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Hertford, Jferquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, June 16, 1944.
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S WEEICLYa
VJ. llGnry Sumner
d Legion Of
FIFTH WAR LOAN SALES PAST HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLAR MARK WEDNESDAY
,rit For Service
ative of Hertford Re
tires From Army Af
ter 34 Years
Major General Westside T. Larson,
ommanding general of Third Air
'oree, recently presented the Legion
of JJerit to Col. Henry N. Sumner,
59 year old native qf Hertford, who
had returned to Tampa, Fla.7 to ive
at the close of an Army career that
began 84 years ago.
Colonel Sumner was decorated for
outstanding services while on duty
with the Adjutant General's oflBce in
Washington from July, 1941, to No
vember, 1943.
VAs chief of the Reserve Division
of the Adjutant General's office from
July, 1941, to December, 1942, the
citation read: "For exceptionally
meritorious conduct in the perform
ances of outstanding services. As
chief of the Reserve Division (later
reorganized and expanded and known
successively as the Civilian Compo
nents Branch) of the Adjutant Gen
eral's office from July, 1941, to De
cember, 1942. Colonel Sumner gave
outstanding impetus to the war ef
fort by the effective and expeditious
manner in which he organized and
conducted the procurement, appoint
ment and call to active duty of officer
personnel and the recruitment of en
lusted personnel, v In October, 1942,
two months after he was given jur
isdiction over recruiting matters, en
listments rose mors than three-fold
and reached the largest figure for
any one month in the history of the
: Army. ' -v -:y,' f .
Col. Sumner,, whose retirement
m the Army was effective Kay 31,
the son of the late: Charles ford
.lumner and Mamie' Newbold Sumner
tf Hertford. He f tators,
Miss Mary Sumnrw.;Almbr
Ford Sumner, Jr., nd' Thdmas B,
Sumner living in Hertford, and i
toother, Robert Sumner, of Balti
inn, lid.
., He graduated from North Can'
iina State College In 1909 and Army
War College in Washington, D. C, in
19U, and from Washington went to
Tampa, Florida, where he was com
missioned as 'a second lieutenant in
"the United States Army and served
four years at Fort Dade, on Egmont
Key. While stationed here he mar
ried Miss Fay Givens, daughter of
the late D. B. Givens and Mrs. Giv
ens. '
.The award is the second Legion of
Merit In the Sumner family. 'A son-in-law,
Lieut-Col. F. T. Pachler, re
ceived the medal for his work with
, an infantry division which took part
in the capture of Attu.
Colonel and Mrs. Sumner are
making their home with Mrs. D. B.
Givens at 615 S. Willow Avenue in
Tampa. Their daughter, Mrs. Paeh-
- ler, and her two children will remain
with them while Colonel Pachler is
Vverseas.
Chairman Says Drive
Is Progressing Very
Satisfactorily
War bond sales in the Fifth War
Loan drive, which opened here on
Monday, passed the hundred thou
sand dollar mark Tuesday, R. M.
Riddick, chairman of the War Fi
nance Committee, announced Wea
nesday. Sale of Government bonds totaled
slightly more than $100,000 while
Series E bond sales, were close to
$26,000. Mr. Riddick stated. He
added that thus far the drive is pro
gressing satisfactorily and the peo
ple of the county are responding to
the appeal issued last week by the
committee to buy every available
bond.
The opening gun of the campaign
has sounded, but the drive chairman
stated that the goal is still a long
way off and the hardest part of the
sales are yet to be made. In Series
E bonds alone the county still needs
to buy $50,000 worth of the bonds to
reach its qdbta of $74,000.
The committee has erected a large
thermometer on the Court House
green which registers the bond sales
in . the county. The increase of
sales is shown each day and a large
number of people have been watch
ing the red paint mounting upward
toward the goal of $267,000.
The County War Finance Commit
tee met last Friday night at a war
bond rally and heard the Rev. B. C.
Reavis speak on "Our Place In World
Program In This' Hour of Crisis."
Mr. Reavis gave the committee an
inspiring message; urging complete
cooperation in thia war bond drive as
ne,xrf, the jobs we can do here at
homS-to nolo bur. military men win
e'a itAd deliver a better world.
A Jwus to. house canvass is being
conducted try the township commit
ted member .and every man, woman
urged to take
in the dve. by. soliciting the
sale of bonds. Residents are urged
to buy every possible bond to back
the invasion being waged by our men
in Europe, and on other fronts
throughout the world.
Persons not contacted by local so
licitors may purchase bonds direct
from the Hertford Bank or any post
office in the county.
Sgt Keary L Lane
Awarded Silver Star
For Gallantry
Town Board Meeting
Held Monday Night
The Board of Commissioners for
the Town of Hertford, meeting Mon
day night in one of the shortest ses
sions held this year, continued the
discussion of the roaming dog situa
tion in Hertford and announced that
it will lew 1944-45 privilege taxes
at the meeting in July.
The Board has had numerous com
plaints about dogs roaming the town
and destroying flowers and property,
and is considering several steps to
control the condition.
No new business was presented
before the Board Monday and, after
handling the routine financial busi
ness, the Board adjourned.
Ration Board Issues
46 Tire Certificates
During Past Week
Forty-six motorists received certi
ficates for the purchase of tires and
tubes from the local ration office dur
ing the past week, Miss Mary Fran
ces Dail, clerk, stated today.
Passenger certificates were issued
to: J. H. Skinner, 2 tires, 2 tubes;
Dewey Overton, tire and tube; John
Ward, tire and tube; J. E. Stallings,
1; John Brothers, 1; Charles Dale,
tire and tube; James Perry, lire and
tube; Charles Williford, tire and
tube; Jeremiah Creecy, tire and tube;
Mathew Riddick, 2; James Simpson,
2 tires, 2 tubes; Ward Hunter. 2; W.
L. Madre, 2 tires, 2 tubes; W. W
Godfrey, tire and tube; R. T. Doyle,
2 tires, 1 tube; J. J. Milligan. 1; Guv
Webb. 2; Mrs. Noah Felton. Sr.. 1:
Margaret Jordan, 1; Walter Parsons,
U'.W. f),' Miller, 2, tires, 2 tubes;
Roger Morris, tire and tube; A. W.
Baccus, 2 tires, 2 tubes; C. J. Stal
lings, 2 tires, 2 tubes; Morris Caddy,
tire and tube; Bobbie Williams, tire
and tube; W. J. Asbell, tire and tube;
Albert White, tire and tube; E. M.
Perry, tire and tube; E. M. Newby,
tire and tube; J. C. Monds, 2 tires, 2
tubes; D. L. Reed, tire and tube; J.
L. Lane, tire and tube; F. N. Mans
field, 1; Minnie Copeland, 2 tires, 2
tubes; S. H. Manly, tire and tube
T. H. Jones, 1; John Blanchard, 2;
T. M. Twine, 2.
Truck tires: Milton Dail. 1; R. R.
Chappell, 2 tires, 2 tubes; B. M. Mil
ler, 1; E. G. Banks, 2 tires, 2 tubes;
Major-Loomis, 2 tires; E. M. Perry,
2 tires and 2 tubes, and Willie
Lamb, 1.
Control Program By
OPA Launched At
E. City Meeting
Plan Organization
Merchants Aides
Assist In Work
of
to
ALLIED INVASION FORCES CONTINUE TO
MAKE GAINS AGAINST NAZIS IN FRANCE
A 10-county price control program,
directed chiefly at clothing and dur
able goods' prices, was launched by
the OPA at a meeting held in Eliza
beth City on Monday, attended by E.
Leigh Winslow, chairman of the
Perquimans OPA board, and Miss
Mary Frances Dail, clerk of the
board, and Miss Frances Maness,
county home agent.
The meeting was under the direc
tion of regional and district OPA of
ficials from Raleigh and Atlanta, who
discussed the recruiting and training
of volunteer assistants, who would
play a big part in OPA's plan for the
price control program.
this new program will tend to
control prices on clothing and housr-
hod. durable goods, which have
somwnt been by-passed by the
program on price control of foods
Walter A. Kavanaugh, district price
executive, stated, "Price control is
no longer one person's job. It be
longs to the entire public; without
the help of every person in th ecom
munity a satisfactory price control
program cannot be carried out."
It is believed that here in Per
quimans an effort will be made to or
ganize ' this program through the
home demonstration clubs, obtaining
membeft of the various clubs of the
county to serve as merchants aides in
carrying out the program. A plan
for cooperation by the HDC is being
worked out in Raleigh and no doubt
local clubs will be advised as to the
plan within a short time.
L. Li; Neidrich, regional price rep
resentative, Atlanta, Ga., stated the
price cOtitrol program of the Raleigh
districtjwas one of the most vital
phases Bf the home front activity.
He lauded the work accomplished in
this district by OPA offices.
USO Bingo Party For
Service Men Moved
To Friday Night
The USO bingo party for service
men, scheduled for the USO Club for
Thursday night has been postponed
until Friday night in order that the
party will not conflict with a dance
being held at Harvey Point lhurs
day night, Edwin Hill, USO director,
announced Wednesday.
The bingo party will be staged by
the Hertford Lions Club and. a grand
prize, a telephone call home, will be
awarded the service man winning
the final game.
Mr. Hill announced that total at
tendance at the Hertford USO Club
last month passed the 12,000 mark
and the club is proving to be very
popular with men stationed at Har
vev Point.
Six White Selectees
Ordered To Report
For Navy On June 22
Six Perquimans County young
men, James Baker, Quinton Stallings,
McMullan White, Charles E. White,
Jr., Lloyd Bagley and Vernon Perry,
have been ordered to report for in
duction into the Navy on June 22,
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the local
draft board said today.
These youths were accepted for
si rvice from the contingent of men
who took examinations during April
Forty-five white men will leave
for Fort Bragg for pre-induction ex
animations on June 28: 38 Negroes nurrllpH
Baptist Bible School
Opens Monday; Faculty
.Named By Pastor
' The faculty for. ' the Vacation
Bible School at the Hertford Baptist
Church has been selected and is as
follows-. Miss Dorothy Elliott, prin
cipal; Mrs. C. R. Holmes, Miss Ber
tha White, and Miss Blanch Moore
Berry, department superintendents;
fi Misses Doris Byrura, Frances New
' by, and Eva Harris, Mrs. Steenson,
f Mrs. Rocke, Mrs. Eley, Mrs. Gibbs,
Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Fred
Matthew and the Rev. Howard
Itawkiiifc-:.Seversl others will be
serving from time to time on the re
freshments committee., , ..... t.
Registration will be held on Frl
dav afternoon at 4 o'clock as. plan
ned. All children who plan tft at
tend the school..: are. urged to. come
' and register so that the School can,
get off to a good start at 9 o'clock
Monday, June .- ,
All children between 8 and 16 are
invited. A special invitation' is giv
en to those of ' other churches, chil
dren f . service " men ; and defense
workers. ( (,W , 1
. ;v in i i ' . Will. m ,i , im ' -,,t '
Purple Hearts Awarded
1 1 Garland 11; ey; -
Andrew, JOnley;' of Route Three,
. Hertford, has ; received , the , Purple
' f K?rt medal, awarded posthumously
J to his son, Tech. Fourth Grade Gar-
Tin d H. . Onley, who lost his life in
.he last battles at Corregidor.
Eoaides his parents, T. t Onley
i f irvived by five brothers, w.aee,
's and Julian, of Kou 3, and
. larvin'A. Onley, now in service
and T.':::'.am Onley, :U. &
"an first clacs.
For distinguishing himself by con
spicuous gallantry and intrepidity in
action against enemy Japanese forces,
Staff Sergeant Keary L. Lane has
been awarded the silver star. Lane
was the senior non-commissioned of
ficer - with a detail of engineers as
signed the task of building a road
vital to advance of tanks and sub
sequently the infantry when the
regular operator of a bulldozer was
wounded.
Sergeant Lane without regard for
his own safety went into the cleared
area which was covered by heavy
enemy fire and continued the opera
tion Of the bulldozer by manipulat
ing the controls with a shovel and
axe. During the course of the
action he was shot through the
shoulder by machine gun fire, but
refused to leave, remaining to direct
and participate in the work until
the mission was successfully ac
comnlished.
: iSer&eant Lane was also wounded
on Cape Gloucester in Britain Island
on January 8, 1944. He has also
been awarded the Order v of the
Purple Heart. He was one of the.
first Marines to land on Guadal-
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Funeral Rites Held For
Mrs. Ethel Whedbee
' Funeral f services for Mr Ethel
Y ! UThkk. On wife nt - L.
Whedbee who died at the Aibemarle
Hosnital Friday night f, wfre eon
ducted Sunday afternocn at 4 o'clock
at the Woodvilie Baptist churchi itj.
'H:.Bev.j.Wi I. Johnson, assisted
by Rev. 3. D. Cranford, officiated. '
The choir sang "Shall We Gather
at the River'V? "Sometime WeH -rn-derstandind
Abide.With Me4?S
. Surviving besides her husband are:
her parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Lane
of Chowan county; two sisters, jars.
Leroy Nixon and Miss Leona Lane, of
Gates end one brother, linwood Lane
of Gates. ' , .
Pallbearers weref Elsberri Wheo-
bee. Jr., William Whedbee,., Floyd
Mathews, Louis Haneu, J. F, Hollo
well and B. F. Bray. , - ,
; Burial was in CedarWood ' Ceme
tery. , 1
Recorder's Court In
Short Session; Hears
Four Cases Tuesday
Four cases were disposed of by
the Perquimans Recorder's Court in
short session Tuesday morning,
and three cases were continued until
next term of court.
Garland Harris was assessed costs
of court after pleading guilty to a
charge of driving without operator's
license.
George Waff, Negro, was taxed
with the court costs for driving with
insufficient brakes.
Court costs were assessed against
Emma Lyons, Negro, for failing to
prosecute Ellis Lyons, Negro, whom
she had charged with assault.
John T. Combs was fined $10 and
ordered to pay court costs on a
charge of speeding.
The hearing for Lonme King, Ne
gro sailor! charged with murder, has
been continued, pending advice from
the Attorney General of the State.
King was released to authorities of
the 'Navy Department on Monday of
this week - after being held m jail
since June 4. following the death of
William Wright, Negro, who died of
wounds received in a dance hall
brawL The Navy Department Is
holding King pending action by the
local courts.
Harvey Point Naval
Station Observes
First Anniversary
The Naval Auxiliary Air Station
at Harvey Point celebrated its first
anniversary on Thursday of this
week. The station was commission
ed into service on June 15, 1943,
with Lieut-Commander W. C. Kais
er as commanding officer, and Lieut.
J. B. Fordham as executive officer.
Lieut.-Comdr. John Staub is the
present commanding officer at the
base, having been ordered to Harvey
Point several months ago.
During the year of its existence,
the station has grown considerably,
both in men and in equipment. Be
ginning at the time of the commis
sioning with just the buildings of the
station, Harvey Point is now a fully
equipped and fully manned auxil
iary air base.
The ts noiais Edahard
The station is observing the anni
versary this week with two social
events. An officers' dance was held
Wednesday night and a dance for
the enlisted personnel was held last
night. Music for (both dances was
furnished by a Naval band from Nor
folk, attached to the Command, Air
Force, Atlantic.
left on Monday to undergo their ex
aminations this week.
Selective Service officials have an
nounced that effective July 1, meii
who pass pre-induction examinations
will be placed in a common pool and
assigned to the army or navy at the
time of their induction. At the pres
ent time the men are being assigned
to one branch or the other at the
time of passing examinations. I'nder
this new arrangement, the men will
be assigned to the branch of service
in need of men at the time of in
duction. Mrs. Sumner announced Selective
Service has issued a memorandum to
all service men that in applying for
mustering out pay the men should
file a certificate of their discharge
along with the application. Men who
have been discharged from the army
should send their applications for
this pay to the Finance Office, I. S.
Army, 909 Kast Main St., Richmond,
Va. Men discharged from the navy
should apply to the Field Branch,
Bureau of Supply and Accounts.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Capture of Cherbourg:
Expected; Additional
Troops Land
Allied forces fighting in Normandy
continued their progress against
heavier German resistance during
the middle of this week. General
Eisenhower reported to President
Roosevelt that the invasion is pro
ceeding satisfactorily and that fur
ther landings would be made in Eu
rope. American forces driving toward
the French port of Cherbourg were
within 10 miles of the city and the
Germans reported additional air
borne troops have been landed on
the southern side of the Normandy
peninsula to aid in the capture of
this port, which is expected to be
used by the Allies as a major depot
for supplies and men entering Eu
rope. Heavy fighting has been reported
along the Allied invasion front,
which has now been established and
consolidated. The British have by
passed Caen and Germans there face
encirclement. American troops were
forced to yield ground against Nazi
forces at Carentan and Monteburg.
The fighting, according to the re
ports, is fluid, moving back and
forth across the peninsula as each
side brings up additional reinforce
ments. The Germans, as yet, have not
thrown in their full reserve strength,
reported to he further inland, evi
dently they are still trying to decide
if this invasion on the Normandy
peninsula is the main Allied drive, or
if it is merely a feint and heavier
blows may come elsewhere. Reports
from Allied headquarters indicate all
is not well within the German com
mand. Rommel is said to have
with Kunstedt over the
question of defense. Rommel, it
was stated, wanted to throw all Ger
man reserves into the battle while
Von Runstedt vetoed this plan.
The Allied air forces have con
tinued to battle the Nazis by day and
night. Large numbers of-planes are
being used to continue the air um
brella over Allied ships and troops
ashore. The German air force has
not yet shown itself for battle.
The Allies have liberated between
b'OO and 700 square miles of French
territory, which was the estimated
gain shown upon the master plan for
invasion, drawn more than a year
ago. There the invasion is progress
ing according to plan.
R. M. Riddick Elected
Vice President State
Bank Division ABA
lions Delegates
Attended Convention
Four . members of the Hertford
Lions Club, J. H. Towe, Zack Robert
soli. Archie T. Lane and R. R. White,
attended the ' State convention of
lions Clubs held this week In Char
lotte.V These members were pre
viously named; as delegates to the
convention,' representing the local
i J. Hugh White, of Winston-Salem,
was a guest of the Lions Club at a
meeting held last Friday night. He
spoke briefly to the members, urging
the local club to back fully . the Boy
Scout movement, ' end pointed : out
that the Scouts is . one of the most
important youth organisations. In the
nation. , ,
R. M. Riddick was elected vice
president of the State Bank Division
of the American Bankers Association
at a meeting of the North Carolina
Bankers Association held in Raleigh
during May.
As vice president of the estate
Division, Mr. Riddick is also a mem
ber of the committee of the State
Legislative Council of the American
Bankers Association.
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Former County Boy
Wounded In Action
Pfc. Julian L. Thatch, former
Perauimans County boy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. W. Thatch of Norfolk,
was slightly wounded in action in
Italy on May 24. according to a tele
gram received last week by his
mother, from the War Department
He has. been awarded the Purple
Heart as a result of bis wounds.
- Private Thatch has been overseas
about two years. He has a brother,
Philip, who is serving with the U. S.
Army, and another brother, Harold,
who. is fat the Navy.
Fathers' Day Service
And Commencement
At Methodist Church
The Vacation Bible School, which
is in progress at the First tMetho
dist Church, will come to a close at
noon Friday. Commencement exer
cises for the school will be held
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium of the church. Among
other features there will be a pag
eant entitled "The Children's Hour,"
as was announced by Miss Pauline
Reavis, the director of the school.
Next Sunday being Father's Day,
appropriate programs will be put on
in eich department of the church,
and at 11 o'clock a. m., the pastor,
the Rev. B. C. Reavis, will deliver a
sermon entitled "The Changing and
the Changeless," taking his text from
II Timothy, 1:12. Everyone is cor
dially invited.
Sgt Frank P. Brown
Stationed in Florida
S-Sgt Frank P. Brown, son of Mr.
ami Mrs. W. T. Krown, of Hertford,
recently returned from service out
side the L'nited States, now is being
processed through the Army Air
Kones Redistribution Station in
Miami, Florida, where his next as
signment will be recommended.
At these stations AAF returnees
undergo strict medical examination
and are assigned to duty for which
they are best fitted. They live at a
Redistribution station, under con
ditions that encourage natural re
sponse to processing, a majority of
their two week stay being devoted to
rest and recreation.
Sergeant Brown, a B-17 gunner,
Hew 25 missions during 11 months
in the European theatre of opera
tions. He shot down one JU-88, Ger
man plane, aand was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the
Air Medal.
Carnival To Hold
Children's Day
Two big days remain of the Fire
men's Carnival being sponsored by
the Hertford Fire Department, and
one of these days has been designat
ed as Children's Day. All Saturday
afternoon the carnival will be in op
eration especially for the children of
the county. All children will be ad
mitted through the gate free
Large crowds have been visiting
the carnival which opened last Fri
day night and the local Fire Depart
ment is expected to obtain a goodly
sum from the proceeds. The Rind
S Amusements have furnished all
midway attractions during the week,
featuring one of the best free acts
ever shown here. The Flying Ro
mas, aerial artists, entertained the
attendance each night at 10:80
o'clock.
Ernest A. Phillips
Wins Oak Leaf Cluster
Staff Sergeant Ernest A. Phillips,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Phillips,
armored gunner with a 16th Air
Force liberator squadron based in
Italy, has been awarded the first
Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal,
"for meritorious achievement while
participating in sustained aerial op
erations against the enemy in the
Balkans, Austria and Northern
Italy."
The award was made by Lt. Col.
Kenneth Cool, commander of the
squadron.
Staff Sergeant Phillips was a for
mer receiving and inspection cierK
with the U. S. Navy. He is expect
ed to arrive home shortly on a fur
lough. '
SOCIETY MEETS MONDAY,
The Woman's Missionary. Society
of the Hertford Baptist Church will
meet Monday night, June 19, at the
church. Mrs. I. A. Ward, president,
will preside. ,
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