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Volume XL Number 16.
Hertford, Perquimans County. North Carolina Friday, April 21, 1944.
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Attendance At USO
- Increases As Club
Arthritic Rfidin
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first liud uance io-
night; Committee Is
Praised For Work
Organization work at Hertford's
newly opened USO Club has reached
ita advanced stages during the pest
' week and within a few days all
committees are expected to be able
to carry on the duties' of the large
volunteer force which will take care
of most of the activities. Edward J.
Ronsheim. who was sent to Hert
ford by the regional office to get the
club operating, was hjgh in his
praise for the way local residents
have taken part in the work.
Although the piano and juke box
ordered have not yet been put in
. operation, plans call for an opening
dance Friday night with records pro
viding the music and Hertford girls
taking part In the near future it
is hoped that an orchestra may be
secured at regular periods for the
weekly event.
Records show attendance ranging
from 200 to almost 400 a day on the
door count at the dub and it is be
lieved this will reach 600 when all
activities are under way. So far,
table tennis, checkers, dominoes,
Chinese checkers and cards have fur
nished the amusement with informal
dancing.
The writing desks and reading
room are in constant use and letters
mailed at the club have been ad
dressed to a third of all the States
and overseas. -More than 25 nation
al magannes and three newspapers
have been ordered for the club. The
library also is being developed for
service use.
A special shelf for religious book
lets and books also will be provided
as soon as equipment ii received.
The snaek bar, which is entirely
what it is named, has allowed men
and their wives to find sV aoack at
.odd hour -a9dicjel yW ,-eesVj
drinks, candjtand cakes are available.
Cluheun have been fixed from
9 a. m.,ptil 11:30 p. m., dunng week
days andfrom 12:30 p. m., until
11:80 p. m-.'on Sundays. The Sun
day program wll include less active
events and meeting the request of
Hertford citizens, no dancing will be
allowed on this daV As soon as
equipment is received specie! af
fairs suitable for the day will be
arranged.
One of the important organization
Jobs under way this week is the
creation of the GSO, a certified group
of girls more than 16 years of age,
who will participate in activities with
the men. These girls, the service
wives and hostesses are the only civ
ilians permitted to use the club al
though all are urged to visit the
building and observe what goes on,
Application sheets for membership
in the GSO, an organization which
includes tens of thousands of girls
in- the nation, may be had at the
club on Grubb Street. After this
week, only girls who have filed such
applications and been certified and
given membership cards will be eli
gible to engage in activities. New
groups will be taken in each week.
Although considerable additional
work has been done on the building,
much remains to be done before May
7, the date fixed for the dedication,
Annual Junior-Senior
Banquet Thursday
Pre-commencament activity at the
Perquimans County High School got
under way last Thursday night, when
members of the Senior Class present
ed their annual Senior Class b!t ,
Lest nirht'the stare in the hlxh
school auditorium was the scene of
' the annual Junkr-Senkw bsmjuet,
the Juniors being hosts . to members
- of the graduating class end other
. guests. The theme, of this year's
-banquet was thi activity, of USO
'Center and decorations' twere 'red,
.White end WlsMvAWtf:' -;
Marjorie Prances Whit was ton
" mistress, and the program Winded a
solo by Carolyn Jo Phillips. - A toast
to the seniors twa 'flsvl Josjnv
. Wlnsiow; to Mr. Johnson - y Lucy
Forehand; ' tothe faculty by. Bill
, Murray: "I Am An American." H by
NonieXou Lane; to the officials by
Merguenie Aot kuui Tucker ' and
, Pem Felton sang a'duet, ?1 Threw
A lussgtnw the ; Oces; George
Wood frave toast to the coaches,
"And Ti'i Is the Army" was given
by Carl Vlrz'.ost, Curtis Wilson, W.
M. Byrr-i and Hilton ' White. . A
, propne- ' 1 the Future ' was given
by E' Wilson. Music was fur
nished 1 the NAAS Harvey Point
orch'
, Fol.
the banquet, t-e Juniors
and - extended a d.e held at
Walker's. . . ,
CHAIRMAN ANNOUMCES RED CROSS WAR
FUND DRIVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Total Raised Slightly
Over Quota; Will Stil
Accept Gifts
A report Issued this week by Mrs.
C. P. Morris, chairman of the Red
Cross War Fund drive, showed that
Eerquimans County is now over the
top in the drive to raise $5,300, its
portion of the 1944 Red Cross drive.
Mrs. Morns, in releasing figures
on the sum raised here, stated that
several smaller reports are still out
standing, but that the county is now
among those which have success
fully completed their goals.
v A total of $5,349.16 has been re
ported to the committee, Mrs. Mor
ris announced and she stated that
this amount was raised by the follow
ing contributions: Special gifts,
$890; contributions from residents of
Hertford, $1,895.41: contributions
from residents of county, $1,678.20;
Colored division, $345.55; contribu
tions from NAAS Harvey Point
$545.
The chairman expressed her appre
ciation to ell those who took part
in the dnve, either by working as a
solicitor or by contributing toward
the fund. She added that if any per
son desired to make an additional
contribution to the 1944 War Fund,
the local chapter would appreciate it
as the Red Cross needs a tremendous
sum of money to carry out its pro
gram during the coming year.
As stated before, part of the funds
raised in this drive remains in the
treasury of the Perquimans Chapter
for expenditures of the local Red
Cross, including the expense of the
Home Service division which is now
an important link between men and
women serving in the armed forces
and their folks at home. The bal
ance of the quota will be sent to
National Red Cross headquarters to
be added to thevfunds raised through
out the nation to enable the Red
Cross to carry on its fine work
throughout thi world anfl on all the
battle fronts, v V t ,
April Term Superior
Court Concluded On
Tuesday Afternoon
The April Term of Superior Court;
expected by many of the court offi
cials to last at least through
Thursday, was concluded Tuesday af
ternoon and the jurors were dismiss
ed from further duty.
Seven divorce cases on the civil
calendar were heard by Judge Leo
Carr and divorces were granted in
each case. Several cases on the
civil docket were continued to the
next term of court.
The Grand Jury reported to the
court shortly after noon Tuesday,
and issued the following report:
"We, the Grand Jurors for the
above term of court, respectfully
make our report as follows:
"We have agreed and passed on
ell bills sent to us from court. We
have discussed the unlawful activi
ties being carried on in the county.
However, very few facts regarding
people committing the unlawful ac
tivities were at hand. One present
ment was prepared and turned over
to the Solicitor."
The Grand Jury reported that they
had visited each school in the coun
ty and found all to be well kept and
in good te of repairs; a few ex
ceptions were noted, especially ai
to the Negro school situation in
Wmfall and the Negro school in
Hertford. , Recommendetiens were
.made by the Grand Jury that the
eonaitnma se remedies: as soon as
possible. Hffj
Several minor repairs were recom
mended made to some Of the school
buses.
The' County Home, Prison Farm
and affieea in the courthouse were
visited and each place fits found to
be wen kept end in order. The
courthouse was reported to be in need
of some minor repairs.,?
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KufusBrinn Awarded
Russian "Red Star"
' Lieut Rufus T. Brinn,rson of Mr.
and Mrs. B. T. Brinn gf Hertford,
was one of 62 American Army, Navy
and Merchant Marine personnel to be
awarded recognition recently by the
Russian government. : i
. The swards were presented by Am
bassador : Gromykc whol stated the
decorations expressed ' tje , friendly
feeling of the Soviet pe nle toward
the people of the Unlted Jttes.;,-'-r,Lieut
Brinn was give J the Order
of the Red Star. ?, I 7 W ),
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Taking no chances that news of the
coming invasion will leak out of
Britain, the British government this
week tightened censorship to the
point of forbidding messages to be
sent from or received in Britain,
except by American, British and Rus
sian officials. A London radio
broadcast news to France for the
French to store up food for use
while the Allies liberate France. The
radio stated that the invasion is near
and that the French should take
steps to prepare for it. Meanwhile,
American air forces stationed in both
England end Italy continued to
hammer at German production cen
ters and air fields throughout Ger
many and occupied Europe. Nearly
2,000 U. S. bombers hit Berlin on
Tuesday and blasted German plane
factories.
Russian troops continued to ad'
vance toward the last stronghold of
the Germans in the Crimea. Sevas
topol, where hundreds of Germans
and Rumanians are attempting to
escape by sea, is expected to fall to
the Red forces before the end of this
week. The Russians continue to
press the fighting in Rumania, and
in Poland; although little fighting
has been reported this week on those
fronts. American airmen from Italy
have bombed Axis points in Rumania
during the week to lend assistance
to the Russian drive.
The Japanese met with set-backs
in India and Burma during the week,
when British forces routed Japs on
both fronts. U. S. planes bombed
the Jap Kuriles Islands. Little news
regarding American fighting in the
Pacific was released this week.
The attempt of Badoglio to form a
new government in Italy, following
the King's announcement to turn
over the government to his son, is
meeting with little success. Badog
lio is attempting to form a coalition
government, but seeks to retain most
of the cabinet offices for himself and
members of his old line group.
In Washington a Congressional
committee tossed the 4-F problem
back into the hands of executive
agencies, when it balked at recom
mending legislation to utilize the
services of draft age men rejected
for military service. The commit
tee stated that the action was u
necessary at this time.
UFA announced this week that
there was no hope that holders of
a gas ration books would get an in
crease in value of their tickets. A
spokesman stated that consumption
of gasoline during March was about
equal with quotas and an increase
was not warranted at anv Dlaro at
ine present time.
a tornado, which hit Darts of
Georgia and South Carolina early
this week, caused the deaths of 38
and injury to more than 300. Prop
erty damages were estimated as be
ing high. The American Red Cross
rushed workers to the scene tn M
the injured and homeless.
Hertford Lions Club
Has Naval Chaplain
As Guest Spacer
The Hertford Lions Club meeting
last Friday night msde plans for
noiaing their Annuel Ladies' Night
meeting on My 12, Charles M. Wil
liford, club president, announced to-
The club is planning a gala affair
tad have arranged fc Wade Marr as
speaker for the occasion. Mr. Marr
is well known throughout the State
as an after-dinner orator.
G. C. Buck and Herbert Nixon
have been appointed chairmen for
the program and Gharles Skinner,
Clinton Eley and Archie T. Lane
compose the arrangement commit
tee.
Aside from the local club members
and their wives, a large number of
out-of-town guests are expected to be
on hand to celebrate the lions anni
versary night .
Guest speaker at the meeting last
-Friday was Paul S. Sanders, USNR.
chaplain at NAAS Harvey Point, who
gaye an Interesting talk to the dub
on conditions'; which can be expected
to lurise following the close of the
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Nine Negroes Pass
Pre induction Exams
Await Spice Call
No Official Word on Last
Contingent of White
Youths
A report released this week by
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the local
draft board, showed that nine out of
the 30 Negro selectees who report
ed for pre-induction examinations on
April 6, were passed for service. The
army accepted six of the men, while
the Navy accepted three.
Mrs. Sumner stated that Perry
White, Colored, left Tuesday of this
week to report for induction into the
Navy. Two other Colored youths
James Riddick and Andrew White,
will report for Army induction on
April 28.
No further calls for induction or
preinduction examinations have been
received up to the present time.
Mrs. Sumner stated that no offi
cial announcement as to the number
of white youths, who left for pre
induction examinations last Saturday,
accepted had been received. How
ever unofficial reports state that
more than ten were accepted on first
examination and a number of others
were held over for further exami
nation. Members of the local draft board
attended a district meeting in Eden-j
ton last week, at which meeting the1
program Selective Service intended
to use in assisting in re-employment
of returned veterans was outlined. It
was pointed out that local boards
will work in- cooperation with U. S.
Employment offices to help returning
soldiers locate employment.
V. N. Darden has been named as
reemployment committeeman of the
Perquimans draft board to aid in this
program.
Perquimans County men, it was
announced at this meeting, are eli
gible for unemployment compensa
tion, but they must file application
for this compensation within ix
months after receiving their dis
charge. Veterans who return from
service and have difficulty in locat
ing employment should apply to lo
cal boards for assistance and also
contact U. !S. Employment offices.
An announcement was made this
week that Jonas R. Futrell has been
appointed as a member of the local
board, filling the vacancy caused by
the resignation of J. L. DeLaney.
Mr. Futrell accepted the appoint
ment and has assumed the 1 position
as the third member of the local
board.
Small Farmer Finds
Poultry Project Is
Paying Proposition
W. Howard Williams of Perquim
ans County, who purchased a small
farm through the aid of the Farm
Security Administration, is having
success with a poultry project he
started shortly after he obtained his
farm. In March, 1943, Mr. Wil
liams purchased 700 New Hampshire
Red chicks. Later he sold the roost
ers and cull pullets and kept the
good pullets to start his flock.
In August of last year he had his
pullets blood-tested, and now has 200
blood-tested laying hens. These hens
are laying an average of about 160
eggs per day and Mr. Williams is
selling them to a hatchery at a pre
mium above market price for eggs.
By supplementing protein and grain
feeds with grazing crops consisting
of crimson clover, wheat, oats and
leipedeaa, Mr. Williams is making a
profit of $10 to $12 per week from
his flock.
He now has 800 broilers on hand,
from which he plans to sell the
roosters and cull pullets and 1ceep
the better pullets for replacements
and for increasing his laying flock
to 250 hens In order to take care
of this larger flock, My. Williams
plans to build another laying house
this summer.
The Williams family say their
success in poultry is due to plenty of
hard work and following the advice
of their FSA Supervisor on handling
the poultry flock.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Lane, of Hertford, Route 2, a -pound
son, born on April 13. Mother
and baby are doing nicely.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sum
ner, on April 14, a daughter. Mother
and baby are doing nicely. Mrs.
Sumner is the former , Miss Helen
ChappelL
SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR
APRIL TERM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Entire Slate County
Candidates Without
Primary Opposition
For the first time in a number of
years, candidates seeking offices in
the local county government are
without opposition in the primary
election to be held this year on
May 27.
When the final hour for filing
names as candidates in the primary
arrived at six o'clock last Saturday
night, L. N. Hollowell, chairman of
the Perquimans Board of Elections,
discovered only one name had been
filed as a candidate for the offices of
representative, Recorder's Court
Judge, Register of Deeds county
treasurer, board of education and
county commissioner for each of the
five townships.
The present office holders, with
exception of E. U. Morgan, county
commissioner for Parkville Township,
filed for renomination. Mr. Morgan
does not seek renomination. George
Jackson filed in place of Mr. Morgan
and is therefore nominated for the
office.
Candidates filing their names were:
W. W. White, for representative; J.
W. Ward, for register of deeds;
Charles Johnson, for recorder's court
judge; J. L. White, for treasurer; C.
E. White, L. L. Winslow, R. T. Brinn,
E. M. Perry and George Jackson, for
board of county commissioners, and
Shelton Long, D. L. Barber and W.
E. Dail, for board of education.
Local voters will cast ballots for
candidates seeking the offices of
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, U. S.
Senator and State Senator. Most of
these offices are being sought after
by two or more candidates and there
is some possibility that the interest
in the campaigns for Governor and
U. S. Senator may pick up as election
time nears.
R. Gregg Cherry and Ralph Mc
Donald, candidates for governor, are
expected to begin a concentrated
campaign soon and the battle between
these two may generate interest in
the race for other offices.
All local candidates are nominated
for office automatically, and there
fore no ballot will be offered on the
local candidates.
Rotary Entertains
Perquimans Basket
Ball Teams Tuesday
The Hertford Rotary Club enter
tained the members of the boys and
girls basketball teams of Perquim
ans high school at. a delicious ban
quet served at the high school Tues
day night in recognition of the out
standing record achieved by the
teams this year.
The Rotary Club has entertained
the local teams annually but this
year the club had the pleasure of
seeing F. T. Johnson, County School
Superintendent, present the members
of the boys team with trophies won
at the Rural Conference Tournament.
A permanent trophy was received by
boys for having won the tourney
championship and each member of
the squad was presented with e small
basketball.
A brief history of the past season
was given by Coaches Howard Daw
kins and Max Campbell. Coach
DawkJns' girls squad played a total
of 14 games, winning seven and los
ing seven. They .were defeated in
the semi-finals of the Burial Tourney
by Weeksville, who won the cham
pionship. Coach Campbell's squad of Indians
played 17 games, winning 14 and
losing 3. The Indians scored 421
points to then opponents' 297. Two
of the defeats suffered during the
season were avenged when the In
dians downed Central to win the
tournament
Judge Leo Carr, who presided at
the April term of Perquimans Su
perior Court, was also a guest at the
meeting.
Light Hail Storm
Causes No Damage
A light hail storm, which was re
ported at several points in Perquim
ans County, on Sunday failed to
cause serious damage, according to
rerjort heard tMa waelc
The hail storm hit a several points
around Winfall and at a point on the
Edenton Higlm-y, south of Hertford.
Motion of Non-Suit - J
lowed In Case of Per
cy Winslow
The entire docket and several cases
listed on the civil calendar for the
April Term of Superior Court was
completed early Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Leo Carr, of Burlington, pre
sided over this term of Superior
Court.
A total of 17 cases, five of which
charged George Roche and William
Rhinehart, both colored, with break
ing and entering, were entered on the
criminal docket. Most of the de
fendants given hearings entered pleas
of guilty and thus much time wa3
saved in completing the docket.
Judge Carr allowed a motion of
non suit, made by the attorney of
Percy Winslow, who was charged
with manslaughter. The motion was
made following the completion of
State's evidence. The defense con
tended insufficient evidence had been
produced by the State to show that
Winslow was the driver of a car in
volved in an accident in which Gideon
Saunders lost his life. The State
contended sufficient evidence was in
troduced by it to have the cese
passed to the jury, but Judge Can
ruled for the defense and the case
was dismissed.
Wendell Nixon, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill,
and prayer of judgment was contin
ued upon the condition the defend
ant pay $100 into the Clerk's office
for use of William Belch and that the
defendant pay the court costs.
John Armstead, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of man
slaughter and was sentenced to State
prison for a period of not less than
IVz years, nor more than three years.
A nol pros was taken in cases
charging Ben Butts, Joe Butts and
Ethel Butts, all Negroes, with tres
pass, when the court ruled the case
belonged on the civil calendar. A
compromise affecting this case was
reached before oom& ,adioumed.
Mary Blount, colored, was given a
sentence of 18 months at a IState
colony for women, after pleading
guilty to two counts, assault with a
deadly weapon and interfering with
officers in performance of their duty.
George Roche and William Rhine
hart, both Negroes, were charged in
five counts for breaking and enter
ing. Three of the counts were for
breaking into the service stations of
John Hall, Asa Stallings and Charlie
Mathews, the other charges grew
out of breaking and entering a sta
tion in Edenton. The defendants
each plead guilty and for purpose of
judgment the cases were consolidat
ed. Roche was sentenced to not less
than six years nor more than eight
years in State prison, while Rhine
hart was sentenced to not less than
five nor more than seven years, in
prison.
Aubrey Wiggins plead guilty to a
charge of larceny and was sentenced
to the roads for four months.
The case charging Bill Hayes with
reckless driving and driving under
the influence was continued.
Henry McClinton, Colored, charged
with driving drunk, failed to appear
and his bond was ordered forfeited.
Mafaki Harrell, Colored, charged
with non support, failed to appear
for hearing and the case was con
tinued. List Certificates
Issued By Board
A total of 26 motorists were issued
certificates for the purchase of tires
and tubes, at the Perquimans Ration
office this week, accoreing to Miss
Mary Frances Dail, clerk of the
board.
Passenger Type Certificates were
issued to Bryant Miller, tire and
tube; J. H. Tucker, 1; W. E. Lane,
2 tires and 2 tubes; Wendell Benton,
2 tires and 2 tubes; Robert Ship, 2;
J. R. Nelson, tire and tube; Harry
Winslow, tire and tube; A. J. Smith,
2 tires and 2 tubes; Julia F. Stokes,
tire and tube; Charles E. Payne, 2
tires and 2 tubes; W. E. Curtis, 1;
Towe Motor Co., tire and tube; C. T.
Chappell, tire and tube; Alton Wins
low, l; E. T. Phillips, tire and tube;
Foster Felton, tire and tube; Jessie
Hunter, 2 tires and 2 tubes; Lonnie
Dickert, 2 tires and 2 tubes, and
W. C. Morgan, 2 tires.
Truck Type: E. L. Jennings, tire
and tube; W. L. White, tire and tube;
F. T. Mathews, tire and tube; E. A.
Goodman, Jr., 1; N. O. Chappell, tire
and tube; T. B. Sumner, 3 tires and
3 tubes; Joseph Spruill, 1 tire.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. Marion
Harris, on April 6, at the Medical
Center in Elisabeth City, a son, Roy
Herbert Mrs. Harris was formerly
Miss Shirley Hurdle.
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