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? McL'Icd Hit Gift To Hcrvey Point tJAAS
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The Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Harvey Point, was the re
cipient of a portable medical kit, donated by the Craven County
Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Academy of Medicine, of
which Mrs. C. S. Barker of New Bern is president.
The presentation was made on May 10th by Mrs. Carlton A.
Davenport, Counselor for the First District of the Woman's Auxil
iary. The gift was received 'on behalf of the Station by Lieut.
Comdr. Philip F. Parshley, MC USNR, its Medical Officer.
The presentation was sponsored by the War Participation Com
mittee of the Auxiliary to the Medical Society of the Stiyte of
North Carolina.
The kit k one of a type of portable medical kit which the
Auxiliary has been presenting to Naval Coastal Patrol boats, sub
chasers and destroyers.
TIIIS VMS
American
leading the
and British troops,
Allied attack in Italy,
are pushing
Some. The
ahead in the drive on
forces under General
Clark are reported to have dented
the Nazi line defending Rome, about
14 miles from the city. Three of
the 1? Nazi divisions fighting in
Italy are reported destroyed. The
Allied leaders state the fall of Rome
will come soon.
The mighty Allied aerial offensive,
mounted against Nazi Europe, con
tinued as the Allies increased the
number of attacking planes in daily
raids. The Americans have knocked
down more than 200 Nazi fighter
planes in raids during this week,
with losses ranging about the same
each day. Targets of the Allied
planes have been factories, rail cen
ters and other important installa
tions. The Germans launched a drive
against Russian forces near Iasi, in
Romania early this week, but 'Mos
cow announces the enemy gained
only minor successes. ' Otherwise the
lull on the Eastern front continues,
as it is reported tne Kussians pre
pare for a summer offensive, timed
to coordinate with the Allied lnva
sion from the West.
Fierce fighting is reported in the
Biak Island sector, as the Japs at
tempted to launch a tank attack
against General Mac Arthur's forces.
The attack was repulsed, it was re
ported, but the Japs continue to put
up strong resistance against Ameri
can troops. :
On the propaganda front this week
r' General Eisenhower has given out
instructions to the underground in
' Europe how .they should act during
the invasion.. The Nazis have coun
tered this by stating they are pre
" pared for the drive. Berlin says
they shall . follow a scorched earth
.. policy, turning and flooding terri
tory as they are forced to retreat.
JSamuel T. Sutton Dies
, ' Samuel Thomas Sutton, 76, died
Tuesday afternoon at the Albemarle
Hospital in Elizabeth City after a
short illnesi t': " r :v: -r--
Mr. Sutton, life-long resident of
Perquimans, was a well known and
I respected fdtjzen f Pertford.;,v ..
r Surviving, - besides' his wife, Mrs..
t Lena White; aw three daughters, !
Mr. Charles E. White df Hertford;
' Mrs. it J. Moore ana Mrs. v. u. An
denon, hoth of Norfolk; six' grand
children: one brother, J.'ltV Sutton
and one sister, Mrs. J. T. Satterfleld
of Edentort .' : ". l,- ' '
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 8:80 o'clock
t the 'lynch Funeral' Home by the
w. Howard G. DawHns, pastor of
i Hartford Baptist Church, . ,
jY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING r)!1 HERTFORD AND
Program Committee
Completes Plans For
An outstanding program has been
arranged to be presented at the
Hertford USO Club block dance to be
held next Wednesday night, June 1,
on Church Street between the hours
of 8:80 and 11 o'clock.
The Program Committee an
nounced today the Naval Band from
the Weeksville Air Station will pro
vide music for the service people and
the hostesses at the dance, and a
number of singers, a tap dancer, pi
anist, and others will present a pro
gram during the evening.
The dance will be restricted to
service men, their wives and hos
tesses from the USO Club. How
ever, the public is invited to watch
the party from the sidelines. Mayor
V. N. Darden has announced that
the block on Church Street from
Market to Grubb Streets would be
roped off and traffic diverted around
the area.
The committee has arranged for
serving refreshments, ice cream,
punch and cookies. Mrs. B. G.
Koonce, assisted by Mrs. L. C.
Winslow, is chairman of the refresh-
ment group, and Mrs.
Blanche Gil-
liam and USO Director E. C. Kui-
senza are in charge of the program
for the evening.
A loud speaker system will be in
stalled on the block, which will aid
spectators to hear the program.
The USO Club was the scene of a
bingo party Thursday night, spon
sored by the Hertford Lions Club for
the entertainment of service men
stationed at Harvey Point. The pro
gram committee plans a number of
interesting programs to be con
ducted at the club each week, and
announcements of these will be
made from time to time.
G, C. Buck Ejected As
Lions Club President
Members of the Hertford lions
Club at their meeting last Friday
night elected G. C. Buck to the of
fice of president of the elutt for the
year beginning July 1. f
Other officers chosen at the meet'
ing are C. R. Vann, first vice presi
dent; A. H. Edwaros, second vice
president; J. D. Cranford, tftlrd vice
president; Sidney Blanchard, secretary-treasurer;
Charles Skinner,
tail twjater; Herbert Nixon, Lion
tamer, and F. B. Skinner and M. H,
Umphlett, directors, v ,: ixf- l
The club members voted to spon
sor a bingo party at the USO Club'
which mi held last night, f
TAKING V-U PROGRAM
AT MILLtOAN COLLEG8 ' :
' James O. Felton, son ' of Mr. and
Mrs., Jf O. Felton, i ao)r (sndergo
ing the Navy's ; V-12 - program at
Milligan ' College, Tenneeftre. He
previously completed three montas
training at the U, & Naval fir .Sta
tion in Memphis, Tenn.
Hertford, Perquimans County,
Perquimans Voters
Gave Cherry Slight
Majority In Primary
Lightest Vote Cast In
Years Tallied Last
Saturday
Perquimans County Democrats
cast one of the lightest votes ever
recorded in this county at the pri
mary held last Saturday. A total of
H39 votes were cast for the office of
Governor, in which R. Gregg Cherry,
successful candidate, was given a
slight majority of 80 votes. Cherry
received 457 votes to Dr. Ralph Mc
Donald's 377. 011a Ray Boyd, third
candidate in the race, received five
votes. The race between Cherry and
McDonald was close in every pre
cinct in the county. " In Hertford
precinct Cherry tallied 212 votes,
McDonald 197; Parkville, Cherry 79,
McDonald 66; Bethel, Cherry, 52; Mc
Donald 33; New Hope, Cherry 52,
McDonald 26; Belvidere, Cherry 42,
McDonald 32, and Nicanor, Mc
Donald 23, Cherry 20.
Lack of interest was apparent in
the primary throughout the entire
State, but it was believed that the
exceedingly low vote cast here was
due to the fact there were no local
candidates with opposition.
Clyde Hoey, successful candidate
for the office of U. S. Senator, re
ceived 630 votes in Perquimans. Cam
Morrison 108, Ritch 5, Simmons 11
and Newton received 3.
W. I. Halstead was unsuccessful in
seeking the office of Lieutenant
Governor. However, Perquimans
County voters cast 572 ballots for
him, while L. Y. Ballentine, nominee,
received 123. Lyda received 23
votes.
lhad fcure, seeking renomination
to the office of Secretary of State,
received 641 votes to his opponent's,
Crawford, 68.
Pou received 436 votes to Hunter's
207 for State Auditor.
Charles M. Johnson was success
ful in seteking renomination as State
Treasurer, he received 625 votes to
Phipps' 117.
In the four-cornered race for State
Senator, W. T. Culpepper of Eliza
beth City and Charles H. Jenkins of
Aulander were the winners. Here in
Perquimans the vote was: Culpep
per 488. Jenkins 300, J. B. Fearing
304 and J. J. Hughes 275.
Four White Men To
Get Induction Call
To Army On June 16
Four Perquimans County '
men, as yet unselected by the
vhite
local
Draft Board, will receive ortiers to
report for their army induction on
June 16, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of
the Board, announced this week. The
men, it is believed, will be selected
from the pool of men who passed
their pre-induction examination in
May.
Twenty local registrants were ac
cepted for service in the army and
navy from the last contingent of
men to take examinations, Mrs. Sum
ner said. Eighteen were rejected.
A total of 80 men will be ordered
to report for pre-induction examina
tion during June. Forty-five white
men will leave for , Fort Bragg on
June 28 and 35 Negroes will leave
on June 12.
Mrs. Sumner stated that in all
probability these two groups will
contain some registrants between the
ages of 26 and 29, and if accepted
for" service will be eligible for in
duction after July 1.
Negro And Horses
Killed By Lightning
Butler Mullen, Negro farmer about
80, of the Chapanoke community,
ana iiu team of horses, met death in
stantly last Saturday afternoon at
ahoqt 8:80 when they were struck
by a bolt of lightning.
Muiien was said to nave been in
the field riding a cultivator drawn
by his team when the holt of light
ning struck, filing hoth the Negro
ana me norses.
County Coroner Dr. C. A. Daven
port said that death resulted from
the bolt of lightning.
CIRCUS NO. 4 TO MK8T
fnC5reto of the Hertford Bap
tist Church will meet HondaT even
ifig, June 5th, at the home of Mrs.
John Moore. Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Green will i hostesaea. All
ben are urged to be present.
North Carolina. Friday,
Local Legion Post To
Elect Officers And
Delegates Friday
Post to Hold Service at
Baptist Church Sun
day Night
The Win. Paul Stallings Post of
the American Legion will meet Fri
day night, June 2, at 8 o'clock at the
Agriculture Building for the purpose
of electing officers for the year 1944
1945, and choosing delegates to the
State l-egion Convention to be held
in Asheville June 1S-20.
The Post's nominating commit
tee, appointed at the May meeting,
will make their report ami all mem
bers are urged to attend. The com
mittee has nominated the following
list for the offices:
Commander: iShelton G. Chappell
and V. N. Darden, loser to be first
vice commander; second vice com
mander: J. K. Futrell and Halph R.
White, loser to be third vice com
mander; adjutant, W. (.;. Hollowell;
finance officer, V. N. Darden; service
officer, b. T. Johnson; chaplain, W.
T. VVilloughby; sergeants at arms,
W. ,S. Butler and Bill Cox.
Guardianship officer, G. T. Roach;
historian, Carroll V. Ward; athletic
officer, Cecil White; child welfare,
Anderson E. Layden; Americanism
officer, J. D. Cranford; national de
fense officer, Charles F. Sumner;
graves, j. A. Perry; employment,
Charles E. White; Boy's State offi
cer, Oliver White; Boy Scout, Dur
wood Reed; membership chairman,
Shelton G. Chappell; publicity, B. C.
Berry; oratorical contest chairman,
G. C. Buck; Sons of Legion chairman,
C. A. Davenport.
The newly elected officers will be
installed at the first meeting follow
ing the State Convention.
Arrangements are being made to
hold the annual Legion Memorial
Service on Sunday night, June 4. at
the Hertford Baptist Church. This
service has become a regular event
for the local Legion Post, and is
usually held at one of the local
churches on the Sunday nearest Me
morial Day, May 30, but this year it
has been postponed one week in or
der to not conflict with the com
mencement exercises of the Perquim
ans High School.
The 'following committee has been
named by Post Commander J. D.
Cranford to prepare the Memorial
Day program: J. R. Futrell, chair
man, C. F. Sumner. V. N. Darden.
C. C. Buck and B. C. Berry. The
public is cordially invited to attend'
the services on Sunday night.
Gas Coupon Change
Announced By OPA;
Tire Papers Issued
Local OPA officials announced
day that B-2 and C-2 gasoline
to-ra-
tion coupons, the old type B and C
rations, without serial numbers, will
be invalid for use of retail buyers
on and after June 1.
Service stations will have until
June 10 to turn them in to their
suppliers or exchange them at their
board for inventory coupons, while
distributors wil 1 have until June 20
to deposit the voided stamps.
Applications for tires and tubes
fell off some during the past week,
Dut certincates of purchase were is
sued to the following motorists:
Passenger type: Johnnie Baker,
tire and tube; M. O. Baccus, 2; Fos
ter Felton, 1; Bruce Colson, 2; D. E.
McCoy, 1; J. T. Jackson, 2 tubes; J.
D. Weaver, 1; Everett Hansel, 2
tubes; C. A. Bogue, 2; T. T. ISmith,
2 tires, 2 tubes; W. W. White, 1; T.
L. Wiseman, tire and tube; W. A.
Trueblood, 2; R. D. Bacon, tire and
tube; Ruth Haskett, 2 tires, 2 tubes;
W. A. Saunders, tube; O. T. Wins-
low, tire and tube; J. C. Proctor, tire
and tube; R. B. Thursby, 2 tires, 2
tubes; Tom White, tire and tube;
Major-Loomis, 1; W. D. Perry, Jr.,
tire and tube; C. T. Rogerson, 1; R.
B. Chappell, 1; V, C. Winslow, 1; M.
C. Bovce, tire and tube; V. C. Dixon,
1; E. E. Fitts, 2; 'Elmer Robertson,
2 tires, 2 tubes, and L. T. Franks, 1.
Truck type: J. M. Byrum, 2 tires,
2 tubes; Town of Hertford, 1, and
Milton Dail, Jr., tire and tube.
Town Office To Be -Closed
Next Monday
The office of the Town of Hertford
will be closed all day Monday, June
6, W, G. Newby, Clerk, announced
today. Mr. Newby wm be out of
town attending commencement exer
cises at Eastern Carolina Teachers
College. '
PBRQUIMAKS OOUOTI
June 2, 1944.
State Senators
W. T. CULPEPPER
ill
CHARLES H. JENKINS
Democratic voters in the First
Senatorial District in Satur
day's Primary Election gave
Charles H. Jenkins of Aulander
and W. T. Culpepper of Eliza
beth City a substantial lead over
Jerry Hughes of Elizabeth City
J. Bart Fearing of Windsor
in the race for two District Sen
ators in the General Assembly.
Hiirty two Seniors
In Graduating Class
At Perquimans High
Thirty-two seniors, members of
the Perquimans County High School
graduating class, were awarded dip
lomas at commencement exercises
held at the high school Wednesday
night.
The exercises Wednesday marked
the climax of the school year, which
officially closed with the commence
ment. Baccalaureate services were
held Sunday night, with the Rev. B.
C. Reavis delivering the sermon.
Class night was observed on Tues
day night.
Charles W. Phillips, director of
Public Relations at Woman's Col
lege, Greensboro, delivered the com
mencement address on Wednesday
night.
Members of this year's graduating
class were: Lloyd Bagley, Lester
Baker, Broughton Dail, Lloyd Evans,
Daryl Hurdle, Carlton Rountree,
Charles Skinner, Billy White, Gale
Winslow, Doris Byrum, Sallie Mae
Ayscue, Blanche Chappell, Margaret
Divers, Thelma Elliott, Delia Evans,
Belle Landing, Christine Mathews,
Eula Mae Morgan, Mary Lee Perry,
Mary Elizabeth Russell, Sybil Skin
ner, Clara Smith, Peanie Smith, Vi
vian Spivey, Clarine Whedbee, Eu
nice White, Ida Lee White, Mary
Pascoe White, Eva Wrae Winslow,
Lizzie Winslow, W. , B. Jones and
Dorothy Oakey.
The class honor roll was compos
ed of all girls, Clara Smith, who won
honors as the class valedictorian;
Eula Morgan Mae Morgan, who was
class salutator'ian; Mary Elizabeth
Russell, Dorothy Oakey and Thelma
Elliott.
Board Of Education
Re-elects Teachers;
Mrs. Holmes Resigns
Mrs. C. R. Holmes, a member of
the Perquimans High School faculty
for the past several years, has re
signed her position as teacher of
Mnth Grade science, and will not re
turn nejt year, F. T. Johnson, coun
ty superintendent, stated this week.
Mr. Johnson announced the Board
of Education, in a meeting last
week, had re-elected the present
teaching staff to posts for next
year. As far as known now. all
teachers will return excepting Mrs.
Holmes.
The Superintendent stated the
county lost one grammar school
teacher from its list due to decreas
ed attendance.
$1.50 Per ear.
Fifth War Loan Quota
Released For County
At 267,000 Dollars
Government Asks Com
mittee to Complete
Drive In One Day
Perquimans County's Fifth War
Loan quota has been set at 267,01)0,
according to It. M. Kiddick, chairman
of the local War Finance Commit
tee, who attended a district meeting
early this week, at which time the
quota for the county was announced.
Returning from the meeting, Mr.
Riddick stated that the outlook for
successfully meeting the quota is not
bright and it will be a hard task un
less every man, woman and child in
Perquimans County docs everything
possible to help put this Fifth War
Loan over.
Officially the Fifth War Ijoan drive
opens on June 12 and continues
through July 8. However, Mr. Rid
dick announced that the Government
has requested every local committee
to put the drive over in one day.
Plans for this one day campaign will
be drawn up at a county committee
meeting to be called by the chairman
early next week. In addition to mak
ing a house to house canvas the lo
cal committee also plans to again
have all school children of the coun
ty solicit the sales of bonds.
The same series of bonds will be
offered for sale during the Fifth War
Loan as offered in previous drives,
with the exception of a new issue, a
2 and one-quarter per cent bond
which matures in 1947. All series
E, F and G bonds purchased during
the months of June and July will
count toward the county's quota for
the fifth drive, Mr. Riddick said.
The War Finance Committee has
already announced it will offer sev
eral prizes to solicitors during the
Fifth War Loan. A $25 war bond
will be awarded the individual who
sells the greatest number of bonds.
A $2.r bond will be awarded to the
individual who sells the largest
amount in bonds; $6.25 worth of war
stamps will be awarded the high
school student selling the most bonds
and $6.25 in war stamps will be
awarded the grammar school student
selling the most bonds. No indivi
dual, however, may win more thai
one of these prizes.
The task of raising this quota dur
ing the Fifth War Loan will 1h a
big one, and the War Finance Com
mittee is urging every person in the
County to take part by either sell
ing or buying bonds during the
drive.
The County Committee will be
willed for a meeting to be held at
the Court House on Thursday night,
June 8, at 8 o'clock. The chairman
stated letters would be sent all
members and urged them to attend
the meeting.
Seven Cases Heard
By Recorder Judge
At Tuesday's Session
Seven minor cases were disposed
of in a short session of the Perquim
ans Recorder's Court here Tuesday
morning.
Boone Long, colored, entered a
plea of guilty to driving drunk, and
paid a fine of $75 and costs of court.
His driver's license was revoked for
one year.
Junius Stallings paid the costs of
court for driving without a license
and his father, Elvin Stallings, was
taxed with court costs for permitting
his car to be operated without li
cense. Earl Wiggins, Negro, was found
guilty of -trespass and prayer for
judgment was continued.
Mamie Hunter, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of re
fusing to take health treatments.
She was sentenced to 30 days in
jail, suspended upon payment of
court costs and that the defendant
report to the Health Department for
treatment.
Carl Wood, Negro, was found
guilty of speeding, judgment in the
case was continued.
Trim Gordon, Negro, was found
guilty of obtaining money upon pro
mise to work, then failing to do so.
He was taxed with court costs and
continued judgment.
Purple Heart Awarded
To Mrs. Vera Broughton
Mrs. Vera Broughton ha sbeen no
tified by the War Department she Is
to receive a Purple Meart medal,
awarded posthumously to her son,
David H. Broughton, who lost his
life in a Naval engagement in the
The citation awarding the Purple , j
Heart was received by Mrs. Brough- ,
ton this week, and it stated the w-f '
medal would arrive under separate
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