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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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Volume XL kumber 13.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, March 31, 1944
1 .50 Per Vear.
Given Megro Woman
Assaulting Officer
Manslaughter Charge
To Be Heard Apn
Term of Court
Recorder Judge Charles E. John
son, announcing that it is and will be
the policy of his Court to mete out
heavy penalties to offenders who re
sist officers of the law, sentenced
. Mary Blount, colored, to two years in
iail for interferinsr with officers in
performance of duty and assault
with a deadly weapon. The woman
was found iruilty of the two counts,
after Patrolmen Fentress and Payne
testified she attacked them while
thev were in the act of arresting
Percy Winslow, Colored.
Window also resisted the officers
and escaped, but is now being sought
for trial. The State took a nol pros
on a charge of secret assault against
the woman, and the verdict of the
court was that she be confined in jail
12 months on each of the two counts
of which, she was found guilty. An
Anneal to the Superior Court was
noted and bond was set at (500.
The case of Percy Winslow, charg
ed with manslaughter, was set for
preliminary hearing at the April 11
term of Recorder's Court. A case
charring Winslow, Gaither Chappell
and Sherman Copeland with assault
will also be heard on April 11.
Fat White, Negro, was found
guilty of obtaining money under false
pretense ana was given a 60-day
suspended sentence upon payment of
4 fin of Sou and coats.
John James entered a plea of gui
ltv and mid the court costs on a
charge of speeding.
Willie JJiddick, Negro, paid costs
of court, after pleading guilty to
driving ith insufficient brakes.
James Ward was taxed the costs
of cohort for driving after his opera
WKT!Rntt naaii&Sn WvOked.
"".Ben Butts. Negro, charged with
trespassing, requested a trial by jury
and his case was moved up for hear
ing at the April term of Superior
Court "MtQM
Harrison Hurdle, Negro, was taxed
with court costs', after pleading guilty
to driving without license.
James white. Neirro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of speed
ing 70 miles per hour 'and was taxed
with court costs and had his license
revoked for one year.
Allen Witcher, Jr., was fined $15
for driving without license.
Mathew Gillikin entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding and
was fined $25 and costs.
Thomas' D. Nixon was fined $3
and ordered to pay court costs, after
pleading guilty to a charge of reck
less driving.
Salel War Bonds.
behind County Quota
: Sale of war bonds in Perquimans
County during the month of March
lagged way behind the quota, accord
ing to R. M. sRiddick, chairman of
the war Finance Committee, who
stitod that bis committee is hopeful
that, residents- of, the county will,
during the ening month, return to
t$p proceed Ore- of buying bonds
reftlarty.'
t fit is hard to say just what caused
During March Lags
' '.' tie drop-off in the sale of bonds,"
S , Mr. Riddick said, "maybe too many
,(f ' oft us thijgk flut the wat is nearly
Win andithew is ho further need to
- jThat J faf from the point, for at
.rt the present time our government
'-S' 1 needs every jpenny can raise to
: ? provide the funds needed to win the
' - -fWal victory nd one of the many
-., ways of seeing that the government
gfets: this money is for everybody to
buy bonds every month, the chatr
man concluded '? '-..vV '
" I Perquimanl County has one of the
Met records In the State for meeting
- its war bond quotas, and the local
"War Finance Committee hopes that
the. record will be upheld 'during the
coming months. ; ' 1
AKSrvES in U. S.
i tlr. and Mrs. T. S. White, Sr., have
received wotd that their son. Major
' T." 8. White; Jr recently arrived in
New York, after being- stationed
overseas, v MsJot White is expected
to v5r't iJs parents toon.r
Historical Society 1
Seeks Service Data
The State Historical Commission
seeking information on Perquimans
County's members of the armed
forces during World War II, requests
that parents and friends of men and
women now serving the nation, clip
the questionnaire appearing else
where in this issue and after filling
in the questions, mail it to Mrs.
Mattie Lister White, Hertford, N. C.
The information will be used to
compile a record of North Carolin
ians and their service rendered dur
ing the present conflict.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Russia's hard-driving Ukrainian
Army this week smashed Hitler's
line in southern Russia and drove
into Axis territory for the first time.
Reports from Moscow indicate that
Red troops have advanced several
miles into the Rumanian province
of Bukovina, threatening- to split the
Axis forces into two parts at th
foot of the Carpatharian Mountains.
Red troops captured the Russian sea
port of Nikolayev, which leaves the
Germans in possession of the major
city of Odessa in the south. Ger
man troops are reported fleeing to
ward this point as a possible escape
route from the Reds.
Hitler, attempting to strengthe'
his Balkan position, has taken over
Rumania and Bulgaria as well a
Hungary. A Russian sea force was
reported to have sunk a German
cemvoy removing troops from the
Russian territory by the way of the
Black Sea. While the news from
Russia continued good throughout the
week, reports from Italy stated that
the ' Allies have been stopped at
Casiino. Little fighting, other than
artillery duelling, has been reported
since jearly this week. It was learn
ed thitt- a long- tunnel connecting
Cassino and the Axis forces to the
rear, permitted the Nazis to keep
reinforcements coming into the fight
ing area hindered little by Allied
flyers and artillery.
Prime Minister Churchill, in
radio address last Sunday, stated that
the Nazi army had been devitalized
by Russian forceB. While he made
no predictions regarding the war in
Europe, he did say that the fight
against Japan is progressing better
than was expected. He added that
the menace of the German subma
rines has been overcome.
In the Far East Jap forces are
continuing their drive into India.
Allied troops, it has been reported,
are resisting strongly and it is
thought that the Jap invasion ha
spent its force. British commandos
are reported smashing back at im
portant Jap positions in Burma.
A neutral report this week stated
that the Germans had executed 300
Italians in Rome in reprisal for a
bomb attack and street fighting in
which 24 German officials were kill
ed. The street fighting started, it
was reported while Facists were pa
rading in celebration of Facism's
25th anniversary.
American and British airmen, sta
tioned in England, continued heavy
bombing raids against German cities
and positions on the invasion coast.
Churchill, in his Speech Sunday, an.
nounced that American- air forces
now in England art as large as the
RAF itself, and it is now possible to
conduct heavy attacks against the
Germans at the will of the High
Command. '
Miss Dorot
Weds Earl J. Riddick
The marriage of ' Miss Dorothy
Mae Dail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Dail, to Earl J. Riddick, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Riddkk, of
Hertford, N. C, took place Saturday
evening at 9:80 o'clock, at the Meth
odist parsonage in Hertford, with the
Rev. B. C. Reavis officiating,, the
Impressive ring ceremony being used.
. The bride wore a two-piece wool
suit of delphinium blue with nacy
accessories. , Her only, attendant was
Miss Elizabeth Winslow, who, wore
two-piece wool suit o& delf blue and
harmonising accessories. Thomas
Harrell was best man,
- J? After abort wedding, trip to un
announced points, the 'Couple will re
side in Hertford, , Unt3 Mr. Riddick
is called int jrvie.tJ " ,
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Red Cross Chairman
Issues Appeal For
More Contributions
Over Two Thousand
Dollars Still Needed
To Reach Quota
Mrs. C. P. Morris, chairman of the
Perquimans County Red Cross War
Fund drive, today issued an appeal to
residents of the county for addition
al contributions to swell the small
collections thus far reported in this
drive.
Mrs. Morris announced that only
$2,969.76 had been contributed up to
Wednesday noon of this week, while
the county's quota has been set a
$5,300. This leaves nearly $2,400 ye
to be collected.
In issuing the appeal for more
contributions the chairman stated,
"The Red Cross War Fund drive is
scheduled to close March 31, and ou
committee is hopeful that sufficient
contributions will be made by Friday
to put us over the top. However,
we can not reach this quota unless
our folks realize the serious need
for this drive and make contributions
at least twice as great as last year."
VWe are asking every person who
has not yet given to the Red Cross
to contact a solicitor and give to
day," Mrs. Morris said. "To those who
have given we are asking that they
give again to help this cause."
Persons who do not know the so
licitors in their neighborhoods can
make their contributions by taking
them to the Hertford Post Office
and leaving them with Silas M.
Whedbee.
According to the reports of the
various community solicitors, there
have been few contributions during
this drive that equal double the
amount given in last year's drive.
The Red Cross, in starting the 1944
War Fund, announced that the bud
get calls for expenditures almost
douhle those of 1943, and asked that J
each person Rive at least twice as
much to the Red Cross this year.
The Weekly joins with the chair
man and urges its readers to help
put this drive over by making addi
tional contributions before the drive
is officially closed. Your gift may
help some boy from Perquimam
County . . . think it over and mak
that extra contribution today.
Central PTA Elects
New Officers At
Meeting Monday
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Perquimans Central Grammar School
met on Monday night, March 20.
In the absence of the president, T.
It. Ainsley presided. The devotional
was conducted by Miss Johnnie
White. Marjorie Rebecca and Thelma
White sang a duet.
The subject for the month was
"Protecting With a Normal Home
Life." An interesting talk was given
by L. W. Anderson. The President's
message was read by Mrs. J. Van
Roach, secretary pro tem. The au
dience sang "America." A Health
emphasizing Valuable Foods
was given by the combination fourth
and fifth grades. Those taking pan
in this program were: Barbara Ann
Benton, Marjorie Whedbee, Robert
Morris Winslew, Ben Miller, Marvina
White, Amy Van Roach, Margaret
Symons, Waltet auniphlett, Virginia
Mae Long, BUly Godfrey, J. B.
Owens, James Thomas Hall and Allen
Saunders.
. There was a report from the nomi
nating committee, and the following
officers were elected by the Asso
ciation: '
President, Mrs. A. R. Cook.
V. President Mrs. Howard Hunter
(Secretary, Mrs. Dempsey Wins
low., ,
Treasurer, Mrs. Raymond Stanton.
Reports were given by the stand
ing' committee's.
The picture for having the largest
per cent, in attendance Went' to the
fourth and fifth grades, Miss Lucille
Lon g's room.
The group was dismissed by the
Rev; J. D. Cranford.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Phillips, Sr., that
their son, E. A. Phillips, Jr., has
been promoted to Staff Sergeant in
the tT. & Air Force. Staff Sergeant
Phillips is stationed somewhere in
Italy,
Director For Local
USO Center Arrived
In Hertford Tuesday
Dedication Services Are
Postponed to Sunday,
April 16th
Abe Martin, who has been serving
as temporary director of the Hert
ford USO, announced this week that
lip had heen informed by his regional
supervisor' of the appointment of
Kdfrar J. Hill as permanent director
of the Hertford center.
Mr. Hill arrive! in Hertford on
Tuesday to assume his new duties.
Hp recently graduated from the USO
Training .Institute in New York City
and prior to taking this training, he
was music director for the Blair
ville, Pennsylvania, schools.
The director is married and has two
children and expects to move his
family to Hertford just as soon as
available housing can be located.
The USO rooms are expected to be
opened very shortly. Contractors are
now completing their work and the'
director stated that the center would
be open for the use of service men
as soon as possible after the contrac
tors finish.
Due .to delay in completion of the
building, however, dedication ser
vices, which had been tentatively set
for April 2, have been postponed un
til April 16.
The Rev. B. C. Reavis, chairman
of the Dedication Committee, stated
this week that his committee is now
working on the program for the oc
casion and hopes to announce the
name of the speaker very shortly.
The USO center is rapidly nearing
completion. The center iB divided
into a reception hall, with snack bar,
a quiet room and a social hall. It is
being furnished completely by ttie
United Service Organization with
tables, chairs, radio and phonograph,
tennis tallies, writing desks, lamp?
and reading tables.
Committee Raises
$250 For Musical
Units For Troops
Mrs. Thomas Nixon, who served as
chairman of a local committee co
operating with the North Carolina
Federation of Music in raising funds
to purchase musical units for use by
U. S. troops abroad, announced this
week that the local group had raised
a total of $250 for this purpose.
This sum will purchase two of the
units which will be shipped to some
station overseas for entertainment
of our troops.
Mrs. Nixon expressed her appre
ciation to the solicitors who made a
canvass of the county for raising
the funds and to those who contri
buted so generously.
Mrs. Nixon announced the contri
butors as: Major-Loomis, Hertford
Oil Company, Towe Motor Company,
Southern Cotton Oil Co., A Friend,
Walker's, Simon's, J. W. Ward,
Charles Payne, Mrs. Jake White,
Roberson's, M. J. Gregory, Jordan
Barber Shop, Cannon's, Central Gro
cery, Paragon Beauty Shop, Daven
port & Blanchard, Fred Winslow,
Darden Brothers, J. E. Winslow,
Leigh Winslow, Home Demonstration
Clubs, Hertford Banking Co., Hert
ford Grammar School, Rupert Ains
ley, Frances Fowler, J. S. McNider,
Winfall School, Mrs. Will White,
Mrs. Thomas Nixon, Mrs. Silas
Whedbee, Mrs. James Bryant. Mrs.
I. A. Ward, Hertford Baptist Church,
Mrs. W. Trueblood, Mrs. Frances
White, Mary Lassiter, Miss Kate M.
Blanchard, Mrs. Lindsay Winslow,
Mrs. B. C. Reavis, Mrs. C. P. Morris,
Mrs. A. W. Hefren, Mrs. Russell
Jarvis, Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Mrs. W.
H. Pitt, Mrs. Julian White and Miss
Grace Knowles.
Ginning- Report Shows
Decline In '43 Crop
A census report, issued this week
by Willie M. Harrell, special agent,
shows that 4,019 bales of cotton were
ginned in Perquimans County from
the crop of 1943, as compared with
4,608 bales from the crop of 1942.
This report shows a decline of nearly
600 bales in the crop last year.
AT GREAT LAKES STATION
Charles Clifford Banks left Friday,
March 24, for Great Lakes Naval
Training Station in Chicago, M.
Library Circulation
Shows Increase In Feb.
At a meeting of the Perquimans
Library Board held Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. Addie Jones, librarian,
reported a total of 2,339 books placed
in circulation during the month of
February.
Mrs. Jones also reported a total of
43 new registered borrowers since
the first of February, and 42 new
books added for use by the patrons.
During the past week all books at
community libraries, located at New
Hope, Woodville, White Hat, Winfall,
Belvidere, Iiurgess Hopewell and
Bethel, have been changed and bor
rowers will find an entirely new set
of books at these stations.
Nita Nola Newbold
Becomes Bride Of
Lieut Wm. Stehlin
The marriage of Miss Nita Nola
Newbold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Henry Newbold, and Lieut, (jg)
William Stehlin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Stehlin of Canon City, Colo
rado, was solemnized on Friday
evening, March 24, at 6 o'clock, in
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
The Rev. E. T. Jilson performed
the ceremony. Miss Kate Blanchard
played the wedding marches and be
fore the ceremony, Lieut. E. H.
Wachter sang "O Perfect Love."
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a wedding gown of
white brocade, fashioned with sweet
heart neckline, long sleeves ending in
points over ithe hands, tight fitting
bodice, caught with tiny bows at the
waist with the fullness of the skirt
forming a sweeping train. Her finger
tip veil of imported illusion fell from
a Juliet cap of seed pearls and fresh
camelias. She carried a white pray-
erbook showered with white camelias
and freesias.
The bride's sister, Mrs. William j
Edward Griffin, matron of honor,
wore a gown of rose marquisette
over taffeta, made with sweetheart
neckline, bracelet length sleeves, !
shirred bodice trimmed with accord-!
ian pleated ruffles and bouffant j
skirt. She carried a bouquet of ;
mixed garden flowers.
Lieut. Commander P. F. Parshley,
of Hartford, Conn., was best man.
Ushers were Lieut. T. C. Maine
Lieut. J. H. Rissell, Lieut. L. T.
Franks and Lieut. Rodney Thursby.
The bride's mother wore a two
piece dress of powder blue and a
corsape of orchids.
The church was decorated with
ferns, calla lilies and white gladioli.
Mrs. T. B. Sumner was mistress
of ceremonies.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mrs. Newbold and Mrs. J. Kmmett
Winslow entertained the wedding
party and out-of-town guests at a
buffet supper at the home of Mrs.
Winslow. The house was attractive
ly decorated with white candles,
snapdragons, freesias and spring
flowers.
The guests were greeted by Miss
Betty Winslow. Mrs. T. B. Smith
and Mrs. J. M. Vail directed guests
to the dining room, where a buffet
supper was served b Mrs. O. B.
Perry and Mrs. Hollowell Nixon.
Mrs. Clyde McCallum poured coffee.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. O. B. Perry, Miss Welle
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vail, Mrs.
John Newbold, Mrs. Hollowell Nixon,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Smith, Miss
Helen Willis, Miss Katherine Brown,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Warren, of
Edenton; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Griffin,
Sr., Miss Betty Griffin, Mrs. CharleR
Ward, Jr., and Miss Carolyn Small,
of Elizabeth City; Mrs. Tom Wifcox,
of Norfolk, Va., and Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Newbold, of Newport News,
Virginia,
Game Warden Gives
Fishing Season Dates
J. H. Newbold, County game war
den, announced today that he had
been advised by the State Commis
sion of the dates of closing and
reopening of the season for warm
water fishing.
According to the announcement, the
season will close April 11 and remain
closed through May 19, in all counties-east
of Alleghany, Wilkes and
Rutherford.
PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Stephens re
ceived word last week that their
son, Craton Stephens, has been pro
moted from first lieutenant to cap
tain. Captain Stephens is a bom
bardier in the 17. S. Air Corps and
is stationed in the Caribbean area.
Draft Boards Seen
Speeding Induction
Young Men 18 To 26
Local Board Receives
Calls For 45 Men
During April
Members of the Perquimans Coun
ty Draft Board attended a meeting
held in Elizabeth City on Tuesday,
and heard officials of Selective Ser
vice discuss and explain new regu
lations on the draft, which are ex
pected to speed up the induction of
youths between the ages of 18 and
26.
A directive issued late last week in
Washington by (icmial Hershey in
dicates that all youths, excepting
those engaged in fanning and who
have the required number of war
units may face pre-imluction exami
nation immediately.
Local boards were told to pay no
heed to the expiration date of defer
ments of youths in this age bracket,
but to classify them as 1-A or other
wise as rapidly as the review is car
ried out; to order up for pre-induc-tion
examination all men under 26
who hold occupational deferment and
who have not been examined during
the past 90 days.
It is likely, also, judging from this
directive, that the local board may
also reclassify many registrants in
4-F, placing these in either 2-A or
2-Ii, according to their occupation.
This action will eliminate many 4-F
classifications and will also tend to
freeze the registrant to his present
job.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
local board, announced this week that
calls for 15 white men for April 15,
and 30 Negroes for April 6 have
been received. This number of men
will be ordered to report for pre
induotion examinations on those
dates.
The action taken by Selective Ser
vice in ordering strict review and
practically no deferments for youths
IS to 26, unless passed on by the
Manpower Commission results from
the great need of the Armed forces
to meet the quotas deemed neces
sary to carry out the war plans
against the Axis.
Waste Paper Drive
Will Be Continued
By Local Lions Club
Excellent progress has been report
ed by the Hertford Lions Club with
their waste paper drive started here
this week. Charles Vann, chain.ian
of the committee, stated that the
members have already collected a
large amount of paper and hope to
collect even more before the drive
closes a week from next Saturday.
The Club is storing the waste
paper temporarily in an old building
on Grubb Street, and will, after col
lecting the waste paper for two
weeks, arrange for its removal to a
pulp mill for production into material
for the war effort.
Residents of Hertford are request
ed to assist in the drive by bundling
up their waste paper and leaving it
on their porches on Saturday of this
week and Wednesday sad Saturday
of next week, when Club members
will again canvass the town for waste
paper. The truck being used for
collection will cover every street, but
stops will be made only where paper
is placed on porches and eait be seen
by the men collecting the material.
Funeral Service For
Mrs. Etta Smith Lane
Mrs. Etta Smith Lane, 77, died at
her home on Grubb Street at 4:30
o'clock Monday morning, following a
lingering illness. She was the
widow of the late Jesse Lane.
Surviving are one brother, John
R. Smith of Holland, Va.; one sister,
Mrs. John Baccus of Perquimans, and
several neices and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at
four o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Lynch Funeral Home. Interment fol
lowed in Cedarwood Cemetery.
WINS CITATION BAR
Marvin Lee Simpson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Simpson, of Hertford,
has been promoted ' from S 2-c to
AMM 3-c, and recently received a
Presidential citation bar for sub
marine patrol service in the Atlantic.
Mr. Simpson volunteered in thoj-''.
Navy two and a half years ago and v '
has seen much' action at sea during
that tune. He is now stationed on w
detached duty at Norfolk.
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