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A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTH
$1.50 Per Year.
-Volume XI. Number 20.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 19, 1944.
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lire Applications
Hood Ration Office;
Supply Still limited
lotal of 69 Certificates
I Issued This Week By
f Board
Applications for new tires have
been pouring into the local ration
- office at a rapid rate, since OPA an
nounced the new eligibility rules
" governing certificates. However, E.
Leigh Winslow, chairman of the
'"'Perquimans board, stated today that
this eligibility is not a guarantee
1 that such tires are available.
f' "Although the tire situation has
, improved considerably," Mr. Wins
low said, "there are still only enough
for the most essential use." The
chairman added that motorists should
continue to care for their present
! tires and to be sure to retain their
tire inspection records.
At the present rate applications
are far exceeding the county's quota
J for tires. Therefore, motorists who
,"'are issued certificates are not as'
; suredxthe tires will be available.
A total of 69 motorists were issued
'- certificates during the past week for
w purchase of new tires and tubes.
Passenger type list: Bill Fowler,
' T. Silas White, tire and tube: Thos.
Deal, 1; F. J. Jaworski, 1; Joshua
Simpson, 1; Enos Mallory, tire and
tube; M. B. Dail, 1; R. E. Hass, tire
and tube; D. E. McCoy, 1; H. G.
"Weigenstein, tire and tube; W. H.
Barber, 2 tires and 2 tubes; T. G.
m Rogerson, 1; Bobbie Williams, tire
j , 'and tube; James Coffey, 1; John
V Blanchard, tire and tube;; Nathan
f Biddick, 1; R. H. Bischoff, 1; Chas.
V E. White, tire and tube; L. A. Good-
( win, tire and tube: T. B. Sumner, 1;
E. Y. Berry, tire and tube; Rog)tr
A Morris, 1; K, H, Harrell, tire afid
if tube; H. F. Meaeotaes, l; Jobs r
cock, ure ana .rose ;. w. j. rerry
. and tube; Lin Wood Gpdfi
tube; SL- T. Griffin;
Elliott, 1; Henry Belch, tire
'ttlis Howell, tire and tube; J. E.
! Boyce, tire and tube; R. T. Eric, tire
and tulfe; Marvin- Caddy, tire and
tube; Ben Harrell, tire and tube; T.
E. Mansfield. l; E. L. Hurdle, Sr.,
tire and tube; Ifct D. Bacon, tire and
"tube; Archie Felton, tire and tube;
Virgil Miller, tire and tube; . H. F.
: Simons, 1; R. E. Winslow, tire and
tube: J. P. Trueblood. tire and tube:
'Ashby Jordan, 1; R. E. Winslow, tire
, and tube; T. C. IStoryi tire and tube;
, George Hunter, 1; C. C. MansfieTd,
ind tube: I L .
t Jr., tire and tube; Wright Demery,
tire and tube; D. W. Simpson, tire
" T and tube; George Hunter 1; J. F.
s Trogden, 1; Ray Perry, tire and tube;
Joe Perry, 1; Munden Stokley, tire
and tube; T. S. White, tire and
, tube; D. C. Umphlett, tire and tube;
J. H. Layden, 1; B. H. Milliken, 2
tires.
Truck tires: Stokes and Mathews,
tire and 3 tubes; Major and Loomis,
3 tires and 3 tubes; W. H. Winslow,
v 2 tires and 3 tubes; F. C. White, tire
.K and tube; C. L. Shillings, tire and
tube; T. R Byrum, 2 tires and 2
tubes; J. W. Haskett, 2 tires and 2
' tubes, and J. H. Towe, tire.
X Negro Truck Driver
Last Saturday P. M.
James Bristow, Florence, S. C,
Negro, was killed in a highway acci
dent at about 5:30 o'clock last Sat
urday afternoon, when the truck he
was driving on the New Hope road
got out ox control and overturned.
Bristow was crushed about the
chest and died from injuries received
in the accident.
State Patrolman Charles E. Payne,
after Investigation, stated that Bris-
tow, who was employed on the Hert
ford housing project, was Joy-riding
in me true and it was reported
. he was speeding, at a rate of about
66- miles ser hour when the truck
swerved on ther shoulder jof the road
and overturned.
. -.Two other Negroes, riding with
Bristow, ascaped injury.
Belvidere Resident
In jured In Accident
''.George Chappell,; of near - Belvi
dere, was seriously injured last Sat
urday afternoon when he was thrown
from a motorcycle, which he was
riding on Highway -It, near George
Jackson's store, ' . N r ',
Patrolman, Charles Payne, ' who
investigated the accident, stated that
Chappell was; attempting to pass
some cars ,on the road when his
' motorcycle . - swerved ' and ; he ,' was
thrown to. the pavement . .The in
jured man was taken to the Albe
marle hospital in Elizabeth City for
treatment of injuries. ,', ., .
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S. SGT. KEARY LANE
Driving a bulldozer under fire,
Marine Staff Sergeant Keary L.
Lane was constantly on the point at
the front in road building opera
tions under heavy enemy fire on Cape
Gloucester. He is a veteran of Guad
alcanal. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Lane, are residents of Hertford.
American, British and French
troops are gradually expanding their
week-old offensive in Italy and are
badly hammering at German defense
positions south of Rome. Mid-week
reports stated that the French forces
had circled Nazi positions at Cassino
and opened the way for British
tanks. Americans, fighting along the
western coastline, have advanced
from fiv to eight miles during the
week. German prisoners seem daz
ed by the heavy artillery fire and
reDorts from a neutral country say
conditions inside Italy are bad,
thousands of refugees are rushing
north away from the battle lines
Allied airmen completed their 33
days of attack against German fac
tories and rail centers on Tuesday,
and there is no prospect that this
phase of the invasion will cease.
Berlin radio stated that the Allied
invasion will fall at inany points and
warned Europeans that the attack
will come from behind the line as
well as along the Channel coast,
In England General Eisenhower
and his staff are perfecting the
final plans for invasion. Among
these are plans for issuing communi
ques so that the people of the world
will know the progress of the attack.
More than 800 news-men are gath
ered to cover the invasion and- re
leases will ibe made early each
Lmorning and about 5:30 each after
noon.
Allied forces have continued to at
tack Jap positions in the Pacific war
zone, and this week Chinese troops
launched an offensive against the
Japs along the Salween river. The
aim of the Chinese is to Join forces,
of Americans under General Still
well in Northern Burma. ,
Little ground fighting has been
reported from the Russian front,
although Moscow reports Red air -
men have launched mmierous at
tacks against Nasi positifns in Old
Poland. A German thrust against
the Red army on the Dnister river
was reported repulsed. ;
President Roosevelt announced on
Wednesday, that the budget for
Army, Navy and War Shipping for
the new fiscal year has been cut
more , than eight billion dollars.
Estimated loss of material has been
lighter than expectedr thns making
this cut ot expenditures. -$
CHURCH SCHOOL RALLY DAT
, A Church School Rally $ay will be
observed at Oak Grove Church at
Chapanoke, on ' Sunday morning,
during, the regular - preaching hoar.
Th Im. J. T. Cmnford will be in
chartre. Members' are urged to be
present and all visitors, at welcome,
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USO Committee To
Establish Rental
Registry At Center
Seek Cooperation of
Local Residents In
Listing of Rooms
The Committee of Management for
the Hertford USO Center, at a meet
ing held Tuesday night, made prelim
inary plans for establishing a ren
tal registery at the local center.
Residents of the community will be
asked to cooperate in this program
by listing with the committee the
number of rooms available for rent
ing in individual homes.
This list, when completed, will be
on file at the USO, and incoming
Naval personnel will apply at the
USO for a list of rooms available.
Local residents will be asked to
notify the USO of any vacancies.
It is believed by the USO commit
tee that the registry will serve a de
finite purpose in assisting Naval per
sonnel to locate housing facilities and
will cause less confusion than is now
noticeable.
Lieut. Commander John Staub ad
vised the committee that the present
housing situation seemingly is inade
quate, judging from the number of
requests at the Harvey Point JNAAis
for a list of available rooms, and he
urged that the committee determine
if there are not a number of addi
tional rooms that can be made avail
able to service men and their wives.
E. C. Kuisenza, acting director of
the USO, presented the committee
with several plans for enlarging the
program of the USO. He also urged
the committee to adopt a plan for a
Sunday evening supper to be served
to service men, organization of ser
vice wives into a group to assist at
the Center and also pointed out the
need for enlarging the store room at
the USO. '
Miss Mae Wood Winslow, chair
man of the committee, announced a
program committee will be named
withiu. a few days and that this
committee will begin work imme
diately on programs to be presented
at the center.
In accordance with the regulations
of the USO, the committee of man
agement will meet on the second
Tuesday of each month to act tipon
anv business brought before the
group.
Music Class To Give
Recital Tonight At
Grammar School
The members of Mrs. R. M. Kid
dick's piano class and junior band
will give a concert Friday evening at
8 o'clock, at the Hertford Grammar
School. The public is cordially in
vited.
Those in the class are: Mary Beth
Perry, Jack Phillips, Mary Elliott
Brinn, Louise Chappell, Evelyn Chap
pell, Marguerite Butler, Sammie Sut
ton, Elizabeth Proctor, Joan True
blood, Catherine Anne Holmes, Sibyl
Lane, Gene Phillips, Horace Layden,
Pat Phillips, Carroll Berry, Edna
King, Marjory Perry, Mary Lee
Chappell, Betty Jean Winslow, Peggy
Sawyer, Annette Cannon, Pat Morris,
Carolyn Trueblood, Elvin Chappell,
Catherine Perry, Margaret Assad,
Bobby Jordan, Norma Winslow, Es
ther Winslow, Louise Banks, Marjory
Lou Perry, Lena Mae Sawyer, Doro
thy Ffcye White, Jo Ann Winslow,
Harriet Lou .Layden, Billy Hill, Ben
Thach, Tommy Sumner, Jeannette
Chappell, Garland Walker, Carl
Sawyer, John Holmes, Corbin Dozier,
Zach Robertson, Mabel Martin Whed
bee, Julian Winslow, Fred Matthews,
Winston Lane. Tommy Jones, Anne
Morrell, Charles Hall, Charles Phil
lies. Caners Jordan. Mollle Wheeler.
j Eugene White, Suzanne Towe, Jim-
mle Thach and Leslie Kirby.
4-H County Council
To Meet On May 20
The 4-H County Council meeting
will be held in the auditorium of the
Agriculture Building Saturday after
noon, May 20, at 8 o'clock. The
coronation of the County King and
Queen of Health will be the feature
of the program.
The Health Queen is Edna King,
of the Hertford Grammar School club
and Delwin .Bore, of the Winfall club,
is the King, j i
, BIRTH, ANNOUNCEMENT
. Born to Mr; and Mrs. Willie White,
of Murfreesboro, on Tuesday, Hay
16, a son, John Leslie. Mother and
baby are doing nicely. -
Verdict Of Probable
Cause Returned In
Manslaughter Case
Little Time Consumed
In Clearing Docket In
Recorder's Court
Judge Charles E. Johnson returned
a verdict of probable cause found
in the case charging Ranson Ed
munds, of Elizabeth City, with man
slaughter, at a hearing in Recorder s
Court here on Tuesday morning.
The charge was made by Patrol-
maA Charles' Payne, who investigated
an accident near Woodville on the
morning of April 23 and found that
George I'rivott had died of injuries
received when two cars collided in. an
accident. The State introduced testi
mony showing that Edmunds, along
with Privott and another man, was
riding in Privott's car at the time of
the accident janil that Edmunds was
found semi-conscious lying under the
steerinK wheel of the car. Privott
was dead when Patrolman Payne ar
rived at the scene.
Little time was consumed in clear
ing the docket in court this week,
although a short session was held at
one o'clock, following the morning
recess. Nine cases in all were "dis
posed of during the day.
A motion for trial by jury was
granted Clarence Lane, who is charg
ed with driving drunk and bail was
set at $150.
Robert Winslow, colored, was
found guilty of failing to take treat
ment from the County Health De
partment and was sentenced to 30
days in jail. Sentence was suspend
ed upon condition that the defendant
take treatments.
James Beasley and Dennis Boone,
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Dowi ruegrueb, eni-e.eu j.'
were ordered to pay costs of court.
M. H. Savage was taxed with court
costs for permitting his car to be
operated without license.
Cubbit Williams, Negro, was as
sessed court costs for driving wHh
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improper license.
McKinley Jones, Negro, was found
not guilty of a charge of reckless
driving.
FSA Records Show
Increased Interest
In Seed Treatment
Farm families in Perquimans
County who are borrowers of the
Farm Security Administration have
shown increased interest this year in
the treatment of peanut seed before
planting as a good practical farm
practice.
A. Houston Edwards, FSA super
visor, stated that he has held eight
group demonstrations on the proper
way to treat seed peanuts. At these
meetings fifty FSA borrowers
brought a total of 200 bags of pea
nuts for treatment.
Both Arasan and Ceresan were
used since the local supply of Arasan
was used up before all the treat
ments were completed. However,
Ceresan is also recommended for use
on peanuts by the Extension Service.
They have found very little differ
ence in the results of Arasan ana
Ceresan.
Requests for help on peanut seed
treatments were received from bor
rowers in all sections of the county.
The demonstrations were held at the
farms of Ulric Caddy, New Hope;
Willie P. Dail, New Hope; Hannibal
Spellman, New Hope; William Skin
ner, New Hope; Howard Williams,
Hertford; Clinton Nixon, Hertford;
Vashti White, Bethel; Clarence
Hunter, Hertford; Raymond True
blood, Chapanoke, and Jessie Phil
lips, Hertford.
New Rotary Officers
Take Over July 1st
Newly elected officers of the Hert
ford Rotary Club will be installed at
the first meeting in July, Riley S.
Monds, secretary of the club, said to
day. New officers of the club are: J. R.
Futrell, presioVU; W. H. Hardcastle,
vice d resident, and R. S. Monds, sec
retary. Following installation, the
incoming president, J. R. Futrell,
will name the club's various com
mittees for the fiscal year.
W. C T. U. TO MEET AT
METHODIST CHURCH MAY 24
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold a meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, May 24, at 4
o'clock, in the parlor at the Methodist
Church. All members are urged to
be present.
Information On WAC
Now Available Here
The Women's Army Corps have
announced that Mrs. R. S. Monds,
Jr., will serve as information officer
for the WAC in this community, and
young women desiring information
on the opportunities offered by the
Corps can obtain it by contacting
Mrs. Monds.
The WAC is celebrating its second
anniversary this month and is seek
ing to enlarge its personnel by furth
er enlistments of women aged 21 to
50. The WAC permits recruits to
choose the branch of service desired
and also location of station.
Central Grammar
PTA Install Officers
At Meeting Monday
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Perquimans Central Grammar
School met on Monday night, May
15, at the school building.
The devotional was conducted by
Marjorie Rebecca White. Mrs. R. R.
White had charge of the program on
"Music." She presented her piano
students in a musical playlet "Musi
cal Playland." In the first scene two
children, portrayed by Nonie Lou
Lane and Calvin Morgan, were un
willing to practice the scales, which
their mother, portrayed by Lelia Lee
Winslow, wished them to do. A
fairy with her little woodland
nymphs appeared and showed how
interesting music can be made. Amy
Va Roach was the fairy.
In the second scene a teacher, por
trayed by Marjorie Rebecca White,
accompanied a class singing
Brahms Lullaby; then each pupil
played his scale or duet.
In the third scene a group of stu-
dents were seen entertaining
for ser
vice men.
The participants in the recital, in
the order of their appearance, were:
Lelia I-ee Winslow, Calvin Morgan,
Nonie Lou Lane Amy Van Roach,
Ann Bray, Dorothy Jordan, Norma
Jean Godwin, Daphne Winslow,
Norma Joyce Winslow, $iby Lane,
Marjorie Rebecca White, Marian
Elliott, Edgar White, Jean White,
Virginia Mae Iing, Kay White Stan-
ton, r.muy Ann sumner, L.ea ivimg,
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Jean Iayden, Velma Davis, arolyn
Dean Harrell, Timothy Clatr Perry,
Claire Hunter, Pearl Hunter, Thelma
White and Marietta Jolliff.
A vocal quartet by Misses Evelyn
White, Doris Lane and Elmer Lassi
ter and Leslie Winslow beautifully
rendered two selections.
The business session was held af
ter the program. Reports from the
various committees were given.
Mrs. J. E. Winslow, of Hertford,
the new Ninth District Director, in
stalled the newly-elected officers.
They are: Mrs. Howard Hunter,
' president; Mrs. J. Van Roach, vice
1 president; Mrs. Dempsey Winslow,
secretary, and Mrs. Raymond Stan
ton, treasurer.
The Association decided to send
the president as a delegate to the
P. T. A. Convention to be held in
June. Reports were given by the
lunch room committee, which has
been planning a lunch room for the
school. A committee will be ap
pointed from each community repre
sented in the school to solicit funds,
to end by July 1.
The prize offered by Mrs. White,
to the student giving the best per
formance in the recital, as decided
by the judges, went to Jean White
and Edgar White, who played a duet.
The picture for having the most
parents in attendance went to the
seventh grade, Mr. Ainsley's room.
Firemen's Carnival
Scheduled For June
Mayor V. N. Darden announced
today that arrangements have been
made for holding the annual Fire-
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STr T " TUUIU,s Sunday, May 28, when the Rev. B. C.
the first or second week m June. Aw ' t. voi..f.
definite date for the show will be
announced soon.
The firemen have contracted with
Dixie's Paramount Shows to furnish
the attractions on the midway this
year and, according to report, this
show will be one of the best ever to
show in Hertford.
Spring Federation
Meeting On May 25'
Perouimans County Home Demon
strations Clubs will hold their an
nual Spring Federation meeting on
Thursday afternoon, May 25, at 8
o'clock, in the auditorium of the
Agriculture Building.
Lieut, (jg) Paul S. Sanders, chap
lain at Harvey Point NAAS, will be
the speaker for the afternoon.
The County Council of Home Dem
onstration Clubs will be hostesses at
a tea immediately after the meeting.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend.
Armed Forces Need
To Determine Draft
Status Men Over 26
Induction Call For 10
Negroes For June 2
Received By Board
Despite an optimistic report issued
late last week by .Selective Service '
officials in Washington that men
over 30 were to receive an indefin
ite blanket deferment, an official
memorandum received by the Per
quimans local board indicates that
Selective Service will proceed along
the same lines as have been observed
during recent months.
There is the possibility that men
over 'iO may not be called for some
time, providing they are engaged in
essential occupations or other jobs
related to the war effort. Men 18 to
25 may not be deferred unless the
local board determines that they are
essential in war production. Men 26
to 29 probably will not face induction
within the next few months if they
too are engaged in essential activi
ties. Agricultural workers are not
affected by the new regulations, as
deferments for this group are fixed
by law and other rules.
Definitely, the new regulations will
affect draft registrants as the needs
of the armed forces change. General
Hersey, Selective Service Director,
in announcing the action taken at a
meeting of all State directors stated,
"a more definite prediction cannot be
made because the trend of casualties
and strategic developments cannot
be forecast."
The Director pointed out, however,
that local boards still have the power
to take a man, regardless of age, if
the registrant is riot engaged in es
sential occupation aiding the war
effort.
At the present time, according to
the announcement made last Friday,
the needs of the aimed forces are
small, and this may cause some re
duction in the number of men draft
ed during the next few months. The
action of '.he local board, however,
will be to fill calls with a substan
tial number of youths 1S to 26, in
addition to men aged 26 to 37, who
j volunteer, or who are delinquent, or
wno eave
agriculture without per
mission ot the board.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
local board, announced this week that
an induction call for 10 Negroes has
been received and that seven of the
group will be inducted into the Army,
while three will be inducted into the
Navy on June 2.
No induction calls for white men
have been received, but it is xpected
that one for the latter part of June
will be received soon.
Charles W. Phillips
To Deliver Address
At Commencement
County Schools Begin
Summer Vacation On
Wednesday, May 31
Charles E. Phillips, Director of
Public Relations at Woman's College,
University of North Carolina, in
Greensboro, has been secured to de
liver the commencement address at
Perquimans County High School on
May 31, F. T. Johnson, county super
intendent of schools, announced to
day. With less than two weeks remain
ing of the present school year, both
faculty and students are completing
the work and readying themselves
for the start of the summer vacation.
Mr. Johnson stated that commence
ment week exercises will start on
Reavis will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon, and that the school will
officially close on the 31st, with the
commencement address.
He added that this year's graduat
ing class will be composed of some
30 seniors, who will receive diplomas.
Heading the list is Miss Clara
Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Haywood Smith, who has won the
honors of being the valedictorian of
the class with outstanding grades for
her years in high school.
Miss Eula Mae Morgan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Morgan, ranks
second in the class and will be the
class salutatorian.
Mr. Johnson stated that the bac
calaureate services will .start at 8
o'clock, but that all other commence
ment week exercises will start at
8:30 o'clock.
Due to wartime conditions, this
year's graduating class will be one
of the smallest ever to be graduated
from Perquimans High School, Mr.
Johnson said.
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