points out that
these are orginated by the Nazis in
an effort to foster over-confidence
among the Allies and thus slow down
our war effort. Mr. Hull urges no
American to place much faith in these
rumors. However, one
commentator
this week announced that private
opinions of State Department ob
servers in neutral Capitals believe
Germany will seek peace at some
time during the winter.
i British and American forces, fight
, ing in Italy, made important gains
this week. The British Nth Army
; captured an Adriatic seaport town,
wuitii cracKeu me iazi winter line
across Italy. The 5th Army, under
General Clark, also advanced several
miles against heavy German opposi
tion. The Red Army, while reporting the
loss of the town of Korosten, still
continues its winter offensive against
the Germans in the Gomel sector.
The Russian forces, it has been re
ported, have split the German army
into two separate divisions, these in
the southern part of the Ukraine and
the remainder in the north, around
the Leningrad area.
Postmaster Reminds
Patrons Mail Early
Patrons of the Hertford postoffice
were reminded this week by Post
master Silas Whedbee to mail early
and be sure that cards and parcels
reach their destination in time for
delivery before Christmas. y. I
Mr. Whedbee again stated that the!
postal officials foresee the heaviest
mail this Christmas ever handled by
the Postoffice Department, and un
less patrons cooperate it may be
possible that many parcels will be
relayed and will not be delivered un
til after Christmas.
The Postal System has been hard
hit by manpower shortage, as has
other enterprises, and unless patrons
cooperate by mailing early, this short
age of help, and the fact that trans
portation facilities are also heavily
taxed will tend to slow up mail de
livery. The Postmaster wains . . .
be sure by mailing early.
January Draft Calls
Expected To Be 80
Of December Quotas
Board
Ordered to Re
view Cases of Men
eighty percent of the quotas during
December. It was believed that due
to the Army acquiring its quota of
men, that calls would be somewhat
reduced, beginning the first of the
year, but reports show many boards
are behind with their quotas and this
action will not come, at least during
next month.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
Perquimans board, announced this
week that the local board has been
notified to review and reclassify all
registrants classed as 4-F due to
Inguinal Hernia. The Army recently
ruled certain cases suffering from
hernia might be inducted for limited
military service, thus men suffering
from this condition may expect re
classification soon, with possibly
further medical examination to deter
mine whether they are acceptable for
service.
The Army accepted only one of the
nine selectees who left here on No
vember 23. Lester Mansfield was
the selectee accepted and he will re
port for duty after a 21-day furlough.
Fifteen white men left for the in-
Calvin Banks volunteered for service
and was included in the December 2
call for men.
for induction onDecember 30.
In amending the ruling regarding
the induction of men with hernia, the
Army hopes to reduce the number of
men in category 4, registrants with
L 1 .1 . l ... .
ennaren, Deing called into service.
Registrants inducted under the ruling
Merrill T. Lane Dies
Of Injuries Received
In Accident Friday
Merrill T. Lane, well known resi-
aent of near Belvidere, died in the
Albemarle Hospital last Friday night
of injuries sustained earlier in the
evening when a cart in which he was
riding was struck by an automobile.
The accident occurred about two
miles west of Belvidere and, accord
ing to Sheriff J. Emmett Winslow,
who investigated, Mr. Lane was rid
ing west, at about dusk, when his
cart was struck by a car being driven
by Bill Powers. Powers told Sheriff
Winslow that he did not see the
cart until he wws nearly on it and
that he attempted to swerve away
from the cart, but the distance was so
short he was unable to miss it. It
was reported by several people that
the cart did not carry any lights on
it when seen a short time before the
collision occurred.
Mr. Lane was the son of the late
Hosea and Elizabeth Layden Lane.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Lizzie Lane; two daughters,
Seva and Vida Lane; one son, Merrill
T. Lane, Jr.; five brothers, Arthur
C, Linden, Erwin J. and Murray Lane,
all of Belvidere, and Horace Lane, of
Portsmouth, Va., and three sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Copeland and Mrs. R.
H. Goodwin, of Tyner, and Mrs. H.
P. Lamb, of Newport News, Va,
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Chappell Hill Church by the Rev. Mr.
Briggs,
I Burial was made in the family plot.
To Hold Study Course
Next Thursday 5:30
The young people of the Hertford
Baptist Church will hold a study
course Thursday afternoon, Decem
ber 9, at 5:30 o'clock, at the church.
The book to be studied is "More Con
querors," by Blanche Snyder White.
A luncheon will be served.
Young people interested in the
Btudy courses are cordially invited to
1 attend.
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